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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 December J 1958 Redlands, California Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
CMT_ 13/17152 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
D.Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE a 1d
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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NAA one
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Obj s shapod like large jet a/e, size o1 Concluded to be a lenticulnr clold.
dime at arm's length. Three dark objs
on top of vertical line. Trail about
half size of obj. Obj first noticed
after film was developed. after film was developed.
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4. The observer deternined from ene photograph thut the objeet was
traveling to the east southeast. To determine the direction of movement with such a shot
photo int impossible, even for the most experi enced
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mined to be a lenticuler cloud. 5. An snalysis of the photogreph was made and the object was deter-
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1. Negetive Colonel, USAF
2. Receipt for AFCIN-AE
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HEADQUARTERS
27TH AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Norton Air Force Base, California
270I 17DEC1958
SUBJECT: U Unidentified Flying Object
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
Forwarded for your information in accordance with Air Force
Regulation 200-2.
FOR THE MANDER:
M. Mack
3 Incls A. M. MATTHEWS
1. AF Form ll2, Part I MAJORLSAE.
2. UFOB Worksheet Director of Admlesdalive Services
3. Photos of UFOB

AF FORM 112-PART I UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED | JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)
USA 270I-02-58
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUSJECT
Unidentified Flying Object
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency)
Redlands, California
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
16 December 1958 13 December 1958 C 3
PREPARED BY (OICET) SOURCE Mr.
Major Loren W. Bruner, USAF Ar crside, Califomia
REFERENCES(Cbntrol number, directice, preeiot ,de., as applicable)
NOME
SUMMARY: BF I
The inclosed information was received from Captain Leon W. Reilly, Provost
Marshal, Norton Air Force Base, California, who received the initial report from
Mr. Riverside, California.
LOREN W. BRUNER
Major USAF
Director of Intelligence
2INCLS
1. UFOB Worksheet
2. Photo3 of UFOB
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
MOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U. S. C.-
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)
1O-GSSOO-1 U GOVERNNENT PRI4TINGCEFICE 19500--918331

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OBJECT Trail or Exhaust about half size of object.
h. SOUND. IF HEARD, DESCRIBE SOUND NOne
i. OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES None
2. DESCHIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
a
b. ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND AZ
Easterly to Southeast.
C.
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
a. USE OF ONE OR ANY NUMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: GHOUND-VISUAL,
GROUND-ELEOTRONIC, AIR-ELECTRONIC IF ELEOTHONIC, SPE PE OF
b. STATEMENT AS TO OPTICAL AIDS (TEL None
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C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS MADE WHILE AIRBORNE, GIVE TY
NO. ALTITUDE, HEADING, SPEED AND HOME STATION
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6. IDENTIFYING IFO HATION LL OBSENVERS:
a. CIVILIAN - MILITARY. NAME, GRADE, ORGANIZATION, DUTY AND ESTIMA TE OF
RELIABILITY VAge 26. Addreas: dlands,
lands.CalifVery Reliable
7. CHTING:
b. REPORT FROM
VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KNOTS AT: (IF AVAILABLE)
SURFACE 20,000' 300/26
6,000 120/06 30,0001 300/39 t a  Wm
10,000 360/07 50,0001 280
16,000 300/21 80,0001
c. CEILING None
d. VISIBILITY35 PluS
e. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER_Light Scatte m19
f. THUNDERSTORMS IN AKEA_ NOne -"acern
8. ANY OTHER UNUSUAL , EIC,
None
Non
11. POSITION, TITLE AN H.S
ANALYSLS Meteoralogic Phenomenn or Jet Aircraft.
S Photo available -
Photo developed 2215z 13 December 1958.
Major Loren W. Bruner, USAF..
Submitted by
2015Z 16 December 1958
Date/Time Group

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TO: COMDR, 27TH AD., NORTON AFB, CALIFORNIA
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HEF IR 270I-02-58 DTD 16 Deo 1958 FORNARDING A REFORT AND PHOTOCRAPHS
OF AN UFO. REQUEST YOUR ORGANIZATION ACQUIRE THE NEGATIVES OF THESE
SEMD THIS CENTER.
COORDINATION:
AFC. a 2 n159 2 n1959
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DATE TIME
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MONTH YEAR
JAN 1959
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AFCIN-AEL
TYPED DT (SH YPED ( stamded) NAME
T/Sgt James O. Bolieu
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HEADQUARTERS
27TH AIR DIVISION (DEFENSE)
UNITED STA TES AIR FORCE
Norton Air Force Base, California
2701 2 0 JAN 1959
SUBJECT: Unidentified Object Negative
TO: Commmander
Air Technical Intelligence
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
1. In reply to your message, AFCIF CA-1-9-E, dated January
1959, the requested negati is forwarded herewith.
2. Mr. the owner of the
loan the negative. It was only on our promise to assure its return
to him that hê did loan it. Since the I negative will be in your
possession, will you please complete the inclosed receipt and mail
it to Mr t the address listed thereon.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
2 Incls
1. Receipt for 1 photo L-
negative C:0 (:0 USAF
2. One negative Asst Dir of Admin Sei Asst Dir of Admin Sel
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ular sighting..
You states in the report Iou states in the report that you did not see the object did not see the object
umtil the film had been developed. umntil the film had been developed. The exposure for this film
was only one fiftiath of a second, yet you say the object was was only one fiftieth of a second, yet you say the object was
observed observe r appr mately twenty seconds. tely twenty seconds.
This difference This differer interval . 11s sighting sighting
valueless.
Sincerely,
2 Incls LAWRENCE J. TACKER LAWRENCE J. TACKER .
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Publie Information Division
Orrice of Information Services
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DISPATCH
TO: DATE
SAFIS-3, Attn: Maj. L. J. Tacker 30 January 1959
FROM: COMMENT NO.
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COMMENTS (Lise reverse, if necessary)
1. The attached
2. The following is a brief sumary of the report:
a One dark object, shaped like One derk object, shaped like large jet airoraft, size of a dime at
arm length. arm length. There were three dark objects There were t three dark objects on top of the vertical line. vertical line. Trail or Trail or
exhaust about half size of object.
b. Observer first saw the object when the film was developed. b. Observer first saw the object when the film wes develoned. Object Object was was
first and last seen east southeast and traveled in a straight line east first and last seen east southeast and traveled in a straight line east southeast.
Object wes obse for
c Sky was clear, with light scattered cirrus clouds. Visibility thirty-
five miles. 'tieth of a second.
3. The observer never saw the object until he had the film developed. The
exmosure was only one fiftieth of a second. Yet he seys the object wes observed
for approximately twenty seconds.
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