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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
Morfolk, V. 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Balloon
Local.. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_17/01007 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian & Mlitary PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0. Othe
Intermittently 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2 hrs 10 mins nino (2) none
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, orenge-yellow objs, size of silver It wss detornined that flash boubc
holler. No more than one ObJ seen at one Sunc.lwere beins droppea as Ship Shoal Renge
Ilumination of area as if by lightning flashes on Cape Charles, which is NE of Norfolk, Iuluminstion of by lightning flashes.on Cap Charles, which is NE of Norfolk,
Bach sighting described as obj flashing tvo Bach sighting described as obj flashing two in a night photo training in a night photo truining operation. operation.
pr three times in rapid succession.
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ONLY (2) NIGHT E E. 36 55 20 NORTH, 076 12 20 WEST. APPR MY
ONE MILE ONE MILE NORTH OF NORFOLK F,K
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PRINCESS ANNE, VIRG PRINC CSS ANNE, VI (2)N/A (3) (2) N/A(3)
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. .' E. TAFT, I/LT, USAF, ASSISTANT WING OFFICER,
GENE
345TH BOMBARDMENT VING, TACTICAL, LANGLEY AFB, VIRGINIA. BELIEVE
REPORTED OBJECTS WERE PHOT FLASH BOMBS. THE 363D TACTICAL
RECONNAISSANCE WING, SHAW AFB, SOUTH CAROLINA, IS CURRENTLY
ENGAGED IN NIGHT PHOTO TRAINING AT SHIP SHOAL RANGE, 37 13 30
NORTH, O75 48 38 WEST, APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES NORTHEAST OF CITY
OF KIPTOPEKE ON SOUTHERN TIP OF CAPE CHARLES. AZINUTH AND ELEVATION
HEADINGS AS REPORTED FOR THESE OBJECTS POINT DIRECTLY Y TOUARD SHIP
SHOAL RANGE. A CHECK WITH THE 363 TAC R RECON WING

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DETERMINED THAT PHOTO FLASH BOMBS WERE DROPPED AT SHIP SHOAL AT
THE TINE OF THE SIGHTINGS. THESE NIGHT PHOTO OPERATIONS AT SHIP
SHOAL ALSO RECENTLY OBSERVED BY CAPTAIN EDWARD D. FALKENBURG,
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 499TH BOMB SQUADRON, THIS ORGANIZATION,
RON NI3 HOME LACATED AT 37 07 48 NORTH, 076 36 49 WEST, ABOUT
TWO MILES WEST OF PATRICK HENRY AIRPORT. CAPTAIN FALKENBURG TWO MILES VEST OF PATRICK HENRY AIRPORT. CAPTAIN FALKENBURG
STATES APPEARANCE OF FLASHES AS DESCRIBED BY MA AND TO. STATES API PEARANCE OF FLASHES AS DESCRIBED BY A AND O.
1. MRS.  IS A PAINTER AND TEACHER OF PAINTING, AND HAS A
DRAVING OF OBJECT BADE BY HERSELF APPROXIMATELY 14 BY 17 INCHES.
DRAVING IS OF BRILLIANT ORANGE-YELLOW GLOW LOW IN SKY WITH STRONG STRONG
RAYS ILLUMINATING STYLIZED RESIDENTIAL AREA. FOLLOWING RAYS ILLUMINATING STYLIZED RESIDENTIAL AREA. FOLLOWING COUVERSATION CONVERSATION
DRAWING NOT REQUIRED BY USAF.
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SECURITY CLASSIFICA
JOIN UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
Na 27 23 36 '59
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cheuk) SYMBOL ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLS OF REFERENCE
INFO X AF ORIG
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIS, WP-AFB, OHIO
TO: 345TH BOMB WING, LANGLEY AFB, VA. AEDDX
ATTN: INPELLIGENCE OFFICER
THIS MBG IS TO CONFIRM THE TEIECON BETWEEN LT TAFT, YOUR ORG, AND
SCT BOLIEU, ATIC. AS WAS STATED OVER SCT BOLIEU, ATIC. AS WAS STATED OVER TELEHONE, YOUR ORG TELEHONE, YOUR ORG
IS REQUESTE TO CONTACT MRS NORFOLK, VA.
FOR THE FURPOSE OF PICKING UP A DRAWING AND INVESTIGATING HER FOR THE FURFOSE OF PICKING UP A DRAWING AND INVESTIGATING HER
SIGETING OF AN UFO. REQUEST THE DRAWING BE FORWARDED TO ATIC SIGATING OF AN UFO. REQUEST THE DRAWING BE FORWARDED TO ATIC AS AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. SOON AS
COORDINATT ON:
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COL CLASER .
AFCIN DATE 27Man59
COL GILBERT
DATE TIME
26 1310
MONTH YEAR
MAR 1959
SYM9OL SIGNATURE
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TYPED NAMEAD TYPED (Or STIMPOC) NAME AND TITLE
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RJEZSN/COMDR 26 ADIV
RJEDSO/COMDR ATIC
RJEZYD/AFCIN USAF RJEZYI/AFCIN USAF
RJEZHO/SAFAS USAF
INFO ZEN/COMDR TAC INFO ZEN/COMDR TAC
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UNCLASSIFIED FROM BWDOI 59-18S. INFO COMDR 10OSTH AISS.SUBJECT: UFO
REPORT. FOLLOWING REPORT SUBNITTED IN ACOORDANCE VITH ATIC MSG
AFCIN-4E4G-3-592-E. REFERENCE AFR 206-2. A. (1) ROUND (2) ORANGE-YELLOW
(3) SILVER DOLLAR AT ARN'S LENGTH (4) ONE TO NINE (5) NONE, NO MORE
THAN ONE OBJECT SEEN AT ONE TIME (S) NONE (7) NONE (S) NONE, (9) NONE
D. (1) ILLUMINATION OF AREA AS IF BY LIGHTNING FLASHES (2) 15 TO 15
DEGREES ELEVATION, 45 DEGREES AVIMUTH (NORTHEAST) (3) SAME (4) NONE
(5) INSTANTANEOUSLY (S) OBJECTS SEEN INTERMITTENTLY DURING PERIODS
OF FROM FIVE MINUTGS TO TWO HOURS TEN MINUTES. EACH SIGHTINC DURING
PERIOD DESCRIBED AS OBJECT FLASHING TWO OR THREE TIMES IN RAPID
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