Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Correspondence — Pepperrell AFB, 27 July 1954
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This document details a 1954 radar-tracked sighting of two unidentified objects near Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland. Military authorities concluded the objects were likely aircraft of unknown nationality.
On July 27, 1954, between 0658 and 0702 GMT, a radar-based sighting occurred near Pepperrell Air Force Base in Newfoundland. The incident involved two unidentified objects, which were tracked by an APS 42 search radar. The objects were observed approximately 2 to 3 miles apart, maintaining a course of 210 degrees at an estimated speed of 350 knots, while flying into a 12-knot headwind at a very low altitude. The objects were initially detected at coordinates 081 degrees 35 minutes North, 29 degrees West. An experienced navigator reported sighting two blips on the radar. Despite an attempt to maintain contact by turning 30 degrees, the radar operators eventually lost the targets. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and reported through military channels, including the Northeast Air Command (NEAC). The preliminary evaluation by the Director of Intelligence at NEAC concluded that the objects were likely aircraft of unknown nationality. The case was officially classified as an aircraft sighting rather than an unidentified aerial phenomenon of unknown origin.
A/C pickup on Radar. Considered unknown nationality. Case considered as a/c.
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Official Assessment
Case considered as a/c (aircraft) of unknown nationality.
Two unidentified objects were tracked by radar at low altitude. Despite attempts to intercept or track them, the objects were lost. The final evaluation by the Director of Intelligence, NEAC, was that they were a possible aircraft of unknown nationality.