Project 10073 Record Card — Atlantic Ocean Sighting, 9 August 1954

On August 9, 1954, at 2143Z, the crew of a military aircraft reported a sighting of unidentified objects over the Atlantic Ocean at coordinates 4120N-3020W. The report, filed under Project 10073, describes the observation of two groups of objects, one of which was a single object that appeared to have a configuration similar to a B-47 aircraft. The objects were sighted directly ahead of the reporting aircraft, which was flying on a course of 285 degrees. The objects were estimated to be at an altitude of 8,000 feet and traveling at approximately 400 knots. During the seven-minute duration of the sighting, the objects maintained a course of 285 degrees before pulling away from the reporting aircraft and vanishing. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with unlimited visibility and an undercast with tops at 500 feet. The observation was made visually by the crew of an aircraft assigned to the 86th Military Air Transport Squadron (MATS), 8th Air Transport Group (ATG), based at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The crew included Captain Amend (Aircraft Commander), Lieutenant Danmer and 2nd Lieutenant Dipon (Navigators), a mechanic, a traffic specialist, and a radio operator. The incident was subsequently interrogated by a base intelligence officer at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base. The report notes that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken. The document is marked as unclassified and indicates it was to be declassified after 12 years.