Project 10073 Record Card — Gander AFB, Newfoundland, 25 February 1958

This document is a collection of reports and internal correspondence regarding a series of unidentified aerial phenomena sightings near Gander AFB, Newfoundland, on February 25, 1958. The primary incident involved radar and visual observations of objects exhibiting erratic, zigzagging flight patterns. Witnesses, including radar maintenance personnel and duty controllers from the 226th AC&W Squadron, reported that the objects moved against the prevailing wind, which ruled out the possibility of them being balloons. The documentation includes a record card, teletype messages, and internal ATIC commentary. One report notes that while some sightings were initially suspected to be balloons or astronomical phenomena, the radar data remained unexplained. A ground search was conducted in the vicinity of Glenwood, Newfoundland, following reports of a potential landing or crash site, where a clearing with freshly broken and uprooted trees was discovered. However, the search party was unable to definitively link the clearing to the aerial sightings. The final assessment by ATIC officials was to classify the remaining unidentified radar plots as 'UNKNOWN' pending further information. The documents highlight the difficulty in reconciling visual reports with radar data and the challenges of investigating potential landing sites in remote, snow-covered terrain.