Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Glasgow AFB, Montana - 27 September 1958
AI-Generated Summary
A 1958 sighting report from Glasgow AFB, Montana, describes a stationary, twinkling object observed over three nights. After visual and radar investigation, the object was identified as the star Arcturus.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon at Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana, on 27 September 1958. The report describes a circular, yellowish-orange object, estimated to be the size of a pinhead, which was observed by three personnel: A/2C Charlie M. Coddington, A/2C Ray A. Bernhard, and A/3C Hilario H. Fernandez. The witnesses reported that the object appeared to twinkle and was brighter than a star. It was observed over three consecutive nights, remaining stationary in azimuth but showing an increase in elevation. The observers were located in the control tower at Glasgow AFB. The report includes detailed meteorological data, including wind speeds at various altitudes and cloud cover conditions. Following a visual and radar investigation, the intercept director concluded that the object was, in fact, the star Arcturus. The documentation includes the original record card, a teletype transmission from the 779th ACRON at Opheim AFS to the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, and a structured breakdown of the sighting characteristics, including shape, color, and behavior, as well as the credentials of the observers involved.
IT IS MY BELIEF, AFTER VPSUAL AND RADAR INVESTIGATION OF OBJECT THAT THE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS A STAR.
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Official Assessment
IT IS MY BELIEF, AFTER VPSUAL AND RADAR INVESTIGATION OF OBJECT THAT THE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS A STAR.
The object was identified as the star Arcturus.
Witnesses
- Charlie M. CoddingtonA/2C1904-1 AACS DET.
- Ray A. BernhardA/2CAIR POLICE SQ. 476TH FIS
- Hilario H. FernandezA/3CAIR POLICE 476TH FIS