Philadelphia Pennsylvania — July 1958

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Keywords: proltaltly, yellowish, pa1aioiy, iiadquaiters, rhiladelphia, ia1telligeuce, efereuee, iegulatio, rttary, aeeordaaee, raraoraph, intilar, aooliea, iscerai, inila, ertidejat, unidea1tified, iuhted, 020107z, ia1to, the_obj, elevatiou, tnagnetic, 1pasl, inspeci
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS C Wa1 Balloon l .tLL)_j~----------l...2l~J,J~e) .2fm.w D Proltaltly Balloon ~L..li........,I..L..&.L--t D Pa1aiOiy Balloon J. DATITIMI GROUP D Was Aircraft ,ao..und-Viauol 0 GrovndRoclor D Proltaltly Aircraft 02 0059 D AI.-Vhuol D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft D Ye1 D ProltoWy Astronomical ~ Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LINOTH OP OIIERYATION I. NUMIIR Of' OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other _ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation one W to E D U .. nown IRIIP Of' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Point of light, size of head of pin, yellowish color. Obj disappeared w/ flashing lights. Typica.l meteor characteristics :1nd description. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE IIADQUAITERS UNn'ED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 1111 INSPECI'OR GENERAL USAF 3RD DISTRICT omcE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 1612 S. CAMERON STREET, HARRISBURG, PA. MAIUNG ADDRESS. POST OFFICE BOX 709. . I JUL l :Jj8 SU,JECT: Udl t:'b eet Si,hted at rhiladelphia, Air Technical Ia1telligeuce ce.1ter Wright-~atterson Air 7orce 1ase 1. ~efereuee is made to Air Force ~iegulatio,1 200-2, dated 5 ?e'"rttary 2. In aeeordaaee with raraoraph 15, AF~ 200-2, the followi.tg is furnished for your information a11d any action yo!! may deem a~proprinte: a. Descriptio11 of the Object: Sha!)(! -S intilar to a tloint of 1 i,ht 1 Size -nend of a nia1 held at arr.ls le.1gth <:.~-~<(~4./ ~olor -Yellowish Formatio'1 -11ot Aooliea!lle ~iscerai'Jle features or details-~inila:!. to a ::tovL,r point of lit)lt ':ni 1, trail, or e :<Laast -.,o1~e Somd -uoue ('t!le,: ,ertideJat or ~!,1us~nl !'eat~res -. o,,e IDO FORII 66 ! !~E ONLY 213, Suhj: Unidea1tified Flyin<J Object ~iuhted by at Philadelphia, Pa., at 020107Z July 1q53 b. Description of Course of Object: lrst called the attention of o~serve!" to the o,,ject - stated he was loolcing ia1to the sicy i.1 a.1 atter.lpt to p let the weather wheal he saw instant oY,ject Angle or elevation and azimuth of the_obJ.ect when first ,. P , lighted -45 elevatiou)bearing(230-240 tnagnetic cor.1pasl...sw-" j Angle or elevation and azimuth of o ct ut)on disappear-~ 1 ance -Approximately 45 bearing netic compass. c~ ! Description of flight path and of object -: Straight across the arch of the sky How did the o6ject disappear -Disa,peared wit flashin { i lights going west to east. -"" How long was the object visible - Approximately si:~ (6) ~ to eight (8) seconds. ! c. Manner of observation: (1) Ground-visual (2) No optical aids were date of Sighting: (2) Night, full moon e. Location of Observer: Approximately 40 latitude north and Approximately 75 10 minutes west, longitude < ... o"""" Q~"~tt,tJl.Jw f. Identifying Information on Observer: g. l'leather and Winds-Aloft Conditions at Time and rlace of Sighting: Observer's account of weather conditions -No surface winds, visibility unlimited, no clouds, hazy near horizon. Keport from nearest N.'lS or U.S. Weather Bureau Office of wind direction and velocity -