PROJECT 10073 RECORD D~TE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION (Mediterranean Sea) (1 Witness) 3. SilUF:C"E 10, CONCLUSION (RIDUWS) .,., 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS RmJWS was setting on an nzinruth 285 deg, at 21J)L ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRII I' IUMMARY AND ANAL. YSII Sereral. Minutes Observer ncted a otar like object ootti~ oft the starbaa.rd f.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION As observ e r watched the object got. larger and l arger an< was heading toward the ship with tremendous speed. Ground-Visual object oontinued to descend directly toward the ship. object appeared to oorne to a sudden stop in m:id-air; holding : d.rc:ular sha}:8 arrl size for a few n:ommts, then fade from vie, 9. PHYSICAL EVID1:NCE r-TD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) PNIoua adiUona ot thla form.,..,!>. u aacl. To ~lhom It May Concern: Detrr Sir: This letter may be of s ome interes t to y ou and ublication: On July 8 , 1966 in l a t itude 35 . 3 Nand l ongi tude 18. 5 W (Mediterranean S ea ) appr oximatel y a t 2200 ship t ime whtle s t~nt11ns m!-f sea watch on t he African Lagoon I noti ced a brieht sta r just setting off a bout 2 point s on the starboar d bow; :1 ~1 altitude about 45 degrees. , 1\.s I w8tched i t I not~ced it was g etting l a r ge r and l ar ger a nd hea ding directly t ovmr ds the ship w~th trem~ndous s peed . I n a rr.atter of s econds, it become abou t t he size o f a full moon -I then r ealized t h13 was a strang e an d f earfull pbea om enon taken placea This r ound bright object contlr\u~d t o nesc~nc. directly t oward t h e ship w'lth accslerating spee~ Jn ~11 i t expanded to a dia.11eter of about 25 f eet, at which t ime it was just off the starboard bow end R little above the sea. I stzrted to brace rnrJself for t h e impact and told the wheelman to prepare for same. The object t hen appeared to come to a sudden s t op in mid -a1.r; hol din; 1 ts circular shape and s i '!':! f or e f<!'!if moments , its bright glo~ t hen begain t o denenish until the object faded out c~pletly. b~romet~r 29. 96 Visibi lity Good Cle:1r sky Sincer~17 Your Third t~ate