1 Mi S of Dinwiddie, Va., February 1959February 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 6, 1959, a civilian about one mile south of Dinwiddie, Virginia, reported objects in the sky. The sighting was about 3:45 p.m. local time (2045 GMT) and lasted about one and a half minutes. The witness was a housewife and former pilot's wife; her husband had been an Air Force pilot.

She first noticed a high flying aircraft leaving contrails, then saw two very bright objects that looked like silver mirrors and seemed to be hovering. They were far away yet closer than the jet contrails. She lost sight of them after driving behind some trees. Follow up questions established the weather was clear, her car was moving about 35 mph, and the objects were small enough to be covered by one hand on the windshield.

The Air Force record card noted it was possible the observer saw a reflection. However, the card said there was insufficient information to form a valid conclusion.

Reported location

1 Mi S of Dinwiddie, Va., February 1959

Date of incident

February 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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\ or PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Ee
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 ; O Was Balloon
6 Feb 1959 1 14 S of Dinwiddie, Va. O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP % TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
5 ’ O Woes Aircraft
LOBE a ——— “CF Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador O Probably Aircraft
: CMT 06/2045. 0 Air Visuvel O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5C O Was Astronomical
QO Yes QO Probably Astronomical
HX Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTN OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 EAR EE.
& en Date for Evaluation
1 1/2 min Lwo hovering po |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28981843