29.03N 63.56W Atlantic, September 1958September 1958

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Summary

On September 5, 1958, at 5:06 a.m. GMT over the Atlantic Ocean at coordinates 29.03N 68.56W, a bright light was observed moving from east to west. The object was sighted by personnel aboard a civilian Pan American Clipper aircraft and detected on both visual and radar. The object appeared as a bright light with unknown size and shape. The observation lasted for an unspecified duration. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

29.03N 63.56W Atlantic, September 1958

Date of incident

September 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
5 September 1958

2. LOCATION
29.03N 68.56W Atlantic

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Level_____
GMT       05/0605Z

4. PHOTOS
Yes
No

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not given

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual      Ground-Radar
Air-Visual         Air-Intercept Radar

7. SOURCE
Civilian PanAm Clipper

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
E to West

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other_____
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj appearing as a bright light moving East to West, size & shape unknown.

11. COMMENTS
Insufficient info. Obj possible n/c. No speed of obj or duration of sighting rptd.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979764