Bohol Island, Philippine Is., May 1958May 1958

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Summary

On May 9, 1958, a pilot on a PAL flight near Bohol Island in the Philippine Islands reported seeing an object falling from the sky at approximately 3:52 a.m. The object was spinning and leaving a trail of smoke. The pilot observed it for about 90 seconds as it fell in a general direction over Bohol Island. The object reflected sunlight from what appeared to be a metallic surface. The pilot could not identify it as an aircraft even after it fell for about 52 seconds and entered a thick cloud layer, after which he lost sight of it. The pilot estimated the object's altitude at approximately 16,000 feet or less when first observed and notified the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unidentified.

Reported location

Bohol Island, Philippine Is., May 1958

Date of incident

May 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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MINE [illegible] 09/0305Z called 00 HT Smith 09/09/42 ZIP

LIP
T SQF887 TYE26913F.S3 [illegible] CO HQ
[illegible] RJEDSO
DE RJEPHO 821
Y -29.282Z
FH HEDUSAF
TO ATIC WPAFB

FROM PAL/AIC2
TO RJEDDR/COMMANDER ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRING COLO
RJEPHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF AF WASHINGTON 25 DC
ZEN RUJIALC/[illegible] CLARK AFB
ET 0300Z

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 May 58 | Bohol Island, Philippine Is | Was Balloon
 | | Probably Balloon
3. DATE/TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Possibly Balloon
Local | | Was Aircraft
GMT 09/0305Z | Air-Visual | Ground-Radar | Probably Aircraft
 | | Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | Was Astronomical
Yes | Military | Probably Astronomical
No | | Possibly Astronomical
 | | Other UNIDENTIFIED
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | Insufficient Data for Evaluation
90 seconds | one | falling | Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Obj falling fm the sky & spinning leaving a smoke trail behind. Seemed to be reflection of sun's brightness of a metallic surface. In view 60r 90 secs.

11. COMMENTS
UNIDENTIFIED

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978127