Vicinity Aviano AD, Italy, September 1958September 1958

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Summary

On September 18, 1958, an Air Force pilot and crew flying near Aviano Air Base, Italy, reported an unidentified flying object at 1122Z, with a second sighting at 1130Z, about eight minutes apart. Flying F-100 aircraft at 37,000 feet, the witnesses described one round object the size of a pea, very bright at the center like a light bulb, against a clear blue sky. It appeared above their cruise altitude and seemed stationary, holding the same position on both sightings. It did not disappear and was still visible after about 8 minutes when the aircraft broke contact to return to base.

The pilots, all rated as having excellent reliability, used no optical aids. Weather checks indicated a balloon may have been released from a weather office in Milan, Italy. The Air Force conclusion on the Project 10073 record card was balloon, noting the description was characteristic of a balloon and that checks revealed one had been released. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Vicinity Aviano AD, Italy, September 1958

Date of incident

September 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
File 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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TA 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar O Probably Aircraft |
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8 a Yes O Probably Astronomical
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979922