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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  21 August 1958 | Between Vinton & Oelwein, | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 22/0130Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aeronautical ☐ Probably Aeronautical ☐ Possibly Aeronautical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSER…

RJEDSC/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER
RJEPHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELL HDQS
RUEPOB/OFFICE OF INFO SERVICES HDQS USAF
BT
UNCLAS FROM OP/788-23-H-31/ Balloon Characteristic

A. 1. CONE SHAPED WITH ROUNDED LEADING EDGE
2. 15 TO 23 INCHES IN DIAMETER
3. BRIGHT WITH A TINGE OF ULTRAVIOLE
4. ONE
5. N/A
6. NONE
7. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE

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B. 1. BRIGHTNESS
2. 13-23 DEGREES - elevation of azimuth?
3. 33-23 DEGREES - elevation of azimuth?
4. NORTH, UP, SOUTH, DOWN, THEN REPEATED
5. OBSCURED, BEHIND CLOUD
6. 15 MINUTES

C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE
3. N/A

D. 1. 0130Z 22 AUGUST 58 0130-6 …

E. BETWEEN VINTON AND OELWEIN IOWA ROUTE 153
F.
~~UNDEPENDENCE IOWA~~
RELIABILITY NOT DETERMINED
G. 1. SCATTERED CLOUDS IN WEST
2. NONE
3. UNKNOWN
4. UNKNOWN
5. UNKNOWN
no weather or winds
given

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6. UNKNOWN
H. NONED
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. NONE
L. NONE
BT
22/2133Z AUG RJEDKF

1. This is a very poor report. Almost all of the EEI's are missing.
2. The reporting officer should have known better than to send a report like this.
3. The statements by the observer concerning ultraviolet indicated the observer is unreliable.

Other
(Unreliable observer)