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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 11 June 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Amarillo, Odessa, Texas  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local OMT 12/0330 to 0415Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Intercept Rador  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 45 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | W mostly | 10. COMMENTS | WX balloon.  |

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☑ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was Aircraft
☐ Probably Aircraft
☐ Possibly Aircraft
☐ Was Astronomical
☐ Proba…

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17 Jan 57 19 35
1) 4E4
2) 3-4x20

V WPE131 YMA132 WYB127 WDB095HWA043Q
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWSW 5P
R 1315001Z
FM COMDR 688TH ACWRON AMARILLO AFB TEX
TT RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB IOLO SPGS COLO
RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DOI HQS USAF WASHINGTON 251 DC
BT
UNCLAS OPS100F PD "UFOB" PD I ACCORDANCE WITH CONAD MANUAL 55-11
... 7?3:T CLN CONAE STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES IMM
DATED SEPT 1955 CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTING OF AN
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED PD
A.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT …

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6. NO
7. N/A
8. N/A
9. NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. LYING ON HOOD OF CAR LOOKING UP IN SUY PD
2. DON,T KNOW
3. 35 DEGREES
4. STRAIGHT LINE W-13 ON MOST OCCASIONS PD SOMETIMES REAPPEARING IN EAST AND TRAVELLING WEST PD ONCE CIRCLED NORTH OF USUAL PATH PD
5. FADED
6. 30 SECONDS ON EACH SIGHTI G PD WAS OBSERVED FROM 0330Z TO 0415Z 12 JUN 57 AND WAS STILL THERE WHEN OBSERVERS WENT INTO HOUSE PD WAS OBSERVED FROM 03001" 59 0051" 13 JUN 57 CMM AT WHICH TIME THIS ORGANIZATION WAS NOTIFIED PD

CJM MANNE
OF OBSERVATION CLN
1.1 & 4OUND VISUAL PD
2.…

1. 12/0330Z JUN 57--0300Z WQE JUN 57 PD
2. NIGHT (FULL MOON)

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. FJDF WQTQT

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. MRS CMM 27 YEARS OLD CMM ODESSA CMM TEXAS CMM HOUSEWIFE PD
CMM 13 YEARS OLD CMM AMARILLO CMM TEXAS PD
2. N/A

G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS PD (0330Z 12 JUN 57 - 0300Z 13 JUN 57)
1. CLEAR
2. SURFACE 230 DEGREES - 20 KNOTS
6,000 FEET - 2301 $3&433 - 20 KNOTS
10,0001 1335 - 220 DEGREES - 25 KNOTS
16,000 FEET - 2301 $3&433 - 201 (,95
20,000 FEET - 200 DEGREES WA RT KNOTS…

16,000 FEET - 300 DEGREES - 401 (,95
20,000 FEET - 320 DEGREES - 45 KNOTS
30,000 1335 - 280 DEGREES - 552 (,95
50,000 FEET - 3301 $3&433 - 50 KNOTS
80,000 FEETT - 080 DEGREES - 15 UNOTS

3. 10,000 SIATTERED - HIGH BROKEN (12/03301" '7, 57)
CLEAR (13/03001" '7, 257)
WRM QT UQWXPEEPZ JUN 57Q)
15 (13/03001" '7, 57)2
51 .3$87. 12 JUN 57
THIN 13 JUN 57
6. LTG NE QUAD WQW JUN 57
NONE 13 JUN WTU

HWM N/A

I. CALLED BASE WEATHER PD THEY RELEASED A WX BALOON AT 2300Z

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Q BUT DID UDTPK THAT BALOON WAS OBJECT IN QUESTION PD
J. N/A
K. DIRECTTR WW/LT USAF CLN WHILE TAKI G REPORT ASKE…