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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 11 August 1954 | 2. LOCATION | Maxwell AFB, Alabama  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 12/0154Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military and Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 35 Minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. SOURCE | N.W. Stationary | 10. OTHER | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Baseball size. White light becoming red, then orange and black to white.…

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RC1 7T
UPA115
YDB117
VYA125
VDD1 1
JESYQ A15
PP JEDEN JEDUP JEPHQ JEPFF 444
DE JESYQ #2B
P 122545Z
FM CHND FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO JEDEN/CMDRADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
JEDUP/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2
JEPHQ/EEIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25
D.C.
JEPFF/COMMANDER MILLITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE WASHINGTON
25 S. C.
/U F O B/
1 DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
- UNKNOWN
B. A BASEBALL AT ARMS LENGTH, THEN GREW SHALLER
C. WHITE LIGHT BECOMING RED THEN ORANGE AND B…

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I. N/A2. DESCRIPTION OR COURSE OF OBJECT
A. VISUALLY OBSERVED TO QTHE WEST
B. 2500 FT. DUE WEST AT 270 DEGREES FROM LSF TOWER
C. WENT DOWN TO 1500 FT. AND DISAPPEARED AT 270 DEGREES
D. WENT FROM 2500 FT. DOWN TO 1500 FT.
E. FADED OUT
F. 35 MINUTES

3 MANER OF OBSERVATION:
A. VISUAL FROM GROUND AND THE AIR
B. NONE
C. ARMY HELICOPTER H19 267 WESTERLY HEADING 270 AIRSPEED
35 KNOTS AT 2500 FT. 506TH HELICOPTER COMPANY FT.
BENNING GA.

4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 120156Z
B. NIGHT

5 LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER
OBSERVED FROM LAWSON AFT TOWER 3220N 0500W

6. ID…

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CAA BOX. CAA RADIO OPERATOR COLUMBUS
RADIO SUPERIOR RELAIBILITYS. MILITARY
A/1C CHASEELEVIS TOWER OPERATION 1926-3 AACS DETACHMENT
LAWSON AF, GA. A/1C WILLIAM N. WATSON 1926-3 AACS
DETACHMENT TOWER OPERATION LAWSON AFB, GA.
WOJG R.T. WADE 506TH HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. BENNING, GA.
WOJG G.S. TARMA 506TH HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. BENNING, GA.
A/2C D.A. REGISTER HQS SQDN AIR BASE GROUPQ LAWSON AF, GA.

ALL SUPERIOR

7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING::
A. CLEAR A D. WINDS CALM

8. SURFACE CALM DEGREES CALM KNOTS
6000 FEET 400 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
10,000 FEET 350…

C. CEILING NO CEILING
D. VISIBILITY 15 PLUS
E. CLOUD COVER NONE
F. THUNDERSTORMS NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. NONE
L. NONE
M. NONE

12 OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
HAYNES N. HUNTER CAPT USAF
ASSIST OPS OFFICER
SIGNED GOLINSKY END.
12/2552Z AUG ROESBJ

11 Aug 52
11 Mutte FOND ED ATIC
12/315-LZ
MAXWELL AFB
ALA 4
ACTION
S. Atia
P. Ryle
3. Attg. -
+ R. Ryle

WPA113
TYC159
JEPHQ E077

EMERGENCY JEDWP

T - COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

DE JEPHQ 69S
Y 120445Z

FM COMDR FLIGHT SERV CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO

SEC DEF WASHDC

/CIRVIS/

AT 120154Z TOWER OBSERVED AND REPORTED TO BASE OPERATIONS STRANGE
STATIONARY OBJECT VARIABLE IN BRILLANCE LOCATED DUE WEST OF TOWER.
AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING OF STATIONARY OBJECT IT UNEXPECTEDLY GAINED
APPARENT HIGH VELOCITY AND SPEEDED ACROSS THE SKY IN NNW HEADING
WHICH WAS FOLL…

OBSERVATION. AT 0156Z AIRDROME OFFICER AND DRIVER OBSERVED MYSTERY OBJECT. AIRDROME OFFICER PROCEED TO TOWER FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. AT 0205Z TWO MEMBERS OF ALERT CREW OBSERVED OBJECT FROM TOWER. COLUMBUS CAA RADIO ALSO HAS OBJECT IN SIGHT. THE OBJECT THEN BECAME DIMMER AND SHOWING A SLIGHT RED GLOW. AT 0226Z OBJECT STILL STATIONARY SEVERAL RACURRANCE OF VARIABLE BRILLANCY SHOWN AND NOW BECOMING EXTREMELY DIMMER. 0227Z HELICOPTER 294 RETURNING FROM MISSION SIGHTED OBJECT AND PROCEEDED TOWARD IT. AT 0229Z OBJECT COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED AND PILOT OF 294 LOST SIGHT OF IT. AT 0240Z ARMY OPERATIONS…

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HELICOPTER COMPANY FT. BENNING GA.
~~J~~ CAA BOX ~~L~~ RADIO OPERATOR
COLUMBUS RADIO. O. A. REGISTER AF13455155 HQS. SQDN AIR BASE GROUP
LAWSON AF BASE OPERATIONS DISPATCHER ON DUTY.
12/11362 AUG JEPHQ