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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  18 July 54 | St Louis, Illinois | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 19/0245Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 to 5 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE Southerly  |
|  10. BRIEF …

B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 30 DEG AZIMUTH 30 DEG C. 15 DEG AZIMUTH 30 DEG
D. FIRST SIGHTED TRAVELLING W AT APRX 20,000 FT. DISAPPEARED TO NW
T. OUT OF VISION E. 30 MIN /3/ A. NEG B. NEG C. NEG /4/ A. 2240Z
NORMANDY MO. CIV. FORMERLY US ARMY PVT E-2 B. NOT APPLICABLE /7/
A. LIGHT CLOUDS B. SURFACE E TO NE AT 5 KNOTS, WINDS AT 6,000 FT
280 DEG SE TO SW AT 4 KNOTS 10,000 FT 330 DEG AT 8 KNOTS 16,000
FT 320 DEG AT 23 KNOTS, 25,000 FT 330 DEG AT 20 KNOTS C. UNLIMITED
D. 10 MI E. SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 9,000 FT F. OCCASIONAL LIGHTING

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IN CLOUDS TO SE /8/ OBSERVER SIGHTED SHOOTING STAR …

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18 JUL 4 19/0340Z
1 Clitness ACTION
E. St. Louis MO

RE 69
WRG 69
YYD 698
JEDST A255
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JESGP 444
DE JEDST 269
P 211730Z
FM COMDR SCOTT AFB ILL
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
JESGP/COMDR TTAF GULFPORT MISS
ZEN/COMDR ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL

GC 286G. UFOB REF PAR 6, AFR 2)0-2. THIS MSG IN TWO PARTS. PART
ONE FOLLOWS: OBJECT SIGHTED 18 JUL 54, RPT RECD BY LTR 20 JUL 54.
1/ /A/ SHAPED LIKE DISC. B. SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT C. YELLOWISH GOLD STAR BRIGHTNESS D. ONE E.NEG F. NEG G. NEG H. NEG I. NEG /2/ A. MOV OF OBJECTT B. ANG…

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PRESENTLY MBR OF USNR ATCHED TO VF 924 USNAS, ST LOUIS MO. B. NOT APPLICABLE /7/ A. LIGHT CLOUDS B. SURFACE E TO NE AT 5 KNOTS, WINDS AT 6,000 FT 280 DEG SE TO SW AT 49 KNOTS 10,000 FT 330 DEG AT 8 KNOTS 16,000 FT 320 DEG AT 33 KNOTS, 25,000 FT 330 DEG AT 20 KNOTS C. UNLIMITED D. 10 MI E. SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 9,000 FT F. OCCASIONAL LIGHTING IN CLOUDS TO SE /8/ NEG /9/ NEG /10/NEG /11/ 2 F-86'S IN AREA AT TIME /12/ WG INT OFF, MAJOR. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTINGS, REFLECTION ON ACFT FROM ST. LOUIS AREA. END PART ONE. PART TWO FOLLOWS: /1/ A. SHAPED LIKE DISC B. SIZE OF GOLFBALL…