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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  28 Oct 55 | Elmendorf AFB, Alaska | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 29/0551Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 sec …

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WPF105 YDB091 XYA138 OXC128 ODF131 KOA121ADAC Nov 1 11 43 '55

MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO
DE RJKBAD 32
M 010340Z

FM COMDR 10TH AIR DIV DEF ELMENDORF AFE ALASKA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFE COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFE OHIO
RJEPHO/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HO USAF WASH 25 DC

BT
18DCI 6809. REF AFR 200-2 PAR 7D UFOE (1) (A) INDEFINITE OUTLINE
(B) QUARTER (C) DARK WITH ORANGE FLAME FOLLOWING, (D) ONE (E) N/A
(F) NONE (C) TAIL WAS SEVEN TIMES LENGTH AT BEGINNING OF OBSERVATION
REDUCED IN TWO SECONDS TO LENGTH SAME SIZE AS OBJECT (R) NO SOUND (I)
NONE (2) (A) 48&…

(2) SURFACE 33° DEG 13 KTS, 6000 FT 33° DEG 10 KTS, 10000 FT 33° DEG
150 KTS, 1600 FT 32° DEG 25 KTS, 20000 FT 10° DEG 30 KTS, 30000 FT 34°
DEG 20 KTS, 50000 FT 20° DEG 25 KTS, 30000 FT 20° DEG 30 KTS. (C)
NONE (2) UNLIMITED (2) NO CLOUDS ABOVE 8000 FT (F) NONE (3) NONE
(5) PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED 12° DEG TO FOLLOWUPED WAS UNABLE TO
MAKE FURTHER CONTACT (10) NINE (11) INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 64 FIS. NEITHER
THE GROUND CONTROLLER NOR THE RADAR OBSERVER WERE ABLE TO PAINT THE UFOB
ON THEIR RADAR SCOPES HOWEVER AI RADAR WAS POINTED TOWARD THE GROUND
DURING THE PERIOD OF THE SIGHTING APPARENT SPEED …