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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 18 December 1954 | 2. LOCATION | Foster AFB, Texas  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 18/2135Z to Sunset | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian & Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Over 3 hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |  | 10. COMMENTS | Object was identified as a weather balloon.  |

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was Aircraft
☐ Probably Aircraft
☐ Possibly …

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(G) OBSERVORS REPORTS VARY FROM SMALL TAIL TO NONE.
(H) NONE
(I) NONE
(J) (A) UNK
(B) FROM FOSTER AFB TEX 260 DEGREES, 50 DEGREE ELEVATION
(C) SAME
(D) WAS STATIONARY
(E) GRADUAL
(F) 2135Z TO SUNSET
(G) (A) GROUND-VISUAL

Multi IN
20 DEC 1964 07 30
12
18/2135Z
Foster AFB, Texas
ATIC
2 Atca
3 Atcg-2
4. P file

RC19

WPE016
YMA021
WYA016
WMA031
JWFFZ 005

OO JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JWFNK 444
DE JWFFZ 01
O 190200Z

FM COMDR FOSTER AFB TEX
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JWFNK/COMDR 33RD AIR DIVISION OKLA CITY OKLA
JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH D C
KF12-450 PD UFOB PD BRIGHT UFOB OBJECT IN SKY FIRST REPORTED AT 102135Z
OVER GOLIAD, TEX. SAME UFOB VISIBLE TO AO AND TOWER PERSONNEL AT FOSTER AFB, TEX.

(1) (A) OBLONG AND/OR ROUND
(B) FROM …

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(B) THOMPSON, DONALD O. A/2C, 458TH AIR BASE GRP, BASE OPS DESPATCHER
RELIABLE REICH, DONALD E. 2/LT, 458TH FTR DAY SR, AIRDROME OFF,
RELIABLE HOLDER, WILLIE M. A/1C, 2815-2 AACS DET, TOWER OPER,
RELIABLE

(7) (A) -X 5MILES DUST, TEMP 68, DEW PT 31, WIND NW 21KTS GUSTS 31 ALT
38.18

(B) 6000 - 310 DEGREES AT 48 KTS
10000 - 310 DEGREES AT 48 KTS
16000 - 290 DEGREES AT 58 KTS
20000 - 280 DEGREES AT 70 KTS
30000 - 280 DEGREES AT 75 KTS TO 158 KTS
50000 - UNK DEGREES AT UNK KTS
80000 - UNK DEGREES AT UNK KTS

(8) SAN ANTONIO CAA CENTER REPORTS GOODFELLOW AFB RELEASED TWO LIGHT…

(10) ONE T-33

(11) BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER PD BELIEVE THE SIGHTINGS TO BE THE TWO
BALLONS RELEASED BY GOODFELLOW AFB, TEX. WHICH IS 318 DEGREES FROM
FOSTER AFB, TEX. PD BELIEVE THE WINDS OF 318 DEGREES UP TO 18,000 FEET
AT 40 KNOT 8 CAUSED THE BALLONS TO DRIFT IN THIS VICINITY WHEN FIRST
RELEASED AND THE REPORTED WINDS AT HIGHER LEVELS AND INCREASED VELOCITIES
COULD CONCEIVABLY ASSIST IN THE SUBJECT BALLONS BEING SIGHTED FROM
GOLIAD, TEX AND FOSTER AFB, TEX.

(12) NONE

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