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ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 53)

|  2. LOCATION | Washington, D.C.  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. DATE/TIME GROUP | 2500  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Red  |
|  ☐ Ground-Red | ☐ Air-Intercept Red  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | civilians  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | one hour  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Stationary - faded and glowed.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Stationary light, on and off - possibly a warning beacon in water tank building. Report scant - no weather. No elevation of object above the horizon.  |

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RA088 ACTION
APR 20 09 14 1962
Pony 28 000
FILED

RA088
WPA102
YDA106
TYE090
TDC076
JEPHQ B65
PP JEDWP JEDEN JEPLG 333
DE JEPHQ 03A
P 290638Z ZNJ
FM HQ USAF WASHDC
TO JEDWP/CGAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO
JEDEN/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPLG/CGTAC LANGLEY AFB VA

FROM AFOIN 56755 FLYOBRPT. ATTN CLN ATIAA
-2C. ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT OBSERVED OVER WASHINGTON CMA D.C.
SIZE OF OBJECT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO AERODYNAMIC FEATURES
NOTED. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST NOTED. OBJECT WAS STATIONARY AND FADED
AND GLOWED AT INTERVALS. OBJECT FLOWED BRILLIANTLY FROM WHAT APPE…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  38 Aug 52 | Washington, D.C. | Local: 2200 Zebra: 0000  |

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☐ Yes
☐ Naked Eye
☑ Binoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite

5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
☐ Yes
☐ By One Set
☐ By Two Sets
☐ By Three Sets

6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR?
☐ Yes
☑ A/C Observed Object
☐ Interception Attempted
☐ No Intercept Attempted

7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT?
☐ Yes
☑ A/C Scrambled
☐ Visual Contact Made
☐ A/I Contact Made
☐ No Contact Made

8. DID OBJECT CHAN…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 3:00 PM Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. | Wash. | USDA Wash. Bm. |  |  |   |
|  b. | (Promotion) | U.S. Navy (unreplaced) |  |  |   |
|  c. | (Purposes AER) | P. U. S. |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☑ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ …