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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 24 Mar 58 | 3. LOCATION | Great Bend, Kansas  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 24/1012Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5-7 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | SE | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Blue & white ball shaped obj. gave off a flash.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Possibly a meteor. |  |   |

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

Witness
24/1012Z
38
POSS ASTRO
14 Mar 52 09 31
ATIC

1 1/2 484
2 3/4 4X5
11571

2 GRA 27 YM2 2HWYAS37 UDE 1 SAHA 2GUOAS37-
20 RJEDD RJEDHF RJEDUP RJEPH
11 ROUSSA 72B
241203Z
1 FLICHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB COLO
10 RJEDDN/COMDR ABC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDDF/COMDR 20TH AIR DIV (DEF) RICHARDS-GABOR AFB MO
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHS/ACOFF INTEL NO USAF WASH 25 D C
RJEPHR/OIS NO USAF WASH 25 D C

D) DESCRIPTION:
(A) BALL
(B) UNK - SIZE?
(C) BLUE AND WHITE
(D) (ONE)
(E) N/A
(F) N/A
(G) 1 63) 92 19) 9238 TG -, 9534 )8&5 8)93 59 &4,8 54-8) 3FT PLUS
11 17T…

(B) SURFACE
6,000 FT 03 DEC 1947
20,000 FT 03 DEC 1947
16,000 FT 02 DEC 1947
20,000 FT 34 DEC 1947
30,000 FT 32 DEC 1947
50,000 FT 31 DEC 1947

(C) NONE
(D) TEN
(E) SCTD
(F) N/A

(G) NONE KNOWN
(H) NONE
(I) NONE KNOWN

(11) DUTY OFFICER FLIGHT SER POSSIBLE METEOR SNOWER
(12) NONE
ET
24/12/43 HAR ROUSSED

concur
Grifford; but possibly
Meteor

AGE TWO ROUNDS 72B

(1) NONE

(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
(A) UNK
(B) UNK
} no exceptions or
agreements given.
(C) 22 DEC 1925 DEC T 12 DEC ELEVATION FROM HUT MUNI APRT
(D) HEADED SE
(E) FLASH
(F) FIVE - SEVEN SEC

(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) GRNG-VISUAL
(B) N/A
(C) N/A

(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 24 DEC 27
(B) NIGHT

(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)
DREAT BEND, KAN

(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER(S)
(A) [redacted]
SHERIFF DEPT
DREAT BEND, KAN
[redacted]

(7) WEATHER AND WINGS-ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
(A) GCTD CLD