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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  26 July 1957 | Near Dobbins AFB, Marietta, | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 0513 EST GMT 26/06/57 | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military Air Nationa…

3. SURFACE - 060 - 8 KNOTS
6,000 - 060 - 15 "
10,000 - 040 - 10 "

PAGE THREE RJESKB 92
16,000 - 030 - 15 KNOTS
20,000 - 020 - 20 "
30,000 - 010 - 25 "
50,000 - 010 - 30 "
C. CLEAR
D. 15
E. NONE
F. NEGATIVE
8. NONE KNOWN OF
9. NEGATIVE
10. NO TRAFFIC REPORTED IN THIS AREA
11. DUTY DIRECTOR, 908TH ACWRON, DOBBONS AFB, MARIETTA GA.
S/SGT HUGHES SIGHTING WAS CONFIRMED BY -/3C BILLIE E. SPARKS,
THE TOWER OPERATOR AT DOBBINS AFB, MARIETTA, GA. I CONSIDER THE
SIGHTING VALID. WE HAD NO RADAR CONTACTS IN THE AREA. FROM THE
DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY S/SGT HUGHES AND AIRMAN SPARKS MY PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS IS …

76/08134
59117
NTFD
76/22352

WPH008M WP8186 YDA135 VYD102 MDD090 KBAC52 26 Jun 57 22 242

PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO RJEPNE
DE RJESKB 92
P 261900Z ZEX
FM COMDR 908TH ACWRON DOBBINS AFB GA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADD DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHO/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQUSAF WASHDC
RJEPNE/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPNS 293

UFCS 1. A. BALL
B. DIME
C. ORANGE
D. ONE
F. NEGATIVE
G. LONG TRAIL ORANGE TO DULL GRAY
H. NEGATIVE
I. BEGAN AS ORANGE FLASH LEFT A LUMINOUS VAPOR TRAIL

2. A. FLASH

Many me…

B. ELV 20 DEGREES AZ 050 ESTIMATED 5,000 TO 6,000 FT.
C. ELV 20 DEGREES AZ 050
D. STRAIGHT PATH
E. APPEARED TO BURN OUT
F. 15 TO 20 SECONDS
Good
Meteor characteristics CESUVER
Generally 7-12 seconds, but difficult to estimate time periods of less than 1/2 min.

3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NEGATIVE
C. NEGATIVE

4. A. 26/0813Z
B. NIGHT TO DAWN

5. TWO (2) MILES NE DOBBINS AFB, MARIETTA GA. OBJECT ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 MILES EAST OF DOBBINS AFB.

6. A. NEGATIVE
B. ROBERT D. HUGHES S/SGT
128TH FIS, GEORGIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD MAN IS RELIABLE. HE WORKS IN THE ALERT SHACK OF THE 128TH FIS AT DOBBINS AF…