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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION (N. Alabama) | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 Aug 52 | 87°11'W - 3°49'N | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Carol 0247 EST | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  CMT | ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | AF Pilot |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF O…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY: USA | REPORT NO. 1-8-52 | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: FLYCER FT
FROM (Agency): O. D. O'NEILL

AREA REPORTED ON: ALABAMA
DATE OF REPORT: 21 August 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION: 17 August 1952
EVALUATION: B-6

PREPARED BY (Officer): Charles L. Wiley, Major, USAF
SOURCE: Pilot Report

REFERENCES (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable)

I, Capt. Jack Buchanan, 15804A, while on a VFR flight direct from Memphis Municipal Airport to Shaw AFB, 17 August 1952, in a T-60 typ…

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SECURITY INFORMATION
(CLASSIFICATION)
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | 118th Tac Recon Wg Intelligence | REPORT NO. | 1-8-52 | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
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Captain Buchanan has nearly nine years of military service and at the present time is the Wing Passive Defense Officer. The officer has four and one half years of college toward a medical degree prior to entering service. In 1948 Capt. Buchanan was an air monitor on Kwajalein for Operation Sanistone and since that time has completed a tour in…

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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET

I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 Aug 52 | N. Alabama 87°11'W - 34°49'N | Local: 0247 Est Zebra: 121837  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☐ Yes ☐ Naked Eye ☐ Binoculars ☐ Telescope ☐ Theodolite | ☑ No  |
|  5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? | ☐ Yes ☐ By One Set ☐ By Two Sets ☐ By Three Sets | ☑ No  |
|  6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? | ☑ Yes ☐ A/C Observed Object ☑ Interception Attempted ☐ No Intercept Attempted | ☐ No  |
|  7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? | ☐ Yes ☐ A/C Scrambled ☐ Visual Cont…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: ______ Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☑ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☐ Good
☑ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ In…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHEET

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WINDS ALOFT: | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | 0 |  |  | 25,000 |  |   |
|   | 1,000 |  |  | 30,000 |  |   |
|   | 2,000 |  |  | 35,000 |  |   |
|   | 3,000 |  |  | 40,000 |  |   |
|   | 4,000 |  |  | 45,000 |  |   |
|   | 5,000 |  |  | 50,000 |  |   |
|   | 6,000 |  |  | 55,000 |  |   |
|   | 7,000 |  |  | 60,000 |  |   |
|…