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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 28 Aug 52 | 2. LOCATION Parkland, Maryland |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1645 CMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian |   | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 min. | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE N | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Dat…

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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  28 Aug 52 | Parkland, Md | Local: 1645 Zebra: 2045  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |   |
|  5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |   |
|  6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |   |
|  7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |   |
|  8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME? ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |   |
|  9. IF OBJECT WAS A "LIGHT", WAS IT: ☐ Blinking ☑ Steady  |   |   |
|  10. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: ☐ 1-15 Seconds ☑…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 15 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
☐ Insuffi…

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AUG 28 01 54 1952
FILED
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DE JEPHQ 405A
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TO JEDEN/CGAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WPAFB OHIO
JEPLG/CG TAC LANGLEY AFB VA

FROM AFOIN 56754 FLYOBRPT. ATTN CLN ATIAA-2C.
ONE ROUND UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT THAT APPEARED TO BE OF METALLIC
CONSTRUCTION WAS OBSERVED FLYING OVER PARKLAND CMA MD. OBJECT APPEARED
TO BE HALF THE SIZE OF A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. NO AERODYNAMIC FEATURES
NOTED. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST NOTED. SPEED UNDETERMINED AS OBJECT WAS
MOVING VERY S…

1695 EBST
1595 EST
2095 ZL

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CONSIDERED RELIABLE. A VISUAL GROUND OBSN WITHOUT OPTICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIP WAS MADE. THREE OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY ALSO OBSERVED THE OBJECT CMA WHICH DISAPPEARED BY MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AND OUT OF RANGE OF VISION AT 1715 28 AUG 52. NO OTHER ACFT WAS NOTICED IN THE VICINITY AT TIME OF SIGHTING. WEATHER CLEAR AND NO CLOUDS

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