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PROJECT 10072 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | 4 Aug 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  LOCATION | RED BLUFF, CALIF  |
|  CONDITIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  DATE/TIME GROUP | Local 04/0245 PDT GMT 04/0945Z  |
|  TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft |   |
|  ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical |   |
|  ☐ Other |   |
|  INSTRUCTIONS | 1. Leakage of objects 2. Course 3. Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown  |
|  4. EFFECT SUMMARY OF…

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TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 8 1952
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of day: 2 45 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other DAYLIGHT SAVING
(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where did you see the object?
BENTON AIR PORT
Postal Address
REDDING CALIF USA
City or Town State Country

3…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? while trying to
Sput a plane

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day 4 Month March 1952 Year

SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Trying to
Sput Plane

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the
object? Try to list the activity or activities, and the
approximate amount of time spent on each.
Sitting outside watching the
skirt

7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No.
IF you answered YES, then complete the following …

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8. What direction were you facing when you first saw the object?

(Circle One):
a. North
b. Northeast
c. East
d. Southeast
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest

8.1 What direction were you facing when the object disappeared?

(Circle One):
a. North
b. Northeast
c. East
d. Southeast
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above two questions. (8 and 8.1).

a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):

Yes…

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# SECTION C

12. Estimate how long you saw the object?
Hours Minutes 10 Seconds

12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain
b. Fairly sure
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle One) ☑ Solid or Transparent?

14. Did the object at any time:
(Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.2 Change speed? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.3 Change size? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.4 Change color? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or explode? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don…

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18. Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know ☐
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind.
18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know ☐
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.
18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know ☐

19. Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the object you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea
b. Baseball
c. Basketball
d. Bicycle wheel
e. Office desk
f. Automobile
g. Small airplane
h. Large airplane
i. Dirigible
j. Other

19.1…

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SECTION D

22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was when when you last saw it.

Overhead
Horizon
Your eye

23. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.

Overhead
Horizon
Your eye
Horizon

24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.
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AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
1. (CLASSIFICATION)
2. (CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States | IR-36-52 W |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Unidentified Flying Objects (Short Title: FLYGRP7)

**AREA REPORTED BY**
North Central California

**DATE OF REPORT**
7 August 1952

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
4 August 1952

**CHANGE IN CLASS**
C-5

**PREPARED BY (Name and/or company of officer, officer, or other person)
**NAME**
**ADDRESS**
28 Lt. James W. Westbrook, Asst. Dir. of Intel. Ground Obser…