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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 8 December 1963 | 2. LOCATION Bremerton, Washington | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 09/0211Z | 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 Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10-15 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE West  |
|  10. BRIEF…

8 9/04124 Dec 57
1 Witness Bremerton Wash. Called at 06392 17

9 Dec 57 0000 06392 BALLON RADCLIFF ACKNOWLEDGED

1) 2) 4E4
3) 4-4X2a
4-4X2a

10

RA 013
SQE015 YDA003 XYA046 XDC010 DMA015
OO RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJWPDM 5A
O 090211Z
FM COC 25TH CADD
TO RJEDDN/COMDR NORAD
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUATERS USAF WASH 25 DC
ZEN/COMDR 25TH CADD
BT

/UNCLAS/ TAC L-36 ATTN D/I

I II
1. ROUND . YELLOW GLOW
2. BASEBALL 2. 45 DEGREES IN WHAT DIRECTION
3. YELLOW GLOW 3. 080 DEGREES
4. ONE 4. EAST TOWEST
5. HNEG 5. BEHIND…

APPEARED ABOUT 500FT UP IN THE SKY OVER
THE TOP OF THE HILL WHICH WAS ABOUT 800FT HIBH.

VI 1

2. N/A

VIII. NONE
2. SURFACE 120 DEGREES (5 KNOTS 6000 FT 230 DEGREES 34 KNOTS
3. 4000 SCTD HIGH SCTD
4. 15
5. 1/10 LOW CLOUDS
6. NONE

VIII NONE KNOWN
IX NONE
X NONE
BT
09/0534Z DEC RJWPDM

Note slow wind speed

ATIC Conditions:
U.S. WX schedules show balloon released just a few minutes prior to sighting (i.e. 1800 released, sighted at 1811) Note slow wind velocity (SVC). As has been proven many times - Swiss rays off spherical surface of balloons gone, red, orange - yellow glare effect.

E

Balloo…