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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Aug 52 | Berkeley, California | Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  LUNCH: 2045 PDT OFT: 0345 | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  Yes ☑ No | GCC |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |
|  45 minutes | 1 | ☐ Ot…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

1. DATE
15 Aug 52

2. LOCATION
Berkeley, Calif.

3. TIME
Local: 2045
Zebra: 120345

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☑ Yes
☐ Yes
☐ Naked Eye
☐ Binoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite

5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
☐ Yes
☐ By One Set
☐ By Two Sets
☐ By Three Sets

6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR?
☐ Yes
☑ No
A/C Observed Object
☐ Interception Attempted
☐ No Intercept Attempted

7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT?
☐ Yes
☑ No
A/C Scrambled
☐ Visual Contact Made
☐ A/I Contact Made
☐ No Contact Made

8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 45 Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  a. Fresno | P | USDA WB | ☑ |   |
|  b. Oakland | RS+RW | " " | ☑ |   |
|  c. Sacramento | P | " " | ☑ |   |
|  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
☐ Insuff…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHEET

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 Aug 52 | 0300 Z |   |
|  4. WILDS ALOFTH | 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 …

ACTION
18 Aug 52 10 52
ACTION INFOR. INFOR.
ATC
18 AUG 18 AM 7 : 42

A. ATIAA
2. ATIA
3. C. Files

RA112
WPA203
YDD138
XYA173
XDA191
JWPML 191
RR JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN 333
DE JWPML 54F
R 162044Z ZNJ

FM CO 28TH AIR DIVISION DEFENSE HAMILTON AFB CALIF
TO JEPHQ DIR OF INTELL HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC
JEDWP AIR TECH INTELL CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
INFO JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
ZEN/CG WADE HAMILTON AFB CALIF
/28TH OID/9256 FLYOBRPT

(1) ONE LIGHT BROWN COLORED OBJECT SIZE AND SHAPE OF A BALLOON OBSERVED CIRCLING AT ESTIMATED SPEED BETWEEN 800-1000 MPH. NO SOUNDS HEARD. LOST FROM VIEW A …