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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 10 Dec 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 10/0800ZST CMT 10/1420Z  |
|  3. PHOTOS | ☑ Yes ☐ No  |
|  4. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | ☑ 8 hrs ☐ One  |
|  LOCATION | POPE AFB, S.C.  |
| --- | --- |
|  TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Room  |
|  NUMBER OF ISSUES | 6  |
|  NUMBER OF REJECTS | 3  |
|  COURSE | One  |
|  12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Gas Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Gas Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Gas Astmocarpal ☐ Probably Astroparmal ☐ Possibly Astropa…

UNCLASSIFIED
S.R. 10
Pope Air Force Base, South Carolina
10 December 1952

I. Description of Incident
From 1420 to 2215 a ground radar station picked up an unidentified object on its scope. It appeared as a stationary object with a slight circular motion which did not cancel out when the moving target indicator was employed. The sighting showed that its altitude was 8,000 feet at 8 1/2 miles from the station. Weather conditions were fair with alto cumulus clouds, no temperature inversions present in the area. Eight transient aircraft flew through the area during the radar observation and an F-…

11 DEC 1952 101 20 Z
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1. Atia
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UP0216
YBC016
VYX013
VDB014
JESDF 003
PP JEDEN JEDUP JEPLG JEPHQ
DE JESDF 114
P QPUGETZ
FN CO 587TH TAC CON CP POPE AFB NC
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF UASH 25 D. C.
JEDUP/CG AMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDUP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN URIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CC ABC ENT AFB COLO
JEPLG/CG TAC LANGLEY AFB VA
INFO ZEN/9TH AF POPE AFB NC
/1
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3-2 587TH TAC CON CP 52-1993
ATT DIR OF INTEL ATTN ATIAA-2C PD FLYOBRPT CHA IAW PAR 7C AFL 288-5
CHA DTB 29 APR 52 PD FOLG INFOR FWD CLN 1 PDONE CIRCULAR OBJ ON PPI
SCOPE OF CPS/50 CLN SIZE ONE E…

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PAGE TWO JESDF 114

5 PD CHIEF DUTY CONTROLLER CAPT ALBERT F PERNA CLN CONTROLLER CAPT
DUANE ULSTAD AND OTHERS CLN ALL FULLY QUALIFIED THROUGH SCHOOLING AND
DAILY EXPERIENCE PD 6 PD FAIR WEATHER ALTO CUMULUS CLOUDS CLN NO
PRECIPITATION CLN WINDS WEST SOUTH WEST THIRTEEN DASH TWENTY SIX KNOTS
AT FOUR DASH TEN THOUSAND FEET CLN TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS FOURTEEN
DEG CENTIGRADE AT TWO THOUSAND FEET CNA TEN DEG AT FOUR THOUSAND CNA
SIX DEG AT SIX THOUSAND CNA FOUR DEG AT EIGHT THOUSAND PD 7 PD TEMP
INVERSIONS AS CITED CLN OBSERVATION OF CLOUD AND THREE RADIO TOWERS
BY IN FLIGHT FIGHTER F…

UNCLASSIFIED

ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Subj: Unidentified Aerial Object
S-2 360.1 (23 Dec 52) 1st Ind

HEADQUARTERS, 507TH TACTICAL CONTROL GROUP, Pope Air Force Base, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina, 5 February 1953

TO: Commanding General, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

1. In compliance with basic communication attached is Air In-
telligence Information Report, same subject, 29 January 1953.

2. The Electronic Data Sheets have been withdrawn for future
utilization.

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

JAMES A. POWERS
Captain, USAF
Adjutant
45233

1 In…

UNCLASSIFIED
AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO
23 DEC 1952

In reply refer to
AFOIN-ATIAA-5

SUBJECT: Unidentified Aerial Object

TO: Commanding Officer
Pope Air Force Base
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

1. In regard to your FLYOERPT reporting a radar sighting of an unidentified aerial object on 10 December 1952, 1420Z hours, the Air Technical Intelligence Center is forwarding eight Electronics Data Sheets, one of which it is requested be filled out by the radar personnel involved in the sighting. The remaining data sheets can be retained by your office in the…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
COUNTRY United States
REPORT NO.
(LEAVE BLANK)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Unidentified Aerial Object
AREA REPORTED ON Pope Air Force Base, Ft Bragg, N. C.
FROM (Agency) 728th AC & W Sq, 507th Tac Con Op
Pope Air Force Base, Ft Bragg, N. C.
DATE OF REPORT 29 January 1953
DATE OF INFORMATION 9 December 1952
EVALUATION F-O
PREPARED BY (Officer) ALBERT F. PERNA, Capt., USAF
SOURCE M/Sgt R. DeGORDIN AND OTHERS
REFERENCES (Control number, reference reports, etc., as applicable)
(1) Air Intelligence Information…

UNCLASSIFIED
(stamped in red ink) ELECTRONICS DATA SHEET (GROUND RADAR)

The purpose of this questionnaire is to provide technical data for evaluating the report of an unusual radar target or track. It is requested that it be completed as accurately as possible.

When not filled in, the form is Unclassified. The reporting officer will use his own judgement as to what degree of classification is required.

It is preferred that the answers to the questions be typewritten, however, if it will expedite the completion of the form, the answers may be printed in ink. If additional space is needed, us…