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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 26 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION Visc. Chocolate Mt. N of Yuma, Arizona | 13. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 26/1611Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE stationary  …

26/2224Z NOV RJWPJB

Check with M.S. Dept of Commerce
SAF 417 Biller Sch
VAVY Trucks

Check with weather
plotting chart indicates
a balloon, Vernalin flight
S-372, was in this
general area at time of
sighting. Ref: Chart 417C-496
date, 25-27 Nov 57 (NAVY)
Balloon

Mutt
Called C.D. 26/1511Z
27/07257

27 Nov 57 07 41

RA372
T SQF399 YDD358 XYB376 XDB347JBA362
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJWPJB 2H
P 262144Z
FM COMDR 864TH ACWRON VINCENT AFB ARIZ
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR ON INT HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC
BT
UNCLAS FROM 8…

1. (A) CIRCULAR WHEN FIRST OBSERVED PD LATER REPORTED AS BEING PEAR SHAPED PD (B) SIZE OF A SMALL PEA.
(C) SILVER (D) 1 (E) N/A
(F) PLACK SPOT ON SIDE (G) NONE (H) N/A (I) NONE PD
2. (A) PURELY A CHANCE OBSERVATION (B) 030 DEGREES — in what directed
FROM NW CORNER OF CHOCOLATE MT. VERY HIGH (C) AIRCRAFT
FLEW DIRECTLY UNDER OBJECT (D) NO MOVEMENT WAS NOTICED
(E) DID NOT DISAPPEAR (F) 20 MINUTES PD
3. (A) VISUAL FROM AIRCRAFT (B) NONE (C) F-J-3

PAGE TWO RJWPJB 2H
CHECKER 35 35,000 FT. 010 DEGREES ELCENTRO NAS T-33-A
ATMOSPHERE 7 40,000 FT FLEW AROUND UNDERNEATH THE OBJECT.
VINCENT AFB PD
4. (A)…

Check with G.H.S. Dept of Commerce
DAF for Beller Schow
VANNY. Truly
(illegible)

Check with weather
plotting chart indicates
a balloon, Varnalis flight
S-372, was in this
general are at time of
sighting. Ref: Chart VRC-496
date, 25-27 Nov 57 (NAVY)
Balloon

Multi called. c.d. 26/1611Z
27/07257

27 Nov 57 07 41
2400
on
3400
27 Nov 57 07 22 41
Balloon
24E4
4-4X2a
FSD

RA372
T SQF399 YDD358 XYB376 XDB347JBA362
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJWPJB 2H
P 262144Z
FM COMDR 864TH ACWRON VINCENT AFB ARIZ
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJWPJB/COMDR 27TH ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RJEP…