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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 3 December 1956 | 2. LOCATION NAS Key West, Florida | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/0019Z | 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 ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION few seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE none  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY 
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04/0019Z
5
Witness

WRD036 YDD040 VYD049 VME020YQA010
PP RJEDEN RJESKB RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJESYQ 1B
P 040130Z
FM 7296 AACS FLT SVC SQ MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPGS COLO.
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIVISION DEFENSE DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUATERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 D.C.

BT
/UFOB/(PRIORITY)
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
A. BRIGHT FLASH OF WHIT LIGHT
B. OBSERBER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE OR DISTANCE
C. BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT
K/ ONE
E. N/A
F. N/A
G. N/A
H. NONE HEARD
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1. N/A
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
A. ATTRACTED BY BRIGHT FLASH
B. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 1 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
AZIMUTH 090 DEG FROM KEY WEST NAS
C. SAME AS NO 2
D NO MOVEMENT ONLY A FLASH OF LIGHT
E. FLASH FADE OUT
F. ONLY FEW SECONDS
3. MANNER OF OVERSERBATION
A. GROUND VISUAL
B. OPTICAL AIDS NONE
C. SIGHTING FROM NAS KEY WEST CONTROL TOWER
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. 040019Z DECEMBER 1956
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATION OF OSERBER
CONTROL TOWER KEY WEST NAVAL ANDUR
UNDERSFA
UNAVENS
P NUON FLORIDA 2433N 8141W

PAGE THREE RJESYQ 1B
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER
A. CIVILIA N NONE
B. C-1
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SURFACE 050 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
6000 FT 200 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
10000 FT 220 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
16000 FT 220 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
20000 FT 230 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
30000FT 260 DEGREES 65 KNOTS
50000 FT 260 DEGREES 85 KNOTS
80000 FT NOT AVAILABLE
C. CEILING CLEAR
D. VISIBILITY 15 MILES
E. CLOUD COVER NONE
F. THUNDERSTORMS NONE
8. N/A

PAGE FOUR RJESTY 1B
9. NONE KNOWN
10. NONE KNOWN
11. OPERATIONS OFFICER
1296TH AACS SQDN FLIGHT SERVICE MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA
ALL MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA
CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE FLARE DROP OR OTHE MISSION IN THIS AREA ALL
REPORT NEGATIVE COAST GUARD USAF AIR RESCUE AND 35TH 

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