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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ss @ a ee = @ = 6 G5 * SEL ANA e eee nn tee | ‘ ie afr R ( 6 Neo 52 oe 7 ee — de CATE TIME GRO: =f {2 LSCATION Cb NGO (Ore Coast of La} YPE OF OBSERY ATION a 2 +e == =. >_> [=e]; > — e-  -—- 2re ~— mang ae ae ee “12 CONCLUSIONS *. = Wag Balloon Penvably Balloor Passrbly calioor Was Aircrate Probably Aircraft? Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably . stronomical Po deen . Astron mee - Bee ees ee a a tik Ske * cone ‘te Sor ribs 1G, wore fa — <2. * i #; 5O0 | ewe ee a ee 8 ee i | PE eee 'oecal.. bf? 8 ET RISEN ee O Grmund- Vi sual GC Ground-Vader GMT oun psc oa\— ME…

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WeTeTeTT TTT TT TIT TT TTT TTT Trt r Titi irri rite reir re ee eee Lele DEC. 6» 1952 GULF OF MEXICO ___KEYHOE#{1953 P_ 161) 5 WITNESSESOO_ AT Se24 AeMe A B=-29 BOMBERs PILOTED BY CAPTAIN JOHN HARTER, WAS 190 MILES 01 FROM GALVESTON _ANO_ ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE LOUISANA COASTe THE S=29. 02 CRUISING IN BRIGHT MOONLIGHT AT 18.000 FEET» WAS RETURNING TO ITS BASE IN 03 TEXAS» A MINUTE BEFOREs HARTER HAD CALLEN THE RADAR OFFICER,» LIEUTENANT SID 04 = f «fs ed i ————— i = ——— ——s COLEMAN» ANO ASKEO HIM TO TURN ON THE: SET» SO HE COULO CHECK THE COASTLINE ON 05 _ E AUXILIARY SCOPE _IN THE COCKPI…

LT LT REIT VATE ERs RA NRC FW. PN erate RC MUNRTTRARIMIURVAINIE TSM i De ek 2 ek ee +. = ass ee = Ge Ge aes & « .._.__ -_ STAFE SERGEANT FERRIS SEAT BAILEY. JO THE WAIST BLISTERe OPEN=MOUTHEO, HE S59 WATCHED TwO OSJECTS STREAK BY == MERE BLURS ‘OF BLUE=WHITE LIGHT. 60 UP_IN THE COCKPIT, HARTER=S EYES WERE. GLUEO TO THE AUXILIARY SCOPEe FORTY 61 — 1 ee a a et ee a a e+. es ee Se - ——— ie = = -—- -_ MILES con FIVE OF THE OBYECTS WERE RACING BEHIND THE BOMBER. CUTTING ACROSS 62 TS COUR | 63 SUDDENLY THE OBJECTS SWERVED. HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE B=29e HARTER FROZE.64 __ AT_THEIR TERRIFIC SPEEO THE…

= (fame ep Ps : a Ba29 . B tcits base im Texas. It:was: just before da a~-on December, 6, 1952, less than» 48° hours atter:: Lieutenant. Fogle’s. near. collision ' Laredo, TR, fe ™ Approaching the end of an 4 practice flight to Florida, the ven | was cruising in bright moonlight at 18,000 feet. At 5:94 a.m., the big bomber, piloted by Capt. John Harter, was 190 mules from Gal- veston and about 109 miles south of the Louisiana coast. A minute before, Harter hav ca.led the radar officer, Lt. Sid Coleman, and asked him to turn on the set, so he could check the coastline on the auxil- lary scope i…

Pe | Stab * Th nal ye tee * onk Q. BAFOI-34" 01 Tacker/mhb/72291 14 March 1961 i ow ea Q.: Dec. b, hys2; what conclusion in’ the Gulg | ss Cee al of Mexico case, where three groups of UFO’s were seen and radaretracked by the crew of Af Be2y bomber,. and a very large odject t+ aay “Pep ene tracked -at- over. ¥, 000: MePehe- after one ae} F415 | srown-or UPO*s has. Sesgest with it?" tz / | BS The object which was tracedd by radar 6 December 1952 is carried as unidentified in the Aerospace Technical lnteliigence Center files. Ava 7 " at dal Pr. ee a 7 ' no _ }- = - = - a i Co = a " ele > Ss ~ i? …

SSENRVED BY GROUND RADAR 5. WAS OE ARSERURT) BROOM THe ATH 7 WERE AIRCRA CRAMBLED TO Lh ME NG AGENC} : t and Mai idress 2. WHA ST RUNSOM Al TT DiD O3u2zCi arvPEAR TO ARCH DOWNA DID OsdfCz HAVE A TAIL? DID OBJcUT ArFrEAR TO DIS EC rate? 13° WE FABRE TRTYe CK ‘TONS O) 9 0 | 20, 1 20, WAS‘ The OBJECT VILWED "fHD ABOVE 450 ELEVATION? ATIC Form 33% (13 Aug 52) IT. ASTRONOMICAL DATA . CI Yes IME OF SiaanTiNau TO SJNz III. ALRCRAFT DATA T7. WERE AIRcAA?T NOToD IN AREA? , hth, C) ore Than One Aircraft H BACKGROUND NOISE’ O-Yes oak! ” Yooals 3a os > Les mt. —_ C) Telescope Cc Theodolite rj Yos [I By On…

: OPE LR HE ei perm IV. BALLOON DATA 51. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN ARH “TY 55 22. TIME SINCE SUmsD ED BALLOON RELEASE? ve « POSSIBLE BALLOON INCH < SS DOWNWIND OF SIOHTING? ____ location : | V. EVALUATION » EVALUATION OF SOURCE: 22. DETAI OF REPORTS Coy Excellent [E}-Good (—) Poor [_] Insufficient to Evaluate . {_) Unreliable (_) Extremely Doubtful [NAL EVALUATION: | | (") Was Balloon | C_] Was Astronomical | Cj] Probably Balloon [—] Probably Astronomical (-) Possibly Balloon [_] Possibly Astronomical [“jWas Aircraft (_) Others fj Probably Aircraft (Possibly Aircraft ._ —~¥ [EE] Insufficient D…