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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 July 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Sarasota, Florida  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2400 hrs EST GMT 18/0500Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Housewife  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 to 2 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | W to E to W circled | 10. COMMENTS | U.S. WX service states WX balloons launched fm Tampa, Fla. at 2400 hrs.  |

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was …

18 July 1957
12:00 PM
2400 EST
19 JUL 57 23 502
MCLANE COMMAND POST

Witness
WPH005WPC199 VYC181 VDD127CBA045
PP RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 3D
P 192030Z
FM COMDR 60TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DEF DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF WASH DC
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0395 PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
1. LOOKED LIKE A GOOD SIZED BALLOON SILVER IN COLOR AND SPINNING
LIKE A TOP
A. BALLOON SHAPE
B. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 100 FOOT BALLOON
C. SILVER
D. ONE
E. NONE
F. NONE
G. NONE

Looked lik…

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H. THE LADY HEARD THREE SHOTS AND GOT UP AND WENT TO FRONT OF HOUSE THEN HEARD ONE MORE SHOT FROM BACK OF HOUSE WHERE SHE LOOKED OUT BACK AND SHE SAW OBJECT

I. NONE

2. LOOKED LIKE THE OBJECT CIRCLED AND THEN WENT FROM WEST TO EAST AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED

A. WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SHOTS

B. TREE TOP LEVEL

C. LITTLE ABOVE TREE TOP LEVEL

D. MADE A CIRCLE AND RETURNED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS FROM HOUSE

E. WENT OUT OF SIGHT

F. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO MINUTES

3. VISUAL

A. GROUND VISUAL

B. NONE

C. N/A

4. APPROXIMATELY 1200 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT 17 JULY OR 18 JULY 57

A. 300-218 JULY…

C. N/A
4. APPROXIMATELY 1200 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT 17 JULY OR 0100 18 JULY 57
A. 0300-0600Z 18 JULY 57
B. NIGHT
5. TWO MILES SOUTH OF SARASOTA CITY LINE

Handwritten note: Note Tampa is North of Sarasota 1-ME Bull and 2- Eqbin located in area

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6.
A. MR [redacted] SARASOTA FLORIDA HOUSEWIFE
B. N/A
7.
A. GOOD
B. 220-10 240-10 210-15 240-10 340-05 040-15 UNKNOWN
C. WX AT MACDILL 0600Z 25 SCATTERED HI THIN OVERCAST VISIBILITY
10 MILES
D. GOOD
E. UNKNOWN
F. SOUTHERN QUADRANT
8. NONE
9. REPORT OVER TWELVE HOURS OLD
10. UNKNOWN
11. OPERATIONS OFFICER, PROJECT MOBY DICK WEATHER BALLOON…