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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  6 November 1957 | Tampa, Florida | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local ☐ ONY 07/0215Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Binoculars ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Intercept Reder | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF …

6 7/2457
Mutti
Rec'd
Friday 7 Nov 57
9
1/4E4
34xxd
13:20

JEDWP H036 WPD122 YDA083 VYC132VDD054KBA050
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPND
DE RJESKB 6D
P 071520Z
FM COMDR 660TH ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
//UNCLASSIFIED//OPS 0629 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PDOO

1. FIRST APPEARED AS AN ORANGE BALL ASSUMED ROCKET SHAPE
A. LIKE ROCKET
B. EXCEPTIONALLY LONG
C. NEGATIVE
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. TAIL FINS LIKE ROCKET TUBULAR FUSELAGE/SWEPT STUBBY WINGS
JUST AHEAD OF AMIDSHIPS FRONT THIRD OF OBJECT HAD ONE LARG…

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RED AND ONE GREEN LIGHT ON TAIL FINS PD
G. NONE
H. LOUD HUM SIMILAR TO JET ENGINE BUT DEEPER IN TONE PD
I. NONE
2.
A. OBSERVERS BROTHER [redacted] HAD SEEN THE OBJECT AND CALLED HIM INTO THE YARD PD OBJECT HAD DISAPPEARED WHEN HE WENT OUT BUT REAPPEARED SOON AFTER PD
B. AZIMUTH 270 DEGREES ANGLE ABOUT 45 DEGREES
C. AZIMUTH 890 DEGREES ANGLE ABOUT 40 DEGREES
D. STEADY COURSE WEST TO EAST PASSED ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
E. FADED INTO DISTANCE
F. TWO TO FOUR MINUTES
3.
A. GROUND VISUAL
B. DINOCULARS POWER UNKNOWN
C. N/A
4.
A. 0215 7 NOV 57
B. NIGHT

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5. STREET TAMPA FLORIDA

6.
A. 22 ST TPAFLA FISH DEALER
19 ST TPA FLA HOUSEWIFE
39 DR. TPA FLS HOUSEWIFE
DR. 40 DR. TPA FLA DENTIST
12 DR. TPA FLA STUDENT
15 ST. TPA FLA STUDENT
19 TPA FLA FISH DEALER
24 ST. TPA FLA FISH DEALER
25 ST. TPA FLA SCHOOLTEACHER

B. NEG

7.
A. CLEAR
B. 5-320-15, 10-310-25, 15-310-30, 20-300-40, 30-280-60, 50-280-30
C. UNLIMITED
D. 15 MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE
8.

The descriptions are of 100 series fighters. These left are very often reported as UFO's because of their short, swept back wings, which, under certain conditions will appear very odd to a…

11. SR. DIRECTOR, POSSIBLY A JET FIGHTER PD
12. 2 25 MM PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY MR. CMA NOT YET PROCESSED PD
BT
07/1609Z NOV RJESKB