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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  19 Oct 55 | Essex Junction, Vt | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 19/2338Z | Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian and military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3½ mi…

PD GCA REPORTED FIRST ACFT AT 1932 EDT IN CONTROL CMM OUT CONTROL AT

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1939 EDT PD SECOND ACFT 1940 EDT IN CONTROL CMM OUT CONTROL AT 1946
EDT PD ACFT MAKING FANTOM TOUCH DOWNS 20 FT ABOVE RUNNING LEVEL CMM
APPROCHING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON NS RUNWAY (RUNWAY LENGTH 7920) PD

11. OBJECT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A JET TYPE ACFT F 86 CMM FLYING
AWAY FROM OBSERVER AT DISTANCE OF 5 TO 10 MILES WITH THE AFTERBURNER
IN OPERATION CMM CAUSING THE ORANGE GLOW PD ACFT COULD HAVE FLOWN
ON COURSE SLIGHTLY TANGENT TO OBSERVERS VIEW CAUSING THE EXHAUST
TO APPEAR AS HALF MOON SHAPED CM…

F. 3 MINUTES CMM 30 SECONDS PD
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. N/A
4. A. 2338Z TO 234130Z 19 OCT 55 PD

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B. NIGHT
5. ESSEX JUNCTION CMM VT (HJBO 5329)
6. A. CMM AGE 30 CMM OCCUPATION CLN ELECTRONICS TECH
NICIAN CMM VT NATL GUARD CMM ALSO RADIO OFFICER VTCIV DEF DIS
I TRICT NO 2 PD 8 YEARS MIL SER WITH US NAVY PD
B. CMM CMM T SGT CMM 4602D AISS CMM
FLT 3E PD DUTY CMM 20570 CMM NCOIC FLT 3E PD
7. A. T SGT SMITH IMMEDIATELY CALLED AIR WEATHER STATION AND BASE OPERA
TIONS AT ETHAN ALLEN AFB PD SEE REPORT OF FINDINGS BELOW PD
B. AIR WEATHER STATION REPORT CLN SURFACE WINDS T…

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1. A. SHAPED LIKE HALF MOON
B. HEAD OF PEA
C. DULL ORANGE
D. ONE
E. M/A
F. REF A. ABOVE
G. NEG
H. NEG

I. OBJECT APPEARED SUSPENDED FOR PERIOD OF 3 MINUTES CMM OBJECT THEN APPEARED TO CHANGE TO DISC SHAPE AND DIMINISH IN SIZE CMM MAINTAINING SHAPE CMM COLOR ALSO CHANGED FROM DULL ORANGE TO BLUE WHITE CMM OBJECT CONTINUALLY DIMINISHED TO PIN POINT SIZE AND DISAPPEARED PD

2. A. MR. [redacted] NOTICED OBJECT WHILE DRIVING TO HIS HOME IN A SW DIRECTION PD OBJECT APPEARED TO BE OVER OR BEYOND THE BURLINGTON AIRPORT CMM JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CEILOMETER BEAM PD FROM HIS POSIT…

Multi
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WPB162 YDC131 TYD115 TMB135 TTB062
DHA49DHB011

MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPSN
DE RJEPDH 10B
M 2012302

FM COMDR FLT 3-E 4602D AISS EAAFB WINOOSKI VT
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
RJEPSN/COMDR 32D AIDV DEF HANCOCK FLD SYRACUSE NY
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/AIS3E 127K PD UFOB PD THE FOLL IS SUBM IN COMPL WITH
PARA 7 AFR 200-2 DTD 12 AUG 54 CLN

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