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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 25 Aug 52 | 2. LOCATION Petersburg, Virginia | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 0105 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Member of OCC | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6 seconds. | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 Aug 52 | Petersburg, Va | Local: 21452 Zebra: 21452  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☑ Yes ☐ Naked Eye ☐ Binoculars ☐ Telescope ☐ Theodolite | ☐ No  |
|  5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? | ☐ Yes ☐ By One Set ☐ By Two Sets ☐ By Three Sets | ☑ No  |
|  6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? | ☐ Yes ☐ A/C Observed Object ☐ Interception Attempted ☐ No Intercept Attempted | ☑ No  |
|  7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? | ☐ Yes ☐ A/C Scrambled ☐ Visual Contact Made ☐ A/I Cont…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: ______ Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? | Yes | No | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  a. |  |  |  |  |  |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Insu…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WILDS ALOFT:  |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
|  0 |  |  | 25,000 |  |   |
|  1,000 |  |  | 30,000 |  |   |
|  2,000 |  |  | 35,000 |  |   |
|  3,000 |  |  | 40,000 |  |   |
|  4,000 |  |  | 45,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 |  |  | 50,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 |  |  | 55,000 |  |   |
|  7,000 |  |  | 60,000 |  |   |
|  8,000 |…

ACTION
1. Atian
2. Atin
3. C. files

REC'D
APR 12 1943
ATI
ATSC
REC'D ATSC
APR 13 1943

A
RE133
SPC119E
YDB373

YYA131
THA893
JEPQW BB94

PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEPNB 444
DE ROSLYN NY 2DS/JEPQW 42D
P 2715 DSE

FM CO 771ST ACANDW SQDN FT CUSTIS VA
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC

JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO

INFO JEPNB/CG EADF STEWART AFB NY

EN/CG 26TH AIR DIV ROSLYN NY

CGDOW 1133 PD ATTN ATIAA 2C JEDWPPD FLYOBRPT
PD EAW AF LTR 29 APR 52 TWO CMA FOLG IS SUBMTD CLN IAW APR SEVEN
CHARLIE PD PAR ONE TWO OBJECT CMA NO SHAPE CMA SIZE CMA COLOR …

PAGE TWO JEPQW 42D

PAR TWO CA OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AT APPROX ZERO ONE ZERO FIVE ZEBRA CMA TWO FIVE AUGUST FIVE TWO PD REMAINED IN SIGHT FOR APPROX SIX SECONDS PD PAR THREE CMA VISUAL OBSVTN FRO SURFACE PD PAR FOUR CMA LOCATION OF OBSVRS WAS THREE SEVEN DEGREES THREE FIVE MINUTES NORTH LAT CMA SEVEN SEVEN DEGREES FOUR SEVEN MINUTES WEST LONG PD PAR FIVE CMA WAS OBSERVED BYOMM GARRELL CHEEK CMA ONE FOUR SEVEN SOUTH ADAMS ST CMA PETERSBURG CMA VIRGINIA PD RELIABILITY AND EXPERIENCE UNKNOWN EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THIS MAN IS A MEMBER OF THE GROUND OBSVR CORPS CMA UNDER THE RICHMOND CMA VIRGINIA F…