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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 12 Oct 52 | 2. LOCATION HILLCREST HEIGHTS, MD. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 12/2200 EST GMT 13/0300 Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Reder | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE 2 AF Officers | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35-40 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficie…

12 OCT ACTION
1. Atta
2. Atiaa
3. Opleo

RC2UT
WPB816YDC985
TYA999
JEPHQ B813
PP JEDWP JEDEN222
DE JEPHQ 82A
P 139439Z ZNJ
7M HQ USAF WASHDC

TO JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
OHIO ATTN COLN ATIAA-2C

JEDEN/COMMANDING GENERAL AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO

FROM COLN AFOIN 58193 FLYOBRPT-ABOUT 2200 HRS CMA 12
OCT 52 CMA WHILE DRIVING EAST ON COLBROOK DR HILLCREST HTS CMA MD
CMA IN COMPANY WITH MAJ CMA USAF CMA

CMA USAF A PILOT CMA BOTH ATTACHED TO AIR BASE GROUP CMA
ANDREWS AFB CMA MD. CMA PAREN CODE 185 CMA EST 6296 PAREN SAW
AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT …

7-3719-20

P 1364397 7NJ

FM HQ USAF WASHDC

TO JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN COLN ATIAA-2C

JEDEN/COMMANDING GENERAL AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO

FROM COLN AFOIN 58193 FLYOBRPT-ABOUT 2200 HRS CMA 12 OCT 52 CMA WHILE DRIVING EAST ON COLBROOK DR HTS CMA MD CMA IN COMPANY WITH MAJ CMA USAF CMA MAJ CMA USAF A PILOT CMA BOTH ATTACHED TO AIR BASE GROUP CMA ANDREWS AFB CMA MD. CMA PAREN CODE 185 CMA EST 6296 PAREN SAW AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT ABOUT THE SIZE AND BRILLIANCE OF A MEDIUM STAR TO THE EAST OF THEM. THEY REPORT THE OBJECT FIRST SEEN AB…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  12 Oct '52 | Hillcrest Heights MD. | Local: 2200 Est Zebra: 0200  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☑ Yes ☐ Asked 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 …

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 00 Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. | Hillcrest Weather Station | rushwood | ? | ☑ | white  |
|  b. | M12 |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

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

22. DETAIL…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WELDS ALOFT:  |   |   |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DRECTION (degrees)  |
|  0 |  | 180°  |
|  1,000 |  |   |
|  2,000 |  |   |
|  3,000 |  |   |
|  4,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 |  |   |
|  7,000 |  |   |
|  8,000 |  |   |
|  9,000 |  |   |
|  10,000 |  |   |
|  12,000 |  |   |
|  14,000 |  |   |
|  16,000 |  |   |
|  18,000 |  |   |
|  20,000 |  |   |
|  5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? ☐ Yes ☐ No (If yes, at what altitude? ______)  |  …