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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 15 April 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Eglin AFB, Florida  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 15/1800Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian (Tech Rpts)  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | fifteen seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | SE to E | 10. OTHER | Mirage Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown  |

11. COMMENTS
Cause of this report attributed to optical phenomena associated with the turbulence following B-47.
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15/1804Z
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Multi
150457-81
ATIC

|  COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | REPORT TO | (Confidential)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States | AR-2-57 | 2 J  |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |
| --- |
|  FOR REPORT CONSULAR  |
|  Eglin Air Force Base, Florida  |
|  RECORDED BY  |
|  Air Proving Ground Command  |
|  Eglin Air Force Base, Florida  |
|  DATE OF REPORT  |
|  22 April 1957  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION  |
|  15 April 1957  |
|  PREPARING OFFICER  |
|  1st Lt Richard H. Lane  |
|  Ass't Chief, Intelligence Division  |
|  EVALUATOR  |
|  C-4  |

REFERENCES (Central number, dir
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(CLASSIFICATION)
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | REPORT NO. 2 OF 3 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Hq Air Proving Ground Command Eglin Air Force Base, Florida | IR-2-57 |   |

(1) Description of the object:
(a) An elliptical egg shape
(b) Object at first appeared size of a drag parachute from a B-47 when viewed at a distance of one half a mile. When the B-47 and object separated, its size was unable to be estimated as it was then realized that the object was at a great distance from the B-47.
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Sq Air Proving Ground Command Eglin Air Force Base, Florida | IR-2-57 |   |

(7) (a) Clear sky and unlimited visibility.
(b) The following weather report was obtained from Detachment #10, 4th Weather Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The readings were taken at 1500Z April 1957:
Surface - wind from 030 degrees at 5 knots
6,000 feet - 330 degrees at 13 knots
10,000 feet - 310 degrees at 28 knots
16,000

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