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PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 8 Mar 52 | 2. LOCATION | Pacific Ocean | 3. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1130 CPT. 2130 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Intercept Reder | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Aircrew | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 3 | 9. COURSE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMAR…

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 8-12-8 March 52 | 2. LOCATION 33°36'N-136°23'W Pacific Ocean | 3. JUDGE Aircrew | 4. TIME Local 1130 at 2130 S | 5. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Three | 6. SHAPE "Putts of Smoke" | 7. COLOR -  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  8. COURSE - | 9. ALTITUDE - | 10. ANGULAR VELOCITY 0 per second | 11. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |   |   |
|  12. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Visual - Air | 13. LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED Seconds | 14. MANEUVERS -  |   |   |   |   |
|  15. CONCLUSIONS Possible meteor explosion. |   | 16. COMMENTS Grew observed putts of white smoke. Fire & Fire …

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | CLASS & SE. (AIR)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  USA-MATS | IR-174-52 | 9P437291  |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

## SUBJECT
Unusual Sightings in Pacific Area

## AREA REPORTED IN
Pacific Ocean

## DATE OF REPORT
18 April 1952

## DATE OF INFORMATION
8 and 12 March 1952

## EVALUATION
B-3

## DEFERRED OR DEFERRED
Arthur G. Love, Captain, USAF

## SOURCE
MATS Aircrews

## EMPHASIS (Under similar circumstances, including, or applicable)
P. 185

## SUMMARY:
Under similar summary of report, this equip…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 7

DATE: 6-12 Mar 52
TIME (Local): 2130Z
LOCATION: Pacific Ocean
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Unknown
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: Unknown
ALTITUDE: Unknown
HEADING: Unknown
SOURCE: NATS Crew
ACTION OR COMMENTS: No investigation due to time lapse in report.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Three puffs of white smoke.

UNCLASSIFIED

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10