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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 27 Aug 52. | 2. LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OMT 0225 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE GCC Ind. Eng. | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknow
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4. Atia
2. Atia
3. C files

ACTION

A T C
17 Aug

7-3719-15

122
101
111
17 Aug

JOHN AII
JOHN JEDUP JUNG JUNE 444
DOSLYN NY 2 4/1/25 5 2
2712 42 2712
TO 647TH ACADY 20 LAWARSA 7A
TO JOHN/TO USAF WASHDC
INTO JEDUP/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON APR 011
JOHN/CC 2ST AFR COLORADO SPRINGS CALC
JOHN/CC EAST STRUART AFR NEWBURGH NY
JOHN/CC 26 ADIV DTF BOSLYN NY
ACC 251 PD AIR TECH INTEL CEN ATTN ATTAA-2 CHA
USAF ATTN DIR OF INTEL 26 ADIV CLN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING GRJYCT REPORT
/FLYORPT/ PD 1. BRILLIANT RED LIGHT CHA SHAPE AND SIDE UND TURNED
CHA FLASHED OFF AND ON AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS IN
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CLASSIFICATION THIS CORRESPONDENCE CONTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
FIFTH ARMY CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED STATES
1025 EOR

02252
1025 EOR

PAGE TWO
02252

DATE 1025 EOR

AT 1000 FORTY DECEMBER SEVENTH AUGUST 1944
FORT FROM 1000 DECREES AT 1000 HOURS
1000 FORT FROM 1000 DECREES AT 1000 HOURS
1000 FORT FROM 1000 DECREES AT 1000 HOURS
1000 FORT FROM 1000 DECREES AT 1000 HOURS
1000 FORT FROM 1000 DECREES AT 1000 HOURS

630
4
EOR
1025

1025
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OBSERVATION PD OBJECT ESTIMATED TO BE AT 0000 FEET PD B. OBJECT WAS OBSERVED BY EDWARD H SHAW CHA A CEVILIAN GROUND OBSERVER CORPS VOLUNTARY WHOSE ADDRESS IS SHELN 3000 WINDSOR AVE CHA BALTIMORE MD CHA SHINE NUMBER CHA WILHELM 4673 PD OCCUPATION CHA INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER PD BILIARILITY AND IMPERVENCE OF OBSERVER UNKNOWN PD 600TH CONDITION WAS CLEAR CHA VISIBILITY RIGHT /2/ MILES DURING PERIOD OF SIGHTING PD

MINDS ALOFT DURING PERIOD OF SIGHTING SHELN
0000 FEET FROM 15 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS
1000 FEET FROM 20 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS
1500 FEET FROM 25 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS
2000 FEET FROM 25 DEGREES AT 10 
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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  22 Aug 52 | Baltimore, Md | Local: Zobra: 2225  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☐ Yes ☐ Baked Eye ☐ Binoculars ☐ Telescope ☐ Thesedolite | ☐ 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 Ma
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IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 5 hrs 2 Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

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

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V. EVALUATION

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

22. DET
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( PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHY

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  22 Aug |  | Hc/103 Sol  |
|  4. WILDS ALOFT: | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  0 |  |  |  | 25,000 | 10 | 230  |
|  1,000 |  |  |  | 30,000 | 10 | 331  |
|  2,000 |  |  |  | 35,000 | 10 | 310  |
|  3,000 |  |  |  | 40,000 | 25 | 340  |
|  4,000 |  |  |  | 45,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 | 10 | 050 |  | 50,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 |  |  |  |
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27 AUG 52

647th AIRCRAFT CONTRAL AND WARSING SQUADRON
Manassas, Virginia

SUBJECT: Unconventional Flying Object Report (PLYMOUT) 4 SEP 1952

THAW: Commanding General
26th Air Division (Defense)
ATTN: Director of Intelligence
Roslyn, New York

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, USAF
Washington 25, D.C.

In compliance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, transmitted herewith are AF Forms 112, and inclosures thereto.

3 Incls:
1. AF Forms 112, dtd
29 Aug 52.
2. Ltr, Det No, 4670th Ord
Ober Sq, dtd 28 Aug 52.
3. Ltr. Mr Shaw, dtd 26 Aug 52.

W. A. CROHARTIE
Major, USAF
Commanding

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