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PROJECT 10373 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  28 Aug 52 | Barksdale AFB, La. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 0300 | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aeronautical ☐ Probably Aeronautical ☐ Possibly Aeronautical  |
|  OVT | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. PHOTOS | airmen, AP's |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |  |   |
|  8. LENGTH OF OBSER…

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IN-134-52
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FLYORIST
Parkside AFB, La.
30 August 1952
HIGHLAND P. RAINBOW, Major, USAF
USAF Letter 200-6, 29 April 1942
301st Bombardment Wing (n) SAG
28 August 1952
2-3
A/2c Jack S. Jones, AF 18348261
30 August 1952 A/2c Jack S. Jones, AF 18348261, 604th
Air Police Squadron, Parkedale AFB, while on guard duty on the flight line in area
"G", observed what appeared to be a comet. This comet or object moved at a terri-
fie rate of speed in a direction from the N.W. to South. The "star like" light
suddenly stopped in flight and hovered in a stationary position…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

1. DATE 25 Aug 52
2. LOCATION Holloman AFB, N. M.
3. TIME
Local: 1540 MST
Zebra: 2240

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☑ Yes
☐ Yes
☐ Naked Eye
☐ Binoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite

5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
☐ Yes
☐ By One Set
☐ By Two Sets
☐ By Three Sets

6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR?
☐ Yes
☑ No
A/C Observed Object
☐ Interception Attempted
☐ No Intercept Attempted

7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT?
☐ Yes
☑ No
A/C Scrambled
☐ Visual Contact Made
☐ A/I Contact Made
☑ No Contact Made

8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY T…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 100 Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. Holloman | RW | AWS |  | ✓ |   |
|  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
…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  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 |  |  | 65,000 |  |   |
|  9,000 |  |  | 70…