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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  7 Aug 52 | DULUTH, MTNN. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 07/1506 CST CMT 07/2106 Z | ☑ Command-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Weather Observer | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
39
7-3719-10

|  COUNTRY | USA | CLASSIFICATION | ZR-9-52C | (LEAVE BLANK) | 39  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT
FLECKRPT

AREA REPORTED ON
Duluth, Minnesota

DATE OF REPORT
8 August 1952

DATE OF INFORMATION
7 August 1952

EXALATION

PREPARED BY (Name)
Loren F. England, 2d Lt, USAF

SIGNATURE

REVIEWED BY (Title)
(Title)
Loren F. England, 2d Lt, USAF

SIGNATURE

(Contd number, duration, previous report, etc., as applicable)

SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significa…

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 7 August 1952
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of day: 15 06 08 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
(Circle One):
a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where did you see the object?
Weather Bureau
Airport Station
Postal Address
Duduth
City or Town
Minnesota State
St. Louis…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? During routine pilot balloon I saw a small bright light in the eyepiece at a standard Weather Bureau theodolite.

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
7 August 1952
Day Month Year

SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Making routine Weather Bureau pilot balloon observation

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object? Try to list the activity or activities, and the approximate amount of time spent on each.
Preparing for pilot balloon observation - 4 min…

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8. What direction were you facing when you first saw the object?
(Circle One):
a. North
b. Northeast
c. East
d. Southeast
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest

i. Object lens of theodolite was facing NE at 237°

8.1 What direction were you facing when the object disappeared?
(Circle One):
a. North
b. Northeast
c. East
d. Southeast
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest

i. Object lens of theodolite was facing NE at 237°

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above two questions. (8 and 8.1).
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not v…

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# SECTION C

12. Estimate how long you saw the object?
|  0 | 2 | 10  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Hours | Minutes | Seconds  |

12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain
b. Fairly sure
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle One) Solid or Transparent? Couldn't tell. It looked like a bright light.

14. Did the object at any time: (Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
14.3 Change size? Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
14.4 Change co…

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18. Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind.
18.2 Move in front of something? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know
IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of.
18.3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes ☐ No ☑ Don't know

19. Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the object you saw? (Circle One):
a. Pea
b. Baseball
c. Basketball
d. Bicycle wheel
e. Office desk
f. Automobile
g. Small airplane
h. Large airplane
i. Dirigible
j. Other In eyeglass…

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SECTION D

22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon when you first saw it. Place a "B" to show where it was when when you last saw it.

Overhead
![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg)
Your eye

23. In the following sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.

Overhead
![img-1.jpeg](img-1.jpeg)
Your eye

24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place an "A" at the beginning of its path and a …