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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Cedar Key, Fla. | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 05/1704Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☑ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astromedical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 min/still present | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one | 9. COUR…

Mullt 5/17042
5 Dec 57
Cedar Key Fla
Balloon

SQH035V SQD145 YDB104 VYC156 VDE054KBA035
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 4D
P 061500Z
FM COMDR 660TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR

13:55
134E4
3-4X2a
RD

B. DAY
5. GHGQ 5513
6. A

B. NONE
7. A. CLEAR
B. SURFACE 320/15 10A 300/30 16A 300/25 20A 290/45 30A 280/120

The descriptions of the object is characteristic of a weather balloon. A check with balloon schedules show a balloon was scheduled to be released around 1300 local, but it is known they are released as much as an hour early. Also, the balloon could be an unscheduled release from Eglin AFB of Tallahassee.

B. ALLOON

PAGE THREE RJESKB 4D
50A 270/85
C. CLEAR
D. 20 MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE

10. JET OVERHEAD CMM MULTIJET BOMBER HEADING SOUTHEAST
1. DUTY DIRECTOR CMM PLANET VEN…

RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0680 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD

1. A. WHITE SPHERE ROUND
B. 5-4 ;3,7
1. WHITE
D. ONE
E. NOT APPLICABLE
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE

CHARACTERISTICS OF A BALLOON SEEN AT NOON

PAGE TWO RJESKB 4D

2. TRAVELING EAST NORTH EAST
A. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT
B. 30 DEGREES DUE NORTH
C. UNKNOWN
D. DRIFTING VERY SLOW
E. STILL PRESENT
F. 1 MINUTE
3. NAKED EYE AND BINOCULARS
B. BINOCULARS
C. NOT APPLICABLE
4. 1204 EST 5 DECEMBER 1957

observers know where object came from but don't know where it disappeared to!