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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 29 Apr 52 | 2. LOCATION Coldwater, Ohio | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☑ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1940 GMT 30 0040Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilians | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Cherry red - 
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# Report of Sighting

At 0915 on 30 April 1952 a Mr. [redacted] of Coldwater, Ohio, called ATIC. He reported that at 1940 EST on 29 April he and three other people observed an unidentified aerial object.

The object was first seen directly overhead. It drifted NW and disappeared in the distance. It was at an angle at elevation of about 30° when it disappeared.

The object appeared to be disc shaped "standing on edge". It was the color of "cherry red hot iron". It appeared to be about 1/8 the size of a full moon. The source thought that it was drifting faster than a balloon could dri

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