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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | LOCATION | LOCATION  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 August 52 | Hillsborough, California | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
|  DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Has Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  Local 1730 PDT | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  CMT | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  PHOTOS | Civilian Couple | ☐ Other ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | B. NUMBER OF OBJ…

JEDER/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRI GS COLO
JWPML/CG WADE HAMILTON 7B CALIF

28TH OID/9399 FLYOBRPT. ATTN DIR OF INTELLIGENCE

1. TWO SILVER-GRAY OBJECTS SHAPED LIKE A CROSS SECTION OF A CONE STOPPING AND STARTING INTERMITTENTLY. EACH WAS 150 TO 200 FT IN DIAMETER HEADING SE AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 1300 MPH. OBJECTS FLEW ON STRAIGHT COURSE. NO SOUND WAS HEARD. OBJECTS DISAPPEARED BY FADING OVER HORIZON.

2. 1730PDT, 24 SUG. 1952, FOR APPROX. ONE MINUTE 250030Z
- OBSERVED VISUALLY FROM GROUND. 24 Aug
4. TBSERVERS WERE LOCATED ON HILLSBOROUGH, CALIF. OBSERVATION POINT APPROX. 500 FT HIGH. OBJECTS WERE …

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5. OBSERVERS WERE , SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., AND WITNESS; MRS.
6. CLEAR - VISIBILITY UNLIMITED - WINDS AT 10000 FT 240 DEGREESAT
13 KNOTS.
7. NONE
8. NONE
9. ONE
10. SOME AIR TRAFFICE IN GENERAL AREA, BUT LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC RELATIVE TO OBJECTS NOT REPORTED.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | 24 Aug 52 | LOCATION | Tucson, Arizona | LOCATION  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 1740 HST | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redder ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader ☐ | Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redder ☐ Air-Intercept Rader ☐  |
|  3. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | civilian | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 minute | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1 | 9. COURSE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | …

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

1. DATE 24 Nov '52
2. LOCATION Tuscany, Ariz.
3. TIME
Local: 1740 MST
Zebra: 0040

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☑ Yes
☐ Naked Eye
☑ Minoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite
☐ 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 Made
☐ A/I Contact Made
☐ No Contact Made
☑ No

8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT A…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 3 hr 40 Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? | Yes | No | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  a. | Davis - Matthew | Lawrence A.W.S. |  |  |  |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

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

22. DETAILS OF REPOR…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  21 Nov '52 | 1730 | Tucson, Arizona  |
|  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 |…