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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 25 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION South Pass, Louisiana | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ☐ 25/2030Z ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1/2 hour | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE Westerly  |
|  10. …

RSE/CC-EASTSEAFRON
RSE/CC/ JUNEASTERN
RSE/CC/CUNDT COGARD
USCG ORNC
LT

FLYOSHPT X ROUND BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT X NO EXHAUST X NO SOUND X MOVING SLOWLY BUT FASTER THAN STAR OR FLANET X MOVING STRAIGHT LINE X FLASHED OUT ABRUPTLY X SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN INTENSITY WHILE IN SIGHT X APPAX 29 DEG ABOVE HORIZON X SIGHTED 20-30 FOR APPAX 1/2 HOUR X VISUAL X CG LIGHT STATION SOUTH PASS RANGE REAR 29-30.9N 89-10.2W X OBJECT ESTIMATED 12 MILES NW MOVING WESTERLY X OBSERVER ROBERTSON J.B. BM2 USCG CONSIDERED RELIABLE X WEATHER CLEAR AND CALM X NO UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENON X NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE X NO INTERCEP…

25/2030 Z
25 Dec 57
Smith, Paul T.
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N Dec 31 0921 NY Dec 37 15 22
HSUFF INFO
RD262
V SQD271 YDA223 TYC125 THA233 STENSPTRSETNE39 SETHFJ 212
RR RJEPHQ RJEDWF RJEDEM RJEPNS RSEFW RSEGK RSEGDG RSEPJC
DE RSETHFJ 12
R 3125212
FM CCGDEIGRT
TO RJEPHQ/DIRINT HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEDWF/AIRTECHINT CENTER WRIGHT PATT AFS OHIO-ATT: ATIAA-20
RJEDEN/COM AIRDEFCOMMAND ENT AFS COLORADO SPRINGS
RJEPNS/COM EASTERN AIR DEFENCE COMMAND STEWART AFS NY
INFO RSEFW/DIRNAVINT NAVY MEPT WASHDC