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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  10 Sep 52 | CLINTON, MD | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Loral 1430 ETC | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  CMT | ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE |   |
|  Yes ☐ No | Civilian woman |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION …

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10 Sep
USA-MATS IR-556-52

Unidentified Flying Object Intelligence Division, Hq MATS,
Maryland Andrews AF Base, Washington 25, D. C.
12 September 1952 10 September 1952 F-4
Major F. F. Hammerlund Civilian Residing Near Andrews AFB

1. On 10 September 1952 an unidentified flying object was observed near Andrews AFB. The object was described as shiny, metallic, elliptical with no exhaust visible and emitting no sound. Its size was roughly that of a half dollar. It was at a considerable height, its angle of elevation being approximately 70° in relation to the observer. The sighting lasted two t…

OBJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  12 Sep 52 | Anderson AFB, Washington, D.C. | Local: 1430H 25 Zebra: 1530  |

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☑ Yes
☐ Yes
☐ Naked Eye
☐ Binoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite

5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
☐ Yes
☐ By One Set
☐ By Two Sets
☐ By Three Sets

6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR?
☐ Yes
☐ A/C Observed Object
☐ Interception Attempted
☐ No Intercept Attempted

7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT?
☐ Yes
☐ A/C Scrambled
☐ Visual Contact Made
☐ A/I Contact Made
☐ No Contact M…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: ______ Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

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

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☑ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ In…

PRCT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHEET

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WINDS ALOFT: |  |   |
|  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 |  | 65,000  |
|  9,000 |  | 70,000  |
|  10,000 |  | 75,000  |
|  12,000 |  | 80,000  |
|  14,000 |  | 85,000  |
|  16,000 |  | 90,000  |
|  18,000 |  | 95,000  |
|  20,000 |  | 100,0…

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE 3691

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 10 Sept 1952
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: 14 30 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 were you when you saw the object:
Postal Address
City or Town
Mid
State
OSA
Country
Additional Remarks: s…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? Heard chestnuts falling from trees. Looked up and my eyes caught this shiny metallic object in sight.

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
10 Sept 1952
Day Month Year
My husband called at 1445 hrs and he called MATS Intellegenel Officer Andrews AFB at 1500 hours

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SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? serving in backyard

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 e…

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

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and 8.1).
**a.** Certain
**b.** Fairly certain
**c.** Not very sure
**d.** Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
**Yes** or **No**
*Believe in wearing eye glasses*

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One):
a. Through window glass
b. Through winds…