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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | 27 Sep 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  D. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 27/0905 EST Gm1 27/1505 Z  |
|  S. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ XOX  |
|  T. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2-3 min  |
|  H. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHT | AF Flight Instructor and cadet in T-33 a/c sighted white circular object at about 65000'. Object flew straight line, left no trail. Object moved erratically at 600-700 mph.  |
|  2. LOCATION | HEMPSTEAD TEX  |
| --- | --- |
|  3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ XXXX - Visual ☐ Ground Radar ☐ Air-intercept Radar  |
|  4. SOURCE | AF Pilot and cadet  |
|  5. NUMBER O…

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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 Sep 52 | Hempstead, Texas | Local: 2305CST Zebra: 1505Z  |

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☐ Yes
☑ No
☐ Naked Eye
☐ Binoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite

5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
☐ Yes
☑ No
☐ By One Set
☐ By Two Sets
☐ By Three Sets

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

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

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☑ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 15 Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. | Houston | P | W.B. | — | —  |
|  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
☐ …

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHEET

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WINGS 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 |  | 10…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Wing Intelligence Officer Bryan Air Force Base, Texas | IR-70-52 (ATRC) |   |

On or about 0905 hours, 27 September 1952, an unidentified object, flying at great speed, was observed by two persons, 1/Lt. JAMES E. FAHNAUER, an instructor, and Cadet [redacted] as student, both assigned to the 3530th Pilot Training Group, Bryan Air Force Base, Bryan Texas. Both persons were flying in T-33 Jet Aircraft, number 4254. This was one of…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
FOREIGN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
MARCH 3, 1947
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WAR DEPARTMENT
MARCH 3, 1947
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States of America | IR-70-52 (ATRC) |   |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |
| --- |
|  SUBJECT | FROM (Agency)  |
| --- | --- |
|  ITZGREFT | Intelligence Office, Bryan AFB, Texas  |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  HEMPSTEAD, Texas | 27 September 1952 | F-6  |
|  PREPARED BY (S…