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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  21 Oct 52 | KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 13. WAS AIRCRAFT ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GHT | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronautical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | 14. OTHER  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Weather Observer | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☑ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 
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EXTRACT OF REPORT FROM WEATHER BUREAU AIRPORT STATION
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, DATED OCTOBER 21, 1952

Observed unexplained aerial phenomena while following a 100-gram
pibal balloon with the standard Weather Bureau theodolite. Six
white or whitish objects in a very loose formation appeared in the
theodolite vision field. These were sighted 57 minutes after re-
lease of the standard white 100-gram pibal balloon. This would
give an altitude of 16,565 meters, or 54,347 feet MSL. The eleva-
tion angle was 36.5° and the azimuth angle was 267.6°.

While holding the loose formation of two, three, on

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