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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Aug 59 | Spokane, Washington | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☑ Possibly Balloon 2  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Airplane ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2155 PST | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Interrest Radar | ☐ Was Astronautical ☐ Probably Astronaut ☐ Possibly Astronaut  |
|  GWT | ☐ Sound to ☐ Air ☐ Air-Interrest |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Control Tower Operato…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Aug 52 | Spokane, Wash. | Local: 2155 Zebra: 140455  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☑ Yes ☐ Asked Eye ☐ Binoculars ☐ 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 Cont…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 45 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
☐ Insuf…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Aug 52 | 2155 L | Keger Field  |
|  4. WORDS ALERT:  |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
|  0 |  |  | 25,000 |  |   |
|  1,000 |  |  | 30,000 | 39 | 255°  |
|  2,000 |  |  | 35,000 |  |   |
|  3,000 |  |  | 40,000 |  |   |
|  4,000 |  |  | 45,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 |  |  | 50,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 |  |  | 55,000 |  |   …

ACTION
11. ATIAA
2. ATIA
3.C.Files

ATIC
18 AUG 52 10 41
GN

JPE154
XYA161
XDB178
JWPML 187
PP JEPHQ JEDWP 222
DE JWPML 151AP 161825Z ZNJ
FM CO GEIGER FLD WASH
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASH D C
JEDWP/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CTR WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO
JWPML/CG WADEH HAMILTON AFB CALIF
WRIGHT PAT AFB ATTN: ATIAA-2C PD GOOT 8-214 PD
REF AFL 200-5 PAR SEVEN C PD MSG IN NINE PARTS PD PART ONE PD JUMBLED
FORMATION OF TEN WHITE LIGHTS MOVING NE TO SW IN TEN SEC PD SECOND
FLIGHT OF ATRE THAN TEN FOLLOWING SAME COURSE APPEARED AS FIRST FLIGHT
DISAPPEARED TO SW PD
PART 2 21…

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE - 4711.00

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 15 Aug. Month 1952 Year Friday
1.2 Time of Day: 21:15 Hrs. Min. A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
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:
11 Unit Chief (Diamond) District
Postal Address City or Town MIA State C…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? My called my attention to it. He said "look" and said turned around to see what he wanted & saw this object from the sky.

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
26 Aug. Month 1952 Year

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SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Plug casting from a drilling boat for Blakely Steer.

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 each.
We had been plug casting since sundown…

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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 - Very
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
A. My father was not.

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass
b. Through windshield
c. Through binoculars
d. T…