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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13 Sep 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Lovington, Virginia  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 0007  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | multiple  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | few seconds  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | ☐  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Shape - Ball of fire. Danced.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Several sources saw an object with a tail streak across the sky -- sighted for few seconds only. Aircraft in area reported a m…

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APR 1932
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WPD137PYDC133
TYD173
TMA191
JEPQW A136
PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEPNB 444
DE ROSLYN NY 233/JEPOW 530
P 131403Z
FM CO 771ST AC AND W SQDN FT JOHN CUSTIS VA
TO JEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQS USAF WASH 25 DC
JEDWP/CG ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
JEPNB/CG EADF STEWART AFB NY
ZEN/CG 26TH AIR DIV DEF ROSLYN NY

ACGDOW 1166 PD ATTN ATIAA 2C FLYOBRPT PD IAW AF
LTR 200-5 DTD TWO NINE APR FIVE TWO CMA FOLG IS SUBMTD CLN IAW PARA
SEVEN COCA PD PARA ONE CMA A BLUE BALL OF FIRE WITH A LONG TAIL WAS
SIGHTED HE…

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PD NEXT 01 SIGHTING WAS BY MR CHA CHA SINGH CHA SINGTON AVE CHA CHA VIRGINIA PD THIRD 02 SIGHTING BY PILOT OF CAVALIER AIRCRAFT CHA NAME UNKNOWN PD FOURTH 03 SIGHTING BY MR CHA CHA LOVINGSTON CHA VIRGINIA PD RELIABILITY AND EXPERIENCE OF ALL OBSVRS IS UNKNOWN PD PAR SIX CHA NO WEATHER INFO REPORTED PD PAR SEVEN CHA PILOT OF CAVALIER AIRCRAFT REPORTED SEEING A METEOR PD PAR EIGHT CHA NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OBTAINED PD PAR NINE CHA NONE PD PAR TEN CHA AS MENTIONED ABOVE CHA CAVALIER AIRCRAFT WAS IN VICINITY OF FIRST TWO SIGHTING PD FOURTH PERSON TO SIGHT OBJECT REPORTED A FOU…

PAGE TWO JEPGW 52D

AND THEY INFORMED US THAT AT ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO FIVE ZULU A CAVALIER AIRCRAFT REPORTED SERING A METEOR IN THE VICINITY OF PATUXENT CMA MARYLAND PD AT ZERO ONE ONE FIVE ZULU CMA RICHMOND FILTER CENTER CALLED THIS STATION AGAIN WITH A REPORT THAT THE SAME OBJECT HAD BEEN SIGHTED OVER COLONIAL HEIGHTS CMA VIRGINIA CMA AT ZERO ZERO ZERO THREE ZULU PD PAR TWO CMA FIRST SIGHTING CLN APPROX ZERO ZERO ZERO TWO ZULU ONER RICHMOND CMA VIRGINIA PD OBSVD FOR A FEW SECONDS PD SECOND SIGHTING CLN ZERO THREE ZULU OVER COLONIAL HEIGHTS CMAVIRGINIA PD THIRD SIGHTING CLN PILOT OF CAVALIER A…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  13 Sept '52 | Lavington, Va. | Local: 0300 EET Zebra: 0700  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☑ Yes ☐ Naked 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 INT…

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: Multiple
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☑ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☐ Good
☑ Fair
☐ P…

PROJECT 10073, WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WINDS ALOFT: | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | 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 |  |   |
|  …