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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 3 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION Tampa, Florida | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 04/07/19215Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☑ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE wavering  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF S…

SQU02
Multi
3 Dec
1796
2/454
34x20
1
1
POSS balloon
12:14

SQE128 YDA091 VYC135 VDD044KBA026
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 2D
P 061400Z
FM COMDR 660TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0678 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
1. A. FGG SHAPED TWO WHITE LIGHTS FLASH GREEN LIGHT TO REAR
B. 250 FEET LONG 100 FEET WIDE Obviously influenced by all
reports and publicity given
to Levelland Texas case.
C. LIGHT PINK
D. ONE
E. NOT APPLICABLE
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. HEARD M…

PAGE TWO RJESKB 2D

2. NORTHEAST
A. NOISE
B. 20 DEGREES N.E.
C. 40 DEGREES N.E.
D. TIGHT CIRCLE AND HOVERED PD WAVERING FLIGHT PATH PD
E. PASSED OVER HORIZON
F. 45 SECONDS
3. NONE
B. NONE
C. NOT APPLICABLE
4. 2115 EST 3 DEC 57
A. 4 DEC 57 0215Z
B. NIGHT
5. 27 DEGREES 50 MON NORTH 82 DEGREES 30 MIN WEST
6. TAMPA FLA STUDENT
TAMPA FLA STUDENT
B. NONE
7. A. CLOUDY
B. SURFACE CALM 5A 200/20 10A 230/20 16A 250/20
20A 260/25 30A 270/60 50A 270/60

PAGE THREE RJESKB 2D

1. The observers were obviously influenced by the publicity given to reports since Swelland, Texas sighting.

C. 7000 SCATTERED
D. 12 MILES
E. 8/10
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE

2. Observers give inconsistent info; however, the flight path characteristics are of a balloon.

10. SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN TAMPA AREA AT THE TIME
11. DUTY DIRECTOR PD JET AIRCRAFT FROM MACDILL AFB FLA
12. NONE

BT
06/1500Z DEC RJESKB

POSS BALLOON