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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  11 Sep 52 | Lake Charles, La. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2045 OUT | ☑ Ground-Vessel ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER…

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# PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET

## I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  11 Sept '52 | Luke Charles, L.A. | Local: 2045EST Zebra: 0245  |

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☑ Yes
☐ 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
☑ 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 …

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 6 hrs Minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. | Tubes Charles L. | Radio source not yet updated | USDA Weather Board |  | white  |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☑ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely …

PR OCT 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 |  | 1…

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WERE WHITE WITH NO APPARENT BEAN SHOWING BEYOND OBJ PD TIME OF SIGHTING CLN 2045 HRS 11 SEP 52 PD LGTN OF TIME OBSR CLN APRX 10 SEC PD MANNER OF OBSR CLN VISUAL PD OBSR FR RND UP THEATER 3 MILES E OF LAKE CHARLES LA PD OBJ OVERHEAD TVL W TO E PARALLELING HWY 9B PD APRX ALT OF OBJ 3000 FT PD IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSR CLN C PD W PD LAMINGHAN CMA LA PD EST OF RELIABILITY AND EXPERIENCE CLN B-4 PD (WEA AND WINDS ALOFT COND AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING CLN VERY CLEAR CMA VERY WITTLE WIND PD ANY ACTY OR COND CMA METEOROLOGICAL OR OTHERWISE CMA WHICH MIGHT ACCT FOR SIGHTING CLN NO…

ACTION
SEP 15 22 44 1962
11. Atiaa
2. Atia
3.C. files

MP0267
VMA034
VVA074
VDC055
JESKH 33
PP JEPHJ JEDWP JEDEN JEDM 444
CC JEDM 21
P 132J26Z ENJ
FM CO ADIV GSS LAKE CHARLES AFB LA
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 D C
JEDWP/ATIC FOR ATIAA-20 WEIGHT PATTERSON AFB 04
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDMH/CG SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR

4401 6482. FLYOBRPT PD ICW AFL 200-5 DYO 29
APR 52 CMA UNIDENTIFIED FLY ODJ REPTD SIGHTED BY CIV LISTED BELOW PD
DESCRIPTION AS REQ BY PAN COCA OF CITED LTR FOL PD SHAPE OF OBJ CLN
ROUNDED FRONT CMA NOT CLEAR DUE TO DARKNESS PD SIZE OF OBJ CLN APRY
SIZE OF B-…

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE
4771.00

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 11 9 22
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: 8 30 45 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.
1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
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:
Local
Local
Local
Local
Local
Local
Hospital Address City or Town State Country
Add…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? The lights attracted
Very attention

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
Day 12 Month April Year 9 Year 52

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SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Walking behind
my car.

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.
Watching the movie in progress at that
time

7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No
IF you answered YES, t…