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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Aug 62 | Selfridge APE, Mich. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local OVT. 0339 | ☑ Drained-Visual ☐ Aired-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Airmen | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2 | 9. COURSE 2  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMA…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 Aug '52 | Selfridge AFB, Mich | Local: Zebra: 08002  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☑ Yes | ☐ No  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   | ☐ Naked Eye |   |
|   | ☐ Binoculars |   |
|   | ☐ Telescope |   |
|   | ☐ Theodolite |   |
|  5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? | ☐ Yes | ☑ No  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   | ☐ By One Set |   |
|   | ☐ By Two Sets |   |
|   | ☐ By Three Sets |   |
|  6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? | ☐ Yes | ☑ No  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   | ☐ A/C Observed Object …

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. | Dayton, O | Ravin | A.W.S. | Unk. |   |
|  b. | Columbus, O | Piball | USDA Unit 8 | “ |   |
|  c. | Toledo, O | “ | “ | “ |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

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

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA S/ T

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WIRDS ALOFT:  |   |   |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
|  0 |  |   |
|  1,000 |  |   |
|  2,000 |  |   |
|  3,000 |  |   |
|  4,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 |  |   |
|  7,000 |  |   |
|  8,000 |  |   |
|  9,000 |  |   |
|  10,000 |  |   |
|  12,000 |  |   |
|  14,000 |  |   |
|  16,000 |  |   |
|  18,000 |  |   |
|  20,000 |  |   |
|  5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? ☐ Yes ☐ No (If yes, at what altitude? ______)  |   …

1. ATIAA
2. ATIA
3. C. Files

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JEDFJ A243
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FM HQ TENTH AIR FORCE SELFRIDGE AFB MICH
TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C
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JEDWP/CHIEF AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTEJSON AFB OHIO
INFO JEPQW/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ CONAC MITCHEL AFB NY
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8 DASH 52 CMA REF PAR 7C CMA AFL 222 DASH 5 CMA THE FOLG INFO IS SBN
CLN PART I PD TWO BRILLIANT LAVENDER OBJECTS SMCLN…

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TRAVELLED EAST SMCLN ALTITUDE OF STARS PD PART V PD A/2C
~~CMA A/2C~~ CMA A/1C ~~OF HQ~~
AF SMCLN RELIABILITY UNKNOWN PD PART VI PD WEA CLN
VISIBILITY 7 MILES CMA SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY 150 DEGREES AVERAGE 7
KNOTS PD PART VII PD NEGATIVE PD PART VIII PD NEGATIVE PD PART IX PD
NEGATIVE PD PART X PD JET ACFT IN VICINITY PD AF FORM 112 REPT TO FOLLOW
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United States AF20I FLYORRPT 8-52

Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects

Michigan Director of Intelligence, Hq Tenth AF

19 Aug 52 18 Aug 52 C-3

TBD LT GEORGE M. JANCZENSKI A/2C A/20
SELFRIDGE AFB, MICHIGAN
AF20I-C/CC-2, 19 Dec 51 and AFL 200-5; AF20I 1822

This report contains information on unidentified flying objects as observed by AIRMAN HYGORD KLASE; AIRMAN HOWARD
CLARK; AIR FORCE, SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE MASS,
MICHIGAN on 15 August 1952.

APPROVED:

M. M. ZEINE
Lt Col. USAF
Assistant Deputy for Operations

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1. A/2C VIENNA'S signed statement
2. A/2C STEINBERG'S signed sta…

Director of Intelligence
Hq, Tenth Air Force
AFKDI FLYGRPT 8-52
1 2

1. At 150348, AIRMAN SECOND CLASS and AIRMAN SECOND CLASS were standing at the east side of Selfridge Air Force Base, near Lake St. Clair, when they observed a lavender colored light, approximately the size of the North Star, appear west of their position approximately twenty (20) degrees above the horizon and travel in a northeasterly direction. The light seemed to ascend as it travelled this course and zig-zag from left to right. Both airmen agreed that the light was approximately two (2) miles distant from their position b…