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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 26 March 1957 | 3. LOCATION | Redmond, Washington  |
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|  3. DATE TIME GROUP | Local ON 26/2250 Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | one minute | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | unknown | 10. COMMENTS | Object viewed from a/cl No mention of heading or speed of own a/c. Vertical orientation and grey-silver color indicates balloon. Possible a/c however data furnished for analysis…

26/23502
1 Witness, 27 MAR 57 07 22

250357-1
260357-2
MAR 27 11 00 '57

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DE RJEDWP 38D
T ROOM
WPD095 VDE084ENB112ENB112
OO RJEDWP RJEPHQ
ZCV RJEDEN
SBA029DMA010
OO RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ

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DE RJ PBM 76A
Q 270415Z
FM COC 25TH CADD MCCHORD AFB WASH
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WPAFB OHIO
JEPHO/DIR OF INTEL HQUSAF WASHDC
EIM/COMDR 25TH AIRDIV D MCCHORD AFB WASH
/U N C L A S / 25 ADDTAC C728 PD
I. A. KITE SHAPED. ORIENTED VERTICALLY
B. NA
C. DULL GREY AND SILVER.
D. ONE
E. NA
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
II. A. ROLLING AND ROTATING
B. ROTATING AT 1400FT. TO 1600 FT.
C. NA
D. 2 TO 5 O'CLOCK
EBM DISPPEARED
F. I MINUTE
III. A. VISUAL AIR
B. NONE
C. GALVING FLYING MSERVICE ACFT.
IV. A. 2350Z 26 MAR 57
B. DAY
V. S.W. REDMOND WASH…

VII A. UNK
B. 260/12
300/30
300/45
300/50
300/50
290/55
290/30
C. 30,000
D. GOOD
EBM UNK
FBM NONE

VIII NONE
IX NONE
X NONE
XI NONE

XII ROTATING FIRST ONE COLOR (GREY) THEN SILVER. APPEARED TO
TOTATE CLOCKWISE. PASSED RAPIDL AT A DISTACHE ONE-HALF TO ONE MILE
AT AN ALTITUDE VARYING FROM 1400 TO 1600 FEET. OBJECT SEEMED TO TURN
ONE REVOLUTION FOR EAC FIVE DEGREES OF ARC. SPEED WAS UNKNOWN, BUT
TRAVELLED FROM TWO TO FIVE O'CLOCK IN ONE MINUTE. FIRST THOUGHT TO
BE A JET, UNTIL STARTED TO ROLL AND ROTATE. STUDENT PILOT IN THE
OBSERVING AIRCRAFT ALSO SIGHTED OBJECT

BT
27/0424Z MAR RJWPDM