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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. LOCATION | Lake Charles, La.  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION |   |
|  3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redder ☐ Air-Intercept Reder  |
|  4. SOURCE | civilian  |
|  5. PHOTOS | Yes ☐ No ☑  |
|  6. SOURCE | civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8 seconds.  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | E  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Bright white color. Elliptical shape. Hover to 1000 mph.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Written report coming.  |

12. CONCLUSIONS
- ☐ Was Balloon
- ☐ Probably Balloon
- ☐ Possibly Balloon
- ☐ Was Aircraft
- ☐ Prob…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  29 Aug 52 | Lake Charles, La. | Local: 1920? Zebra: 2010?  |
|  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 INTERCEPT? | ☐ Yes ☐ A/C Scrambled ☐ Visual Contact Made ☐ A/I C…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☑ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 200 Minutes in 260 minutes
23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. Lake Charles, La | P | AUSW.P. | ☑ |  | ☑  |
|  b. " " | R | AUSW.P. | ☑ |  | ☑  |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

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

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WIKS ALOFT:  |   |   |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DRECTION (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?)  |   |   |
|  6.…

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HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
GLE

DINC 350 15 SEP 1952

SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLYOBRPT

TO: Chief,
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

The attached Air Intelligence Information Reports are forwarded as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952, subject, FLYOBRPT.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

Hal E. Blythe
MAJOR, USAF
Asst Adj Gen

4 Incls
1 cy ea
IR-133-52
IR-134-52
IR-135-52
IR-136-52

4 Separate reports

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SECURITY INFORMATION
AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
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|  COUNTRY | NAME OF OFFICER | MARKET OR | ID-133-52  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT  |   |   |   |
|  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR | UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT | FROM (Agency) | 44DI 806TH AIR DIVISION  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 2 September 1952 | DATE OF INFORMATION | 29 August 1952  |
|  EVALUATION (Agency) | Lt Col Theodore I. Pascoe, 3363A | SOURCE | Personal Interview with Observers  |
|  REFERENCES (Control number, details, product report, etc., as applicable) | APL 200-5, …

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APR 7
PE 71
MA 37
YD 65
VDB 58
JESKH 24
PR JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEDMH 444
DR JESKH 17
215 122 ZMJ
TO ADIV 806 LAKE CHARLES AFB LA
TO JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
JEDWP/ATIC ATTN ATIAA-2C WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDMH/CG SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
44DI 5983. FLYOERPT PD REF AFL 200-5 29 APR 52 PD
POL REPT UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ SEM PD THIS IS CONSOL REPT OF SIGHTINGS
BY 3 SEP PERS CMA CIV IN LAKE CHARLES LA PD SHAPE CLN ELLIPTICAL PD
SIZE CLN UND…

AGE TWO JESKH 17

SEC PD MANNER OF OBSR CLN VISUAL PD NO OPTICAL OR ELECT EQUIP USED
D LOC OF OBSR DURING SIGHTING CLN GEO COORDINATES 29 DEG 30 MIN N 93 DEG
MIN W LAKE CHARLES LA PD LOC OF OBJ W/RESPECT TO OBSR CLN OBJ WAS
IN VICINITY OF MOSS BLUFF LA WHICH IS APRX 5 MI NE OF LAKE CHARLES LA
PD THIS LOC WAS AT ANGLE HALF RIGHT FROM OF OBSR PD OBSR WAS FACING
UE N PD DIS AND ALT COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY JUDGED BUT SEEMED TO BE
APRX 2 FT PD IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSR CLN MRS
COMPATICA OCCUPATION CREDIT MANAGER OF
SHOE STORE LAKE
CHARLES LA PD MRS HOUSEWIFE PD MRS
WAS DRIVING AUTO PD MRS WAS PASSAN…