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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  DATE | 26 AUG 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Amarillo, Texas  |
|  12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2043 CST GMT  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 sec,  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 3  |
|  9. COURSE | S  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Pink color. Round.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | 3 pi…

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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME Local: 3:00 Zebra: 3:00  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☐ Yes ☐ Asked 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 Contact Made ☐ No Contact Made | ☐ No…

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. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☑ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Ins…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  0 | 10 |  | 25,000 |  |   |
|  1,000 |  |  | 30,000 |  |   |
|  2,000 |  |  | 35,000 |  |   |
|  3,000 |  |  | 40,000 |  |   |
|  4,000 | 19 | 21 | 45,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 | 21 | 21 | 50,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 | 21 |  | 55,000 |  |   |
|  7,000 | 21 |  | 60,000 |  |   |
|  8,000 | 21 | 19 | 65,000 |  |   |
|…

YDA100
WYB064
WMA100
JWFAU 003
PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEDST JWFMF 555
DE JWFAU 01
P 270515Z

FM CO AMARILLO AFB TEX
TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGECNE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
INFO JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO
JEDST/CG ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL
JWFMF/CG TTAF GULFPORT MISS
FOR: ATIAA-2C, AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB. K 1364H
FLYBRPT.

1. SHAPE ROUND, SIZE APPEARANTLY 4-5 IN DIAMATER, COLOR PALE RED TO
PINK. NUMBER 3. FORMATION VERY SHALLOW CLOSE HEE. FEATURES NONE. TRIAL

27 AUG 52 11 19
V. Atiaa
2. Atia
3. C. Files

PERRY, HENDERSON, FORMATION VERY SHALLOW CLOSE VEE, FEATURES NONE, TRIAL NONE, PORPULSION SYSTEM UNKNOWN, SPEED UNKNOWN, SOUND UNHEARD, MANUEVERS STEADY FORMATION STRAIGHT TRACK APPEARANTLY MERGING INTO ONE OBJECT WHICH TURNED TOWARD 90 DEGREES AND DOWNWARD, DISAPPEARANCE FADE OUT, OTHER FEATURES - NONE.

2. 2045 CST EXACT, APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS.
3. VISUAL FROM SURFACE, NO EQUPT.

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4. AMARILLO TEX, APPRX LAT 35 DEG 12' N, LONG 101 DEG 46' W. OBSERVER

FACING APPRX 210 DEG TRUE, OBJECT SIGHTED AT APPRX 260 DEG TRUE,
DISTANCE UNDERTIMED POSSIBLE 4-5 MILES, DIRECTION SOUTHERLY, DISAPPEARED
AT APPRX 180 DEG TRUE. ALTITUDE APPARENTLY 3000 FEET, 6500 MSL
5. OBSERVER CAPT, USAF, RATED SENIOR PILOT 2300 HRS, SIGHTING VERIFIED
BY WIFE OF OFFICER.
6. WEATHER CLEAR, VISUALIBILITY 15 MILES PLUS. TEMP 86 DEW POINT 54
SURFACE WINDS SOUTH 10 KNOTS, 2030 CST OBSERVATION. WINDS ALOFT 1500
CST OBSERVATION 4000 FEET 210 DEG 19 KNOTS, 5000 FEET 200 DEG 20 KNOTS,
6000 FEET 200 DEG 21 KNOTS, 7000 FEET 200 DEG 21 KNOTS, 8000 FEET
190 DEG 20 KNOTS, 9000 FEET 190 D…