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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

1. DATE —

26 Aug 1951 Ellington AFB, Texas Be oe cain Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolleen

Wes Aleroft
vont OB Senetieed Orbe |B San ee
GMT 26/67/87 DO Air Vi wel O Air-Intercept Roeder Possibly Aircroft

5. PHOTOS OU Wes Astronomicol

0 Yes Probobly Astronemicel
Ne military Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE Sa ey Sy ye
ve
3 - 4 minutes one orth, rising inauitictont Oeste for Eve |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
O>j bright (as bright as the brightest star), Case evaluated as balloon.

yellow in color. No definite shape . Deviated but
returned on couse Of North. Disappeared by rising.
Altitude approx 25,000 was observed 3 -4 min.

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EXTRACT FIOM STATUS REPORT # 1

DATZ: 26 Aug 51
- IKE (Local): 0116
LOCATION: Ellington AFB, Texas
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Unimown hs a
SOUND: None |
SPEED: High
ALTITUDS: High

HEADING: 360°
SOURCE: Three airmm

ACTION OR COMMENTS: No investi gation

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Bright yellow light making a zig zag course through
the sky.

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‘11. OATZ ; ar LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Bolloon
2 ties 4 AFB Texas D Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Pessibly Balloon
4 O Wes Aircroft
XD Ground- Vi suol 0D Ground-Rodor O Probably Airerott
D Air Vi sual O Alr-Intercept Radar |2 Possibly Aircraft
0 Was Astronomicel
O Probebly Astronomical
O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE ee
| ps enh gi Dete for Evaluction
O minutes ese ; a
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Had a more yellow light than a star would, Possible balloon or star, however,

Traced its movements roughly in a triangle, positional data of object and manner jf¢
It moved from the spot near middle star to of disappearance not included, Insuffi-
above 3rd star & from there in a straight ling cient data for a firm evaluation}

to several degrees left of lwest star. At th

time Sergeant Cook returned & I pointed it ou

to him, It had returned to near the pt where

I first observed it.As we watched it began

the same movements, Could not approximate distance,

Stay motionless minutes at a time and sudden

start moving again. No sound. Still there

when we returmmed to the base.

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DATE: 26 Aug 51

TIME (Local): 0300

LOCATION: ElLlimton AFB, Texas

LENGTH OF TIE OBSERVED: 1 hour plus -
SOUND: None )

SPEED: Slow.

ALTITUDE: Hich

HEADIIG: Varied

SOURCE: Airmm and WAF

ACTION OR COMMENTS: Very probably a weather balloon
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Erratic yellow light.

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2.  Aostion is being taken to investigate these reports.

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