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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
15 Apr 52 Memphis, Tenn UO Was Bolloon
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“3. DATE-TIME GROUP rE 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION aD Mesh my Helioon
Locol # [ 183%. CS? O Ground: Visual! O Ground-Radaor o robeniy aicscils
CMT / i 2434 as | CeAir Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircraft
S$. PHOTOS y 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
No 2 Naval aviators O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE oo i £5
0 Insufficient Dota for Evoluation
45-60 seconds 1 i Unknown
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10. BRICF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
11. COMMENTS
Rright color. Inverted vowl w/vertical slots
Weather: 4,200" overcast.
. Straight and level maneuvers.
Pilots observed object passing near
their aircraft while they were over
the NAS Range Station.
7 Object had red glowing cxhoaust
° trail.
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AMARY: (inter cunctee summary of report, Gire | signisicance inj: nad ona-sentence paragraph, iat incloauren ab lanwer lett. Beyin ‘ert of repert om Ap Porm 1t- Portal)
1. The Maxwell Bar Service Center, Maxwell ATSB, Alabama, roceived a report
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| Don Y, Hammerlund, Major, USAF | ' USN Pilots
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. S. Naval Air Station, Memonis, Tennessee, that Ls. =.
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2, No Sketch or photograph of the object is avaiiabls, Other details tconcern-
ing the objset Sighted ars:
top to bottom,
‘e, Size: : Approximtely 3 f2eb long and 1 foot high. |
d. Color: Bright.
@. Speeds Rania paces,
f.. Maneuverability: Not, maneuvering.
@. ieading: 2 300 devrees,
h, Altitudes 2000 ‘feat.
3. Sound: liot andible, : |
j. Exhaust trail: * Red, glowing. :
3. The two naval officers were flying cn a heading of 18 degrees at 2000 feet, |
The object appeared to pass about 100 yards from the aireraft, and was in sight from
15 to 60 seconds.
LL. The U. &, Weathar bureau, Memphis, Tomessee, rsported thea weather at the
time of the sighting as 1,200 feet oversast with visibility of 15 miles.
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EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # _ 7
DATE: Vy, Aye 52
TIME (Local): 153) cor
LOCATIONS Morphis, Tenn,
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 15-50 Seconds °
SOUND: Unknow
SPEED: fvid
ALTITUDE: >, 000
HEADING: Uyicnown
SOURCES Navy Plots
ACTION OR COMMENTS: No mndluctons ; .
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: 34 sit inverted bowl, with slots running vertical and
; glowing red. | Ah ANSE SS
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