PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
8 May 52 Mishawake, Indiana 0 Wos Balloon
0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locai ... 2130 CST Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMTQ? 0330 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
C Yes 16 year-old girl 00 Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECT COURSE Other__
30 seconds 1 08O Insufficient Data for aluation
Unknown
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0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Reddish color. Oval shape. Object hovered for 28 seconds,
Hovered then moved. (approx) then moved last 2 seconds of
None - Balloons are launched at 0300. observation.
Balloon extremely high could appear to be .
red this late at night.

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SUBJ CLN N SIGHTING OF UNIDENTI-
FIED FLYING OBJECT PD ± PI D DESCRIPTION PD SHAPE CMA SAUCER PD SIZE .
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NONE PD PRPLN SYS CMA NONE PD SOUND CMA NONE PD MANEUVERS CMA SLIGHT
( 0330
TIME OF SIGHTING CLN APPROX X 2130 © HRS CST 8 MAY 52 PD 3 PD DURATION OF
- SIGHTING CLN 1/2 MIN PD 4 PD MANNER OF ABSRN CLN
Near Sorth Bend
PD 5 PD LOC OF ABSR CLN ON 70 BLK ON 3D ST CMA MISHAWAKE CMA IND PD
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OBJ WAS SW OF OBSR PD 6 PD OBSR IS FEMALE CMA AGE 16 PD RELIABILITY AND
- EXP UNK PD NO OTHER WITNESS PD 7 PD WEA CLN CLEAR WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS
PD 8 PD LOCAL ACFT ABN AT PD 9 PD
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAIS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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DISTRISUTION BY ORIGINATOR
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1- Chief, right-Patterson AFB yton, Ohio.
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NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING T NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN MEANING ESPIONAGE ACT. 5O U. S. C.-
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PA STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSIONOE THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. UN LASSIFIED
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(CLASSIFICATION) U.S. GOVERNME -910331

f. Aerodynanic features. Undetermined.
g. Trail or oxhaust. There was xhaust observed, oither whils
the object was stat tionary or in motion.
h. Propulsion systen letermined.
i. Sound. None.
j. Haneuvers. approximately thirty
(30) seconds, twenty-eight ) of which the object wa stationary. Then in approxi-
mately two seconds time, the object was observed to describe an arc in the
horizontal plane of about 20 degrees to right and about 20 degrees i the vertical
plane. (See Inclosure #2).
the observation was approximately 30 se econds.
The s al. as outof
doors, an
l. Location of observer.- object. The observer was standing near a residence
located at 841 East Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Locanion af
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S, G.-
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED, ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS SIN ANY MANNER R TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART-BY-OTHER THAN UNITED STATES,AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION) 10--55570-1 U. e. GO PAINTIN4 UEPICE

b. The weather observer or
informed the investigating officer that he received telephone calls on that evening
reporting unusual objects (or object) in Receiving calls this nature is
unusual. However, when the weather observer looked for the object, he saw what was in
his opinion searchlight reflection on clouds.
light silv te.
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a. NONE.
(1) The Dodge Manufacturing Co., which lies on a direct line.between the
observer and the object sighted, and which has blaat furnaces,
ceases operation of its furnaces at 1600 hours daily. There are no
other industrial sites on about the line of sight. were
no fires in the area; and the Police ation
received no reports of unusual objects.
8. Existence of ony physical vidence. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV1
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
9. Interception or identifying action taken. NONE. DOD DIR 5200.10
10. Local aircraft airborne at the time of sighting. Unknown. END
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES WITHIN MEANING OF ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C.-
31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR PAN PORGSAGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION) 10-85870-
UNCLASSIFIED
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