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- PROJECT 10073 RE CARD
IA DATE 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS
24 1ug 52 Barksdale AFB, Louisiona i0 Wos Balloon
15 Probobly Balicon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 1 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 1 Possibly Bolioon
i Was Aircraft
Local x Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar 00 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ DAir-Visual Air-intercept Rodor D Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomica!
CYes varied (3) 000 Probobly Astronomica!
X:Nc Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 1000 Other
Insulficient Dara for Evaluatio-
over hour. 1 Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Light. Erratic.
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(feat) (knots) (degrees) (feet).... (knots) (dagraes)
0 25,000
1,000 30,000
2,000 35,000
3,000 40,000
4,000 45,000
5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16.000
18,000 95,000
20,000 100,000
5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? Yes Cillo
(If yes, at what altitude? )
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? lYes No
(If yes, at quadrant? )
Y WAS
tenths at feet. feet. MILES.
tenths at feet.
9. COMAEN
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Wright-Patte Base
Ohio
The attached Air Intelligence formation Report i: orwarded
April 1952, subject,
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
1 Incl MAJOR, OSLF
IR-137-52 , Asst Adi Goe

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5. Persons mo
Croup,
Parkndalo Air Force Hase, Lotisiana. pilot, fivo yoors rnd six
nonthr eotive PIO, Berkadnlo orce Rase,
Louisiana.
D. End Lt., USAP, SOlst Air Sou-
C. Civilian Air Force Bese,
Louisiane. Cone address: Shreveport isiana. Employed as
Storekoeper,
Weather VOS
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. RICHARD P RELISCH
. Major, USAP
3 13 Actg Direator or solligen'e
1. Ststament by Cop
2. Seatemont by LA =
3. Statomont by Mr
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We ratched this
to sirale and crisu-orocs Barkadale as if it vere observine it frim every position.
Tho last I saw of it wes whon it lof't the aren travolline ot a rew Mich wend
going due Bast.
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it at one point of a trimgle using tvo stors as the, other tro vointe I oo ld tell
hat it wns doing ond in vhich direotion it was coig 1 oolyte hve heen ang-
CoDy
Civilian Em loyoe
Berksdal AFB, Lha
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inatel threo end oro half ailor southennt of the canter of downte n Shrovurort,
tho liiht was trar ling south, dhous a nilo west from ny lovetion. It crned aart
cotard Ned Rivor. Piuos is ne tra oling slowly, I at'egebed te intorcent it. I
wan not rtle to, however, "s it pndned the thoorotical doint of intereettion lofore
I bould
Rod Niver bed, furt west of its preront course.
Cortiried Truo
Cart, USAP
805sh Air Tnso Croup
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north star end Chor ih ould fade unbil i aroly 10, As
won watoliny did it Podo complotely Prad night. voule abiabe t-t
about go dogre s albitule rom thd ground at 18o CrO0s "10.
At one tino the objoot rao hoing atohod ly about ton (10). .
nn 3
or 4 in oivilinn olothes. Tho tine wes 20e5, thn night or 24 Auust.
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Certified
2nd Lt., USAF
Solst Air Hofucling Squodron
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( PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
L. DATE 3.TIME
Local:
24 Zobra:
4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE -GROUND? LI Yos CNo
Naked Eyo
LI Binoculars
Toloscopo
F7Thoodo1to
5. WAS OBJECT U Yes CHS
CIBy One Sot
CBy Two Seta
CIBy Throe Sets
6WAS AIR? 0 You
A/C Observed Object
ClIntereeption Attempted
]No Intercopt Attompted
7. WERE AIRCRAFT S PT TYes CiNo
A/C Scrambled
CVisual Contact Made
CA/I Contact Made
CiNo Contact Mado
CHANGE TIME? Yes L1o
C]Normal
lViolent
TT Blinking
E1 Stoady
10. LENGTH HT Li1-15 Seconds
1-5 Mimutes
1rOver 10 Mnutes
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT NOTED?
D .
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNNARD? IlYes 1E1No
LA. DED OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !TYes [1No
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TiYes No
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE UNSET (Data From
CNight
El Day
CSunrise
[lSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
TN CYes 1710
[One Aircraft
(INore Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes No
19. WERE TIFRE INDICATIONS TYes CINo
CO. WAS THE OFJECT VIME ELFVATION? Yos CINo

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V. EVALUATION
EVALUATTON OF 22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
Excellent C Good
Good C Fair
Fair Poor
Poor Insufficient to Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23. INA VALUATION:
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Balloon Probably Astronomical
Possibly Balloon Possibly Astronomical
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