PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
WTL 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLOSIONS 7
2Cand 53 Amarillo, Toxas Wos Bolloon
Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIMI GAGUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1: Possiby Baltoon
Lotal_. 2045.CST 1 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar in Was Aireraft
! io Probably Aircraft
GNT 1 C Air-Visuel Air-tntercept Roder 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTCS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomica!
DYes military 000 Probobly Astronomieal
No Possibly Astronomica!
7LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other...
000 Insulficient Data for Evaluation
2 sec, 3 s Unknown
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. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Pink color. Round.
sum dow.
Objects
against vinds.
Have appoarence of balloons and
could possibly be carried
. with vind at higher altitude.

. WAS OBJECT CRVED [1Yo3 Cio
E Naked Byo
L Binoculars
7Toloscope
17Theodolito
5.WAS OBJECT GAOUND RADAR? Yos No
LIBy Ona Sot
CIBy Two Seta
By Three Sets
. WAS AIR? Yos CHo
A/C Obaerved Objoct
E]Intorception Attompted
No Intercept Attompted
7 WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPTY TYes CINo
A/c Scrambled
CVisual Contact Made
CA/I Contact Made
ClNo Contact Mado
. DID Yos No
CNormal
ClViolent
Blinking
E Stoady
TO. LENGTH OF TIME IN'S STGHT: 111-15 Seconds
1-5 Mnutes
17 Ovor 10 Minutos
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II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
NOTEDY
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13.DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DONNNARD? LIYes CNo
T4. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !!Yes [INo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TIYes EINo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE SUNSET (Data From Air Almanac)
CMight
C Day
CSunrise
CiSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA Lu
oD IN T7Yes No
LjOne Aireraft
ClMore Than Ono Aroraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes CHO
19. WERE THERE TNDICATICNS Yes No
PO. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE LSO Yes UINo
ATIC
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V. EVALUATION
- 22. DETAILS
O Excellent Cood
Good Fair
CJFair Poor
Poor Insu ent to Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
EVALUATION:
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon Probably A noinical
4h1: Ballo ioal
ATIC Test Form

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 90.000
5. WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? ClYes LiNo
(If yes, at what altitude? )
. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? DYas CJ-No
(If yes, at quadrant? )
7. CLOUD COVER:
tenths at feet. WIES,
tenths at feet. tenths at feot.
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WYB064 V.atian .
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WMA100 1119.
JWFAU 003
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DE JWFAU 01 67
ATIC
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FM CO AMARILLO AFB TEX 15 .
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.y . VEAS DAnALUW OLVSE VEE, PEHTURES NUNE, IKIAL
NONE, PORPULSION SYSTEM UNKOWN, SPEED UNKOWN, SOUND UNHEARD,
MANUEVERS STEADY FORMATION STRAIGHT TRACK APPEARANTLY MERGING INTO
ONE OBJECT WHICH TURNED TOWARD 90 DEGREES AND DOWNWARD, D
7 FADE OUT, OTHER FEATURES - NONE. ,
2. 2045 CST EXACT, APPROXIMATELY ECONDS.
3. VISUAL FROM SURFACE, NO EQUPT.
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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 SENIO FIED
BY WIFE OF OFFICER.
6. WEATHER CLEAR, VISUALIBILITY 15 MILES PLUS. TEMP 86 DEW POINT 54
SURFACE VINDS SOUTH 10 KNOTS, 2030 CST 0BSERVATION. WINDS ALOFT 1500
CST 0BSERVATION 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 OTS, 1000
KNOTS