PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
4 12. CONCLUSIONS
- LOCATION
. Biloxi, Miss. Was Bolloon
1 15 Probebiy Balloon
SAOLA D Possibly Belloon
3. wiL 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1
Ground-Visoal D Ground-Reder Was Aircref:
-otal Probably Aircraft
GRT 0.03 D Air-Visedl 0 Air-intercept Rodar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCETN Wos Astronomical
DYes S/Sst USAS 000 Probabiy Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. NUMDER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE GOn Other.
Insufficienr Date for Evoluation
46 seconds. 1 Unknown
0. BRIEF S SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1i. COMMENTS
White. Round. Stationary,
veered upward.

2000 ft. 100°at 25 koks.
4000 ft. 100.at 25 Imots.
6000 ft. 100 at 15 Inots.
8000 ft. 100at 20 knots.
10000 ft. 100 at 10 knots.
12000 ft. 100°at 10 kmotg.
14000 ft. co nt 10 mots.
16000 ft. 560'at 15 knots.

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18-55509-1 SYU S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : TO5O
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(CLASSIFICATION) 10-455T0-1 x U.P.ECVPEWN SPPICE

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Manar of olscewutions I
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(CLASSIFICATION) 10-55470-1 OPPISE

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(CLASSIFICATION) 1055570-1

2000rt. 100°at
d000rt. 100°at 25 knots.
cocort. 100a6 15 knots.
socort. 100°at 20 knota.
10000rt. 100°at 10 lmets.
12000rt. 100°as 10 imot3. m
14000rt. e0 at 10 mots. .
16000rt. 360°at 15 kmots. O
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rube of" speed, The object disappeared fron sight in approdnately aix
(6) coonds. ppioxiate the diatance as boing two (a) milos."
Staff Borgoant,
Subseribed and eworn to I mo thig, the prenty-aixth 2 day
of August 1952, ob Ke
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FORMATION

1.2 Time of Day: Hrs.
a. Eastern d. Pacific
(6. Central raD e. Other
c. Mountain * /
(Circle One): Daylight Saving
b. Standard
1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how ce are of
your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d, Just a guess
3.1 Were you:
(Circle One): In the business section of a city?
b.t In the residential section of a city?
c. In open countryside?.
d. Flying near an airfield?
. e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
g. Other

CNo
CiBy One Sot
CIBy Two Soto
CBy Throe Sets
. WAS AIR? Yos GNo
_A/C Observad Object
C}Interception Attempted
[]No Intercept Attompted
7.WERE CRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? Yes CPNo
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Made
CA/I Contact Made
CiNo Contact Mado
TIME? Yo3 No
CNormal
ClViolent
9. IF OBJE Blinking
[] Stondy
30. LENGT 1 I1-15 Seconds
Cl1-5.Mnutes
Itl evor 10 Minutes
ino Address)
i l 11 11
7/1 .
Ding
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT OTED?
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DC.VNNARD? LIYes DNo
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? . !! Yes JNo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TiYes
I6. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE ET (Data From
CMight
Cl Day
WSunrise C
: [iSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
TAI Yes
LOno Aircraft
Cllore Than One Arcraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1 Yes CINo
19. WERCE THERE TNDICATICKS OF HIGH ISETYes
O. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE LSO ELEVATIO F7Yos C1No

SECTION B
6. What were yo doing at the bject?
6.1 for the object?
Try to list the activity or activities and the approxi imate amount
of time spent on each.
.
, dpe
7.1 What direction were you moving?
(Circle One): a. North e, South
b. Northeast. f. Southwest
c. EastL g• West
d. Southeast h. Northwest
7.2
7.3I Did you stop at any object?
(Circle One): Yes or I No
8, - irst saw the object?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeas h. Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following indicate how certain you are of
your answer (8 and
8.1).
a. Certain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
object? (Circle One):
Yes or
10. How was the object seen? tall
(Circle One): a. Through window glass e. Through theodolite
b. Through windshield f. Through sunglasses
c. Through binoculars g. Through open space)
a. Through telescope h. Other
11. What do you w the
object?
11.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 11.3 WEATHER (Circle One)
11.2 11.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a, No wind a. Cold
b. Slight breeze b. Cool
c. Strong_wind c. Warm
Don't remember d. Hot
e. Don't remember
SECTION C
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12. Estimate how long you e object? 16
Hours Minutes Seconds

Page 4
12.1 following
answer Question 12:
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. (Fairly sure) d. Just a guess
13. D Did the object look: (Circle One) Solid or Transparent
14. ne
14.1 Change dircction? Yes Don't know
14.2 Change speed? Yes Don't know
1l.3 Change size? Yes 2|191911 Don't know
14.4 Change color? Yes Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or Yes Don't know
explode?
14.6 Give off smoke? Yes Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? Yes 218191 Don't know
14.8 Flicker, throb, or Yes Don't know
pulsate?
14.9 Remain motionless? Yes No Don't know
15.I light? Yes N Don't know
arrow to show the
direction they vere traveling.
18. D Did the object at any time:
18.1 Move behind something? (Circle One) Yes Don't know
ed behind,

19.1 Circle one of
answer t Question l9.
F
a. Certain c. Not very sure
bFairly certain d. Uncertain
20. Try to tell the following
20.1 How high above 2mlisfeet.
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or miles.
20.3 How fast was it going?Z
20.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how cer rour
ansver to the above questions:
a. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
(Circle One): Suddenly c. Other
b. Gradually d. Don't remember
SECTION D
22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye - at the point shown. Place an "A"
on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
(skyline) when you
you last saw it. Overhead
Horizon
You
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27.
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28. Give th following information about yourself:
NAME
Last Name First Name UhLOC Vame
29. ime you object?
(Circle One): Yes
too?
(Circle One): Yes s or Mo
29.2 Please list their names and addresses:

30.

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4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? (Yes CNo
Naked Eye
Ul Binoculars
Tolescope
Theodolito
5.WAS RADAR? 0 Yes
UIBy Ona Sot
CBy Tho Sets
CIBy Three Sets
AIR? Yos TNo
_N/C Observed Object
ClIntorception Attompted
No Intercopt Attompted
7. WORE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED NTERCEPT? D Yes LEo
A/C Scramblad
CVisual Contact Made
CA/I Contact Made
No Contact Mado
DIRECTI ON TIME? Yes No
Normal
ClViolent
U Binking
. [etStoady
(GHT: LI1-15 Seconds
1-5 Minutes
17 Over 10 Mnates
11. REPO Ino idress)
Kellev AFB. Miino. 11 i
Hq,
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. NOTED?
13. DLD OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNNARD? I TYes Jlo
JL. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? ! ! Yes INo
5. DTD OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? fIYes No
16. TINE OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Data From Afr Almanae)
ONight
El Day
U Sunrise
LiSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
TeD TM CLYOT CJNo
LOne Aircraft
(Chrore Than Ons Afrcraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes no
19. WERE THERE TNOICATICNS Yes 1215
O. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ALOVE L5O Yes LINO
ATIC Form:

DusacnIa PARP Navy
d. P W.B
(attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION 22. DETAILS REPORT
Excellent Good
C Good Fair
TrFair Poor
CJPoor Evaluate
Uareliable
Extremely Doubtful
CHoax
23. FINAI EVALUATION:
Was Balloon C Was Astrononical
Probably Balloon As nomical
C]Possibly Balloon Possibly Ast..nomical
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8.000
ATIC Test Form

7,000 100 60,000
8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 16 75,000
12,000 13 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000

c.
d.
(attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
21, EVALUATION 0 22. DETATIS OF REPORT:
C Excellent CIGood
Good Fair
CFair C Poor
Poor Evaluata
Unreliablo
Extremaly Doubtful
CJHoax
23. EVALUATION:
Was Balloon O Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon Cj nomical
Possibly Balloon Possibly A:l..oomical
.
C Was Aircraft Other:
rAircraft
ATIC Tost Form 3

2,000
3,000 40,000
4,000 35 160 45,000
5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 10-0 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 10 75,000
12,000 L0 80,000
14,000 10 85,000
16.000 90,000
feet. tenths at feat.
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underogoeed..
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6. 6. Jomtpmia feebuont femtnmin fecbront
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(CLASSIFICATION) 16 2.55:0-1 U.O. GOY*ONNINT PRINTING*
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(CLASSIFICATION) 16 860701 ePPICs

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