PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RE CARD
I. DATE OICATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a Was Balloon
17 Oct 52 ELKO NEV xoxx Prohably Bulloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . D Possibly Bullson
TYPE UF OBSERVATION
Loeni.17/02 Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar o0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Air-Visual Air-Inturcept Radar C Possibly Aircruft
5. IHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronornical
Y USAF Pilot and 4 civilians CI Probably Astronumical
xi Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CASERVATION S. NUMBER OF OBJEC COURSE Othar.
00 Insufficiant Data uation
5 min 1 Unkr:own
10. SIGHTING . 11. COMMENTS
Yellowish-white di sc three times the 4
size of planet Venus, blinked and moved :
rapidly with a bouncing motion. Observers
did not remain in area long enough to deter-
mine manner of ance.
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A.F. R.O.T.C. DetachmenT No. 15 38
Headquarters Fourth Air Force
Utah StatE Agricultural CoLLEgB
Logan, Utan
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22 Oetober 1952
SIBJECT: 1 Tranmmittal of f Baport of inidentiried BArT)
PERO : Commandant.
Hendquarters, Air For ROTC
435 Boll I Street
Hontgomery, Alabama
. Director of Intelligenoe
2 Haadquartery, United States Alr
Washington 25, , D. C.
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200-5,
. datad 29 April 1952.
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AF Form 112. Lt Colonel, UGA?
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DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR CC: Chief, Air Technical er
ATTN: ATIAA-2c
Wright-Pal
MOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U. S. C.-
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHISITED BY LAW.
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION)

(315) of the point of ervation. During the period of oservation, the object
moved rapidly on a south westerly course, assending
feet per minut AO tions
5. Observers, in adaition t.o sub ject officer. were owner of
a transport company and two experienced and reliable passenger bus
(Names and addresses will be furnished upon request). All observers regarded
as extremely reliable.
attempt a tercepti
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE 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 PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENGE. USAF.

EI Stoady
10. LENGT GHT 111-15 Seconds
1-5 Minutes
I 1 Over 10 Mnutes
11. REPORT S Nailing Address)
RoTe Det #860, Utalstate Agr O
AF
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT NUTED?
13. DID OBJECT APFEAR TO ARCH DONNWARD? LlYes No
L. DID OBJECP HAVE A TAIL? !!Ye3 CINo
15. DID OBJECT AFFEAH TO DISINTEGRATE7 I'lYes CNo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE JNSET (Data From Air Aln
CNight
C Day
C7 Sunrise
[Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
AREA? JYes
WOne Aircraft
W"lNore Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Ye3 C7No
19. WERE THERE TNDICATIONS OF RIGH EACKGN Yes (No
O. EAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE LSO ELEVATI Yes C1No
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V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE 22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
Excellent .- Good
Good - Fair
Fair Poor 7
Poor Insufficient to Evaluats
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23. F
Way Balloon 7 Was Astrononical
robably Balloon V Probably As . nomical
Possibly Balloon 7 Possibly Ati.ononical
ATIC Tost Form 334 (13 Aug 52)

8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
ATIC Test Form 333

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126=5F-160 .
160 7/60
28-6=5F