PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD -
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
KEESLER AFB Wes Balloon
o Probubly Balloon
DATE-TIME OROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Pessibly Belleen
Locetl130 AM-CST Greund-Visual Ground-Reder Was Aircreft
000 Probebly Alrereft
GMT07/1730 GMT 07/1730 Ain Vioual Ain Viloual Air-intercept Reder Air-intereept Reder o Pessibly Aireraft Pesaiby Airereft
PHOTOS BOURCE URCI Was Astrenomical Was Astronomical
xxY.Photos received xxy.Photos received 000 Prebebly Astronemical Prebebly Astronemicel
O No military military Pessibly Astronomiedl Pessibly Astrenemied
7. LEnGtH Of 7. Length of ATION NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other.
two hours two hours one 000 000 Insufficient uetion setion
east Unknewn Unknewm
IO. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINS 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Appeared balloon. belloon. White and Photo's Photo's reveel apparant reveel apparant brilliant brillient
translucent. White translucent. White streamer hanging from streamer hanging from blob of light. All sources believe
bottom of obj. Obj at about 50,0o0' bottom of obj. Obj at about 50,000'. obj j to have to have been balloon reflecting
Drifted East at about 20 Drifted East at about 20 mph. sun sun light. light.
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Day Menth Your
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(Circle One) Yes) No
teet
(Cirele One) Yes No
36.2 Pleese list their nem
CAPT. KEESLER AF.A. MISSISSIP
Ape NEEsLtaAFB. MIcsiss KEEsLuaAFb. MicsisE 2P PI
37. Was this the first time that yeu had se eete like this?
(Cirele Ome) Yes
37.1 IF yeu enewered NO, then when, what cireumstances did you see ether enes?
RALLINS WHICH
INE SAME AS THIS OGUEET.
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ADDRESS City
TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER
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Ago_23 Ago 23 Sox MALE Sox MALE
Pleese indicate any special educational training that you have hed. Plees indicat any specil ducationalraining that yu hav hed.
a. Grade school Grade school _ Technicel scheel Technicel scheel
.High scheol (Typo). (Typo)
c. College f. Other spocial treining LeaTkeh TesEs
d.Post graduate OPERI SEMORL (AIRFORES)
42.Date you completed this questionnaire: - 8 MAREN 1959
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cYma 10.000
bottom of the object ,
about 1/10 of took about object with

objeet and possibly ident obiec I the
hour.
Film from Sterioscopie camera is being forwarded with this report. Film broke once
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the airplane.
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this case Ineludes
Tuo (2) Tino (2) 3x5 Blackandwhi Photos 3x5 Blckandwhih Photes
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FilM FimM
MARCh 7, 1954
KEESIERAFB, AHA. KEESIERAF, AIA.
Dbsenza-Militay
FilE#1003400
In custady OF AuDia-USUAL Divisian
1975 /

KEESLER AFB, MiSs.
Case INCLUDES ROLL OF fLM
IN SEPARATE FOLDER.

Please try auestien you possiblyecan. The informadtion that you give will
be use purposes, and wil egarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in cennectian with any cenelusions publicatio ithout your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed neces ycentact yeu for
further details.
.When did yeu soe the objoct? 2Time of day: 11 30
Hour
7 - March 1954
Day Menth Year (Circle One): A.M ot P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Cirele One): Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
Contral Standard
Mountein
d. Pacific
Other
KEES AIa FORCE Base MississIPPI
Nearest Pestel City or Tewn Stete Ceuntry
Additional remerks: 1mA...
S.1 Cirele one of the Question 5.
Certein c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess
What wes the conditian of the sky?
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(Cirele One): Q Bright daylight d. Just a trace of daylight
Dull daylight . No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7. IF you saw the of N located as you looked at .
the abject?
(Cieclo Oa a In front of you To your left
6 In back of you @. Overhead
To your right

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e. A bleck away? .
d. Several yerds away?.
. Other
1Did the objoct: (Circle Onie for each question)
Appoar to stand still af M any time? .. time?. Yes Yes Don't Know
Suddenly spood up end rush Suddenly spoed n eway ot eny time? Don't Know
Break up into parts er explede? Yes Yes Don't Know
Give off smohe? Ye Ye Don't Know
Change brightness? Change brightnoss? Don't Know
7. f. Change shope? Yes Don't Know
S. Flicker, threb, or pulsete? Yes Don't Know
(Circle Onek: Yes N Don't Know. IF you answer IF you answe YES, then toll what YES, then toll what
it moved behind:
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D the object move in frent of something at anytime, partcularly a cloud?
(Circle Ome) Yes Den't Know. IF you answored YES, than toll what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appeer: (Circle Onek . Solid? . Transporent? c. Don't Knew.
1. Did yeu observe the object through ony of the following?
Eyeglosses Bineculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes 222 Telescope YYs 2$
Windshield Yes 8. Theodolite
Window glass Yes h. Other
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Label and inelude in yeur sketeh eny detels
an errew boslde the drawing to show the direetlen the objeet wes meving.
1. The odges of the objeet were:
(Cirele One): blured .Other
Lile e bright ster
Sherply eutlined
Den't emomber
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of the path, a "B°at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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IF Pssy  guess stimat what the real size  the oject as in longes dimsin.
.fet.
2 SSS , - B
and at about arm's length?
(Circle One): Head of a pin .. Silver dollar
Pea h. Baseball
c. Dime i. Grapefruit
d. Nickel I. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other
f. Half dollar
Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d.Uncertain
23. How did the object o objets dispper fom view? DRIETEe OUT OP S/GMT
same appe hich you sew.
RveseR OR PLASTIC
ROUND
BALLON
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AIR RPLANR
. North East .. South West
. Northeast Southeast f. Southwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
object? (Circle One)
a. North Q East eet •. South South West Neat
b. Northeast d. Southeast 4 Southwest Nrthwest
a. North Eest •. South 8. West
. Northeest d.s Southeest f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearing torms (angular direetion), try
from true North and also the number of degree vas upward from the harizen (elevatien).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North
b.From horizon.. 80 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: )
a.From true North dogrees.
From horizon _
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. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
positian when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the lorger sketch.
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