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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Bellean
8 Mer 54 Panema City, Florida o Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION Possibly Balleen
Local 1126 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Airereft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 08/17202 Day 0 AirVisual Air-intercept Rader Possibly Aircralt
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o Was Astranamical
Yes 00 Probebly Astronomical
No civilian Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH Of ERVATION cx Other Eveluetion
5 minutes 0 Insufficient
1 o Unknown
10. BRIEP SUMMA 10. BRIEF SUMMAR OF SIGHTING SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object appeared as cloud sppeared cloud breaking up, breaking up, then Aircraft in area. An umusual flock Alrcraft in area. An umusual flock
changed shape every shape fe eeonds. Colors Colors of birds was reported by of birds was reported by pilot at
varied with changes. with 186 approx same approx time. time.
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They are:
knots; 13, 000 £1
mone plotted.
(o) Coiling: thin, seet erod 30,000 feat. (Report for 1l:28 Aw
CST)
(d) Visibilityi 10 mlles
Tyndell AF
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COUTOR ROBITCOY
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J G-194C. U G-194C. UFO3.
() DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT.
J (A) BOTH OBSERVERS STATED THAT IT CHANGED SHAPE EVERY FEV SECONDS.
WHEN FIRST OBSERV
A DELTA WING ,FLAT
APPEAPANCE.
(B) IN SIZE IT APPEARED TO BOTH OBSERVERS TO SE APPR TELY 35 INCHES
IN DIAMETER, WHEN OBSERVED AS POUND AND FLAT.
(C) THE COLOR OF THE E OBJECT VAPIED AS THE ORJECT CHANGED APPEARANCE.
BOTH NI STATE THAT DURING THE FIRST AND SECON TIONS THE

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OBJECT V T, !AST OZSERVED, IN ROUND, FLAT SHAPE, IT
WAS PINKISH-GREY.
(D) NUMBER-NEGATIVE
(E) FORMATION- NEGATIVS
(F) DISCERNIBIE FEATURES - NEGATIVE
( () TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST SATIVE
1MAT
(H) S SOUND- NEGATIVE
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(I) PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES - NEGATIVE
- (2) DESCRIPTION OF CRSE OF OBJECT:
(A)MRS.FIRST .
ATTENTION TO IT. ATTENTION TO TT. MRS. (ED AS A WHITE - -
CLOUD BREANING UP, CLOUD BREANING THEN FADED ANAY TS
LATER.
( JED ANGLE OF ELEVATION NAS S I AT 93 90
(B) WHEN FIRST (B) WHEN FIRST OBSE
C DEGREES AZIMUTH.
(C) UPON DISAF (C) RANCE ANGLE RANCE ANGLE ELEVATION WAS ELEVATION W NEGATIVE GREES REES
L109 L107 C
AZIMUTH.
(
MOMENT AT A 3S DE O A HOR S
THE EAST. THE OBJECT DID NOT COME AT ANY OBJECT
EAYIOS
.
90. 4.
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- WADE A VIDE TUEN SLIGHTLY I VORTH, SUINGING TO THE WEST• ODJECT PEYAIIRE
HORIZONTAL DURING THIS HE WEST. ALTS OF
- SIGHTING ESTD AT BETWEEN
( (E) REFERENCE PAR D.
FCLY (F) LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT WAS APAX FIVE (E) MINUTES.
THE STA (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(A) GROUND- VISUAI.
RIEFTER (B) NO OPTICAL AIDS WERE USED
(
(C) NEGATIVE
( (4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
1. 5410.
. A. (A) (A) 17202 8 MAF 54 17202 8 MAR 54
..
(B)I (B) I LIGHT CONDITIONS: DAY
(5) (5) ) LOCATION OF O LOCATION OF 33 35
() (5) IDENTIFYING INFO OF IDENTIFYING INFO O RS:
CA) (A) CIVILIAN CIVILIAN (NMI AGE 31, MAILING ADDRESS- AGE 31, MAILING CDRESS-
OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE. MRS
APP SEHTOUS ABOUT THE INCIDENT,
2. CIVILIAN -
MRS AGE 24. E GARDENS, PANAMA
CITY, FLORIDA. OCCUPATION: HOUSENIFE. EST O MRS.
T.
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WAS NO WIND AT GRD LEVEL.
(B) AIR WEA SERVICE (TYNDALL. AFB, FLAD: REPT OF WINDS ALOFT AT I1:2S
REPTS ARE AT S93D: 5 5,303 FT, 17
DEGREES AT IO M DEGREES AT TO
89,393 FT, NO 83, 303 FT, NON .
(C) CEILING3 (C) CEILINGS N.S ERED S - S
(CST) (CST)
TARTDH (D) VISIBILITY: 13 MILES (D)V VISIBILITY: 13 MILES
(E) AMT OF CLOUD COVER: (E) AMT OF CLOUD COVER: 3 0.4, 2.2 HAZY
(F) NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA
(8) NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OF MICAL,
OR OTHERNISE FEPTD IN AREA.
(9) NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF SIGHTING AVAL.
. (LS) NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION WAS TAKEN.
(11) THERE WERA TWENTY-SIX (26) ACFT FLYING I IN LOC AREA AT TIME
OF SIGHTING. I LOC RAI OF
OBSERVATION.
(12) REPORT PREPARED BY S/SGT GERAFD L. STOUT, WING INTELLIGENCE

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BOTH SOURCES ADMITTED BEING POOR JUDGES OF ALTITUDE DIS ANCES, THAT
THE SIGHTING COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN A LOCAL AIRCRAFT.
NOTE: A AFTER THIS MSG HAD BEEN PI PARED. THE PREPARING NCO HEARD A
NEWSCAST OVER THE LOCAL RADIO STATION. T THE NENSCASTER STATED THAT A
TYNDALL PILOT - S MEFALD OFFICE, STATING
THAT HE (THE P THAT HE (THE ISERVED A LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS JUST SHORTLY CRVED A LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS JUST SHORTLY
BEFORE 1239 HRS 8 MAR 54, IN THE VICINITY OF THIS AIRBASE. THE BEFORE 1239 HRS 8 MAR 54, IN THE VICINITY OF THIS AIRBASE. THE 3
OBSERVATION WAS MADE FROM AN AIRCRAFT. THIS OFFICE CONTACTED THE OBSERVATION WAS MADE FROM AN AIRCRAFT. THIS OFFICE CONTACTED THE
ASTAE: RADIO STATION AND THE NEWS HERALD OFFICE IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN THE
PILOTS NAME, HONEVER PILOTS NAME, HOWEVER N F THE ABOVE HAD ANY PERMANENT PERMANENT PE.CORD. PECORD.
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personneld Tyadell APB, observing 80
Unidemtiried Plying Odjeet. The leeation ighting was the
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•teted tbat eloud, tingee
of RC
The
five (5)
ebeer Bath they vere
rether reluesant to repert the ineident, repert the ineident, sinee 8y• loughed
at Mlying Soueer at Flying Soueer steries, but new believe but new beliove that the pes the pei 11ty Lty exists. exists.
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l. eketeh of vorious shapes which the ob je. obees
color in whieh it provided by Wre.
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color.
onez1 ive.
(f) Diaces e.
ettentien to it. Mrn. appeared as •
(b) When firat obs I the angle of olevation was 30 at 900
ssimth.
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during th ver, disappeering to the wFST. Altitudes of
sighting wa God at et.
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(s):
(n) Ground · vimal.
(d) ro optieel re used.
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(a)
Geeupation: Eousewife.
Fatimste of Reliability:
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poor judge .
(b)
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