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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
l DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
= 14 May 5
L/1540z, Norfolk, England
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION WAS BALLOON
silitary Llot
(3 pilots) Description indicates balloon. Flight and manuvers, as well
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS as radar pickup within upper air balloon capabilities.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /[11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round. Size of dinner plate at arms length. Sil
vis seconds P e Silver or gray.
90 Object at 50,000 to 60,00 ft. Made 180 deg exdax turn.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Indicated air speed on radar track 240 knots. RAF a/c with
gre Visualsad3 -intercep visual observers at 35,000 - 40,000 ft. Intercepted by
3 F-86's. Weather clear. Visibility good. Formation unable
7. COURSE ; to close despite G.C.I. Radar manuvers of object considered
[South improbable for conventional a/c.
8. PHOTOS
OD Yes
& No
9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
O Yes
0 No
FORM
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AF FORM 112—PART |
APPROVED | JUNE 1968 ~
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INFORMATION REPORT
AIR INTELLIGENCE
Captain Kenneth J, ‘cots Jr,
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Begin text of report on AF Form 118~ “wt 11)
Tarestian lad by Captain Goes vootored to uniientified object Sy 3,°,1,
(Rewisey), Tetimate object round, (i nseter «poretinstely site of ‘inner plate
nald 13 oFme Laenabh, altitade %,000 te 60,000 7%, Ohject ande - 1/0 Jegree
tars «nd (isappewed, “apidity of chenage of direction «6 that slbitade ond
opperent sveed led soserver to consider the senenver immrebedle for conventions
sirar-/%,
STALL ATION OF COURCB,
foptalim Seett ie an oxmerienced silet end Tlicht commender with 7050 heures
flying *iee of which over 1100 hours is jet time, Conslier his cbearv-tions
very coliable, Lt's Sake ond Clardy, Soth wingeen, did net heve the object in
oLaht for mere than 30 seconds end made ne concrete Lientifiertian sxceenting the
f.e% thes there vee ne resesblmes te conventionel cirecr.ft,
SMALS TS OF PREP ARIES CPTFICIR,
'nterview of radar overntar revealed nething conclusive soxeenting sstinated
-Apspeed of object (240 its, Airepesd) ond fret that 16 wee climbing out of radar
sonme -beve 30,000 ft, other alrer-f3 in crea a8 35,000 te 16,000 £8 wore RA?
Yoneme, Meteors snd seven Fah'a, Mone vere in viwtal rengze of odservers at 1502,
D> eervetian source considered reliable, “oe oxlanstion of the pessidle canee of
the ci ating,
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(s) Tovmmatieos sander 6,3,5, contrel snd cbjeat vas rvverted «3 4
vonge of J miles «8 one ocleez on 4 voutherly vector,
(>) Tlewatien 080%, Arimetia C10*
(a) “Levetion 080°, Azimuth O10"
(4) Leek 7ii.ghd path, 140% turn, 70° Denk
(a) 90° Dome, 150° ture
(2) Under observation spprexiaately 50 seannds
‘ounmer of oveervalian
(2) Aipevieusl, sround-clestroaie “rder Yyve 7
(>) Uagative
(co) 3 736, 1, 'oelis2, 0, cop ft, 010", “ach 55, Sentweters, “4
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3, “ote, Zerry Joesph, 2/L%,, 103027808, Dist Ter Dar io4,
Yodm 728, A}, Clarity, “evid 3,, 2/18,, Actocb1s3, olst “tr one
Sedma, Seda P18, AZ
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(2) Cleep, visibility coed, turbulence at 35,000 7%
(>) LYS repewt of wind Sireetion ond velecity, 715003;
durfsee, 60/9, CoOO 120/10, 12,0O) 290/50, 150° 360.10
29,028 3730/9, 30,000 200/20, 50,500 370/10, —9,000 Vegative
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inprevable for cenventians] «Areraft «% the o¥servers eatimeted
oleh sede of 50,000 te 50,008 ft, Ne oxplenation of the possidle
compe of the sightinas
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