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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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QO July 1954

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2. LOCATION

Manston, England

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CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Round white object observed through window
of a/e. Vertical ascent.

too close

Too rapid for jet,

Insufficient data for analysis.

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION S Peer sore
; G Was Aircraft
Local ea 0D Ground-Vi sual TD Ground-Radar Cl Probably Aircraft
CMT 09/U,562 TE Air Vi sual 0) Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomicol
O Yes QO Probably Astronomical
& Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
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10, SRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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°M COMDR 66TH AIR RSQ SQ MANSTON ENG ae (
TO ZEN/CINCUSAFE WIESBADEN GER
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[NFO ZEN/COMDR 3AF RUISLIP ENG |
ZENZCOMDR SARGP BUSHY PARK ENG
NCLAS SIF IE D/FOR ACS/INTELLIGENCE WIESBADEN GER 66ARS (
(33 PD UFOB PD PARA ONE ALFA CLN ROUND BLOB PD PARA ONE BRAVO CLN DIME
PD) PARA ONE COCA CLN WHITE PD PARA ONE DELTA CLN ONE PD PARA ONE ECHO
CLN NECTAR SLASH ALFA PD PARA ONE FOXTROT CLN NONE PD PARA ONE GOLF CLN .
NONE PD PARA ONE HOTEL CLN NONE PD PARA ONE INDIA CLN NONE PA PARA TWO
ALFA CON ROUND WHITE OBJECT SEEN TERU WINDOW OF ACFT PD PARA TWO BRAVO ;
LN MINUS ONE FIVE DEG CMA THREE THREE ZERO DEG PD PARA TWO COCA CLN o
DUS FORNFIVE DEG CMA THREE THREE ZERO DEG PD PARA TWO DELTA CLN STILL q

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T FIVE ZERO ZERO ZERO FT CMA ALMOST VERTICAL ASCENT UNTIL DISAPPEARANCE

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Peet ORIECT TOO FAST TO FOLLOW PD PARA TWO FOXTROT CLN

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APPROX TEREE ZERP SECONDS PD PARA THREE ALFA CLN AIR DASH VISUAL PD
PRA THREE BRAVO CLN NONE PD PARA THREE COCA CLN SIERRA ALFA ONE SIX
4A ACFT NO FIVE ONE DASH THREE FOUR CMA SEVEN FIVE ZERO ZERO FT CMA
ONE FIVE ZERO DEG CMA ONE THREE ZERO KT CMA MANSTON ENGLAND PD PARA
FOUR ALFA CLN ONE FOUR FIVE SIX ZULU PD PARA FOUR ERAVO CLN DAY PD PARA
FIVE LCN SEVEN NECTAR METRO SIERRA WHISKEY IPSWICH ENGLAND PD PARA SIX
ALFA CLN NECTAR SLASH ALFA PD PARA SIX BRAVO CLN THOMAS ALFA FEELEY CMA
CAPT CMA NINE AIR RSQ GP CMA NAVIGATOR CMA EXCELLENT PD PARA SEVEN ALFA
CLN FOUR SLASH ONE ZERO ALTO CUMULUS CMA TOPS EIGHT FIVE ZERO ZERO CMA
VIS TWO ZERO NECTAR METRO PD PARA SEVEN BRAVO CLN TWOSZERO ZERO AT ONE
TVO KT CMA TWO TWO ZERO AT ONE FOUR KT CMA TWO THREE ZERO AT ONE TWO
KT CMA TWO ONE ZERO AT SIX KT CMA TEREE FIVE ZERO AT ONE SEVEN KT CMA
THREE FIVE ZERO AT FIVE EIGHT KT CMA THREE SIXZERO AT NINE KT CMA ONE
THREE ZERO AT EIGHT KT PD PARA SEVEN COCA CLN TWO INIE ZERO ZERO ZERO
*T PD PARA SEVEN DELTA CLN ONE ZERO MILES PD PARA SEVNE ECHO CLN THREE
SLASH EITH AT ONE TWO ZERO ZERO FT CMA ONE SLASH EIGHT AT ONE ZERO ZERO
ZERO ZERO FT CMA THREE SLASH EIGHT AT TWO NINE ZERO ZERO ZERO FT CMA
TOT COVERAGE FIVE SLASH EIGHT PD PARA SEVEN FOXTROT CLN NONE PD PARA
XIGHT CLN NEGATIVE PD PARA NINE CLN NEGATIVE PD PARA ONE ZERO CLN
NEGATIVE PD PARA ONE ONE CLN NEGATIVE PD PARA ONE TWO CLN INTEL OFFICER
PD OBSERVER IS CONSIDERED RELIABLE SOURCE WITH CONSIDERABLE FLYING
ZSPERIENCE TO HIS CREDIT PD UPON CONSULTATION THE LOCAL METEOROLOGIGAL

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REPORTED NEITHER THE PRESENCE OF ANY UNUSUAL WEATHER PHINOMENA IN THE {

AREA OF SIGHT INING NOR THE RELEASE OF WEATHER BALLOONS WHICH COULD
HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR A FLYING OBJECT PD THIS OFFICE DOES NOT HAVE
SUFFICIENT INFORMATION AT ITS DISPOSAL TO EE ABLE TO OFFER AN
EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE CONSIDERABLE DOUBT PD
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