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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 May 1955 Charleston,_Maine 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ NGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircroft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_-13/1700Z GMT_ A002 Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Mo Mo Civilian Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ke ke. OtherAircraft Flare
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20-30 0 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One baseball-like object, flaming and A check with SAC Liaison A check with SAC Liaison
red in color and trailing red in color and trailing smoke was Officer, ADC, verified that
observed to fall from the sky in sighting was caused by a
close proximity to point of observa- flare from SAC aircraft during
tion. tion a training exercise.
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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 May 1955 Charleston, Maine 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local IGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
13/1700z May 1955 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probubly Astronomical
D - Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other Aireraft Fare
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20-30 Seconds 20-30 Seconds One (1) Straight Down Straight Down 0 Unknown
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. CoMMENtsi Aircraft Flars 11. CoMMENtsi Aircraf't Flars
Cne (1) baseball-like objeot, flaming and A check with SAC Liaison Officer, ADC, A check with SAC Liaison Officer, ADC,
red in color and trailing smoke was obser- verified that sighting vas caused by verified that sighting was caused by
ved to fall from the sky in close proxim- ved to fall from the sky in close proxim- a flare from SAC aircraft during a a flare from SAC aircraft during a
ity to point of observation. training exarcise.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) a7-G0t-t08 00-N0s.Ch0
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