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20 March 1997

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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LOCATION

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DATE-TIME GROUP

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X@ Ground- Vi sual

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CMJ 2b /Z 00007

O Air Vi sal

0 Ground-Rador

0 Air-Intercept Radar

PHOTOS
QO Yes

BH) -No

6. SOURCE

Civilian

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aireroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

GA Other 3
G Insufficient Deta for Evaluation
O Unknown

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_pprox threes
ho, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One large light
due to darkness.
firey glow. Objeci
stopped, turned 1
rapidly. Object

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cnree minutes.

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moved north,
Ggr & went South
seen visually

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RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DOBBINS AFB CA i ——_ae
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNIR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFR OHIO. 7% (LO )
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4 E LIGH NO. SOLID RART VISIBLE DUE TO DARKNESS PD De)
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3 “APPROXIMATELY SAME AS AAC LANDING LIGHTS —
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-A WAS OUTSIDE WITH FRIEND AND IT CAUGHT HIS ATTENTION AS BEING A BRIGHT

STAJ PD

2e NORTH THEN STOPPED -TURNED 182 AND WENT SOUTH RADIDLY

B i9-15 DEGREES AND TO THE SOUTH PD
C VERY HIGH AND TO THE SOUTH PD

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TO THE NORTH VERY HICK DARTED SOUTH OUT OF SIGHT

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WENT OUT OF SIGHT PD
F AQPPOX 3 MIN PD

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3. GROUND VISUAL
A GROUND VISUAL

ke 19507 20 MAR S57
A 99502 28MAR ST
B. ESELA BB. }
5. 17 MILES) Ne We MACDILL LAKE ELLEN TAMPA,*FLA

6. ONE UN KNOU Nqgealliiililiepmmemer TAMPA FLA 7

THIS MAN SAYS HE WAS IN THE NAVY AS AN AVAITION MACHINIST FOR

PAGE THREE RJESKB2D
6 YEARS AND FLEV MOST OF THE TIME PD
| 7s 30,200 FT 299 DEGREES 192 KNOTS HIGH BROKEN CIRUS
A VERY CLEAR NO CLOUDS IN SIGHT
B SURFACE W 4 62 280/15, 190 282/20,1169 271/59 293 282/41

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¢ 26,299 BROKEN SCATTERED
REMAJK$ WEATHER FORECASTER (M/SGT FREDERICK) AT MACDILL BASE
OPS STATED THAT A WX BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT TAMPA INT AIRPORT AT
1690 E AND THAT THE BALLOON WAS 12 TO 16 FEET IN DIAMETER AND THE
SETTING SUN COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT APPEAR ORANGE . AT THE TIME OF THE
SIGHTING THE BALLOON HaD SUF TIME TO REACH
THE JET STREAM THAT WAS PRESENT OVER MCDILT ET 39 TO 49,999 FT
280 DEGREES TO 199 DEGREES( THIS INFORMATION WAS TOLD TO OBSERVER AND
HE IS CERTAIN IT COUJD NOT POSSIBLEY BEEN A BAALLOON PD
D. 15 MILES
E BROKEN CIRUS
F NONE
S. NONE:
9. NYA
1%, {A/C SE OF OBJECT AND IT TURNED TOWARD IT

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if. LOG AIR 1833 M A C-k6 WWS AIR/BORNE OF RUNVAY 22 JUST PRIOR TO
REPORT , AT TIME OF REPORT A/C WAS APPROXIMATELY SAME AJEA OF UFOB.
THIS INFO FROM BASE OPS A/C DESTINATION WAS WARNER ROBBINS « WE
CALLED WRB AND. TALKED TO PILOTS.(FOR RESUWTS SEE 21/04157 ENTRY

“IN DIRECTORS LOG) SGT RUDY AT BASE OPS CALLED DIFFERENT TOWERS IN TPA

AREA . ALL MEN REPORTED NEGATIVE SIGHTING PF Movie ADVERTISING SEARCH |

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LITES WERE SEEN INTERSECTING A THIN CLOUD LAYER AT THE SAME TIME AND

PLACE. PD THE BEST CORRELATION OF UFOB SIGHTING APPEARS TO BE OF THE

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