PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
82 00N 82 45W 0 Was Balloon
7 April 1957 127th Air Refueling Sq.GA 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D:xPossibly Balloon
Locol_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 07/2200Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
25 minutes Unknown
one Eastward
OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, shape not to clear due to A comparison with numerous photo
blurred ddges, appeared be triangular graphs adar, corner reflec
or square. Size l/l0 of half moon, tors(triangular objects of
color was similar to moon but twice as aluminum foil)suspended below
brilliant. Object appeared stationary balloons) and characteristic of balloons) and characteristic of
no sound. the object. Indicate that the
object was this type of radar
reflector.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52
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UFOB IPD A PD SHAPE OF OBJECT NOT TO CLEAR CMM DUE TO BLURRED UFOB IPD A PD SHAPE OF OBJECT NOT TO CLEAR CM DUE TO BLURRED
EDGES IT APPEARED HOWEVER THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN TRIANGLER OR SQUARE
PD BRILLIANCE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EXACT SHAPE PD B PD
SIZE OF OBJECT APPEARED ABOUT ONE TENTH OF A HALF MOON IF BOTH WERE
AT SAME ALTITUDE PD C PD COLOR UAS SIMILAR TO THE MOON EXCEPT ABOUT
TWICE MOON'S BRILLIANCE WHEN FIRST NOTICED PAREN 2200Z PAREN PD
AT THE TIME IT APPEARED TO BE STATIONARY PD D PD ONLY ONE WAS
SIGHTED PD E PD NO FORMATION PD F PD BRILLIANCE MADE IT DIFFICULT
TO DETERMINE ANY EXACT DETAILS PD BLURRED EDGES MADE IT APPEAR TO
ELONGATED PD

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BRILLIANCE PD THERE WAS NO RADICAL CHANGE BUT IRREGULAR PATH SLOWLY
DRIFTING EASTWARD )PD AT 2212Z OBJECT WAS LESS BRILLIANT THAN MOON
AND SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN WHEN FIRST SIGHTED PD 2213Z FIRST CELESTIAL
BUT BELIEVED TO BE PLANET JUPITER PD 2214Z OBJECT APPEARED TO BE
ORANGE AND HALF BRILLIANT AS MOON CMM CHANGING COLOR RAPIDLY AND
DIMINISHING IN SIZE RAPIDLY PD 2218Z SLIGHTLY SMALLER AND LESS
BRILLIANT THAN THE PLANET JUPITER PD 2224Z OBJECT STILL DIMLY IN BRILLIANT THAN THE PLANET JUPITER PD 2224Z OBJECT STILL DIMLY IN
SIGHT PD GIVES EFFECT OF THIRD RATE STAR PD OBJECT MOVED ABOUT 5
DEGREES EASTUARD FROM WHEN FIRST DEGREES EASTUARD FROM WHEN FIRST SIGHTED AND APPEARED TO BE SIGHTED AND D APPEARED TO BE
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ASCENDING MORE RAPIDLY PD AT THIS TIME OTHER AS CENDING G MORE RAPIDLY PD AT THIS TIME OTHER R CELESTIAL BODIES R CELESTIAL BODIES
WERE SIGHTED AND THE UFO APPEARED TO BE MOVING OUTWARD PD 2 PD A PD WERE SIGHTED AND THE UFO APPEARED TO BE MOVING OUTUARD PD 2 PD A PD -
ATTENTION WAS ATTRACTED BY THE FACT THAT IT WAS DAYLIGHT CMM ONLY S
A HALF MOON CMM IT WAS NOT A STAR NOR A PLANET NOR ANY WEATHER EQUIP
PD B PD OBSERVED ELEVATION WAS 80 T0 85 DEGREES CMM OBSERVED
AZIMUTH ABOUT 30 DEGREES WHEN FIRST DISCOVERED PD C PD OBSERVED
ELEVATION REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME PD AZIMUTH ABOUT 35 DEGREES WHEN
OUT OF SIGHT PD D PD HOVERING WHEN FIRST SEEN CMM THEN ASCENDING
SLOWLY THEN VERY RAPIDLY PD DRIFTED ABOUT 5 DEGREES EASTWARD PD E PD
SIGHT ABOUT 25 MINUTES I PAREN 2200Z TO 2225Z D A PD
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OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL PD B PD NO OPTICAL AIDS PD 4 PD 7
A PD SIGHTED 072200Z UI
32 DEGREES 00 MINUTES S NORTH AND 82 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST PD 6
PD 1ST LT DEAN L BEACH CMM A02226761 CMM 427TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON
CMM DUTY CLN PRESENTLY HOLDS A NAVIGATORS AND PILOTS RATINGS PD IST
LT JOHN R CASSARINI CMM A03095494 CMM DUTY CLN PRESENTLY HOLDS
A NAVIGATOR AND PILOTS RATINGS PD BOTH CONSIDERED RELIABLE SOURCES
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16000-270/45 CMM 20000-270/40 CMM 30000-270/75 CMM 50000-270/90
CMM 80000-270/90 PD CEIL CMM NONE VISIBILITY UNLIMITED PD 8 PD NO CNM 80000-270/90 PD CEIL CMM NONE VISIBILITY Y UNLIMITED PD 8 PD NO
OTHER EXPLANATION FOR SIGHTINGS PD 9 PD INTELLIGENCE NOTIFIED PD
10 PD NONE SEEN PD 11 PD PREPARING OFFICERS WERE STATED IN ITEM 6
ABOVE PD NO EXPLANATION FOR OBJECT CQULD BE CONCEIVED OTHER THAN ABOVE PD NO EXPLANATION FOR OBJECT CQULD BE CONCEIVED OTHER THAN
"DEFINITLY UNUSUAL" PD CHARACTERISTICS OF CHANGING COLOR AND WINDS
SIZE UHICH MADE IT SEEM AS IF ASCENDING COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SIZE UHICH MADE IT SEEM AS IF ASCENDING COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ALOFE
THE SETTING SUN IN THE UEST AND THE OBJECT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE
BEEN THERE FOR HOURS AFTER APPEARING TO BE : OUT OF SIGHT PD 12 PD
NO PHYSICA VAILABLE PD
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