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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

1. DATE

fi : 0 Was Balloon
14 September 1957 San Antonio, Texas 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | « TYPE OF OBSERVATION OD 'Pessity Baticen
Local 2X Ground. Vi sual 0 Ground-Roder + Prckekiy Alves a
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omy__15/0045Z  _ o AinViewdl Pp 0 Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE © Was Astronomicol
O Yes }0 Probobly puteesey ont
GQ Ne Civili 0D Possibly Astronomica
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other
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: 0 Unknown
2 Minutes seven westerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Seven circular, blue-white objects. Without elevation and azimuth,
Two were size of a large pinhead and this report cannot be properly
the other five were like specks of evaluated,
light. Objects drifted slowly eater ny
but apart from cach other, Faded out

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(C) CLEAR (D) FIFTEEN MILES (E) NONE (F) NONE ITEM EIGHT

THE U.S. WEATHER BUREAU RELEASED ONE WEATHER BALLOON AT @3397)
14 SEPTEMBER 1957, THERE WAS ALSO ONE UNUSUAL WEATHER CONDITION.

WHEN THE SUN WAS SETTING, IT'S RAYS WERE BOUNCING OFF OF SOME

SMOKE LAYERS CAUSING A COLOR VARIATION FROM BLUE TO GRAY.» THE

WEATHER BUREAUS’ OPINION IS THAT IT WOULD NOT BE SMALI. ENOUGH

TO_APPEAR AS SMALL ROUND ORJECTS EVEN FROM QUITE A DISTANCE.
ITEM NINE-NONE. ITEM TEN-ONE COMMERCIAL AIRLINER, FOUR ENGINED.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE ; 2 LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Belloon
20 September 1957 San Antonio, Texas 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Belleon
O Wes Airerof
Local EGround- Vi sual D Ground-Redor 5 Bichelte dives oft
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Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE a teteeeesiingenncienn
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0O Unknown
twenty minutes one westerl
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round bluish white object the Probably astro, Arcturus just set.
size of the head of a pin at arm's © If Venus or Jupiter on ecliptic
length, Object was moving west very between 17-18 they could fit. No
Slowly and was in sight for twenty ephimirus for 1957,

minutes,

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BY RADAR FROM AREA NEAR MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASS. TO SOME POINT IN
VICINITY OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SPEED ESTIMATED AS 2000 MPH. ALSO
REPORTED THAT TRACK PLOTS MAD OVER BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AND CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS AS I? PASSED OVER THESE CITIES. ‘HIS SIGHTING IS REPORTED
AS A SINGLE, CONTINUOUS TRACK PLOT, AND BELISVED TO HAVE TAKEN
PLACE SOME TIME IN SEPIEMEER 1957.

THIS CENTER HAS NO OFFICIAL RECORD OF ANY SINGLE, CONTmNUOUS
UFO LONG TRACK PLOT OF THIS NATURE. REFERRED TO YOUR OFFICE UPON
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5. MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE?

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

Wes Aircroft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomicol
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

2 eptember 1957 San Antonio
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION

COE eens MX Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Redar
Be diy. 0 Air Vi sel © Air-Intercep? Rodar

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
2 -—- 3 minutes one faded on horit

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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Round object, size of pencil eraser, | Descriptive a/c sighting.
red, yellow, white & blue, Object

made tight turns, hovered in one
spot changing colors & then took off
fast; then faded gradually in horizon,

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