PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 December 1957 Tampa, Florida Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Logal Ground-Visual Ground-Radar XWos Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
T0215Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y 000 Probably Astronomical
O'No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OP OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
45 seconds one wavering Unknown
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Egg shaped object, two white lights, Description has characteristics
flahing green light : to rear. Light of a/c. Sound of motors could
pink. 250 f long, 100 ft wide. Heard have come from some other source.
motors shutting on and off. Made tight
circle and hovered. circle and vered. Passed over hori- hori-
zon with wavering flight path. zon with wavering flight path.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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3. NONE 3 NONE
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10. SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN TAMPA AREA AT THE TIME (
11. DUTY 11. DUTY Y DIRECTOR PD JET AIRCRAFT FROM MACDILL AFB FLA JET AIRCRAFT FROM MACDILL AFB FLA
12. NONE C
Poss balloon
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
4 December 1957 Tampa, Florida a Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ 6:00 PM Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 04/2300 Dusk AlnVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s a Probably Astronomical
:No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE CCX Other_ Hoax
straight up 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10 seconds one then NE
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1. Either helicopter observed
in center of plexiglas under bad sighting conditions or
with three men sittir ,one be- 2. actually .are
hind the other. Object eet in
diameter, aluminum color. Object had
jet engine mounted on each side. Obj-
ect hovered 75 to 100 feet ect hovered 75 to loo Teet then rose then rose
sharply and disappeared. 7
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC C
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//UNCLASSIFIED//OPS 0677 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
1. A. DOUGHNUT SHAPED PROPELLER IN CENTER PLEXIGLAES DOME ON
TOP WITH THREE MEN SITTING IN N IT CMM ONE BEHIND THEOTHER
B. FORTY FEET IN DIAMETER !
c. ALUMINUM M COLOR
D. ONE
D. NOT APPLICABLE —
F. LOOKED LIKE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE MOUNTED ON FLATTENED
DOUGHNUT PD HAD PROPELLER MOUNTED IN CENTER OD DOUCHNUT
WHICH PROVIDED TPD KADONE JET ENGINE MOUNTED ON .
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C. CLEAR
D. 15 PLUS
E. SCATTERED CLOADS ABOVE 25,000 FEET
F. NONE
g. NONE
9. NONE —
1. SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN TAMPA BAY AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING PD NQ
HELICOPTERS PD
11. SENIOR DIRECTORSPD 11. MR. APPEARS TO E PD E PD
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EACH SIDE OF FUSELAGE WHICH PROVIDED THRUST PD FUSELAGE
HAD A PLEXIGLASS CANOPY AND THREE MEN WERE SEEN INSIDE PD L
MEN APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND WERE WEARING CLEAR PLASTIC
HELMETS PD NO MARKINGS ON OBJECT PD (
G. GMOKE COMING FROM TWO ENGINES CMM ONE ON EACH SIDE PD
H. SIMILAR TO JET BUT NOT THE SAME PD
I. NONE
2. HOVERED ABOUT TEN EECONDS AT SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED FEET
THEN ROSE SHARPLY AND DISAPF
A. DOWNDRAFT ON TREES DOWNDRAFT ON TREES
E. SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED FEET HIGH
C.F FORTY FIVE DEGREES N.E. FORTY.FIVE DEGREES N.E.
D. HOVERED ABOUT TEN SECONDS AT SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDERD
FEET THEN ROSE SHARPLY AND DISAPPEARED FEET THEN ROSE SHARPLY AND DISA TO NORTHEAST NORTHEAST (
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B. NONE
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