PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2
1. DATE 2LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
5 December 1957 Lake City, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locel_1240 EST Ground-Visupl Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
Binoculars 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 05/1740Z AlrViswal Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XAxNe Civilian Possibly Astronomical
OF OBSERVATION 9 COURSE 0 Other_
OX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
15 minutes one NE
10. BRIEF IGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, sil object wi th appearance of Due to insufficient information,
large light bulb, bright color, cannot properly evaluate.
moving slowly to NE direetly overhead.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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6 Dec 57 1458 C
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C
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SQH033 SQC133 YDC102 VYD060 VDC062KBA038 13:37 13:37
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 5D C
.P 061520Z
FM_COMDR 6SJTH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
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TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC I
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RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV $\4$
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RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR
RJEPHQ/COMDR OF INT 32 C
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
//UNCLASSIFIED//OPS 0679 PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
1. AROUND
B. PARGEL LIGHT BULB U
C.SILVER
D. ONE
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E. NONE
F. BRIGHT IN COLOR C
G. NONE
H. NONE J
I. I. NONE ( J
. a. C C
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TO NOTHEAST DIRECTLY C
2 MOVING SLOWLY OVERHEAD PD
A. LOOKED UP
B. UNKNOWN 17
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C. UNKNOWN
D. STRAIGHT PATH
E.I FADE FROM VIEW
F.15 MINUTES 5
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. BINOCULARS -NOTE:BINOCUARS

4. A, 1240 EST 5 DECEMBER 1957
A. 17402 5 DECEMBER 1957
B.I DAY
5. GHHQ 2555 U
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C
B. NONE
7. A. CALM wNW wNw w
NW WNW
B. SURFACE 320/15 10A 300/30 16A 300/35 20A 290/45 30A 280/120
w
50A 270/85
U
C
U
C
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ATIC Comment:
C. UNLIMITED
D. 15 MILES C
desapea
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1. JET PASSED OVER 8
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11. PLANET VENUS CMM DUTY ONTROLLER (
12. NONE overherd! INCONSISTAHT (NPO)(
BT
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PROJECT 10073 REC
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS →
Oc Was Balloon
5 December l957 Lake City, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local. :EGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 05/1841Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronamical
A.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
00D Insufficient Data luation
Unknown
5 minites one South
. BRIEF SUI SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, with Balloon schedules show balloons
watt light oulb, silver Moving south are released just prior to tome of
slowly. Slight up and d own movement. sighting.
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C
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PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHO RJEPI RJEPNB JEPNB C
X J
DE RJESKE 3D 157 020 6
P 061509Z P 06150CZ C
FM COMDR 66OTH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA 12:14 2
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV C
RIEDSO/CO
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RJEPHQ/DIR OF
INFO RJEPNB, MDR EADF
BT
/UNCLAESIFIED/OPS S681 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD (
1. AROUND
B. 3O WATT LIGHT BULB (
C. SILVER (
D. ONE
E. NOT I APPLICABLE
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE -
I. NONE
C
(
C
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2. SOUTH SLOWLY J
A. LOOKED UP
B. L UNKNOWN7 elevation (
imuth
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E. NONE
F② MINUTES (
3GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C9 NOT APPLICABLE (
4 1341 EST 5 I DECEMBER 1957

B. DAY
5.
B. NONE
7. CLEAR VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
B. SURFACE NINE10 5A 320/35 Nw wNew WNW WNW
1DA 300/30 16A 300/35 20A 290/45
30A 280/120 50A 270/85 W C
C. CLEAR I Cant snake out loutonof
sighting.
C
CC
1/ sighting.
C C
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D. 15 MILES
5/18412 C
E. NONE
F.N F. NONE Vevis lewis C
8. STAR VENICE WAS FOLLOWING 30 DEGREES
C
9. NONE
10. NONE J
11. DIRECTOR CMM PLANER VENUS
U
12. NONE
BT C
06/1602Z DEC RJESKB
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