PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

Wheetus AFB
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION

& Ground. Vi sual
0 Air Vi suel

tember 1958
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Locel
GM

O Ground-Roder
0 Alr-intercept Roeder

01/22152

. TT, > v.17 Ty
Octo ijiiat

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

1. 2 mins

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11. COMMENTS

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Rnd, biuish-white cbj, first size of

a large star, then grew to size of a
baseball, then diminished to its origl
Size & disappeared, Obj moved at speed
varyang fm very fast to very slow at
which time obj appeared motionless,
Significant temp inversion fm surface
to J000ft. Two sightings fm same area,
Ceiling 14000ft, @ppearing at high alt,
descended to 2-3C00ft & rose again &
disappeared into clouds,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Belloon
Probably Balloon
Pessibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probebly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probebly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
insufficient
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