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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon j
t \ San 59 Rutland. Vermont 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP &. TYPE OF OBSERVATIO O Possibly Bolloon
; : . O Was Aircraft
Local : “IX Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar a P robabl y Aireroft
1 GMT 20/145 a 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircroft
A 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
: 0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
No es he O Possibly Astronomical
io 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
‘DOL Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
mins one E-W circling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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I or 60 W circling. info presented was that the oo J
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_ /UNCLASS/FROM DP 9-4054,
SUBJECT UFO REPORT. REF PAR 15 AFR 200-2 FOR FORMAT. /
15. Ao €1) ROUND
LARGE. NO REFERNCE TO KNOWN OBJECT BOULD BE STVEN.
(3) SILVER
(4) ONE

(5) N/A

5) NONE

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(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE |

15, Be (1) NOTHING
2) UNKNOWN
(3) UNKNOWN
(4) TRAVELLING EAST TO WEST. CIRCLING.
(5) UNKNOWN |
(6) 2 - MINUTES
15, Co €1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A
15, D. (1) 20 SEPT 59. 14552 :
(2) DAY |
15.E, NORTH SIDE OF TYON OF RUTLAND, VERMONT.

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(6) NONE

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NO KNOW IFR OR VFR TRAFFIC. NO INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT WERE BEING
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ATTN 14TH FTR GP, YOUR MSG DP 9-4054, DTD 22 SEP 59. ‘THE INFO

REPORTED IS LIMITED IN NATURE, PREVENTING A VALID CONCLUSION AS TO
THE NATURE OF THE SIGHTING. REQ THE FOLLOWING INFO, IN ADDITION TO
ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFO, BE FURNISHED THIS CENTER: IN WHAT
DIRECTION WAS THE OBJ WHEN IT WAS FIRST AND LAST SKEN? WHAT WAS THE
ELEVATION OF ,THE OBJ WHEN FIRST AND IAST SEEN? I? THE WITNESS I5
UNFAMILIAR WITH BEARING AND ANGLE TERMS, USE KNOWN LANDMARK FOR
BEARINGS; AND FOR ELEVATION USE SUCH THINGS AS 4 WaY UP, ETC.

WHERE AND HOW DID OBJ DISAPPEAR? THE OBJ WAS REPORTED TO BE

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TRAVELLING EAST TO WEST, CIRCLING. DID THE OBJ TRAVEL IN A STRAIGIT
LINE FOR SOME DISTANCE, THEN BEGIN CIRCLING? EXPLAIN IN DETAIL.

REQ A CHECK BE MADE FOR OTHER WITNESSES. IF THERE WERE OTHER

DATE { TIME
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FIRST SEEN AZIMUTH @S@ DEG, ELEVATION 75 DEG. OBJECT LAST SEEN AZIMUTH
273 DEG, ELEVATION 15 DEG. OBJECT DISAPPEARED GRADUALLY OVER HORIZON TO
THE WEST ASI FLYING OUT OF RANGE OF VISION OF NAKED EYE. OBJECT
PROCEEDED IN GENERALLY STRAIGHT PATH ACROSS SKY EXCEPT THAT IT
APPEARED TO BE TURNING OR ROTATING IN SMALL ARCS THROUGHOUT COURSE,

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