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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
11 Nov 61 Catalina Island, California o Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP |4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3.
Local_Unknown Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircroft
GMT. Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraf
5. PHOTOS Physical Evidence 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Y.s Yes 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomicol
Military Military 0 0 Possibly Astronomicol
No Drope Sonde
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 7. OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other.
:000 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
N/A Unknown
N/A N/A 1
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ObjT 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OOjT observed coming 11. COMMENTS DTOD COMMENTS Drop Sonde recovered iea
down by parachute. Recovered and turned over a3 belonging to U. S. Navy.
to Air Force for identification. to Air Force for identification.
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NEVER USE POR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, ACTION
MEMO ROUTING SLIP CONCURRENCES, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS
1 TO INITIALS CIRCULATE
TD-E Friend)
DATE COORDINATION
2 FILE
INFORMATION
3 NOTE AND RETURN
VERSATION PER CON-
4 SEE ME
SIGNATURE
REMARKS
Lt. DCAS FT officer, telephoned in a DCAS FT officer, telephoned in a
report of an object recovered by parachute on Santa
Catalina Island. Descriptive info is sketched on
attachment; action taken attachment; action taken is represented by represented by FTD FTD
message 11-11-207, prior to which I called T/Sgt
Bolieu (Maj Friend was not at home). Lt. Bolieu (Maj Friend was not at home. Lt. teesks
report included mention of English-language markings, report included mention of English-language markings,
one of which was "Reg US Pat Off GENTEX CORP,"
indicating that the object is no foreign tech-
nology concern. Hopefully, by Monday AM, its
proper owners will have turned up. I tried not to
dampen Lt. enthusiasm for recovering
objects that fall out of the sky; after all, the
next object might be Yuri Gagarin ven ex-
comrade Molotov.
FROM DATE
TD-X2 13 Nov 61
PHONE
59117
DDFORM 5 Paepisces DD Form 94, 1 Feb 50 and DD Form 95, 1 Feb 50 which will be used until exhausted. GPO: 1960-0-568294
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1 NAME OR TITLE INITIALS CIRCULATE
CRSANIZATION AND LOCATION DATE COORDINATION
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INFORMATION
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ACTION
NOTE AND
Eyhraitea from o Le BETURH
SEE ME
12 Nov- Cafel Gartrel 12 Nov- Calel Gartrer
SIGNATURE
REMARKS PEMARKS
Farachute onjict reper Parachute osjict reger .
in dat. O Drepet. Dat. ODrepet
identifieg ident tifid as Navy"
Bok
1 $ Bokean natiqied.
FROM NAME OR TITLE DATE
LOCATION TELEPHONE
DDFB0 9 Repiaces DA AGO Form $S, 1 Apr 48, and AFHQ c48--16-74067-2
Form 12, 10 Nov 47. whlen may be used GPO

BATTERY
SECTION emale
wappng plng. GR3EN-COn
labeling B2-+1.34V
8?ibrglus tage. C2A06E-+132V
GREY +7.5V
CLOCK
MECHANISM
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ELECTRONIC
GADGET
ticks
and duter vent. FR Some-
panils no 601 where
. Baseball on sicle
Mrting: Reg us 2t off
NGENTEX Corp FR
Mel D.584-1 MlD.384-1
Senl #257 Serial #257
M Dec 1960 (oer)
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Catalina Islard 11 Mov 61. Reported markings inicate device
to be of US origin. Recoomend appropriate action to deactivate
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PTTS
established, photos and brief report should be forwaried this
original detailed report mos iated. DATE TIME
i1 k220
MONTH YEAR
Now 1961
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
FTD Stafr Duty Ofricer
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (Signature, if required) TYPED.(or sap TITLE
E0-1-w0 HARALD H.ICK Capt. USAP AWJWAOWE HARALD W. IGHOLT
PHONE71222 PAGE 1 NR.CA Captain. USAP
NR. PAGESE
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION FTD Sta
D 73 REPLACES DD FORM I73. 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED