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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS SN3
o Was Balloon
2 July 62 Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. 00 0 Prabably Balloon Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 03/01002 GMT_03/01002 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar D PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian D D Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE B OtherEcho I Bx OtherEcho T
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4-5 min 1 Unknown
NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OvEl f'm Baltimore on
both enis pointed. Reddish orange. No sound night pm EST. 18 min
Lail. Glowed varying intensity as through after reported sighting. Echo was at
elev tiroughout observation. ' city heading NE. Sighting
"ial observation at ato. disappearing at was at dusk. Sum reflecting off balloon.
o heading Ni. Flight etraight across sky. would appear as a lignt and would dis-
Lght lisappeared while objt still in view. appear as balloon went into earth's shadow.
ighting at dusk. Witness positive no a/e. Case evaluated as Echo I.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SMB A 026
VZCHQD 979ZCFFA708
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUEAFF F 161
ZNR
P 032100Z P 032100Z
FM 1001ST FM 100IST T OPERATIONS GP ANDREWS AFB MD T OPERATIONS GP ANDREWS AFB MD
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUEASN/26TH ADIV SYRACUSE RUEASN/26TH ADIV SYRACUSE E AFS NY AFS NY
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO D OYATTSHRAE OHLO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RUEAHO/SECI AF SAFIS WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS OGOT 3-G-10.
UF O
A. (1) OVAL. FOOTBALL WIH ROUNDED ENDS.
(2) LARGE GRAPEFRUIT OR VALLEYBALL AT ARMS LENGTH.
SIZE DID NOT VARY DURING SIGHT ING.
(3) REDDISH ORANGE.
(4) ONE.
(5) N/A. *
(6) NONE.
(7) NONE.
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(8) NONE.
(9) OBJECT GLOWED WITH VARYING INTENSITY AS THOUGH
ROTATING SLOWLY WITH LIGHT SOURCE ON ONE SIDE.
B (1) FIRST SEEN BY YOUNG SON OF MR B
(2) 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT 270 DEGREES.
(3) 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT GREES.
(4) STRAIGHT ACROSS SKY.
(5) LIGHT DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY WHILE (5) LIGHT DISAPPEARED WHILE OBJECT STILL OBJECT STILL
IN SIGHT RANGE.
(6) FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES.
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL.
R (2) NONE.
(3) N/A
D. (1) 0100Z, 3 JULY 1962.
(2) DUSK.
E. BOTH AT 39 DEGREES 13'50"N, 76 DEGREES 36'10"W,
BROOKLYN SECTION OF BALTIMORE, MD. DnOORETN SECTTON OF DALT IMORE, MD.
F. (1)MRS. F. (1) MRS. - ADULT
BALT IM ORE, MD.,
MRS *
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BALTIMORE, MD., HOUSEWIFE, FAIR.
G. (1 2500 SCATTERED, HIGH THIN BRC ROKEN, VIS. 8, TEMP 79,
C DEW PT. 60, WIND SE 5. ALT. 30. 16.
(2) (A) SURFACE 180/06
(B) 6,000' (B) 6,000' 270/04
(C) 10,000' (C) 10,000 350/08
(D)1 16,000' 330/10
(E) 20,000' 350/18
F) 30, 000' F)30.000 330/40 330/40
(G) 50,000' 340/40
(H) 80,000' 360/10 EST IMATED.
(3) EST 20, 000
(4) 12.
(5) OVERCAST.
(6)NONE.
(7) VERTICAL 2 DECREES C/1000'.
H. NONE.
I. N ONE. I. NONE.
J. NONE.
K. WILLIAM D. LEMASTER, CAPTAIN, USAF. WITNESSES LIVE *

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AND POSI COUNT THIS OBJECT
NEAR FRINDSHIP AIRPORT
BEING AN AIRCRAFT.
BT NOTE: Advnace copy delivered to DIA
03/2328Z JUL RUEAF
EC11] -.
Blue Globe Over Baltimore
At 9 p. m. on 2 July 1962, Mrs. Blanch
Rattagin telephoned WFBM, Baltimore
to report watching a red flickering flame
which seemed appended to a blue-color-
ed balloon-shaped object. The blue ob-
ject was moving in a northeastern direc-
tion against the wind, and below the
clouds. WFBM received several calls
about it, as did newspapers and Friend-
ship airport, in the area. The object went
into a cloud as an aircraft approached into a cloud as an aircraft approached
from the east and was not seen again. from the east and was not seen again. 8
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