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. .. , , PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD !. OAll 2. LOCATION 1). CONCLUSION$ Pleaque Isle, Maine o Wos Bolloon 0 ProbobiJ Ballnn - :a - .-D-A_T _ I_•T_I_MI_O_R_O_U _ ft ____ __ __ +- 4.--:-- TY :-:- P-E_O_f_O_ I_ SE _R _ V_A _T_ IO _N _________ , 0 Pou i WJ Bolloeft 25 Mazdl 1951 \ Locel 2017 EST i,lG,.unti-Visuel 0 Grounti·RCNior 0 Woa Alrcroft I 0 Probably Aircraft A I.- _ '"'_ ol _____ o_A_ i_ r·_l n_ ,. _,_ c:e ..;.. p_ t _R_ o_o o_r_ 0 Po ni WY Ah c:roft .. s. R Woa Aatreno"' lceP{enua D Yoa Q ProboWy Aatronofftlcol Poaalbly AatNftafftlcel 7. LINOTH OP OlllltVATION I. NUMIIIt OPI OIJICTI t. COURSI D Other ____ _ _ ___ _ 0 lnaufflclettt Dato f.r EYOiuotlon 10 minutes one Falling o ..... , IUMMAitY OP IIOMTIMO l l. COMMIHTI light or object in aigbt 1n NW at el Venua at 2h 8 1 11" on or alightq ot 15 dep·eee alowq descending below horizon below horizon at the reported after obaezvation of more thaD 10 m1nutea. time or observation. Sightiag Light or object changes colora traa 7ellowiah attriwted to refraction or thit wtite to brilliant red. ObeerYecl on other occ Aatronomical Bo<\J. in locaUcm. Thought b;y observer to be close to horizon with pseul1ar atmos}iler.l.c conditions cbanse in color. Object de sJilerl.cal. Color change ever.r six seconds. Object 290 del azimuth. ATIC POJIM 129 (IIKY 21 8KP U) as '

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Page 1: OAll 2. LOCATION Book UFO Files/1950s/1951... · 2019. 5. 10. · PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD • • !. OAll 2. LOCATION 1). CONCLUSION$ Pleaque Isle, Maine o Wos Bolloon 0 ProbobiJ

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• , PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD • •

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Pleaque Isle, Maine o Wos Bolloon 0 ProbobiJ Ballnn

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Locel 2017 EST i,lG,.unti-Visuel 0 Grounti·RCNior 0 Woa Alrcroft

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0 lnaufflclettt Dato f.r EYOiuotlon 10 minutes one Falling o UnlcM~

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light or object in aigbt 1n NW at el Venua at 2h 8 1 11" on or alightq ot 15 dep·eee alowq descending below horizon below horizon at the reported after obaezvation of more thaD 10 m1nutea. time or observation. Sightiag Light or object changes colora traa 7ellowiah attriwted to refraction or thit wtite to brilliant red. ObeerYecl on other occ Aatronomical Bo<\J. in locaUcm. Thought b;y observer to be close to horizon with pseul1ar atmos}iler.l.c conditions cbanse in color. Object de sJilerl.cal. Color change ever.r six seconds. Object 290 del azimuth.

ATIC POJIM 129 (IIKY 21 8KP U)

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I. If you taw the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerni~ the STARS ond MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle OM)r

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d. Don't rememb1r

8.2 MOON (Cirde One):

A &ri9ht moonr~h• \.,.il Dull moonlight

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cf. Don't ramemb.r

9. What •••• the weather conditions ot the time you IGW the object?, , •

CLOUDS (Circle One)r •

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WEATHER (Citcl~ One)· o. Dry

t&)Hozy /)(AJp-4 , •• ~ • , b. Fog. mist, or light ra in c. Scotteted clovds • c. Moderate or heavy roin d. Thiele or heavy clovds d. Snow

• · Don't remember

10. The object appeoredz (Cirde One):

(a. Solid) d . As a light b . Transparent • e. Don't remember

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11 . If it appeared as a light, was it britlhtet than the brig htest stars? (Circle One):

o . &righter b . Dimmer

c. About the some • • fl. Don't know

11 .1 Compare brightMu to some commotl objech

12. The edges of the object weret

(Circle One): a. fvay or blurred b. Uke a bright star

G) Sharply outlined d . Don' t remember

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13. Did the object: .. , (Circle One for each qvestion) •

a . Appear to stand still at any time? ~ ~ b. Suddenly speed vp and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or e•plode? d . G ive off smoke? e . Change brightness?

f. Change shape? • L ~ /} • r-Ci)Ftashorflicker? ~ e,--,,.,~ L ~ · Disappear and reappear?

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• 15. Did the Gt.ject mov. behlnclsomett\ing at any time,o~l\olrtic,ulorfy a doud? • •

(Circle One)t Yes ~ Don't know. IF you o r.swered YES, then tell what

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16. Did the obj.ct rno.e in front of some thin~ ot any time, particularly a cloud? • .•. (Circle One)r Yes ® .. Don't know. IF you answered YES, then teU what

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17. Tell in o few wards the,. following things about the object:

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l9. Draw a pfct\IN that will show the shape of the object ar objects. label and Include in your sketch any details of the object that you taw such as wings, protnnions, etc., and especially e•houst trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing

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• 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate ttl• 'fMed of the object?

(Circle One) Y'e~ G) 1P you answered YES, lt\en what speed wowld you ntimate? - ·-----·

21 . Do you ttlinlc you can estimate haw for away ftOft'l you ttl. object was? •

(CWde One) e No

Jnt'weired YES, then haw far away would vou

22.. Where were you located when you saw ttle object?

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23. Were you (Circle One) •

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b In the reside · lion of o cily?

open countryside?

or on o •rfield?

e . Flying over o city?

f Flying over open country?

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IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the fo llowing questions:

24.1 What direction were you moving? (C ircle One}

o. c. East e . Sovth g . West

b. ortheast d . Sovtheast f. Sovthwest

2 ... 2 How fast were you moving? I'~& J4 miles per hour.

h. Northwest

2 ... 3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at th• obiect?

25. Did you ob .. ,..,e the through any the following? •

o . Eyeglauet Yn No • e . linoculan Yes No •

b. Sun glallft Yn No f. Telescope Yes No

QwindthieldC. r ty .. ) No 0 Theodolite d . Windawg Yn Other

26. In order ttlat you con give as clear a picture as pouible of what you saw, dncribe in your own words o common object or ob­ject~ which, when placed up in th• slcy, would gi,.the same appearance os the object which you saw.

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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object. then how many were there? __________ _

Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to s.how the d irection thot they were lroveli!\g .

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30. Ha.. yCMJ.j,.er seen this, or a ~milor objec1 before. If sa give date or datet ond location

31 . Wen anyone elM with you at the rime you saw the object? (Circle One) @ No I

31 .1 If you answered YES, did they MC the object too? (Cinl~ Or~e) <E!) Nc

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Str ... , _....,..., - 'lfr -~~~;..Q~ TELEPHONE NUMIE -------- AGE SEX ldu Indicate any additional information about yourself, including a ny ipecio l ••perience, which might be pertinent.

CLIFfORD W. 80 w ,·,.\AN

15~7 WEST 8th AVENUE PINE BLOFF, ARKANSAS

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1 Aprll 1951 -Report from a Los Alamos employee. Oblong shaped

object moving slowly both in horizontal and vertical •

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~ 1 Coc:r.anding General Air %·lateriel CommaJ'ld t:right-Patterson .Air Force l3ase D~yton, Ohio ~~: f·tGIS _ ... __.. .

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en observer in the Presque Isle Air For cd ~~~e W~2t=er Of f i ce, not iced :·L unidentified sph&dcal light or object near tha3 hori ::on on a bear­ing of 290 degrees froo the base. ~hie object ccaLge~ color from white to red about every six seconds 3.8 it se~tled to the horizoJ:. •

2. The cnme phenocex.on \13.8 r eported by CAA Control ~ower Operator, en! conf irmed by the control to•Aer ope1·a.tor at Li~eatone Air Force Base. ~~. statemant is incl~ed herein •

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Homo to: Lt. John G. Albert Operations and Projects Holloman Air Force 0:1 ne , Hew Hnxlco

Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects

The following Ucll Personnel reported t.he ::;ightine or unidentified flying objects on Harch 14, 1951:

The a.oove oersonnel ere located a.t the Bell la3.rdn Lol 1d awaiting the return of B-50 Ho. 600~ , follmdng the conpl otion of a Captive Flight mission •

Hr . e the first sighting o.t appro:d.r.mtely 1500 hours while follo"rinp, the flir ht oo.t h of the B-50, which at that time was flying on a southerly hcadin~ nt nn o.ltitude of aQprox~t~toly 15,000 feet NSL east and slip.htly south of the base . At the first sighting due neither to the distrmce involved or small individual size of the objects, Hr. t tachcd little sir,11ificancc to t he phenonenon thinking oerhn~s that it was a flock of birdo at a considerable distance. However, in o. minute or so he ber,an to think otherwi:Je and called the Llattcr to the attention of Ilcs srs . and • At the time his sighting was verified by the latter men , the elevation angle of the bodies appeared to be r,reater than that of the B-50 which had progressed a f ew miles further south and cast of the Field.

The motion or the bodies (estimntcd a t bet\oreen 11;. and 20 in number) ap!)eared to be of a swirling nature, not unlike a flock of towering geese or a handful of l eaflets in an u~draft. hither due to distance or size, it was impossible to resolve individual sha~e , however, the general impression \ras ea.i ned tho.t the bodies wer e white.

Several minutes after the first sigh tine; the wri tcr nnd others were apprised of the phenomenon. At this time , the ll-50 had turned to the left on a reciprocal headlne nnd wa~ approx~uately ea~t of the Field at the same altitude. 'll1e bodies continued to swirl in somewhat random fashion and increase apparent elevation anele. During this time

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Shortly before ~ec·n-1 was not i f ied, the bodi.cr; had ,.,-rou ped into n V-Formation and commenced heo.d inr; Gener a) ly north\olard. ~'he

· bearing heading from the Hardstnnd chaneed fr om nearly due cast to a position lined up with Sierra Blanca. j n vlhnt seened to be a f ow minutes time. This gave the ~npresslon of rela t i vely hieh velocity.

· \lben last seen the bearing heading from the Bell Hardstand was slightly vest of Sierra Blanca. .

Impressions gained by various Bell Personnel were as followsa

a. Not lml ike n handful of leaflets thrown from an airplane •

b. Vibratory motion of individual hodies reported occasionally not unlike flapoing of winr,s •

c. Total time of observation, from tj me of' first sighting, was approximately 15 minutes .

It is of inter est to note that tlv ~ ground- to-air and air-to­ground VHF cormnunications were eencr nlly very poor throuehout the Bell mi:wion which corunenced a t 1.31 .. 5 hourD . '1)10 r,r ound-to- r;round VHF communications t-rere hO\·:ever v ary eood . In nddi t i on, for the l nst ten minuteD of the B-50 flight VHF COlllliiUllico.t i on \dth the tower "ra s extremely difficult as if another carrier was si.trul to.ncously in operation. When the writer contacted Queen-1 he was advised tha t they also were having communications difficulty.

As additional infornation, winds aloft to 27,000 fee t were generally west-northwest, estinatod a t 30 to 40 knots. The writer is aorally certain that the phenomenon he witnessed could not have been balloons of Project Sky-Hook.

In conclusion, the writer wishes to emphasize that the aerial phenomenon was different from anything he has ever seen up to and including flights of birds. '

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Thie questionnaire has been prepared 10 thot yov con g ive the U.S. : .ir force os much lftfouuotlon 01 possible concernine the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleo1a "Y k> ont•er 01 many questiont as you pou ibly con The lnformotlor. ti,CII you ~ive will be Ull .. for re11orch pvrposes. Your nome will not be used in connection witt. any statements, condutions, or pubUcationt without your permiuion. We request tfo!is porsonol lnf~otion 10

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