USAF record 28949965
28949965
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE: [REDACTED] LOCATION: Chicago AFB, Illinois OBSERVING GROUP: [REDACTED] PHOTOS: [REDACTED] TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground Visual SOURCE: Control tower operators LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 15 minutes NUMBER OF OBJECTS COUNTED: 1
CONCLUSIONS: 1. Balloon 2. Possibly Balloon 3. Possibly Balloon
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Bluish white. Round.
COMMENTS: 1. Small balloon. 2. Wind chart shows object traveling with wind. 3. Competent observers with flying experience. 4. 2 minutes after balloon launch.
ATIC FORM J-29 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE: [REDACTED] LOCATION: Chicago AFB, Illinois OBSERVING GROUP: [REDACTED] PHOTOS: [REDACTED] TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground Visual SOURCE: Control tower operators LENGTH OF…
- Page 2 PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET I. GENERAL 1. DATE 16 Jun 52 2. LOCATION [REDACTED] 3. TIME Local: [REDACTED] Zonal: [REDACTED] 4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? [HW: Naked Eye] No 5. WAS OBJECT…
- Page 3 IV. BALLOON DATA 21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA: [REDACTED] 22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 25 Minutes 23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: Location Type Launching…
- Page 4 PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SHEET 1. DATE OF OBSERVATION 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION 3. STATION OBSERVING 4a WILDS ALOFT: ALTITUDE (feet) VELOCITY (knots) DIRECTION (degrees) ALTITUDE (feet) VELOCITY…
- Page 5 ACTION T. ATLAN 2. ATLAN 3. C. files RD151J WPD178 YD157 SEP 17 22 49 1952 Cbc238 VII5138 JEDNU 138 PP JEPHQ JEDUP JEDEN JEDST 444 DE JEDNU 72 P 17233Z ZHU [HW: X] [HW: ] [HW: ] [HW: ] [HW: ] FH CG…
- Page 6 BEFORE DISAPPEARING NO SOUND OBSERVED 45 MINUTES BY 3 CONTROL TOWER OPERATORS, CHANUTE AFB. ONE OPERATOR FORMER PILOT WITH 352 HRS AND 35 COMBAT MISSIONS REQUESTED ATTEMPT AT INTERCEPTION BY LOCAL…
- Page 7 AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) Wing Intelligence Section Chanute AFB, Illinois REPORT NO. PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES On 17 September 1952, Lt Lt…
- Page 8 PROVED 1 JUNE 1952 COUNTRY United States REPORT NO. [LEAVE BLANK] AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYORPT AREA REPORTED ON Central Illinois FROM (Agency) Wing Intelligence Section,…
- Page 9 FLYOKPT, 19 Sep 52 CHANLE AFB [REDACTED] [HW: Horizon, Facing east from CHANLE AFB, Control Tower] [STAMP:] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE Aur of disappearing…
- Page 10 FLYOBSPRT, 19 Sep 13 CHANUTE AB, [REDACTED] [HW: Blue white] [HW: Yellowish] [HW: Yellowish] THE Two spots were seen only through Binoculars, and appeared in the same relative position at all times.…