USAF record 28950823
28950823
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 17 Oct 52
2. LOCATION ELKO NEV
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 17/0200 PST Out 17/1000 Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] [ILLEGIBLE] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS [REDACTED] Yes [HW: Photos]
6. SOURCE USAF Pilot and 4 civilians
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Yellowish-white disc three times the size of planet Venus, blinked and moved rapidly with a blurring motion. Observers did not remain in area long enough to determine manner of disappearance.
11. COMMENTS
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 17 Oct 52 2. LOCATION ELKO NEV 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 17/0200 PST Out 17/1000 Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 2 A.F. R.O.T.C. DETACHMENT No. 15 HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE UTAH STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LOGAN, UTAH 22 October 1952 SUBJECT: Transmittal of Report of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) TO:…
- Page 3 AF FORM 112-PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY United States REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUMMARY FLIOBREP AREA REPORTED New Elko, Nevada FROM (AF/AF ROTC Det 7550,…
- Page 4 AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1950 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (AUTHOR) AF NOTO Det #860, Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah REPORT NO. PAGE two of two pages FLYBRPT 1.…
- Page 5 PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET I. GENERAL 1. DATE: 17 Oct 52 2. LOCATION: [REDACTED] 3. FILE: Local: 170200PST Zebra: 171928 4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? [HW:] 5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND…
- Page 6 IV. BALLOON DATA 21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA: [HW: Yes] 22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 60 Minutes 23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING: Location Type Launching…
- Page 7 PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH 1. DATE OF OBSERVATION 170852 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION 0900Z 3. STATION OBSERVING Elekso, Tex 4a. WINDS ALOFT: ALTITUDE (feet) VELOCITY (knots) DIRECTION (degrees) 0…
- Page 8 1) 1500 Z RAOB at LAS shows inversion of from +14°C to +21°C from 940 MB to 910 MB. 2) 0300 Z RAOB at LAS shows inversion of from +19°C to +25°C from 940 MB to 910 MB. 3) Base pressure at LAS is 940…