USAF record 28970617

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION Sarasota, Florida

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: 2:00 hrs EST GMT: 18/0500Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XD Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS O Y as O No

6. SOURCE Housewife

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 to 2 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE N to E to W circled

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING A balloon shaped silver object about the size of a 100 ft balloon was sighted at tree top level & disappeared above this same level.

11. COMMENTS U.S. WX service states WX balloons launched from Tampa, Fla.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 53)

CONCLUSIONS: O Was Balloon [REDACTED] O Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]

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