PROJECT 10073 P.ECORD CARD 2. LOCA'TION u. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 ProbaMy Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 1 De c embe r 1957 SE of Augusta, Georgia 4. TVP! OF OIS!RVATION S. DATITIMI C .. OUP 0 GroundRadar 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably AI rcroft 0 Possibly Aircraft :xt'l Ground-VIsual GMT Ol/2000Z vP~..Vlars 0 Was Astronomical Venus XP robobl y A st ronoml c:al XDNo Military & Civilia n 0 PosslblyAstronomlc:al 7. LINOTH OF OIS! .. VATION I. NUMB! .. OF OIJ!CTS 9. COUASI 0 Oth'----~---- NE t o SW 0 Insufficient Oota for Evaluation not give n 10. l .. tlfl SUMMARY OF IICHTINO Round o b ject, white and/or silver. Appaarance of partiall.y fille d plastic ATIC oRM 329 (R&V 21 IBP 52) then SW to 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMI!NTS Probably Venus. ' RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB :!: R JESKB 3r--- ~-j COMDR 861ST ACWRON .,.,.,., ':) RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT A FU ~JEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTEH50N A 1JPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF \JEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADD /UNCLASSIFIED I UFOB 572 ATIN CIC: 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE .OBJECT: B. NAKED EYE C ~lHITE AND/OR SILVER LOOKS LIKE A'PA;;;ALLY FILLED PLASTIC .BAG") 'AGE THREE DE RJ ESl{B 3E {LIABILITY, EXCELLENT jRAKt; -RoBERT PFC,-H<i-- i 1TH GP, AAOC, RELIABILITY, ;CELLENT 7 . WX A~D WI~DS ALOFT B ALTITUDE AZIMUTH VELOCITY -11 DEGREE CEILlt-:G -UNLltv: !TED D. VISIBILITY .:::. SIGHTI~.G POSSIBLY THOUGHT TO BE VEI\1JS Af' JETS SCRAMBLED UNSUCCESSFULLY KO DETECTI ON OR AGE TWO DE RJESKB 3E DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT ~UPONT ROUTINE PARTROL EGREE ELEVATION 120 DEGREE AZIMUTH EGREE ELEVATION 180 DEGREE AZIMUTH T TO SOUTHWEST At!D TIVE INFORMATION i1ANNER OF OBERVAT!ON: A. 2fil0~Z 1DEC 57 IDENTIFYING I NFO OF ALL OBSERVERS: CIVILIAN -12 MEMBERS OF DUPONT PATROL NAMES UNKOWN MILITARY -SUOZY, HEt~RY J. CAPT HQ 425TH DEPUTY VICTOR L. PRIVATE/2, HQ 11TH GP, AAOC, PAGE FOUR DE RJESKB 3E I DENTI FICATI Of\ 11. LT. DETYEt\S AAOC. IT vii\S DZLIEVED AT FIRST THAT OBJZCT WAS A WEATiiER BALLOON. THE DUPO~T PATROL STATio~ED A MAI~ ~!liTH BINOCULARS TO vJATCH .,-~.TF:CT IN QUESTIOI< ACCORDI NG TO THIS PATROLMAN, PREVIOUS REPORTS THAT AN OBJECi WAS IDENTIJ'IED AS VENUS, REPORTED HIS Fit:DI\G AS DEFit-.iiTELY THE SA~'lE OBJECT P2/1950Z DEC RJESKB