PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ 0 Waa Balloon J. DATITIMI GROUP ' .c. TYPE 011 OIS!RVATIOM Palbly Balloon Lof-----------'lU{(;round-VIaual 0 GroundRadar ~on-.:"fai Aircraft . 0 Probably Aircraft C ~lQt: 1 ~tz 0 AI,..VIaual 0 Alrlntercept Radar 0 Possi bly Aircraft S. ' -n..l nn 6. D Was Aatranoml col D Y D Probably Aatronomlcal :C.~e C i V j 1 ian 0 Poalbly Aatronomlcal 7. LINOTH 011 OIII .. YATION I. NUMII" Ofl OIJICTS 9. COURSI 0 Othor:----~- -:--- 0 Insufficient Doto for Evoluotlon 4 5 secon d s one wav ering 10. 1 .. 1111 SUMMARY 0, IIOHTINO Egg s haped object, two white l i ghts , fl~in~ g reen lig ll t to rear. Llght p ink. 250 ft long , 100 [ t wide. !Ie:J.rd n1otors s huttin g 011 nntl c, [ f . M:1do ti~ht circ l e and hovered. l'a.svd over hori- zon with wav ering fl:\j l t pn Lll. ATJC PORM 329 (RitV 26 IIBP 52) 11. COMMINTS Descr iption has characteristic~ of a/c. Soun d of motors could have come from some other source. . V/ o 2 t:r=c SQEl28 YDAZ9l VYC13~ VDD~44KBA02~ PP RJEDDi~ RJEDSQ RJEPHQ HJ f~PNB I DE RJESKB 2 D FM COMDR 65~TH ACWRON ~IACDtLL AFB FLA TO RJEDD~J/ CC~IDR ADC RJESKB./COHDR .35TH ADIV RJEDSQ/COr1DP. AIR TECH ItJT C:JTR RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF /UNCLASSIFIED/CPS 0578 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD J ' 1. A.~ SUAEED ~0 WHITE LIGHTS FLASH GREEN LIGH TO REAR C . LIGHT PI if~ E. NOT APPLICABLE 1n:aao NQToRs AGE TWO RJESKB 2D NORTHEAST IGHT C IRC J..E _A* OVERED WAVERING FLIGHT PATH PD PASSED OVER HORIZON .a[sEc_wn) NbTA~PLICABLE 5. 27 DEGREES 50 MON NORTH 82 DEGREES 30 MIN WEST 7 . A . CLOU!JY S5Ji sw LU s w PAGE THREE RJESKB 2D 7rJ0:J SCATTERED 1" ... SE'JERAL AIRCRAFT I l" Tf\l'lPA AREA AT THE TIME 11. DUTY DIRECTOR PD JET AIRCRAFT FROM MACDILL AFB FLA PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION~ 0 Was Balloon 3. DAT!TtMe OROUP 4. TYPe Ofl OBSERVATION Posalbly Balloon . Locol G ... :;...O_O_..;.;P...;r...;.I ~::-c;rounct.VIauol 0 Ground-Radar = !::::= ==:..-.l-r..;;O~AI,. VIsual 0 Alrlnterupt Radar 0 Woi Aircraft 0 P robobly Aircraft 0 Poulbly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical D Probably Aatronomlcol I 7. LIMOTH Ofl OISIRVATION I. HUMBI!" Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURse Other H a ax s traicrh t up D Insufficient Doto for Evaluation o D Unknown one th9n NE 0. BRill' SUMMARY Ofl SICHTING One object doughnut shaped, propeller in center of plexiglass dome on top with three men sitting in it. one be- hind tho other. Ohj ect o fEJ~ t in diameter, a..!.uminum colut. Olljoct hnd jet en6iue mounted on uacl1 ::d de. Obj- ect hovered '7 5 to 100 ru11t tlH-Jn rose sharply and aisappenred. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 BBP 52) 11. COMMENTS 1. Either helicopter observed under bad sightin s or 2 . actuall lara SQH037M SQE144 VYA098KBA041 RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB FM COMDR G60TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA TO RJEDDtl/COMDR ADC RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV R,JEDSQ/COt1DR AIIL_!ECH _ _IN1' ! NT CNTR RJEPHQ./DIR OF I NT HQ USAF I IIFO RJEPNB /C Ot1DR EADF //UNCLASSIFIED/lOPS 0~77 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD 1. A. DOUGHNUT SHAPED PHOPELLER I N CENTER PLEf~LAES DOC1E_9tJ TOP WITH THREE MEN SITTitlG I N IT CMM ONE BEHIND THEOTHER B. FORTY FEET IN DIAMETER c. ALUlliNUt1 COLOR NOT APPLICABLE LOOl\ED LIKE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE MOUr~TED DOUGHtiUT PD HAD PROPELLER ['10UNT ED I N CF.NTER OD DOUCHiIUT B.~ DUSK. I D. 15 PLUS E. SCATTERED CLOADS ABOVE 25,~00 FEET 10. SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN TAl1PA BAY AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING PD NQ APPEARS TO BE HAVE TAPE RECORDING ot 'filE INTERVIEW WHICH WILL BEAR THIS OUT PD ! . - L BEI.J.l:\JE._OBJ.ECT IS A F.LGtlENT_ OF_ HIS lMAG.INAT.l .ON PD -~ _ !12. SKETCH OF OBJECT BY NR. ON FILE PD 05/1451Z DEC RJESKB AGE THO RJESKB 1D EACH SIDE OF FUSELAGE WHICH PROVIDED THRUST PD FUSELAGE HAD A PLEXIGLASS CANOPY AND THREE MEN WERE SEEN INSIDE PD MEtJ APPEARSD TO BE NORMAL AND WERE WEARING CLEAR PLASTIC HELMETS PD NO MARKINGS ON OBJECT PD GMOKE COMING FROM TWO ENGINES CMM ONE ON EACH SIDE PD 1ILAR TO JET BUT NOT THE SANE PD HOVERED ABOUT TEN EECO~lDS AT SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED FEET THEN ROSE SHARPLY A1!D DIS I\ PPEARED TO NORTHEAST PD A. DOHtJDRAFT ON TREE<: B. SEVENTY FIVE TO 0~ ::. JIUdDRED FEET HIGH C. 0 FORTYOFI~E D~GRES N.. _ D. HOVERED ABOUT T~1 SECONDS AT SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDERD FEET THEN ROSE SHr, :cPL Y AND DISAPPEARED TO NORTH EAST E9{.:AD~P.J.'F Cll GROUND VISUAL C9 NOT ALPLICABLE 4. APPROXIMATELY 18 EST PAGE THREE RJESKB 1$