[ILLEGIBLE], February 1954February 1954

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Summary

On February 1, 1954, a balloon shaped object was reported near Mobile, Alabama, in the area of Brookley Air Force Base. The witnesses were both military and civilian. The object was white and about the size of an orange held at arm's length. It was seen for about 32 minutes, from around dusk until it disappeared into darkness.

The object was reported to the east northeast of Brookley Air Force Base. It appeared to move to the south southeast at an estimated altitude of about 14,000 feet. The weather was mostly clear with thin scattered clouds and good visibility.

The sighting was investigated by a Navy aircraft, and the Navy pilot believed the object was a weather balloon. The file also noted that a research balloon had been released in the area from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The case was recorded under Project 10073, the Air Force's official file for unidentified flying object reports, and was concluded to be a balloon.

Reported location

[ILLEGIBLE], February 1954

Date of incident

February 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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Pie a PROETT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
8% wos Ball
1 Feb Sh Mogiis, Alabama 0 Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TINE GROUP i TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5 VHUTY Pree :
O Was Aircraft
7 J —— B Ground-Visuel O Ground- Radar Q Probably Aircraft
omy _OL/15152 & Ain Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircroft
ETE TT rrmm—— - SOURCE |G Was Astronomical |
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Ne 11ita and civilian O Possibly Astronomicel :
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS CAE Re TR a aon i
0 ninutes one - ro Data for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Pu A 11. COMMENTS "
3alloon shape, size of orang2, 1. Reliable witness
white in color. 2. Investigated by Navy acft and
thought to be balloon. §
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Josmic Research balloon in area
: ee case 1 Feb from Tuscaloosa, i
labama.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28957454