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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  20 October 53 10/1435Z | Norfolk, Virginia  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | Balloon  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Balloon launched at 1350Z from Norfolk NAS. 1435Z Balloon at 45,000 ft at which time contact was lost. All indications point to 1435Z.  |
|  ONE |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  15 Minutes (Approx) | Pilot was scanning the sky for other a/c when he observed a round white object 70 deg above the S horizon at a stationary position. Object suddenly disappeared and few minu
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CASE TWO JEPLS 47B

PD A PD 36 DEGREES 48N 76 DEGREES 58 W

PD A PD LONG CMA WILLIAM HCHA 1ST LT CHA PLT CHA 518TH FTR BMR

PD CHA USUALLY RELIABLE AND MORRIS CHA BROOKS CHA 1ST LT PLT CHA

18TH FTR BMR SS CHA USUALLY RELIABLE PD

PD A PD CLEAR AND UNRESTRICTED PD B PD 6-335/18 CHA 18-889/15 CHA

18-812/18 CHA 28-345/16 CHA 32-336/25 CHA 52-33/22 CHA 28 NEG PD

PD UNLIMITED PD

PD 3 HK /AT SURFACE/ PD E PD CLEAR PD F PD NEG PD

PD NGU HAD RELEASED WX BALLOON AT 1352Z CHA AT 1435Z BALLOON AT

2020 FT CHA AT 1444Z WX PERSONNEL LAST CONTACT WITH BALLOON AT

2020 FT AT 15 MILE SLANT RANGE BEARING 

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