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| 1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS | | --- | --- | --- | | 12 December 1956 | 7 Mi W of Cedar Falls, Iowa | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon | | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local not given GMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | | 5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes Physical ☑ No Specimen | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical | | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION N/A | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE N/A | | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY …
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788TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON Waverly Air Force Station Iowa OCE 19 December 1956 SUBJECT: Unidentified Balloon TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1. Subject balloon was found by Mr. [redacted] in a roadside ditch adjacent to his mother's home located 7 miles west of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mr. [redacted] found the balloon 12 December 1956. He stated that the balloon was not in the ditch previous to that date. 2. The balloon envelope indicated that the balloon may have been of cellular construction. The remains of the enve…
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788th AC&W Sqdn., OCE, 19 Dec 56, Subj: Unidentified Balloon 5. (Cont'd) identification of the balloon, Air Defense Command, acting upon advisement by Intelligence Service, directed that the remains of the balloon be forwarded to your headquarters. FOR THE COMMANDER: DONALD E. EVETT 2nd Lt USAF Adjutant DISPATCHED 2
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17 174 3 January 1957 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: (U) Balloon Identification - Recommendations 1. Subject item was forwarded to ATIC after all efforts were made by pertinent agencies to identify it as to origin, purpose and design. It appears that it is not of U. S. origin. As such, it possesses a potential for intelligence information. 2. Inasmuch as it has been identified as a known object, it falls out of the UFO category and should be placed in the hands of pertinent specialists for further intelligence exploitation, if any. 3. Accordingly, to assist you in this matter the followin…
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