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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  23 Jun 60 | Crossett, Arkansas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2015 GMT 24/07/15Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE descending  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O…

Arkansas
June 25, 1960

Air Tactical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Dear Sirs:

In this morning's "Arkansas Gazette" I saw the reporting of the sighting of a brilliant object in the sky over the Gulf of Mexico Thursday night by an Air Force plane. The article said it may have been a meteor, but that a routine "unidentified flying object" report had been sent to your office.

Hoping to add a little to your information, I would like to report that on that night, June 23, between eight-fifteen and eight-thirty I saw a strange object in the southern sky, moving at great…