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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 Jan 58 | 2 Mi S of Odessa, Fla. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 27/1645Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd, white obj, a
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SQH020T SQG107 YDB100 VYD051 VDC049KBA029
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 1D
P 281500Z
FM CONDR 660TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR
RJEPHQ/ DIR OF INT HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0060 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
1. A. ROUND SPHERE
B. ABOUT HALF SIZE OF A LARGE AIRLINER
C. WHITE
D. ONE
E. NONE
F. COULD NOT SEE ANY WINGS
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
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C. NONE
D. 15 MILES
E. CLEAR
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. N/A
I. ONE A/C IN LEAD OF THIS OBJECT ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF MILES
J. POSSIBILITY THAT THIS WAS AN AIRCRAFT INTERCEPTING ANOTHER
AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE AND THE PATH OF THE AIRLINER HAPPENED TO
COINCIDE WITH THOSE OF THE FIGHTERS. SHEEPMAN HAD TWO NAVY FIGHTERS
IN THAT LOCATION AT ABOUT THAT TIME PD SENIOR DIRECTOR PD
K. THE description is that of an aft.
Lt was prob. coincidence that the
afts paths crossed at different
altitudes.
PROB A/C

12. NONE
BT
28/1555Z JAN RJESKB
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PAGE TWO RJESKB 1D

2. AN AIRLINER IN LEAD OF OBJECT WAS TRAVELING S.E. TO N.W. WITH THE OBJECT IN TRAIL
A. THE SOUND BY THE ENGINES OF THE AIRLINER
B. OVERHEAD
C. DISAPPEARED IN S.E. FADING IN TO THE HORIZON
D. WAS N.W. BOUND IN TRAIL OF LARGE A/C GETTING AS CLOSE AS ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF MILES PD IT SEEMED TO BANK TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVEL TO S.E. AT A VERY RAPID RATE OF SPEED
E. OBJECT FADED INTO THE HORIZON
F. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. N/A
4. 27 JAN 1145 EST
A. 27/1645Z
B. DAY
5. TWO MILES SOUTH OF ODESSA FLORIDA CMM 8230W 2820N
6. RT. 1 RETIRED ARMY
7. CLEAR

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