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9 August 1958
S of Roswell, New Mexico
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was Aircraft
☐ Probably Aircraft
☐ Possibly Aircraft
☑ Was Astronomical Meteor
☐ Probably Astronomical
☐ Possibly Astronomical
☐ Other
☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
☐ Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
OMT 10/0309Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
☐ Ground-Visual
☑ Air-Visual
☐ Ground-Radar
☐ Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
☐ Yes
☑ No
6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3-4 Secs
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
9. COURSE
N/A

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One obj, breaking up into several.
Greenish. Explosiv…

2. NEGATIVE 812-?

3. GREENISH

4. ONE, BREAKING UP INTO SEVERAL

5. N/A

6. LIGHT ONLY

7. VERTICAL EXTENSION OF BURST

8. NONE

9. NONE

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B 1. RIGHT E

XPLOSIVE FLASH

2. 20-30 DEGREES ELEVATION SOUTH EAST

3. SAME

4. BURST VERTICALLY, BROKE INTO SEVERAL LIKE FLACK

5. BURST AND FADED

6. 3-4 SECONDS

C. 1. AIR VISUAL

2. NONE

3. C-46 AAXICO (LOGAIR) 6000 FEET, 200 DEGREES, 160 KNOTS UNKNOWN

D. 1. 10/0309Z 0309-7 = 2009

2. NPGHT TO DAWN?

E. 1. FJAD 3015 - S. OF Roswell, N.W.

F. 1. AAXICO AIRLINES PILOT

2. N/A

G. 1. SCATTERED LOW CLOUD

3. NONE
4. CLEAR
5. TWO TENTHS SCATTERED

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6. NONE
H. 1. NONE
I. 1. NONE
J. 1. SEE ACCOMPANYING REPORT FROM AAL AT
ABLINE, TEX.
K. 1. CAPT WALLACE E. BATES SR/CONTROLLER 34TH
NORAD DIVISION COMBAT CENTER
NO ACTIVITIES IN AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING
L. 1. NONE
M. 1. SIGHTING ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS VERTICAL EXPLOSION
BREAKING UP AS ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BURST
2. 10/0352Z ELP ARTCC J.H. BORDERS UNKNOWN
BT
10/1540Z AUG RJWFDN

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