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2 ATIC NO. _________________ AF NO. _________________ REPORT NO. _________________ DATE OF REPORT _________________ TIME OF SERVICE _________________ SERVICE _________________ DATE OF INVOLVED _________________ 20 June 1948 LOCATION Scott AFB, Ill. SOURCE USAF Pilot DATE IN TO ATIC _________________ COLOR White Light SHIP: 600 MPH ALTITUDE Below 6,000 LENGTH OF TIME ORDERED _________________ TYPE OF PREPARATION Ground MANUFACTURE Zig-Zag course JAH (BACLOON) 295° South of Base then 3400 upon COURSE reaching end of Scott AFB NO. IN SHIPS 1 MARINE _________________ SIGNATURE _________________…
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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Incident #131 -- Belleville, Illinois -- 20 June 1948 It appears improbable that this incident has an astronomical explanation. If the evidence is correct as given, the object could not have been a fireball. The zig zag course and the relatively slow speed do not fit in with the description of a large meteor. Lack of flare and train also tend to rule out this hypothesis. The description answers that of a lighted balloon relatively close by. UNCLASSIFIED
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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. INCIDENT INDEX 1. Astronomical a. High probability: #26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 219, 238. b. Fair or low probability: #19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 36, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240. 2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft: #3, 11, 22, 41, 42…
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