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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 Mar 58 | Healdsburg, Calif. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 14/1645Z | 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 2 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE South ☐ Other UNIDENTIFIED ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluatio…

STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

HQA117 XTB077 XDB051 2A091

PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJWPSB 62A
P 142100Z

FM COMMANDER DET 1 1PPYTH AISS HAMILTON AFB CALIF
TO RJEDDN COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJWPSB COMMANDING GENERAL 28TH AIRHDIV
RJEDSQ COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEPHQ ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF
RJEPHQ OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HEADQUARTERS USAF
BT

UNCLASS FROM AISD1 022 PD

IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 15A AFR 200-2 CMM DATED 5 FEB 58 THE FOLLOWING INFO IS SUBMITTED:

A (1) BALLOON
(2) 3 FT DIA
(3) BLACKISH
(4) 1 (ON…

STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

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(9) NONE
B (1) SOURCE'S HUSBAND AND MR (BOARDERO HAD SIGHTED OBJECT AND CALLED SOURCE'S ATTENTION TO IT PD
(2-5) OBJECT APPROACHED FROM THE WEST CMM TOUCHED GROUND MOMENTARILY APPROX 150 YDS BEHIND SOURCE'S HOUSE PD THEN TOOK OFF TO THE EAST PD OVER THE HIGHWAY CMM TURNED SOUTH HEADING OVER A GROUP OF TREES TOWARD THE TOWN OF HEALDSBURG CMM CALIF AND THEN DISAPPEARED PD
(6) APPROX 2 MINUTES
C (1) SOURCE'S HUSBAND AND MR PD WHO WERE IN THE BACK
I YARD CMM SIGHTED OBJECT PD THEY CALLED IT THE ATTENTION OF SOURCE WHO WAS I…

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E (1) HEALDSBURG CMM CALIFORNIA (GEOREF DJNJ 0837) 38 DEG 37N
122 DEG 52 E

F (1) CIVILIAN CMM MRS (SOURCE)

HEALDBURG CMM CALIFORNIA
CIVILIAN CMM MR

ADRESS
CIVULIAN CMM MR
SAME ADDRESS

G (1) OVERCAST

(2) US WEATHER BUREAU CMM OAKLAND CMM CA
IFORNIA
6000 210 21K
10 220 28
16 240 55
20 250 74
19 260 109
50 270 78
80 270 62

(3) (4) (5) WEATHER BUREAU UKIAH CMM CALIFORNIA
141600Z CMM PARTIAL OBSCURATION ESSTIMATED 30 OVERCAST

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INCOMING

5 RW - F PD
141700Z PARTIAL OBSCURATION 30 OVERCAST 2 R-F PD
WEATHER BUREAU SANTA ROSA CMM CALIFORNIA
141600Z CMM 30 SCATTERED PRECEIPTALION 40 OVERCAST 6 R PD
DET 5 CMM 4TH WEATHER SQDN CMM HAMILTON AFB CMM CALIFORNIA
141643Z CMM BALLOON 14 BROKEN 35 BROKEN 70 OVERCAST 20 PJ

(6) NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA

H SAN FRANCISCO WEATHER BUREAU CMM CALIFORNIA
ONE BALLOON LAUNCHED AT OAKLAND AIRPORT
141200Z CMM RATE OF DESCENT 300 TO 400 FEET PER MINUTE

I N/A
J N/A
K POSSIBLE WEATHER BALLOON
L N/A
BT
15/0115Z MAR RJWPSB

ACTION: CIN
INFO: OOP, SAFIS
AF TN: 18089 (15 Mar …