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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  19 August 1958 | Beacon, New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 20/0147Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ 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 60-90 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE East to West  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd,
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Called on 1105Z
TELEPHONED
TO: 777
NO: 777
TIME: 1
Date: 1
By: 1
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I. EXTREMESPEED

PAGE TWO RJEDND 4

II. A. WHATCHING SPUTNIK TRANSIT
B. AT THE POINT AT WHICH SPUTNIK FADED FROM WIGHT & WHEN FIRST SEEN
C. TO THE WEST WHEN 1ST SEEN
D. STRAIGHT COURSE EAST TO WEST
E. OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND TREES
F. 60 TO 90 SECONDS

III. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. NONE

IV. A. 20/01472 0147-5 = 2047
B. NIGHT

V. A. 4128N-7358W
B. BEACON, NEW YORK

VI. A. MR 35, SALES MANAGER
BEACON, NEW YORK, TELEGRAPH
B. NONE

VII. A. CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
B. SURFACE 320/03 NW
6,000 320/15 NW
10,000 300/15 NW
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16,000 300/25 WHW
20,100 290/30 WYW
30,000 290/45 WNW
50,000
80,000 280/40 W
80,000 290/40 WNW

C. UNLIMITED - CRIMINAL
D. 15 MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE

VIII. A. NONE
B. NONE
C/ SPUTNIK TRANSIT

IX. NONE
X. NONE
XI. NONE
XII. NONE

XIII. OBJECT SEEN BY THREE OTHER PERSON WITH FIORESE.
BT
20/0559Z AUG RJEDNB

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