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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 Feb 54 | Mobile, Alabama | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 01/1515Z | 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 military and civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Un…

1 FEB 70 01/2330Z Mobile ALA 18
1 Witness
E. Atia
3 Atsg-2
4. P. File

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VYA046
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JESYQ A19

PP 3JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPFF JEP AJ 555
DE JESYQ 01B
P 020025Z

FM CMDR MAXWELL FLT SVC GEN MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO JEDEN/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
JEPFF/COMMANDER MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE, WASHINGTON 25 DC
JEPJ/COMMANDER HEADQUARTERS FLIGHT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25DC
UFOB/

(1) DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(A) BALLOON
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(I) NONE

(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(A) UNK
(B) APPR
(C) UNK EST 14000 FT.
(D) ENE OF BROOKLEY AFB MOBILE ALA 65 DEGREES MOVING SSE
(E) DISAPPEARED DUE TO DARKNESS
(F) 30 MINUTES

(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) GROUND VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL
(B) NONE
(C)

(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 012330Z
(B) DUSK

(5) LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER
(B) BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE ALA

(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
(A) CIVILIAN N/A

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(B) MILITARY
NAME: ECKER HJ
GRADE: LT 407738
ORG: GROUND TRAINING
DUTY: INSTRUCTOR

(7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
(A) 26000 THIN SCATTERED 10 MILES VIS
(B) SURFACE DEGREES/160 KNOTS 9 KNOTS
6000 FEET DEGREES/360 KNOTS 5
10,000 FEET DEGREES/360 KNOTS 10
16,000 FEET DEGREES/360 KNOTS 10
20,000 FEET DEGREES/360 KNOTS 15
30,000 FEET DEGREES/350 KNOTS 20
50,000 FEET DEGREES/UNK KNOTS UNK
80,000 FEET DEGREES/UNK KNOTS UNK

(C) CEILING NONE
(D) VISIBILITY 10 MILES
(E) CLOUD COVER THIN SCATTERED
(F) THUNDERSTORMS NONE

(8) NONE

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(9) NONE
(10) INVERSTIGATED BY NAVY AIRCRAFT BUREAU NO. 100 PILOT INFO AS ABOVE
(11) UNK
(12) OPERATIONS OFFIVE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB
ALABAMA

COMMENT: BROOKLEY STATED THE NAVY AIRCRAFT BELIEVED THE OBJECT A WEATHER BALLOON

SIGNED __________END.
02/1844Z FEB JESYQ