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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  04 December 1956 | Ridgewood, New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/1910Z | 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 1/2 to 5 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE vertical  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTI…

1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT (A) THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SIMILAR TO A SNOWBALL IN SHAPE. BEFORE DISAPPEARING FROM VIEW AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE IT APPEARED TO BE DISK SHAPED. (B) SIZE OF MEDIUM SHAPED ORANGE. (C) WHITE, BECOMING PEARLY WHITE. (D) ONE (E) NO (F) NONE (G) NONE (H) NONE (I) NONE.

2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. (A) VAPOR TAILS OF JET AIRCRAFT BEING INTERCEPTED BY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. (B) 90 DEGREES DISAPPEARING AT ABOUT 25 DEGREES. (C) HORIZONTAL TO EARTH. (D) APPEARED TO BE ABOVE

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AND FOLLOWING BOMBER TRAJECTORY WHICH TURNED SHARPLY NE FROM E AS THE OBJECT TURNED SLIGHTLY S…

11. CHIEF OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION DIVISION, DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE, HQS CONAC. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS: WOULD SEEM TO BE
WEATHER BALLOON FROM THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN OF PEARLY WHITE AND THE
SHAPE OF A SNOWBALL.

12. NOT APPLICABLE.

BT
07/1915Z DEC RJEPQW

FM HEDCONAC MITCHEL AFB NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADF ENT AFB COLO
RJEPNY/COMDR 26 AIR DIV ROSYLYN AFB NY
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
BT
UNCLAS FROM CNOIN 29305. UFOB FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AFB 200-2.

8. NONE.
9. NONE.
10. ATTEMPT MADE TO SECURE INFORMATION FROM NEW YORK CONTROL AND

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IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE AT PRESENT TIME. IF IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEW YORK CONTROL. 26TH AIR DEFENSE REPORTS B47 AIRCRAFT WITH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR ATTEMPTS BEING MADE IN THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AREAS ON THIS DATE AND DROPPING CHAFF.