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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  9 July 1957 | Amarillo, Texas | ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 09/24 00Z | 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 | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE straight up ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |…

Witness

19457 D 17

WPH042PA014 YD0005 WYD003 WDE037HAA057

RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJWPHQ
DE RJWFHW
102000Z

FM COMDR 688TH ACWRON AMARILLO AFB TEX

TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO
RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/ DOI HQS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC

BT

UNCLAS OPS058G PD "UFOB" PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONAD MANUAL 55-1 CMM
SUBJ CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES CMM DATED SEPT 1955
CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTING OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
IS SUBMITTED PD

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. ROUND
2. PE…

8. NONE
9. NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. TWO MEN WERE WATCHING B-36 FLY OVER AND OBSERVED A BRIGHT OBJECT FOLLOWING A/C PD LATER THE OBJECT STOPPED FOR A WHILE THEN WENT STRAIGHT UP PD
2. 10:00 NORTH (CLOCK CODE)
3. STRAIGHT UP
4. NONE
5. FADED
6. UNK

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION CLN
1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE
3. N/A

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN
1. 09/2400Z JUL 57
2. DAY

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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. FJDF 2225

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. [Redacted] 26 [Redacted] CMM TEX
SEWAGE PLANT OPER…

G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS PD

1. CLEAR
2. SURFACE 100 DEGREES - 10 KNOTS
6,000 FEET - 100 DEGREES - 10 KNOTS
10,000 FEET - 160 DEGREES - 10 KNOTS
16,000 FEET - 160 DEGREES - 15 KNOTS
20,000 FEET - 170 DEGREES - 15 KNOTS
30,000 FEET - 160 DEGREES - 25 KNOTS
50,000 FEET - 170 DEGREES - 10 KNOTS
80,000 FEET - NOT AVAILABLE
3. CLEAR
4. 15

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5. NONE
6. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. A BALLOON WAS RELEASED APPROX THE SAME TIME AS SIGHTINGS PD (CIVILIAN WX) MR. THINKS IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BALLOON PD
K. DIRECTOR 1/LT HENRY A. MILLER PROBABLY A WEAT…