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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 September 1956 | Ashford, Kent, England | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1840, 1940 GMT | 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, Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not rptd | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one each | 9. COURSE - - -  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY…

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Country: United Kingdom
Subject: Report on Unidentified Flying Object
Source: British Civilians
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UNCLASSIFIED
ATIC #: 298762
AF #: 1037272
Rpt. #: IR-9-56
Agency: 406th Fighter Interceptor Wing
D.R.: September 24, 1956
D.I.: September 20, 1956
Eval: C-3

Two calls were received by the Control Tower at Manston AF Base, England concerning Unidentified Flying Objects on the night of September 20, 1956. First call at 1900 local time was from Mrs. [redacted], Kent. She reported seeing a bright object in the sky 15 miles SW of Ashford. A second call came about 2350 local t…

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United Kingdom
ATIC #: 298762
Rpt. #: IR-9-56

after the event took place. I checked with the Liaison Officer at Oxbridge, but was unable to obtain any further information. The addresses of the sighters was unknown except for the towns in which they live. The Tower Operator could give no further information.

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