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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  31 Oct 53 31/1955Z | ANNAPOLIS, MD  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  FIVE CIVILIANS | BALLOON (WEATHER BALLOON) Weather balloon launched at 1900Z from Annapolis, Md  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS |   |
|  ONE |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  18 mins | Small round obj extremely bright & shiny was observed at a stationary position, 70 deg elev and 90 deg az. Obj exploded in a burst of white smoke and broke into two halves. One half appeared to fall rapidly until out of sight and the second half app…

7. PAREN A PAREN CLEAR CMA BRIGHT DAY WITH NO CLOUDS. PAREN B PAREN
ANNAPOLIS WEATHER AT 311930Z SURFACE 165 DEGREES AT 6 CMA WINDS ALOFT
AT 311930Z. 6,000 - 340 DEGREES AT 20. 10,000 - 350 DEGREES AT 20.
16,000 - 360 DEGREES AT 30. 20,000 - 360 DEGREES AT 30. 25,000 - 360
DEGREES AT 35. PAREN C PAREN UNLIMITED. PAREN D PAREN EIGHT MILES.
PAREN E PAREN NONE. PAREN F PAREN NONE.
8 CMA 9 CMA 10 NONE 11. UNKNOWN 12. EVALUATION POSSIBLE WEATHER BALLOON.
31/2249Z OCT JEPHQ

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
320151 12 43
320151 1…

FM HQ USAF WASHDC
TO JEDEN/COMDR AIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPLG/COMDR TAC LANCLEY AFB VA
UNCLASSIFIED
31/1955Z
ANNAPOLIS, MD
FROM AFOIN 57877 FLYOBRPT. ATTN CLN ATIAA-2C.

1. PAREN A PAREN ROUND. PAREN B PAREN PEA AT ARMS LENGTH. PAREN C PAREN EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND SHINY WITH POSSIBLE RED CAST. PAREN D PAREN ONE. PAREN E PAREN NOT APPLICABLE. PAREN F PAREN EDGES CLEARLY DEFINED. PAREN G PAREN NONE. PAREN H PAREN NONE. PAREN I PAREN NONE.

2. SOURCE LOOKED UP TO OBSERVE A FLIGHT OF FOUR F-51S AND SAW OBJECT ABOVE THEM. PAREN B PAREN 70 DEGREES ELEVATION A…