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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 September 1954 | Hamlet, Indiana | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local _________ 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 | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☑ Other _______ ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ …

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STURCTED OF ALUMINUM, STEEL AND CONTAINING RADIO EQP FOUND BY AC HALL,
MANLET, IND ON HAMLET GOLF CR…

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ATIAE Lt. Col. H. C. Johnston
Lt. Col. H. C. Johnston
ATIA Lt. Col. W. L. O'Hern
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