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A 1. DATE — | 13 June 1957 | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 13/17 O Yes : D "Ne 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1d minutes 10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One object, marble, color stationary or moving 1/C at 46,000 ) 20,000 feet — a —_—— a a ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION Columbus, : TYPE OF CBSERVATION 0 Ground- Vi sual D>Air Vi sual O Ground-Rodar 0 Air-Intercep! Radar 5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS O00 000 000 Oa NNW risin®? Vernallis hetween 12. CONCLUSIONS TX Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Wos Aircraft Probobly Aircraft Possibly Aircra…

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LARADO. TEXAS HCA) N/A KB) SEE SIX ABOVE - OTHER DATA LU KKKKK € ® KKKK KRKKE RUWFDN 1F 7. (A) BIF WEATHER: CLEAR, VIS S® MI. SUFRFACE WINDS WEST C | 28, WINDS ALOFT: (B) PIXWIPXUP } 10728030 ¢ ) 16726636 D ve72/45 : jsree | 5B/276/ 48 88 /096/25 €C) CLEAR (D) 58-6 MILES ee ike ) NEGATIVE a re Pen ere and fine aia seal CF) NAA t NONE 9. NONE | Bas. SEE WY ABOVE: BELIEVED TO BE A WEATHER BALLON LAUNCHE! @ | FRow VERNALIS, CALIFORNIA 4 ’ 12. NONE a at + oe as r , # ; jf 4 ‘ i

mole CHS OLMLLAR LU WEALHER DALLUIV 7 eB) MARBLE ee kc) WHITE FD) ONE 4 ’ =) N/A LF) VERY BRIGHT kG) NONE VISIBLE i) XM SOUND GY “<j ae c/ HAGE TWO RJWFDN 1F i) STATIONARY "2. (A) PILOT SCANNING HORRIZON B3) ABOVE & HIGH IN 12 O'CLOCK POSITION Bc) PILOTS ALT. 48098 FT. OBJECT EST. 15908 TO 22202 |-SET ABOVE PILOTS ALT. LATER EST. AT 38389 FEET ABOVE PILOT ALT. BD) STATIONARY OR POSSIBLY MOVING NNW VERY SLOW. =) KEPT RISING SLOWLY D>) APPROX 15 MINUTES (A) AIR VISUAL So 85 Ft 3 2 2 2 2) T-35% AF552233 ALTe 458843 HEADING 2833 SPEE 529K -ARADO TEXAS 9 (A) 13/1732, JUNE 1957 DB m5) DAY 3

PHLG7V WPD146 YD3118 WYA123 WDC@7SDNAD46 ae (22 Rugpen ruepwe rugpua /?/ 77322 L9GG FA ma Doc RUWFDN 21 fee re j 7 P2 14t6132 ae aa | COMDR 34TH ADD KIRTLAND AFB N MEX ee” ) RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO | .JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OKIO | 2JEPHQ/COMDR USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC T P NCLAS INT 3475. ATIN DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. THE FOLLOWING | JFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 289-2. 1. (A) B SIMILAR TO WEATHER BALLOON, (B) MARBLE. (C) WHITE. (D) ONE. ‘E) NO FORMATION. (F) VERY BRIGHT. (G) NONE. (H) NONE. (I) NOTHING | THER THAN BRIGHT LIGHT. 2. (A) PILOT LOOKING AROUND S…

5 eS i : j § ARDLA 4e SUNFALL clW UEGKELS Al 2V KNOLSs GyOPG FELT 250 DEGREES dat 2G KNOTS. 1@,4@@ FEET 28 DEGREES AT 36 KNTTS. 15,@@@ FEET ): 266 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 20,@@ FEET 276 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS. |) 30,@00 FEET 298 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS. 5€,@0% FEET 276 DEGREES AT 4% KNOTS. 8@,@@@ FEET @9@ DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. (C) CLEAR AREA 3 AND 49 (D) 58 - 6 MILES. (E) NONE. (F) NONE. 8. N/As 9. NONE. i@. N&A. 11. CONTROLLER ADCC, 34TH ADD BELIEVED TO BE WEATHER | BALLOON LAUNCHED IN CALIFORNIA. 12. N/A. 13. FOLLOWING INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SITE M-92. AF CRC MESSAGE IS QUOTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION I…