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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  31 October 1957 | Bartletsville, AFS, Oklahoma | ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local OMT 31/1300Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 1/2 hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE climbing  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIG…

31/13002
Multi Prob Balloon
100

INNNN

JEDWP H0160 WPD119 YMB088KFA094KFG071
OO RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 7G
O 311612Z

FM COMDR 20TH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJEDKF/COMDR CADF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC

BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/20TH ADCC 10-464.

FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CADF
SUPPLEMENT NR 1 TO CONAD REG 55-1.

A. 1. ROUND
2. BASEBALL
3. SILVER
4. ONE
5. NEG
6. NEG
7. NONE

17
23 4E4
3-4x2a
130
ATIC
OCT 21 15:26

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8. NEG
9. NONE

B. 1. TWR. OPERATOR RECEIVED
4 OR 5 CALLS SO HE
STARTED LOOKING FOR IT

2. 23 DEGREES 090 DEGREES
3. 28 DEGREES 100 DEGREES
4. HEADED 130 DEGREES
EST 12 KNOTS SEEMED
TO BE CLIMBING

5. GRADUALLY FADED
6. ONE AND ONE HALF HOURS

C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2. BINOCULARS 7 X 50
3. N/A

D. 1. 31/EPPZ -- TIME
2. DAY

E. 1. FJKG-1342

F. 1. CIV , 33

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BARTLESVILLE OKLA
TOWER OPERATOR

2. S/SGT LOYD STEVENS, 796 AC&W SQ
27359 VERY RELIABLE
A/1C MELVIN O CRADER 796 AC&W SQ
27359 VERY RELIABLE
A/1C BERNARD M SRODWLSKI 796 AC&W SQ
27359 VERY RELIABLE

G. 1. CLEAR LI5 .9(3 -5 )9234 )3;3)
2. SURFACE-CALM
6,999-279/11
19,999-239/19
16,999-279/15
29,PPAWOPXQP
39,999-359/39
59,999-299/39
89,999-NONE AVAILABLE

H. NEG
I. 1. 2 SALVOS SCRAMBLED FROM TULSA-NO TALLEY HO
J. 1. C-47 NE OF TOWER

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K. 1. CAPT FROY V ARNDT
DIRECTOR 796 ACAWO
SUSPECTS WEATHER — Concurs — the time of day is not given, however the description of object is very much like that of a weather balloon.
BALLOON FROM ITS
APPEARANCE, COURSE
AND SEED
L. 1. NEGATIVE
BTO
31/1413Z OCT RJEDKF

Prof. Balloon