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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 6 July65 06/1554Z | 2. LOCATION Nicosia, Cyprus  |
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|  3. SOURCE Military | 10. CONCLUSION BALLOON Description and motion in accord with Balloon analysis.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object described as a circular from underneath and cone shaped from the side. Observed through theodolite. Observation from three locations on Cyprus. Altitude estimated as 159,000 ft and speed at 45 knots.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual  |   |
|  7. COURSE Westerly  |   |
|  8. PHOT
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6 JULY 1961

WPA211CZCSQC618ZCNYB364
RR RUCDSQ
DE RUFPBW 93 1891003
ZNR UUUUU
R 088944ZSJUL 65 ZEN
FM USAFE DET 3 FTD
TO RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO
INFO RUEKDA/DIA WASH DC
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAGL/AFSC
BT
UNCLAS/ITIO 04365 JUL 65. FOR TDE , TDF, INFO TDA AND
DIA CSAF, FOR AFNIN. FOLLOWING MSG RETAMSMITTED FOR UR INTERREST:
QUOTE UNCLAS DOIND 07179. FOR CIIC. INFO 17AF (OIN)

8 JUL 65 15 58z

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(U) UFO. THE FOLLOWING BRITISH MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM IDRIS THIS DATE IS QUOTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION. QUOTE DTG 06/1554Z, FM NEOC, TO RBDWC/MOD AIR, UNCLAS FAS 741 MOD AIR A FOR OBJECT SEEN VISUALLY FROM AKROTIRI, NICOSIA, APISKOPI SIMULTANEOUSLY AT 06/1415Z HIGH AND PASSING TO SOUTH OF ISLAND IN WESTERLY DIRECTION. HEIGHT ESTIMATED BY MET THEO-

PAGE 2 RUFPBW 93 UNCLAS
DOLITE AT 159,000 FT CONFIRMED AS PROBABLY CORRECT BY BATTLE FLIGHT WHICH ADDED THAT OBJECT APPEARED TO BE CIRCULAR FROM UNDERNEATH AND INVERTED CONE FROM ONE SOBE. ESTIMATED SIZE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS 3000 TON SHIP. SPEED A

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