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PROJECT 10873 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 20 March 1956 | 2. LOCATION East Prairie, Missouri | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☑ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 20/1600Z | 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 (GOC) | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION two minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE south  |
|  10. BRIEF SU…

20/1600
Multi
15
INFORMATION

RF097
WPC096 YMB041 YYB047 YYC021 KFA15
21 Mar 56 07 31
1
3
4E4
3
4-4X20JC

FG 053
FGE008
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 7GE
R 2021207
FM COMDR 797TH ACWRON FORDLAND AFS MO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB SOLO SPGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AT INTELL CEN WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEDKF/COMDR 20TH ADIV GRANDVIEW AFB MO
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ OPS-3-56 UFAB REPORT CLN
1. (A) BALLON TRAILING OBJECT UNDERNEATH ORANGE COLOR TEARDROP SHAPE.
(B) EIGHT (8) TINES THE SIZE OF HIS FIST.
(C) ORANGE COLOR ON UNDERSIDE OF OBJECT.
(D) ONE (1)
(E) N/A
(F) UNDERSID…

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2. (A) ACCIDENTALLY
(B) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH
(C) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH
(D) STRAIGHT TRACK
(E) PASSED OUT OF SIGHT
(F) TWO (2) MINUTES

3. (A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) N/A
(C) N/A

4. (A) 20/1600Z
(B) DAY

5. GJAG3647

6. (A) AGE 55, E, MO MAYOR. AGE 30 GENERAL DELIVERY EAST PRAIRIE MO ALTERMAN GOC.
(B) N/A

7. (A) CLEAR BRIGHT DAY.
(B) 6,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
10,000 FT. 340 DEGREES
ES 25 K
16,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
20,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 40 KNOTS

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30,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 65 KNOTS
50,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE
80,…

AGE 38 GENERAL DELIVERY EAST PRAIRIE MO ALTERMAN GOC.
(B) N/A

7. (A) CLEAR BRIGHT DAY.
(B) 6,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
10,000 FT. 340 DEGREES
25 K
16,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
20,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 40 KNOTS

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30,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 65 KNOTS
50,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE
80,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE
(C) CLEAR
(D) 15 MILES
(E) CLEAR
(F) N/A

8. N/A

9. N/A

10. POPULAR BLUFF MISSOURI

11. ALLEN E. GOVIN S/SGT. SAF NCOIC INTELLIGENCE COMMENTS CLN IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE OBJECT REPORTED IN THIS REPORT WAS A WEATHER BALLON.

12. N/A

BT
20/2255Z MAR RJEDKF