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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  6 October 1957 | Des Moines, Iowa | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ONT 06/2229Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one minute | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NW to SW ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐…

6/2055Z
Multi
700157 11 50 700157 84 52
9
1}4E4
3.4x2a
CMB

WPA008 YMB001KFA009KFG008
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 1G
R 070023Z
FM COMDR 20TH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/20TH ADCOC 0302.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH JCADF INTERIM CHANGE ONE TO CONADM
FIFTY FIVE DASH ONE THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED:
1. A. ROUND
B. BASKETBALL
C. SILVER
D. ONE
E. ONE FLYING STRAIGHT LINE
F. NONE
G. NO VAPOR TRAIL

Typical balloon description
"Atic"

PAGE TWO RJEDKF 1G
H. NO SOUND
I. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST
2. A. RECEIVED FROM DES MOINES IOWA FILTER CENTER G.O.C. Rept
B. SIXTY DEGREES HIGH
C. SIXTY DEGREES SOUTHWEST
D. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST
E. FADED OUT
F. ONE MINUTE 4 Duration
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NAKED EYE
C. N/A
4. A. 06/2229Z 2229 - 6 = 1629 (4.27 PM)
B. DAY
5. A. MM "2034" LONG 4134 LAT 9340
6. A. , ET
ST FOURTEENTH STREET
DES MOINES IOWA
CHECKER ROCK ISLAND MOTOR TRANS CO
QR
ADDRESS UNKNOWN

PAGE THREE RJEDKF 1G
B. N/A
7. A. N/A
B. 5000 FT 270 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 30000 FT 200 DEG 15 K

10000 FT WIP DEGREES 35 KNOTS TPPPP FT 180 DEG 10 K
15000 FT 300 DEGREES 40 KNOTS 80000 FT UNK
20000 FT 300 DEGREES 25 KNOTS

7. C. 14000 BROKEN
D. TWELVE MILES
E. UNK
F. NONE

8. NONE
9. NONE
10. NONE
11. WND LT JAMES STILES, DIRECTOR, 788TH ACW WAVERLY IOWA
COMMENTS OF REPORTING OFFICER--SOURCE--UNRELIABLE--
12. NONE
BT
07/0205Z OCT RJEDKF

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