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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  22 April 1957 | Amarillo, Texas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 22/2150Z | 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 | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION five seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE North to South ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for…

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K. DIRECTOR 1/LT USAF CLN ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEFORE OVSERVER SAW
UFOB A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED FROM AMARILLO CIVILIAN
WEATHER STATION PD THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WAS SUCH THAT
THE BALLOON COULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER THE CITY OF AMARILLO PD
HAD SGT. WRIGHT OF BASE SECURITY INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND
TALK TO THE BOY PD IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE SGT. AND MYSELF
THAT THE BOY,S OOSERVATION WAS UNRELIABLE PD

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BT

23/2158Z APR RJWFHW

22/21502
Witness
ATIC
220457=01
1/4E4
2/34x20

MPH 71 WPE 72YDO 35 WYPO58IWDA 38IHWA 31
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWFHW 3P
R 231938Z
FM COMDR 688TH ACWRON AMARILLO AFD TEX
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFP COLO SPGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR DOI HQS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA
DT
UNCLAS OPS 195D PD "UFOF" PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMAD
MANGAL 55-1 CMN SURJ CLN CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES
CMN DATED SEPT 1955 CMN THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTING
OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED PD
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OB…

1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NO OPTICAL
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B. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING CLN
17/21/57
1. WNEWOTPZ APRIL 1957
2. DUSK

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN

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1. FJDF 1515

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER PAREN S PAREN CLN
1. A CMM 13 YEARS OLD CMH CMH
AMARILLO CMH TEXAS PD
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G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS PD
1. INPPP FEET BROKEN CMH 12,000 FEET OVERCAST PD
2. SURFACE 250 DEGREES - 12 KNOTS
6,000 FEET - WTP DEGREES - 0P KNOTS
10,000 FEET - WWP DEGREES - 2P KNOTS
16,000 FEET - 220 DEGREES - 35 KNOTS
20,000 FEET - WPP DEGRE…