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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 September 1956 | Suquamish, Washington | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local CHT 02/1028Z | 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 Mars ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION three hrs 15 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE rising  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF …

02/1528Z
2
4422
4422
71

Distribution Center for
APR 205-10
APR 2-176(11)
B.H. Quintanilla

ACTION

Witness
AFB

NBR 15151 02 SEP 56
A OPER IMMED
FM MCCHORD AFB WASH
TO 2EN COM ADIV 25 ATTN D/I
COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
COFS HQ USAF DIR OF INT USAF WASH DC
COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO

... FROM COMADIV 25 IA-SHAPE: ROUND B-6: DOLLAR AND
BANG E-COLO: WHITE D-NC: 1E-FORMATION: M/AF- FEATURES, DETAILS:
M/AG-TAIL: M/AK-SOUND M/AI-OTHER FEATURES: M/A II A-AT T. TO
OBJECT: BRIGHTNESS B ANGLE OF ELEVATION: 25 PLUS 30 C-ANGLEOD
OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE: STILL THERE D-FLIGHT PATH AND MANEVERS:
SLOWLY UP E-MANNE…

A. Winds from 270-300

Winds:
[Diagram: A tube with a vertical pipe labeled "N" and "S" with a vertical pipe labeled "300 degrees" below and a vertical pipe labeled "S" and "S" below]

B. Three, Repeat, 3 balloon launching sites here:
[Diagram: A tube with a vertical pipe labeled "Puggy sound" and a vertical pipe labeled "S" and "S" below]

C. Right in direction of wind direction

D. 2130 Zone time + 6 ½ (current to local time)
= 0400 AM —  ← Balloon launching times for all WX stations

E. So-o-o-o-o

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 September 1956 | Denver, Colorado | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 03/0500Z | 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 thirty seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE North to South ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Da…