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BE Te er ou LOCATION
4 December 1956 Nevada
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local DB ight 13 0 Ground-VYisual
GMT 04/12002 XX Air- Visual
PHOTOS Fo | &. SOURCE
| AF Pilot
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ~ | 8. NUMBER OF QBJECTS
|
3-5 seconds | one
O Ground-Radar O Was Aircraft
0 Air-Intercept Radar
9 COURSE ~~ |DO, Other
45 dgr
112. concLusioNs
O Wos Balloon
D Probably Bolleon
reset 0 Possi bly Balloon
oO Gretoy Aircraft
O Possibly Aircraft
0 Wes Astronomical Meteor |
Probobly Astronomical |
ox Possibly Astromemical
0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation |
Ic to
Oo Unk NP Wn
_eart Ah"
|
I 1
| 10.
|
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
AF pilot flying T-33 at 38,000 ft
observed dazzling white ball of
fire with long white trail falling
earthward, Before disappearing
appeared to burst or explode leav-
ing red glowing objects or streamers,
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COMMENTS
Description and characteristics
of object indicate that pilot |
apparently was in the very close
Viedaaty of a Areball, Fireball
impact vith The déngkr Sortisn
of the earth's atmosphere.
Observing such a body at close
range is generally considered
a rarity, Opinion corroborated
by ATIC astronomer,
ATIC | FORM 320 (REV 26 SEP 52)