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0 Wes Balloon
O Probably Balloon
Oo Possibly Balloon
Vi PE oF OBSE SERVATION
7B Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodar PRY vara
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| 0 Air Visuol o Air-Intercept | Radar | 0 Possibly Aircraft
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Pp robably A stronomicol
Possi bly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF * OBSERVATION : ~ 1%. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0
0 Union
10 -_—y JESS | = 3 | —-—
11. COMMENTS Ob bject ‘probably a bolide
Description given by witness contains
such key expressions as "burn out” and
"explode," as well as details such as |
color, duration and brightness which fit)
well the text book des Es a 4 evel |
meteors. SN ROREIN
being a "re-entry
mined not to be a ny kn
| carrier. It is soneluded
was a bolide,
RY OF SIGHTING RO
and object size of
Quarter at arms length. White or blue-green
changing to red just prior to burn out, Re-
sembled a large flare. Same brilliance as
Lightning. No tail, trail, exhaust, or sound
first observed at 90° above horizon an
petmith 250°, Last observed at 10° above hori-
zon and azimuth 70°. Flared out and disinte-
proted at 35° above horizon and disappeared at
10° above horizon in NE.
ho. “BRIEF aa M
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV ° 26 SEP 52)