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.ime, Souree honud ro noise whatsoover and staccd that the sane obsorvations were
ade by obhor Pt'd, do confirn he gave tho addross of a fellow Fl in Anchon tho mwado
he goine cbanrvation dron auothor location, but daring the sane nighb,
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scare in the U.S.
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a tail similar to the one ing star. ite hot, with
SOURCE observed these missiles 4 nights between 0000 hours and 0200 hours,
describing 8 wide arch on the wouthern perimeter, from East to West. The
distance or height was not known to SOURCE. The I missile was seen l to
minutes, each time. SOURCE heard l no noises whatsoever and stated that the
same observations.were made by other PWs. To confirm his statement he e gave
the address of a fellow PW in AACHEN (50/47 N- 06/17Ewho made the same
observations location, but during the same nights.
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The area over which the object was seen is pinpointed ss point "2, inclosure #1,
report 6-827 A, which vas restricted to the best of Source's memory. Source S
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times the object was seen above the sane site. The attention of the I's at
work was attracted to the object when suddenly a fellow P' exclained: "Look,
what is that over there in the sky." When looking in the direction in which
the PW was pointing, Source got sight of an unknown flying object which he had - d never
The Russian
prised as the German PWs and discussed what it could be. They could not find
an answer to it, and were of the opinion that it was s sonething new and that it
had nothing to do with a meteorological station. As there was no advertising in
Russia, it was impossible that it was something of that kind, especially as the
strange arrangement of the parts of this object would not have been of any sense
for advertising. Source stated that there were cumulus clouds in the sky the
first time he saw the object. He estimated that the object had d an altitude of
about 5,000 meters, judging from its distance from and
Fall ot 1999 WOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
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from the clouds. Later on he admitted that his estimation may not t have been
to estimate that. The econd tine he saw the object, the sky was not overcast.
herely a few clouds were to be seen in the blue sky. hie estinated that the
flying object may have been about 5,000 to 3,000 meters avay from his 2oint
of observation. Source described the object as being one vertical rod above
which five soherical itens were arrançed in the way as is shown on inclosure
1, this report, perspective and too view. From his point of observation the
flying rod had the size of a pencil but may have been about l0 meters long and
30 centimeters in diameter if the distance to the object is taken into considera-
tion. In comparison with the diameter of the rod, the soherical items had a
diameter of about three times the dianeter of the rod, namely about 90 to l00
centimeters. The soherical items and the rod seened to have been painted all
white, The items may have been balloons, but Source could not clain that.
items. Four of the spherical items were symetrically arranged about five neters
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[1949]
1 - 31 JULYSIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
1 Fort Francis, Canada Astro (METEOR)
3 Longriew, Washington BALLOON
3 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Astro (METEOR)
Boise, Idaho BALLOON
Alexandria, La. BALLOON
Fort Worth, Texas BALLOON
7 Valdosta, Georgia AIRCRAFT
7 Now Orleans. La. AIRCRAFT
7 Alexandria. La AIFCRAFT
8 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Other (BIRDS)
9 Tigvariak Island Alaska AIFCRAFT
10 Dayton, Chio Other (KITES)
Cemp Hood, Texas Astro (METEOR)
Pullman, Washington AIRCRAFT
Pineville. La. Other (HCAX)
Sacramento, California Astro (METEOR)
Fairfield. Suiaun AFB. California Military Astro(JUPITER)
Pullman, Waahington BALLOON
17 New Orleans, Le AIRCRAFT
18 Morsauville. La Astro (STARS/ELANETS)
18 fornia AIRCRAFT
19 Columbus, Ohio AIRCRAFT
20 Valdosta, Georgia INSUFFICIENT DATA
20 Galveston, Texas Astro (METEOR)
20 Honolulu, Hawaii I BALLOON
21 Mount Pleasant Utah INSUFFICIENT DATA
21 Darien, Georgia Astro (METEOR)
22 Peekskill, New York York BALLOON BALLOON
22 Pocatello, Idaho Astro (METEOR)
Delphi, Indiana Astro (STARS/FLANETS)
Mountain Home, Idaho UNIDRNTIFIED
Carswell AFB, Texas Other (BIRDS)
Fairfield, Ohio AIRCRAFT
Bellinghan hington Astro (JUPITER)
Mitchell, Nebraska AIRCRAFT
Augusta Kentucky Other (GROI ARCH LTS
Spokans, Washington Other (BIRDS)
Jackson, Michigan PHOTOS) Other (FLARE)
(PIYSICAL ECIMEN)
27 Point Barrow, Alaska Astro (JUPITER)
27 Louisville, Kentucky BALLOON
& Puyallup. Washington Astro (METEOR)
Tallman, New York INSUFFICIENT DATA
29 64.10N 172.00w (Pacific) Military Other (ANTI AIRCRAFT
YIRING)
30 Mt Hood, O IFLED

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