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CASE REFERENCE7008290

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONIndianapolos Ind

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1. DATE -

12 August 1951

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
1900 hrs CsT

Locel
omr____19/01102
5. PHOTOS
0 Yes
G Ne

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
varied

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Appeared to be balloon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION |

Indianapolos, Ind.

4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
*Ct Ground: Vi suel
O Air Vi gel

OU

Military and civilian
6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE

one West
11. COMMENTS

D Ground-Roder
O Air-Intercept Reder

12. CONCLUSIONS

’

Wes Bolloon
Probably Belleon
Possibly Balloon

Wes Aiscroft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomicol
Probobly Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

ed
Insufficient Dota fer Evaluction
Unk ne wn

fas definitely identified as Research

Balloon.

FRAME 002 / 002tesseract-200dpi

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION

OUTGOING CLEAR MESSAGE

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CIRVIS. Following meee peltevet grem Olmstead Plight
Sarvice via Andrews APS are uniaatLon: . &xetes Objeet sichted
1900 Cantral Standard Mime ana now v4 c over Ae
Trdtana mevins in westerly dires tien. Wecitude
225 lor silver. Apnears to be rleasGiec baliocon, tndfanapelia
rf pba saived fren Patterson ares ent ta Lovery, Unquote.
» ) Sa nt roguest to Andrews ARS C tiivasions Tor ciapification
~j/ sad odatsional information aitett ad loca suacesent that Wr ight
Pattersea Flight haeeion ausy O29 Plas sarcilunutes aveve sishting
with Cambridge W Air Fore: 2 VD Ginter. sailoon Profjeet High alti-
tite winds located Clinten County Getic Sirpert, “eseareh Ceater
hed tracked balloon over Icdiannspeliu T.diana ar time of aighting
reperted eriginally by Casp Atterbury indiana Persecnnel,
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15 APR 49

UNCLASSIFIED

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