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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6312795

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONDallas Texas

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\. DATE 2. LOCATION OT: 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Aor 52 Dallas, Texas O Wes Belloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Locol _2203 COL OF Ground-Visucl D Ground-Rodor  Wos Aircroft
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7. LENGTH OF ODSERVATION “16. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ~~~ Othar az 3
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over 20 min poriod 9-10 Vile te, Q Unknown
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Circular. All objects made 90 deg turn. _ (Boy scouts), had read Life Magazine.
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DATE: 16 Ayr 52

TIME (Local): 2203 cs?
LOCATION: Dalles, Texas
LENGTH OF TiME OBSERVED:
SOUND: Unsnon

SPEED: Unimown
ALTITUDE: Unicnovn
HEADING: Unicow
SOURCE: Civilims

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2-red, 2-white, l-green. | Source had previously made simtlar
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