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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
530 iar 53 «31/03002
3, SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civili sn BALLOCH |

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS thes Giec!: .

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5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /[11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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FORM
FTD ser 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used,

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

WASHINGTON |
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF.
42D 21,-0=87 : | CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS

WTH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS |

SUBJECT; Unidentified Flying Object
Observed Florissant, Missouri Pale |
2200 hours, 30 May 53 (?LYOBRPT) |

TOs Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, USAF
. Washington 25, DeCe

1. This District Office is in receipt of correspondence from the
St. Louis Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investization, dated 9
June 1953, regarding subject matter, as follows:

"Zor your information and for whatever action you may deem ap-=
propriate, on June 2, 1953, GRaRMmemecssmesams , <nnitiebem,

Florissan:, Missouri, telephone ‘SQ, telephonically advised
“hat St 10:00 P.M. on May 30, 1953, his wife and hiaself observed an un-

identified object moving in an ecastwardly direction from the west through
the sky in a direct line flight from the porch of their residence.

Mr. MBB stated that this object, the speed or height of
which he was unable to estimate, appeared to be white in color and about
the size of a stare He stated that sufficient time elapsed during his
observance to permit his wife to bring his eight power glasses through
which he observed the object. tle related that it appeared to move ina

series of about eight gees 2e spurta with one second intervals between / Ul sid Ge
eache He t appeared to come to rest for abeut two

seconds and as its flight continued it vanished from his _— as “it blended

inte the sky and stars. . i

He advised that he had difficulty in dd stingulsntng it from
but was of the op

lated that the classes ste not seem to bring the object any nearere *

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2e This iitraht as has been obtained from other than USA? sources
and may not be disseminated outside the Air Farce establishment.

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22 9 DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,

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3. The p

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is submitted for your information and no action is
contemplated by this Office.

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JOZ@. DENSON
Major, USA?
District Commander

DOWNGRADE

D AT 3 YEAR invervazs.
DECLASSIFIED 12

AFTER
DOD bir 5200.

UNCLASSIFIED

12 YE
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ATIAE=5

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In reply refer to
APOTMATTAB=5

Diresetor, eather Dureau
UeSe Dopartment of Agriculture
Ste toula, -issourt

Dear Sirs

fhe Air Technical Intelligence Center, the Air Force activity
responsible for investigating reports of wnidentified aerial phee
nomena, has a need for the following informations

ly» What was the exact time of balloon release at 05000084
dune 1953?

2. What were the winds aloft up to },0,000 feet?

Your forwarding thie information as soon ag possible would be
greatly appreciated by the Air Technical Intelligence Conter.

Sincer ely,
CCORDINATION s
“It Cisson
ATIAS DATE
“Tt Col Johnston
ATIA DATE
ATIG DATE

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WEATHER BUREAU “5 0
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Airport Station " Ce x \" wh Jurte 22,5 19©2
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Air Technical Intellicence Center
Tricht-Patterson Air Force Mase
Darton, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Reference is mace to your letter (APOTN-ATIAN-5) dated June 19, 1953
relative to the tine of release of the pilet Salloon and the winds
aloft above Sti. Louis at approxinataly 0303002.

We Go not record the exact time cc’ releonse of thecr balloons but *he
balloon in qesticn was most likely released very near 02492 on June
3, 1953. This balloon was followed to an altitude of 13,090 fect,
TSebe at which heicht it was lost fron sicht by tie observer. The
winds aloft over St. Louis at the time of this obcsrvation were as
follows (winds above 13,000 fret, U.S.L. ave approximated from upper
air cherts since the local observation did not extend above that

altitude):
Altitude })’ rection Force
(Thsds feet (YJeorees | (Knots) of
above M.S.L.) from N) arid
1 130 19
2 140 12
3 150 10
); 140 $ a
a 189 2 :
$ ) @) ae
7 0 0 Apne ~ Ag }
g co a ial
9 Ae) 6
10 30 16
12 350 22
13 330 26
“15 330 25
a 300 20
25 oz 25
30 270 22
3% 280 35
1:0 270 32

Very trily yours,

il
G. L. Sovie

Chie? Airmort Veteorolocist