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FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous cditions of this form may be used.

BALL APPEARED TO GET SLIGHTLY SMALLER AS ADDITIUNAL BALLS APPEAKED
BEHIND IT

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F,. NEGATIVE
G.NEGATIVE
H. NEGATIVE
I. NEGATIVE
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURS OF OBJECTS$
Ae OBSERVER WAS IN CO=PILOTS SEAT AND WAS LOOKING OUT AIRCRAFT
WINDOW |
B. OBJECT ESTIATED AT 25909 FEET SOUTH EA OF AIRCRAFT WHEN FIRST
OBSERVED
C,. OBJECT ESTIMATED AT 25990 FEET NORTH OF AIRCRAFT WHEN DISAPPEARED
De OBJECT WAS ON A SOUTH TO NORTH COURSE MAINTAINED LEVEL COURSE
AT ESTIMATED 2599@ FEET AT VERY FAT RATE OF SPEED
F. SIX TO SEVEN SECONDS
(3) MANNER F OBSERVATIONS
Ae AIR-VISUAL
B, NEGATIVE
C. DC-$ NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 659 ALTITUDE 1899@ FEET MAGNETIC

HEADING191 DEGS INDICATED AIR SPEED 215 MPH GROUND SPEED 39 MPH HOME
STATION MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS
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B, NIGHT

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(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
15 MILES OF SOUTH OF EAST MELBOURNE INTERSECTION FLORIDA

(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERSS

A. MR Be QM ACE 36 RNBERSTREET MIAMI FLORIDA

CO PILOT NATIONAL AIRLINES ESIMATED VERY RELIABLE

MR. GUT AGE UNKIN CARE OF NATIONAL AIRLINES MIAMI FLORIDA

FLIGHT ENGINEER NAL RELIABLE
ALSO SIGHTED BY CREW MEMBERS OF NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBERS 595 AND

454

Be- NOT APPLICABLE
€7) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING

- Ae OBSERVER STATED VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
B. SURFACE WINDS 18@ DEGS 7 KNOTS
69@@ FEET 219 DEGS 19 KNOTS
19@@@ FEET 179 DEGS 12 KNOTS
16099 FEET 239 DEGS 15 KNOTS
29808 FEET 289 DEGS 2% KNOTS
39909 FEET 278 DEGS 3@ KNOTS
59999 FEET 39@ DEGS 5@ KNOTS
89000 FEET UNKNOWN
C,. DAYTONA BEACH REPORTED CEILING 259@@ FT VERO BEACH REPORTED
CEILING CLEARPATRICK AFB REPORTED CEILING CLEAR
De OBSERVER REPORTED THAT HIS VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED AND THAT HE
COULD PROBABLY SEE 19@ MILES AT THETIME OF SIGHTING
E. SCATTERED AND THIN CIRRUS
F. NO THUNDER STORMS IN AREA

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LIGHT CMM ROUND CMM SIZE ABOUT HALF OF FULL MOON CMM WHITE TURNED TO
GREEN CMM ONE CMM TRAIL RPTD CONTRADICTORALLY AHEAD OR BEHIND CMM
STRAIGHT DOWN SKY X TIME OF SIGHTING 18351 26 OCT 53 FOR THREE
SECONDS X VISUAL OBSERVATION FR CONTROL TOWER, LOCATED AT 135 DEGREES
26 MIN EASY 34 DEGREES 48 MIN NORTH CMM ITAME AB X OBJECT WAS WEST
OF OBSERVER APPROX NINE MILES X OBSERVER IS RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL WITH
TUO YEARS EXPERIENCE AS TOWER OPERATOR X MARINE AIRCRAFT WITH
RELIABLE PILOTS WITTNESSED SIMILAR OBJECT AT .SAME TIME X WEATHER WAS

(VENTY-FIVE- THOUSAND-SCATTERESSGAIBILITY FIFTEEN MILES X OTKER TRAFFIC

OF NAVY AIRCRAFT AND MARINE R5D ALSO RPTD SIGHTING OBJECT

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AIRLINES PAREN CAP 659 PAREN POSITION 15 MILES SO OF EAST MELBORNE
PAREN FLORIDA PAREN INTERSECTION ALT 18,999 PD BLAZING LIGHT PASSED

IN HORIZONTAL FLIGHT ABOUT 29 MILES EAST OF POSITION PD BROKE IN ABOUT
3 PIEXES AND DISAPPEARED PD NO FURTHER INFO PD SIGHTING VERIFIED

BY ANOTHER CREW MEMBER PD SIGNED MCALLISTER CHIEF MELBORNE CAA

STATION UNQUOTE END

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7M AFOIN 575114 FLYOBRPT. ATTN CLN ATIAA-2C.
RE OUR MSG CAFOUT 57519 DTD 27 OCT 53 CMA FOLG ADDL INFO REVD

FR COM MAXWELL FLT SERV CEN CLN

/1/ CIRVIS AMPLIFY.

/2/ EAST OF EAST MELBOURNE INTERSECTION FLA.
/3/ UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJS LARGE BALL OF GREEN FIRE TRAVELING

STRAIGHT CRSE FR SO TO NORTH EST 25999 FT ALT NO ERRATIC MANEUVERS
SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER ORIGINAL SIGHTING THREE SMALLER ADDL BALLS
APPEARED BEHIND ORIGINAL BALL SMALLER ONE-THIRD SIZE OF

ORIGINAL BALL SMALLER BALLS APPEARED ALL TRAVELING AT VERY

HIGH RATE OF SPEED OBJS IN SIGHT APPROX 7 SEC WENT OUT OF SIGHT TO

NORTH.

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/4/ OBSERVING ACFT NA 1/CAP 659.

/1/~- ALT 18998 FT SMCLN

42/~¢ 15 MILES SOUTHEAST MELBOURNE INTERSECTION FLA SNCLN
434 UNK ACFT LANDED AT MIAMI INT*°L APRT SMCLN

/4/_ FLT ENGINEER MR. JQQQBMRT ON SAME ACFT ALSO SAW OBJS
CREWS OF 2 OTHER NATL AIRLINES FLTS 595 AND 454 SAW SAME OBJ.

B. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLN
/1/. PILOT OBSERVING OBSERVING OBJ STATED VISIBILITY WAS UNLMTD
THAT HE COULD SEE FOR 19@ MILES FR HIS ALT.

/2/, CLEAR TO SCATTERED.

/3/. SURFACE WINDS 18@ DEGS 7 KNOTS.

6208 FEET 219 DEGS 1@ KNOTS SMCLN

1999@ FEET 179 DEGS 12 KNOTS SMCLN

1699@ FEET 23@ DEGS 15 KNOTS SMCLN

29498 FEET 28@ DEGS 2@ KNOTS SMCLN

3999@ FEET 27 DEGS 39 KNOTS SMCLN

52999 FEET 39@ DEGS 59 KNOTS.

C. 2780352.

D, /1/, MR, SOUUUeneneme ST MIAMI FLA CO-PILOT
NATL AIRLINES FLT 659.
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As OBSERVER STATED VISIBILITY UNLIMITED |
Be SURFACE WINDS 18 DEGS 7 KNOTS
69@9 FEET 219 DEGsS 10 KNOTS
109@% FEET 170 DEGS 12 KNOTS '
16089 FEET 230 DEGS 15 KNOTS
29899 FEET 289 DEGS 2@ KNOTS
32099 FEET 27@ DEGS 3@ KNOTS
56908 FEET 39@ DEGS 58 KNOTS
80990 FEET UNKNOWN —
C. DAYTONA BEACH REPORTED CEILING 2599@ FT VERO BEACH REPORTED
CEILING CLEARPATRICK AFB REPORTED CEILING CLEAR
D. OBSERVER REPORTED THAT HIS VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED AND THAT HE
COULD PROBABLY SEE 199 MILES AT THETIME OF SIGHTING |
E. SCATTERED AND THIN CIRRUS
F. NO THUNDER STORMS IN AREA

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DBS AE AT Armas INTERVAT 2
(3) NEGATIVE DOD DIR 6200.19 ©
(9) NEGATIVE
(19) NEGATIVE
(11) NATIONA AIRLINES FLIGHT 650 15 MILES SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE
INTERSECTION FLANATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHTS 595 AND 454 IN

MIAMI AREA

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OB
KALY DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTS

A. ROUND BALL OFF GREEN FIRE
B. OBSERVER ESTIMATED OBJECT TO HAVE BEEN 59 MILES AWAY FROM HIS

POSITION AT THIS DISTANCE OBJECTAPPEARED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN
DIAMETER AS OBSERVED THROUGH 18 INCH SQUARE AIRCRAFT WINDOW

C, GREEN FIRE
De ONE LARGE BALL AT FIRST SIGHTING THREE ADDITIONAL BALLS APPERED

BEHIND THE FIRST SEVERAL SECONDS LTER ADDITIONAL BALLS ERE ONE-
THIRD AS LARGE AS THE FRST AND RAPIDLY DISAPPEARED ORIGINAL
BALL APPEARED TO GET SLIGHTLY SMALLER AS ADDITIONAL BALLS APPEARED

BEHIND IT