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1. DATE. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION f
26 pec 53 26/2625z cs 4859 (Mil Grid, Korea)

16. CONCLUSION
BALLOON

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
FIVE MINS

6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
visual

7. COURSE
220 deg
8. PHOTOS

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Diamond shape, flat, semitransparent and orange in color.
Est 6ft or less in length, speed est 1000 to 120mph.

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| MEY .22972F DI UFOB. UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJEC SIGHTINGS.
TINE OF SIGHTING 1S251, 26 DEC. COORDS CS 4859 APPROY. WEA 22,993 THIN
OVERCAST VISIBILITY 15 ; ALT 3,922 PD ALT. OF SIGHTING 3,902
PD SPEED INDICATED 143 MPH. SPEED OF SIGHTING 1,993 “PH APPROY.

ICADING 6% DEGREES. HEADING OF SIGHTING 223. DISTANCE FR WHICH OBSERVED

CREASING 603 TO 222 FTe DURATION OF SIGHTING 4 MINUTES.
PILOT 153 TAC CON SQ. REMARKS: FLY PILOTAGE
IN A T-6 FR K*16 TO Ke47 AT APPROX CS 4859, LT BAR SAV ANUNIDENTIFIED

FLYING OBJECT CROSSING HIS COURSE APPROX 53 MILES AWAYe LT BARR THOUGHT
AT FIRST THAT THE SUN WAS REFLECTING OFF A FTRe THE OBJECT WAS IN A

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‘T SHALLOW DIVEC19 DEGREES), MOVING AT A SPEED CCMPARABLE TO A FTP BUT

IMMED AFTERWARDS THE SPEED BEGAN TO INCREASE TO AN ESTIMATED 1,223 MPHe

BECOMING CURICUS AS TO WHAT THE OBJECT WAS» LT BARR ALTERED HIS COURSE

TO APPRCK 45 DEGRLES, MAINTAINING 3,82 a FT AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE
BJECTe THE CBJLCCT TURNED TOWADD iT” BAR » AND LT BARR STARTED TO

CIRCLE IN PURSUIT. THE OBJECT AS SLIGHTLY LOWER AND WAS TURNING INSID?

> LT LT BARR APFROXINATES TIE RADIVS OF HIS TUS tN AT LESS THAN
A THOUSAND FT. THE TURN, INSUF FICIE} TLY TIGHT TO CAUSE A STALL AT 122 )

TURN IN ORDER TC MAKE A STRAICHT PASSe LT LINED UP CN THE OBJECT |
AT APRY 132 MPH AND STARTED TO CLOSE. THE ECT WENT STRAIGHT uP )
SEVERAL HUNDRED FT, WITH OUT ALTERING ITs ALTITUDE IN RELATION TO TH™
HORIZON <= DECIDED TC CHANGE TO A RIGHT HAND ORBIT IN ORDER TO

CLOSE OR TO SEE IF THE OBJECT OULD FOL ANY GIVE! PATTERN. LT

LAST SAW THE ODJECT PROCFEDING TOWARD THE SUN AT ABOUT 149¢PU. AY
STARTING INTO A RIGHT HAND ORBIT, THE VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST "AND THE
OBJECT WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN. ALL OF THE ORBITING TOOX PLACF U/I APPRY )
3,022 METERS OF CS 4859. LT BARR DESCEIAS THE OBJECT AS KITE SHAPED,

THAT IS A DIAMOND SHAPE WITH 1 SHORT ENDe THE CBJECT WAS APR’ 6 FT IM

LENGTH AND 4S INCHES THRCUGHe THE CBJFCT LOOKER TO BE NICHER ‘ON THE

MPHe THE OBJRCT CONTINUED TO TURN INSIDE OF 7 BARR SO HE WIDENED HIS
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CUTER EDGES AND FR THE REAR LOCKED LIKE A FLAT Ve FR THE SIDE, THE
OBJECT LOCKED LIKE A SHALLCW TRIANGLE, THE OBJECT WAS CRANGE IN COLOR
AND atl TO TRANSLUCENT, AT LEAST CN THE OUTER EDGEe AT ONE TIME,

LT SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE SPARKS IN THE AIR A SHORT DISTANCE
BEHIND THE OBJECTe LT BAR REFERRED THIS INFO TC PED MAN “B® AT APPROY
1655-6 APOVE INFO TRANSMITTED AS RECD FR HQ SAFe INVESTIGATION
CONTINUING AND, WILL REPT ANY FURTHER DEVELOPNENTS« FORM 112 FOLS

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