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CASE REFERENCE6964043

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONFoster AFB Texas

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(2) THOMPSON, DONALD 0. A/2C, 453TH AIR BASE GRP, BASE OPS DZSPATCUER
RELIABLE REICH, DONALD E. 2/LT, 452TH FTR DAY SQ, AINDRONE OFF,
RELIABLE HOLDER, WILLIE MM. A/EC, 2225-2 AACS DET, TOWER OPER,
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BALLONS TIED TOGETHER WHICH WERE SUPPOSED To DRIFT fa STHARD ABOVE 22,
fit AND ARE SUPPOSED TO BURST IN THE EARLY MopNING OVER GULF OF MEXICO

N VICINITY OF NEW ORLEANS, LA.
(9) ONE EACH ADC T-53, OF 52ND AIR DIV, NIAGRA FALLS, N.Y., ON X-C
IN VICINITY OF FOSTER AFB, TEX, WAS REQUESTED TO ATTEMPT IDENTIFICATION
OF UFOB BY FOSTER CONTROL TOWER. UNABLE TO PERFORM INTERCEPTION. PILOT

STATED UFOB APPEARED TO BE A BALLON.

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(14) BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER PD BELIEVE THE SIGHTINGS Toa BE THE Two

ALLONS RELEASED BY GOODFELLOW AFB, TieXe WHICH IS 3128 DEGREES FRO}

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