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vee PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

Fresno, Calif Possibly Bolloon

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

XO Ground- Vi suel O Cround-Radar

0 Air Visuol 0 Air-Intercep! Rador

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronemical
Possibly Astronomical

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7, LENOTM OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE

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insufficient Date for Evaluction
Unknown

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10, BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

geqareh balloon.

While obs«rving wx belloon, bright silver uncial
circular obj crossedin front of theodolite
field of view. Obj was brighter than whit e
dballooon. Ooj higher than balloon and moved
at steady rate of speed.

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USA - California

AGC! NCY OF C SRIGIN UATE OF REPORT

Air eather Service 12 Qctober 1955

INFORMATION : DATS OF INFORMATION

SAS, Fresno, Californis ' 2 Auza

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BAIR 3A; AFR 200-2

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ie? concise Suminery of : -eport. Girne significance in a final « one-renivnee poragren’, List snclosncca at dower left, Liegin tert of repor? on AF Frem | $i2a.)

i The following report wes submitted ate enannels to the Chief, U. S.

Weather Bureau, by ‘Ri of the Veather Bureau tdci Station at

Fresno, California.

>. On 2 Aveust 1955, *: xing the

wnen a oright circular ob Tas noveO oe coe ine theta!
it was silver in color, s appear
sunlicnt. It was brishter than th sey oee, No shadows or
dietingvienable on the obiect, ou Y sharply outiined arainst
backsrounc. At the tine, about 1 PST, tre balloon was ini
ninth minute and approximateiy 27,000 f.: above the surface, Ti
an ancarent diameter of ab out one-fourth or one-fifth of tuat ne

balloon at thet heicht. Mr stated that althouzh he realized
and height of such an object are interdependent and verry diffic:ut, i
sossttle to judge, his -imrression at the time of. the Coaervels 08 was th at the
obtect wes far above the ballocn am therefore could nave been larcer tran the
baiison. The oodject moved at a steady rate of speed | ani wes tracked with tne
taeodclite for about a hal? minute so as to zet a better look at it. This ree
sulted in losing the callcon from the field of view, so he had to return to the
balloon to continue the ribal. The movement of the object across the line of
sicht was n@& so very fast, elith o much sastor than the slowlr meving balloon,

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CQMMENT OF FORWARDING OFFICER, HQ MATS

Considering the short time of observation of th j
g @ object and the distance
involved, it is felt that the evaluation is rather high.

ACK REITER
Major, USAF
Intelligence Division

DCS/Plans

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1. DATE

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| 2. LOCATION

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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12. CONCLUSIONS ~

Was Balloon

Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local 435.30 PS) | Ground: Vi suel GO Ground-Rader E Srebatiy hicarett
GM A/OOZ DA O Air Vi sal O Air-Intercept Redor | 7 Possibly Aircraft
pe PHOTO | 6. SOUR O Was thers
a Ye | Epi (0h OPFERI)'S Crores serum
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE lo re
- O Insufficient Data fer Evaluation
1/3 Aha / Sé O Unknown
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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