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4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| D Was Bolloon
30 May 1956 Alberton, Montana D Probably Balloon
er <5 rIOh = —- &X Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ear a St eee x Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rador = Probable Averett
cut_L/0359Z D Air Vi sual o Air-intercept Radar | Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE 10 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
XONo Civilian /9 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | @ NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE as |< a ees Ee ee
| jo ee Data for Evaluation
47 minutes descending |% Unknown
= lity Cour ne
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Two objects both the size & shape of
parachutes, sighted in the West (angle
of elevation unknown), estimated
altitude of 40,000 feet. Color of a
white magnesium flare-changed to red
at disappearance. Objects appeared
to be descending.
No Report In File
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
Received by AF Form 112. A chectl
by this hq w/ADC WX Service re-
vealed that four balloons our o
Vernallis, Calif. were in the
Montana area, location unknown
due to failure of telemetering
equipment. It is known that thes
balloons were at a presettalti-
tude of 40,000 ft, It is the
opinion of this hq that this
sighting was possibly caused by
two of these balloons.