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CASE REFERENCE6786462

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTempe Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 January 1957 Tempe,Arizona Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_1125 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aircroft
GMT_12/1825Z Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probobly Astronomical
.CNo .ONo AF Civilian Employee AF Civilian Employee Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBERC 9. COURSE Other_ Other_
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for for Evaluation
Unknown
5 minutes one unk unk
:O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO :O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
of half dollar shining with of half dollar shining with wx balloons normally WX balloons normally launched launched
brilliant light observed at approx between 1030-1100 hours. 4 between 1030-1100 hours. 4
30,oooft. Object remained stationary. balloon launching units within balloon
very short distance: Luke AFB, very short d stance: Luke AFB,
Williams AFB, Prescott and Williams AFB. escott and
Winslow. Size shape, descrip-
tion and stationary movament
all indicate object undoubtedly
balloon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 8EP 52)

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Criginal to-D/I, HEDUSAF Copy to D/A, 27th Ar Div (DEF)
Copy to Comdr, 4602d AI3S
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warning: This documont contains information nfiacting the national defenas of the United Stnten wichin the meaning of th-
Sapionage Lam, Fitle 13. U.S.C.. Soction 793 and 79d.. Its tranaminaion or the rovaiation of its contents in any manner 2o
sn.unauthorisod person ie prohibitod by.law. -t7
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CLASSIFICAYION

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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (lpency) REPORT NO..
5Crru Treining wins
drizers PAGE OF PAGES
Brtaed Atx rouos rBovL 10n 200-2, 12 -vgeat 1y0, Pirecrat
1) - Descriotion-of Osject.
(a) Shape' - At Eiret ropearsner oojoct vis alnost s uara; juot prlor to-dlsep-
pearanes it becone oblong.
(b) Sise - Aunroxinte slse-sChalr-doller 1n eld in pelhrof heod at ars
Jength.., Cubject wns obserysr Letely 30,Doo fceb alornde.)
(c) Color -.Gave-cfe a brilllont light as I it wre a largo niror roflooting the
64AS-Pov6.
(d) Mumber-The-(1)
Forraticn -N/a
Featurgs.- Nede.
Tail,"frail or'Erhaust - None
Sound - None
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(2) Derdription of Course
Wint firet calIed attetbloh to dbject? - Intonollgior Bik6.
(3 Iukiown
Unlaowm
(a) Deserirtion'of ilght Fath - Candined Stotiongn.
(e) Hander O Disnevedrericg -Endeg out
wit moving any Pron ebever at " C
(e) Ave N
LiT minsitat
.auor ef Coservetion
dround/visual
Gotieel Aids - Aren in woleh ohjeet ins doserved was SePrcTeN tor its dis-
eptoaroneeiwisn on eight.(t
avoileolu Nhen cbiect wna avoileolu:when cb.iect we: Atods hood
(0) 5/A TA
Tino abd Dote ofglghting
(0) Zule tto-date trown ol sisating - lE2s hotre 12,00nusry 1957.
(5) Liit Conditions - Daye
Locotlon of ctoerver - Foir te fire locrees sast sorth
Alnits of Cchpe, Arisohe.
An in ornbion of obsexvers
Arlsedg ofviltan enloyne efdeso
b, Sompe, Arizona.
7) Yeatier did Wnds Alet's Condtlens
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31 AND 2. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHEA THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
32
(CLASSIFICATION) 13-08070-1 U.3.cOV COPICR
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AF FORM 112-PART I (CLASSIPICATION)
A.PROVED 1 JUNE 1948.
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROS (1BC) REPORT NO.
NCenoat-Criw.GraL
Dxieusvir,hriocna PAGE OF PAGES
2170n03 RDUDAIG 200-2, 12 10us6 155, moch 7 douilaed
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Mngiurioor - Nag urtolliende,o:
1o io kiqn, tt(brlloon rottyltios vere beiig eloloebed ia tads erna Gelag-hnls
Foidom
(12) Illstence 0 Nygioal.wCldonoeth fone
(D Ballin(
Luke AFB + WiChing AB
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ray 3 of efa
shaws
laght light.
HOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FSPION AGE ACT, SO U. S. C,-
SI AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRCHIBITED SY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
(CLASSIFICATION) 15-16570-1 2 u.8.GOrE*v*eNT P*INTtNa CPPIex