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¥ 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

1. OATE

© Wes Balloon
8 November 1957 Freeport, Texas 0 Probably Belloon
3. OATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ? eens
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Locel X20 Ground: Vi suol O Ground-Reder X Probobly Aircroft
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$.. PHOTOS « SOURCE 0 Was Astronomico
O Yes O Prebebly Astronomical
D'Ne Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS O Other
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Red bail of fire, no lateral movement, Observers located directly under

No audible sound, Object appeared low, | airway. They probably sighted an
Slowly gained altitude, disanpeared and] airliner,
reappeared at greater heivht,

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1. DATE” S Her 57 12 LOCATION ‘ 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
_3-Jear-3e- Freeport, Texas Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
’ Was Aircraft
09/0125z Nov 57 x Ground- Vi suel GO Ground-Reder Probably Aircroft
0 AirVisucel O Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft

5. PHOTOS

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS* Other Ss a
Insufficient Lata for Evaluation
Two minutes One Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One red ball of fire seen low in SM, then
rising. Object was in sight for 2 minutes.

11. COMMENTS

Description, duration, flight path
indicate that this sighting was probably
a balloon.

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