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DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 0 Was Balloon
aie J e) wiles | FF cer 5: Yoshirvton o Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 2. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Belloon
Local ____- 2. Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Rador o se ccrlt
GMT ze D Air Visvol O Air-Intercept Rader D Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical dxeTeo &
O Yes box Probobly Astronomical
“ONe Civiit inn | D Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | ?- COURSE O Other
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF S GHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, tgadish orange obj, size Undoubtedly a meteor. Dio B&OLL”
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A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJEKT.

€1) ROUND

€2) BASKET BALL

€3) REDDISH ORANGED

(4) ONED

(5) NZA
(6) OBJECT APPEARED SOMEWHAT LIKE A FALLING STAR, ONLY IT EXPLODED

GIVING A REDDISH ORANGE GLARE THAT LIGHTED UP THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY
(7) LEFT A WHITE SMOKE TRAIL AFTEJ THE EXPLOSIONe

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(8) SOMEWHAT LIKE THUNDEJ

(9) NONED

‘Be DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS

(41) BRIGHT OBJEKT FALLLING

(2) 45 DE433

(3) 28 DEGREES |

(4) FALLING IN A SMALL ARC TOWAJD THE GROUND.
(5) DISSAPPEARED INSTANTEOUSLY ‘
(6) FIVE MINUTES

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(1) GROUND-VISUAL =

€2) OBSERVED WITH THE NAKED EYED

(3) NZA

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:

(1) $9252 22 OCT 58 |

(2)) NIGHT ae |

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G. WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS.
(4) CLEAR |

(2) SURFACE - ESE/6K

6 220-180 /30

10,000-210-35

16 ,@20-190/55

29 ,800-198 /60

39 ,090-199/70

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(3) HIGH BROKEN

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(2) SURFACE - ESE/6K

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20 , 006-198 /68

30 ,@26-196/70

50 ,900-199/50

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(4) FIFTEEF MILES PLUS

(5) FIVE-TENTHS

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