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5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMSER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four different sightinys on radar in Could be weather balloons
a day, All in same area at same alt. because of flight characteristics
Fairly stationary. 2" temperature as if drifting in winds aloft.
inversion at 60,000, WK balloon
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A. DESCRIPTION OF O3JECT: (1) UNK (2) UN (3) UNK ¢4)

FOUR APPEARED AT. DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY; ALL WERE
IN THE SANE AREA AND AT THE SAME ALTLTUDS. (5) N/A (6) UNK

(7) UNK (3)UNK €9) UNK B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:

(9) RECEIVED OVERLAP TELL FRUM Si!-i64 (2) ABGLE OF ELEVATION

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(4) FAIRLY STATIONARY, NOVINV QUITE SLOWLY (APPARENTLY DRIFTING)
EAST NORTHEAST.. (5) UNK (6) OFF AND ON FOR EIGHT HOURS
C. MANNER ‘OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND-ELECTRONIC (FPS-20),(MPS=7
AND MPS-14). (2) NONE (3) N/A D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
1) 13 NOV 1958, 1629 SULA (FIRST CONTACT) (2) DAYLIGHT
EM LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: Si-164(EJCU 5524) AND St-163
CEJEG 2719)0 F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS:
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G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT: ¢1) CLEAR AND CAL!

¢€1) NONE ¢2)

(2) SURFACE: NONE AVAILASWE, 6,902: 285. DEGREES 5 KNOTS, 10,000: 295
- DEGREES 15 KNOTS, 16020: 255 DEGREES 15 KNOTS, 20,900": 285 DEGREES

25 KNOTS, 30,000": 295 DEGREES 35 KNOTS ,50,090°: 275 DEGREES 30 KNOTS,

39,00": 27 DEGREES 15KNOTS. (3) CELLINGWC CLEAR. XRL THIRTY NILES.

(5) SCATTERED C6)NONE.H. ANY..OTHER UNUSUAL. ACTIVITY. OR CONDITLON: . eae
_ TWO DEGREES TEMPERATURE INVERSION AT W62,200". I.N/A Je raya wre
"POSITION, HEIETIND COMMENT GF FREFIRING OF Fiari f BELIEVE

THESE COULD SE WEATHER BALLOONS ZECAUSE OF THEIR FLIGHT CARACTERISTICS

NAMELY, THAT THESE OBJECTS TRAVELED AS" IF ORIFTING IN THE WINDS ALOFT.

EXISTENCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: A WEATHER SALLOCN PASSED OVER

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