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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
18 Ju1 60 3 mi S of Mineral Wells, Texas o Was Balloon
100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aleraft
000 Probably Aireroft
GMT. 121 07302 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS OTOS 8. souRcE SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 00 000 ProbablyAstronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.
080 080 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evgluation vqluation
5 min 5 min two N Unknewn Unknewn
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two round objects, size of half dollar. Color Two round objects, size of half dollar. Color Due to there being Due to there being only one witness, this
from intense white to dark red. Faded, became report categorized insufficient data.
bright, faded moving in arc arc neuvers. euvers. obscured The movement is consistant with the wind
by clouds. direction. It is probable that the objects direction. It is probable that the objects
were balloons or high flying airefaft. were balloons or high flying airefaft.
ATIC FORM 329 (RP 26 SEP 52)

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DP PURISO
DE PUWTS" 22
P 1921337 7EX 8
FN 19AIRDIV LL AFD TEX 3 4X2A
TO FUVFAL/ADC ENT A COLO 4
PJWPHY/O"LA LAHOYA ADS CITV 45 Sm OVLA
RUETSO/ATIC WTAPR OVIO
RUETHO/AFCIN YSAF VASH IC RJETHO/AF FCIN USAF
RUETHO/SAFOI VASH 2C RUETHO/SAPOI VASH EC
INFO -JEOVE AT: LA
PJUVST/SAC
P/ P0/33
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UNCLAC ERO" ".
SUPETOT:
1. PESCP LON CF ORJ
A. SHAPE- POUND.
B. SITE-HALF DOLLAR.
C. COLOP-FRON INTENSE WHITE TO DARV PED.
D. MRED - TVO.
E. FOPNATION-NONE.
F. TETAILS- -NOME.
G. EVHAUST- NONE.

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H. SOUND- ONE. H. SOUND- ONE. -
I. UNUSUAL FEATURES- FADED IAL FEATURES- FADED IT, FADER. FADER.
2. COURSE OF ORJECT: 2. COURSE OF OPJECT:
A. AWOVI A. AWO! UNEXPI UNEXPL INAPLE. IAPLE.
: . IN S IN WEST. WEST.
C. 3 DECPEFS C. 3 DEC I' I VEST. VEST.
E. "OVED IN ADC NAY
E. CLOUDS OPSCURED.
F. FIVE NINUTES.
3. TANNEP OF O RVATION:
A. GROUND VISUAL.
P. NO OFTICALAIDS

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CLOUDY.
178 FORTCS VNOTS.
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C. CEILING LEAR.
D. HISIPILITY: GOOD.
E. CLOUD OVED : NONE.
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UF'O ANALYSIS SHELT
Location 3 mi S. of Mineral wells, Texas
Date 18 July 1960 Hour (z)_ 0730Z
wx Fartly cloudy, winds 17o deg at I knots
Deseription Round, size of nalf-doilar, intense white to dark red, Two ects,
first seen 30 deg elev at in Sw, last seen 30 deg elev in west, xax moved in
arc manewvers, disapp behind clouds, seen for 5 minutes
Direction of Motion North
Satellite: Phone 69219) In sight too long to be a satellite
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Durrtion excessive for
a meteor, speed too fast for planet
Radar Analysis (ArCIN-4El) None
Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)
Evaluation of Source Rel iability Frob reliable
wind direction, suggesting tne possibility of a balloon. Ball on are
released from locations S,F, N o ources loration
scneduled to be released one nour prior to time o" ting, and in this
time tre balloons would have been at about 60,000 ft titude, therefore
it would not have been seen. There are a great many airrorts in this part
of tne state, and it is possible tnat tne ohjects were acft from one of
evstiatedas insuf?'data. these ramy rports. Dhe to tiere being cnly one witness, this report is