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DATE 2, LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
> 7 M Wes Bolloon
ae will o OOrun OL Louisviile, 1} 41° Probably Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ‘RS eee &:
O3:1.5 : O Was Aircroft
Local < — O Ground-Vi sual GO Ground-Redar Oh Probably Airerof?
GMT 2299152, DD Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar GO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 10 Was Astronomico!
O Yes OG Probsbly Astronomical
IINe | Miviling 10 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION | 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE | 8° Other. ats 0 2
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ee , | ee 10 Unknown
20 Tin J ef
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White-reddicsh objt, sie il. COMMENTS Wi or tate bt Oobjt was
of star with incensit i stax, Strargar 00,000" altit , bub did & stat
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UNCLAS/CHOIN 7036. SUBJ$ UFO. FOR: INTELLIGENCE, AFCIN,

SAFOI. REF PART 15, AFR 209-2. AsKQL SMALL OVAL. KWL STAR TO

PLANET SIZE. KEL WHITE - POSSIBLE REDDISH. KRL ONE. KTL NONE. KYL
HAD APPROXIMATE INTENSITY OF A STAR. KUL KIL KOL NONE. Be KOL WHILE
SITTING IN COCKPIT ENROUTE TO OHARE APT. KWL APPROX 89,2909 FEET

IN ACFT,S ONE 0,CLOCK POSITION. KEL UNKe KRL PROCEEDING STRAIGHT

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IN A WEST TC EAST DIRECTION AT A FAST PACE. KTL FADED. KYL TEN

| | MINUTES. C. KQL VISUAL. KWL NONE REPORTED. KEL OBSERVED BY PILOT
OF Dc-s KEASTERN 156) AND CREW PERSONNEL IN COCKPIT. De KaL GH
99152 JUL 61. KWL NIGHT. E. KQL NOT RPTD. KWL 64 NM SOUTH OF

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKYe Fe NOT GIVENe Ge KOQL CLEAR

KWL Ae 120/033 Be 249/333 Ce 239/253 De 238/253

E, 233/30; Fe 233/353 Ge 213/153 He 139/35 KESTIMATED.) KEL CLEAR.
KRL QW MILESe yTL NONE AT ALTITUDE. KYL NONEs He NEGATIVE» Te NEG
Je NEGs Ke COMMENTS BY SENIOR DIRECTOR, CHICAGO ADS, WHO TOOK
INITIAL REPORTS INFORMATION IS HEARSAY AND NOT SPECIFIC IN DETAIL.
KEL A CHECK WITH CHADS WEATHER STATION DISCLOSED THE RELEASE OF
NUMEROUS BALOONS AT 96922 BY SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, ST LOUIS, TERRE

HAUTE, DAYTON, AND OTHER WEATHER AGENCIES IN THE AREA OF LOUISVILLE.

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KWL As 120/633 Be 249/595 Ce 238/253 D. 233/253

E, 239/383 Fe 230/353 G. 210/153 He 109/35 KESTIMATED.) KEL CLEAR.»
ARL QW MILES+ TL NONE AT ALTITUDE. KvL NONE* He NEGATIVE. I. NEG
J» NEGe Ke COMMENTS BY SENIOR DIRECTOR, CHICAGO ADS, WHO TOOK

INITIAL REPORT: INFORMATION IS HEARSAY AND NOT SPECIFIC IN DETAIL.
KEL A CHECK WITH CHADS WEATHER STATION DISCLOSED THE RELEASE OF

NUMEROUS BALOONS AT 969972 BY SPRINGFIELD, PEORIA, ST LOUIS, TERRE
HAUTE, DAYTON, AND OTHER WEATHER AGENCIES IN THE AREA OF LOUISVILLE,
A STRONG POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE SIGHTING COULS HAVE BEEN A
WEATHER BALOON RELEASED FROM A STATION WEST oF LOUISVILLE. THIS, IN
CONJUCTION WITH A WESTERLY FLOW OF AIR ACROSS THE SECTOR COULD HAVE
POSITIONED A BALOON IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA oF LOUISVILLE AT THE TIME

OF THE SIGHTING. CHADS WEATHER STATION CONFIRMED A WESTERLY FLOW up
WOND AT ANA ALTITUDE BELOW 835930 FT. Le NONE. Me PILOT

OF DC-8 STATED THE OBJECT MIGHT BE AN OBJECT IN SPACE.

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