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2. LOCATION

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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12. CONCLUSIONS

“EX Was Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

© Ground-Rodor

O Air-Intercept Rodaor

Wos Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicel

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7. LENGTH OF CSSERVATION 8. NUMSER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
Unknown
2 minutes 2 ERS ES 2 ee as ee aaa
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Orange-red ball of fire observed
rising & then maintaining horizontal
flight for about 5 minutes,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Newspaper clipping forwarded with
report indicates that a man has

been launching balloons by flare

for the past year, Rptd launch fo
Monday & Tuesday by né@ighbor,

,; CLEVELAND AIR PROCUREMENT DISTRICT
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
113 ST. CLAIR AVENUE N. E.
CLEVELAND 14, OHIO
ATINOF: RCHAB 24 Aneust 1962
SUBJECT?

TO:

Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Correspondence

CCMR (RCK)
WrightePatterson AFB, Ohio

In accordance with AFR 200-2 dated 20 July 1962, we are forwarding

correspondence received and news cli
Dealer for your information. Mr.
Manager for ee ae Magazine.

FOR ge ACTING CHIEF

from tne Claveland Plain
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OBERT We LIVINGS?ON
tatcouition services Officer

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2. News Clipping Cleve PD, 22 Aug 62

Lir, RCHAB, 24 Aug 62, Unidentified Flying Ob; geot (UFO) Correspond:

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Hq Central Contract Management Region, Wrignt-Patterson AFB, Ohio
TO: 7D TD-E (UFO), Wright-Patterson AFB, Chico

Attached correspondence forvarded for your information and appropriate
action in accordance with AI 200-2 dated 20 July 1962.

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i J3 nyo WAS reddish in We and folles:
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the last two nights
the sky -above the

weather balloons.. .

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By HENRY GORDON

Te
thet,  |s~|Heights from about 9:30 to
A little more light was cast today on the identity of a|, (9:50, when it apparently} :
mysterious object which startled anxious sky-watchers in|/* jburst. Most said it moved[ ~~
eastern suburds Tuesday night. | \from northwest to southeast.
A Euclid woman reported that.a neighbor man has been! Cleveland Plain |
launching flares attached to four balloons at intervals for |, Dealer -(2 Aug 62. |
ahout a year. This explains the “muffled explosion.” foi 3 |
_ He sent one up Monday night just before the ent =
she said, “and another one Tuesdav night. I don’t knowf -
way.”
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His reason remains obscure. The balloonist was unavailable }” ne ee ae
for comment today. Tune in tomorrow... . AO AS > PO 4 S
~ ee  %, 2 wat ae — a oe a, TN ee = . a
a 5 — 4 as < e. = a oF “ J = J .
ahatal te Relsie! m7 TSATCAEG point Paenn iat eo ™m 5 4 9
rreveling north ead nsrallel with 218th Street, Wi
screes tO we enc fest Sr: kaw This ot Je et hed > For C r
tran the aforementioned orangy-red color wric Ne ed to 6
flames Watthar dia 1t preduce any sounc or leavs any
teible trail Tt sopeared to be maintaining a given
Lbituds. Total viewing time: at J St five WAT :
Rsfore i6 anproached us directly over head, it 3 ong
mins are sastward and its light slowly disap; pared.
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iL nave nc ay OL SStireatins 4 EBLlLGCLVUCS 2 Ch Sit
= ie : + iad 4 “ a onl ols) 5; 'e - +} Z -* aves fe - » -n r LN
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,suburbs is that they were

An object was observed |
} last night by hundreds of
 lresidents of Euclid, Richmond

Balloon Mystery Solved (?) (> ssit"tieigts' and. Highland

'Ovange in Sky? |

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Best Guess Is Ge
Weather Balloon

Best guess about the bright
orange objects that were seen

crossing
eastern

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PROJECT 10072 RECORD CARD

| 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 O Was Balloon

a 9 Avy 196! Cisveland hio QO Probably Balloon
} 3. DATE-Time S20UP “L-TYPE OF OBSERVATION Me ree i
a ma | ~ eee ¥. QO Wos Aircraft
Lacal a ee - 0. Ground: Vi sual G Ground-Radar 2 Probably Aireraft |
cy ee PASS Sh) 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PROTOS ly SOURCE O Was Astronomical
OQ Yes O Probably Astronomical
TINe | Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other a ——
: DO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
+s “ O Unknown
20-25 s2cs one NE

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING "

Bright twinkling obj. White like star. Sighting on BSS test route dur
Blinking on & off, also dimming, Ini-{| ing period of supersonic tost-
tial observation at zenith. Direction | ing. A/C at extreme alt.
fof flight to NE. In sight for 20=25
secs, Extreme alt. Estimated at 3 timas
speed of previously observed satellitds.
{Apparent fixed path & fixed velocity.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

CLEVELAND AIR FORCE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

CENTRAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT REGION (AFSC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
113 ST. CLAIR AVENUE N. E.
CLEVELAND 14, OHIO

REPLY TO

ATIN OF: RCHAB 29 August 1962
‘ suect: Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Correspondence

TO: CCMR (RCK)
Wright=Patterson AFB, Ohio

In accordance with AFR 200-2 dated 20 July 1962, we sre forwarding

aiditional correspondence received relative to UFO reported in this
area.

FOR 7) ACTING CHIEF

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Information Services Officer Ltr fr 27 Aug 62
, Cleve 11,0.

FORGING MILITARY SPACEPOWER

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Unidentified Flying Object (UPTO) Correspondence

Daar Sits

We thank you for your letter of 27 August 1962 relative to an
Unidentified Flying Object. It has been forwarded to the proper
Qifice for investigation and evaluation.

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COORDINATION

REMARKS

Attached are copies of our acknowledgment to
correspondence received relative to Unidentified
Flying Object (UFO) forwarded to your office.

FROM RW Livingston/RCHAB "3/29/62
Information Services Officer ere
CLOMD

FORM jaces DD Form 94, 1 Feb 50 and DD Form 05
DD DD 1 Oct 60 5 Ten G0 chiles wil ts'used uni exbawtek  ”). % OF0: 1900--0-—-Sanze

EET ROS A ie Cert

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