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USAF record 28966711 (1956)

28966711

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PROJECT 109/3 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 7 August 1956

2. LOCATION Gower, Missouri

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 08/0323Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]

5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION twenty-three minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE variable

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One large plane-shaped object. Resembling large a/c at approx 10,000 feet altitude. Color was red. Object moved w great maneuverability and speed. Flight path varied in all directions. Object stopped and increased speed for twenty-three minutes and left area of observation with tremendous burst of speed. Halo effect remained after disappearance.

11. COMMENTS On the basis that object was observed overhead for 23 minutes with erratic movements - possibly balloon. Winds not given. Disappearance and halo attributed to balloon burst.

ATIC FORM 19 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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