USAF record 302553553
302553553
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 31 July 66 31/0600Z
2. LOCATION Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE Military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE N
8. PHOTOS [No]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [No]
10. CONCLUSION [BALLOON] [HW: Prox.]
BALLOON was launched at 0600Z by the local weather bureau.
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers watched object start and stop while moving in its northerly direction. The object circled to the left, rose and was gone evidently to the north. Observers were approximately 7 miles SW of Sergeant Bluff.
A weather balloon was released from the top of the administrative office located at the Sioux City Municipal Airport in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. The general direction of the balloon was to the north and rising.
FORM F-TO CDP-47 N-299 (TDF)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 31 July 66 31/0600Z 2. LOCATION Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (1 Witness) 3. SOURCE Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 Minutes 6. TYPE OF…
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