USAF record 302573441
302573441
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FORM 0-329 (TDE) DATE GROUP: 14/28/62 LOCATION: A. Kon, South Car Line
NUMBER OF OBJECTS: TWO LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 10-15 minutes TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual COURSE: B PHOTOS: O Yes X No PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: O Yes X No
CONCLUSION: Possible: (HOT AIR BALLOON)
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The observer sighted two objects that looked like oranges. The objects went SW, turned, went NE again, went South, and finally disappeared toward the East. The observer stated that objects were being chased by jets.
COMMENTS: No military aircraft were scrambled or were chasing anything in the area. The aircraft mentioned by the observer seem only to have been flying over the area and are not connected with UFO sighting. The surface wind was light and variable. The description and duration are consistent with that of a hot air balloon. The variable winds would also account for the flight path of the obects. Also, the observer said he has seen similar objects in the past month. This is not unusual since pranksters usually launch these balloons as often as possible.
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- Page 1 FORM 0-329 (TDE) DATE GROUP: 14/28/62 LOCATION: A. Kon, South Car Line NUMBER OF OBJECTS: TWO LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 10-15 minutes TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual COURSE: B PHOTOS: O Yes X No…
- Page 2 SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON…
- Page 3 [HW:] Two objects 7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A" AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A "B" AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A" AND "B" WITH A…
- Page 4 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CHECK APPROPRIATE BLOCKS.) IN BUILDING IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? [HW: NO] HOW…
- Page 5 10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERET? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING? THERE WERE [TWO] BOTH AT THE SAME…
- Page 6 13. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY! BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? CHANGE COLOR? GIVE OFF SMOKES? CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? CHANGE SHAPE?…
- Page 7 10. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN…
- Page 8 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON? [REDACTED] ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYECLOSERES SUNGLASSES WINDSHIELD A…
- Page 9 [REDACTED] 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE OTHER PHENOMENON? [HW: YES] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES [REDACTED] B. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF…
- Page 10 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS RELEVANT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. [HW: NONE] PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGES