Amarillo radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 1956

The full text of the document is as follows: MULTI 629TH ACAD SQUADRON (ADC) AMARILLO AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS OPS SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Report TO: Commander AIR DEFENSE COMMAND Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado 1. In accordance with paragraphs 7.25 and 7.26, chapter II, of CONAD MANUAL 55-1, the following report of sighting of an unidentified flying object is hereby submitted: a. Description of course of object: (1) Observer was taxiing lawn, when he saw a B-47 over-head and followed aircraft, and as a aircraft made a vertical climbing turn this object was sighted. (2) 45° angle at 300° to 345° azimuth. (3) Same as b(2). (4) Object moved about 1 to 1 foot from visual sight, then was stationary 20 minutes. 6991ih ACAW Squadron, OPS, subject: Unidentified Flying Object Report (S) Just faded. (S) One hour, 30 minutes. c. Written flying information of observer: (1) Name, H: age 35; address, Amarillo, Texas; occupation, refrigerator maintenance man. Range 1 = 23 Miles Range 2 = 33 Miles * Indicates object which was observed with radar Correlation between visual sighting and radar tracking of object 69th ACHS Squadron, CPS, subject: Unidentified Flying Object Report (4) 15 miles (5) Broken to overcast. (6) There were thunderstorms to the south and west of Amarillo at time of sighting. h. Greggs reported the object was an Air Force RB-47 aircraft. Adams explained that he had sighted a weather-balloon while on a routine training mission. His aircraft was at 9,500 feet and the object sighted was identified as a weather-balloon at 15,000 feet.