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UFO case file · UFO-28529

Amarillo Texas Amarillo Air Force Base reported egg oval observation — July 1956

CE11956-07-01

Amarillo Texas Amarillo Air Force Base

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Case description

On or during July 1956, at or near Amarillo Texas Amarillo Air Force Base, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One oval, reddish object, the size of a pea held at arms length, First seen at 30 drgs azimuth, 35 drgs elevation; disappeared at 320 drgs azimuth, 35 drgs elevation. CONCLUSIONS: K)Ws Balloon Possibly Balloon ATTC FORM 329 (REV 16 SEP 52) --- --- MUTTI IN 16 JUL 1956 07.30 E 32 WPFG43 YDE223 WYE202 WME224HWA077 RR REJDEN RJWFHW REJDWP RJEHP0 DE RJWFHW 7P R 13213GT F: COMDR 688TH ACWRON AMARILLO AFB TEX TO REJDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA REJDWP/CDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEPH0/HEDUSAF WASHDC ET UNCLAS CPS 945G PD "UFCP" PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONAD MANUAL 55-1 CMN SUBJ CLN CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES CMN DATED SEPT 1955 CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTING OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED PD A. The illustration shows a series of connected dots, representing the trajectory of the observed object.

Recorded details

Local time
320
Craft description
Egg / Oval
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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