Amarillo unidentified aerial event — April 1957

On or during April 1957, at or near Amarillo, Texas, United States, the source reports the following sequence: DIRECTOR 1/LT USAF CLN AC ABOUT 42 MINUTES BEFORE OBSERVER SAW UFO A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED FROM AMARILLO CIVILIAN WEATHER STATION PD THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WAS SUCH THAT THE BALLOON COULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER THE CITY OF AMARILLO PD HAD SGT. N/A EO 23021552 APR RJ/HHH 22/6/50Z ATIC 240457-51 195 3/4 x 20 (ETC) info 7101 WF9 7575YDC5 WF9F53WIDA69HHMA''1 in RUSJEM REJEDMP REJEDHO 24 APR 57 09 53 DE RUJFMW 3P P 23105Z2 FM COMDEF 635TH AC&WflON AMARILLO AFB TEX TO RUJEDM/COMDR ADC ENT AFF CCL0 SPGS COLO RUJEDMP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO KREJMPM/COMDR DOI HQS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC RUJFMHW/COMDR 3RD ADV DIV CICLA CITY AFS OKLA BT UNCLAS OPS 195D PD “UFOC” PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONAD MANUAL 55-1 CMN SUJU CLN CONAD STANDARD AIR SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES CINMATED SEPT 1955 CMM THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF SIGHTENC OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IS SUBMITTED PD A.