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| AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT | ||
| SUBJECT FLYORPT | ||
| AREA REPORTED ON Opportunity, Montana | FROM (Agency) DET 1, 4773d Grd Obsr Sq | |
| DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION | EVALUATION |
| 16 July 1953 | 14 July 1953 | B-2 |
| PREPARED BY (Officer) | SOURCE Mrs. Stanley Outler, Opportunity, Mont. Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred Hackie, Opportunity, Mont. | |
| PAUL H. MILLIKIN, Capt., USAF | ||
| REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) | ||
| AFL 200-5, dated 20 April 1952 | ||
| SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 118—Part II.) | ||
| a. Shape: Round. b. Size: 4 to 6 feet in diameter. c. Color: Whitish-yellow (Shiny like a big mirror). d. Number: (1) One. e. Formation if more than one: None, only one object sighted. f. Aerodynamic features: Object was round with no other features visible. g. Propulsion system: None visible. h. Trail or Exhaust: None. i. Speed: Very fast. j. Sound: None. k. Managers: Floated up & down, then disappeared. l. Manner of disappearance: Floated down below the horizon. m. Time of sighting: 2045 hours 14 July 1953. (time is DIST) n. Manner of observation: Visual without aid. o. Location of observer during sighting: At individuals home, Opportunity, Mont. p. Identifying information of observer, and estimate of reliability of the sighting: The observers were Mrs Stanley Cutler and Mr & Mrs Wilfred Hackie, all of Opportunity, Montana, and are considered to be reliable. q. Weather and winds aloft conditions at time and place of sightings: Clear weather and no wind. Winds aloft unknown. r. Existence of any physical evidence such as fragments, photos and the like: None. s. Any activity or conditions, meteorological or otherwise which might account for the sighting: None. t. Interception or identification action taken: ADCC notified at 29th ADiv (Def) Great Falls AFB, Montana. u. Location of any air traffic in the general area at the time of the sighting: None. | ||
| COMMENT: In the opinion of the approving officer, this object is believed to be a weather balloon. Evaluated B-2 | ||
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| INCLASSIFIED MEO. 12005, Seco. 3-402 USA MEMO 7/31/78 BY W.C. Lewis Date 2/19/78 | WAYNE G. MC CARTHY Major, USAF Director of Intelligence | |
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