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MESSAGEFORM MESSAGE CENTER NO. TRANSMITTING MEANS CRYPTOGRAPH OR CLEAR TEXT CR-1 CALLS STA. SER. NO. PRECEDENCE TRANSMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ORIGINATOR DATE-TIME GROUP V NR PRIORITY 122148Z July 47 ACTION INFORMATION EXEMPT OPERATING SIGNALS GROUP COUNT 88 SPACE ABOVE FOR SIGNAL CENTER ONLY --- FROM: (Originator) FINYN 59th AACS Group Elmendorf Alaska ACTION TO: CONAS ATTN ASST CHIEF STAFF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TO: OBJECT RESEMBLING A GRAYISH BALLOON APPROXIMATELY ONE ZERO FEET IN DIAMETER OBSERVED FROM ELMENDORF FIELD FLYING IN NORTHWEST DIRECTION FOLLOWING CONTOUR OF MOUNTAINS FIVE MILES AWAY PD OBJECT FLYING ALTITUDE ONE FIVE ZERO ZERO FEET ESTIMATING ONE ZERO ZERO MILES PER HOUR IT WAS OBSERVED PARALLELING THE COURSE OF CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN LANDING NORTHWEST INTO TWO ZERO MILE PER HOUR WIND PD OBJECT WAS OBSERVED ONE TWO ZERO FOUR THREE ZERO ZEBRA FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BY MAJOR GRAHAM THIS HEADQUARTERS SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM ALASKAN DEPARTMENT SUBSTANTIATED HIS STORY PD COPY --- SECURITY CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL PRECEDENCE FOR ACTION INFORMATION ☐ ORIGINAL MESSAGE REFERS TO ANOTHER MESSAGE IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION --- SECURITY CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL ORIGINATING AGENCY SYMBOL DATE-TIME GROUP OFFICIAL TITLE PAGE OF --- AUTHORIZATION --- Paraphrase not required. Handle as CONFIDENTIAL correspondence per paragraphs 511 and 60a (4), AR 380-5, 15 August 1946. --- WD AGO FORM 11-168 15 JUN 1946 This form supersedes WD AGO Form 11-168, 28 Aug 44, and WD AGO Form 801, 12 Mar 43, which are obsolete. 10—48001-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE --- *Received AFBIR-CO 14 July 47* *(Handwritten number "16" circled in lower left corner)*