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MESSAGEFORM MESSAGE CENTER NO. TRANSMITTING MEANS CRYPTOGRAPH OR CLEAR TEXT CALLS STA. SER. NO. PRECEDENCE PRIORITY TRANSMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ORIGINATOR DATE/TIME GROUP V NR July 47 ACTION INFORMATION EXEMPT OPERATING SIGNALS GROUP COUNT SPACE ABOVE FOR SIGNAL CENTER ONLY FROM: (Originator) 59th AACS Group FINYN Elmendorf Alaska SECURITY CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL ACTION TO: CONAS ATTH ASST CHIEF STAFF INTELLIGENCE ORIGINAL MESSAGE REFERS TO ANOTHER MESSAGE IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION TO: OBJECT RESEMBLING A GRAYISH BALLOON APPROXIMATELY ONE ZERO FEET IN DIAMETER OBSERVED FROM ELMENDORF FIELD FLYING IN NORTHWEST DIRECTION FOLLOWING COSTOUR OF MOUNTAINS FIVE MILES AWAY PD OBJECT FLYING ALTITUDE ONE FIVE 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 GRAHM THIS HEADQUARTERS SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM ALASKAN DEPARTMENT SUBSTANTIATED HIS STORY PD Received AFB1R-CO 14 July 47 Paraphrase not required. Handle as CONDINENTIAL correspondence per paragraphs 511 and 60a (4), AH 380-5, 15 August 1946. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION AUTHORIZATION CONFIDENTIAL SIGNATURE ORIGINATING AGENCY SYMBOL DATE-TIME GROUP OFFICIAL TITLE PAGE OF 10-45001-1 W. B. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE