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Madrid, Spain, August 1955

Date of account
1955-08
Location
Madrid, Spain
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Madrid,Spain DK Wos Balioon 22Aug55 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1443 Day Ground-Radar 口 Local Was Aircraft RGround-Visuai 口 Probably Aircroft GMT_22/1343Z AirVisual D Air-intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Ys 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical mil *USAF 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. SE&up 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 1min,15 secx+ 1 口 Unknown O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS USAF Major in Spain heard Jet sound and upon A check with Spanish WX forecaster y revealed a balloon released at l400 hrs appeared like a wx balloon. The sound faded, which woula have easily drifted over out the obj remained,moving slowly and some- sight of observation.Check revealed times hovering. 2UsAF F86's i

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