| ID | #1542982271 |
| Added | Fri, 23/11/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Berliner; Jan Aldrich
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
When tracking of the balloon from the height of TWA Bld. at the Municipal airport, 1,5 min. the weather Observer Luther B. McDonald saw a white, round object, egg-shaped, darkened on the upper left side. He was flying straight and level from 20 to 23° elevation at about 110° azimuth in the West. The observer lost sight of him when he moved the perspective on the balloon (and back). Weather observer Harrison S.
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Original news
While tracking a weather balloon from atop TWA Bld. at the Municipal Airport, 1.5 mins (theod). Weather Observer Luther B. McDonald saw crossing the field of view in the theodolite a white, round object not quite as elongated as an egg, darkened on the top-left side, flying straight and level from about 20° to 23° elevation at about 110° azimuth in the E apparently on a trajectory towards them on about a 240° to 270° heading, covering 2° in 1-1/2 mins [probable round-off in angles so that elevation may have changed from about 20.5° to 22.5° and azimuth from about 109° to 111°]. Object’s angular size about that of the upper part of the moon as seen through theodolite [probable 21x telescope sight of David White pibal theodolite]. Lost sight when shifted to weather balloon (and back). Weather Observer Harrison S. Manson also observed object with the naked eye, for about 20-30 secs, (unaided) appearing to be brilliant white like metal reflecting sunlight the apparent size of a weather balloon about to disappear in the distance, impression of flight heading to ESE [actually from ESE].
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