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,~ ») A Observer flying a National Guard AT-6 was om an easterly heading point towed: Gowen Bid aut hed flows that qource for a mimite ven thee, sa in the left hand portion of his field of vision a round black object. Due to its erratic mvement he first thought it a weather balloon. ling the weather station he ascertained that no release had been made for several hours, He then exposed 10 second's* duration of 8 mm motion picture film. Centering his gaze once more on the object he observed it to roll so that its edge wes presented. At this time it flashed once in the sunlight. It then d as a thin bleck line. Then it performed a maneuver which looked as if it had begun a slow roll - (barrel roll) which instead of being completed was broken off at about the 180° point. The object rolled out of the top of the maneuver at this point and observer lost sight of it. Performance viewed against background of clouds. Object appeared relatively as the size of a twenty-five cent piece. Observer could not estimate the speed. He thought tho that it wes very ——_— L. hes poem * above portrays the movements of the object. At all times the object appeared Positions (1) (2) and (3) show the jerky ri motion. Position (4) is where it rolled presenting its edge to vee ee It then followed the dotted line, rolling over the top the maneuver and disappearing at position (5). 77