Maroon balloon-like object observed during airspace operations
Undated·USN·identified
An aircrew operating in unspecified airspace observed a dark maroon-colored object approximately 12-15 feet in height that appeared structurally like a large, deformed balloon before returning to their ship.
“he object itself was a darker , maroonish color, approximately 12-lSft in height . Structurally, it appeared as a large, somewhat deformed balloon, but we proceeded back to the ship, landing uneventfully.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D091.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date exactness
- Not exact
- Branch
- USN
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- large, somewhat deformed balloon
- Size
- approximately 12-15 feet in height
Resolution
Deformed balloon
Source document
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This sighting
unspecified / undated
- DOW-UAP-D091.pdf — Written report of this sighting