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FBI Dallas teletype describes the Roswell object as a balloon

When: 8 Jul 1947
Where: Dallas, TX
Sources: 1 public source

The Roswell Daily Record of 8 July 1947, the day the FBI Dallas teletype was sent Roswell Daily Record, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

An FBI Dallas teletype relayed what Eighth Air Force headquarters told agents about the object recovered near Roswell: a hexagonal object hung from a balloon that resembled a high-altitude weather balloon with a radar reflector, being flown to Wright Field for examination.

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OfficialRoswell UFO Part 01 (Final): FBI Dallas teletype to the Director and SAC Cincinnati, July 8, 1947 (opens in a new tab)FBI Records: The Vault / 1947-07-08

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