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"No wings but vertical and. horizontal tins O.."l rear 1/3
of the rocket.
«No visable means or prop:11.eion &uch as propeller,
vapor trail, s~oke or exhaust.
"The front or the rocket was very sharp with a needle
noee, the needlo looked about 611 long and was the size at a
lead pencil.
"The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a
jet fuselage~
"I "Was flying my ship••• and •as traveline about 100
m.p. h. nt the time.
"l was at ;3450 ft. abwe sea level at the time.
"l was flying a co:DP.ass course of 60 degrees, run th•
rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees.
11It happened about 2:45 P.U. on tho above date ..
••The vieabillty was exceptionally good, about 00 miles.
"The ;yellow object looked very ah~.rp and clearly outlined
because of the dark green background.a.
"If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial
map this ,!bject waa eighted over a ver7 small tolln nair.ed
Inbeck, •hich is abrut 4 .miles direct west of South Parkersburg.
"lt appeared to have spent it' s !orce and seemed to be
droppiriB slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or
launched tram a higher alUtude than t.he altitude I "as £lying. n
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