1 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:02,810 Captain can you describe what you saw 2 00:00:06,410 --> 00:00:03,780 today 3 00:00:09,230 --> 00:00:06,420 well we saw a globular object 4 00:00:11,870 --> 00:00:09,240 approximately five miles ahead of us at 5 00:00:14,390 --> 00:00:11,880 first the frontal cross-section area of 6 00:00:15,829 --> 00:00:14,400 this object is so small that I thought 7 00:00:18,529 --> 00:00:15,839 it was an aircraft to the highly 8 00:00:22,970 --> 00:00:18,539 swift-backed wind but as I got closer to 9 00:00:26,090 --> 00:00:22,980 us and below us it was obvious that it 10 00:00:28,429 --> 00:00:26,100 had no wings at all and I then 11 00:00:30,429 --> 00:00:28,439 considered it to be a meteorological 12 00:00:34,490 --> 00:00:30,439 balloon 13 00:00:37,729 --> 00:00:34,500 after he passed us by From First to Last 14 00:00:39,170 --> 00:00:37,739 site was approximately 10 seconds and he 15 00:00:41,990 --> 00:00:39,180 then occurred to me at the speed of 16 00:00:45,350 --> 00:00:42,000 closing was so great that it couldn't 17 00:00:47,810 --> 00:00:45,360 possibly be a free balloon