PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
16 Apri 53 «16/7120

2. LOCATION

fast Pruiris, idssouri

10. CONCLUSION
AMeor FT
e 85%! htemIntercepter 5) fliss intercept missions with
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SAC afe in the area. At 1000 CST, 16 Are 53, Ba36 a/e wore
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BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Seven silver object in the breil of a B36 wore cirewler and

approx 230 2t in diameter. Speed 400-600 mph in manouver
600 mph in level Might.

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
25 ldnute Feriod

TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Ground-Visuel

PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes
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FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be weed.

Form A

U. & AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire hes been prepored so thet you can give the U. S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer os many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will
be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will nor
be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

further detai Is.

1, When did you see the object? | 2. Time of day: a se ! ao

 Minvtes

- APR Gs. (Circle One): A.M or Cow? |

3. Time zone:
(Circle One): Eastern (Circle One): Daylight Saving
Central Standard
¢. Mountoin
L d. Pacific
e, Other /

CHARIE STON Mo._ Betas Ta

City or Town Stote or Country

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object?

5. Estimate how | eee ea, tS? a
ital ‘i Hours Minutes Seconds

5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5.

Certain ¢. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Justa quess

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6. Whot was the condition of the sky?

(Circle One): @ Bright daylight d, Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No trace of daylight
¢. Bright twilight f, Don't remember
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked ot -
the object?
(Circle One): a, In front of you d. To your left

(&) In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember

8. iF you saw the object ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON?
‘8.1 STARS (Cirele One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):

4. Qa. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight

c. c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. d. Don't remember

10, IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky beckground, wos the brightness like that of an automobile heodlight?:
Anarer thes (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant cor)?

+ ea of Ob gppor feet b. Several blocks away?

Mietirtt, | (EW A block away?
d. Several yords away?
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11, Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at ony time? No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? T) Don’t Know
¢. Break up Into ports or explode? a3 Don’t Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes Don’t Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Don’t Know
f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsote? cYes > Don’t Know
12, Did the object move behind something at anytime, porticulorly o cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes iNe Jf 2 Den't Know. IF you ans 4 YES, then tefl what
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13. Did the object move in front of something ot anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes (Ne? Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14, Did the object oppear: (Circle One (74. Solid? b. Transparent? ¢. Don't Know,

15. Did you observe the object through any of the following?

a. Eyeglosses Yes e. Binoculars Yes No

b. Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield CY¥es) g: Theodolite Yes No

d. Window glass Yes No Other

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion thot the, object or objects made. Place an “A® at the beginning
of the path, o "B® at the ond of the path, and show any changes in oe during the course.

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21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what si reol size of the oq was in its longest dimension.- |
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22. How large did the object or objects appear as compored with one of the following objects held in the hand
and at about arm's length?

(Cirele One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Pea h. Baseball
Dime i. Grapefruit
Nickel j. Basketball
e. Quarter k. Other — -_

f. Half dollar
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22.

Certain c. Not very sure
. Fairly certain d, Uncertain
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23. did the object | or objects disappear from view? " Ate
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24. In order thet you con give os cleor o picture os possible of what you sow, we would like for you to imagine thet you could
construct the object thet you sew. Of what type moterial would you make it? How large would it be, and whet shape
would it heve? Describe in your own words o tommon object or objects which when placed up in the sky would give the

same oppeorance os the object am you sew.

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25. Where were you located when you saw the object?

26. W Circle One
(Cirele One): sh inal

a, In the business section of o city?

. oe a building “b,.’ In the residential section of a city?
b, Ino cor c. In open countryside?
Ce" Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?

d. In an airplane @. Flying over a city?

e. At seo f. Flying over open country?

f, Other

27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, ond how did you happen to notice it?

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28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)

a. North ce. East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f, Southwest h. Northwest

28.2 How fast were you moving? — => SEES smiles per hour,

28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?

29. What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One)

- D South
f. Southwest

30. What direction you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)

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a. North c. East e. South g- West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest

31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).

31.1 When it first oppeared:

o. From true North FO degrees.
b. From horizon degrees.

31.2 When it disappeared:

» From tr North JEL -//0 ,
b. i er tee

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32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown, Place an “A” on the curved line to show how

high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you los? saw it.

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33. In the following larger sketch place an “A” at the position the object wos when you first sow it, anda "B” at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch.

34. What were the weather conditions ot the time you saw the object?

34,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
Cleer sky No wind
Harty Slight breeze
¢. Scattered clouds ¢. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don’t remember

34,3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)

a. Dry a. Cold
+ Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
¢. Moderate or heavy rain Ce» Warm
d. Snow d. Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember

35. When did ade“) maalamuae a

36. "Sh Dee alin det With gus a in wets yen vow thn deat

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(Circle One) (Yes) No
36.1 IF you answered VES, oid they see the object too?

(Circle One)

37. Was this the first time thet you had seen an object or objects like this?

37.1 IF you ans , then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?

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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have euveod a S 5Z. hE
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39. Do yow think you can estimate the speed of the object?

(Circle One) (Yes ) No
IF you answered YES, then whot ‘squad would you estimate?

40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
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(Circle One) Yes fio’ Birth ka od a .
IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say It was? a

41, Please give the following information about yourself:

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TELEPHONE -e

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What is your present job? _/<-° / CEE LE fk Ko

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Age 4 Sex Vek

Please indicate any special educational training thet you have had.

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a. Grade school _.  tét tn. @, Technical school
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c. College f, Other special training £04. 8 et tye at
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42, Date you completed this questionnaire: ——=— r — ae
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Bast Prairie, Moe
April 17, 1953

Commanding Officer,
Aly Intelli cence,
Sseve AFB, Ill,

Doar Sir,

Ysevorday afternoon I, along with three ovhers sicited several

strance objects in the naire They were in controlled flizht.e je wasaned
them for about 30 minutes,

Please advise we if the dir Pores is interested in sueh sichtinzs .
Ir ee I will be happy te furnia a detailed Jeseriztion of our sighsing
from notes I made during the time they vrure visible..

i can be found at the Yost 0: fice ot uny times

Yours truly,
mee a Se Ee

TIS IS A CHRPIFI=ZD TRUS COPTs

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HSADQU ARTIRS
SCOT? AIR FORCE BASE
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5510th Toehnionl Training ‘jing
SCOTT AIR FPORVS DASE, ILLDIOIS

20 Avril 1953

Thank ;ow for your letter of April l7> ‘is are very aueh interested
in the sightinmes of ususual objeoty and wuld lice you to make a
detailed reports

fois recers should inolude a brie? deseription of the objest's shape,
size, color, Guweber, formation if more chaa om, avro=iynamio faatures,
trail or exhaust, propulsion system, Speci, sound, maneuvers, wankey

of disavesarence snd other pertinent or usususl features, time of sisht-
ing and leugth of time observed, location of object during sighting in
relation bo the obverver and to the sum if possible, cistance from go=
jook and an ectimte of speed ond ai ti tales

ie would alee like to have the names of the other observers and a brief
deseription of the weather 2% the time of sizht. HEindly inelade ia

this rever’ a paragraph of your own describing what you saw and your
evaluation of sane.

Any information in relation to the above may de helofal in deternining
vhat the sightings were, Thank you for your sooperstion rezarding this
| pa bere

Tours truly,

/3/ Jaume de vieve

JAMES He. v/ESB

Lajors USAP

Ving intelligence Officer

THIS I3 A CARTIFIZCD TRUE COrts

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Pash Prairie, dee |
April 26,5 1953-6 ;

James Ye 'edd

Major, UsaP

Ving inwellicenee Cificer
Seotee AVY, Tlle

Doar Uajor viede,

I shall attempts te sive you detailed informmition you as*ed for in
your letter of April 20.

Timm of sizghtin was about 3:10 Pelle unvil about 3135 Pelle

The objects appeared te round, Circular surface.
Altitude= 10,000 feet uve

Position from we 3o% 5 Sedete

Colere Silvers

ly te 7 objects.

Ne counde

No evidence of propulsion systens

Yo trail or exhaust visible.

Size—-dlameter as large as the wing span of 546.
Spesd=-based on speed of 236 at GOOMPE. Chjects in maneuvers 1,00 to
600 ¥PH. Speed in flizht far in oxoess of G00 UP,

Heather clear, so slouds ard visibility onlinived.

The firs’ object ms seen entering the trail of 336. It mde a sharp
was joined by three wore while still turninge The three joinsd
all four circled once in tight formtion then formed abreasite
te gain. speed abt a tremendous rate of
increase. They left and disappeared paralell to the trail loft by planse
Afver dissapearance of the four described three were sizghted north of the
position. This wae £33 of my position. These threes maneuvered around in
the

general vieinity of their first appearancee One of these three was motion=
less for abows 10 win. The others moved around but not fare

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Jt one time two seemed te be flashing sigmals. This vould not have been
a useeal sun reflection because of the two being se close together. The flashing
wae alternate. IS vas not Morse Code. The simaling is very pussling. I know
of course, coup Air Forees use voice radio for Communication.

It i9 my opinion thet these objects were in controlled flizht. They could
not have been free flight weather ballone. If these objects vere flat or
somi~-flas they were on edge. I could only see one side and it ws a cerfeot
cirele. lie wings, tail or other breaks in the body visible. I can not
identify rhat I saw dus I am convinced they were strange, wiknown objects in
oomtrelled flight.

The people whe saw thes objects were my wife, wy wother-in-law, “Ur. Stella
Shores and a mak whese name I don't knew. I would not recommend a statezpent from
Urae Shorts because of her very poor cye sight. Although she said at the tine

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', She saw them 1% 16 quite possible she
: saw Ipebe
Soheene tad the oun spote but I checked hint we eee
stain objoote were still there.

glaves ly

Them whem I locked bauk the away from the

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a AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
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tnat Prairie, -Mesourd Seove Air Yoroe Base, illincis

ATE OF met DATE OF INFORMATION en os an EVALUATION ee
| 28 April 1953 ™ rab

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REFERENCES ( Control number, directlee, previous report, de., as applicable) — —

APL | o 29 April 1952
SUMMARY: ee eae Glos signifcence in final fai Pinte ne oe ots were sigited by
Gast Prairie, Missouri, A 34 jects
— ee and a fourth unidentified
Ders One

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ena wie eis Geek Ge en between 1510 and 1535 hours (Central
Time) at estimated .0,000 feet. Position of objeots wre Sk te SIS
of observers afd appeared to be in trail of USAF b-46. (distance in trail
unknown)e By comparison with 5-36 objects rere circular 2nd approximately

230° in diameter and silver in colore jo visible propulsion system wa
obeerved and no exhaves§ gases or sound was evidence “peed ms eatinated at
1,00 to 600 miles per hour in maneuvers and in excesa of 600 MPH in normal
flicht. Weather conditions were ideal with visibility unlinited.

A total of seven objects were seen during the 25 minute vericd, initially
only one object ms seen to be trailing a for an unknown time or distances
Afver making a sharp turn to the left 16 wa joined by three acditional
similar objects. ‘the four objects “hen comoleted a tight 360° mueuver caning

on the orivinal heading, 52, (in trail of 3-36)
ata creatly increased salle The four objects disappeared parallel to the
trail of the 3-36. | alt

Soon after the oricinel four disappeared, turee more vores seen to be
mansuvering to the B35 of observerse For a ten mimite period ons of the odjects
remained motionless while the remining two were in motion in the ceneral
vicinity. Mre ‘ateon further reported observing what seemed te be altermiea
flashing signals; but were not in Morse Codes

Our inmveeticntion shows that che 65th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Scott
Aiy Force Base, of ten flies interception missions with SAO airereft in this
vicinity. le mission was flown at 1500, but thers ~s a mission flown at
1000 hours 16 April 1953, however, the log of the 55th Fichter interceptor

fails to show the exact location, The weather report for Yarminston,

id seours nt 1500 to 1630 Central Standard Time ws “broken clouds at 25,000
feet, visibility fifteen (15) miles". ilo definite conslusiona can be arrived
ab by this Office.

BE: AR IN) baby sebew
5. | powNoRaDeD At AFTER 12, YEARS.
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VA Major, UsaPr
Wing Intelligence Officer
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Chief Air Tee elligence Censor, A?#™: sfiie2o, ‘riers Pattorzon APB, Ohio

Commeaidiag Cateral, Tédhntoal THiaing is Force, “Gulfport, Wssissipp’s
Commanding General, Air Training Command, Jcott airy. Yoree Sase, Illinois .

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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE |

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\\I r n h May 1953
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Dear Mr.

Your recent report of unidentified aerial phenomena has been
received by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Inclosed is a
questionnaire, which, when completed by you and returned in the
inclosed, self-addressed envelope, will aid in standardizing the
data and will provide a complete record of the occurrence.

Your interest in reporting the matter and your public spirited
desire to be of service are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

2 Incls ) UG C. BROWN

a/s , Major, USAF
Air Adjutant General