PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 7
4 September 1954 Jepoemoe1-74 1 Butler, Mo Bucier, Mo 00 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
00 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP |4 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 04/0900Z AirVisual Air-Visual Áir-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 000 00 Probably Astranomical
No CIVILIAN Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other. UNIDENTIFIED
08 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1minutes Unkknown Unknown
20-30 SW SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
String of 20 to 30 white lights together lights together
in formation. No sow Straight and level
flight to rerhead at estimated
40-50,000 Disappear distance after
evening by 2
other civilians. Radar check negative. Act
check negative.

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KB) ANGLE OF ELEVATION NINETY DEGREES AZMITH THREE HUNDRED DEGREES J
(E) HEADING SW THEN VEERED TO THE SOUTH AND DISAPPEARED (
(5) TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY SECONDS
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(A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) NAKED D EYE
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NE THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND FEET.
11. KANSAS CITY ARTC REPORTED ONE B-47 EASTBOUND AT AN AIRSPACE BLOCK
BETWEEN THIRTY FOUR AND THIRTY NINE THOUSAND FEET E OF
OBSERVATION OF UFOB.
12. OPERAT TIONS OFFICER
SAME PERSON REPORTED SEEING A UFOB ON THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WITH
DISCRIPTION' OF OBJECT UNDER SANE CURCUISTANICES BIT OBJECT WAS
DIFFERENT IN SHAPE AND NUMBER LIGHTS S OBSERVED PREVIOUS REPORT s
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OPERATIONS SPECISLIST CAA
(B) 1/A
7. (A) CLEAR AND UILINITED
(3)1 6,303 - 240/42
13,909 240/43
16,200 250/23 .
22,300 250/25
38,038 98/15
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(C) CLEAR -
(D) UNLINITED
(E) NONE
(F) NONE
3. NONE
9. NONE
1Z. TUO GCI SITES S ALEPTED W AREA 0 SICHTING WITH NEGATIVE RADAR
CONTACT OF ALLEGE OBJECT
11. ONLY KNOWN TRAFFIC AT TINE TO OBSERVATION WAS ZASTBOUND
12. OPERATIONS OFFICER
SIGHTING WAS RELAYED THROUGH KANSAS CITY ARTC. ODSERVEP STATED
THAT THO CTHEA CIVILIANS HAD SIGNTED AN MNIDENTIVIND OEJECT OF THE
SAME DESCRIPTIOL ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING. NO CONMENT 3
14/1316Z S5P JTAM

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JWFAM 366 JWFAM 366
00 JEDEN JEDUP 222 - -0
DE JWFAM 12 .
0 341453Z
FM LOURY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER DENVER COLO FM LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER DENVER COLO
TO JEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO TO JEDEN/COMDR AND ENT T AFB COLO
INFO JEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELE
1. (A) STRING OF LISHTS
(3) FINGER VKEN EXTENTED AT ARMS LENGTH OBSCURED OBJECT
(C) WHITE LIGHTS
(D) 23 TO 33 LIGHTS TOGETHER OR IN FORMATION
(E) UNDERTERNINED
(F) NEG
(G) NOT SURE OF TRAIL
(H) NEGATIVE SOUND
(I) N/A
. (A) TAKING A NEATHER OBSERVATION

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(B) OVERHEAD - HEADING 243 DEGREES ESTINATE 40-50 THSD (
(c) SW HEADING 24D DEGREES (C) SW HEADING 24D DEGREES
(D) STRAIGHT AND LEPEL (D) STRAIGHT AND LEPEL
(E) DISAPPEARED IN DISTANT
(F) ONE AND A HALF MINUTES (F) ONE AND A HALF F HIUTES
3• 3. (A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) NAKED EYE −
(C) N/A
4. (A) 04/09007 -
5
(B) NIGHT
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orbit. It was definitely same field as th near
the moon."
The drawings They illustrate the object's size
and movement at 4 minute intervals in relation to the moon. I McColm, through
S
1081
MILES
- 2 3 4 5
N N
Editor's Note: This incident and Case I4 transcends any notion that "saucer"
vehicles are confined to Rvssian origin.
Unless these governme e secretly rplaneta.
l4 and 22 and myriads of others, add another positive k to the hypothesis
that 'saucers' are extra-terrestrial and re using the moon as a hopping-off
point.

the oeculara.
waa descending at Josl mph, the oMje and not following a true
orbityItwan
the moon. A
I
iculus, estimated the object to be 12, 5jo ft. in diameter.
Editor's Note: s cends any notion
ehtcles are confined to earth's atmosphere.
Unless these goveroments ary secretly tonducting
4 and 22 and myriads of others, add andther positive link to the hypothesia
thar "saucers' are extra-terjestrial and are using the hopping-off
point.

30"of arc inutes. atmospheric
diffraction in diffraction i changing
the occulars. the occulars. The object n e as the moon as the moon
was descending at l08l r was descending at l08l n bject was ascendin pject was ollowing a true
orbit. It was definitely orbit. It was definitel and in the on, or near
the moon."
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 September 1954 Butler, Mo 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 05/0623Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS d. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 000 000 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other. UNIDENTIFIED
008 Insufficient Data for Evaluatian
25 - 30 Seconds 25 - 30 Seconds 1 1 Unk nown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Silver to white. Slight sweep back line.
Exthaust following object. Initial observation Exthaust followins object. Initial observation UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
overhead flight to SW veering to S and disappearing.
bjéé Witness observed object on previous Obdéé Witness observed object on previous
night. Straight and level flight. B-47 in
area at time 34,000 to 39000 ft, heading NE.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AOT 05/062 3114 8
1Witnen Bitlen, Mo
-7 SEP 1954 07 213 5 2A74
ATIC-IN -
R01E R01- ATC-IN5 2 Radede Rradagele
4 4 ATH ATI 2
UPF 55 UPF 35
YDE 4
TA TYA
DC 41
JIFAN 34 JIFAM 34 V V
0D JEDEN JEDUP JEPHR 333
DE JEAN S5
511.2
FH LOURY FLIGNT SENVICT
TO JEDE/COIDR AIR BEFLSI OMAND ENT AFS COLO S
JEDTPACONDR AIR TZCHICAL INTELLISEICE CENTER URIGHT-PATTERSON AFE onit