PROJECT BLUE BOOK

? PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
26 September 1954
26/1007Z (NIGHT) Butler, Missouri
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilain OTHER: BIRDS
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
20.- 30
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 minutes 20-30 Objects small cluster of stars flying in
formation - silver to res. Heading
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION . TYPE OF OBSERVATION North. Flight made North. Fiignt made Lcompleeeelr complete circles. Sightir es. Signting overhead. Three lead. Three
sightings . Second sightings . Second observation, objects headed east, disappear- bservation, objects headed east, disappear-
Ground Visual ing into clcuds. lst sightings 40 seconds, and sightings 40 seconds, and sightings 40
7. COURSE seconds, 3rd 30 seconds. seconds, 3r seconds.
Sighting os observation birds. Possible bird
8. PHOTOS observaticns.
Yes Yes
No No
9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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RR JEDEN JEDKF JEDWP JEPHQ 444
DE JWFAM 6 1
R 261133Z
F. FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFP COLO
TO CONDR AIR DEF COMD ENT AFE COLO
JEEKF/COMDR CADF GRANDVIEW AFB MO
JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO (
JEPHO/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 D.C. (
UFOE (1) (A) V SHAPED (B) GRAPEFRUIT (C) WHITE (D) TWENTY CR THIRTY UFOE (T) (A) V SHAPED (B) GRAPEFRUIT (C) WHITE (D) TWENTY CR THIRTY
LIGHTS (E) V TYPE (F) NEGATIVE (G) NEGATIVE (H) N/A (1) APPEARED TO (
BE LIKE CLUSTER OF STARS (2) (A) TAKING WEA OB (B) DIR OVERHEAD (C)
DIR GVERHEAD (D) FIRST SIGHTING HEAD 380 DEGREES MADE THREE CIRCLES DIR OVERHEAD (D) FIRST SIGHTING HEAD 360 DEGREES MADE THREE CIRCLES
AND DISAPPEARED ON HEADING OF 3 DEGREE SECOND SIGHTING HEADING 290 AND DISAPPEARED ON HEADING OF 3 DEGREE SECOND SIGHTING HEADING 290
DEGREES AND DIEAPPEARED IN SAME DIR THIRD SIGHTING HEADING 25D DEGREES
AND DISAPPEARED IN SAME DIR (E) DISAPPEARED IN CLOUDS (F) FIRST SIGHT-
ING FORTY SECONDS SECOND SIGHTING THIRTY SECONDS THIRD SIGHTING THIRTY
EECONDS (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) N/A (C) N/A (4) (A) FIRST SIGHTING
1DD7Z SECOND SIGHTING DBZ THIRD SIGHTING 1I5Z (B) ) NIGHT (5) BUTLER
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AICNNT (3) (C) MAV (r)(0) -
FECOIDE LHIBD EDRLIOE
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WOSNED ISNEVD (N) LTE1 ICRLINO MEME RS IFONE) WE7E ,HSA CRGrE
SE THR CEA1EB O1 S1VBE (S) (V) (NKTMO AEV CS (C) -DH GMUFVD (C) SE TIRT CEA1E3 01 E1VBE (5) (V) 1MKCMO AEV CS (C)-D SOUMEVD4C)
1 BAEVSED 10
(T) ()AMED (B) CVMMIL (O) AHIE (D) 1ELCH (T) () AVSED (B) CEVTMVMIL(O) AHIE (D) LELCH LRISLA LKIBLA
OE IVIET NO NEVE AWER SR D'C" CE IVLET NO nEVE AVER SA L'C:
A PK3A
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YMA025 27 SEP 1959 08 55 EN 26 SEP 54 4.pTi Rerlig
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JWFAM 063
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FAGE TWO 8I JWFAM -
MO I
(7) (A) TWENTY TWO THEND THIN BRKN VISBY EIGHT MI (B) SFC CALM SIX (
THSND 222 DEGREES 15K TEN THSND 270 DEGREES 15( SIXTEEN THSND 280 DE-
GREE 20K TWENTY THSND 290 DEGREES 32K THIRTY THSND EST 270 DEGREES 60K 4
FIFTY THSND UNAVBL EIGHTY THSND UNAVBL (C) TWENTY TWO THSND THIN BRKN (
(D) EIGHT MI (E) EIGHT TENT (D) EIGHT MI (E) _EIGHT TENT S (F)NONE 8) NEG (9)NONE ()UNK NONE (8) NEG NONE (-UNK
(11) OPS OFF NO COMME TS AS CAUSE OF S CAUSE OF NGS (12 NONE
26/1253Z SEP 26/1253Z SEP JWFAM JWFAM
J J
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5

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OTHER WEA STA IN AREA
NEGATIVE.
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IN ACTION Ane Ane
30 SEP 195 30 SEP 195 12 11
12 11 C
JEDWP H158 & atia
WPC157
YMA152
JEDKF146
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ 333
DE JEDKF 54
P 291600Z
FM COMDR CADF GRANDVIEW AFB MO
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFD COLO
JEDUP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSOH AFE CHIO
JEPHO/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC
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(UNCLASSIFIED) INT SE97 PD REF FLT SERV NSG DTG 26/113E2, UFOB, FOL
KESULTS OF DET 2, 46E2D AISS: LA. IN A SWEPT BACK FORMATION SIMILAR
APPEARED LIKE SMALL
TO WHITE. D. NOTHING DEFINITE, 20 TO 3E . E. IN A SWEPT BACK FOR- 1:
MATION SIMILAR IN SHAPE TO AN INVERTED "V" F. NO DICERNABLE FEATURES
OR DETAILS. G. N NO. TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST. H.. NO SOUND HEARD. .
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I. NO OTHER PERTINENT FEATURES. 2 A. 0 OBSR NOTED UNUSUAL LIGHTS IN THE
SKY. B. NEGATIVE. C. N NEGATIVE. D(I). SIGHTED COMING IN FROM S
DISAPPERING TO E. (2) S SIGHTED COMIN IN FROM THE E DISAPPEARING TO THE
2
DISAPPÉARING TO E. 2 2E. OBJECTS DISAPPEARED BEHIND OVERCAST. 2F. )
GROUND-VISUAL; NAKED EYE 5
B. B: N/A. C. N/A. 4A. 26 SEP 54, 1007Z, 1 N/A. C. N/A. 4A. 26 SEP 54, 15072, 1102, 1E15Z, B. NIGHT. 10102, 12152, B NIGHT. du
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(34),4 W HIO, BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEA OBSR. 6H. N/A. 7A. THIN
BROKEN CLOUDS AT 22ED0 FT, 8 MILE VISIBILITY. NO RESTRICTION OF VISI- ) 3
BILITY. NO RESTRICTION OF VISIBILITY AT THAT TIME. 7B. N NEGATIVE.
7C. CEILING. THIN BROKEN CLOUDS AT 2200OFT. 7D. VISIBILITY, 8 MILES
7E: SEVEN OPAQUE, 3 COVER. 7 7F. A NONE. 8. N NONE. 9. N/A. 1 10. NONE A
i1. NOTHING DEFINITE ON SIGHTINGS. OBSR SEEMED TO BE SINCERE IN HISD
ACCOUNT AND MAY FASILY HAVE OBSR SOMETHING OUT OF ORDINARY. OWING
TO FACT T THAT NO DEFINITE CONFIGURATIONS WERE ESTE RELATING TO