PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
xx Was Balloon
7 February 1955 Platte City, Missouri 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local XKGround-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT08/0010Z-0050Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XB No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
20 minutes 6 to 5 up .
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object to size of Multiple objects rising descrip-
auto headlight slightly less than tion indicative of cluster bal-
one-mile distant. Object was white, loon observation.
tinged w/yellow more recipro-
cating than j cribed as low on
horizon, but es feet in
altitude. Fad om sight in a climb.
First sighted string formation
changed positions several times, then
formed a "y" formation.

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Nulti 21
1COTH DONBARDIENT SUADIN (L)
MIESDULI AIR NAT ONAL GUA D
IDSEORANS ILLORIAL AIRPORT
SAINT JOSEC, MISSOURLI
10 February 1955
SUnJLOr: UFOB
T0: Conmeunder,
Air Defenge Comrand
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springe, Coloredo
1. Reverends Blwood, Kansas,
teleploned Operations, 160th Bomb )at 13500, 9 1955 with the
following info:
(1) Description of the objects. Deseription of the objects.
(a) Round
(b) (b) Coapared to tho sise of an autonobile hondlight at Coapared to tho sise of an autonobile hendlight at
slightly loss than one-half mile, but non-direction- slightly loss than one-half mile, but non-direction-
al in naturo
(0) (c) White tinged White tinged with yellow. I with yellow.
(2) Six changing to fivo.
(0) s String changing to V.
(f) lone
(g) lone
(1) Sound nore reciprocating , than jot, but slightly strange
for conventional aircralt they vere familiar wdth.
(1) 1 Houe
(2) Description of courve.
(a) First noticed by ohildron in car.

Ltr, 180th Bomb Sq (L), Subj: UFOB, dato 9 Feb 55
(b) Described as low on the horicon, but estiuated
four to five thousand feet.
(0) Disoppeared clinbing g at estinated 30 to 45° elovation.
(d) Pirat sighted in string fornntion, changed positions
several ticeo, one light feded awey, othors formod a
V and 'climbed out. First sightod to the orth Caut,
moved South of observers and disappeared A in a South
Wosterly direction.
(0) Faded from sight in a climb.
(r) 1 Twenty adnutes.
(3) lamner of observation.
(a) Ground vioual
(0) (9) mone None
(c) N/A
(4) Time and d date of sighting. date of sighting.
(a) 00010 to 000050 (a) 080010 to 000050
(b) Might.
(5) At new hi hway At new hi_hway intorsection north of intersection north of Platte City, Missouri Platte City, lissouri
LK 13.7 - 23.5
(6) Identifying Information.
(a) Revoren Lwood,
Kansas, Ph
(b) Hone
(7) Loathor - linds aloft.
(a) Clear, visibility unlinited, cnow on ground.
(b) ) Not avallablo this station.
(c) St. Josoph None, Ransas City llone
(1) St. Jouoph 10 11, Kinsas city 713.

Ltr, 18oth Boub Sq (t), Subj: U UFOB, date 9 Fob 55
(0) St. Joseph None, Kansas City None
(x) None reported.
(3) None reported.
(9) None
(10) Unkno:n
(11) Major Charles Enos, MoAlG, Operations Officer
It is possible the lights vere single engine jets from
Grandview or other nearby bases,
(12) None
2. Roverend states he is failliar with both conventional A/c
and jet A/o from his work at Ft. Riloy end his Evangelieal tont location
near Forbes AFB, Topeka, Kanses. Roverend was formerly a B-l7 gumner 5 tOrmersy a D-i; gumer
and apparently accoupanies and apparently accoupanies Reverend leverent his trips. his trips.
WILDY M. LIE
Lt Col MoANG Lt Col MoANG
Commander
U1 112582

GMT33d 0 5 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
7No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. OBSERVATION 8. OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evoluation
0 Unknown
10. BRTEF ING
Objects sighted firest as lights about the size Objects sighted firest as lights about the size A telephone check with Grandview AFB
of automobile heailights, but of automobila heailights, but non-directional Operations Office revealed no jet
in nature, color white tinged in nature, color white tinged with yellow. aircraft formations aircraft formations at the at the time of
The mumber waa six changing , to five after a few to five after a few this sighting this sighting which were which were operating operating
mimutes. There was There was some some sound, but reminded out of tht bese at that location, but
observors Observors more of more of reciprocating aircraft than aireraft than aircraft could have been from another
jet. After a few jet. After a few mimtes mimtes objects changed from base in another area.
a string formation formation to a ay" ay" one light faded
out, and the other out, and f1ve "ive climbed out of sight. climbed out of sight.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) -0.1AA 1.T