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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 April 1955 Kansas City, Missouri 000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local round-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT. 21/0200Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE othor_Searchlights X Other_ Searchlights
erratic,sharpd erratic,sharp 0 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2-3 minutes 2-3 minutes one turns,very fast
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object size of a dime D/I CADF also observed same
held at arm's held at arm's le was observed to as observed to phenomenon and stated that phenomenon and stated that
traverse sky at traverse sky at t emendous speed, mendous speed, local searchlight activity local searchlight activity
a motion characterized by highly a motion characterized by highly was the cause of this sighting
erratic movements(maneuvers). erratic movements(maneuvers).
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Iusitnis 13
11Y
INFORMATION
25 APK1555 10 23
219
JDM JEDWP JPA JFW
JEDKF 31 ata
: 2221 2 25 21
S CONDN CADF GRAUDVICY AFE HO 3 -
JEDE/CONDR ADC ENT AFD COLO
STH/CODN SSRD ADI TIKE AFT OKLA
JEDUP/CODR 23 ArR 55
PHD/DIR OF INTEL NO USAF VASHCC
S S
VUNOLASSIFIED/INT SA5A PD UFOD THE FOL SUDMITTED I COHPLIANCE VUNOLASSIFIED/INT SI5A PD UFOD THE FOL SUDMITTED IN COHPLIANCE
TITH PAR 7 AFR 2.-2 HITH PAR 7 AFR 2-2 DTD 12 AUG 54 AUG 54 5 2
1. A. ROUND
E. ONE HALF SIZE OF DIKE HELD A ARM LENGTH SIEE OF DIKE HELD A ARM LENGTH
COUNITE
D.ONE 1
E MA
F. NEGATIVE
G• NEGATIVE
H. HEGATIVE
I. NEGATIVE

HAGE TWO JEDKF 31
D. A. OPSR NOTICED ODJECT AID WAS INTERSSTED DUE TO LAGK OF SOUND
D. C. DIGREES
C. LOV HILLS ON HORIZON
D. ERRATIC PD SHARP TURNS AT INCREDIBLE SPEED
E. BEHIND LOV HILLS
F. 2 TO 3 MINUTES
S. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE D. NONE
S.N/A C.M/A -
4. A. 21020Z APP
B. NIGHT CNNHBVAS CHTHSVAS
E. A. LEAVOOD, KANSAS CITY 110 10 OCTH AND OVERBROOK STS STS'
. A. CIVILIAN G. A. CIVILIAN , PHONE -
DJEEUAL
KANSAS CITY. OBSR EMPLYED AT WESTINGNOUSE PLANT
B. BASE WEA OFF GRANDVIEU AFB REPT(ED) WEA AT TINE IN QUES. QMAS
AS FOL(S) VISIBILITY UMLINITED, INISIBLE BANK CIRRUS CLOUDS
25,8BF FT, WINDS-SURFACE CALK 6,09 FT, 27: DEGRCES AT K22 K KNOTS
A, MS FT-279 DECRIES AT 46 KNOTS
C. SEE B ADOVE

PAGE TIREE KIDKF 3A
D. SES BABNE -
E. SEE D ABWE
F. NEGATIVE
I. A. POSSIDLE SEARCHLIGHT
9 A. HONE
1 A• OBSR CLAIMED ONE AIRPLANE NAA IN REA APPMX (LY) AS MILES SO OFO .........sA…
PT OF SIGHTING. CAA CLAIMED TTHE PT OF SIGHTING. CAA CLAIMED TTHE PROBALILITY OF WORE THAN ONE PLANE
ALOFT AT THIS TIME HOJEVER RESEANCH ALOFT AT THIS TIME HOVEVIR RESEARCH I HAS NOT HAS NOT DEEN MADE TO DETERMINE DEEN MADE TO DETERHINE EXACT
IR
II. A. DIR OF RELUIREIENTS INTEL SEC CADF. BASE VEA OFF THIS BASE
CLAINS TO HAVE SIGNTED VHAT COULD MAVE BEEN SANE SIGHTINS AS CLAINS TO MHAT COULD HAVE SANE SIGHTINS AS
LAS
6 Ic
HAKING A E BRILLIANT VHITE ODD DATH OVER INVISIBLE BANK OF
- CIERUS CLDWDS. SHAVE OFLIGNT COULD NOT BE SEEN EXCEPT WHERE
LIGHT SPLASHED ON CLOUD BANK. THIS COUL ACCOUNT FOR THE CLAIM
OF INCREDIBLE SPED IN CHANGE OF DIR OF ODJEDT.
12. A. NEGATIVE ED.
ET
22/215E APR JZDKF

"..i UFCB INDEX CARD en
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 0 Was Balloon
Apael 155 Kan sas Cl ty, Missouri 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local 00 Probably Aircraft
21/0200z April 1955 AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Civillian 0 Possibly Astronomical
No Other Searchlights
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE
Erratic sharp 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
very fast Unknown
2-3 Mimutes One (1) turns,
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1) round object the size of a dime held
at arms length was observed to traverse the sky at nomenon and stated that local.
tremendous speed, a motion characterized by searchlight activity was the
highly erratic maneuvers. cause of this sighting. Due-to
this-idantifieationno further
investigation-authorized