PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6965875

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1955

REPORTED LOCATION40miles NEof Springfield Missouri

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
40 miles NE of 0 Was Balloon
15 June 1955 Springfield, Missouri 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 16/0508z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian Pilot Civilian Pilot K XX Possibly Astronomical Meteon
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other.
00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
. 0 Unknown
Unk 1 DW DW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. 11. COMMENTS
Whitish olue object. olue object. Possibly astronomical (Meteor)
Descending at high speed.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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INFORMATION.
BEG ASS 15a3
DE RBEGC 27B (
Y 161336Z
FN COMEASTSEAFRTN
RJEDUP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
ZEO/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWEURGH NY
INFO REEPW/DMDNEDNI
D7 atia
3.Ating-2 3.Ctun
Fffi Fffil
Y 16254 Z Y 16 54 Z
FM WRIGHT FM WRIGHT PATTERSON FLT SERV PATTERSON FLT SERV CENTER
T
TO RJEDEN/C MANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO COMMAND ENT AFB SPRINGS COLO
REEGC/COMMANDER EASTERN SEA FRTNTIER COMEAST NEW YORK NY
RJEPHO/CHIEF STAFF USAF WASH 25DC
ET
THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED THROUGH ST LOUIS ARTC AT 16E517Z
REPORTED BY TIGER AIR LINES N994 AT 23ESCST POSITION 40 MILES Hre
NORTHEAST SPRINGFIELD' MISSOURI. A WHITISH BLUE OBJECT TRAVELING
NORTHEAST APPARENTLY DESCENDING AT HIGH SPEED. NO VISIBLE LIGHTS
OR MARKINGS. DIDNT LOOK LIKE A METEOR.
BT
16/C6O5Z JUN RJEDWPDD
- 69 60 SSSINOR 97
55101
NI

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IN INFORMATION
UPB140 TYB174 TDAC66BT268 16 JUN1955
10 00
BEG A9S
RJEPHO RJEDWP RBEPW
1.ate atea
DE REEGC 29B DE RBEGC 29B 2. 2
Y 161409Z Y 161499Z OIND
HAVY SVC HAVY SVC .
ET ET 0.
RBEGC 27B/161336Z ORIG 16N540Z WRIGHT PATTERSON FLT SERV RBEGC 27B/161336Z ORIG 169540Z WRIGHT PATTERSON FLT SERV CENTER CENTER
X CC C C INFO ADEE SUPPL HDG TO READ DNI VICE INFO ADEE SUPPL HDG TO READ DNI VICE DMDNI
ET
16/14.9Z JUN RBEGC
A
:

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IN
INFORMATION
Milti is 07 2021 67 17
RC9O
:: (
ARR RJEDVP 2ATIA
DE RJEDUP 5Z = 3ATIMG
R 16:6282 −
FM VRIGHT -PATTERSON FLT SERV CENTER OHIO
TO RJEDEN/COHDR ADO NT AFB COLO.
RJEDWE/CONDR SUTR AIR DIV VILLON RUN AIN FORCE STATION EELLVILLE
MICHIGAN MICHIGAN
RJEDVP/CONDR AIR_TECHICNAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER W-P AFB OHIO - OHIO
- OF INTELLIGENCE NR USAF VASIDC OF INTELLIGENCE H USAF WASHDC
RJEPIN/DIR RJEPHD/DIR
ET $
UFOD THE FOLLOVING WAS RECEIVED FROM ST. LOUIS ARTC AT ISESI7ZR UFOD THE FOLLOVING VAS RECEIVED FROM ST. LOUIS ARTC AT ISSSI7ZR
TIGER AIR LINES N994 REPORTED AT 16C5DEZ WHEN 48 MILES NORTH EAST TIGER AIR LINES 40 MILES NORTH EAST
OF SPRINGFIELD NISSOURI SPOTTED A VHITISH BLUE OBJECT TRAVELLING
NORTH EAST APPAREMTLY DESCENDING AT HIGH SPEED NO VISIBLE LIGHTS OF
MARKINGS DID 'NT LOOK LIKE A METEOR WEATHER AT TINE AS
OBTAINED FROM THE FLIGHT SERVICE FORECASTED ON DUTY CLEAR AND
15 MI VIS VINDS SURFACE 130-1AK 6909 100-13K 1915A 520-10K 16308 375-
1OK 29803 523-31K 30000 272-49K AND 50009 FT 292-42K .
16/2633Z JUN UPEDBA