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CASE REFERENCE6965937

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSpringfield Missouri

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1. i 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
M3 © Wes Balloon
af June 1955 Springfield, Missouri Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OG Possibly Balloon
Local , O Ground: Vi sual O Ground-Roder SS Prewaby Aiveral
‘omt___.1.6/0508Z_ Jure 1955. BD Air Visual OD Air-Intercept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 2 O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Of No Civilian (Air Lines Pilot) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 1B. Other
| insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown One (1) tw = Crinown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING a, 11. COMMENTS . | i
One (1) whitish-blue object travelling NE Das to the lack of sufficient data for

apparently descending at hifghmeed. No visible evaluation and the improbability of
lights or mmarkings, further investigation yielding worth-
while data, no investigation authorize

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. | O Was Balloon
O Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP * aT ia a id Niel
i , y O Was Aircraft
La scents dlienceiccdincinercanennaectnclintenensnsescntiestaen CY Prouna-vi sual O Ground-Radar | Probably Aircraft
SMT 99 rege sene-2968— D Air- Visual D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOT 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes QO Probably Astronomical
¥ 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. can onan : la. NUMBER OP DBIECTS | 9. COURSE DO Other .
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
GO Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF yarn . ie EotmelTs

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One (1), round, silver object, trailing white | The two (2) observers vers questionsd
smoke, was estimated to be the size, 15-20 fee} by service personnel and the witnesses

-n diameter. The object gave off a steady filled out questionairss on the 8 ichting
light, and after a period of 10-15 seconds It is the opinion of the investigating.

it disappeared behind group of trees. Estimat dparty that the sighting could possibly

speed of 100 MPH. The object traveled fran | be attributed the aircraft.
NE toward the south and then turned west.

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