PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966968

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSpringfield Mo

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
2p dune 1 Sr: 4 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
Lecetl Ha SEL Ground: Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar : Drabeity Kivevdl
GMT 22/1720z DAY “th 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar mi Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
XO No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE “ “ile 5 ea
; ’ nsufficient Data for Evaluation
10-15 seconds L N to § to W 5 dieu.
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING a 11. COMMENTS aa
Round. 15-25' in diameter. gizvers Possibly aircraft. According to
No sound. Object was trailing white smoke reporting official.

and gave off steady bright light. Sun was
directly overhead at time of sighting (7).

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Ge OBJECT WAS TRAILING WHITE SMOKE

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Ie OBJECT GAVE OFF A STEADY BRIGIIT LIC
2e DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT CLN
Ae OBSERVER WAS WALKING WHEN KE HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AUD SAW TEES (
OBJECT.
Be 2x 10 25 DEGREES CMM So DEGREES RIGHT oF TRU: NORTHs
Ce 5 DEGREES » Sf DEGREES TO LEFT OF TRUE WORTH (O8e DEGREES), (
De 1hR OBGECT CAME FROM THE WORTK TRAVELING SOuUTiw AFTER 5 TO
a0 SECONDS THE OBJECT TURNED ABOUT 15 To 22 DEGREES TO The
EST «

Be DISAPPEARED BEEIUD A GROUP OF TREES

OF OES SERVATION,
Ax GROURD VISUAL

‘B. EYEGLASSES

Se LOCATION OF OBSERVERS CLN SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CEETER FEDERAL |

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7s he CLEAR, VERY FEW CLOUDS
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Se he CELGKE D WITH CAAy NO PLIGHT PLAI. \

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POSSTELY AN ALRCRAFT, sxXCEPT THAT THe LICHT GIVZN OFF The TRE
OFJECT WAS STHADY AND NOT FLUCTUATING.
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