PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340884

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONEast Prairie Missouri

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12.
CONCLUSIONS
20_March_1956 East Prairie, Missouri bax Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Ballon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
GMT_ oM 20/1600Z D Probably Aircraft
0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Visual C Air-Intercept Radar C Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE
Yes 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
No XNo Civilian (GOC) Civilian CI Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
(GOC) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 , Other Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evoluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
two minutes two minutes one south south 0 Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One balloon, One balloon, trailing object trailing object under- under- Concur with the opinion of the with the opinion of the
neath. Orange neath. Orange color, color, teardrop shape. teardrop shape. rpting authority rpting authority that this
that this
sighthg was caused by a balloon. sighthg was caused by a balloon.
Probably the adiosonde adiosonde type.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Multi
INFORMATION
RF097
WPC096 YMB041 YYB047 YYC021 KFA15
21MAR56 07 31d
3+= (
FG 053
FGE008 4-4x2ge
RR RJEDEN RJEDOP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 7GE.
R 202120Z
FM COMDR 797TH ACWRON FORDLAND AFS MO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB SOLO SPGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AT INTELL CEN WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEDKF/COMDR 20TH ADIV GRANDVIEW AFB MO
BT B1 3
/U N C L A S S I F I E D/ OPS-3-5E UFAB REPURT CLN /UNCLASSIFIED D/ OPS-3-56 UFAB REPORT CLN
1 (A) BALLON TRAILING OBJECT UNDERNEATH ORANGE COLOR TEARDROP SHAPE.
(B) EIGHT (8) TINES THE SIZE OF HIS FIST.
(C) ORANGE COLOR ON UNDERSIDE OF OBJECT. (C) ORANGE COLOR ON OF OBJECT.
(D) ONE (1)
(E) N/A
(F) UNDERSIDE OF OBJECT ORANGE (FUNDERSIDE OF OBJECT ORANGE COLOR.
(G) N/A
(HN/A
(I) N/A
PAGE TWO RJEDKF 7GE
(A) ACCIDENTALLY
(B) 33 DEGREES E ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH
(C) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 150 DEGREES AZIMUTH
(D) STRAIGHT TRACK
(E) PASSED OUT OF SIGHT

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PAGE TWO RJEDKF 7GE
2(A) ACCIDENTALLY
(B) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH 1
(C) 33 DEGREES ELEVATION 160 DEGREES AZIMUTH
(D) STRAIGHT TRACK (
(E) PASSED OUT OF SIGHT
(F) TWO (2) MINUTES
3 (A) GROUND VISUAL 0
BN/A
(C) N/A
4 (A) 20/1600Z
(B) DAY
5. GJAG3647
6.(A) AGE 55. E
cO6: AGE 38 co: AGE 38 GENERAL PRAIRIE MO ALTERMAN GOC.
(N/A
7. (A) CLEAR (A) CLEAR BRIGHT DAY.
(B) 6,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 20 KNOTS (B) 6,00D FT. 340 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
10,000 FT. 340 DECRCE 10,000 FT. 340 DECRCES
ES 25 K
16 000 FT. 340 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 16 000 FT. 340 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
20,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 40 KNOTS
PAGE THREE RJEDKF 7GE
30,000 FT. 343 DEGREES 65 KNOTS
50,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE
80,030 FT. NOT AVAILABLE
(C) CLEAR
(D) 15 MILES
(E) CLEAR
(F) N/A
SN/A

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GENERAL DELIVERY EAST PRAIRIE MO ALTERMAN GOC.
(BN/A
7. (A) CLEAR BRIGHT DAY. 1
(B) 6,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
10,000 FT. 340 DECRCE
E 25 K
16 000 FT. 340 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
20,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 40 KNOTS
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PAGE T PAGE THREE RJEDKF 7GE THREE RJEDKF 7GE
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30,000 FT. 340 DEGREES 65 KNOTS
50,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE 53,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE -
80,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE 80,000 FT. NOT AVAILABLE (
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(C) CLEAR
(D) 15 MILES
(E) CLEAR
-
(F) N/A
S. N/A -
9N/A
10, POPULAR BLUFF MISSOURI
(
IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE OBJECT REPORTED IN THIS REPORT WAS A WEA-
THER BALLON.
12. N/A
BT
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20/2255Z MAR RJEDKF