PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789936

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Kansas

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Tl PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE i 2, LOCATION ; 7 a> a eRelaigat |
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1 §=Weas Balloon
23 Nay 1957 Ransen Clty, wangae oo IR Creseny Belson
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Fossibly Balloon
“3 a3 , ' ; O Wos Aircraft
Local Tl 'Ground- Vi sual 0) Ground-Radar Lk P setiahly Aivocati
OMT... 25/141 52 D Air- Visual OQ) Air-Intercept Radar UW Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Prabably Astronomical
XNo Civilians O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE he a, ae
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
: : e wes 0 Unknown
a few ninutes four NW
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four objects, flux. From ground to Probable a/e sighting.

disc shape 4 size of moon, one had

part of surface painted red color of
|} other unknown, Object appeared fm

NE flew in pairs circled & flew NW
disappeared in trail. A/C in vicinity.

ATIC FORM 329 (RZY 26 SEP §2)

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FLYING OBJECTS REPORT IS SUBMITTED 1. Ae FLUX FROM ROUND To
DISC PD B, HALF THE SIZE OD MOO PD C. ONE HAD PART OF SURFUCE PAIN~
TED RED Cli COLOR OF OTHES UNKNOWY PD D. FOUR PD F. aSSSarep FROM
THE NORTHEAST Ciiii CIRCLED IN TWO PAIRS IMM THEN FLEW NORTHWEST
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OSSERVER HAPPEN TO BE LOOKING IN THAT DIRECTION PD B, UNKNOWN PD c.
INKNOWN PD D. APPEAREDFROM THE NORTHEAST CHM CIRCLED I TWO PAIRS AND

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OOMENTS PD Se Ae NONE PD Be N/A PD Ce N/A PD 4AS TYENTY THREE ONE
DOUR ONE FIVE ZEBRA PDBS DAY PD 59 TWELFTH STREET AND MISSOURT
YRIVER Ci KANSAS CITY CMii KANSAS

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RIVER IN KANSAS CITH KANSAS PD 7eAe CLEAR PD Be N/A PD Com.
N/A PD De. N/A PD Ee NONE PD F. NONE PD &. NONE PD 9. NONE PD 1%.
TUO ENGINE AIRDRAFT OF TRANSPORT TYPE DLYING IN THE QVICINITY.
PD MAJOR WILLIAM F SAGER CiliM DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE Citi4

STH AIR DIVISION PD

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