PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6967670

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBelton Missouri

FRAMES3

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.. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
13 August 1957 Belton, Missouri 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 PossiblyBalloon
Local XGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 14/0445Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
CKNO Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15 seconds one NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS T. ComMENTs
One object round, size o One object round, size grapefruit, Probable meteor sighting. Probable meteor sighting.
color color at high
speed speed to Nw in a straight ho to NW in a straight horizontal orizontal
line, line, disappeared i 15 seods. 5 seds.
ATIC FORM 26 SEP 52) 521
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In AEDE NED NUY
DE RJEDKF 106 A Tic
N1515102 ZE" . 757 100 15
IN CONDR 2OTH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFD NO 13:06
TO RJEDEN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDUP/COMDH AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO
2
RUTH OII INTEL HA USAE WASHDC
ST
/UNCL.OSITIED/ FRON 29AD INT GD11416
IN ACCORDANICE VITH AIR REGULATION-TVO ZERO ZERO DASH TWO
CMMI THE TOLLOVING UNIDRITIFIED FLYING OEJECT PORT IS SUBMITTED
1. A. ROUIND D. GRAPEFRUIT C. BRIGHT 1.A. ROUIND D. GRAPI LIGHT LIGHT D. ONE E. M/A D. ONE E. M/A C
F. DISO C. MONE H. NO SOUND I. NONE*2. A. OBSZRVERS
WERE LOOXINO AT CONET B. OBJECT WAS OUT ON THE HORIZON FROM
WHERE ODSENVAES CTOOD O. SAME AS IS A ABOVE D. OBJNOT APPEARED
FROM A SOUTH EATTERLY DIRECTION TRAVEL AT A FAST SPEED DINA
MORTH UEETERLY DIALCTICH IN A STA IGHT BABIZONTAL
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DISAPPEARED TOUARDS THZ
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MICATIONS 311 UADRO , RIOMAIDT GEBAUE AFE, MO. GT
CIHOERE IN MEPORTING THIS INTOMATIOM. 7. A. CLEC, UITH A
LOLOLDS CA THE NORTHEMI HONIZON B. SSW, 19 KTT, AT 6, O FEET; gu (
IWgMT, AT 1,990s   KTS, AT 16, W, CPKTS, AT
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28,3 USW, W K KTS, AT 30, 963; SE, I KT5, AT50, 09 WI.D
-DIRECTION AND VELOCITY AT 89,SOU FEET UNKNOUN C. WIGH FCATTERED (
SKY COVERED UDS F. NONE
OLSERVI LOOKING AT COMET WAS COVERED BY CLOUDS
A. FEW NINUTES:BEFORE OBJECT APP S. NONE 10. NONE
ENKAMP, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, 2OTN AMP, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, 2OTH AIR AIR
PYTTT:E.CUENA NO C PTTT:E:CUEN3 NO
aT
15/1516) AUG RJEDKF 15/15162 AUG RJEDKF
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