PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
19 August 1957 Neosho, Missouri o Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Ballon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/1410Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronamical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SLKYAIIOR 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other._
00 ix Insufficient Data Data for Evaluotion aluotion
0 Unknawn
3 to 4 minutes 3 to 4 minutes one NE then Up NE then Un
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round obiec obiect about the size the size of a/c of a/c Wind info from Springfield, Mo Springfield, Mo
at very high lat very high ltitude, aluminum color, Ititude, aluminum color, indicates motion should have
making a whir ound comparable to comparable to been to South and East. Possible
a dynamo a dynamo. hover, then went balloon. No association with
straight up. Motio co North North and East. noise. Insufficient data to
No air traffic in No air traffic i ndicated. idicated. conclude.
ATIC FORM 26 SEP 52)
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(1) Description of
be (round in shape.
(b According to the object anpeared
to be about aircraft. at very high altitude sun
(c) wa aluminum.
(a) (a) one Such oojeet was signted. One such object was sighted.
(e) Not applicable. Not apolicable.
(f) (f) No other details were desernable No other details were desernable concerning shape concerning shape
or color. or color.
(E) (g) None.
(n) The object according to the observer had a whir-
ring sound comparable a dynamo.
(2) (2) Description of Description of object: of object:
(a) The observer was first attracted to the object
by the whirring noise it made.
(b) The cbject aupeared to at about an to 85$
angle from the observer in height. OVErHE
(c) angles north and east
from the observer for two or more specific movements s and then dis-
anpeared straight up at a rapid speed.

Trni (3)
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(a) Observation -as ground-visual.
(0) No aid was used other tnan naked eye. Ooserver
was unable to pick up after ne got seven power binoculars.
(c) Not applicable.
(4) Time and date of
1957. (a) The time nting August
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(b) Light conditions were excellent, it oeing day were excellent, it deing day
light hours. light hours.
(5) Observer was at FJLC 3752; Neosho, Missouri.
(6) Identifying Information of Observer;
(a) Mr. : 52, 52 Neosho
Missouri was the observer. He is self employed in the He is self employed in the real real estate
buniness.
(b) (b) Not applicable. Not applicable. Oun wx ebed Oun Wx ebedi
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(7) time of sighting:
(a) Accordinr to the coserver the weather at the time
of signting was clear, ver: few i any cloudz and brisht and sunny
(b) In weather reports from Springfield and Tulsa
Weather sureaus the following are winds aloft renorts which were
ootainable for the period l2oo Zebra to 1500 hours Zeora indicated.
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Det #6, 4713th GOS, 20 Aug 57, Surj: Unidentified Flying Objects
Soringfield,_Misseuri
Altitude begrees Velocity_(Knots)
6,000 Teet 360 derreesN 11 Knots
10,000 I1 330 "NNW 16 11
16,000 11 340 "NNW n
20,000 n 320 "NW 889 i1
25,000 H 320 "NW 11
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1 6,000 feet LO degr 'eesNE Knots
10,000 fest 10 " 11
16,000 11 330 n
20,000 t1 340 " NNW 9388985 "
25,000 " 330 "YNW n
35,000 " 300 "NNU 11
40,000 n 300 : "
(c) Ceiling was unlinited.
(a) Visibility was aoproximately twenty-five miles
according to observer.
(e) There were a few scatt ered cumuliform clouds in
the area.
(f) Not thunderstorms were in the vicinity of Neosho,
Missouri.
(8) Insofar as is known at this level, there was no un-
usual activify or condition, Neteoroligieal, Astronomical, activity or condition, Neteor oligieal, Astronomical, or other- other-
wise which wise which: sighting. ghting.
was in the area at the time in the area at the time of of sighting. sighting.
(11) In view of the scant amount seant.arount of information received inforation received
from the boserver, I cannot rive any good or factual analysis of
possible causes relative to this sighting. am quite sure the
observer saw something and ave as honest account as possiole of
what he saw
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C. C. ComDR, 4715th GOS V. EYSUTTAN
Captain,SAF
Commander
ADODI-B lst Ind 27 AUG 1957
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Headquarters, Air Defense Command, 'En eForce Base, Colorado
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