DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7228734
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Missouri
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon
17 September 1957 Kansas Citv, Missouri 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar ax Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/0300Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 00O Probably Astronomical
QNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3-5 minutes one ENE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Round, white Probably a/c. Based on
across sky (faster hana/c.No flight &
sound.
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MM RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF F 15G lWituers
M 192100Z
FM COMDR 22TH AIRDIV V RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO (
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CEN WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR INTELL HQ USAF WASH DC
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CHANGE 1 T0 CONADM 55-1, T UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED.
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1) A. ROUND (
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C. WHITE
D. ONE
E. N/A E. N/A
F. NONE
G. NONE G. NONE C (
H. NO SOUND
I. NONE (
(2) A. MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS SKY, MORE SO THAN A. MOVING RAPIDLY Y ACROSS SKY, MORE SO THAN A/C A/C OR IRLINER, RLINER, -
.. .* MOVE STEADY, WHITE, AND VERY SPEEDY. MOVE STEADY, WHITE, ANI
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B. 8SDEG-85DEG VERTICAL, AZIMUTH -UNK
C. 40 DEG- 45 GEG VERTICAL 9
D. CAME FRON NORTH ON A SOUTHERLY COURSE, MADE SHARP TURN
HEADING E - N E, SAM METEOR AT SAME TIME AND PLACE
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E. OUT OF SIGHT
F. THREE TO FIVE E MINUTES No wCe75
(3) A. GROUND - VISUAL
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B. N/A
(7A. CLEAR , BRIGHT , BERY LIGHT WIND
B.S-SE E3 KNOTS <
C. NONE
DVERY GOOD Beallo
E. NONE
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F. NONE Pmb
(8) NONE TO UNDERSIGNED'S (8) NONE TO UNDERSIGNED'S KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE
(9NONE TAKEN (
(10) NONE —
AIRDIV (DEF)- COMMENTS UNEERSIGNED
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
26 September 1957 Kansas City, Missouri 000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Locel Ground-Vi sual Ground-Redar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aireraft
GMT-26/1040Z AlrVisual Air-Intereopt Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
aYes 000 Probably Astronomicel
XX No Military Possibly Astronomicol
1. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF ObJeCts DURSE Other.
Insufficient Dato veluation
10-15 seconds 0 Unknown
one NE 1L
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRiEF SU RY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two white objects with trail (second Probably a/c, but cannot conclude Probably a/c, but cannot conclude
light could have been tail or trail). light could have been tail or trail). because of insufficient data.
Possible meteor.
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UNK B C WHITE D TWO E TRAIL F NONE G SECOND LIGHT
COULD HAVE BEEN TAIL OR TRAIL H NONE/PILOTI INSIDE ACFT I NONE
2. DISCREPTION OF READY APPROX 613CET
C SAME D STRAIGHT FROM E06 DEG T - UNK F 10-15 SEC
3. MANNER OF OBS A VISUAL B NONE ON GRND BRANNIF FLT562TIME AND
4. TIME AND DTE OF SIGHTIN C
A 26/1045Z B N NIGHT5. LOCAT O S OBSERVERS MKC
6. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSI A PILOT BRANNIF FLT 562 J
7. WX AND WNDS ALOFT COND 7. WX AND WNDS ALOFT COND ( (
T IME AD PLACE OF STG T IME AD PLACE OF STG A A GOOD GOOD
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16000 230 DEG 10 KT 16000 239 DEG 10 KT
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C HIGH SCTD D 5 MI SMOKE E 2/10
8. NONE 9 UNK 10 UNK 11 NOT ENOUGH INFO
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