PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781798

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONJoplin Missouri

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
8 November 1957 Joplin, Missouri 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ KGround-Visyal Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
Binoculars 00 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 09 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicel Jupiter
Yes D Probably Astronomicel
XaNo Civilian & Military XPossiblyAstronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OB. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date valuation
Unknown
1 hours one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, cimes size of basketball Possibly astro (Jupiter).
with bright light. Red flame traih-
ing intermettently. No sound.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC fOrm 329 26 SEP 52)
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FM COMDR 797 ACWRON
D RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AX
RJEDKXCOMDR 20 AIR DIV
RJEDFL/COMDR ATICWRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
TEL HQ USAF
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//U N CLASSIFIED//ADJ-563. SUBJ UFOB AREA REPORTED ON JOPLIN MO
KOM JOPLIN FILTER CENTER DATE OFREPORT 9 NOV 57 DATE OF IN-
XRMATION 9 NOV I 57 PREPARED BY LT. BRIED AND T/SGT VANCE SOURCE
DPLIN FILTER CENTER.
ITEM 1
AROUND F
B. BOY!!
MBRIGHT M BRIGHT WHITE LIG HT
D.9,5
3. N/A
OCOT 00O
Because Because oljict war in night
for ins hour, the ooject iwas for is houe, ithe ooject iwas OU O1 2Cyp
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F. NEGETIVE
G. RED FLAME TRAILING INTERMITTEDLY
H. NO SOUND
I. N/A
ITEM 2
A. BRIGHT LIGHT
B. 3 EGRED ANGLE FROM GROUND IN THE SOUTH EAST
C.STILL VSIBLE AT 09/0200 /hr 45MIN
$. FROM SOUTH EAST TO NOTH WEST
E. STILL VISIBLE
F. 99/0025 NOV 57 7
ITEM 3
A. GROUND VISUAL.
B.BINOCULARS
C. NEGATIVE
ITEM 4
A.09 NOV
B.NIGHT
ITEM
A.MR TYLOR. PHON JOPLIN MO

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PAGE THREE OFRJEDKF IGE
MR JOPLIN MO
JOPLIN MO
IR JOPLIN MO
S/SGT ROKS M. MC VEE AF 39Ø8956I KLTER CENTER JOPLIN MO
ITEM 6.
A. CIVILIAN LISTED IN ITEM 5 ABOVE.
B. S/SGT ROFIS M. MC VEE AF39089561 JOPLIN FILTER CENTER (CHIEF
CMBSERVER NCO ON DUTY GOOD.
ITEM 7
A. CLEAR
B. 5000 FT.310/35
10000 FT. 300/45 NWt SE
15000 270/60 Wus fr
20000 FT. 270/60
32000 FT . 270/65
MCLEAR setvw
D. UNLIMITED D. UNLIMITED gd f
E. N/A E. N/A
M N/A thnfre nt fallon Thenfn nt Loow
ITEM 8 ITEM 8
Chacial': Checial':
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A. POSSIBLE STAR JUPITOR, NOTHING TO VARIFY THIS no ae
ITEM 9. TRAIlING A FlAMe?
A. N/A
ITEM 10. C
A. NEGETIVE
ITEM 11.
A.IST. LT JACK L. BREID. T SGT DONALD E. VANCE.
IT POSSIBE COULD BE THE STAR JUPITOR.
ITEM 12. LJUPITOR doéSNT TRAIl AFlAME
A. N/A.
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