PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6782189

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSeneca Missouri

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon
@ November 1957 Senoca, Missouri 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ 0 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
Bipoculars Probobly Aireraft
GMT. 2100Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys Probably Astronomical
O No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Othar.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 minutes Unknown
six SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I. COMMENTS
Five round objects, Five round objects, the size of planet Everything points to objects Everything points to objects
Venus. One twice as big as the others. being aircraft. Straight level being aircraft. Straight level
White. One in lead, White. One in lead, four in inverted travel apparently at very high
U shape, larger one behind. altitude & long duration of
sighting. Plus the fact that sighting. Plus the fact that
observer sighted objects on
same heading and track as an air
way.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Nov l1 01 53'57
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FP RJEDVP .T RoLbuP -
ZOV RJEDFL
PP RJEDDN RJEDKF RJEDFL RJEPHQ RJEDFL RJEPHO
DE RJEDKF2CE DE I RJEDKF2CE
P 102130Z
FH COMDR 797 ACWRON 71 COLDR 797 ACURON
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDK/COMDR 20 AIR DIV
RJEDFL/CONDR ATIC -
RJEPHO/CONDR DIR OF INTEL NO USAF
ET.
//U N C L A S S I F I E D//ADJ-565. ATTN: REFERENCE NESSAGE THIS HEAD-
CUARTERS ADJ-564, DTG 100235Z. SUBJ: UXB AREA REPORTED ON SPRINGFIELD
NO. FROM 797TH ACWRON FORDLAND, MO. DATE OF REPORT 10 NOV 57 DAT OF
INFORMATION PARED BY T/SGT DONALD E. VANCE S SOURCE: IR
LIN MO. MO.
ITEM 1
A. ROUND A. ROUND
B. 5.TKE B. 5. THE SIZE OE PLANT VENUS, 1 TWICE AS DIG AS THE OTHERS. SIZE OE PLANL VENUS, 1 TWICE AS DIG AS THE OTHERS
wth
C. (UKITE
D. SIX Note Mol
FATMETNSN
PAGE TWO OF RJEDKF 2CE
ONE IN LEAD, XUR INVERTED SHAPE, LARGER ONE-DEHIND.
F. HONE

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E.ONE IN LEAD, XUR IN INVERTED "U" SHAPE, LARGER ONE BENIND. -
F. NONE
G. NONE
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I. N/A Ithe Soice
Scan y pnt p to ay
ITEM ITEM W5
ATTENTION TO OBJECTS BY TURKEYS. THE TURKYS WERE MAKING NOISES) BY TURKEYS. THE TURKYS WERE MAKING NOISES)
B.1G0 D DEGREE ANGLE WHEN FIRST SITED
11
C. DECREE ANGLE E UPON DISAPPEARANCE.
N (
D. NORTH WEST TO SOUTH EAST
E. KDED OUT OF SITE
1-4 FIVE MINUTES
ITEM 3
A. CROUND VISUAL
B. AT FIRST {12X50 BINOCQARS.
C. N/A
ITEM 4
A. 9 NOV 57 2100Z 200-7 1400(2:00 2100-7= 14006s(200 PmA bocae
D.DAY LIGHTHOKS LIGHTJHONS
the the ferion .
ITEM 5 ITEM 5 2;00PM 2:00PM
C oe TeuiN
Sevect Missorel I-NAMICES Fom Erun
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PACE THIEE OF RJEDK 2GE

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A. ONE AND ONE HALF A. ONE AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTH EAST OFJOPLIN, MO. IN, MO.
ITEM 6
A. A. GE 23 JOPLIN MO. SALESMAN
FOR OZARK FOR OZARK ( ELECTR 1. MR. ADVISED HE COULD RECOGNIZE ADVISED HE COULD RECOGNIZE
HOST(JEP AIRCRAFT. ot lnde
B. N/A D. N/A Da
andeti bo
ITEM 7
A. CLEAR NW
B.L/6000FT. 310/30 CFOM
*, uu
10000FT. 310/50 AAI
15000FT. 310/65 1
20000X. 300/75
30000FT. 290/20 N
. CLEAR
D. i UNLIMITED -
E. HONE
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Eppuntly.
A N/A AN/A ③ cp
5 fow fre Than bng
ITEM 10 Lager Laper dutor duto
A. NEGATIVE A. NECATIVE
ITEM 11 ITEM 11 L
LT. FREDRICK E. PI (SENIOR DIRECTOR) 7 Ns.(Rad)
.I A.I LT. FREDRICK E. PIRKEY, OFFICER OF THE DAY. (SENIOR
T/SCT DONALD E. VANCE, NCOIC OFINTELLIGENCE
NO COMMENT IN REGARDS TO SIGHTING.
ITEM 12
A. N/A ap
DT Pa
10/2340Z NOV RJEDKF