DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7232614
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Missouri
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
5 November 1957 Kansas City, Missouri 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibiy Balloon Possibiy boiloon
Local Local Ground-Visual EGroundVisual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ GMT 06/0345Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS b. 6. SOURCE OX CX Was Astronomical Vega
Yes D Probably Astronomical
ONo O.No Civilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Dote for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
not given not given one stationary stationary
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object tail. Object was Star vega at 35 dgr elevation
white, tail was blue, size of baseball. 300 dgr azimuth. Lower that rptd
Tail flashed on and off seeming to however, siill probably the object
glow when it flashed off. No sound. observed.
Object moved slowly back and forth,
up and down.
kt 1
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NNNNOV Kanes CE .......
RC072 RC872
X WPD089 YMB054KFA063KFG038 X WPD080 YMB054KFA063KFG038 4E4 4E4
00 RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ 00 RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 7G 4-420 4-42
0 262556Z 0 060556Z
FM COMDR 2OTH AIR DIV
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RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
BT 6lloy 57
/UNCLASSIFIED/20TH ADCOC 11-022
TO CONAD 55-1 THE FOLLOWING UFOB IS SUBMITTED.
A. 1 ROUND WITH TAIL
2. BASEBALL oTher
3. WHITE WITH BLUE TAIL
4. ONE
5. N/A
6. TAIL FLASHED ON AND OFF. IT SEEMED TO
GLOW COLOR OF TAIL WHEN TAIL GLOW COLOR OF TAIL WHEN TAIL WAS OFF. WAS OFF.
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5
PAGE TWO RJEDKF 7G
7. THIN AND LONG
8. NO SOUND
9. NEG.
B 1. LAYING IN BED THINKING OF SPUTNIK, LOOKED
OUT THE WINDOW AND THERE IT WAS. OUT THE WINDOW AND THERE IT WAS. C
SrUTNIK
2. 65 DEG 2. 65 DEG : 300 DEG 300 DEG SPU
3. 70 DEG 300 DEG Maktho
4 MOVING SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH, UP AND DOWN
5. FADED BEHIND 5. FADED BEHIND CLOUDS CLOUDS
C. 1. GOUND VISIBLE
2. NEG
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D. 1. 06/03452
2. DARK
E. 1. FJLK 2514
F. KCMO.
MRS
KANSAS CITY
G. 1. REAL CLOUDY, SKY DARK BLUE ONLY FEW
C
PAGE THREE RJEDKF 7G
STARS VISIBLE.
5,000 346/10
12. 200 302/20
15, 000 280/30
30.000 260/75 .
50, 000 270/55
H. 1. NEG
8. 1. N/A
J. 1. N/A J. 1. N/A
K. 1. OBSERVER SAID THE OBJECT SEEMED TO HANG IN THE SKY AND THAT THE K. 1. OBSERVER SAID THE OBJECT SEEMED TO HANG IN THE SKY AND THAT THE
HARDER THEY CONCENTRATED THE MORE IT DANCED. I THINK
A STAR COMBINED WITH A TRICK OF NIGHT VISION SINCE A SINGLE A STAR COMBINED WITH A TRICK OF NIGHT VISION SINCE A SINGLE C
LIGHT WILL APPEAR TO "DANCE" IF ONE TRIES HARD TO SEE LIGHT WILL APPEAR TO "DANCE" IF ONE TRIES HARD TO SEE -
IT AT NIGHT. misinterpritation of known oljict 0
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 November 1957 Kansas City, Missouri 00 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o PossiblyBalloon Possibly Balloon
Local. Local :CrGround-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor 0 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 20/0614Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6- SOURCE ¤ Was Astronomical Was Astronomical UE
Yes Y.s 00 Probably Astronomical
O.No Civilion D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
40 minutes Unknown
one ono stationary stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Star-like object, size of pea, white Probably a star with atmospheric
illuminating red ard green shadow. conditions producing unusual
Seemed to have a tail. appearance.
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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UPOB-620-57
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS
7-Jen 58 7-Ja Kansas Cityy Kansaa Cityr Missouri Missouri 0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
000 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
20/C641Z Nov 57 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar O Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 000 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Passibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS |6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
ENGTH OI ENGTH O1 ESE OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS . COURSE 9. COURSE 00 Other Other
arter forty 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
minutes One Stationary Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One white star Like object the sine of a pea Description, duration, flight path
Object was seen in the SW and was still in indicate that this was a star, probably
sight fx after having been seen visually for Venus.
40 ninutes.
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DE RJEDKF 7G
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//UNCLASSIFIED//IN COMPLIANCE WITH JCADF CHI, T0 CONADM 55-1 THE //UNCLASSIFIED//IN COMPLIANCE WITH JCADF CH1, T0 CONADM 55-1 THE (
FOLLOWING REPORT IS HEREBY SUEMITTED.
2TH ADCC 11-128
A ILLUMINATED STAR)
(1). LIKE STAR
(2)PEA
(3). WHITE ILLUMINATING RED AND GREEN SHADOW
(4). ONE
(5).NONE
(S), SEEMS TO HAVE A TAIL
(7). SEEMS (7). SEEMS TO HAVE HAVE A TAIL A TAIL
(8). NONE
(9. VERY FAST (9. VERY FAST
mnemsistent. mncmsistent. sngut, yet ?
E. E. 5n i Duca? Dita
*
(1). A PATIENT
(a). APPROXIMATLY 45 AZIMUTH 24
(3). STILL VISIELE
(4). NONE
(5). STILL VISIELE-
(5). 40 MIN. v
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C.
(1). GROUND- VISUAL 11 minght 2=x_,157.
(2). NONE shas
(3). NONE staes
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(1). GROUND-VISUAL 6 dght
sho fu
(2). NONE
stars- it
(3). NONE (my. Calen
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(1). 20/9614 6614-C=
(2). NIGHT CLEAR
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R.C.9, MO.
MALE NURSE
(2).MRS. OVER 21
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NURSE 7
,OVER 21
K.C.9, MO. K.C.9, MO.
NURSE NURSE
OVER 21
RAYTOWN, MO.
NURSE
G.
(A). CLEAR
(2).6,0DD 300/25K
1,000 300/30K
16990 300/40K
20024 300/45K
30y.09 280/45K
50,200 278/45K
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(i). CLEAR (
(2).6,W0D 300/25K
,000 300/30K
10,900 300/40K
20,050 300/45K
30,00 280/45K
5),000 5),00 273/45K 270/45K (
30,000 80,000 UNK
(3). UNRESTRICTED
(4). UNRESTRICTED
(5). NONE (5). NONE
(6). NONE
H. LOW TROPO PHASE AT SD,OBD FEET WITH WARM AIR MINUS
5 CENTIGRADE OR WARMER ABOVE.
LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU STATED IT WAS AN UNUSUALLY ERIGHT
STAR.
I. NONE
KNOWN ¸
J. NONE 5 4
K. NO COMMENT BUT SEE PARA. H.
L. NONE NONE
BT
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