PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7227640

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1958

REPORTED LOCATION6Mi Wof Chillicothe Mo

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
&XWes Balloon
11 May 58 6 Mi W of Chillicothe Mo. _ 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolloon
: O Wos Aircraft
Local D Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodar O Probably Aircroft
GMT 11/15352 XD Air Vi suol D Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ‘Wie. Aatenonieel
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
tf No Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
: : 0 Unknown
l_ min one stationary
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong obj, brownish color, looked Was balloon w/radiosonde equip-
ike collapsed balloon w/particles ment.
ianging from mainbody,. Pilot passed

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