PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8857153

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONRaytown Missouri

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :T
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONC,USIONS
a Was Balloan
28 Ju1 58 Raytown, Missouri 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Lecel X Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 29/0225Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
a Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XONNe Military & Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER . COURSE 0 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3-5 5 mins SE to NW to SE o Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cylindrical shaped obj, larger than l8Odgr change in direction.
baseball, white, Had wobbling action duration & flight pattern con-
which gave a worm-li ppearance. sistent w/analysis as a/c.
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P 2916542 P 291654Z
FM COMDR 20TH AIRDIV FM COMDR 20TH AIRDIV 050
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TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
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RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTEL CEN WPAFB A
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RJEPHQ/G2 HQ USAF
RJEPHO/OFFICE. OF INFO SERVICES HQ USAF

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NW 60 DEGREES. 3· VERY HIGH FROM NW TO SE 30 DEGREES. 4 WOBBLING
ACTION ON STEADY COURSE FROM SE TO NW 70 DEGREES, THEN A U TURN
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL. 2 NONE. 3. 9/02252,2. NIGHT.
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WIFE ANM NEIGHBOR'S SHILD ALSO OBSERVED
OBJECT 270/10; 10000 290/20; 16000 -
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3. NONE. 4. 15 PLUS. 5. NONE. 6. NONE. H. NONE. I. N/A. J. NOT
AVAILABLE. K. OFFICER'S RELUCTANCE TO CALL REPORT AT TIME OF
SIGHTING CAUSED INFORMATION OF OTHER AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA TO BE
UNAVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN HE FINALLY REPORTED THE SIGHTING.
JAMES P. BISTIS, IST T LT, USAF, CONTROLLER. L. NONE.
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