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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
26 Feb 59 Kensas City, Mo. 0 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ : Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar o Was Aircraft
ProbablyAircraft
GMT_ 27/0030Z A Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
:O.Ne Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER BJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unkno wn
5-6 mins one West
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, orange obj, all lit up. traveled It is concluded sighting was
East to West then banked South 90. probably an aireraft.
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TIME 5
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RJEDSQ/COMDR AII RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR INTEL CEN WPAFB INTEL CEN WPAFB (
RJEZHQ/G2 (
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HEDUSAF 3377 3377-
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/UNCLAS/2OTH ADCC 02-112. /UNCLAS/2OTH ADCC 02-112.
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"UFO" REPOR "UFO" REPOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITH AFR 200-2
A. 1.ROUND (
2100 FEET IN DIAMETER a
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3.CORANGE 'I BAN
4. ONE (1) I (
5.N/A
6 ALL LIT UP
7. NONE I (
8. NONE
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9 NONE
B. 1. NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE
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3. 50 TO 90 DEGREES 15 HUNDRED TO TWO THOUSAND FEET. M
4. EAST TO WEST JHEN BANKED SOUTH 90
5.O THE SOUTH BEHINGS CLOUDS. (
6. 5 TO 6 MINUTES.
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2 NAKED EYE AT T TINE FO SIGHTING, LATER WITH TELESCOPE. 14 414 304
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2.DUSK 2.DUSK —
E.1. E. 1. STREET AND KANSAS STREET AND KANSAS (
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
F. 1. CIVILIAN F. 1. CIVIL. , ,
AGE 47, AGE 4 KANSAS CITY, KANSAS KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
CABINETMAKER
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2. SOUT AT KNOTS
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415 KNOTS

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6. NONE
H. 1. NONW C
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J. 1. NONE
L. 1. NONE C
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SECURITY CLASSIFI Oc
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
MaR 3 21 0759
S
495
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cbech) SYMBOL ACCOUNTING ORIG, OR REFERS TO OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI .BINGLE
INFO x AF 20TH ADCC 02-112 UNCL
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC
TO
/uncLASSIFIED/ROoM: AFOIN-4E4 3-3917-F
REF MSG 20TH ADCC 02-112, DTD 27 FEB 59, R REPORTING THE SICHTING
OF AN UFO. REQUEST A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION TO ENABLE THIS OF AN UFO. REQUEST A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION TO ENABLE THIS
IE
CENTER TO FORM A VALID CONCLUSION. SPECIFICALLY, THE FOLLOWING
INFO IS REQUESTED: HOW WAS THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT DETERMINED? INFO IS REQUESTED: HOW WAS THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT DETERMINED?
WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF THE OBJECT WHEN FIRST AND WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF THE OBJECT WHEN FIRST AND
LAST OBSERVED? IN WHAT DIRECTION WAS OBSERVER MOVING AT THE
TIME OF SIGHTING? HOW LONG AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING WAS A TELESCOPE
USED, AND WHAT KIND AND POWER IS THE TELESCOPE? WHAT WERE THE
WIND CONDITIONS, (REF PAR 15&2, AFR 200-2). REQUEST A CHECK
WITH PERTINENT ORG BALLOON WAS IN
THE AREA.
COORDINATION:
AFCIN-4E4
Col, Glaser PATE TIME
ARCIN-4E DARE /317 F 2 1100
Col. Gilbert STONTH YEAR
-MAR 1959
SYMBOL
AFCIN-4E4
TYPED NAME TYPED (or stamped) NAME AND TITLE
3-1-1UD Major Rooert an
PHONE 6-9215 NR. PAGE 1 PAGKS NR. OF 1 LOUIS J HARRELL
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Captaln, USAF
UNCLASSIFIED heelstend Admiaistatire Olfer
DDFOA 173 REPLACES DD FORM

ATIC
TELEPHONED
TO ATIC OD HAR 5 22 7959
TIME 6803 NO.
Date Thm 1 —
ATIC By:
VCZCSQC0642CWYB130 3
4
PP RJEDSQ 4w
DE RJWFKF 30G
P 02200Z
FM COMDR 20TH AIR DIVISION RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB FM COMDR 20TI IA X DIVISTON RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB C
TO COMDR AIR TECHNICAL CENER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB SON AFB
BT
397-E. SIZE OF OBJECT AS GRAPEFRUIT HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. ELEVA-
TION SIXTY DEGREES AZIMUTH ONE SEVEN ZERO DEGREES AT FIRST SIGHT- TION SIXTY DEGREES AZIMUTH ONE SEVEN N ZERO DEGREES AT FIRST SIGHT-
ING. ELEVATION SIXTY DEGREES AZIMUH ONE NINE ZERO DEGREES A
LAST SIGHTING. OBSERVER HEADING SOUTH AT TIME OF SIGHTING. ELE-
SCOPE USED APPROX TWENTY MINUES AFTER FIRST SIGHING. ELESCOPE (
WAS LEVEL TRANSI TWENTY FIVE POWER. WINDS SURFACE
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AT TWENTY KNOTS, TEN THOUSAND FEET TWO EIGHT ZERO AT THIRTY W
Y KNOTS, 0104O4
FIFTEEN THOUSAND FEET TWO SIX w ZERO AT KNOTS, TWENTY
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TWO SIX ZERO FIFTY KNOTS, FIFTY
AT TWENTY FIVE KNOTS, EIGHTY ON WEAHER. EXACT WINDS C
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NOT AVAILABLE. NO KNOWN BALLOON NOT AVAILABLE. NO KNOWN
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