DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8406097
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1959
REPORTED LOCATION4Mi WOf Greenbush Kansas
FRAMES4

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- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
18 59 2: Hi O Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. 1 DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT Ai-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Civilien Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
D Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation
1 IW & 3V 0 Unknow
4 mins
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Ball Ball which looked hot & bubbldng, orange which looked hot & bubbling, orange Possibly ntatlc electrialty cuvoed Possibly ntatlc elecbrialty cuvoed
turning to red, Looked liks a querter of turning to red. Looked liks a querter of thuderntovm sctivity inthe Sw portion thmderatovm sativity inthe Ss portion
a moon too lov in the slg - tree top level. a moon too lov in the slg - bree top level. Jof Kanses, Jof Kanses.
Cbj rbogped in the air & degcended
vertieally on the ground, remeined 3 or 4
mins chunging fh orange to red, then rode mins chunging fin orange to red, then rode
Vertienlly in u NW direction, then turmed Verticnlly in u NW direction, then turmed
On and dieappeared fm view. Sn and dieappeared fm view.
ATIC FORM 5 SRP 52) 5 SRP 52)
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PP RJEZHO
DE RJWFKG 40
P 202020Z
FM COMDR MCCONNELL AFB KANS
INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEZHQ/ASST
ATION SERVICES HQ USAF
RJWFAL/COMDR 1006 AISS ENT AFB
BT.
UNCLAS FROM DCOI 4059.
SUBJECT: UFO
A A. (1) BALL
DITCH TO DITCH OF A TWO-LANE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 3O FT WIDE.
(2)
(3) ORANGE TURNING ORANGE TURNING TO RED
(4) ONE
(5) N/A.
(5) BALL LOOKED HOT AND BUBBLING.
(7) N/A
(8) NO SOUND
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
L STARF "MESSAGE DIVISICV
UNCLASSTHED MESSA3E (
INCOMIN
PAGE TWO RJWFKG 40
(9) N/A
B (1) LOCKED LIKE A QUARTER OF A MOON TOO LOW IN THE SKY,
(2) ) TREE TOP LEVEL.
(3) TREE TOP LEVEL.
(4) TRAVELED DUE WEST I WHILE OBSERVER WAS TRAVELLING IN HIS
CAR WEST ON KANSAS HIGHWAY 57 AT A SPEED OF 75-80 MPH. OBSERVER
STOPPED HIS CAR. UFO STOPPED IN THE AIR 25 YARDS IN FRONT OF
OBEERVERS CAR AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY ON THE GROUND. UFO
REMAINED THREE OR FOUR MINUTES, MEANWHILE CHANGED FROM ORANGE TO
RED COLOR, AND ROSE VERTICALLY TO AN ALTITUDE OF TEN TO FIFTEEN
FEET. UFO HEADED IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION AND T FEET. UFO HEADED IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION AND TURNED TO A SOUTH- TURNED A SOUTH-
WEST FROM FROM VIEW, VIEW,
(5)I (5) INSTANTANEOUSLY INSTANTANEOUSLY TO TO THE THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWEST.
- (6) FOUR MINUTES
C. (1) GROUND - VISUAL. GROUND - VISUAL
(2) N/A
(3) N/A
D. (1) 0830Z/18 MAY 59.
(2 NIGHT
E 37-30-30N, 95- -04-30W,4 MILES WEST OF GREENBUSH, KANSAS ON
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISICH
( UNCLASSIFIED MESSACE 1 (
INC.OMIN 1
8- PAGE THREE E RJWFKG 40
KANSAS S HIGHWAY 57.
F (1 33,
ELDORADO, KANSAS, TRUCK DRIVER.
G (1) CLOUDY WITH CLEAR GROUND VISIBILITY.
(2) NNE AT 6, SURFACE, SOUTH A FEET AT CHANUTE
KANSAS, 25 MILES NORTHWEST.
(3) 12,000 FEET REPORTED AT CHANUTE, KANSAS
(4) 15 MILES REPORTED AT CHANUTE, KANSAS
(5) BROKEN TO OVERCAST AT CHANUTE, KANSAS ano ovsnons. n oinneiey Rnnsns
(5) CHANUTE, KANSAS REPORTI REPORTED OCCASIONAL OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING LIGHTNING IN CLOUNS CLOUNS
DISTANT NORTHEAST. NORtHEAST.
H. H N/A
-
. Io N/A
Jo N/A
KoO
. CAUSED INDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACTIVITY IN THE
STATIC ELECTRICITY CAUSED BY NDERSTORM
SOUTHEAST I PORTION OF KAnSas.
L N/A.
ET
20/2040Z MAY RJWFKG
ACTION: CIN
INFO OOP, SAFS
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