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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970164

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONDowning Missouri

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2. LOCATION 12.

26 Fatruary, 1960 lownines Missourt
3. DATE*TIME GROUP = 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION —_
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5. PHOTOS
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6. SOURCE

vivillan

7. LENGTH OF O3$22VATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Sac ocoa aga aoa

CONCLUSIONS

Woes Bolloon
Prebebly Balloon
Pessibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircrof?
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Othor =

Insufficient Dato for Evaluation

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NCLAS/CEOFS $2-129. UFO REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APR 220-2, DTI
(49SEPT..195S. UFO,As 1) ROUND, (2) SIZ2 OF A DINNER PLATE 1
NCHES IN DIAMETER C3) SILVER, (4) ONE. €5)2 N/A, (8) NONE, 67)
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VISIBILITY 15 MILES. (2) SURFACE NNW 12 MPH, 5,209FT LIGHT AND
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790TH RADAR SQUADRON (SAGE)
United States Air Forces
Kirksville Air Force Station, Missouri
2 March 1960

REPLY TO
ATIN OF: ADMIN

TO: Air Technical Intelligence Canter
Wright Patterson Air Forca Base, Ohio

UFO follow-up report in accordance with AFR 200-2 DID 1; Sept 1959,

A. il. Round

2. Size of dinner plate 10 inches in diameter
36 Silver

bh. One

5S, N/a

6, None

7e No visible exhaust
8. No sound
9. None

Be le dust happened to glance up
2. 5 degree angle above at distance of two miles
3. Same as above
h. Szemed to float to S.E.
Se Instantansously to S.E.
6, From one half hour to one hour

C. 1. Ground visual
2. No optical aids used

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D, le 22162 26 Jan 60
2, Day

E. 1. NL 3930 5 miles north of Downing Mo,

F, 1. Givilian, Mr, REM, Ace 56, Mailing address: Downing,
we Occupation: Farmer, Reliable
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Ge 1. Clear; Visibility 15 Miles
2, Surface NNW 12 mph; 5,000 ft, Light and variable, 10,C00 ft
270 decrees at 55 kts,
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Ltr, 790th Radar Squadron, (ADMIN), 2 Mar 1960, UFO Follow-up Report

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J, 1, TSGT, USAF, Aircraft Control and Warning Tech. No Logial
explanation of sighting. Spoke to Mr, Haven since urd
mesgags 60-289 dtd 26 Jan @ and no other information or
explanation could be obtained,

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THEODORE P,. WELGOSS
Major, USAF
Intelligence Officer