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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 Jul 60 Independence Was Balloon
y, MO. 000 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2105 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Alscraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 12/03052 AirViswel Alr-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE D Was Astronomical
a Yes Civilian and Military Probably AstronomicelMeteor
W No Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Insufficient Data for Dato valuation uation
3-4 sec sec two two SSE o Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round and oblong, size of pea, red in color. Duration is characteristic of a meteor. Duration is characteristic of a meteor.
Sighted 20° elev, approaching from 360. There were two objects observed, indi-
Disappeared 30° elev, about 18o°. Traveled elev. about 180. Traveled cating that the witness obse cating that the witness observed a erved a
SSE at high speed. Faded out of sight to the meteor after it had begun its breakup.
S. Also described as round, size of a dime. S. Also described as round, size of a dime. The meteor was apparently a large one
Glowed and faded out to S. Appeared at 20 faded out to S. Appeared at 20
elev, 360 elev, 350 az, and disappeared at elev, before it disappeared. before it disappeared.
190° az. Level flight. 190° az. Level flight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

ELEPHONED
IG
A2
1930 JUL 12 21 52 13
NNNNM (
RE137
CZCSQB149ZCWYB269
PP RJEDSQ ==2
DE RJWFKF 24G 4-yx2a
P 1218002 ZEX
FM HQ KANSAS CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFKF/33RD ADIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO RJWFKF/33RD ADIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH D C
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE AIR SAFIS WASH D C
BT
/UNCLAS/KCOCC 07/005. "UFO THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IS
SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 DATED 14 SEP 59.
PARA 15.
A(1) ROUND AND OBLONG
(2) PEA
(3) RED
(4) TWO 2
(5) INTRAIL
(6)NONE
(7) NONE

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(8) NONE
(9) GLOWING
B. (1) ACCIDENTIAL SIGHTING
(2) 20 DEGREES ELEVATION APPROCHING FROM 360 DEGREES
(3) 30 DEGREES ELEVATION ABOUT 180 DEGREES
(4) TRAVELING SSE AT HIGH SPEED
(5) FADED OUT OF SIGHT TO THE SOUTH
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL -
(2) NONE
(3) N/A (3) N/A
D (1) 12 JULY 1960 0305Z . (1) 12 JULY 1960 0305Z
.
(2) NIGHT (2) NIGHT
E. (1) 3900N-9420W, 2326 MAYWOOD, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
F. (1) CIVILIAN: MR F. (1 CIVILIAN: MR AGE UNKNOWN AGE UNKNOWN
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. RELIABILITY UNKNOWN JNKNOWN
(2) UNKNOWN
G. (1) GOOD
(2) 6000-280DEGREES-11KNOTS
10000-240DEGREES-8KNOTS
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16000-360DEGREES-3KNOTS
20000-320DEGREES-4KNOTS
30000-240DEGREES-10KNOTS -
50000-260DEGRI
(3) CLEAR
(4) VISIBILITY UNLIMITED 15 MILES
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
(7) 87 DEGREES
H.NONE -
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. DUTY CONTROLLER R KANSAS CITY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
MISSOURI. REMARKS: I BELIEVE THESE WERE MISSOURI. REMARKS: I BELIEVE THESE WERE
POSSIBILY THE SAME OBJECTS REPORTED IN MY OWN SIGHTING REPORT. IN MY OWN SIGHTING G REPORT.
L. NONE L. NONE
BT
12/1920Z JUL RJWFKF
NNNN

SAKA
JNT ASSS FORM
UNCLASSIFIED
QACS WELO" TIUN LLNTHR.
50
WH CDENA TYH wBC Chack) UNT TA) OPIA. OH RERERS TO CLABSIFICATION
ATIOA ROUTINE eacx MUNE WINALN AVAWOL KCOCC OFRETERENCE
INFO 07-005
PROM: AF KCOCC 07-004 UNCLAS
ATIC, W-P AFB INOTAUGTIONB
C
TO:
RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB, MO EJUFKF
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E2 /UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E2
KCADS YOUR MSGS KCOCC O7-O44 AND KCOCC 07-005, DTD 12 JULY 60. KCADS YOUR MSGS KCOCC 07-O44 AND KCOCC 07-005, DTD 12 JULY 60.
REQ A FURTHER INVESTIGATION BE MADE OF THE SIGHTINGS AND THE
FOLLOWING INFO, PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL INFO, BE FWD TO THIS CTR. DID FOLLOWING INFO, PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL INFO, BE FWD TO THIS CTR. DID
LONG WAS THE O3O5Z SICHTING IN VIEN? WAS THE TIME AND DURATION
RPTD FOR THE O32OZ SIGHTING THAT OF THE CIV WITNESS OR THE RPTG
OFFICER? (EXFLAIN) WERE THE CIV AND MIL FIELDS IN THE MO AREA
CHECKED FOR ACFT? WERE THE RADAR SITES CHECKED FOR PRESENCE OF
BOTH SIGHTINGS AND A CETAILED RPT, ON AN IR l12 IF NECESSARY, BE
SUBMITTED.
DATE TIME TimE
14 0940
MONTH YE:"
JULY 1960
AFCIN-LE2 AFCIN-LE2
/ MaSof Rober Yr Major Rober rm
69216 1 PHILIP G. EVANS PHILIP G. EVANS
Colonel, USAF
UNCLASSIFIED Deputy for Sciences and Components
KM 9 AEPL,AC. JU NOS 1DX. I CST 49 WX CH WIUL 6T JRNO CNTL
2XSAOST2O

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APPROXIMATELY TO SECONDS
3. MR. SAID HE HAD THE 0320Z SIGHTING IN
VIEW FOR APPROXIMATELY (30) THIRTY SECONDS.
cwo HAD THE 032ÖZ SIGHTING IN VIEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 )
TO 3 MINUTES. CW WAS OUTSIDE CHECKING ON
4 FAA AND LOCAL RADARS WERE CHECKED FOR AIRCRAFT IN
1HAT AREA. REPORTS FROM THESE E INSTALLATIONS WERE NEGATIVE.
BT BT
20/1526Z JUL RJWFKF 20/1526Z JUL RJWFKF 1

NNNN
174E2 1950 JUL
ZCZCSQP033CZCSQD880ZCWYC028 CwlCD2o 5 3 4X2A ADNIN. SERVICES APAFB
PP RJEDSQ 4 uE ERVICES AFB
)
DE RJWFKF 16G 2 (
P 2015002 ZEX
FM KCADS M RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO FM KCADS M RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TOR
RJWFKF/33RD ADIV SAGE RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH D C
RJEXHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS WASH D C
BT Maj Rg. 7hind
7-219E-É AND MY PREVIOUS MESSAGES KCOCC 04 AND 07-005.
THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS MADE C IN ANSWER TO YOUR MESSAGE
OF 15 JULY 60. OF 15 JULY 60.
THE OBJECTS DID NOT PASS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THEY WENT -THE OBJECTS DID NOT PASS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THEY WENT
REPORTED IN
INITIAL REPORT. THEY WERE AT A VERY HIGH ALTITUDE AND AT
APPROXIMATELY A 11:30 O'CLOCK POSITION FROM ME WHEN THEY APPROXIMATELY A 11:30 O'CLOCK POSITION FROM ME WHEN THEY
PASSED OVER, WITH ME FACING DUR NORTH.
2. MR. SAYS THE 0305Z SIGHTING WAS IN VIEW FOR
.