PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8227380

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATION111mi Eof Kansas City Missouri

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PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 Sep 60 lll mi E of Kansas City, Missouri Was Bailoon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleon
Locol 2121 O Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aiscraft
000 Probably Aireralt
GMT 10/0221Z AirViwal Air-intercepi Radar Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probobly Axtronomical eteor
diNo Mlitary Possibly Astronomicai
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
DDO Do Insufficient Data for insuificient Data ior Evaluatian Evaluation
not given one one vertical descent descent Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
brilliant."shooting star" phenomenon with a Description is characteristic characteristic of a
beginning ; burn trace aprox ;burn trace sprox 80° above horizon meteor.
from eye level. Burn trace trom eye level. Burn trace increased in inten- incressed in inten-
sity to final burn-out at aprox eye level to
pllot ofa/e flying at flying at 35,000 ft.
ATIC FORS 25 SEP 52)
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approximately 60
following:
A brilliant "shooting star" occurred with beginning
burn trace above the horizontal from the
level of mv y eye. The burn trace increased in intensity to
final burn-out approximately the eye level of the undersigned.
The trajectory appeared early vertical and directly over the
nose of the aircraft. The most unusual aspects of the
phenomenon were vertical trajectory and the pure white in-
tensity urn-out, which approached that of a
magre
Brigadier General/, USAF USAF
Dir of Dir o: anning