PROJECT BLUE BOOK

MILITARY RADAR

2. LOCATION

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS |

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28 Sep 60 Kirksville, Missouri 4 Probably Belleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP %. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Balleon
0 Wes Aiscroft
Lecel — 0 Ground. Vi suol X Ground-Rodor a Probobl y Alrereft
omt__28/08162 = 0 Air Vi svol O Alr-Intercept Redor | Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS a3 | 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomicol ;
oY 0D Probobly Astronomico
is] co Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ti Other 2
O Insufficient Deote for Evoluation
45 sec one ascending 0D Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Normal a/c return painted on ground radar at
70,000 ft rapidly gaining altitude to 100,000
ft, went off scope after 45 sec.

11. COMMENTS

There is the possibility that this
sighting could have been caused by
warm moist air mixing with cold dry
air. Three sightings were reported
from the same radar station and were
noted on the same equipment. No reports
from other stations in the area were
received which might have confirmed or

denied the explanation that weather
conditions probably caused this radar
effect.

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Be NOT HEARDe 9e RAPIDLY GAINING ALTITUDE. Be 1. APPEARED ON SCOPE
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SECONDS AFTER APPEARANCE. 5. WENT OFF THE TOP OF RADAR SCOPE. 6»
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Request for Analysis

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It is requested that an analysis be given the attached radar sighting
and the results forwarded to 52x as soon as possible.

RICHARD R. SHOOP
Colonel, USAF
AFC IN-.E2

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Evaluation of UFO (U) 4 Oct 60

AFCIN-4E2x
1. Reference your memos dated 21 Sep 60 and 29 Sep 60.

2. All three radar sightings reported are from the same radar station and
were noted on the same radar equipment. This equipment is quite powerful
and occasionally picks up reflections from various weather situations such

as is encountered when warm moist air is mixed with cold dry air. The
appearance and disappearance of targets as reported, along with the extremely
fast changes in altitude, lends credence to the possibility that some form
of weather condition was responsible for the unidentified targets which

were reported.

3. No reports of similar targets have been received from other stations
in the area which might have confirmed or denied this explanation.

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ROY L. JAMES
Acting Chief
APCIN-481

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