PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 Sep 60 Kansas City, Missouri 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local B Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aiscraft
Binoculars 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 01/0030Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes DS0 Probably Astronomicol Venus
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 min one NW Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round I luminous object, size of baseball to The planet Venus was just setting at the
beachball, had appearance of extra bright star. time of the s sighting. The azimuth given
generally coincides with the position of
Venus. It probable that the object of
this sighting was the planet Venus.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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PHONE CONTACT ARE AS FOLLOWS: OMAHA REPORTS BEARING AS 160 DEGREES.
ELEVATION NOT GIVEN. KANSAS CITY OBSERVATION WAS FROM NINE STORY
BUILDING. BEARING GIVEN AS 340 DEGREES, ELEVATION ESTIMATED
AS 30 DEGREES OR LESS. THESE SUGGEST LARGE OBJECT, SUCH AS
BALOON, AT LONG RANGE AND HIGH ALTITUDE. KANSAS CITY SIGHTING
WAS EY MRG  OF RADAR DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS
BRANCH OF WEATHER BUREAU STATION. LOCATION OF STATION IS
NINTH AND WALNUT STREETS. HE FURTHER REPORTS THAT ATTEMPTED C
CONTACT WITH WSR-57 RADAR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. NO MOVEMENT
OESERVED. HIS EVALUATION IS THAT OBJECT WAS LARGE HIGH ALTITUDE
CONSTANT-LEVEL WEATHER BALLOON, LAUNCHING SOURCE UNKNOWN. THIS
IS BEST OBSERVATION AND FITS OTHER RANDOM COMMFTS. OBJECT WAS
NOT HELD ON AIR DEFENSE RADAR IN THIS VICINITY. ALTHOUGH MORE
SPECIFIC DATA ON OBSERVERS CAN BE OBTAINED IS DESIRED, ABOVE SPECIFIC DATA ON OBSERVERS CAN BE OBTAINED IS DESI ED, ABOVE
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DE RJWFKF 17G G
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FM KCADS RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFKF/33ADS SAGE RICHARDS RJWFKF/33ADS SAGE RICHARDS S GEBAUR AFB MO C
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO C
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AIR FORCE THE AIR FORCE SAFIS WASH 25 DC $\f{42 $\f{42
ET 7
7
/UNCLAS/KCADCC 1674 4-4x
A DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
1 EXTRA BRIGHT STAR
2 BASEBALL !
3 LUMINOUS
4 1
5 N/A
6 N/A
7 N/A
8 N/A

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B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
1 NEIGHEOR
2 45 DEGREES 340 DEGREES (
3 SAME AS NR2
4 STATIONARY
5 GRADUALLY
6 15 MIN
C MANNER C MATMIER OF GBS R OF OBSERVATION
1 N/A 1 NA
2 BINOCULARS
3 N/A
D TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS HTINGS
1 3Z
2 DUSK
E LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
3900 N 9435 W
F IDENT INFO
1
KANSAS CITY 21 KNS CABLE FOREMAN FOR SW BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

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G WX AND WINDS s ALOFT
A SURF 080 DEG 4K
B 10000 310 20K
C 16000 290 30-35K
D 20000 2 290 25K
E 40000 290 35K
F 60000 270 25K
G 80000 N/A N/A G 80000 N N/AN N/A
H N/A
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I NONE I NONE
J N/A WX BALLON LAUNCHED AT TOE 1
K CWO SENIOR CONTROLLER
L N/A
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RC11l NO. 22
czCSQEEL6ZCWYA13E TIME
Date 105160
PP RJEDSQ By:
ZDK 631
ZC ZCKFA462
PP RJWFAL RJEDSQ RJEZHQ
DE RJWFKF 1 15G GO
P S11330Z ZEX P S11330Z ZEX 7 √
FN KCADS RICHARDS FM KCADS RICHARDS S GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RJWFAL/33ADS SAGE RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEDSQ/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIOV RJEDSQ/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIOV 345646 345626
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC NM NM 4-2 4=2
RJEZHQ/SECRE RJEZHQ/SECR THE AIR FORCE THE AIR FORCE WASH DC
4-4x
BT
/UNCLAS/KCADCC 1675
A DESCRIPTION OBJECTS
1 ROUND 5
2 BEACHBALL
3 WHITE
1
4 1
5 M/A
6 N/A
7 1/A
S N/A

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B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
1 PERSONAL OBSERVATION
2 45 DEGREES - 340 DEGREES
3 N/A t
4 STATIONARY
5 GRADUALLY 50 GRADUALLY
6 15 MIN
C. MANNER OBSERVATION
1 N/A
2 N/A
3 N/A 3 N/A
D TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1 21/20322
2 DUSK
E LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
3900 N 9435W
F IDENT T INFO

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BECURITY 7
JOINT UNCLASS IFTED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
190/37
1960 OCT 6 16 2 22 06 11735
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE SYMBOL KCADCC 1675
ACTION UNCLAS
INFO AF KCADCC 1674
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONG
ATIC, W-P AFB 1
TO:
RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB, MO RJWFkF
/UNCLAS/FROM: AFCIN-432x/0-2953-E-
WAS THE TLME AND DATE OF THE SIGHTING BY MR WHERE WAS
MISS HERO LOCATED? WHAT TIME WAS THE BALLOON LAUNCHED AT TOE? REQ
TOE FURNISH THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE BALLOON, TYPE OF EQUIPMENT
CARRIED, PLUS THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT AND ALTITUDE REACHED BY CARRIED, PLUS THE DURATION N OF THE FLIGHT AND ALTITUDE REACHED BY
THE BALLOON.
DATE TIME
5 0840
MONTH YEAR
OCT 1960
SYMBOL BIGNATURE
AFCIN-LE2x 0C1 201049
TYPED NAME FYPEO (Or MAMPed) NAME AND TITLE
30--W Major Robert Friend #AM RWWAOWN
PHONE 69215 9 E PAGE PHILIP G. EVANS
SECURITY CLABSIFICATION Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
DD FORM s 173 REPLACE6 DD FORM 173. OCT 49, WHICH BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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STUDENT
G WX AND WINDS
SURF 080 4K
10000 315 20K
16200 290 30-35K 16208 290 30-35K
20920 20520 290 25K 290 25K
43082 290 35K C
60 62 ,27D 25K 27D 25K
62058 62058 NA NZA NA N7A
H N/A H N/A * .
IN/A
J N/A WX BALLON LAUNCHED AT TOE
K. cw SENIOR CONTROLLER
L N/A
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1950 OCT 8 02 17
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DE RJWFKF 41G - 4X24
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RJEZHQ/HQ A
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/UNCLAS/FROM KCODC-C 1707. FOR AFCIN AT USAF AND
SIGHTING BY MR. S WAS REPORTED AS 01/0030Z. LOCATION OF
MISS WAS DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SUBSEQUENT CONVER- MISSWAS DO IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SUBSEQUENT CONVER-
SATIONS WITH OTHER OBSERVERS INDICATE SIGHTINGS FROM WICHITA, SATIONS WITH OTHER OBSERVERS INDICATE SIGHTINGS FROM WICHITA,
TOPEKA, KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA ALONG SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST COURSE.
TOPEKA WEATHER DOUBTS THAT ANY LAUNCHINGS FROM THAT LOCATION
COULD MEET THIS DESCRIPTION. WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED, THESE
REPORTS WERE NOT LOGGED AS TO NAME, EXACT LOCATION OR TIMES, BUT
ARE FORWARDED FOR POSSIBLE USE. TWO ADDITIONAL REPORTE FROM
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