PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

1. DATE
0 Wes Ball
___20 Jan 61 3855N--9540E, Kansas DO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Pessibly Belloon
Se) eT )D Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar - Srobdy Rives of
GMT _.200700Z O Air Visuol © Air-Intercept Rader |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. ‘PHOTOS 0 Was Astronomicel Merten
O Yes Cl Probably Astronomical
Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ‘ NUMBER OF sll COURSE 4 oe eae
| 0 Insufficient Dete for Evaluction
O Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGRound object size of 11. COMMENTS Object probably a bolide.
quarter at arms length. White or blue-green Description given by witness contains
hanging to red just prior to burn out. Re- such key expressions as "burn out” and
sembled a large flare. Same brilliance as "explode," as well as details such as
ightning. No tail, trail, exhaust, or sound, |color, duration and brightness which fit
First observed at 90° above horizon and well the text book description of these

azimuth 250°, Last observed at 10° above hori-|meteors. The possibility of this object
on and azimuth 70°. Flared out and disinte- | being a "re-entry" was checked and dete

grated at 35° above horizon and disappeared at|mined not to be any known satellite or
10° above horizon in NE. carrier. It is concluded that this obje

was a bolide.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AF IN: 3029 (31 jan 6L)N COMING toc he

ACTION: CIN-14 "

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UNCLAS FROM 4@DCOI 1484. SUBJECT. UFO REPORT.
ACTION ADC, S3AIRDIV, ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON, COFS (AFCIN), OSAF |

( SAFIS).

A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT

(1) ROUND SHAPE

(2) SIZE OF QUARTER HELD AT ARMS LENGTH.

(3) WHITE OR BLUE-GREEN, CHANGING TO RED JUST PRIOR TO BURN

OUT.
(4) ONE ¢7
€5) NO FORMATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION |
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMIWG

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(1) 0700Z 20 JANUARY AT TIME OF SIGHTING |
(2) NIGHT |
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS.
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(1)-38 DEG 55 MIN NORTH - 95 DEG 40 MIN EAST
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER

MILITYAR: J.D. BOURGEOIS, SSGT, 2027 AACS SQDN, TOWER
OPERATOR, COMPLETELY RELIABLE. LEO HACKWORTH JUNIOR, A/2C
DETACHMENT SIX, OF TWENTY SIX WEATHER SQDN, WEATHER OBSERVER,

COMPLETELY RELIABLE.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS
(1) CLEAR, CALM, FULL MOON.
(2) WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY: TEN KNOTS FROM 160 AT
2000 FT. FIFTEEN KNOTS FROM 290 AT 6000 FT. THIRTY FIVE KNOTS
FROM 300 AT 10000 FT. FORTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 300 AT 16000 FT. 4
FIFTY KNOTS FROM 320 AT 20000 FT. SEVENTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 300 AT
30,000 FT. SEVENTY FIVE KNOTS FROM 290 AT 50,000 FT.
(3) CEILING UNLIMITED |
(4) VISIBILITY FIFTEEN MILES | |
(5) ZERO CLOUD COVER

€6) ZERO THUNDERSTORMS

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION '
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE |

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(6) RESEMBLED A LARGE FLARE.

(7) NO TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST 4
(8) SILENT |
(9 SAME BRILLIANCE AS LIGHTNING |
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. |
(1) OBSERVER ATTENTION ATTRACTED BY BRIGHT LIGHT.

(2) FIRST OBSERVED AT NINETY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND
AZIMUTH TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DEGREES.

(3) LAST OBSERVED AT TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND AZIMUTH
SEVENTY DEGREES.

(4) MOVING TOWARD EAST.

(5) FLARED OUT AND DISINTEGRATED AT THIRTY FIVE DEGREES
ABOVE HORIZON AND DISAPPEARED AT TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON IN
NORTH EAST.

(S$) OBSERVED FOR TEN OR TWELVE SECONDS

¢. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
(1) GROUNJ VISUAL

(2) NO OPTICAL AID. | /
(3) NEGATIVE . _ :

D. DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTING

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMIWG |

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(7) TEMPERATURE GRADIENT - SIXTEEN AND NINA
He TEMPERATURE INVERSION AT 8000 FT. TROPOPAUSE AT 38,0090 FT.

I. NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION
Je NO AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES

Ke CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, 40TH BOMB WING. AN UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT WAS SEEN BY OBSERVERS. THE OBJECT WAS PROBABLY A
METEOR.

L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

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