PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8685730

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Missouri

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
22 Ju1 1962 Kansas City, Missouri 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiolyBalloon
Local_evening KGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Aifsual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronamical
.No No Civilian 0 o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0b 0 Other Other_
¤ Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
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TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sright noving obj Bright moving obj at 5-lo-mi ale at 5-lo-mi ale Estimations by l- year old boy Estimations by lr year old boy woo
(estimata) moving SE at 5-6,Qvo mph (estimata) moving SE at 5-b,Qvu mph is interested in astronony. No is interested in astronomy. No
(estimace). Observed durang moon (estimate). Ouserved durang moon duration rptd. Slow enough to pic duration rptd. Slow enough to pic
Dbservatlon wyhvx tetescond. Abie to Dbservallon wysvX tetescond. Able to up ie seope, however, too fast up ie seope; however, too fast to
giux up oid. No detail with TX. due giux up oid. No detail with TX. due detalled observation. t detalled observation. Case consid Case considyr C
to rapld novement. Obj disappeared rapld movement. Obj disappeared ed insutficient data. ed insutficlent data. In all In ail 91O-
into 'cloud bank nedr horizon. Brigh bability it wns a meteor sighting
bluish vhite size astimated at goo- However, not classed w/meteors sind
eosefteaNot like any meteor previous /observer apparently familiar
with objs of this nacure.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 2S, D. C.
September 17, 1962 ES
PUBLIC AFFaIRS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF DIRECTORO MATION, USAF ATION, USAF
SUBJECT: Referral of Correspondence
The inclosed correspondence is The inclosed correspondence is forwarded for consideration forwarded for consideration
appropriate action tethede direct appropriate action direct reply to the writer who has
not been notified of this referral. Information copy of your reply
is not requested.
Incl: Ltr dtd 10 Sept. Staff Assistant
Directorate for Special Activities
Kansas City, Mo. Room 2D 776, The Pentagon
LIberty 5-6700, Ext. 76462
H33878
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