PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723446

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONJoplin Missouri

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

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2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS
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© Wos Balloon
é spMteamber 2 J Lin Missouri OM Prebably Balloon
: 4 Se PpLeme 1962 —_ op mi Rtentiegttmes - eeueatemen § ® Possibly Bulloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
, C1} Was Aircroft
Local Ct Ground: Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar Ol Probably Aircraft
onT____05/0150Z Ss Air Vi sual GB Air-Intercopt Rodor C) Possibly Aircroft
“5. PHOTOS z §. SOURCE 1 Wes Astronomico
O Yes GH Probably Astronomicol
% No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
ha * Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
not rptd Q Unknown
eS tae __Istationary _ a
10. “BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Dne large with two smaller white objs Azimuth not rptd and only one
ibehind observed without tr add, or elevation Siven. Obj probably
exhaust & no discernable fe atures, no astronomical; howeyer, without
sound. In view for 2 ho ours, Objs seemed TBS gPasitional info, no conclu-
to close in & back away int termittantly,. Sion can be reached, Insufficient
| 0b; at 45 dgr elevation, data,
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ATIC FORM 329 (R#V 26 SEP 52)

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me) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIPSD mtssar

INCOMING

AF IN : 48431 (5 Sep 62) H/cen Page 1 of
ACTION: CIN=-17

INFO : SAFS-3, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, DIA-10, DIA-CIIC-~3 (37)

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FUX ADOIN, F QIEGN TECHN @ OGY DIVISION, AFCINN, 29NINT, SAFOI AND
SCCIQ UFO REPRT. PARAGRAPH 14a. (L) ROUND. (2) ONE LARGE

AND TWO PIN SIZE. ¢3) WHITE, (4) THREE (5) LARGE ONE IN FRONT
AND THE TyO SMALLER ONES TRAILING (6) NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES.
C7) NOTRAIL OR EXHAUST. (8) NO SOUND. ¢9) NONE. PARAGRAPH

14B, (1) NISTER SQ CUB caLvep a0 at 2000¢87.

(2) APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES ABOVE HARIZON, (3) UNKONWN, (4)

NO APPARENT M O/ENE EHiED TO MOVE Iii CLOSE THEN Back AWAY

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INTERV ITTENTLY. (5) NOT REPORTED. (6) 2 HOURS. PARAGRAPH 146

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DEPARFMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSAEO MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 48431 (5 Sep 62) Page 2 of 2

AGE TwO RUVGKF 14a |
-1) GiOUND-VISUAL. (2) BINOCULARS, (3) NOP APPLICABLE,

PARA GRAPH 14D, € 1) 0150Z. (2) WIGHT, PARAGRAPH 14E, NEAR

JOPLIN, 1 Q PARAGRAPH 147. ¢1) WISTER QM 10TH ald yatwvut, |
DUQUESNE, 10 PHONc: QM occuratiow uixion,

RELIABILITY NOT REPQRTED, PARAGRAPH 14G. (1) CLEAR. (2) WIND

FRQ} THE NNE aT SPH, (3) HIGH BROKEN CLOUDS. (4) 15 MILES.

(5) SANES AS 14G¢3). (6) NONE... ¢7) UNKOWN. PARAGRAPH 14K,

NQIE, PARAGRAPH 141, N@ APPLICABLE, PARAGRAPH 14J. NOT

APPLICABLE, PARAGRAPH 14K, WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. A VALID

CAUSE FOR THIS SIGHTING CON NOT BE ESTIMATED, PARAGRAPH 14L.

NONE,

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