DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8723724
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Missouri
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION
Kansas City, MISS OUT A. ee
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
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03452
4, TYPE OF OBSERVATION
DMGround- Vi sual O Ground-Radar
S$. PHOTOS
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O Air Visual CO) Air-Intercept Reder
Wo ® ices a ar ee a ae
Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
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5 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
two Nis
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2. 5-7 minutes
lio. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
- Was Aircentt
Probubly Aircratt
Possibly Aircreft
Was Astronomical
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Brabably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicei
Other — —s
insufficient Data for Evalvation
Unknown
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111. COMMENTS
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Object sighted, round with flames glow- Descrivtion conforms to ovserva
ing yellow-orange turning bright and tion of jet a/e with afterburner.
going out. One hour later the same Duration of sighting coi Sisten
phenomena was observed with the objects with this analysis. Gbservatior
supposedly over Kansas City. by 10 year oH girl who repo ted
object to ffather, who also wit
nessed the second sightin
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RUCDSOQ/ AEROSPACE TE CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFS OHIO
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INFO RUWGAJ/SCADS SIOUC CITY MUNI APRT IOWA
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PARAGRAPH 14A. €1) APPEARED TO BE ROUND, €2) ABOUT THE SIZE OQ]
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ASKETBALL. €3) UNKNOWN. €4) TWO, FIRST ONE SIGHTED AND ONE
HOUR LATER THE SECOND BYE WAS SIGHTED. €5) NOT APPLICABLE. (€6)
OBJECTS APPEARED ZS BE ON FIRE. (7) NONE. €8) NONE. €9) SANE
AS (6) ABOVE WITH TY FLAMES GOING FROM YELLOW-ORAN& 59 2#8TE AND
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BACK AGAIN, THEN TURNING VERY BRIGHT AND GOING OUT. PARAGRA GHRB-.
(1) OBSERVER’S 11 YEAR OLD DOUGHTER. ¢€2) UNKNOWN. €3) UNKNOWN.
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PAGE TWO RUWGKF 141A
MANEUVERS, (5) SAME AS PARAGRAPH 14AC9), (6) THE FIRST ODI!
WAS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 MINUTES AND THE SECOND ONE wai Vi"
FOR ABOUT 5 TO 7 MINUTES. PARAGRAPH 14C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL. (7!
‘ONE, (3) NONE. PARAGRAPH 14D. (1) 670345Z SEP 62 AND 07044"
SEP 62. +) NIGHT. PARARRPH 145. OBJECTS APPEARED TO Be OVE!
DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI. PARAGRAPH 14F. urs. se
SP equgeinits ¢ 2220, Kansas cITY 38, missourtT. Vit"!
NUIBER Sa, OCCUPATION-HOUREWIFE (PART TIME FEDHIM.
EMPLOYEE AT MIDWEST OPERATING COMPANY. OBSERVER SOUNDED SOI
AND IN CONTROL OF HER MIND AND EMOTIONS. QZRAGRPH 14G. (1) ("'"’
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TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 63°S CLOUDY THEN CLEARING TO THE N(/iT
(2) THE FOLLOWING WIND DIRECTION AND VEWUCITY IS FOR 07054'/-
SURFACE FROM SOUTHWEST AT 3 KNOTS, 6,992 FROM 229 DEGREES 4!
Co ca » TPA ad rede (3 [4
29 KNOTS, 12,0909" FROM 259 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, 16,990" FIM
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DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, 20,220" FROM 28@ DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, 99"
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FROM 289 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 50,900" FROM 280 DEGREES AT 4” [P"
80,000" NOT AVAILABLE. THE FOLLOWING WIND DIRECTION aND VELOGIT/
IS FOR 6724422, SURFACE FROM SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS, 6,099" FRUM 274
DEGREES AT 23° KNOTS, 10,099" FROM 250 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, 1%”
FROM 279 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, 20,900' FROM 280 DEGREES AT !+ '
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PAGE THREE RUWGKF 1A4LA
39,000" FROM 280 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, 59,999’ FROM 280 DEGREES AT
49 KNOTS, 8,900" NOT AVAILABLE. (3%) AT 978345Z NONE AND AT 86704422
NONE. €4) AT 972345Z 10 MILES AND AT @70442Z 10 MILES. (5) AT
G7Q345Z 3,292" SCATTERED AND TOPS UNKNOWN AND 8,294" SCATTERED AND
TOPS UNKNOWN. AT @70442Z 8,000" SCATTERED AND TOPS UNKNOWN5(6)
AT O@70345Z NONE AND AT 979442Z NONE. (7) FROM SURFACE TO 18,900"
1.6 DEGREES CENTIGRADE PER THOUSAND FEET, FROM 18,000" TO 36,000"
2.2 DEGREES CENTIGRADE PER THOUSAND FEET, FRO! 36,990" TO
53,092" .$ DEGREES CENTIGRADE PER THOUSAND FEET. PARAGRAPH 14JH.
NONE, PARAGRAOH 141. NONE. PARAGRAPH 14J. NONE. PARAGRAPH 14K.
WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. IT IS POSSIBLE THIS THIS SIGHTING IS
IN THE "MOON DUST” CATEGORY. THE WITNESSES’ DESCRIPTION INDICATES
BURNING OF EITHER NATURAL OR MAN-MADE SPACE DEBRIS. PARAGRAPH 14L.
NONE,
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