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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9317246

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONWhiteman AFB Missouri

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD
T. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
6 May 1963 Whiteman AFB, Missouri CK Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. KGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 07/01157 XKAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronamical
XKNo Military PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
rising 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
6 minutes one Southerly
11. COMMENTS
Circular white orange light observed Object has all characteristics
at 15 dgr elevat ion 280 dgr aximuth associated a balloon sighting
climbing to So s minutes to po- T-33 pilo passanger considered
siton estimate elevation this a plausible explanation. Case
20 dgr azimuth. Observation by tower person- evaluated as balloon
nel through 7x50 BX. nel through 7xo0 BX. Ris very fast. Onle sighting. sighting.
T-33 in area, Inversion at 5,o0o feet. T-33 in area. Inversion at 5,ooo feet.
Observation Observation reported a/c and pilot and pilot
& passanger believed believed that it was either
a cloud or a cloud or halloon.
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PP RUCDSQ
DE RUWGDR 7 PRIORITY
ZNR
P R 0704302 : R D7D4302
FM 342BOMBWG WHITEMAN AFB MO WHITEMAN AFB MO YXM YXM
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AEB COLO
RUWGKF/29AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RUEAFF/AFSC ANDREWS AFB MD RUEAFF/AFSC ANDREWS AFB MD
RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC WASH DC

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3. T-33, 70612, 28 MINLES. UNKNOWN, 350 KNOTS, WHITEMAN AFB
D. TIME. /
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1. 01152, 7 MAY
2. DUSK. (
E. WHITEMAN AFB, MISSOURI (38-43N 98-33W).
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OBSERVERS.
1. N/A.
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1. N/A.
2 GT CHARLES R 2. SGT CHARLES R. KIRKLAND, A2C FRANKLIN ATKINS, A2C DENNIE t t.
R. STEPHENS, HQ SQ, 34OTH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, CONTROL TOWER R. STEPHENS, HG SQ, 340TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, CONTROL TOWER . .
OPERATORS. COLONEL W.E. BYERTS, JR., 340TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, OPERATORS. COLONEL W.E. BYERTS, JR., 34OTH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, -
COMMANDER, 1/LT ROBERT BOWERS, 340TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, PILOT. COMMANDER, 1/LT ROBERT BOWERS, 34OTH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP, PILOT. (
G. WEATHER AND WINDS. G. WEATHER AND WINDS.
S 1. SLIGHT HAZE.
2. WINDS:
SURFACE-070/4.
5000 FEET-020/10.
10,300 FEET-340/10.
14,300 FEET-320/15.
20,300 FEET-360/20.
30,000 FEET-350/35.
50,200 FEET-310/35.
63,000 FEET-300/15.
3. NONE.
4. TEN MILES.

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5. GROUND HAZE.
6. NONE.
7. SLIGHT INVERSION AT
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H. NONE.
I. N/A.
J. UNKNOWN. (
K. JON D. NYLANDER, 1/LT, AFSC 8054, INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES.0
THREE WHITEMAN AFB TOWER OPERATORS OBSERVED THE UFO AND COULD (
OFFER NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION. RELIABILITY OF THESE PEOPLE IS OFFER NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION. RELIABILITY OF THESE PEOPLE IS
CONSIDERED GOOD. COL BYERTS AND LT BOWERS WERE FLYING A T-33 WHEN CONSIDERED GOOD. COL BYERTS AND LT BOWERS WERE FLYING A T-33 3 WHEN
NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER OF SUBJECTUFO. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED
THE UFO AND THEIR DESCRIPTION MATCHED THAT OF THE TOWER OPERATORS. THE UFO AND THEIR DESCRIPTION MATCHED THAT OF T THE TOWER OPERATORS.
COL BYERTS FELT THAT THIS COULD BE EITHER A BALLON OR A CLOUD.
RELIABILITY OF THESE RELIABILITY OF THESE TWO PERSONS IS TWO PERSONS S EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.
L. NONE.
THESE ANSWERS ARE KEYED TO THE REPORTING . FORMAT IN AFR 200-2.
BT
07/0552Z MAY RUWGDR
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INFO RUWGAA/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA
BT
UNCLAS DCOI 0110E UFO REPORT. ACTION FOR ADC, 29 AIR DIV
(DEFENSE), AFSC, F (NIN) AND OSAF (SAFOI). INFO 2AF (DI).
A. DESCRIPTION.
1. CIRCULAR. -
2. HEAD OF A PIN.
3. WHITE OR LIGHT ORANGE.
4. ONE. -
5. N/A -
6. NONZ
7. NONE.
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9.EXTREME 9EXTREME SPEED. SPEED.
B. COURSE.
1. AF TOWER OPERATOR. OBSERVED BY CHANGE.
2. FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT 280 DEGREES.
3. SIXTY DEGREE ELEVATION AT 20 DEGREES.
4 STATIONARY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. ASSUMED
CLIMBING SOUTHERLY COURSE AT HIGH SPEED.
5. UPWARD TO THE SOUTH.
6. SIX MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION .
1. GROUND VISUAL- AIR VISUAL. /
2. BINOCULARS (7X50).
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