PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9421383

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONJackson County Missouri

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LOCATION

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10. CONCLUSION

SOURCE

ivilian = County S$
NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 seconds, 1 minute
1 minute
TYPE OF OBSERVATION

ff Astronomic2l () STECR)

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Bright white streak or trail of white nest BD daha brighter as
object descended. a observati on in East at 60 deg eleva-
tion. Disappeared instent 2d report. Object described as
blue blaze with a cles | trail visible for one winute. Two sicht
ings, one prior to 0300Z other after 0300Z. One object disuppes
ed in North, otuer in flicht from SE to Ti, oe © disappeared
insvantly. Straight flizht. 3d report: Ball shaped blue objec
appsaring as fireworks. ‘White smoke trail. Movins from Kast
west in are clinbing and then descending.

Groum =-Visual
COURSE

Descending ‘We

PHOTOS

GO Yes COLDENTS: Probable meteor observation. Sheriffs report indicat
a two second observation, Other wit: 9 probably overesti cite
the duration, case considered as sae object observed by three
observers, 2 report includes additional meteor observation

prior to the second meteor,

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of thie form may be used,

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SAFOI. INFO SCODC-I- UFO REPORT.

PARA 1442 (1) SIZE OF CROQUET BALL, TAPERED TO A POINT. (2) NOT
NOTED. (3) BLUE BLAGE. (4) ONE. (5) N/A» (6) TRAIL = BLUE -
VISIBLE FOR ONE MINUTE. ¢7) BLUE TRAIL. (8) NONE. (9) 53 FT ABOVE
GR JUND.

PARA 143: (4) SITTING ON FRONT PORCH LOOKING IN DIRECTION. (2)

SE TO Nw & DISSAPPEARED" REAPPEARED IN NORTH AND DISAPPEARED IN
SOUTH. (5) TRAVEL SOUTH. (4) STRAIGHT FLIGHT. (9) INSTANTANEOUS-

LY. €6) UNKNOWN-

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PARA 14Cs (1) GROUND VISUJALe (2) NUNE. (3) N/ Ae
PARA 14D: (1) [wv SIGHTINGS: BEFURE 0500 ZULU AND AFTER 3532 ZULU»

9 SEP 64. (2) NIGHT.

PARA 14E: NOT NOTED.

PARA 14Fs (1) RALPH AKINS, 1242 TOPPING, KCy MO- RELIABLE - YESe
(2) N/As

PARA 14G: (1) CLEAR - WINDS UNKe (2) SURFACE: 2192 - 133/435
6299 - 1907153 12398 - 153/123 16202 - V/5 223229 - 2223/53 52209 -
280/203 52202 - 272/293 29320 - Tye (3) CLEAR. (4) 15% (5)
NONE. (6) NONE. (7) 14-12 DEG WARMER NORMAL.

PARA 14H: NONE. )

PaRA 141: NONE.

PARA 14J: NONE. |

PARA 1443 £ L WaIGEL, 4G INTEL OFFICER. WITH THE [NFORMATION
AVAILABLE AT THIS LEVEL, NO ANALYSIS CAN BE MADE OF THE POSSIBLE
CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING.

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SAFOIe INFO SCODC-I. UFO REPORT.
PARA 434A: ¢(1)A STREAK OR TRAILe (2) NOT NOTED. (3) BRIGHT WHITE

CHANGING TO BLUE. (4) ONE. (5) N/Ae (6) WAS SIMILIAR TO WHIE

HEAT. €7) TRAIL OR TAIL SHAPED OBJECT. (8) NONE. €9) OBJECT GREW
BRIGHTER AND THEN DISAPPEARED AS IT WAS DECENDING.

PARA 14B: (1) WAS SITTING IN CAR AND LOOKING IN THE GENERAL DIREC-
TION. (2) 6@ DEG FROM HORIZON (EAST HORIZON). (3) NOT NOTED. (4) NOT
NOTED. ¢5) INSTANEOUSLY DISAPPEARED. (6) TWO SECONDS.

PARA 14C (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE. (5) N/Ae |

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PARA 34D: (1) 0515 TO 8323 ZULU, 9 SEP 64. (2) NIGHT.

PARA 1|4E3 NOT N °
PARA 14F% (1) » JACKSON COUNTY SHERRIFF®S

PARA 14Gt (1) CLEAR = WINDS UNK. (2) SURFACE: 2100 - 130/43 6920 -
198/153 12090 - 150/103 16000 - V - 53 20200 - 220/53 30008 ~ 280/29;
50800 = 270/293 80000 - UNK. (3) CLEAR. (4) 15M. (5) NONE. (6)

NONEe (7) 10-2@DEG WARMER NORMAL.

PARA 14H3 NONE.

PARA 1,41: NONE.

PARA 14J3 NONE}
PARA 14K: CAPT E L WEIGEL, WG INTEL OFFICER. WITH THE INFORMATION

AVAILABLE AT THIS LEVEL, NO ANALYSIS CaN BE MADE OF THE POSSIBLE
CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING.

PARA 14L: NONE.

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