Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Kansas City, Missouri, 12 April 1954
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A civilian reported a round, basketball-colored object over Kansas City on April 12, 1954. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, noting it might have been an astronomical body.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 12, 1954. The witness reported observing a single, round, basketball-colored object moving from east to west at an approximate altitude of 5,000 feet. The observation lasted for twenty minutes, during which the object was noted to be moving against the wind. The report indicates that the sighting was ground-visual and that no photographic or physical evidence was obtained. The report was processed through the Lowry Flight Service Center and relayed to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation. While the report suggests the object could have been an astronomical body, the lack of precise positional data prevented a conclusive identification. The document includes technical details regarding the transmission of the report through military channels, including references to various Air Force commands and intelligence centers.
Possible astro body, however, cannot conclude because positional data not received.
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Official Assessment
Possible astro body, however, cannot conclude because positional data not received.
The object was observed moving against the wind for twenty minutes. Due to a lack of positional data, the investigation could not definitively identify the object, though an astronomical body was suggested as a possibility.