PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS I. LOCATION D Was 8ollo0ft Probot.ly Bolloon Possl Wy Balloon OVer Kansas City, Kansas J. DATI-.TIMI GROUP .. lTPE OF OBSERVATION D Was Aircraft Prol.obly Aircraft D PoasiWy Aircraft .L-~---------a ONund-VIaual GMT. 26 .... /=2=1=3=4=z==:::;===-...J-x_cqs AI~ Vlaual D Air-Intercept Raclor -rnutua . a Was Astronomical a Yea D Probably Astronomical XXDCNo military D Poasibly Astronomical a GroundRador I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other--~- --- 1 SW D Insufficient Data for Evaluation 7. LENGTH OII.OISIRVATIOM 10. IRIIP SUMMARY OP SICHTINO 11. COMMENTS Round, white, no sound, contrails or exhaust. Possible baloon observation. \ ~TIC PORM 329 (REV 21 SBP 52) PP RJF.D EN R JDt DE RJHF H':J 4 H FN COHDR 796fH AC'J1RON BARTLESVILLE AFSOKLA TO RJEDEtJ/COt1DR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO RJEDHP/ COivlDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CE~lTER HRIGHT PATTERSON AFE OHIO RJEPH'l/D IR OF INTELL ~!~DS USAF HAS HDC /U~!CLASS IF I~/ DP 08G PD ATTN D IR OF I NTF.LL PD THIS IS AN INITIAL UFOB REPORT PD SAFEWAY 43 PILOT OF B-47 REPORTED TO ~FFSIDE AT 21J4Z 25 JIJLY 55 OF A VISUAL SIGHTING OF AN Ui~IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT PD HE STATED OBJECT ';lAS ROUND IN SHAPE CI1A i.~iaiTE: IN COLOR Ct1A FOR11ATIO!J OF ONE 'CrlA HEADI~lG r SOUTHHEST CMA LEAVING NO CONTHAILS 0R EXEAUST CNA SAFEvYAY 43 REPORTED . HIS ANGELS AT 36, 0 CMA A ND SPEED BETTER THAN 5 f) KTS Cf1A AND SAID OBJECT HAS 3 , 0('0 ABOVE HIN CAI'J P.ND EST It1ATED SPEED OF 80:~ KTS FASTER ( THAN SAFEHAY 43 ON A RECIPROCAL COURSE PD SAFEHP.Y 43 HAD VISUAL CONTACT FOR APPROX ONE t1INUTE WHEN HE WAS OVi!:R l<ANSAS CITY PD HE ESTIMATED PAGE THO RJ~JFHH 4H OPJ:::cT T C B::: JUST OUT OF Ol<C t ... T T H~ T I ~'1::: HZ CALL ED OFFSIDE PD ELl.'CTHONIC COrl'ffiCT OF OBJECT COULD !-iOT E~ ::ADI SY T!LLS STf\TI OiJ S.~FE~JAY 43 \lAS ON A NORTHEASTERLY HEADI;!G AT Tit~iE OF SIGETING PD LIGHT COl'JDITIONS HERE EXCELLEl~T PD UPOI INDIX CARD A"! 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 26 "u:JL3 19SS OVer Knns~a Ci-Kansas c Jrobably Balloon bl Y Balloon 0 Was Aircraft Pro bob I y AIrcraft 0 Ground Vi aual 0 Ground Radar 0 Poasibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical In suffl clent Data for E valuoti on 1. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 10. IAIEII SUMMARY 011 SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I . Due to the laCk Of infonnation On the round, white objec-t#, leaving no con-original report an ATIC Form 164 bas , trails or exhaust a:;:>peared to be at an altit e been sent to the observer. A check ot approxlmntely 66 000 teet and heading StT was made with COC Ueather for possible :lt a apeed elltimated to be 1 300 knots. balloon activity in the area ard a chec This object was sighted from a B-47 type a/c of vinds at the time of the stghting, which 'W'1S headed }JE. No radar contact could both 'Wit1-J. negative results. Upon re- be made with the object by ground ~adar. ccipt of the 164 sent to the source, this headquarters will inforrn ATIC of . the conclusions drawn . AlSOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) S/~l45Z JUL RJt4FHvJ