PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. 'TYPE OF OBSERVA!=T-:-::IO~N~-----~--- :tl,xGro und Visu a l 6. sourite 0 GroundRodar 0 A ir-Interc-ept Radar 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon P robably Ball oon Po:;:;ibl y Bal loon Wos Airc raft P robably AI rc roh 0 Possibly Ai rcraft o:xWas Astronomical i.!o teor D P robobl y Astronomical C iVil i (Ill 0 P o s:sl bly Astronomic al 7. LENGTH OF OBSE~VATION e. NUMaE~ OF ODJ~CTS 9. COURSe 0 Othor---------- 2 3 secot1ds ou0 fnll i11g 0 ln s u ffi cl ont Ooto for Evaluation 0 u .,!<nown 10. BRIEf' SUMMARY OF SICH'fi NO ll. COMMENTS OaP-o r)jGct rOULld, size of g1apE.'frui ... col o1 wh:i.te t uJuinf; to gteeu~ Objoc.c had c.1ail or exh:l.usi.:: t imes tllu 1:~ngth of object. 01Jjec...'L ap~enl'E;d c o hav~ explode d az1d disappe:tredQ ATIC FORM Jl!J (HEV 2 6 SF.? 52) ~'P~w 29 WP F00 5 YME 138SYYE0 2tl KFA!43KFC/l72FG~0 4 NN RJEDEN RJEDl~P RJEPHO/ DE RJEDKF 1GE I I I ) I l, F4i C0~1DR 7 9 7 TH AC\v SQ FORDLAND AFS HO TO RJ EDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS RJEDKF/COI-!DR 20TH AIR DIVISION RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB t10 RJEDl1/P/CCr1DR ClN TECHNICAL I NTELLIGENCE CENTER WHIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHI 0 t RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF I NTELLIGENCE HQ USAF vJASHINGTON 25 DC / . /U N C L A S S I F I E D/OPS 258 TEXT OF MESSAGE 1. DESRHIPTlON OF OBJECT A. SHAPE BALL OR ROUND B .. GRAPEFRUIT C. WHITE TURNING TO LIGHT GREEN G. TRAIL OR EXHAUST ABOUT THREE TIMES THE LENGHT OF THE OBJECT ?AGE TWO RJEDKF 1GE I . APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED 2 . DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A..--BRIG.HTNESS B UNXNO~IN c. UtlKNOl~N D. FALLING TO EARTH E. APPEARED TO Ht,GE EXPLODf.D AND THEN D I SAPPEI\.R2D F. 2 TO 3 S~CONDS A. GROUND AND VISUAL G. TRAIL OR EXHAUST ABOUT THREE TIMES THE LENGHT OF THE OBJECT PAGE TWO RJEDKF lGE I. APPEARED TO JIAVE EXPLODED 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A.-BRLG-HTNESS B UNKNO~uN C UNKNOtJN D. FALLING TO EARTH E. APPEARED TO HAGE EXPLODED AND THEN DISAPPEARED F. 2 TO 3 SECONDS 3.MANNER OF OBSERVATION A. GROUND AND VISUAL 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 551 LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS WITH REFERENCE TO A KNOvJN LANDNARK A. SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI B. JOPLIN, MISSOURI PAGE THREE RJEDKF 1GE c. FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 6. IDENTIFYING INORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS A.CIVILIAN 1. PATROLNAN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI POLICE DEPT. . T()Pl TN MT<:<:f'llrPT SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI SPRINGFIELD, Mil.LOURI 1, WEATEER AND WINDS ALOFT AT PLACE AND TIME OF SITEING FOUR RJEDKF 1GE AT 30 KTS. 2 W AT 5 5 KTS FT9 NOT AVAILABLE D .. UNRESTRICTED 11. SENIOR DIRECTOR, FORDLAND AF STATION, MISSOURI C00t1ENTS: BELIEVE OBJECT TO BE FALLING STAR OR METOR JUDGING FRO'iJ\ THE REPORTS RECIEVED BY ME. THE CA1JSE OF THE SIGHTING COULD BE EXPLAINED BY THE BRIGHTNESS AND OBJECT APPEARING TC HAVE EXPLODED. PAGE FIVE RJEDKF 1GE 15/19352 MAY RJEDKF