PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon Probabl y Balloon Po s si y Boll oon DATE TIME GROUP 4. TY?E OF OBSERVATION ::J Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 '.Yes Aircrafr robobly Aircraft 0 A i ,.. Vi su al 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Was Astrono mical/\.v.:rc..:;z_ s. P HOTOS obably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical LE~GTl1 OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other In sufficient Dc:rto for Evaluation descend.l:-tg B RIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS t o t-;venty v i~wc::d dura L i o 1 f l i.lC:18 descending . resu .t~..s. Ins~tf!'.lclent cXC::iNJ;; ATlC P'O!Ucl 329 (lt!:V 2 6 SJU> $7) F~ cot:ti. 22Th AI"i\ DlV TO t::J::::rDI;/ C miDF. El\T AFB COL O itJ!:llSC / C0 11DR AIF RJ::::PhQ/DlR I KTELL ~Q USA ~ WAS~DC n : P.CCOP.DA;!CE ~! ITP JCP.~F I S S U :Ot< ITT ED. v?f-rt//t(ttJf'i$ HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OFFUTT ALR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA 3UBJECT: Tr3nsmittal of Unide~tified Flying Obj~ct Report TO : Commander ~ir Technical Intelligence Center :tiright - Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Forwarded as inclosure is the master ozalid of an Unidentified Flying Object Report submitted by the Intelligence Division, 340th Bomb Wing, Hhi ternan Air Force Base, Nissouri . FOR THE COMM.cUIDER DT C RLEF: li' Form 112 (4 pgs)(l cy) l.>f'ROVEO 1 JUNE 1948 (U1lCLi.S IFI!i:J) (0 J,SSIFICATlCN) AJR INTELLJGENCE JNFORMATJON REPORT I ::UBJECT I REA RfJ'ORTED ON FROM (Apt7~q~) Int. Division .,ho~.h ..,Q!-.iG'i-1, tfi'AR0 ElY (OpiC<tl 7ollowi:-.g i s a repor t of a UFO sighted by Nr ~tis soil!":. on 19 }'ebruai"J 1958. EVALIJAT10N Swe e t Springs , omwan er Cor.nnnder-in-C~ef Ai:' 'l'cc!'-~ic.:ll I ::'Lelli?.ence Cent(?r St::t:J.'.:.~r;.:.c .' .. i:-Co:-:r:c::;:d Uright Patterson Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base , Ohio ~iebrask.:t ~':HIS CCCt;MENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL OE:E.'lSE OF THE UNITED STAleS WITHIN THE MEAN ING OF THE ESPIOSAG 1<0 S:: U S C.- '\I 10 32. :.S AME.''IOED. ITS TR>SMISSION OR THE REVEUTION OF ITS CONTENTS IN AHY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED f""..RSQt; 1$ PF'CHIOrn:.;. 8 Y U.~ ~y 'lOT BE REPRODUCED IN 'HMOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FotlC AGENCIES, EXCE!'T BY PE.!~MISSlCN OF n<E Oa!'.C: CJ\ . . ~GENCE. USAF. (ID!CL \f-r ::-I oJJ) Af FORM 112-PART II ,\?PROVED I JUNE I~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I!'lt elligence Div. ,3L.Oth .~hlterrn!'l A79, Missouri REPORT llO. ;:;. 7:-a.il -!<L:.me one t hir'd_..J.&4.,th a s l ong as object/\r a:!.ni'1" red flame and grey :moke t:.ur:ll.11g to TtThite, ~Y' d jssipating, leaving n o cont rajl ,, <.. h . Sound -None heard 7'~ -- -' i . Unusual Features -Nom. ~ }j/ 0. . 2 . De scription -of Course. of Object _ /.......-.... ~ , a . Hoving ligh t dl::e\T the a t t e nt i.oncof the obseryer ~ l b . Angle at lihich. objoct i;as traveJ j ng rrhen firs t notic~d -FLi'ty (50) degree s t o the ground ' \ c. Angle at which object was traveling VIhe n it disappeared -ninety ( 90) degre e s to earth (straight down) \ d . Description of Flight Path -Object rms obser ve d traveUfg on a. beading of South East to North \Vest (330 Degrees) at an angle of ab 0 d~s to the ground. Object appeared to explode (w!P-te pu.ff of smoke notic e d and a~!ec~)of t he object ~ecame detached. Object then dropped strai~'lt down. Object. did not appear to t pmble o~ osci11 ate as it fell."' -:- e . Object disa:ppeared to the north Ha st, being obscurred by rising t erraixl f . Object '..ta s visible for a pprox:i..nntely tt-ro secon.:ls 3. Y.anner of Observation a . Grotmd -Vism:.l b . ~ !o ootical aids used Time and Date of Sighi;jng a . Time--19, 2200Z February 1958 b . Li~t condi ti.ons -tay 5. Lac.'!!. tion of Observation -1.8 miles South \-lest of MarshaJ, Hi:Jsouri 390 2!-l -9L~30"ll ~. Identifying of Observer a . Civ111<i.?l -I!r. a e e 21 t s,rj.ng5; Hi..;souriJ . .;J:~tion -Carpenter/Farner; on -t . o years olumlJi..V.Jniv e r sity , T?.~J:C ~. --eo.t:1e~ and \iir.ds -Alar .. C~rxiit/ons at ti.'!le and ?:U.ce of Sighting -1~, ~/ I a. Clear Day ... -:fc c . i o ceiling e . 7isibiJit y 15 m:Des e . Cl oud Cover -High s cattered f . ~ro t h unders torn~ ~IS COCU ME.'I r CONTAINS INFORMAT ION AFFECTlNG THE NATIONAL 0!-=..'ISE OF THE UNITED STA'mi WITHIN THf: lotEA~ING OF~ : ?;.;t~-l-~ , 1;t;, .. 1 AND :!2 AS A\IE.'IDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVaATlON OF ITS CONTENTS I N ANY MAN tiER TO AN UNAlJTliORIZW pt..~, 'It t: -t#' , ~lAY NOT eE Ro>Rooucm IN WHOLE OR IN PART. av OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: AGn.cH:s. EXa:PI SY .lc.lliGENCE. USAF. (Cl.ASSlFlC\TlOH) . ~f FORM 112-PART II (CL.~SI FICA T IOH) ? ?ROVED I JUNE 1948 AlR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ~telligence Div. JL.Oth RE?ORT HO. "?CM'dGM, .-ir..iterr.an 1-Lli'B, Hissomi Il~-1- 58 PAGE 2 oF 3 PAcES I 'J.. ~Tone '1. COJ.:men :.s -OIC, ~1ission Su~"90l"t Section , 0p'3:-3.tion-.\l Intc:ll:..g'3::c c , 2./Lt Zarl B. -. ~Cauley , :1i ta ul:.us ible. : ~e ls t r..a t if }fr. credabi1it;,' a s a witne s s , his account ap? ears t o be ground and ae .:} _sea_r_p]},._r~v_ea~ed nothing t!'lis office ,!account is vilid the object ;;rill be dis c overed b:r the been alert ed , 1-1h e n they begin thoir spring -v;o r k in t he f:ields. . EARL H. McCAULEY 2/Lt, USAF OIC, !.fission Support. Section Investigation of' the a:fore mentioned sighti,1g tias as folloHs: Contact was r.1ade with }tr civiJian,-;.,rho reporte d having seen a '.)ullet shaped object falJ :Lng -5 miles North ~Jest of "t7herc he was . clearing brush o n his .fathers farm. P...is descrip t ion rras tl:a:t a l i ght in t he sky ' ' (~eight unkncn-m) caused him to observe an object for about t~m ( 2 ) sec onds. He '.:elieved th.~-epjeg~first to be a meteor but a s it c ame closer , i t ro!lembled an . :drpJane (~thou_:tX : ; He heard :0 sourrl. The object. was t~aveling on a South East t o North Wes-.chead:Uig a.-,d f'ell rapJ.dJ y at an angle of a oout f~fty (50 ) det;rees. ; ::he object was an estimated 20 feet in length ancl 4-5 feet in dj ameter trailing gre~ :;-:n$ and flame. The flame being red in color. Suddenly t i'ler e wa s a larger puff mite smoke and .a :;>ieee of the object flew ofY. to the right. (Esti na.ted. size ~ t he piece which beca.DB de-t:-ache d was one-fifth. the size o the rna.i n object. .>.fte:r v..'le puff of smoke -vrhich he believed t o be an eJotPlosion, the object dropped straight ~iown to the grou.-,d. It did not appear to osd J 1a te or tu.11ble." The object mas in color, reflecting t1 su.r1 ligh~and b-elieved _possibly - o be rotating. 1-fr. L1.-.erliately ran em: f~JiA.!'vn mile to his car and drove o the a.-ea ih which he the object to h.<lve L'lnded, but l.1as una.ile J ... o loca t-e '-':Tf thi."'l<;. He inqui ~d or neighbors in the vicinity but r eports of o.~ s ig.'-lti. '1gs At 1930 hct'.I'S ) he contactee ~ t.ate Trooper .F_oberts and of the am reported the sightine. i!r and trooper Roberts m;:::--e both corrto.c:.ed by irrvesti;_,rat.or:: . .'ro~1 -:'is off' rsported tr.a. t t hey 1-1ere contacte d by trhile c rU:.sing in a lice Car. Buc::ring was in a s~::htg ex c iter! condi hm-TC7t' r n o ... : ""lie ved ~ting a"':>norrr.ally. U:9on notifica"tion of t he -o. g 'rr oo}JCr ::.Oberts, an~ tou:-'3d ~he area in the Ploic e ::a:-, da!' ~ess -ore~nmte'-! th~, T:--o')~r rtpberts ~o~ se ral nerson3 and neighbors .~d of g ood c~aract~r. 'iBJJGENCZ. USAF. to ~he c haracter !d.m; al 1 reoor-!:.ed l!r (CLASSIFIC).TIOH) (C~IFlCATIOH) Af ~coRM 112-PART II AIR INTELL1GENCE INFORMATION REPORT 'i:lte]1i6'3nce Div. 310th REPORT !i<>. -:cr:,l~\1. ':ihitaman .G'"B, J.fj ssouri !:\-1 - 50 PAGE 3 oF 3 hour aeri:ll r econ..'t'lai.sancc of tl:e aroo uas co:::dt:ctad 1953 by t:1is office with ne:;ative ~::mlt.::. "'::-.cr agencies contacted far in.for:na tion ,-;ere: ~nther Detacr_"!Ent, "<tlliteman Air Force Base 7:.~r5..~ Safety Office, JLOth Bomb viing a . :-!ad no r =card of <-;~! item bei:::lg lost from A.ircr~ft on 19 Februal"'J 1958. Field Office, Kansas City Missouri \....A t:.(.~ CL c.L I f'.~...u._ ..:_ l'\\ '-- Had no record a a!'ly items being lost .frmn Aircraft or of any aircraft cras}l..es area on 19 Februar.r 1958. ' T . o sesrci1ed the area over tbe ~7eekend, 22 and 23 Februar.r 1958 a:.td disc i n the ice of a small. pond.. The loca ..... ion of this ond is in the log.- cal area that the object rrould h.ave fallen according to. J.!r. arie;inal report. This of.:'ice was notified on 25 February 1958. An inve~tigation faile d (0 ASS I FICA TlOH) 1&-M67D-1 * O. L CO'IUUifT ~lorTIO O>ncll brush on hio l'a~"lel"' s :f'ax"S "Which is located 18 Miles aoutb.'\iest of' the southeast o~ bia location,. t:ra.velli.n.g at an en,gl.a of about 50 degrees, bn1 let sbaood and esi;"tmated to be 20 :teet long, 4 to 5' :f'e.etin ~r1 tra:il1ng red :f')s:e and grey mooke. \~ ma)ka dissipa:ted rapidl,-, le&V.ing_ ~ con~a11. Mt at -n.nt aiptill~b~ thought 1 t Vas a metear but as 11: came~ el~aer 1 t resembled an pieee or tM obJect bec8m d.etaclled. After ~ puff o:f smoke~ t.he object. :fell atra.ight down am did not appear to orclllate or t1llJ'lhle. away, and drove to tbe area in 'tlbich he believed 1 t to land~ but 1r?O.S unable to ioc:ate enytlling. &! contac""..ed the neighbors in the area but none of dq~ be con~ s~ 1'rooper Robe~.~ , -end reported. 'What he bad aeen. 'lbe three or tbem '2J!ee<Ua.teJ.7 tourid the area in question in the ~lice car tmtU dan,,ess prevented fur'..ber seareh. T.roope:o !U)ber ta ,,., ltr. and 1nqu1 red aa to h1s character. 'nley aJ 1 considered 'Mm to be reliable and a2 t;cod cbaraeter.