PROJeCT 1tJ 173 ReCORD CA.~D '), LOC.l. T ION 0 Wa:; B.llonr 0 P m O'lbly llol t<)On Pu:;.sii:>ly 9all'.)on 4. TYPE OF 09SERVAT10l-4 0 We, Air<:rrJit 0 P robnbl y Ao rcrolt 0 Po:::!>ibl y Aircraft 0< Ground V ' ~ual 0 Ground-~odor 0 Ai r-Vi:)ual 0 Airlnhorc,p t Hadnr 0 Wo' A.st ranooni col Prob,.,bly A .. t ronao"locol 0 Po ..... i bly Astronomocol L;:;~c~ OF OSSERVATIO."l ln~uffic:o.,nt Dot o For Evaluotoon 10. S .:>UM.I4ARY o ;: SlGriTING our.d u>b rvcd .i. st:--al,..,ht Iti!~h!. fm . l ed st~tionnr nr 2 sac~. Lost in ." J j OJ '!I r.JaJin~ c {;; ~.! iv'.Jly on rJi:t'O' j ;o r :jnr pic'<p~. ATlC FOH.W J'l9 (JUlY 26 !lEP 52) .h 1 .... l1" :rvt! or balloon t jO ;~ .r Dc?A~IMi:l'lr 6F rH: ,\1~ 1-~t:E \ rAf~ MESS'AGE ~itA)'o.l<i:H ftCTION; CIN-17 IrTFO : OOP-2) OOP-CP-1) SAPS- 3 ) DIA- 7 {311 C RJ~J~:iL 1 FN 79~T:-I RAD .. ~R S(;: SAG~ XIRXSVILLE AFS MO D RJ~FAL/AIR DEFENSE c:MMAND ENT AIR FORCE BASE COLO P .. JC:)AH/3~TH AIR DIVISIC~l SAGE TRUAX FIELD WISC ~EDSQ/ ~:R TECHNICAL IN!ELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON RJ E.Z HQ/ .J{; USAF AFC IN :.J .~SHIN GTON DC RJC:ZHG/SC..CRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS WASHINGTON DC Iii:FO RJEDAH/CHICAGO AiR DEFENSE SECTOR CHODC TRUAX FLO WISC L~CL~S 792 486/62 UNFO REPORT IN ECCORDANCE WITH AFR 200- 2 . I~M0 ATTN ~EGA~DLESS CF TIME OF RECEIPT. A. DISCR:?:-:ON OF THE OBJECTS <2) SIZC.. OF BASEBALL C3) t~HITE < 5) ABREAST C6) SEE D TO BE SHAPED LIKE A DINNER PLA7. C7) THERE WAS NO TAIL TRAIL OR EXPAUST VISIBLE P:'\C..~E T'.vO RJEDAHL 1 DfP~iHMcNr Q;: fHc AI~ F~E STMF MES5-AGE BRAM!H <8> NO SOUND WAS HEARD <9 > * FIRST OBSERVED APPEARED AS TW0<2> DULL LIGHTS IN WESTERN SkY FLIGHT PATH WAS TO THE SOUTH EAST BOTH OBJECTS WERE TO GATH!:R '.II'HEN F IRST SIGHTED THEN SEPERATED. ONE DID NOT APPEAR TO M OV:: F OR A F W SEC ON DS a DESCRIPTION CF COURSE OF OBJECTS Cl) J CST HAPPENED TO LOOK T OWARD THE SKY <2> ANGLE OR ELEVriTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED OBJECTS FIRST APPEAR J AT ABOUT 270 i:J~GRE5. L <3) ~N A3LE TO DETE INE ANGLE OR ELEVATION DISAPPEARED A ABOUT (5) DISAPPEARED INTO A CLOUD FORM'\TION (6) OBJECTS WAS VISIBLE FOR APPROX TWO (2) MINUTES C. ~A~NER OF OBSERVATION PPuJC: THREE R.J::DAHL 1 LIEPA?.TMENr uF TH:: AI~ FG>lCE !->I Nt Mb5-AGc .;iA)'IC:H (2) LICHT CCNDITIC~I3 DUS;{ . E. LOC.'~ T 1 CN OF OBSERV IRi<SVILLE I~ISSOURI OBSERVED FRC~l o..;C;{ YARi) Or RESIDENCE F. !DEN711YDlG INFORMATION ON OBSERVES RKSV !LLE t1 0. I~KSVILLE ~ISSOURI OBSER'JERS '.::'iE SCHOOL CHILDREN. RE:LIABE.ITY IS UNKNO~I/N U., :: T 0 AGE. THE. AU T H E i'J T ::: :: I T Y OF T HI S REP 0 R T '.J aJ L D H AV C: T 0 BE rl!J:STT ~ -D < 1) OSSERVERS SAY C G~Dl TI ONS AS CLEAR. (2) SURFACE 210 DC:Gii::ES AT 15 KNOTS, 3000 FT 299 DEGREES AT 20KNOTS. T5000 FT 200 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 10~00 TH 20 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. 15000 290 DEGREES AT IT KNOTS. 20a00 F T 30Z DEGRSES AT 20 KNOTS, JIINDS ALOFT ABOVE 2000~ 'J/ERE NOT AVAIL. (3) CZILING 12000 SC.~TTRED. (5) .3C.!:-T:::RED CONDITIONS <S) -:-~:. ~ZRSTORMS ?.::PO~TSD NEAR TARIKIO ~13SCURI, 12 5 MILES DE?ARfMENT OF THE AIR F~E S i AFF MES~AGE ai')I!HeH PAGE FOUR RJEDAHL 1 f.:U WEST 0;:' KIRKSVILLE. THUNDERSTORM REPORTED AS VERY SEVERE IN DES MOINES 101.&/A. THUNDERSTORM REPORTED IN CEDAR RAPIDS 10\l]A < 7) s::v C:N TY ONE DEGREES DEW POI NT 57. K. AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING TECHNICAIN NCOIC RADAR OPERATIONS TECHNIC~L SERGEANT USA?. OBSERVERS INDICATED THEY HAD BEEN DOING EXT:-.JS:VE READING C~ Su 3JECT Of UFO. THIS COULD POSSIBLY ACCOUNT FOR SI3HTING. 06/Z517Z ~lAY RJEDAHL