PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION _Lamonc, Missouri TYPE OF OBSERVATION :Q~Ground-Visual 0 GroundRodor G,AT_ 1 5 .'(-:-.!.SZ 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 7. LENGTH OF oas: ~YATION 8. NU.\ABER OF OBJECTS CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon Probably Bo"oon Possi bey B alloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomi col Probobl y Astronomical Possibly A~'I"Onomical In " uffi ci ent Dot a f-or Evaluatio n 1 t. COMMENTS ' , 10. BRIEF SUMMAqy oc SlGHT'tNG Ov~l 30-25 Et obj 15 feet !ong ~nd IrlV~ticigatot corl.J~tlcr~d report Jl~ll!1,lted, no sound. O~).:.,;orvod movint:; fnl ~; to NE clesccndin~. Estlmated alt 1.-j u ). o a t D i sap pear e d be h in d t ret) s Straighl fl~;ht, no mancuvarso Total how0ve r , th::rc-i s .i:Lsuff .ici -~r' t datil fot an~l}'Si OOP-2~ OOP-CP-1, DIA-10, DIA/CIIC-3, ZCZCHQC012ZC~JA393 DE RUHGD~ 48 F'M 340BCM 3'.~G v/HI EN AN AF3 f1 0 TO RUt.vGAL/ ADC ENT AFB COLO RUWGKF/29AIRDIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB ~10 RUEAFF/A?SC ANDREWS AFB ~D RUEATQ/ C3.-4F RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC I NF 0 Rur.~iGA.4/ 2AF BARKSDALE AF B LA UNCLAS DCOI 628J. UFOREPORT. ACION FOR: ADC, 29 AIR DIV CDEF'ENSE), AFSC <FTD), CSAF <AFCIN> AND OSAF CSAFOI), INFO: 2AF CDI). A. DESCRIPTION. 1. OVAL -SAC EUR SHAPE. 2. 20 -25 F':E:T LONG. 15 FEE WIDE. 10 FEE HIGH. 3. t.vHI E -SO~ E BLACK ON BOTT<l1. 6. BLACK LINES ON BOTT Dr1 -FUNCTI Q~.J UNKN Ot.~J. OEPARlMENl OF TH~ AI~ fORCE STAff M~SSAGE B~ANCH UNClASstlttD MUSAGI PAGE TWO RUWGDR 48 S. NONE HEARD. 9. OBJECT WAS ILLUMINATED. B. COURSE. 1. JUST HAPPENDED TO SEE I -SHAPE. 2. FROM S~ 0 NE. 150 FEE DESCINPING 3. DISAP?~ARED BEHIND TREES. 4. STRAIGHT LINE, NO MANEUVERING. 5. SEE ITEM 83. 6. FIVE SC ONDS. 2. MOONLIT NIGHT.--- E. NEAR LA MONE, MISSOURI. 340 CIVIL ENGINEERING SQUADRON, CARPENER, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN. G~ WEATHER, WINDS. 1. FEW SMALL CLOUDS, COOL AND \tJINDS UNKN0 OEPA~TMeN1 Of fHE AIR Ft.)RCi STAff Mi:jSAuE BR."NCH AFIN : 45456 ( 16 Oct 62) uNct.As~m Mus~o PAGE HREE RUWGDR48 2. WINDS AS REPORTED BY LOCAL AWS DETACHMENT. SURFACE -160 DEGREES, 8 KNOTS. 60~0 FEE-190 DEGREES, 2 KNOTS. 1~,000 FEET -230 DEGREES, 15 KNOTS. 16,000 FE~ -180 DEGREES, 20 KNOTS. 20,0~0 FEE -240 DEGREES, 15 KNOTS. 30,000 FE~-220 DEGREES, t5 KNOTS. 50,000.FE -220 DEGREES, 15 KNOTS 3. NO CEIL!NG -SCATTERED CLOUDS 4. 10 MILES. 7. SURFACE 0 20,000 FEET -PLUS 12. SURFACE TEMP -68 DEGREES. J. 0640Z -1240L. C-46 LANDED A WHIEMAN AFB. 0724Z -0124l C-46 DEPARTED#TIEMAN AFB FOR TINKERAFB. NEARESTBALLOON RELEASES WERE AT DODGE CITY, KANSAS, ANDTOPEKA, KANSAS. K. JON D. NYLANDER, t/LT, AFSC 8054,. INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES P t 9AftH,\fNl Or t He Ali-! H)I\C~ S1Aff ME~SAGE 3RANCH t;NC\"SH''D M!,SACt pg l ~ of 4 PAGE FOUR RUWGDR 48 THIS AIR1 AN \~AS VERY VAGUE ON MANY DEAILSC ONCERNING THIS SI GTTitlG. TE SEEr1E!:CERYUNSURE OF HE SIZE ANDDIMENSI ONS OF HE OBJEC r AND TTE DISTANCE IT WAS FR~ HIM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE C-46 FROM WHITEMAN AFB TO TINKER AFB, TAKING OFF AT 0124L COULD HAVE BEEN AW. HERE WAS A BRIGTT FULL MOON THA NIGHTWTICH t1AY HAVE REFLECTED OFF HE AIRCRAFT. A2C \tJ AS ABOU SEVEN t1 ILES FRGM THE BASE A HE TIME OF HE SIGHTING. TO THE BEST OF ~r Y KN 0\1/L~DGE, A2 AS THE ONLY PERSON OOBSERVE THIS UFO. HESE ANS~WERS ARE KEYEDO THE REPORING FORMAIN AFR 200-2. ADV CY TO DIA. 16/2100Z OCT RUWGDR JOtNT MESSAGEFOf'~M A..;COUNTING SYM ;-JO L Cl.,\ > I,~ I G A TIUN OF Rt:-:F-"C:nF'Nr...: t;PI'\CIAL IN:iTRU C"fiO :..; OJ RE:PL.;;..cca on fO.H-4 173,