PROJECT 10073 ~ECORD 1. DA l oc TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3. :>OIJRCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Strai$t-Up ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Kansas City, J{o 10. CONCLUSION BALlOON (JAH) polored balloons we r e released a t iFrom win:i data the balloons wouid observers house. 11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS a football game at approx l940Z have ~nllt traveled toward the Objects were s pr ead ov e r a l a rge area and had indefinite shape of a star. Appeared to hange in rn:id air about 5 minutes and then began t o ascend. Objects d isapr:eared quickly straight up into the sky. No ma.noluva r s , only floating. Investigating official stated several oolard balloons were released by a FOn.D dealor appro:x:i...na tely ll mi lea away. Exact time unkno..n. ACTION: RDC- 4 UNCLASSI FlED.- DEPARTMINI' Of 11tl All FOICI n All MESSAGI IUNOI INCOMINI MBSAGI INFU : XOP-~, X.OPX-2, SMB A921KCZ~BVD168 SAF0&-3, NIN-7, DIA- l (19) ADV CY DIA PTTU JAVI RUITFLA1616 27622114-UUUu--RUEDHO A. FM 328FTRWG RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB WO T 0 RUWMFV AI AOC RUEDFIF/FOREIGN TECH DIV ~RIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEDHQAI CSAF RUEDHQAI OSAF WASH DC INFO RUCISKA/38AIRDIV SIOUX Cl TY t.'UNI APRT IOWA ZEN/18TH AF R ICHAROS GEBAUR AFB MO UNCLAS 328F'NOOC 00251 OCT c:. FCR ACOIN, FlO \'!RIGHT PATTERSON, AFNI~ $Af01. INFO: 3000C-1. 1001N. SUBJ: UFO REPORT. ALL PARA NUMBERS REFER TO AfR 298-2. PARA 1" A. <1> OVN.. AT TOP, FLAT AT BOTTOM. SHAPED MUCH Ll KE P ~ ACHUTE. <2> SIZE OF BASEBALL AT ARM LENGTH. <3> REO AND YELLOW. (4} APPROXUIATELY U0 <5> fORMATION SPREAD OVER LARGE AREA AND HAD INDEFINITE SHAPE OF A STAR. <6> NONE. (7) NONE. ( 8) NONE. ( 9 ) SEEMED TO.HANG I N ~11D AIR ABQJT 5 MINUTES AND THEN BEGAN TO ASCENtr" PARA 14 B<1> LOCK lNG OUT WINDOW AND THEY UNCLASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMINf OF THE All Fota STAll MfAGI IWIOt INCOMING MISSGE WUP DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS. (f) 39,000 fT 270 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTS. <G> 50,099 FT 291 DE~EES AT 55 KNOTS. (H) NOT AVAILABLE. (3) NONE. (4) 15 MILES. (5) NONE. (6) Tt-l.INDERSTOR~S IN AREA AND QUADRANT IN WHICH LOCATED. NONE. (7) ONE DEFREE CENTIGRADE PAGE 3 RUWTfLA1616 UNCLAS PER 1000. H. N~E. I. NONE. J. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A WEATHER BALLOON RELEASED AT TOPEKA, KANSAS AT 1809Z COULD HAVE BEEN SIGHTED IN THS AREA. K. NAJ f C fAUST, WING INTELLIGNECE OFFICER. SEVERAL COLORED BALLONS WERE Rl:EASEO Al THE KC CHIEFS/BUffALO BILLS FOOTBALL GAME SHORTLY AFTER TH~ fiRST TOUChDOWN OR AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 CST <19~0Z> AT KC ~u~JCIPft.. STAOIU~, 22 AND BROOKLYN AVE. APPROXIMATELY 14 CITY BLOCKS SOUTHNEST Of TH~ SIGHTING. SEVERAL CQffiED BALLOONS WERE REL~..\SC:O BY A F~O DEALER AT 110TH AND SOUTH 71 HIGHWAY LATE SAT~OAY EVENING, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN, APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES FRet-t SIGHTING. AfHQ JAil .. 0-309C UNCLASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMOff Of THI All FOia STIR MESSAGI IWKH JUST APPEARED. <2> HOVERING ABOVE GROUND AT APPROX 5~0 FEET. <3> DISAPPEARED CUICKLY UP INTO SKY. (4) NO MANEUVERS, ONLY flOATING IN SKY. <5> STRAIGHT UP INTO SKY. (6) fiVE MIMJTES.PARA 14C. <1> PAGE 2 RUWTfLA1616 UNCLAS GROUND VISUAL. <2> NO OPTICAL AIDS. en. NIA. PARA 14D. (1) 1945Z 2 OCT 66. <2> LIGHT CONDITIONS: DAY. E. 1233 HIG!i..ANO, APT NR. 5, 3D fLOOO, KANSAS Cl TY, MO 64919. YR APR T N OCCUPATION: NC~E. THE GIRL DID SEE SOMETHING THAT APPEARED U~USUAL TO HER. WHAT IT WAS, WE COULD LNLY SPECULATE. hER STORY I S STRONG AS IT IS CCFROB~ATED BY ltJ~ fct.LOWING ~EMBERS Of THE HOUSEHOLD AND fRIENDS: tLOISE ~AR liN <~OTHER> KANSAS CITY,M 2 YR S, N E I G HB CR 17 YRS. <2> NIA. G. (1) VERY CLEAR DAY. C2) <A> SURFACE 179 DEGREES, 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. UNCLASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMINY Of THE All FOICI STAff MESSAGE BIAHOt INCOMING MESSAGE Page 1 of 3 ACTION: RDC-4 SMB B150CZCBYB390 INFD: S JJ NIN- 7, XOP- 1 , XOPX- 2 , DIA- l (19) PTTU JAW RlJH A.. A 1 613' 2 771~9-UUUu-fH0HQA. FM 328FT RWG RICHARDS GEBALR AFB MO TO RLWMFVA/AOC RUED F IF /FOREIGN TECH 0 IV WR IG HT PATTER SON AFB OH 10 RUED HQA/CSAF RUEDHQA/USAF WASH DC INFO RUCISKA/30A IRO IV SIOUX CITY MUNI AFRT IOWA ZEN/lOAF RICHARDS ~EBALR AFB MO ADV CY DIA UNQ.AS 32af'WCD C Oa?5 1 OCT 66. F~ ADO IN, FTD WRIGHT PATTER SON, AFNI SAfOt~ I FO: 33llCI , 1001N~ SUSJ: l.fO REPORT o ALL PARA NlleiBERS REFER TO AFR 20~2o PARA -,.A. <1> OVAL AT TOP, A..AT AT BOTTa..o SHAPED MUCK LIKE PARACHUTEo <2> SIZE OF BASEBALL AT ARM LENGT Ho CD RED ANl YELLOW o (4) APPROXIMATELY 100 <5> F~MAT I ON SPREAD 0/ER LARGE AREA At{) HAD IMlEFINITE SHAPE OF A STAR. (6) NONE. (7) NONEo (8) NONE. (9) SEEMED TO HA~ IN ~10 AIR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ANJ T.-EN BEGAN TO ASCEMlo PARA 14B (1) LOOKING OUT WIMlCJIN AMl THEY UNCLASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED DE,AITMIN'f Of THI All FORa STAFF MISSAGI IUJKN UKOMING MESSAGI .liST APPEARED. C2> HOVERING ABOVE GROUNJ AT APPROX 500 FEET <3> DISAPPEARED QUICid. Y UP INTo SKY. <4> NO MANElNERS, ON.. Y FlOAT I~ IN SKYo (5) STRAIGHT UP INTO SKY& (6) FIVE MINUTES. PARA 14C. <1> PAGE 2 RLWTA..A1673 UNQAS mou~ VISUAL (2) NO OPTICAL A 10 So C3) NIA. PARA 1!1.)o ( 1) 191J5Z 2 OCT 66o C2) LIGHT CONJITIONS: DAY PT :Il FlOffi, KANSAS CH Y, MO 64010 F o M I 18 YR S, KOAO 640 10o OCCUPAT I OtJ: NONE o THE GIRL D 10 SEE SOMETHING THAT APPEARED UNUSUAL TO HERo WHAT IT WAS, WE COllD 0~ Y SPEClLATEo tR STORY I S STROM; AS IT I S CffiROBffiATED BY T~ FCl..L OWING MEMBERS OF THE HOU&:H<J_D ANJ FR IENJ S: KANSAS CITY, M 7 YRSo ( 2) N/Ao Go (1) VERY QEAR DAYoo <2> CA) SLRFACE 170 O E~EES, 18 KNOTS GUST l NG TO 25 KNOTS. UNCLASSifiED Page 2 of 3 1 UNCLASSIFIED DlPAITMlNT Of THI All FORa ST A1f MlSSAGI IIANOI 270 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS. <F> 30,000FT 270 DEGREES AT 50 KNOTSo <G> 50,00<JT 290 DEGREES AT 55 KNOT So <H> NOT AVAIL ABLE. (3) NONE.<,.> 15 MILESo <5> NONE# (6) ONE DEGREE CENTIGRADE PAGE 3 RLWTFLA1673 UNO..AS PER 1000. H. OONE l o NONE. J. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A WEAHER BALLOON RElEASED AT TOPEKA, KANSAS AT 1800Z COLLD HAVE BEEN SIGHfEO IN THIS AREAo K MAJ F C FAUST, WING I NT ELL IGE NCE OFFICER o SEVERAL COLeR EO BALLONS WERE RELEASED AT THE KC CHIEFS/BUFFALO BILLS FOOTBALL GAME SHmTL Y AFTER T 1- FIRST TuUCt{)OWN ~ AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 CST <1~0Z) AT KC MUNICIPAL STADil.N, 22 A~ BR0014..YN AVEo APPROX IMAfELY 14 CITY BLOCKS ~lUT~EST OF THE SIGHT lNG. SEVERAL CQOOED BALLONS WERE RElEASED BY A FOOD DEALER AT 110TH ANl SOUTH 71 HIGtwAY LATE SATI.ROAY EVEN I~, EXACT TIME UNKNO'NN, APPROXIMATElY 11 N l E S FROW SIGHT I~. AFHO JAJI 0-309C UNCLASSI flED Page 3 of 3