Columbia, MissouriApril 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On April 11, 1954, at 0230 (2:30 a.m.) in Columbia, Missouri, several people at the airport reported a single object. They described a bright white light, like an aircraft navigation light. The object approached the airport at rapid speed from the east on an even path. It then suddenly climbed straight up into an overcast cloud layer at about 2,500 feet. The object made no noise. The report came from people at the Columbia airport. The Air Force said the sighting could have been an aircraft. Because the report lacked enough detail, the official conclusion was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Columbia, Missouri

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

MO / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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I. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10 Apr 5k/11/02302 Columbia, Missouri
10. CONCLUSION
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
S$. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
ithe Bright vhite light like acft nav lights approached airport at |
rapo d speed, suddenly climbed straight up into overgast - |
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4
ground. 1 no noise. Several vitnesses according to report.
op Possible a/c, however, insufficient data for analysis. % |
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
0 Ne
FORM
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