Gashland, Mo., January 1950January 1950

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Summary

On January 7, 1950, at 12:24 a.m., a farmer near Gashland, Missouri, reported seeing one unidentified object. The object was brilliant white in color and moved northwest. It flew at an altitude between three and four thousand feet. The object made no sound and left no exhaust trail. The witness could not estimate the object's speed or heading with certainty. Weather conditions were clear. Photographs and sketches were not available at the time of the initial report. The Air Force indicated a complete report would follow upon receipt of additional correspondence from the witness.

Reported location

Gashland, Mo., January 1950

Date of incident

January 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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AFI: NO. ___          DATE OF INFO  7 Jan 1950
AF RD. ___            LOCATION  Gashland, Mo.
LT OCT NO. ___       SOURCE  Farmer
                     DATE IN TO ATIC ___
FNG.: REPORT  11 Jan 1950    COLOR  Brilliant White
TIME IN RECEIVED  2400 CST   SHAPE ___  Height ___
ETA ___              ALTITUDE EST  3000-4000'  Altitude ___
ETD ___              LENGTH OF TIME OBS ___
COMM.: Northwest     TYPE OF OBSERVATION ___
NO. IN GROUP  1      MANEUVERS ___
BORD ___
SPEED ___  [illegible] ___
Telegram ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 50)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28937290