Joplin, MissouriNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 8, 1957, in Joplin, Missouri, a round object about the size of a basketball was observed with a bright white light and a red flame trailing intermittently. The sighting lasted 13 hours and was visible to the northeast. One object was reported moving northeast. No sound was heard. Civilian and military sources reported the sighting. The observation included details such as a 60-degree angle from the ground in the southeast, visibility at 9:02 p.m. on November 8, binocular viewing, and ground visual observation. The Air Force evaluation concluded the sighting was possibly astronomical, specifically possibly Jupiter.

Reported location

Joplin, Missouri

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

MO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 8 November 1957
2. LOCATION: Joplin, Missouri
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: GMT 09/0025Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Binoculars, Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS: Yes / No
6. SOURCE: Civilian & Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 13 hours
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round object, 4 times size of basketball with bright white light. Red flame trailing intermittently. No sound.

11. CONCLUSIONS: Possibly astro (Jupiter)

CONCLUSIONS (Checkboxes):
- Was Balloon
- Probably Balloon
- Possibly Balloon
- Was Aircraft
- Probably Aircraft
- Possibly Aircraft
- Was Astronomical Jupiter
- Probably Astronomical
- Possibly Astronomical
- Other
- Insufficient Date for Evaluation
- Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974257