Joplin, MissouriSeptember 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 4, 1962, a civilian in Joplin, Missouri, reported objects in the night sky. The time was about 2000 (8:00 p.m.) local time, near 0150Z. The objects were reported in view for about 2 hours.

The witness described one large white object with two smaller white objects trailing behind it. They had no trail, exhaust, or sound, and no clear features. The objects seemed to close in and back away from time to time. The large object was at about 45 degrees elevation. The sky was clear with high broken clouds.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said the object was probably astronomical, but noted that without azimuth and full positional data no firm conclusion could be reached. The case was listed as insufficient data.

Reported location

Joplin, Missouri

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

MO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION : 12. CONCLUSIONS {eo |
UO Was Balloon
4 September 1962 Joplin, Missouri ADICTS Aint tri
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION buds, Sheeran
\ Li 0 Vas Aircroft
ET TR EE SCH, fl Ground- Visual D Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 05 /Q e101 AR 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercapt Redor 0 Possibly Aircrokt
5. PHOTOS Ix SOURCE 3 Was Astronomical x
QO Yes 3 Probably Astronomicol
£2 No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSZRVATION 3, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CL RR a Sa RD
t rptd 4 Insufficient Dota for Eveluation
: not * Pu 0 Unknown
ERR BE TERETE EE SE Lo RRR G0 ITT CER I
110. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
:
One large with two smaller white objs Azimuth not rptd and only one
| behind observed without trail, or elevation given. Obj probably
exhaust & no discernable features, no |&Stronomical; howeyer, wiihout
A a 3 Cidade at i : ofA LE wil LCD
gound. In view for 2 hours, Objs seemed|tR8gPR@sitional info no couclu-
to close in & back away intermittantly.|{Sion can be reached, Insufficient
Obj at 45 dgr elevation, data.
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