Kansas City, MissouriApril 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On April 12, 1954, around 0135 (about 1:35 a.m.) in Kansas City, Missouri, a civilian reported a single object. The witness watched it for about 20 minutes from the ground. The object was round, like a basketball, and moved from east to west at about 5,000 feet. It appeared to move against the wind. The report noted weather and wind data taken at several altitudes. Air Force analysts said the object might have been an astronomical body, such as a star. They could not reach a firm answer because positional data was not received. The official conclusion was insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Kansas City, Missouri

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

MO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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; Tay BF .
; PROJECT 10073 RECORD : |
| 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
B  12/01352(night) Kansas City, Missouri
| 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

civilian
%. NUMBER OF OBJECTS INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION |
one :
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [1]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
20 minutes Round moving east to west est 50008 ft.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION : ;
ground-visual Object moving against wind. Possible astro body, however,
olin cannot conclude because positional data not received.
|
8. PHOTOS
oO Yés
XB Ne
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes :
O Ne
FORM
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