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Case FileNARA NAID 28989134 · T1206 Roll 40

Project Blue Book Case File

Kirksville AFS, MissouriSeptember 1960

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Kirksville AFS, Missouri in September 1960. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 40.

Reported location

Kirksville AFS, Missouri

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

MO / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
MIT.ITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
A BF i 7 i SEBO Oe PO SR ESSE Ms SLUR
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION ji CONCLUSIONS {

17 Sep 60 Kirksville AFS, Missourl 0 Vos Bolloon
EE Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION  Fessily Buioen
is 1 OQ Wos Aiizroft
{ lo v 2
Local se pr CE 0 Ground-Visual 1 Ground-Radoar 8  Pisbally Alreralt
GET ORES al i 0 Air Visuol O Alr-Intercopt Radar |O Possibly Alrerait
5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE 0 Wos Astronomical
O Yes ; OD Prabobly Astronomicol
ID Na ! Military 0D Possibly Astronomicel
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7. LENGTH OF O33ERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BP Other POSS Weather
Ay oa 8am Tmo ems | O Insulficient Deta for Evaluation
<{ in O-iz a2scellding 4nd |0 Unknown
BE 6-8 _ _ascending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF 5ICHTING 11. COMMENTS
8-12 obje2cts painted as normal a/c returns in | Possible unusual weather conditions
trail formation at 95,000 ft, descended to affecting radar return,
23,000 ft and were lost. Later picked up 6-8
at 100000 ft which were lcst in the weather.
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ATIC PORM 329 (REY 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989134

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