Kirksville, MissouriJanuary 1962

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: STATES - § ARER im PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 62 Kirksville, Missouri ; Q Was Balloon
ok ow be @ Probably Balloon
i 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION TORY Vis
i 1245 ; i 0 Was Aircraft
Local i Sieg 0 Ground- Visual CX Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
] our_22/18452 0 Air Visal O Air-Intercept Radar |B Possibly Aircraft
3 5. PHOTOS hv §. SOURCE 0 Was Astreaniesl
3 os A 0 Probably Astronomical
1 Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BN
3 : 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 1 hr 5 min one varied 0 Unknown
1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Jt jzct appeared on radar at 1/2 the sizejor Fron the performance of the target and
FE strength/of the normal a/c return. There was wind reports it appears that the most
4 oniy one object and was measured at 72,200' and|logical explanation for the target ics
3 £3 niles. The ohject accended to £0,000 then that it was a weather balloon.
3 {:tart2i a steady descent at 1500'/min with head
ing of 055° and speed of sprox 107 “note; whan
1 cbject reached 3002' height radar would no
: longer paint it. Duration of sighting 1 hr ani
i 5 min. Cbiect wa: cbeservad on an FP:-6A (height
i ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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