Malden, MissouriSeptember 1959

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Summary

On the night of September 5, 1959, numerous people near Malden, Missouri, watched a light in the sky for over an hour. The object changed color from white to red to green. It moved slowly to the northwest. It was first seen about 60 degrees above the horizon and was still in sight when the report ended.

The object appeared as a light only, with no sound. A temperature inversion was present at the time. Skies were clear.

The Air Force concluded the case was probably astronomical. The card says the color change, direction, and slow apparent movement, seen through the inversion, fit an astronomical body. The exact star or planet could not be determined. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Malden, Missouri

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

MO / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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I Sey PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3 : y
: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS i

: y : Es ; 0 Was Balloon

£ 5 Sep 59 Malden, Missouri O Probably Balloon ]

b 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION a aerial) Bl oo

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EL eV ea pS OVATE AR a Air Visual DO Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft i

a 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical RRELECS

§ O Yes 3X Probably Astronomical Astro

5 No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical Body

: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE Obese sl
| O Insufficient Data for Evaluation

: hk 0 Unknown

E over 1 hr one NW

4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

4 Obj changing color fm white to red to Obj has the characteristics of an

E green observed for over one hr. Slow astronomical body as viewed thru the |

LE movement to the IW, w/the initial obser- inversion. Color change, direction of |

| vation at 60° elev. No final position movement and apparent rate of movement

E reptd except that obj was still in signt. tend to substantiate &his conclusion.

EE There was a rpted temperature inversion Case considered as an astronomical
4 present. Obj appeared as a light: only. sighting. Exact star or planet cannot |
3 be determined without the positional ing.

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