POPLAR BLUFF, MO., September 1950September 1950

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Summary

On September 29, 1950, near Poplar Bluff, Missouri, a pilot and others reported an object in the sky. The report is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The source was a newspaper account.

A pilot flew his plane toward the object to get a closer look. After doing so, he reported that he was sure the object was some kind of weather balloon. The record card lists one object and an aerial type of observation.

Reported location

POPLAR BLUFF, MO., September 1950

Date of incident

September 1950

State / country

? / XX

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28938391