Springfield, MissouriJune 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On about June 16, 1955, a civilian airline pilot near Springfield, Missouri saw a single object. The object was whitish-blue. It traveled to the northeast and appeared to be descending at high speed. It had no visible lights or markings.

The Air Force record lists the case as insufficient data for evaluation. Officials cited the lack of enough data and the low chance that further investigation would yield worthwhile results. No investigation was authorized.

Reported location

Springfield, Missouri

Date of incident

June 1955

State / country

MO / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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., PRE GF i RIED, | 1 [} PT « UFCB INDEX CARD ATSS~TEB-175=55 : be. i
11. pate 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ww O Woes Balloon
38 ane 1955 Springfield, Missouri | Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 8 Possibly Balloon
Local ———— Q Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rader a ae Rvsvath
| omMT__16/0508Z Jure 199% B Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |O Possibly eran
5. PHPTOS vi 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
3 O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
: No | Civilian (Air Lines Pilot) MB Possibly Astronomical
J 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Bo RR AR ANY
4 far: : Insufficient Data for Evaluation
] Unknown | One (1) IE O Unknown
: me I
One (1) whitish<blue object travelling NE = Dam to the lack of sufficient data for |
] aoparently descending at hifghseed. No visibl evaluation and the improbability of
lights or mmarkings, further investigation Yielding worth. |
; | ~ while data, no investigation authorized |
| | AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) Le Re Ee ER |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962402