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SUBJECT: UlrOB Declassification Authority NND 923007 LL 180TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (L) Se MISSOURI AIR NATIONAL GUARD ROSECRANS MEMORIAL AIRPORT § Feb sx SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI Alte Cty, LO February 1955 TO: _, Commander, Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs, Colorado 1, * telephon following info: ed Operations, 180th Bomb cre (1) Description of the objects. / (a) (b) (e) (a). (e) (f) (g) Round Coapared to the size of an automobile headlight at slightly less than one-half mile, but non-direction- . al in nature white tinged: with yellow. Six. changing to five, String changin…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 Ltr, 180th Bomb Sq (L), Subj: UFOB, date 9 Feb 55 (b) Described as low on the horizon, but estimated four to five thousand feet. (c) Disappeared climbing at estimated 30 to 45° elevation, (ad) First sighted in string formation, changed positions several times, one light faded away, others formed a V and climbed out. First sighted to the North Bast, moved South of observers and disappeared in a South Westerly direction. _(e) Faded from sight in a climb, ins (f)- Twenty_minutes. (3) Manner of observation. (a) Ground visual (b) None ‘sf (c) N/A . (4) Time and…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 Ltr, 180th Bomb Sq (L), Subj: UFOB, date 9 Feb 55 (a) (9). (10) (1) (12) 2 and jet A/C from his work ati near Forbes AFB, Topeka, Kansas, . and apparently accompanies (e) St. Joseph None, Kansas City None (f) None reported. tiene reported, None Unknown Major Charles Enos, MoANG, Operations Officer It is possible the lights were single engine jets from Grandview or other nearby bases, None states he is familiar with both conventional A/C and hi ; t Location was formerly a B-L7 gunner WILBYA\, LEE oc Lt Col MoANG Commander