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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  8 November 1957 | Joplin, Missouri | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 09/0025Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Binoculars ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian & Military | ☐ Was Astronomical Jupiter ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1½ hours | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. CO
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8 Mull/0025
09/09/02
No Action
0053
1-4E4
2-4x20
DO

FL 041 YMC 015KFA 075KFG 038KGE 003
PP RJEDDN RJEDFL RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF IGE
P 090300Z
FM COMDR 797 ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AX
RJEDKXCOMDR 20 AIR DIV
RJEDFL/COMDR ATICWRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF
BT
//U N CLASSIFIED//ADJ-563. SUBJ UFOB AREA REPORTED ON JOPLIN MO
ROM JOPLIN FILTER CENTER DATE OF REPORT 9 NOV 57 DATE OF IN-
XRMATION 9 NOV 57 PREPARED BY LT. BRIED AND T/SGT VANCE SOURCE
JOPLIN FILTER CENTER.
ITEM 1
C. ROUND
B. STIMES SIZE OF BASKET BALL X 4 as seen through binoculars
M BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT
D. 9,3
3. 
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PAGE THREE OF RJEDKF IGE

MR. JOPLIN MO
MR. JOPLIN MO
MR. JOPLIN MO
S/SGT ROXS M. MC VEE AF 39089561 KLTER CENTER JOPLIN MO

ITEM 6.
A. CIVILIAN LISTED IN ITEM 5 ABOVE.
B. S/SGT ROFIS M. MC VEE AF 39089561 JOPLIN FILTER CENTER (CHIEF OBSERVER) NCO ON DUTY. GOOD.

ITEM 7
A. CLEAR
B. 5000 FT. 310/35
10000 FT. 300/45
15000 FT. 270/60
20000 FT. 270/60
30000 FT. 270/65
M CLEAR
D. UNLIMITED
E. N/A
M N/A
ITEM 8

Wants from NW to SE
Object moved from SE to NW
Therefore not balloon

Checked? No objects for Raton at flight speed - see

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A. POSSIBLE STAR JUPITOR, NOTHING TO VARIFY 

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