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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 21 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION Springfield, Missouri | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/2345Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hour | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE West  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF S
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21/2345 = Witness

SQG106 YMA047KFA071KF8040FRE005
PP RJEDDN RJEDKF RJEDSQ RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 3GE
P 21/2358Z
FM COMDR 797 CWRON FORDLAND AF STA MO
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDKF/COMDR 20 AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF
BT
//UNCLASSIFIED//OPS-590. SUBJ: UFOB AREA OF REPORTED ON SPRINGFIELD MO. FROM 797 ACWRON FORDLAND MO. DATE OF REPORT 21 NOV 57
DATE OF INFORMATION 21 NOV 57. PREPARED BY 1ST/LT JACK L. BREID AND S/SGT JOHN BOSSOM JR. SOURCE MR. [REDACTED] SO. MISSOURI ST. SPRINGFIELD MO.
ITEM 1
A. CYLINDER
B. BASEBALL
C. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT BLUE
D. 1 (ONE)

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G. MACTIVE
H. NO SOUND HEARD
I. NEGATIVE
ITEM. 2.
A. OBSERVER WAS DRIVING HIS CAR AND SAW A BRIGHT LIGHT AND NO STARS WERE VISIBLE.
B. NEGATIVE
no elevation or azimuth given EEI?
C. NEGATIVE
D. STRAIGHT FLIGHT TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST
E. FADED OUT
F. ABOUT ONE (1) HOUR FROM 2345Z TO 2345Z 2345-6 = 1745
ITEM. 3.
A. GROUND-VISUAL
B. N/A
C. N/A
ITEM. 4.
A. 2345Z/21 NOV 57 2345-6 = 1745
B. DUSK

PAGE THREE RJEDKF 3GE
ITEM 5.
A. THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PORTLAND ST. AND MISSOURI AVE.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
ITEM. 6.
A. MR. AGE 33 PHONE
SPRINGFIELD, MO. DOCK FOREMAN FOR CAMPBELL 66 TRUCKING COMPANY.
B. N
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ITEM. 7.
A. THINLY SCATTERED CLOUDS
B. NORTH-NORTHWEST SKTS.
6000 310-20K NW
10000 300-29K NW
16000 270-55K W
20000 270-70K W
30000 270-135K W
50000 270-60 W
80000 N/A
C. UNRESTRICTED
D. 15 NAUTICAL MILES
E. 3/10

No elevation or azimuth given making it impossible to properly evaluate; however, the sighting was probably a misinterpretation of a conventional object insuff info

PAGE FOUR RJEDKF 3GE
F. NONE
ITEM. 8.
A. QUADRANT AREA
ITEM. 9. NEGATIVE
ITEM. 10.
A. COWSELL 40, S-47, FLYING BETWEEN SPRINGFIELD, AND JOPLIN, MO.
ITEMGM 11.
A. NO COMMENT
BT
G22/0530Z NOV RJEDKF

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