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USAF record 28988840

28988840

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 9 Sep 60

2. LOCATION 111 mi E of Kansas City, Missouri

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local: [REDACTED] GMT: [REDACTED]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Y=+ No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE vertical descent

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: A brilliant "shooting star" phenomenon with a beginning burn at approx 90° above horizon from eye level. Burn trace increased in intensity to final burn-out at aprox eye level to pilot o/s flying at 35,000 ft.

11. COMMENTS: Description is characteristic of a meteor.

CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft

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