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Joplin, Missouri, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Joplin, Missouri
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 8 November 1957 Joplin, Missouri 口 Probably Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Locel KGroundVisyal Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aircroft Binoculars 口 Probobly Aireraft GMT 09/0025z O AirViswol D Air-Intercept Rodor 口 Possibly Aircroft S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomical Jupi ter OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol xXPossibly Astronomical XNo Civilian & Military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9.COURSE Othor. Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 口 Unknown l hours one NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round object,4 times size of basketball Possibly astro (gupiter). with bright white light. Red flame trail ing intermettently. No sound. AT1C PORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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