PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6387403

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1948

REPORTED LOCATION[ILLEGIBLE]

FRAMES5

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against routine woather-balloon asoents made by the Air Force, Navy
and Neather Bureau. Corments based on this roviow are inclosed.
3. It is reooumended
dentified Aorial Objoots" chanred as follows: Item 13, "Direotion
of Flight of Cbjeot," should bo olarifiod so tbat vertleal and hori-
zontal motions sre distinguished ir possible, and so thet motion ia
apecified as ths direction towards whioh ths objeot appears to movs.
"Rolative to Badar Settings" should irolude a atatonent of tho of
radar eet used.
FOR AVICE
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No. 173x. Rawinsonde reloasod from Barksdale AFB at 1500 cST.
Shrevoport urdor influenco of tight lgy of a looal nature which
extended through In all probability, rawinsondo
balloon path was giroular follozing isobar curvature around Shroveport,
have remained low enough to bo seen, Winds reported as high as 7ox
account for speed. Conolusion: Rawinsonde balloon.
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$b$ hookets, flares or falling bodies:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14,
108, 109, 13 11, 218.
O Misoallaneous (rei flections, auror birds. eto.)
39, 89, 123, 12 231, 234.
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