PROJECT BLUE BOOK

:
PROJECT 10073 REC
2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1
28N927 0 Was Balloon
6 Dec 52 Off Coast of La. i Probably Ballcon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possobly dolisor
J. OATF-TIME GROUP
Local...6/23250s Gmund-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircrait
a Probably Aircroft
GAT 7/05253|- AinVisuol Air-Intercopt Rodar Posaibly Aircralt
,
PrCTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yus GO0 Probnbly Astrenomical
No AF a/c crow Posxibly Astronomicol
Other. EL ANA
7. LENCTH"S CESERVATION - 3. NUMBER OF CBJECTS  P. COURSE
! Insufficiene Dotn for Evoluanen
10 min one irik n w
! :
IO. ARIEF SLUMARY OF SIGMTING 11. COMMENTS
Bluish white flashes of light seen. Radar
scope of a/c detected 25 targets in period of Stt RADOn ANDRSS
10 min. Object were est to be 25 nilos from
a/c at 18, 000' moving on approx 120° heading
moving very fast in a straight line. No .

Lumberton 31°
OsykaMISSISSIPPI
31 LOUISIANA
Bunkie Cottonport Simmes CAdgola Nigrwood Kentwood R Varnada
REDWOOD RANC Ticktas 60 N
256 -21 N (Poplarvile
HOWELY Clinton Frapktinton BOGALUSA 120
260 3 0o 35
Jacks a Fluker
Morrow Greensburg A To Kensler 391 8X
JACKSDN Begalusar
Mandste thel
St Francsuife
Morg4 9 Rio PEEAE
NEW EVANGEINEL C Begeu Amite
4C Slaughter
Vilie Platte Metvillq halk coure
MVOHGNANZA ALSE .hdependence
Nerpique 20 ve 3
Mamoy BATON ROUGE RADIO
Washington 347 BIK HAMNIOND
ST LANDRY PARISE PICAYUNE
Bagou 75 L H 46 Port Barre JARDING i Picayuh? 24
Opelouses LH 60 20 ALEXANDER
EUNICE Krote Springs BATON ROOCE HanmondADISohVILLE Springs 23
Denhanu Springs Livingston
Eunice BATON ROUCE Ponchatqula CAUTIONMREA
53 31 Madisonville ABOVE 400 DANGER
SE Churth Pount Sunset PIKE QURDEN Peart.P AREA
Race 351 41
tracks LAFAYEHE RADJG GS Mandouille Lacombe c
206 Addis WJBO PRAY
1150
Diota Carepero BLUE 45 6 MEW ORLEANS RADIO JESASAA
RAYNE Racy tracks Racq tracks Plaquomine 338 MSY_T 338 MSY_ T.
.NGS Greaux Brie Greauz 25. .25.
32 Raype GIRARD AKE
39 24 NEW ORLEANS)
Iennin 17 00 00 250)
Midracy Midracg Latayette Sorrento Sorrento IONMAARTRAIN JONMAARTRAIN GREEN 6
ows CAFAYETTE N White Castle DONALDSONVILLE -(CAA DONALDSONVILLE-(CAA LAPLACE LAPLAC NEW URLEANS NEW ORLEANS 6°E
RT 40- H 50 40 -H 60 1st BLW35 3LW35 RONE ONE
GNOS MEMUAI8L GNOS MEMUAIAL S1 Martinvilie Marfinvilie -BS- 382 120 19
ANTHUR ANTHUR 1.43 26√ Dona dsonville Lapince WWL
Terlue Tertue 670
OMNE. OMNE A A Gramercy Reserve Reserv 30°
Je GRFEN GREEN LAFAYETTE RADIO
17.7 LFT NEW
Cueydan Cueydar Kapian Newiberia ORLEANS :
30° 30
NO Lngan tac des REL
Albevill Efalh leanerente jis Allemands ake
SALTZAAE SIMON ALBEVILLE Luke MOISANI WTERNATIONALS MA
13 30 201 Cataouate Shell Baach
Avery Island INSTR LoS SYSIEL AS NEW UNLEANS
JEANERETTE 126.18 7H3
WATERWAY 39 THIGODAUX 126.18 1421
RACON
INTRACOSTAL Weeks Franklin Lalourche BAND 2-1
Inuacoastal CiryS VILLIAMS4 Thibodaux OMNI Salca Lafitte
MIAY BEOS Raceland NEW ORLEANS-AIG Rbd
112.5 MSY Lak CALLECTLA
Whhe Lald Morgan 54 BC3
Redfish Pt West Cole bPhoenix Black
Blenche bag WIELLAMS MEMORIAL
Ellendale Lockport Valentine Pio s ia Hlache Hay
Pecan (siand Houma o
South Bend HOUMA 6 Larase
MARSH ISLAND EaaCote Waterooot Pott Swighur
Fanche Bay Asblahd
Pt Chevreuil
Theriot
RUn Buidy
POINT AU FER REEF 4
10m & 10m 0m 290 Pt au Fer
Grand Is!e
2e Gand Isle

Wiergate Cheneyvile
Angola
nmord Bunkie Cottonport
Chester jasper,
Pitkin
Camdon BAT C RACH Cotmesneil
265- De Ridder Elizabeth Merrow MACK:
Newton you 17
Legget RIDDER Dakdale
Raganville OAKDALE CoC
B
Woodvilte 123 Bayou
NEW EVANGEVVE C
Muiryvitte 40 POINTE - COWI/
yston Ville Platte Melvill MORCALZA ALSE
Bjeakwood R Wauksha as -20
Camp Ruby Kirbyaill.
EUYVILLE Singer Bayou Nezpique Mamoy Washington,
A N -H SLongville Coberfin ST LANDRY PARISH
Warten Call 75LH 46 Port Barre
160 Opelousts
EUN CE Krotz, Springs
125
=
Kinden Eunice
DE QUINCY Exton
Bessmay 78 13 DOISE Church Point Sunset
Votan De Quinfy 12 Race
VAR tracks LAFAYIZTE RADIO
CLEVELAND RANGE 266 CHT
CVK Kountze Sabine Careptro
Diota
Silst RAYNE Rece trecks
Starks WELSH JENNINGS JENNI nonn 32 18 10
SaratozaO Deweyville 26- 26- 27 27 20 38 DET 32 Raype Raype GIRARD
Lake Charles ake Charles Welsh Welsh 39 24
Jennings 17
Jowa lowa Jatayetta Jatayette
Mauriceville J.4. J.4. J6 16 CAFAYETTE
Vinton Vinton ALOKE RT 40- 40 -H 56 H.56
BS 10 LE GROS MEMUAIA MEMOAIA
Sourlake Sourlake IKFUM KFOM 16 264
OMNI LAKE ARTHUR LAX CARTHUR Torlu
Daisetta A 70 OHARLES RADIO OMNI
33 REAUMONL REAUMONLN LAKE A
DAR BEAUMONY Drange ra nge m Laker Arthur de GRECHE GRECKE LAFAYETTE EADIO
Liberty Liberty o A 340 341 EAMAR 117.7 LFT
Nome AMAR LAKE CHAT CHANN DIO DIU Gueydan Gueydan "yog Qu Qu
Devers DROWN Kapia Kapial 30 30°
China Port Neche Port
ISALTZIIAN SALTZIIAN NO
A Hacky Ha Ergth Erath canereh
Nedetiath SALTZIAN SALTZIAM SIMON AE LLE ran
OFannett K ION 13 39 201
OMNI alcasieu MeryIsland
it Belviet N BEAUMONPRANGE ERI Lak WATERWAY
114.9 EU9 INTRACOSTAL
KIRH PORT ARTHU
740 Cameron
Winnie DAYIS IqtracoastalChty
G10
I-CIFTES JONES PARK
23Anahuac (30 16 White Lake
SKY HARBOR WATERWAY Redfish PC West Cole
Cyeck GREEN6 24 A Blanche Bug
Sabine Louisiana Pt
Rbn OPecan (sland
INTRACOSTAL exas Pt SABINE PASS South Bend
COOSE CREEK 314
245 605 FL 20m30m &50m 60m
ELLINGTON AFB MARSH ISLAND East Cote
99LH52 tligh Istend Blanche Bay
A56 126 18 Pt Chevreuij
RACUN tlav
K-8AND 1 2-11
5 falaga
340 1
POINT AU FER REEF FU
BOLIVAR A 290
N 10 &10m 60m PtauFor
PENINSULA
SR Rbn-
GALVESTON
314-
20m 50m &5m50m 330
OALVESTON
GALVESTON SIEWART BTACH

LambanNaN 31
1
Wiergate
31 Midway
Corrigan
Madisonville Irinity Chester jasper
Camden BAd C RANCH Colmesneil De Rid
265--
CNewton
SLegget RIDDER
QPinedale Rozanville
B
Poiniblank Woolduille veches
WURVNGA Mesryuille
l04 50
Hunisvule Livingston
Kirbyvill Bleakwaod
Singleton Camp Ruby KIRUYVILLE
McOnot A N 175-N 30
1330 22 Warren CiCall
Goodrich
Roans.
Prairia
N
05 Shepherd DE QUINCY
A Bessmay 74-- 18
Romaye De Quingy
Volaw
VAR
Mentgomery CLEYELAND RANGE
-1A8 22 A Dobbin MONTGOMERY COUNTY W 162.1 CVK Kountze
245 LH 46
Fostoria 4 Starks
Conroe Conroe Cleveland Deweyville
Saratoza Saratoza O
CMauriceville Mauriceville
N West Fork BS
Souriake KFDM OMN! OMNE
A HOUSTON A 70 70 LD1
A 5p L H 50 5pL H 50 Daisetta BEAUMON! BEAUMONT
INSTU LDG SYSTEAL INSTIULDG SYSTEAL DARKELL 285 285 BEAUMONT BEAUMONTA
Jombah, Jombah 126 18 Liberty 31L MAR
Spring Spring 278 278 118.7 12618 30 30 Nome 31
Dayton Dayton Davers Daevers
China
30 Hockley Hackley
Nederiar
500 Ofannett
. JACKSON DMNI ulcusier
145 --25 2T 6 Cresby .N BEAUMONT RANGE
2 Mont Belvicu 114.9 BUI
BOUSTON -ADIO BS QHankame
IFAIRBANKS 332 HOU KTRH A PORT ARTHU on
740
Katy 2 Winnie
TRI-CHES 2 JONES PARK
HOUSTON 25 23Anahuac 30 16 1
HOUSTON Creek SKY HARBOR A WATERWAY
Coge GREEN 24 Sabine
Lsuisiana Pt Ron
SAM HOUSTONIRace tracks asadena SABINE PASS
69 36 Hba exas Pt 314
RICKMOND RANGE Sugar Land COOSE_CREEK FL I
391 KIM Porte 245 CCS 20 30 &50m 50
RAN LA PORTE
Eichmond e ELLINGTON AFQ
39L.H 52 High island
PEARLAND 396 -12618
LANE AIRPARK 2.29 19 +RACON hst Bay
Rosen 106 2S X-BANDT-2-1-1. 1
Thompsons WEBSTEN +=340 3 I
A TEXAS CITY
Alvin A 1
JE Camp Pexas city BOLIVAR N
N Wellace PENINSULA 1
ARCOLA PL kbn
ALVIN W&R 1
Rosharon 90 21 Fort Delivar 312 GALVESTION
314-1 I
200 Som & 5ha 60m
Danono NAF HITCHCOCK (LTA) OALVESTON
2Q-H 20 SALVESTONNISTEWANT DEACH
Newoue T.

14° 14 Gae Sy
aPeter 3st1 fiand WILKES
(Giatam Land) WADDELL
the 1787 1128 1790 1791 1792 1793 1.01 1795 1790 . 1737 1798 1759 LAND 70
SEA
1o iC' 1150 15 Coeles 15 15 15*
1811 1810 4:00 154 1807 19- 1806 1805 1004 hae 1803 119 1802 19 1901 13" 1800
u.rrrtqjxrrnc;rugoafrr;myrmu:r.crccporar.rr,apttrprxr;m:m
120 110° 100° 90' 80 70 60- s0 40 30° 20 10° 0 10 20° 30 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° 110° 120°
DRAINAGE FEATURES RELIEF FEATURES
5000-
SHORE LINE RIVERS S LAKE SALT LAKE CONTOURS SAND DUNES
(RELALE  UNPELIABLE) (NGN-PERINNIAL)
MUD ATIDALFLATS RIVERS & STREAMS GLACIER 7000
(UNSERVEPED) APPROXIMATE CONTOURS SAND AREA
CORAL REEFS&LEDGES RAPIDS & FALLS SALT PANS
(EVAPORATOR)
HACHURES GRAVEL
SHOALS& SAND BARS SHOALS& SAND BARS WASH (BLUe AND BROWN) WASH (BLUE AND BROWN) RICE FIELD
CHARTED ROCK CHARTED ROCK -- BLUFF. CLIFF.OR ESCARPMENT LEVEE OR ESKER
CANAL TUNNEL CANALTUNNEL
ABANDONED CANAL SWAMP
DANGER LINE CANAL all all. 414
Spring Spring9 SPRING 3904 SPOT ELEVATION_ (IN FTET) SPOT ELEVATION. (IN FTET)
DRY LAKE BED Well WELL LAVA FLOW 6428
RIVERS & LAKE Water hole WATER HOLE
(REHENNIAL) (RERENNIAL) 19562 HIGHEST ELEVATION ON CHART (IN FEET) HIGHEST ELEVATION ON CHART (IN FEET)
Reserpoir RESERVOIR
CULTURAL FEATURES ,
* COAST GUARD STATION RAILROAD (SINGLE TRACK)
RANGER STATION RAILROAD (MULTIPLE TRACHS)
ARGE CITY : +
RAILROAD (ABANDONED)
OILTANKS 1
CITY BRIDGE (RAILROAD)
A OIL FIELD
.
OWN OR VILLAGE - TUNNEL (RAILROAD)
BOUNDARY (INTeRNaTIONaL)
HIGHWAY (SUPERRIGHWAY)
ROMINENT LANDMARK BOUNDARY (STATE)
(OIT AOPSOPUILTE NCIE) n HIGHWAY (MAIN ROUTE)
MINE PIPE LINE HIGHWAY (SECONDARY ROUTE)
DAM — TRAIL
LCOKOUT TOWER —
BRIDGE (NICHWAV)
RACE TRACK THTTYTTTTTY TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE LINE f TUNNEL (HIGHWaY?
. 1
.

L. 14 24
AhAEs LAN9 C Puter ls AlCafET (Graham Land) WEDDELL
tand 01
177 1778 1779 17a3 Land 1781 1782 1783 1/84 1785 1786 1707 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793
SEA
Voa fard 35 160 116- 16 1e he he :6 15 Caates
112 1815 1814 1813 1812 1811 1810 1000 1828 1907 1806 1805 Land
1618 he is 10 119-
mupnierme.nrmmuimnpemetut
s0" 130- 10 150 160- 170 180 170° 150° 140 130 120 110 100 90" 80 70 60° 50° 40 30° 20 10°
A
DRAINAGE FEATIRES
WORLD AERONAUTICAL CHART INDEX
Scale of Scries B:1,000,000 D
Lanc SHORE LINE RIveRs & lake (Sal) SALT LAKE
(NELIABLE & UNRELIABLE) (NON-PERENNIAL)
CIVIL CHART SUPPLY
Authorized agents for the sale of aeronautical charts have been appointed at certain airports throughout MUD & TIDAL FLATS RIVERS & STREAMS GLACIER
United States for the distribution of aeronautieal charts. A list of these agents, with the dates of latest Lane (UNSURVEYED)
ts of charts, will be printed from tiade to time in Notices to Airmen. This informnation may also be obtain-
rom the Director. U. S. Coast snd Geodetie Survey.
Regdests for charts may adso bo made to the Dirretor, U. S. Coast and Grodetic Survey, Washington 25, CORAL REEFS& LEDGES RAPIDS & FALLS SALT PANS
Lati (EVAPORATOR)
b, or to authorized dealers.
a discount of 3s-i/s. from full poblished prices is allowed on aeronautical and ausiliary charts amounting
i gross when made in cne shipment to one add ers. Charts are not returnable. SHOALS &SAND BARS WASH (GLUE AND BROWA) RICEFIELD
Lan Lani
1
CHARTED ROCK CANAL TUNNEL
ABANDONED CANAL SWAMP SWAMP
MILITARY (HART SUPPLY Laao Laa0 DANGER LINE DANGER LINE CANAL
(Ref: AAF Reg. 65-2, dated 26 Apr., 1941) ARef: AAF Reg. 65-2, dated 26 Apr., 1941) Spring SpringQ SPRING
DRY LAKE BED Well WELL
rotantiead charts. maps snd publications distributed by Aeronautical Chart Service are indexed or listed in the ronantiead charts. maps snd publications distributed by Aeronautical Chart Service are indexed or listed in the RIVERS & LAKE Water hole WATER HOLE
on of the AP " Catalog of Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications." Miscelaneous maps and charts not rn of the AF -Catalog of Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications." Miscellaneous maps and charts not (PERENNAL) (PERENNAL)
Ieservatr Keserevir RESERVOIR RESERVOIR
the Catalog will be pr cured and furnished by Acronautienl Chart Service through special order, when sulliciently the Catalog will be pr cured and hurnished by Acronautienl Chart Service through special order, when suificiently
requlaitions as to natre or nuraber, scale. projection, and publisher if known. requiaitions as to nsire or nuraber, scale. projection, and publisher if known. - CULTURAL FEATURES CULTURAL FEATURES
qulsitoning
Outside Continental Enited States: 4 COAST GUARD STATION
A(l) Af sotivities are to submit requleitions se the supply facility designated by the Theater : RANGER STATION
Commander for maintenanee and distribution of neronautical charts and maps. LARGE CITY .
(2) Theater supply facilities are to submlt requisitions for replenishment of stocks of aero- :. OIL TANKS
nautieal charts and maps through channels to Headquarters Ar, Aeronautical Chart CITY
dervice, Waehingion, ) C . A OILFIELD
Within Cunlincntal United Statos: Requisitions from AF nctivities within Continental United States are to DO TOWN OR VILLAGE (INTERNATIONAL)
*--- BOUNDARY
I Io appropinate Kegional Store as shown on Aeronautienl Chart Supply System geographic diagram in AF
Chan Catnbeg. Eeeupt whn pmanating irom an Air Foree. Wing, or Command Headquarters, requisitions are PROMIAENTLANDMARK BOUNDARY (sTATE)
gnature or ajproval by indors-ment of the Basr or Station Operations Officer. Quautities of charts aud maps (W)TH APPROFRIATENOTE)
to be sush as to assure the muitilenapce of a 9-day supply at all timea but not to excced a 60-day supply.
MINE - PIPE LINE PIPELINE
oete Charts 1
Aercnantieal charts rondered obaolete-for-air by arevised editien, when not practienble to correct for conformity - DAM
dion, are to be salvaged if fensible, or else deatroved. Disposition by salvage or destruccion is to be made in LOOKOUT TOWER
ith provisions of AR 250-5.
RACE TRACK TTTTTTTTTTY TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE
0

EY Land WILKES LAND Neng Guorge
1end 0s
70 177 1778 179 1700 LUND 1781 1782 1783
-SECTOR
:6* 6 :e Viclona Land -
89 1818 199 1817 1 1816 1315 1814 b2 1813
VHF FOUR-COURSE VISUAL-AURAL RANGE IATE
8O 90 100" $110^}$ 120 130 140° 150° 160° 170 180 160-
OR
OW WORLD AERONAUTIGAL GHART INDEX
AURAL
B N Scale of Series 1:1,000,000
Y A
CIVIL CHART SUPPLY
MISCELLANEOUS
Authorized agents for the sale of aeronautical charts have been appointed at certain airports throughout
the United States for the distribution of aeronautical charts. A list of these agents, with the dates of latest
1 VISUAL GROUND SIGN_- M}$ prints of charts, will be printed from tithe to time in Notiees to Airmen. This inforination may also be obtain-
MODRING MAST_. ed from the Director, U. S. Coast and Geodetie Survey.
DIRIGIBLE BASE -. n TOWN HAVING VISUAL GROUND SIGN HOUSTON Requests for eharts may also be made to the Director. U. S. Coast and Geodetie Survey. Washington 25,
D. C., or to authorized dealers.
OCEAN STATION VESSEL-- PROMINENT TRANSMISSION LINE -
(NORNALPOONION) A discount of 38-1/3% from full published priees is allowed on aeronautical and auxiliary charts amounting
LICHTED OBSTRUCTION-- LICHTED OBSTRUCTION. * ISOGONIC LINE OR ISOGONAL --24-- --24 - 4 to $10 gross when made in one shipment to one address. Charts are not returnable. to $i0 gross when made in one shipment to one address. Charts are not returnable.
1108
OBSTRUCTION INUMERALS IN ITALICS INEICA IE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL OF TOP OBSTRUCTION INUMERALS IN ITALICS INEICA E ELEVATION ABDVE SEA LEVEL OF TOP A A 5 -
WHERE MLGUIRED. HEIGHTS ABOVE GROUND SHALL DE ADDED IN UPRIGHT TVPE WITHIN PARENTHESES). WHERE RLQUIRED. HEIGHTS ABOVE GROUND SHALL DE ADDED IN UPRIGHT TVPE WITHIN PARENTHESES). (759)
CIVIL AIRWAY-LINIT OF - AMBER 2 4 4
CIVIL AIRWAY-LIMIT OF- (TRAFFIC CONTROLLED) (TRAFFIC UNCONTROLLED)
MILITARY CHART SUPPLY MILITARY CHART SUPPLY
(Ref: AAF Reg. 65-82, dated 26 Apr., 1944)
PROHIBITED AREA 1. Aeronautical charts, maps and publications distributed by Aeronautical Chart Service are indexed or listed in 1. Aeronautical charts, maps and publications distributed by Aeronautical Chart Service are indexed or listed in
Comvrol zone Control zone
current edition of the AF "Catalog of Aercnautical Charts and Related Publications." Miscellaneous maps and charts current edition of the AF "Catalog of Aercnautical Charts and Related Publications." Miscellaneons maps and charts
appearing in the Catalog will be procured and furnished by Aeronautical Chart Service through sperial order, when suficien appearing in the Catalog will be procured and furnished by Aeronautical Chart Service through sperial order, when sufficien
DANGER OR RESTRICTED AREA - identified in requisitions as to name or number, seale, projection, and publisher if known.
2. Requisitioning.
a. Outside Continenial United States:
CADTION AREA- (i) AF activities are to submit requisitions to the supply facility desiguated by the Theater
$1\fra62x}$ Commander for mointenance and distribution of aeronauticai charts and maps.
HIGH EXPLOSIVES AREA HIGH EXPLOSIVES AREA
WA (UNMARKED) (2) Theater supply fueilities are to submit requisitions for replenishment of stocks of aero-
INTERNATIONGL BCUNDARY CLOSED TO PAYSAGE nauticnl charts and maps through channels to Hendquariers AF, Aeronautical Chart
OF AIRCRAFT EXCEPT THROUGH AIR CORMIDOR Service, Washington, D. C.
b. Within Continental Uaited States: Requisitions from AF activities within Continental United States are
be submitted to appropriate Regional Store as shown on Aeronautical Chart Supply Systern geographie diagram in
Scale 1:1.000,000 or 1 inch=15.8 miles Aeronautieal Chart Catalog. Except when emanating from an Air Foree, Wing, or Command Headquarters, requisitions a
to bear the signature or approval by indorsement of the Base or Station Operations Oilficer. Quantities of charts and ma
a 20 40 60 SO Kilometers requested are to be such as to assure the maintenance of a o-day supply at all times but not to exceed a 60-day supply.
ORCHEFR 3. Obsolete Charts.
10 O 10 20 30 40 50 60 Nautical Miles
a. Aeronautical charts rendered obsolete-for-air by a revised edition, when not practicable to correct fur conformi
CEELEECH with new edition, are to be salvaged if feasible, or else destroyed. Disposition by salvage or destruction is to be made
10 0 10 20 30 40 50 70 80 Mites accordance with provisions of AR 3Se-5.
CRHSHE
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TO JEPHC/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF "25
. JEDUP/ATIC VRIGHT PATTERSON AFR BAYTON OHIO
. JEDLN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO .
JEDST/CG HQ ATRC SCOTT AFP ILL JEDST/CG HQ ATRC SCOTT AFR ILL
GIO53SE/ATTN: ATIAA-2C/ / ATTN: D/I ECS/O/FLYOTPET PPET
IS REPT ON SIGHTING OF URIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJ IAW AFL 2"S-5. ITEM
ONE: DESCRIPTION: VIUAL: BLUISH MITE FLAASHES OF LICNT SEELAT TI'E ONE: DESCRIPTION: VIUAL: BLUISM MITE FLAMSHES_QE L SEELAT T'E
AND IN DIPECTION INDICATED BY_RADAR SIETING, UNDERTERHNED TRAC", . AND IN DIPECTION INDICATED BY_RADAR SIETING, UNDERTEFHNED T AC",.
SHAPE, OR SOLIDITY: RADAR: SEEN ON SCOPE 25 TINES IN PERIOD OF . - FTEN MIN, TEN MIN,
ESTINATED TO BE ABOUT 25 MILES FROM A/C, AT 1S,"CS FT, NOVING IN
APPROX 12: DEGREE HEADING AT 5245-9S:" MPH N A STTRAIGHT LINE. .
IEN TUO: 03J O3SRVD AT 2525 HRS CST, 6 DEC 52: LGTH OF WORSRVN: VISUAL:
SPLIT SECOUD FLASHED: RADAR: 25 5 SINTINGS IN TEN HIN. ITEM THREE: OBJ
OESRVD FROM A/C. ITEM FOUR: CBSRVD FROM 23 DEGREES 1F MIN NORTH, 92 f
.
NORTINEST. ITEN FIVE: INDENTIFYING INFO OFOPOSVRS: SIGHED BY SIX VENBERS
OF CREM, 2 VISUAL, 5 BY RADAM: IST LT NORMAN VARAS, VO: IST LT W
HAUA, d, INST NAV: K/SGT B. R. PERCELL, AFT: S/SGT W: J. DEROUSE,
GUMNEH: 2:D LT RODENT J ECKERT, NV: S/SGT H. D. SHOEC GREN, RO., ALVOST
ALL FAVE LOUG TERNS OF SEEVICE AND NUCH EXPERIENCE AND FLVING THE.
ITEX SIX: FO WIND, CLMAR, DRY, CAVU. ITEV SEVEN: NO KHOVWN MET OR OTHER
CONES VCULD ACCOUNT FOR RPT. ITEM EIGHT: NO FT AGHENTS O PHOTOS EXIST.
ITE: MIHE: NO INTCP ON IDENTIFICATION ACTIO AvEN 5Y ITE"
TEM LOCATION OF TMAF IN AREA UNDERTENNIED.
1721507 B1C JUTDL Ph7.k v Grod pol! ay
Ni .

*I-VE GOT -EM ON MY SCOPE 22
BY THE TIME COLEMAN FINI SHED RECALIBRATING, THE BLIPS WERE 2?
RACING ACROSS HIS SCREEN ABRUP ER-S OICE CAME SOGH THE 30
INTERCOM 31
*I-VER GCT FOUR UNKNOWNS AT 12 O-CLOCK DEAD AHEAD WHAT DO YOU SHOW* 32
*THEY-RE ON D-- IT-S NO33
MALFUNCTION.* 34
UP.IN..THE.COC BLIPS _35
CROSS HIS GLASS. AS ONE .36
*UNKNOWN.AT_3..O-CLOCK.*. 37
BACK IN THE 8-29 BAILEY SPRANG TO THE RIGHT WAIST BLISTER AND PEERED OUT 38
INTO.THENIGHI ASTONISHED, HE SAW A BLUE-LIT OBJECT STREAK. FROM FRONT TO 39
REAR. MOVING so FAST IT TE BL
THEBOMBER-S. WING 41
THE STRANGE OBJECT HAD HARDLY DISAPPEARED WHEN ANOTHER GROUP OF BLIPS CAME 42
ONTO.ALL_THREE SCOPESLIKE THE OTHER OBJECTSTHE NEW GROUP WAS MAKING OVER 43
5,000 MILES AN HOUR TO MAKE IT WORSETHEY WERE ALL COMING FROM ALMOST DEAD 44
AHEAD THOUGH THEIR COURSESTILL DIVERGED ENOUGH TO MISS THE BOMBER BY MILES,45
WATCHED STREAK MERE BLURS OF BLUE-WHITE LIGHT 60
UP IN THE ECOCKPIT, HARTER-S EYES WERE GLUED TO THE AUXILIARY SCOPE. FORTY 61
MILES AWAY THE OBJECTS WERE RACING BEHIND THE BOMBER TTIN 62
ITS COURSE. 63
SUDDENLY THE OBJECTS SWERVED, HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THE B-29. HARTER
AT THEIR TERRIFIC SPEED THEY WOULD CLOSE THE GAP IN THREE SECONDS 65
BUT BEFORE HE COULD MOVE THE CONTROLS. AN INCREDIBLE THING HAPPENED. 66
ABRUPTLY THE ONRUSHING UFO-S SLOWED TO THE BOMBER-S SPEED FOR TEN SECONDS 67
THEY KEPT PACE BEHIND IT. WHILE THE PILOT HELD HIS BREATH. 68
THEN, SWIFTLY PICKING UP_SPEED THE UNKNOWN OBJECTS PULLED OFF TO ONE SIDE.69
AT THE E SAME MOMENT HARTER CAUGHT SIGHT OF HUGE BLIP 70
THE SCOPE.' AMAZED HE SAW THE MOST FANTASTIC THING OF ALL. 71
STILL MOVING AT OVER 5.000 MILES THE SMALLER OBJECTS MERGED WITH 72
THE LARGER OBJECT. JNSTANTLYTI IP BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. MOVING SO 73
FAST THAT HARTER SAT STUNNED IT FLASHED ACROSS HIS SCOPE AND WAS GONE 74
A FEW MOMENTS LATER COLEMAN-S AWED VOICE CAME THROUGH THE INTERCOM 75
*CAPTAIN, SEE THAT* 76
*YES- ISAW IT SAID HARTER 77
*WE CLOCKED IT,* SAID COLEMAN. *YOU WON-T BELIEVE THIS WAS MAKING 78

TOGETHER 87
SHOWED IRM CONVICTION.
CAPTAIN-HARTER _#ONE..GROUP..OF. BLIPS WAS.NOTED AFTER THE SET .WAS e5
ARC ABOUT AND SWING IN BEHIND US AT ABOUT 30 MILES AND 87
CALIBRATED
MAINTAIN SPEED AND DISIANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS. CONTACT WAS 90
BROKEN OFF AFTER A GROUP OF THE BLIPS MERGED INTO A ONE-HALF-INCH ARC91
AND.PROC COMPUTED SPEED OF OVER 9,OOO 92
M.P.H.* 9.3
LIEUTENAN 0 APPROACH OUR AIRCRAFT AT A TERRIFIC94
RATE OF SPEED
DISIANCE ANO THE ELIGHT ENGINEER COMPUTED THE 5.240 M.P.H. I ALERTED95
ENTIRE CREW TO LOOK THE OBJECTS VISUALLY. AND FLASHES OF LIGHT WERE 97
NOTED.. THE CLOSEST THE OBJECTS WAS PPROXIMATELY 2O MILES. ISAW ABOUT 98
20 OBJECTS IN RECALIBRATEC THE ESET AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE 99
*THE JECTS WERE SMALL AND POSSIBLY ROUND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE VERY 00
LARGE SHAPED AS FOLLOWS CURVED ALSO NOTICED A 01
LARGE IBN COME UP TO WITHIN 40 MILES OF OUR TAIL FROM BEHIND AND THEN 02
DISAPPEAR. THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE BELIEVE THAT THIS OBJECT WAS REAL 03
AND MOVE HIGH SPEED AND WAS NOT A SET MALFUNCTION OR OPTICAL 04
ILLUSION.* 05
MASTER SERGEANT BAILEY *THE RADAR OPERATOR CLOCKED THE OBJECT (THE FIRST 06
ONE SEEN) AND COMPUTED THE AIR SPEED OF OBJECT TO AVERAGE 5,240 M.P.H. 07
TWICE DURING PERIODTHE RADAR OPERATOR REPORTED AN OBJECT TO BE PASSING 08
AT 3 O-CLOCK. UPON LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW SAW A ITE STRE VEL 09
FRON DISAPPEAR UNDER THE WING. 10
FERRIS THE RADAR OPERATOR REPORTED OBJECTS 11
APPROACH IN THAT POSITION AND SAW TWO 12
13

Anotbanthied! lightingd
curred over the Guilf cLMeeico-ar Staff Sergeant Ferris bent Bail-4 "Radar stated at t that time he
a.B429 bombeewar Netiring toits ey to the blister. He'watched two had 50-mile
base in Texas. Itswas machines streak by; mere range on, indicating a
just before e blurs of movement of 12-14r miles. With
dawn-on December 6 1952, less blue-white light. Up in the cock- each successive revolution,
pit, Harter's eyes were g glued I to the the
than 48 hours attery Lieutenant blips continued SE to a point 15-
Fogie's. near collision auxiliary scope. Forty miles away, 20 miles from the ship at a bearing
Texas. at Laredo, five of the saucers were racing be-
hind the bornber. Suddenly. of 70 deg. and then out of the
Approaching the end of a night the scope. At 150 deg., radar gave the
practice flight to Florida, the B-29 saucers swerved, headed straight instructor flight engineer the time
was cruising for the B-29. Before Harter could and distance, which was computed
3 in bright moonlight move the controls, an incredible
at 18,000 feet. At 5: 2& a.m., the big thing happened. The as over 5,000 mph. These groupings
bomber, piloted Capt. John onrushing of blips s occurred for about 5 min-
UFO's slowed to the bomber's utes and speeds
Harter, was 190 miles from Gal- speed. For 10 seconds, they kept were recomputed.
veston and about loo miles south pace. Then, During this period, student navi-
of the Louisiana coast. A minute swiftly picking up gator and instructor radio viewed
before, Harter had called the radar speed, the unknown machines the aux. scope and confirmed
pulled off to one side. At the same my
officer, Lt. Sid Coleman, and asked moment, Harter caught sight of a observations. At this time, I called
him to turn on the set, so he could for radar to calibrate his set to
check the coastline on the auxil- huge blip—a half-inch spot on the eliminate any possibility y of mal-
iary scope in the cockpit. score. Amozed, he saw the most function. He did this s speedily, and
At 5:25, Coleman was watching fancastie thing of all. when he scanned the scope once
the main radarscope. The eblip of Still moving at more than 5,000 more, the blips reappeared moving
someunknown object appeared at miles an hour, the smaller craft SE across the scope. I called off two
qne edge of the screen. When the merged with the large machine. separate blips track and position
sweep made-ita.next revolution, Instantly, the huge blip began to in relation to the a aircraft by the
accelerate. It flashed a across Har- clock system over interphone of
Coleman jumped. In that brief mo- ter's scope and was gone. the s ship, and as they passed at 3
roent, the unknown craft had gone The meaning of what they had o'clock, the instructor engineer
milles!" seen was inescapable. The discs visibly saw blue-bright white
Another 1 blip leaped onto the had been launched from a huge flame go from front rear under
scope as the oncoming object mother ship for some type of re- our wing. Contact was broken off
streaked toward the B-29. For an connaissance mission. After the at 0535 after a group of the blips
instant, it seemed that they would B-29 was sighted, one group had merged into a 1/-inch curved are
meet head-on. Then Coleman saw been diverted for a brief observa- about 30 miles from our aircraft at
their paths were diverging. He tion. Then, flying at 5,000 mph, 320 deg. and proceeded across the
yelled for flight engineer: they had been taken back aboard scope and off it at computed
Hel me track this thing!" the mother ship. It was almost un- speed of over 9.00o mph. At all
Before the blips faded, Coleman believable. But the radar set had times during the contact, the air-
aiu the staff sergeant swiftly com- been working perfectly, and the craft was level and stable, the
puted the unknown's s speed. It was visual confirmation, as Bailey and weather was clear, not a cloud in
5.240 miles an hour. Ferris saw the machines flash by, the sky, and visibility was excel-
That'simpossible,"snapped was final, absolute proof. Three lent. There was a full moon. giving
Harter. "Recalibrate the set. separate times, saucers had been excellent water reflection. The air-
By the time Coleman finished seen exactly where the three ra- craft was flying long-range cruise
recalibrating, the blips ob-four darscopes showed them. at the time. Radar checked the
UFO's. were racing across his Checking Coastline Returns blips at all scan tilt angles full up
screen. "Tn ma re on all a11 three and down and didn't lose the blips and
scopes," said man. "I've recal- The ATIC summary, written until the scanning antenna was
ibrated. It's A alfunction." by the pilot, follows: pointed down. One group of blips
Master Sergeant Bailey leaped "On the return leg from Flor- after the scope was calibrated
to the right-waist blister and ida to Galveston, Texas, train- were noted, after moving from 330
peered out into the night. He saw ing mission, natural-gas burnings deg. to 150 deg. across the scope,
a blue-lit object streak from front from oil refineries on the Louisi- to are about and swing in behind
to rear. Moving taatsit was only ana coast wereI noted. To check us at approxinately 30 miles and
a brue-whie aucer van- student navigator's celestial. I re- maintain speed and distance for
ished under wing. quested the student radar to turn approximately 10 seconds and then .
The strange ad hardly on the scope, which had been off disappear."
disappeared other group from 30 miles W of Tampa, and see
if he could pick up the coast there A Cluster of Lights
of blips cam hree scopes. on the 100-inile range. After the The ATIC comment was: "All
Like the other lines. the new set was on for a suffieient time to possibilities were checked
group was mak r5,000 miles for
an hour. To worse, they warm up. I was given permission known aerial phenomena. The
were all coming from al:nost dead to turn up the brilliance on the conclusion was: "Unknown."
ahead. Though the ourse still aux. scope, and both student and I
diverged enough to the bomb- checked for coastline returns and
er by miles, the s ightest change found none. At this time, the set
might have put w in instant had not been calibrated. My at-
peril. At those terrife speeds, they tention then was attracted from
wouldn't have a prayer, and every the scope for a period of time. At
man aboard knew it. 0525 CST, radar called for my at-
Six minutes after the first sight- tention to the scope, and I first not-
ing. there was sudden lull. The ed small bright t blips returns, ap-
beginning gto proximately 4. with no specific
tense airmen were grouping such as a radar beacon
relax when a third group of blips transmits. Azimuth stabilization
flashed onto the s scopes. The radar was on. As the sweep rotated one
officer bent over the screen. Two revolution, the blips moved SE
.of the UEO's were rocketing by on across the scope, more than one
the right. at four
o'cloek range marker.

hoafter one
m B:
u. The object which was rad December 1952 is
carried as unidentified in the ospace atelligence Center
files.
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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHET
. I. GENERAL
1DAVME LOCATION 3. TIHE
Local: 23=5c3
6 11c.1952 Guef of Mei is Zebrat
4. WAS OBJECT Or VED FROM THE GROUND? Yes CHNo
Naked Eye
Binoculars
Telescope
Theodolite
5. WAS OB CBSERVEDBY GROUND RADAR? Yes No
Obreved Ai radaw By One Set
by CBy Two Sets
OBy Thrae Sets
WAS IR? Yes No
1 A/C Observad Object
Interception Attampted
No Intercept Attempted
7s Yes
A/C Scrambled'
Visual Contact Made
OA/I Contact Made
ONO Contact Made
8. DID HANGE DIRE TIME? D Yes ENO
Normal
Violent
9. IF Blinking
Steady
10. HT C1-15 Seconds
1-5 Mimutes
Over 10 Mnutes
11. Address
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. NOTED?
No
13. DID OEJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNWARD? Yes No
1. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? Yes ENo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? Yes NO
16. TIME OF RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR UNSET (Data From Air Almanac
WNight
Day
Sunrise
Sunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
AREA? C Yes No
unkmen One Aircraft
More Than One Aircraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? Yes
No
20, WAS THE OBJECT VILWED ABOVE L5O ELEVATION? ClYes 1No

c.
d.
attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE: 22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
Excellent I-Good
Good Fair
Fair .. Poor
Poor
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23.
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon Probably Astronomical
ATIC Form 334 (13 Aug 52)

10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
ATIC Form 333 (13 Aug 52)
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