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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
19 September 1954 Beaumont, Texas 4 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1630 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
19/2230Z α Probably Aircraft
GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
.LENGTH OF 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 0 Other. Other
00 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
? 0 Unknown Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Silver object moving very slowly. Est alt Possible ballcon sighting.
6090,000 ft. No pick-up on radar.
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BEAUMONT,TEXAS 14TO5
19.5et IN
ACTION 21 (
Mitti
RABD1 20 SEP 1954 08 22 E 20SEP54 01 062 (
WPED2
YDESDDE EAte
WYAJD2
WMAOD 2 C
JWFOT A022
COM CENTER NBRI
EHERGENCY BEPW JEDUP JEDEN JESRO 444
DE JUFOE
Y2w-0272 3
CARSWELL FLT SV CEN CARSWELL AFB TEA
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SEACCLA MAT CELACC FLA
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20O3 LSTH AU CAR1EL AF FT WORTI TE
CHAPE UNDETERMINED' COVING VERY SLOWLY.
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G 225,DEGRERS ELEVATION 35
FEET.
D. C.A.A. CC OPERATOR. (
. . MX 3 THOUSAND BROKEN 12 MILES VISIBILITY. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIAELE
7. NONE
1 NONE
. RALAR. NEGATIVE RESULTS.
D.C.ADVIZED.OEAEOVE BY INTERPHONE.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 41
1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
2September 1954
27/0150z Beaumont, Texas
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military
POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
About 2 1 About 2 1 minutes as star minutes as star When first sighted object resembled very When first sighted object resembled very bright star that bright star that
e approx 20 Sec as a shace 20 Sec as a shace did not appear to did not appear to be moving. When object passed moving. When object passed to right to right
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION appeared to be a series of lights in a straight a series of lights in a straight flight flight
Air similar to the fuselage of an a/c in shape similar to the fuselage of an a/c in sha cigar. Passed
Frund Visual Frund Visual above observers at about 6 above observers at about 6 or 8,Ooo ft. Lights brighter
7. COURSE than acft cabing lights. No running lights. Exaaust And than acft cabing lights. No running lights. Exhaust And
flame or wings were visible. Nocclor visible. No discerni- flame or wings were visible. Nocclor visible. No discerni-
WSW WSW ble features or details ble features or details except that a s except that appeared to rectangu- appeared t rectangu
8. PHOTOS lar windows in row. No sound, sighting made from acft in
flight. Disappeared the West at whate appeared to be
Yes the speed of a fast trans a/c.
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
2No
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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26Sen BnONT TENS -(AR CAAS,C
27/01502
IN 1781
WPG081 S A7162
YDB061 RJile
VYD044
VMB041
JESGP 060
RR JEDEN JEDWP JESDB JEPHQ 444
DE JESGP 13 -
R 282045Z
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FM COMTTAF GULFPORT MISS mm
TOJEDEN/COMADC ENT AFB COLO -
JESDB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIV DOBBINS AFB GA
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JEDWP/COMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB JEDWP/COMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO OHIO V)
JEPHQ/COFS USAF WASH 25 D C
GO 0270J. UFOB. FOR DIR IN 36081 3608
REPT IS SUBMITTED: REPT IS SUBMITTED:
(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: (1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: ( −
(A) SHAPE• WHEN FIRST SIGHTED OBJECT RESEMBLED A VERY BRIGHT STAR
THAT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MOVING. THEN DISCOVERED OBJECT TO BE MOVING
TOWARD WEST-SOUTHWEST. WHEN OBJECT PASSED TO THE RIGHT IT APPEARED TO
BE A SERIES OF LIGHTS IN A STRIGHT LINE APPEARING SIMILAR TO THE
FUSELAGE LIGHTING OF AN ACFT IN THE SHAPE OF A CIGAR• IT PASSED ABOVE US
AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE 6 OR 8 THOU FT. THE LIGHTS WERE VERY MUCH
BRIGHTER T THAN ACFT CABIN LIGHTS. NO RUNNING G LIGHTS, EXHAUST FLAME OR

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WINGS WERE VISIBLE• THE FORWARD PART OF OBJECT WHICH LOOKED LIKE AN
ACFT FUSELAGE WAS FOLLOWED BY A D
PORTION WAS SHORTER THAN THE FRONT.
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(B) SIZE. UNDETERMINED. LIGHTS WERE ALL THAT WERE VISIBLE.
(C) NO COLOR VISIBLE. (
(D) NUMBER OF LIGHTS APPEARED BE ONE LIGHTED
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AT A ABT A DISTANCE OF ONE MILE.
(E) MAY HAVE BEEN A FORMATION OF SEVERAL OBJECTS• (
(F) NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS EXCEPT WHAT APPE ARED
TO BE RECTANGULAR WINDOWS IN A ROW.
(G) NO TAIL TRAIN OR EXHAUST VISIBLE. (
(H) NO SOUND SIGHTING MADE (H) NO SOUND SIGHTING MADE FROM ACFT IN FLT. E FROM AC FLT.
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(I)NO COMMENT. (I) NO COMMENT.
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: -
(A) SIGHTED AS A VERY BRIGHT STAR.
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(B) LEVEL FLT OR NEARLY LEVEL AT AN ALT ALT ABOVE
THE SIGHTING ACFT.
(C) DISAPPEARED TO THE WESTWARD AT WHAT THT NESTWARDAT APPE ARED TO BE RE
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THE SPEED OF A FAST TRANS ACFT.
(D) A STRAIGHT FLT PATH.
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(E) DISAPPEARED RAPIDLY.
(F) TOTAL TIME IN SIGHT: ABT 2 MIN AS A STAR AND ABT 20

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(11) COL GEORGE D CAMPBELL, JR, DCS/O, HQTTAF• CAUSE OF SIGHTING WAS
APPEARANCE OF A BRILLIANT STAR WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE SIGHTED OBJECT.
OVER RADIO HEARD OTHER ACFT REPT TO LAKE CHARLES AFB TOWER R SIGHTING OF
SOME OBJECT AT ABT THE SAME TIME AS OUR OBSERVATION.
. (12) NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE E AVAL.
28/2204Z SEP JESGP
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SECONDS AS A SHAPE.
(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(A) VISUAL SIGHT.
(B) NO OPTICAL AIDS.
(C) SIGHTING ACFT: VB-17, 7770, 3,000 FT ALT,
80 DEGREE HEADING, 160 KNOTS, KEESLER AFB MISS
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(A) APRX 0150Z, 27 SEI 4.
(B)NIGHT
(5) APRX HALF WAY BTWN BEAUMONT, TEX, AND CHARLES,; )-
(IDENTIFYING IN OBSR:
(A) NOT APPL.
NS,
RELIABLE.
(7) C7 ID WINDS-ALOFT. WINDS-ALOFTCOND AT COND AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: IME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
LT EXST-SOUTBEAST IO KNOTS. EAST-SOUTMEAST IO KNOTS.
(B NOT AVAL (B NOT AVAL
(C) NONE
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(D) VIS 10 - 15 MILES, LIGHT HAZE.
(E) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: NONE
(F) NO THUNDERSTORMS.
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
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