PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8727126

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONLayfayette Louisana

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE· TIME GROUP . LOCATION
27 September 1954
28/0150 (Night) Lafayette, Lousiana
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian n & Military METEOR
4. NUMBER OBJECTS
3 3
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Unknown 3 round, orange - straight flight path. Parallel to horizon.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Identified by Identified
Ground Visual Ground Visual
Air Visual
7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
C No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE )
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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2/GP1521 28/01502 LA 2
wilu IN
LAFAYETTE
JVT 23 SEP 1954 08 29 28SEP54 06 142 -
WPGO56 -G
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VYD076 14 -
ACTION
VNB054
JESYQ A08 -
00 JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JWFNK 444
DE JESYQ 17B-
0 280326Z : -
'
FM CNDR FLIGHT SERV CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALA 3.ltiy2
TO JEDEN/COMDR AIR DEF COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO TO JEDEN/COMDR AIR DEF COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO 4f 4.17
JEDWP/ CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER W-P AFB OHIO JEDWP/ CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE E CENTER W-P AFB OHIO (
1 10
JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASH 25 D.C. JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASH 25 D.C. ( -
JWFNK/CMDR 33RD AIR ISION TINKER AFB OKLA CITY OKLA TINKER OKLA CITY OKLA
UFOB/2803262/ UFOB/2803262/ - -
1 DESCRIPTION 1 DESCRIPTION OF OF OBJECT (
AROUND
B. UNKNOWN (
C. ORANGE
D. 3
E. UNKNOWN
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
3

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B. MILITART UNKNOWN. 4
.7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE SIGHTING:
A.
B. SURFACE 135 DEGRENS/ 11 KNOTS (
edce FEET 110 DEGREES/ #8 KNOTS
10,900 FEET 06 DEGREES/ @8 KNOTS
16,000 F FEET 23 DEGREES/ 1° KNOTS
-
20,000 FEET 230 DEGREES/ 1° KNOTS
30,000 FEET 220 DEGREES/ 06 KNOTS
50,200 FEET EPP DEGREES/ 28 KNOTS -
80,000 FEET UNKN DEGREES/ .UNKN KNOTS
C. CEILING-25000 FT -
D. VISIBILITY-12 MI -
E. CLOUD. COVER- SCATTERED E. CLOUD. COVER- SCATTERED.
F. T FTHUNDERSTORMS-NONE THUNDERSTORMS-NONE (
3
8. NONE
NONE
10. SAME AS 3C
11. OPERATIONS 11. OPERATIONS OFFICE, MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXWELL AFB, FLIGHT CENTER,
-
ALABAMA.
PILOT OF AF2713 STATED OBJECT APPERAED TO BE A LARGE METEOR
12. NONE
28/93457 SEP JESYQ
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PAGE TWM JEKBYQ QUB
/
I NONE
2.D DESCRIFTION OF COURSE OBJECT
A. UNKNOWN
B. EVEN WITH H HORIZON
CUNKNOWN
DM LTRAIGHT T FLIGHT -
E. UNKNOWN
F. UNKNOWN
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: −
A. GROUND VISUAL
B. UNKNOWN
C. AF989 C. AF989K 3K KC97 70OOFT ENRT LCH MLU FLT LCH. SPEED KC97 7000FT ENRT LCH MLU FLT LCH. SPEED UNK. HOME -
5
STATION LCH. AF2713 C54 ATL UNK K ENRT SKF K ENRT BFM ED UNK. HOME STATION SKF STATION SKF
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIC 4. TIME AND DATE GHTING: HTING:
A. 280150Z A. 280150Z
B. NIGHT (
5LOCATIONS 5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER: OF OBSERVER:
CIVILIAN ON GROUND AT LAFAYETTE, LA AF9897 WAS IN VACINITY LAFAYETTE,
LA AF2713 WAS WEST OF LAKE CHARLES LA. OVER LCH AT 2*14C
6IDENTIFYING I INFORMATION N OF ALL OBSERVERS:
(
PAGE THREE JESYQ 17B
A. CIVILIAN UNKNOWN