PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340058

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONCaddo Lake Louisiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE - 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wes Bolloon
13 Dee 55 Caddo Lake, Louisiana x Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP “& TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Belloon
0 Wes Alicroft
Cece! SS D Ground- Vi suel 0 Ground-Reder Q Probably Aircroft
cmt__14/0245z, nd 0 Air Visuol ® Air-Intercept Rodor |9 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0D Probably Astronomicol
& No £144 ( 0D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION cart) 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other :
O Insufficient Data for Evaluction
0 Unknown
_five mins ee La one northeas+ am
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS (

One obj, oblong in shape, giving size of
@ normal a/c returnon radar, sppeared to be
drifting northeast under the a/c.

Obj drifting northeasterly. Winds at
6,000 ft were from 250 deg blowing
easterly. Possible ballom sighting.

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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:

A. RADIO CALL FROM BARKSDALE TOWER FIRST CALLED Ca=WS ATTENTION TO
PRESENCE OF OBJECT.

3. YHEN FIRST OBSERVED BY S REVEPORT CONTROL AT ABOUT 7322 FT 392
DEG AND 17 MI FROM SHREVEPORT MUNC AIRPORT.

C. NZA

D. OBJECT APPARENTLY WAS DRIFTING IN NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. WHEN
LAST SEEN IT WAS IN MAG HEADING OF 15% DEG PASSING BENEATH OBSERVING
ACFT.
E. OBJECT PASSED OUT OF RADAR SCOPE RANGE.

F. SIGHTING LASTED FIVE MIN.

3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:

A. AIR ELECTRONIC

BL N/A
C. FROM B47 ACFT NUMBER 425 AT 7€¥0 FT MAG HEADING 33% DEG AT 252 KNOTS.
“HOME STATION BARKSDALE AFB. )

4, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.

A. 14/92457

B. NIGHT

5, LOCATION OF OBSERVER. POINT OVER SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CADDO LAKE LA.
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS:

A. CIVILIAN - UNK

B. MILITARY - CAPT LLOYD WENTWORTH, 513TH BOMB SQD, RADAR OBSVR,

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( 7%. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:

A. COMPLETE DARKNESS, CLEAR, NO MOON, WIND EASTERLY 15 TO 23 KNOTS.

Be SURFACE - SOUTHEAST EIGHT KNOTS$ 6999 FT - 25@DEG 15 KNOTS;

¢ 18,909 FT - 260 DEG 52° KNOTS$ 16,909 FT - 270 DEG 40 KNOTS$ 26,000 FT
- 260 DEG 58 KNOTS$ 30,922 FT - 262 DEG 52 KNOTS$ 50,993 FT - 289 DEG

€ 59 KNOTS$ 83,990 FT - NOT AVAILABLE.

C. CEILING - UNLIMITED

D. VISIBILITY - 1 HI

€ £. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER - NONE

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8. NONE

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i Abs KC-97 ACFT WAS HEARD IN THE AREA REPORTING GADAR SIGHTING OF THE
OBJECT.

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