PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228425

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMetairie Louisiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D 0 Was Bolloon Was Balloon
30 October 1957 IMetairie,Louisiana Metairie,_Louisiana 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local MGroundVisudl MGround-Visual D Ground-Radar D Ground-Radar 0 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT_ 20/2015Z 20/20152 AiVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
- Meteor
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE Was Astronomical
CiYes 0 Probobly Astronomical
.No lCivilian Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. 9. COURSE D Other.. Other.
060 07 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
5_seconds one NE
11. COMMENTS
Bluish 11 ving long luminous Speed, duration and description
trail, witho ound, observed indicate observation of a meteor.
during day earing between 225- Daylight observation.
240 dgrs headi ng N horizontal
flight low on horizon. Object believeq
to be at 200-300 mi altitude.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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BM7308BAA6555MB085 TTB033BT126BET073 BM7308BAA6555MB085 TTB033BT126BET070
F82 30 30 0
BETN0 59BETNFJ 315 BETN0 59BETNFJ 815 I Witness I Witness
PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDEN RJEPNB PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDEN RJEPNB RBEPW RBEGK Prob ASTrO ProbASTrO 96 96
DE RBETNFJ 15 DE RBETNFJ 15- foy 6 06 3557 foy 606 3557
P 050390Z P 050390Z
FM CCGDEIGHT
TO RJEPHQ/DIRINT HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEDWP/AIRTECHINT CENTER WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO - ATT ATIAA-2C
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INFO REEPW/DIRNAVINT NAVY DEPT WASHDC
USCG GRNC MeTAI
BT
FLYOBREPORT X MR AVE METAIRIE LA PHONE
h REPORTS BRILLIANT BLUISH LIGHT LEAVING LONG LUMINOUS TRAIL
WITH NO ACCOMPANYING SOUND X OBSERVED VISUALLY 30 OCT AT APRX15S -
FOR  SEC FROM PASS TANTE-PHINE POSN 9-39N 89-2SD X OBJECT OBSERVED
BEARING(@25 DEG TO 245) DEC TRAVELING NORTHEASTWARD HORIZONTALLY AT BEARING(225 DEG TO 24) DEG TRAVELING NORTHEASTWARD HORIZONTALLY AT
ESTIMATED 20D TO 33D MILE ALTITUDE BUT LOW ON HORIZON X WEATHER CLEAR' ESTIMATED 20D TO 3D0 MILE ALTITUDE BUT LOW ON HORIZON X WEATHER CLEAR'
VIS 7 TEMP 63 DEW POINT 59 WINDS AT 10000 FT NW AT 25 KTS
X NO KNOWN METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENON X NO KNOWN ACFT PHENOMENON X NO KNOWN ACFT OPERATIONS THAT
GENERAL AREA GENERAL AREA
BT
10000 25
06/0300Z NOV RBETNFJ
C
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