PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
9 November 1957 Shreveport, Louisiana 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rador xX Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 8. o. SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronomical Was Astronomicol
Yes Yes 000 000 Probably Astronomical
O No ONo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. 9. COURSE 0 0 Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not given three detailed below
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |11. COMMENTS
Three white, brightly lighted, green Everything in description points
flashing iights in close formation. to sighting being aircraft. There
One seemed to be towing an object, were radar reports and other rpts
one wont north, one went south, one one went north, one went south, one that there were a/c in area.
disappeared. disennsared
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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/Wituers 2
12lloy57 1hov hg 03 18 57
RAC02 HE4
T WPAB06 YDCD01 WYA00SWDD00 1HWA005 to
4-4x20
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWFHW 3T
P 152300Z
FN COMDR 653RD ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJWFHW/COMDR 33D ADIV
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL HQ
RJEPHQ/COMDR USAF CE HQ HQ
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BT
UNCLAS: AC&W 1-274. SUBJECT UFOB. UNCLAS: AC&W 1-274. SUBJECT UFOB.
A. 1. UNKNOWN SHAPE
2UNKNOWN SIze?
3 WHITE, BRIGHTLY LIGHTED, GREEN FLASHING LIGHT
4THREE V CLUS
5. CLOSE FORMATION _
6ONE SEAMED TO BE TOWING AN OBJECT, GREEN FLASHING LIGHT (
7. UNKNOWN
8. NONE
9. NONE
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PAGE TWO RJWFHW 3T
B. 1. HEICHT OF LIGHTED FLASHING GREEN LIGHT
2UNKNOWN
3 UNKNOWN
4 ONE WENT NORTH, ONE WENT SOUTK, ONE DISAPPERED
5. UNKNOWN
6UNKNOWN
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2N/A

B. 1. HEIGHT OF 100 FT, BRIGHTLY LIGHTED FLASHING GREEN LIGHT (
2UNKNOWN
. UNKNOWN
4 ONE WENT I NORTH, ONE WENT SOUTH, ONE DISAPPERED
5.UNKNOWN
6.UNKNOWN
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2.N/A
3N/A
D. 1. 04102 10 NOV 57
2 NIGHT 2. NICHT
E. FJ - LB 5332 (GEOREF)
F. 1. MR. - N/A, SCHOOL TEACHER, ST• AUGUSTINE, TEXAS N/A, SCHOOL TEACHER, ST• AUGUSTINE, TEXAS - (
C/O SHREVEPORT
2.N/A 2.N/A
G. 1. GOOD VISIBILITY
2. 5,00Z - 030 DECREES - 5B FmNE
10,000 - 310 DEGREES - 20 N W
15,009 - 270 DEGREES - 30 W
20,000 - 279 DEGREES - 35 J
. (
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PAGE THREE RJWFHW 3T PAGE THREE RJWFHW 3T K
30,000 - 250 DEGREES - 42 30,000 - 260 DEGREES - 40
(
50,200 - 270 DEGREES - 40
3. HIGH SCATTERED -
412 MILES
LIGHT TO HEAVY A
SCATTERED
6N/A
H. REFUELING MISSION (TOMCAT) IN AREA SURROUNDING THIS LOCATION
I. CAA HAD NEGATIVE IAFORMATION
BARKSDALE AFB NEGATIVE INFORMATION ~
J. FLIGHT OF 3 AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMNTELY SAME LOCATION AT
9357Z (TRACK NUMBER WAS QD 2O).
K. SENIOR DIRECTOR, 1644 OUR STATION N HAD TRACK NUMBER QD20 (

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2. 5,005 - 030 DEGREES - 50
10,900 - 310 DEGREES - 20 "1 NW
15,000 - 270 DEGREES - 30 W
20,020 - 279 DEGREES - 35
(
PAGE THREE RJWFHW 3T
30,000 - 260 DEGREES - 40
50,030 - 270 DEGREES - 40 I
3. HIGH SCATTERED
412 MILES
5. SCATTERED - LIGHT TO HEAVY (
6.N/A
H. REFUELING MISSICN (TOMCAT) IN AREA SURROUNDING THIS LOCATION
I. CAA H HAD NEGATIVE INFORMATION
BARKSDALE AFB NEGATIVE INFORMATION
J FLIGHT OF 3 AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMNTELY SAME LOCATION AT J. FLIGHT OF 3 AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMNTELY SAME LOCATION AT
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0357Z (TRACK NUMBER WAS QD 20). 0357Z (TRACK NUMBER WAS QD 20).
SENIOR DIRECTOR, 1644. OUR STATION HAD TRACK NUMBER QD2D SENIOR DIRECTOR, 1644. OUR STATION HAD TRACK NUMBER QD2S
AS 6 AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF FJLB 5332 AT D357Z. AS 6 AIRCRAFT IN THE
AT THIS TIME WE LOST CONTACT WITH THREE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND. AT CONTACT LTTU THDFEOT THE AIPCRAET AND
PASSED THE THREE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO THE 747TH ACVRON. THE
THREE TRACKS WHICH DISAPPERED WERE NEVER PICKED UP AGAIN.
THE SPEED OF THE ORIGINIAL 6 WAS 260 KNOTS AT 6.050
whd
1. RECORDED IN CONAD FORM 4 10 NOV 57 Ererything ehts, tru/
BT C fo.if. Radan
11/0130Z NOV RJWFHW ok
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