PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7229334

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATION5Mi East Of Moisant La A B

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
4 November 1957 5 Mi Dast oi Moisant, La. A/ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 05/0-152 AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rodor PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS Horos SOURCE bx Was Astronomicol Was Astronomicol Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
D.No DNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion
Unknown
3 seconds one stationary
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Square, orange colored obj, size of Streak of light observed for 3 Streak of light observed for 3
a boxcar. In sight for 3 seconds seconds. Probable meteor sighting, seconds. Probable meteor sighting,
stationary, then moved behind a cloud. As total stationary, then moved behind a cloud. As total duration was 3 seconds. duration was 3 seconds.
Altitude and distance unknown. Resem- Stationary aspect of obj attributed
bled streak of light. to optical illusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
Cida

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PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEDDN RJEPHB REEPW REEGC ¸
DE RBETNFJ 09 34 .(
P 0600352
FM CCGDEIGHT
TO RJEPHQ/DIRINT HQ USAF WASHDC TO RJEPHQ/DIRINT HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEDWP/AIRTECHINT CENTER WRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO - ATTN ATIAA-2C- PATT AFB OHIO - ATTN AT1AA-2C-
RJEDEN/CON AIRDEFCOMMAND ENT AFM COLORADC SPRINGS RJEDEN/CON AIRDEFCOMMAND ENT AFM COLORADO SPRINGS 6loy57 61oy57
RJEPNB/COMEASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND STEWART T AFB NY I AFB NY
INFO REEPW/DIRNAVINT INFO REEPW/DIRNAVINT T NAVY DEPT NAVY DEPT I WASHDC WASHDC 0003
REEGC/CCMEASTSEAFRON
USCG GRNC
BT
FLYCEREPORT X MR AND MRS X PHONE
X REPORT SQUARE OEJECT)X CRANGE COLOR X APRX SIZE
BOXCAR X ec
SIGHTED FROM ROAD APRX X 5 MILES EAST MOISANT AIRPORT 053415S
FOR APRX 3 SECONDS X 45 DEG ABOVE HORIZON X SOUTH OF OBSERVER X
STATIONARY THEN MOVED BEHIND CLOUD BANK X ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM
OFSERVER UNKNOWN BY HIM X BOTH OBSERVERS STATED SURE OBJECT NOT
MOON AS RESEMELED STREAK OF LIGHT X WEATHER HIGH THIN SCATTERED X
LANDED MOISANT Apobally a misinti pretaton of the
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