PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7230609

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTheriot Louisiana

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
5 November 1957 Theriot, Louisiana 00 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Local CGround-Visual :CxGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
a a Probably Aireroft Probably Aireroft
GMT. GMT. 05/2300Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-InterceptRadar 0 PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomica Was Astronomico
Yes Yes XProbably Astronomiss XProbablyAstronomi=s
No ANo Civilian Possibly Astronom= 0 Possibly Astronom=
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Date Insufficient Date
Unknown
30 seconds one stationary
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong Shaped, golden blazing object. With exception of the
Stationary. Disappeare king surround- shape, data s:
ing clouds with it. Object leva- point obj bein-
tion in SW. Sighting at 5PM during day. Venus possibly magnif:
clouds/which which dis
or ice layer
Since Venus in positio: :1
sighting, case is coneere
as astro.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
.
.
.

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MRS. SYDM PLANTIS AGE 41, CCCUPATION:/HOUSEWIFE 0
SUNRISE PLANTATION, THERIC LOUISIANA
B. NONE
7. N/A
PAGE THREE RJESKB 2A
A. SCATTERED CONDITION ALMCST CLEAR VISIBILITY 15 MI.
E.N/A E. N/A
C. N/A No WHINDS GIVEN No WINDS GIVEN
D.N/A D. N/A
=N/A
F.N/A
NONE
. NONE
17. NONE
11. LT. MARION J. CHANEY, USAF, SENION DIRECTOR
DELTA CREW, 657TH ACWRON
12.1 NONE
With the epeptionof the odd
7/0125Z NOV RJESKB shape givin all the date dhove dhape givin all the date dove
enua. Henua. .

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PAGE TWO RJESKB 2A 3
1. CEJECT DISAPPEARED AND CLOUDS DISAPPEARED AROUND IT AT SANE TIME
STATIONARY
CHILD POINTED IT OUT TO OESERVER
C45/FROM HORIZON TO S/SW
C. SAME AS AEOVE
. STATIONARY
DISAPPEARED, TAKING SURROUNDING CLOUDS WITH IT
F 30 SECONDS SUrreUNding ClOuds ProbAbly AccooNTS
3. VISUAL For The odd shAPe
AGROUND VISUAL A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE E. NONE
C. N/A
4APPROX. 05/1700 C.S.T. 4. APPRCX. 05/1790 C.S.T.
A. £5/2300Z A. £5/2300Z
.DAY
5.2525N 9050 APPROX.
6. MRS. OCCUPATION:/HOUSEWIFE
LOUISIANA
.NONE
7.N/A
•..
FAGE THREE RJESKB 2A
SCATTERED CONDITION ALMOST CLEAR VISIEILITY 15 MI.
E.N/A 11/As

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Tstned 5
ATIC Thanil, Le
Nlov 7 03 10 '57 Nov 7-03 1
71557 9731
om 4E4
.
Prib ASTrO
0 WPE033 VYB021 VNB017KEA019 4-4X2a
PP RJESKE RJEDWP RJEPAF RJEPNB REEPW
DE RJESKB 2A -
P 0600252
FM COMDR 657TH ACWRON HOUMA LA FM COMDR 657TH ACWRON HOUMA LA
TO RJEPAF/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJEPAF/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DCBEINS AFB GA RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DCBEINS, AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIQ
BEEPW/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE WASH 25 DC REEPW/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE WASH 25 DC
INFC RJEPNE/COMDR EADF STEWART T AFB NEWBURGH NY 8
ET: -
UNCLASSIFIED/OPS C2S. REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OEJECTS.
1. CELONG SHAPED BLAZING STATIONARY, CEJECT
A OBLONG
B. N/A
GOLDEN ELAZE (ERIGHT AS SUN)
D. ONE
EN/A -.1/n
5 F STATIONARY, STATIONARY, OELONG SHAPE OELONG SHAPE
G.NONE . NONE
. NONE L. NONE