PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1
1. DATE .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Approx 200 Mi south of Was Balloon
5 November 1957 New Orleans, Louisiana D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Loeel 0510 - 0521 hrs_ Loedl_0510 - 0521 hrs_ Ground-Visual B:Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 0 Probably Aireraft Probably Aireroft
GMJ_ AinVisual AirVisual Air-Intereept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE . SOURCE OX Was Astronomicol Mieteor Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Coast Guard Guard Ship D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE BK OK Other Spurious R retarn Other Spurious R retarn
separate & 00 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
variable variable D Unknown
approx ll minutes 11 minutes four four
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Report from skipper of Sabego that Visual sighting: Meteor.
3 contacts made radar of unknown Radar: False Targets.
object, ual sighting.
Press it was one
simple distinct object.
Visual ighting at 0 Object
insight for 3 seconds i horizontal
flight from 270 dgr to 3l0 dgr azimuth
at altitude of 3l dgr.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

GULF OF MEXICO, 5 NOVEMBER 1957
COAST GU BAGO
Unidentified Flying Object was observed at O5loZ, position
25.47N 89.24W, Sebago course 023 degrees true. First contact by
ship's radar bearing 290 degrees true at 14 mi les, Target moving
in north to south direction. No visual or audible contact. At
side from south
to north. Contact lost at 0514Z. Second contact at O5l6z bearing
miles, faded at O5l8Z, l90 degrees true
and 55 miles. Third contact t O520z bearing 350 degrees true, range
7 miles. Target appeared stationary. At 0537Z target faded from
scope at Ol5 degrees tru range 175 miles. Fourth contact (only
visual contactwas at 052lz bearing 270 degrees tr target angle 4s8he
3l degrees moving in horizontal direction from sou o north. Visual north. Visual
contact held through 270 degrees to contact held through 270 degrees to 3l0 degrees f approximately
three seconds. three seconds Object resembled brilliant plane Object resembled brilliant plane speed. speed.
The impression that there was only one object is erroneous. The impression that there was only one object is erroneous. Each Each
time succeeding target picked up it was in time s succeeding target picked up it was in almost the direct opposite
direction from preceding target and considerable distance away. Since
3 radar contacts were observed in a period of about 6 minutes, then 3 radar contacts were observed in a period of about 6 minutes, then
likely
cause of the radar sighting. The visual target was determined to be
a meteor.
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO TDEED
ATTH OF:
SUBJECT: Evaluation of UFo Report, Gulf of Mexico 5 Jun 63
TO: TDEW/Capt Quintanilla
Opinions regarding 5 Ww 1957 Gulf of Mexico reports:
a. Speeds of two of three radar gs are compatible
with aircraft speeds.
b. If planes were flying at very low altitudes (below looo ft),
they would they "drop out" at distances around 55NM. (Assuming ship's " at alstances ship
antenna height = 100 ft).
c. "Second time "Second time around" sigmals might act like this - be erratic, around" signals might act like this - be erratic,
and drop out at and drop ou what like short ranges. ranges.
d. If the target in the third sighting actually did "hover" d. If the target in the third sighting actually did "hover"
i.e., if the range remained constant, it would indicate either a
balloon, or a false target - probably the latter, since the contact
apparently lasted only about l minute. apparently lasted only about 1 minute.
e. Since 3 radar contacts were observed in a period of about
6 minutes, then disappeared, it seems most likely that anomalous
TDEED
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A INITIAL TWX INITIAL TWX
B ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
C PLOT OF SABEGO'S COURSE PLOT OF SABEGO'S COURSE
ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
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WPFS11 YDA005 VYC007 VDC003KBA901 me
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB N
DE RJESKB 9A C DE RJESKB 9A C 6 Nov 57 6 Nov 57
P@22332 P@22302
FM COMDR 657TH ACWRON FM COMDR 657TH ACWRON
TO RJEDEN/COMDR TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC C ENT AFB ENT AFB
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DOBBINS AFB 8 X ATI
TERS USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART I AFB
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS S2GE.ATTN:CIC UFOB PD FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS
SUBMITTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 7AFR 20S-2 DATED 12 AUGUST 1954 PD .…….……..
7D (1) (A) EGG SHAPED
B DON'T KNOW (B) DON'T KNOW
(C) DON'T KNOW (C)DON'T KNOW
(D 1 (D) 1
(E) N/A
(F) RESEMBLED BRILLIANT (E) RESEMBIED BRILLIANT PLANET PLANET
(G) DON'T KNOW
(H) NONE 5

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PAGE TWO RJESKB 9A
(I) TRAVELED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED
(2) (A) UNKNOWN
(B) UNKNOWN
(C) UNKNOWN
(D) 2513 CST- RADAR 14 NM FROM COAST (D 2513 CST- RADAR 1. 14 NM FROM COAST GUARD CUTTER. GUARD CUTTER.
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OBJECT-GOING NORTH TO SOUTH. 0513 CST TARGET 2 NM FROM CUTTER
GOING SOUTH TO NORTH. 0514 CST LOST RADAR CONTACT. 2515 CST GOING SOUTH TO NORTH. 0514 CST LOST RADAR CONTACT. 2515 CST
PICKED UP TARGET 22 NM FROM CUTTER FLYING CIRCULAR PATTERN.
6523 CST 7 NM FROM CUTTER STATIONARY AND HOVERING. 2521 CST
FIRST VISIBLE CONTACT GOING SOUTH TO NORTH, VISIBLE FOR 3
SECONDS. B537 CST LOST VISUAL AND RADAR CONTACT.
(E) WENT OUT OF SIGHT
(F) 3 SECONDS
(3) (A) ELECTRONICS AND SIGHTING VISUALLY
() UNKNOWN
(C) UNKNOWN
(4) (A) 05/11132-11372
(B UNKNOWN (D) UNAVOWN
(5) (A) COAST GUARD SEBAGO 2OONM SOUTH OF THE (A) COAST GUARD SEBAGO 2UONM SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMING THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMING NORTH NORTH
1st - N to 1st - N To Sonit Souit
2d-320 2d -3 with 1ith
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PAGE THREE RJESKB 9A
(5) (A) UNKNOWN (INFC NEWSPAPER REPORTER 0
NEW ORLEANS LA) (TU 2411) .
(7) wind , ?
(A) UNKNOWN
(B) UNKNOWN Weaita
(C) UNKNOWN 7 Condtins
(D) UNKNOWN
(E) UNKNOWN
(F) UNKNOWN .....
(8) (A)UNKNOWN
(9) (9) (A) UNKNOWN (A)UNKNOWN
(12) (12) (A) UNKNOWN
(21) (11) (A) LAWRENCE STAGE JR. COMDR JACKSON FILTER CENTER
JACKSON MISSISSIPP JACKSON MISSISS PRFI ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
(12) (A)UNKNOWN
REMARKS: () FULL REPORT ON SIGHTING BEING PASSED FROM CUTTER
SEBAGO TO COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS.
HAD ANOTHER REPORT ON UFOB 1120Z-11152
AT BATON ROUGE NO DETAILS .………………
BT
05/2318Z NOV RJESKB
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FM CCGDEIGHT
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R.IFNFN/COM ATRNFFCOMMAND ENT AFR COLORADO SPRINGS
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SEBAGO COURSE 023 DEGREES TRUE X FIRST CONTACT BY SPS RADAR BEARING 1 Contact:
VISUAL OR AUDIBLE CONTACT 13S TARGET CONTACT CLOSED TO 2 MILES
NConta $OUTH TO-NORTH X CONTACT LOST AT 0514S X
0516S CONTACT REGAINED BEARING 188 TRUE RANGE 22 MILES 0518S FADE AT
0520S mntact 350 DEGREES TRUE
190 TRUE.55 MILES actlow conted)
RANGE 7 MILES X TARGET APPE STATIONARY X 521S VISUAL CONTACT
BEARING 27 TRUE TARGET ANGLE 31 DEGREES MOVING IN HORRIZONTAL DIRECTION ELVATCN
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH X VISUAL CONTACT HELD THROUGH 27 DEGREES TO 310
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