PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971250

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSouth Pass Louisiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
South Pass, Louisisna Was Balloon
25 December 1957 000 Probably Balloan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloan
Local - Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 25/2030Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
XXNO Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
XCx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1/2 hour Westely Unknown
an0u1 one oue wosto*y 1
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, bright white light, moving No azimuth or winds given, with-
slowly but faster than star or planet. out which this report cannot be out which this report cannot be
No exhaust. No sound. Flashed out No exhaust. No sound. Flashed out evaluated. However, the evaluated. However, th object
abruptly. Slight variations in inten- could be a weather balloon with: could be a weather' balloon with:
sity while in sight. lights.
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RULPJ/CUDT COGARD
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FLYOSPT X GOUND SRIGHT MITE LIGAD X MO EXMAUST X MO SOUND X -
OVING SLOJLY SUT FASTAD TAAN STAR OR FLAMGT X MOVING STRAIGAT -
LIME X FLASHED OUT T ASRUPTLY X SLIGNT VARIATIONS IN INTENSITK
WHILE IN SIGHTK RX 23 DEG ADOVE HORIZOM X SIGHTEA2- -
FOR AFPROX 1/2 NOUR X VISHAL X CG LIGHT STATION SOUT. PASS whaT dAy -
RANGI DEAR 29
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ACTION TAMEN X NO KIO IN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA -
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