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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
3 Jan 58 LeCompte-Forest Hill,La. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local_1920 XKGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/01207 AinViswal Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Venus
Yes 200 Prabably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGtH oF OBSERYATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data valuation
30 mins Unknown
one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oval shaped obj w/four glowing pointed The rond taben by the sources was
rays (not integral parts the obj) re-traveled by the preparing
extending outward. observer gave officer during the same evening
wim period. The observation
only
which could be considered rela-
length. Obj hnd a golden coldr tive was the Planet Venus. It
at its furtest noin beautiful was located in the same general
vicitnity as the ppto 10 bj &
moved gracefully w/no abrupt movement
13tissent the
same time as theobj rerorted by
the source.
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AF FORM 112-PART II (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED I JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION NREPORT
FROM (genCy) REPORT NO.
834th Air
Louisiana PAGE 1 OF 1 PAGES
ENCIOSURE # 2, IR-1O1-58
FREE HAND SKETCH OF AREA TRAVELED BY SOURCES DURING THE U/I OBSERVATION
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE OF INFORMATION - 3 Jan 58
6 X37
MELDER 28
LEESVILLE LESVILLE LECOMPTE LECOMPTE
B-
112 112
FORREST HLL HILL
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LEGEND
- State Highway Mumber
- Route over which the Sources mada their observations
- State Highways
- Highway bridge. Point of first observation.
C - Approximate point -
311 A.1
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Journal . telephone calls fa office and The
cause unuaual 4 0-minuis pholograpl the planel (left),
compared with oon about 7:30 p.m. last night (at right) rereal the com ative sises of the two bodies.
Venus will brilliance until Dec. 23, and may be seen jr sunses slightly south of orer;
heed, moving lr horizon. (Stajf photos by George Adams)
ff till,
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cones just before its
the evening sky early in l58. above Polaris, the pole star. Alongside ber in November.
Venus is far brighier than any other star is ber husband, the king. Cepbeus.
or planet seen in the night sy and there Turning now toward the east, we can see Shower of "Stars" to Come
is no difficulty in identifying it Indeed, it what is generally coosidered to be the finest
can be observed long before the sky is dark. constellation in the sky making its debut for November is the month bringing one of
In f.ict, if you know where to look, you can the season. the year's famous showers of meteors, or
even see it in broad daylight! "shooting stars," which appear from about
Afrer it passed behind the sun last April Oriom: Seasen's Finest the 13th to the 16th.
14. Venus has gradually been drawing to They are most numerous after midnight,
the cast of that body. That meant that it This is Orion, the warrior, easily recog- because then we are on the forward side of
tollowed the sun in its daily motion acroes nized because of the three stars in a row the earth in its annual movement around
the sky, and so remained visible in the west thae form his belt. To the left is Betel the sun. Thus, we meet them head on.
aifter the sun had set. On Now. 18 it will geuse, to the right is Rigel, both of the first This is different from the evening hours
te farther east of the sun, hence remaining magnitude, although being so low in the when we are on the rearward part, ard see
in the sky tor the longest time after sunset, sky they do not appear as bright as they only thooe that catch up to us.
nearly three hours. After that it will start
moving toward the sun again.
Because of its early setting, Venus does OMEDA
not appear on the accompanying maps of WOVEMSER CERT ASctedur Algor
the November eveming skies, which show 1937
their appearance abont 10:00 p.m., your own
kind of standard tme, at the first of Nover- CASSIOPETA
ber, 9:0W) p.n. on the 15th and 8:00 p.m. on CAMELOPARDALIS
the 30th." AURIGA
I
Bright Birds In the Sky URSA TAURUS
. MINOR
These maps do, however, show the stars
of the consteliation of Cygnus, the swan. WEST
Deneb is in the bird's tail; in fact, the word orti EASTD
is Arabic .and means "rail." The crosspiece
represents the wings. and the lower part of
the cross hus long neck, stretched forward
in flight. At the head is Albireo, a star of heratz
the second magnitudle on the astronomical NOVEMSER TRIANGULUM TREAT
brightness scake. Below Cygnus is another 1957 SQUARE
first-magnituce star, Vega, in Lyra, the lyre. Markab
To the left is another bird, Aquila, the BISCES PEGASUS
eagle, with the star Altair.
High in the soutch you can see the four EQUULEUS
stars that form the "great square," part of AQUARIUS
the constellaticn of Pegasus, the winged
horse. Although these are not among the amalhaut
brightest, their characteristic arrangement PISCIS
makes them a good starting place from AUSTRINUS CAPRICORNTS
which to find other groups. The hore, PHOENIX
actually, is upside down in the sky, as the
row of stars extending westward from the 4 EAST Jace South WESTD
lower right corner of the quare is his headl
The star  the Alpheratz,
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the information they were to
give. T decided to combine their
information t
APPROVING OFFICOR
ALEXANDER W/ J. GRANT
Major, USAF
UFO Project Officer
2 INCLS.
1. Memory Sketchs of UFO
2. Outline of area driven by
Sources during observation
DISTRIBUTIONBYODD.EZ-E ADC?
Original to ACS/I, HEDUSAF
Copy to Comdr, ATIC
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for sketches of object and area traveled by Sources during observation)
b. Mrs a described the object as approximating the size of a bale
of cotton held at arms length. . Mrs described it at the closest
.
length. (Refer to Comment #2 of Preparing Officer).
c. c.
reviewed at its furthest point and to be a - hoo mhaoutifu te colorll color"
at its closest point.
d. One
e. N/A
f. Negative
g. Refer to shape above
h. Negative
(2) 40t
a.
determining the direc ravel. wik 20es1 m
b. 60 degrees SSW
c. 10
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e. The object last disappeared approximately three (3) miles EAST of The object last disappeared approximately threemiles EAST of
MLDER, LOUISIANA, (Exact distance undetermined). It was not observed
again by either source. lirs m said the object was out of sight
while traveling NORTH from FORREST HLL to Louisiana Highway 28 and then while traveling NORTH from FORREST HILL to Louisiana Highway 28 and then
re-appeared i to her left when she turned WEST on Highway 28. However, -
Mrs Mrs
car while traveling - - of road.
f. Approximately
(3)
a. Ground Visual
b. A Negative
c. N/A
(4)
a. 040120Z JANUARY 1958
b. Night
(5)
a. Initial observation was at a concrete road bridge (9224N 2403w)
Both observers
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AF FORM 112—PART II (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (xlgency) 334th Air Division, REPORT NO.
Louisiana IR-101-58 PAGE 7 OF 7 PAGES
were in the Same car.
(6)
a. MRS
LEESVILLE LOUISIANA
PHONE
AGE: Approx 40
PROFESSION: Girls School Instructor
b.
LEESVTLLE LOUISIANA
PHONE
AGE: Approx 30
PROFESSION: Grade School Teacher
c. ficer)
(7) (7)
a. Exceptionally clear evening. All stars and heavenly bodies were Exceptionally clear evening. All stars and heavenly bodies were
visible. T -
b. Reported by 2lst Weather Sq, - 7,000' 280 degrees 30 Knots
EAFB, at 1847S, 3 Jan 58 10,000 270 degrees 65 Knots
16,000 270 degrees 55 Knots
20,000 260 degrees 65 Knots
30,000 260 degrees 110 Knots
50,000 280 degrees 70 Knots 70 V
No Higher readings this date
c.
d. 10 Mles
e. .8
. Negative
(8) Negative
() Negative
(10) Negative
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during the entire escapade. Mrs her seven (7) year old
( ogether
they would subsequently be able to identify. H However, after passing
several lights and radio towers along the road they realized that their
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them during the observation, it was going the opposite direction. One
other hicles were observad by them during the observa tion. Mrs
nas this road many t times GS,
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what they had observed. T The only observation which could be con-
dissappeared from view at about the same time as the object raported
by the sources. V VENUs was bright and gave off a _ glow similiar to
*
that described by the sources. However, the movements of the object
officials at MELTON, FORREST HILL and LECOMPTE were contacted in
regards to observations of B
ative reports. None could give
believed that sizes and
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wia the obis

em above reproach and I not likely to
this report.
5. The time lag between time of observation (3 Jan) and the date of this e date of this
report (lo Jan) was due to the preparing officer offi
the incident until January 1958.
PREPARING OFFICER:
JULIAN H GELENTER
2nd Lt, USAF
401st FBW Intel Officer
\}$
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AF FORM 112-PART II (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
Tlar REPORT NO.
Louisiana PAGE 1 OF PAGES
ENCLOSURE # 1, IR-101-58
MEMORY SKETCH OF UFO
UNCLASSIFED
DATE OF INFORMATION: 3 Jan 58
BY MRS
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C
n
LAST OBSV LAST OBSV
FIRST OBSV
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FIRST 6BE
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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