PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6967027

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONDonaldsville LA

FRAMES8

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PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
MDSVIELCLA. LOUISI
LAFe CHACce>CA. 0 Was Balloan
10AOr.58 Monroe-Raton Rouge,La 0 Probably Bollcon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATS-TIME OROUP & vicinity S
Graund-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
0 Prabably Aircraft
GMT AinVi sual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical I Meteor
Yes BX Probably Astronomical
xO.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronamical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE CURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not given one SE
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING n. 11. COMMENTS
Flaming obj traveling at an extremely ) Flaming obj traveling at an extremely All characteristics of All characteristics bolide. bolide.
high ra speed. It broke speed. I 'oke into two into two
separate bodies about 5 secs after thd Separate odies about after the
lst observation, mpletely con-
fter lst
sighting. Obj was a olor at
first and turned to blue-gree hen the
flame increased. Teardrop S aped onj,
size of pea, color tround edges a
bluish sil-
ver. 3) Obi which broke up into 4 or
mazk 5 parts while emitting a bluish
white floms
ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 SEP 52)

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LA, REOD A CALL FR NAVY JET 37O3. MILE TRAVELING LA, RECD A CALL FA MAVY JET 37OG. MHILE TRAVELING JEST/PILOT
SPOTTED OSJECT ON A SPOTTED OSJECT ON A HEADING OBJECT SROKE/UP HEADING. OBJECT 1 SROKE/UP
INTO FOUR OR A(CLUISH-WAITEELAME. ACLUISH-WAITE_FLAME.
LOCATIN OF SIGHTINO: OVER LOCATIN OF SIGHTING: OVER DSMALDEVIILE 1713371 13277
12233. OaJdOr EAS BETJEN 28,200 AND 40,009 FEET. THE
NAVY JET NAS OUT OF PENSACOLA NAVALAIR STATION. 1327-6
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POTOXIATELY S AS THICK IN LANGTH. POTOKIIATELY E AS THICK IN LANGTH.
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GILAIMLAED LVIL FLICEE (POTTIALY SEOEANING MTIME).
SLIGT DIAPPMD JTATAEOUSLY MOSICET
A DUILDING AT APPTOXINATCIY  RZGEESS AZI
151 Lest hsowe
OJO NAS VIDIELE FOT C
XAMNEI OF O3SLTVATION: NORTH
5
GROUNL-VISUAL.
NO OPTIOAL AIT
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TIME ANE DATE OF SIGHTING:
31.32 AP111 :30. 1320-656720
(AYLI (AYLIT
, ORSETVET WAS CHOSSING FROM WEST , OESETVET WAS CROSSING FROM WEST TO TO Tess
CITY OF LAYE CIALES LA. HE ODSMVED CITY OF LAKE CMALES LA. HE ODSIVEE
EJEOT FON APPROXIMATELY O TIGERIS OF FLIOHT EJECT FO: APPFOXIMATELY JE DIGSEIS OF FLIGHT U UNTIL IT —
IDOWED FON SISNT BY BVILDINGS OP TATT LDCKED FTOH SIGHT BY BUILDIGS OR ZATT TIDE OF ST:ECT. TIDE OF ST:EET.
T. IDSITIFYING INFOTYATION T. IDSPTIFYING INFOTYNTION on 03 on 00e
CIVILIAN
ASSOCIATES CIVIL EHGINEGRS, LANE CHARLCS, LA.
, VEATHEE AND VITDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIE AND PLACE OF CIGHTING:
ORSEIVERS ACCOUNT OF VIATHR C CONDITIONS-CLEAR SKY, LITTLE
10 SUFACE VIPL, WLELILLE.
PEPOTT FROH LYS CHAPLS AFS ATHE STATION oPNINEs
LOFTS
FACE AT "NOTS Not wind
1 - W due tme
winds
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AIR BASE GROUP STAFT OPERATIONS OFFICAR: DASE ON VINDS ALOFT
AND DIEECTION OF FLIGHT OF OBJECT IT IS POSEIDLE OFJECT MASA
1A:T CHANLES. THERE WERE NO MEATHER BALDON TELEASES AT LAE t.
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SCUTHEASTERN DIRECTICN.
THE GS REPORTED TO IHE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AT
NED THEM TO THE AIR FORCE FLIGHT SERVICE
AT MONTCOMERY, ALA- FCR ATHER CHECXING.
MISS-, REPORTED KEARING AN EXPLOSION AT
ADU LIME
HATHALAY, LA., 5H, KEPORTEL
LEEING AN OLJEGT GCING VEST TO SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA. SHE
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VDIRECTOR OF THE TULANE UNIVSRSITY CESERVATCRY,
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FOLO SPUTNIK SIGHIING AILANTA
CANERIDGE, MASS. PRIL IO,--(UP)--SCIENTISTS_AT SMITHSONIAN
ASTROPHYSICAL OBS DRY SAIB THAT A FLAMING OBJECT SEEN BY THRLE
AIRLINE CREWMEN NE. ROUGE, LA. Y COULD NOTHAVE BEEN
RUSSIAN:SATELL CII.
A POKESMAN OBSERVATORY SAID SPUTNIK WAS SOMEWHERE OVER THE
SOUTH PACIFIC AT S:2S SOUTH PACIFIC AT S:2 M. EST, THE TIME THE CREWMEN SAW A FLANING
OLJECT BREAK IN TWO AND BURN UP.
SMITHSCNIAN PREDICTED EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT THE RUSS IAN MOON WOULD
PLUNGE TO EARTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND THAT ITS PREDICTION PLUNGE TO EARTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND_ THAT ITS PREDICTION
WAS UNCHANGED TODAY. TSOTTEE WAS UNCHANGED TODAY. ISOTTE
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ADD ADd SPUTNIK II ATLANTA THE FLAIE INCREA FLAIE INCREASED
OWE PASSENGERS UNO EAN K-UP WERE SOLOF
HOUR
AVE.) METAIRIE, LA.  AND
PLANE WAST ROUCE,
T:1223P4/10.. OH A HON-TOP FLIONT FROM NIW ORLEANS TO DALLAT.
95 111--RE T TALKED NITHL U,S. EUDACSY AT HAVAIA
TSM, SILVER WAS IU AIEASTADOR'S OFC AT TINE & ARAIS BEING MADE TOR HIT
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