PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8861106

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONChalmette Louisianna

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
7 August 1958 Chalmette,Louisianna o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local XGround-Visual Ground-Rodar o Was Aircraft
XProbably Aircraft
GMT_ 07/2030Z & 2050Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 5. 'PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not given three not given
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. BRIEF S 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Three Three objs, star-like in shape & Probably aircraft. There were Probably aircraft. There were
color, traveling color, traveling at high speed at high speed in jet a/c in area at time of
formation. Able to stop in mid formation. Able to stop in mid air. sighting. A/C scrambled.
Nothing in Nothing in area observed. area observed.
Duration omitted. Daylight Duration omitted. Daylight
sighting. Souree considered
unreliable.

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FM NAS NRLNS •
TO RJEZHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HDQTRS USAF
RJEDSQ/AIRTECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ATTN ATIAA2C •
RJEDDN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND COLORADO SPRINGS COLO RoEDDN/COMDK AIR DEF LNSE COMMAND COLOhADO SPhINGS COLO •
RJEPNB/COMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE STEWART T AFB NEWBURGH NY T AFB NEWBURGH NY
RBEPW/DIRECTOR MAVAL INTELLIGENCE • •
RBEGK/COMEASTSEAFRON RBEGK/COMEASTSEAFRON •
NAVY GRNC
BT BT •
FLYOBRPT EIVO I X (1) STAR LIKE IN SHAPE AND COLORP(3 IN FORMATION TRAVELING TA RUADE AMTD FODMATTON TRAVELINC
(3) VISUAL FROM SURFACE (4) 0BS LOCATION 29 51 N 95 21 . 1 MILE NORTH
RELIABILITY DOUBTFUL JX CLEAR 7 MILE HAZE WIND 5000 FT 010/5,
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (9) JET T-33 A/C INVESTIGATED, FOUND NOTHING G(10)
BT
T-33 (10)2 6 2 T-33
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