PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7200361

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958

REPORTED LOCATION2Mi EOf Calhoun La

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
14 October 1958 0 Was Balloon
2 Mi E of Calhoun, La. 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 14/0640Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE POS Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
.O.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 00 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
2-3 seconds one .N to S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cylindrical, bluish-white obj, size Probability of a meteor.
of a match head, very brilliant. A
trace of green light when extinguished . Director
Small sparks were projected fm main
trail of light.
Maxwoll AFB, Alabama ATTN: Archives Branch Aerospace Studies Inst 14-31 Oc1
K2H3.6012-1
ETURN TO: RETURN TO:
FB, Alabama hives Branch Studies Inst 19.58 1958
OWS OS 12-1
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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NNNN 10602 Oct
: /Witness 20
Oct 16 0329'50
CZCSQF622ZCWYB825
TELEPHONED
PP RJEDSQ Ql TO
DE RJEBKL 86B V. NO.
TIME
P M 152300Z Date
By: 2HE4
FM COMSTRATWG G 4238 V
TO RJEDDN/COMADC C
342
RJWFNK/COMADIV 33
RJEDSQ/COMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON L
12:40.09
RJEZHQ/G 2 HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/OINFOSVC HQ USAF
- ' INFO RJEBKLF/COMAF 2 la.
- ZEN/COMADIV ZEN/COMADIV
1 BT
/UNCLAS/FROM DOI 2637 /UNCLAS/FROM D0I 2637
_ - S
OF A MATCH HEAD HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH. (3) BLUISH-WHITE VERY -
BRILLIANT-A BRILLIANT-A RACE OF GREEN LIGHT WHEN EXTINGUISHED (4) ONE
.
(5) N/A (6) NO DISCERNIBLE BODY. (7) A STREAK OF VERY ERILLIANT (5)N/A(6)
EFFECT. (8) NO SOUNDUND AUDIBLE AS OBSERVER WAS RIDING IN A TRUCK
AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. (9) SMALL SPARKS OR FILAMENTS OF LIGHT
WERE PROJECTED OUTWARD FROM MAIN TRIAL OF LIGHT.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1) THE EXTREME BRILLIANCE
1003515
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- 55W
SSE SSE oo
THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. (7) WINDS: 5M-150/10, 10M-200/5. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. (7) WINDS: 5M-15/10, 10M-200/5.
LU L iW w :UNw UNW w
H NONE HNONE ' -
I. NONE ..
J. MEMPHIS CONTROL CENTER AND MONROE RADIO REVEALED MIL
AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING.
K. HENRY B. TYRA, JR, MAJOR, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. THE K. HENRY B. TYRA, JR, MAJOR, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. THE
ABSENCE OF ANY ORANGE LIGHT OR A TAPERED TAIL TENDS TC DISO COUNT TH
PROBABILITY OF METEORITE. 5 Ocr 58
L. NONE. ATIC
BO . 07 39
15/2340Z OCT RJEBKL