PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
MILITARY
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Jun 60 England AFB, Louisiana o Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
4. 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATIQN
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 17/0326z AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s CX Probably AstronomicelMeteor
No Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
Obsvr 1-3-4 sec 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
" one NNW Unknown
2 - 30 sec
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Egg-shaped object, green turning to white with Object was observed by many individuals
bluish green long flame. Object had a descend- throughout the state of Louisiana. From
ing straight path, appeared to burn out with all indications the object appears to
sparks from the body. Object was the size of have been a meteor.
a dime.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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UFO Major Cathcart, TAC COC
Unidentified flying object sighted by LOlst Tactical Fighter Wing
personnel. Five sources at England AFB sighted object between
1700 and 2100 CST. One was a LOlst pilot on way to Keesler AFB,
LCol DeWitt, 40lst tower personnel, the England AFB Airdrome :O
Officer, and a Br raniff Airlines pilot over Monroe, La. Object
was described aring like a bright light moving slowly
and giving o Disappeared to the northwest. AF
pilot states light bright enough to read all instruments.
Airdrome Officer states unlike any meteor he had ever seen.
New Orleans control center states no known A/C with problems
in the area. England AFB reports no local flying in the area.
Major Cathcart
TAC COC
Received 0030 hrs, 18 June 60
by telephone through USAF by telephone through USAF
Command Post Command Post
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UFO REPORT. REFERENCE 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
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(1) EGG SHAPED
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(3) CREEN TURNING TO WNITE
(4) ONE
(5) M/A
(6) NONE
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(9) UPON DISAPPEARING SPARKS WERE OBSERVED FROM THE BODY OF C
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B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ODJECT (
(1) BRIGHTNESS OF OEJECT (
(2) OBSERVER "A": ELEVATION, 60 (2) OBSERVER "A": ELEVATION, 60 DEGREES; GREES; AZIMUTH, 130 AZIMUTH, 130 DEGREES DEGREES 4
OBSERVER "B" ELEVATION, 15 I OBSERVER REES: AZINUTH , UKN ( SSCN
(3) OBSERVER "A" ELEVATION , 1 (3) OBSERVER "A" DEGREES; AXINUTH , 90 AXINUTH , 90 DEGREES DEGREES C C
OBSERVER "D" ELEVATION, MINUS 10 OBSERVER "D" ELEVATION, MINUS 10 DEGREES (BELOW);
AZIMUTH, UNKNOWN AZIMUTH, UNKNOWN C
(4) DESCENDING STRAIGHT PATH (4) DESCENDING STRAIGHT PATH
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(5) APPEARED TO BURN OUT
(6) OESERVER ""A" SOR 4 SECONDS "
OBSERVER "B" APPROXINATELY 30 SECONDS (
C. MANNER OF OESERVATION
(1) OBSERVER "A": GROUND VISUAL a
OBSERVER "B": AIRU (( 1NntANg
(2) NONE
(3) OBSERVER "B": T-37, S1907, 25,000 225, 210, GRAMMI AFD, -
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P. TINE AND DATE SIGHTING
K1) ODSERVER "A" AND "B": 17C32SZULU JUNE 60
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C. LOCATIONS OF OESERVERS EI
OBSERVER "A": ENGLAND AFE, LOUISIANA (31 DEGREES 19 MINTUES J OTnO
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NORTH, 92 DEGREES 35 NINUTES WEST)
OESERVER "B" ABOVE ENGLAND AFE, LOUISIANA (31 DEGREES 19 C
MINUTES NORTH, 92 DEGREES 33 MINUTES WEST)
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F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS:
(1) MEGATIVE ILV. (
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G. WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT CONDITIONS AT G.. WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS:
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(1) CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MILES.
(2) WING DIRECTION WELOCITY DIFFERENT ALTITUDES C NYIS
FROM 040 DEGREES 3 KNOTS SURFACE.
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(4) 15 MILLS C
(5) NONE
(S) TWO HOURS PRIOR, SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH QUADRENTS, NOVING C HAT
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K.. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, MAJOR RAY F. GRODHAUS, 4OIST TFW ENGLAND (
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AFB LOUISIANA. OBJECT WAS ODSERVED C
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THROUGNOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
THIS INCIDENT WAS GIVEN WIDE THIS INCIDENT WAS GIVEN WIDE PUBLIC PUBLICITY, BY THE COCAL RADIO CITY, BY THE COCAL RADIO C
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AND TELEVISION STATION AND NENSPAPERS. FRON ALL INDICATIONS C
THE OBJECT APPEARED TO (
PRIGHTNESS AND APPEARED TO BE AT LOW ALTITUDE, KOUEVER, DUE TO
THE WIDE RANICE OF THE SIGNTING , THE OEJECT WAS S UNDOUBTEDLY C
AT MIGH ALTITUDE.
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