PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
COAST GUARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Vicinity of New Orleans, La. o Was Balloon
23 Jun 60 5 mi SE of Breaux Bridge, La. o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 2220 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 24/0420z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes CX Probably Astronomical Meteor
No Civilian and N Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not given one descending to W Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object with appearance of a comet with a tail. This sighting was probably a meteor.
Object was falling straight t down. It was some- Probably part of meteorological shower
what of a teardrop shape, but with little or witnessed in New Orleans, Arkansas and
no taper, appeared brilliant t and whitish. The vicinity.
first head part appeared to bog down, from
which a second head part fell with tail which a second head part fell with tail similar similar
to first part. Circular object with long burning to first part. Circular object with long burning
tail, appeared to be a very bright meteor. tail, appeared to a very bright meteor.
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WASHINGTON (AP)-The. Air
Force said Friday that an Air
Force plane had reported the
sighting of a brilliant object in
the sky over the Gulf of Mexico
Thursday night, but that the Thursday night, but that the
plane's crew suggested it may
have been a meteor. However, it said, a routine "un-
identified flying object".  report identified flying. object".. report
was sent to the air tactical cen-
ter at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, for analysis of, avail-
able information. An Air Force
spokesman said that this is cus-
tomary procedure in the handling
of all such reports. of all such reports.
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June 25, 1960.
Air Tactical Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio.
Gentlemen: 8n
In connection with the article attached relative to
the brilliant object sighted T the brilliant object sighted T Thursdey night, June 23rd, I would
like to relate details as fo like to relate details as foll ws for whatever YS for whatever can be can be
gleaned therefrom;
"I was "I was driving driving alone from Breaux l alone from Breaux Bridge, La., toward
Parks, La., and at a point about five miles out of Breaux I Parks, La., and at a point about Bridge,
while headed in a Southeasterly while headed in a Southeasterly direction at approximately direction at approximately
l0:20 P.M., I sighted what appeared like a comet with a tail l0:20 P.M., I sighted what appeared like a comet with a tail
falling falling straight down straight down end dead ahead. and dead ahead. It was somewnat of a It was somewhat of a
tear-drop shaped object but with little or no taper. I first
saw it through the top of my tinted windshield and ofcourse it
appeared blueish-green but after it cleared the tinted part,
it appeared brilliant and whitish. My guess is
see at about a 30 degree angle of windshield
and that I saw the object falling for about half this distance.
The flrst head part of it appeared to bog dowm, from which a
second head part fell with tail similar to first part Other
than that i it looked a bit different, I presume it was a meteor,
which as always appears to be only five or
urs truly
(Ex Captain Air Transport
Command)