DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7818737
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONBoyce Louisiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Jul 60 Boyce, Louisiana 0 Was Balloon 7
00 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Possibly Balloon Balloon
Local Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft
000 00 Probably Aireraft ProbablyAireraft
GMT GMT 27 06302 06302 AlrVisual AlrVisual Air-Intercept Rader PossiblyAireraft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE α Was Astronomical Mars
Yes Yes S00 0 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION d. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data 6o valuation
3 hrs one stationary stationary Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size of dime increasing to soft- The description fits that of a star or
ball. Changing red, white and light green. planet (Mars) when refracted by the
Appeared to diminish and inerease in size with atmosphere.
a red circle around the cbject part the time
Object moved right and Object
was not seen to disappear.
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4.15 MILES
5NONE 5.NONE
6NONE
7. UNKNOWN. 7 UNKNOWN.
H. NONE
GI. NOE
J. NONE
K• EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS SIGHTING.
THE AREA WAS FULLY CHECKED FOR LIGHTING AND/OR REFLECTIONS WHICH
COULD CONCEIVABLY HAVE CAUSED THE SIGHTING. THE CAUSE COULD NOT ,
BE DETERMINED• MISS * * APPEARED TO BE SINCERE IN ALL HER
STATEMENTS AND WAS VISUALLY EMBARRASSED TO HAVE ATTACHED O MUCH
IMPORTANCE TO THE SIGHTING. THERE WERE NO OTHER OBSERVERS EXCEPT
THOSE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. THIS SIGHTING COULD CONCEIVABLY TIE
IN WITH THOSE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FROM THIS ORGANIZATION ON IN WITH THOSE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FROM THIS ORGANIZATION ON
26 JULY 1S6E. WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, RAY F. GRODHAUS, MAJOR. 26 JULY 1S6E. WIN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, RAY F. GRODHAUS, MAJOR. -
1. NONE.
ET BT
27/2250Z JUL RJWFFD 27/2250Z JUL RJWFFD
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2.NONE
3N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT ING:
2. 2706302 1
2. NIGHT"
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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 3IDEGREES 23 MINUTES 00 SECONDS NORTH, NORTH,
92DEGRLES 40 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST. BOYC, LOUISIANA. 92DEGRLES 40 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST. BOYC, I
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER:
1. a . -
CAMERON,
WAS
RELIABILITY. -
2N/A
. WEATHER AND TIME AND PLACE SIGHTINGS:
1. CLEAR
2. WIND DIRECTION 2. WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY VELOCITY DIFFERENT ALTITUDES DIFFERENT T ALTITUDES
CALM SURF
CE CE
040 DEGREES 5 KNOTS 6,000
050 DEGRES 050 DEGRES 15 KNOTS 10, 000 10, 200
020 DEGREES 15 KNOTS 16,000
030 DEGREES 10 KNOTS 20,000
310I DEGREES 20 KNOTS 30,000
010 I DEGREES 5 KNOTS 50, 000
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TIME
1c0 Date
NINNN U7
150 JUL 27 23 54
RC205
vc2CSQD571ZCWYC349
PP RJEDSQ 1
4E26
DE RJWFFD 21A
P 272230Z ZEX
FM 401 TFW Jen
41
TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJWFKF/33RD ADV
RJEDSQ/ATIC RJEDSQ/ATIC
RJEZHQ/HQRS USAF
RJEZHQ/SECR RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FORCE
BT :
UNCLAS TFW/DO/INTEL 7-650.
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REPORT. REFERENCE 200-2.
PARAGRAPH 15.
A DESCRIPTION
1. ROUND
2. DIME INCREAS ING TO SOFTBALL.
3.CHANGING RED, W GREEN.
4. ONE
5. N/A 5. N/A
S. IT APPEARED TO DIMINISH AND DIMINISH AND INCREASE IN SIZE. IN SIZE.
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7. NONE -
NONE .
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9. RED CIRCLE AROUND THE OBJECT PART OF THE TIME. IT SEEMED
TO MCV UP, DOWN, RIGHT AND LEFT. AT ONE POINT WHEN THE OBJECT
WAS STATIONARY, A FLASH OF WAS STATIONARY, A FLASH OF LIGHT SEEMED LIGHT SEEMED T TO APPEAR. TO APPEAR.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.
1. SHE WAS PRPARING TO RETIRE AND OUT THE WINDOW AND
SAW THE OBJECT. E
3. ELEVATION, 45 DEGREES; AZIMUTH 49 DEGREES (MAGNETIC)
3. OESERVER DID NOT SEE OBJECT DISAPPEAR.
4. STATIONARY; UP AND DOWN, RIGHT AND LEFT.
5. WHEN OBSERVER WENT TO SLEEP, THE OBJECT WAS STILL VISIBLE.
6. OBSERVER VIEWED THE OBJECT FOR THREE E (3) HOURS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATIoN. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
CROIDIN ONOIMIN UTOHA! "TOUA!
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ALTITUDES
PARAGRAPH 15G(
INDICATED. INDICATED. TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE -
. TEMP ARATURE TEMPARATURE ALTITUDES ALTITUDES
ALTITUDES 6,32 6,a32 PLUS 18C PLUS 18C
SURFACE PLUS 35C MINUS 01C
PLUS 10C 15000
1n, 20a 10,200 30,000 MINUS 31C
20,000 MINUS 29C MINUS 09C NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
MINUS S 68C 3C 80,000 80,000
50,000
BT
03/20102 AUG RJWFFD
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UFO ANALYSIS SIELT 38
Location_Bovce, Louisiana -
Date 27 July 1900 Hour (z)_06302
Description Round, size of dime increasing to softball, color changed from red
it nad a red circle arou nd it part of the time, first seen l5 deg elev at l9
degrees, did not see it disappear, object was stationary moving up, dowr, itht & left
seen tre ooject for tnree hours
Direction of Motion_ stationary
Satellite: (AFCIN 2 Fhone 692l9) Fuled out
Natural Fhemomena Lightning, etc) .
RECATUGLY
other
Evaluation Evaluation of Source Rel iahility_((WkNowN = urce lahiLIty ((WkNowN =
Analysis and Conclusions: Analysis and Conclusions: 1 / 1s 's OUSTE OUSTE PREPARCE PREPARLE THAT
THE THE WITNESSES SES WERE WERE OBSERUING THE PUANET
MARSAND LATER THE smR ) uneer
uNusure Tore E DSSCRIPTION
FITS THAT OFA STAK on PCANET WaGN
REFRACTED Iτ s
CONCLUASO THAT THE WITNSSS PRSBABLY snw THESA
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THE INUEST BROUGNT ono THE
FACT Taso TIXE WINOON wAS LOW, 27"
FRom ThHe FLOOK AND TYE GEO
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