PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8229154

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONShreveport Louisiana

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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Shreveport, Loidsiana 0 Was Balioon
16 Sep 60 Mamchis, Tennessee Probobly Baltoon
00 Possibly Bulloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Locol_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 000 Was Anscraft
Probably Aircreft
GMT 16/1000z AinVi suol Air-intercept Rader Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes Mlitary 00 Probably Astrnomical
INo Possibly Astronomieni
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUNBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Atlas Missile
R00 Insulficient Datn for Evnluation
not given not given one one rising rising Unknowm
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICMTING I1. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object Object sighted from SAC a/e of object SAC a/e of object l00-150 100-150 Atlas nissile Atlas nissile was was fired from Cape Canavejal fired 1 from Cape Canavetal
indles S of position near : Memphis at loooZ. Memphis at loooZ. at 1000Z.
Large bright ball, 50-60 ft bright bal1, 50-60 ft in diameter. Rose in diameter. Rose
from ground to about 60,000 60,000 ft et and disappeared. and disappeared.J Director
Also Also sighted from SAC sighted f SAC e/e e/c enroute from Shreve-
port to Lufkin to Lufkit n, Texas 1. Texas of object appearing as a object t appearing as a
large explosion. Sighted in easterly direction in l easterly direction Acrospcce Studiey Inst Acrospcce Studier Inst
at 1000Z. at 10002. Moxwell AFB, Aldboina ATTN: Archives Branch
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LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS. COURSE
SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY:
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA -
METEOR
STAR OR PLANET
OTHER
AIRCRAFT
BALLOON
INSUFFICIENT DATA
OTHER PosSiBLy MIsarcC
REflection INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN A ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
UFO SIGrTEO A SAC Ai202aFTFR0M
150 hcss
- Sounp AT 1000 2 16 5f0 60, ho00t 501n: 6t
50k: 60 FEST IN 1N Drnnsree Dunsree 2is0 f00g le0100 2is0 6Evr le0n0
Astir Asiir 10,000 fEsT ANO 01SAnE02E0
NFO WFO SICHTED SICHTED By SAC SAC B-47 B-27 FnNo FRoM FReM
SHaGsPORT, L2 SHaGsEPORT, L2 To TO Lulkin, ToxnS Lulkin, Txns Srp Sup 10 201
EasrCLy DiRsCN 1000 2 Ncesc6o CIKE
A L9004 Empes1oN
10038531
EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY:
CONCLUSION: Cove Comat 10002 15er 1960
887806 7786
Cons AE1042
2,J7
16 S0 1960
J 7sa260 13 25 a7 9vy68 600
PORCK

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Comd. Post. Ufo discussed ts reported in massage Erom
Lamey A7B, Cite Nr. DC01 4377. Col. Johnson at Ramey wilt
try to identify UFo and notify SAC Cnd Post. As of 16 Sep,OG00
no identification de, per Maj lesseoger.
160030 - Received the following collect UFo call from Mr
in Eronton, Ohio. Cal1 Nr. 330-35. Individual claimed to
have tried contacted Interested persounal 2230 including
Prob his local Cal, but to no avail.
"UFo slghted at 22oo in direction of Ohio River Erom
ATAIr Ironton, Ohio at about a location of 2 o'clock in the sky.
UFO looks like a bright star rotating in a clockwise direction
and then in a counterelockwise notfon. Occas/ionally vill go
to right or left but will retura to original pattern. While to right or left but will retura to original pattern. Whfle
in a counterclockwise rotatIon the Uvo will fncrease speed in a counterclockwise rotatIon the Uvo will Increase speed
tremendously aad a gust of light could be seen bahind tremendously aad a gust of light could be ses it. UFO
still seen at time of call. In addition, a ifr. a a
radio announcer at station WIRo in Lronton ohserved the UFo statfon WIRo in Lronton ohserved the UFO
with Mrg with Mrt
Local checks with the f Local checks the folloving vere nade; l. Patterson folloving 1. Patterson Field
2. AACS
3. RAPCON
4. WX Ballon Release
Nothing.
AAcS reported receiving a call from Indlanapolis asking about
a similar Uro which was heard over a radlostation near ( Charleston,
W. Va. (Ironton is about S0 mtles sway).
followa:
UFO sighted by a SAc A/e from near Memphis, Tenn. Object I0o to
150 niles scuth at 1oo0: 16 Sep. Large brtht ball, so to 60
Faet in did. rose Cron ground to about 50,oo0 feat aud disoppeared.
Af believes this to be a stgliting the :Arlat uisatle Ftred Bt toooy
fron the Cagi. 7
CONCUr
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AFCIN-4X2, Extraet from Duty Offfeer's Report, (Cont'd)
0710 - UFO sighted by SAC B-47 Mr. N16 Flying from Shrevport, Lu.
to Lufkin, Texas. Sighted in an casterly directton at loooz.
Appeared like a large oxploston. Call from AF Comd Post.
Prob ATL05M15511e
LOCS I. MARAELL
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