PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
L. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
9 Oct 60 o Was Ballcon
Deberry, Texas 0 Probobly Bolloon
3. DAYE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visua D Ground-Rader D Was Ancraft
0 Prebobly Airerafr
GMT 09/0820z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Redar 0 Possibly Alreroft
PHOTOS 5. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
CYes Probobly Astronomicol Meteon
CANO CANo Civilian 0 Possibly Astroromieni Possibly Astroromieni
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE .COURSE 0 Other.
00 00 Inaufliclont Dats for Eveluation Inaufliciont Dats for Eveluation
1-2 sec one N Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMHARY OF SIGHTING T1. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Rocket shaped objeet (long and thin), size Description and duration are characteristie
and shape of six inch ruler, bluish-green, of a large meteor.
very bright. When it disappeared, it left a very bright. When it disappeared, it left a
trail of reddish sparks.
ATIC FORM 329 (R2V 16 SEP S2)

1.
RECEIVED
170cr60 0970
ATIC 20007 5 02 56
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PP RJEISO TELEPHONED
I2 RJEBIL 1253. 2 to
NO.7/2222 TME
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FM 4238 STRATVG BARKSDALE AFB LA Uy: (
TO RJMFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
AJWFEF/CENTRAL AIR DEF FORCE HO 2ETH AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RJEDSO/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AF3 ONIO 4E2X
BJEZHD/HO USAF WASH 25 D C IJEznO7HO USaF H 25 D C 1
RJEZHO/SECRETARY OF THE AIR THE AIR FORce WaSH 25 3 4X2 4X2A
INFO RJUXBR/SAC INFO RJVXBR/SAC OFFUTT.AFB NEBR ITT.AFB NEBR
BT
UNCLAS FROM DCO1 2585, DAYLIGHT, UNCLAS 5 FROM DCO1 2585. DAYLIGHT,
ACTION: ADC, 2XADIV, ATIC, HQ USAF, SAF. INFO: SAC, 2AF, ACTION: ADC, 2XA ATIC, HQ
LAIRDIV. SUBJ: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. MESSACE
TRANSHITTED IAU INSTRUCTIONS IN AFR 2SZ-2 UFO. A. (1) ROCKET
SHAPED - LONG AND I THIN. () SIZE AND SHAPE OF SIX INCH RULER.
(3) BLUISH GFEEN, (4) ONE. (5) N/A. (S) NO DETAILS S OTHER
THAN VERY BRIGHT. (7) WIDE BRIGHT STREAK BLUISH CREEN IN
COLOR - WHEN IT WENT OUT OR DISAPPEARED LEFT A TRAIL OF
BRIGHT LICHT THAT SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LIGHT UP SKY. (2) ABOVE

PACE TNO RJEBKL 1263 -
CAR WINDSHIELD MOVING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. (3) STILL
MOVING NORTH. (4) MOVING G ACPOSS SKY MAKING A WIDE PRIGNT STFEAK.
(5) INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NORTH. (S) ONE OR TNO SECONIS. -
C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL. (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS NERE USED. (3) N/A
D. (1) S8232 9 0CT 9160, (2) PERFECTLY CLEAR NIGHT- E. (1)
32 DEGFEES IS MINUTES S 30 SECONDS S NORTH, 94 DEGREES 13 MINUTES -
80 SECONES (
WEST OF SHREVEPORT, LA- ANS 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHALL, TEXAS,
AND 8 MILES FROM THE
MR. AND MRS, AGE 40, DEBERRY, TEXAS-
COMMERCIAL STOCKERS AND FEEDERS AND COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE GRONERS,
VERY RELIABLE O ODSERVERS. G. (1) NO ECCOUNT. () WINES:
ALTITUDE DIRECTION VILOCITY
SURFACE 290 DECREES 11 K
C6,023 280 DECREES 12.K 12 K
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12,902 312 DEGREES 3121 DEGREES 12 K 17 Y
16,200 16,000 290 DECREES 20K
20,303 23,300 283 280 DEGREES DECEEES 18 X 191
30,000 330 DEGREES SY
50,942 260 DEGREES 33 K
PAGE THREE RJEBKL 126B
20,000 NONE AVAILABLE
(3) UNLIMITED. (4) CLEAR 3 MILES. (5) NONE. (6) NONE.
(7)57/55 CALM. H. (1) 2AF WEATHER, STATES SINCE THCRE WAS

TO iN INE ANEA AI IHAI LIME OF INE MORNING WEATHER
BALLOONS VERE RELEASED IN THIS AREA AT THE TIME. I. N/A
J. SEE H ASOVE. K. COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER:
THIS S SIGHTING WAS (
REPORTED BY LETTER FROM MRS. AND
AND FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED DURING A PERSONAL VISIT TO
M. OMURANCH. M M. oma RANCH. MR. WAS
WAS IN BALLISTICS INTELLIGENCE IN BALLISTICS INTELLIGENCE
DURING THE WAR AND AT THAT TIME HAD THE ORPORTUNITY OF OBSERVING DURING THE WAR AND AT THAT I TIME HAD THE ODPORTUNITY OF OBSERVING
GERMAN WWII ROCKETS IN FLIGNT. HE SAID THAT THIS SIGHTING WAS GERMAN WWII ROCKETS IN FLIGHT. HE SAID THAT THIS SIGHTING WAS
SIMILAR. HE DISCOUNTED ANY CHANCE OT IT BEING SIMILAR, HE DISCOUNTED ANY CHANCE OT IT BEING G A WEATHER
THE PFEPARING OFFICER THE PFEPARING R BALLOON. BALLOON. -
OFFICER CONSIDERS - AN AN INTELLIGENT INTELLIGENT
EDUCATED F EDUCATED I RELIABLE RELIABLE SOURCE.
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