PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 Oat 60 Shreveport, Loulsiana Woa Bulloon
n Prubably Solloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Rodor a Was Alscroft
CMT 29/2235Z 0 Prabobly Aireraht
Al-Visud 0 Air-lntereept Rador Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOrOS S. SOURCE Wea Astronomieol Venus
OY* 000 Probobly Astronomnieal
O No Civilian 8. Posaibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OP OSSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Coursa Othar Contrall,
1800 Insulficlent Data ior Evalvntion
ena The -- Unknown
0. BRIEF SUNAMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMANT3
Object described as a cloud, white trail and Object described as a cloud, white trail and Object probaby a condensation trail left
ao balloon shaped. Was reported to have appearei by a high flying a/e which was illunindhd which was illuinathd
in western sky at tine of setting sun. Object in western sly at tine of setting sun. Object by setting cun causing pinkiah color. The
vas colored pink as well as brillient white. vas colored pink as well as brilliant white. bright planet Venus probably becane evident
Jitst before it disappeared a atall bright white Jitst before it disappeared a rmall bright white (rag -3.4) as the sun went further down
light vas observed nnar it. light vas observed nnar it. and the witness nssociated it with the
trail. Changing shape of contrail was due trail. Changing shape of contrail was duel
to changes in the wind. Veaus diseppearonps to changes in the wind. Veaus distppearonps
due to setting.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)

VISION BETWEEN SIGHTINGS THUS EMPHASIZING CHANGES.
ME ME (THOUGAT) ME WIFE
ME "WHEN T GETTO THS MOTOR I1 NOW ITISA STRAIGHT
41 ISNIT IT FUNNY THERE'S 11 MECK, THATIS NOTA "FUNNY - THE TRIL'S LINE -LIKE A JET
ACWAYS ONE LITTLE CLOUD SWUNG THE OTHER COURT, T'M GOING TO OUFOUT
CLOUD - IT MUST BEONE WAY." A SHAPE LIKS THAT AND HANG VAPOR TRAIL,"
FLOATING AROUND IN AN OF THOSE WEATHER IT ON THEWALL-WALK PAST (THIS SIGHTING REPENTED
OTHERWISE CLOUDLESS BALLOONS -THEVIRE WIFE IT AND SEE IF IT CHANGST
SKY." ABOUT BO FEET HIGH. !1 "IT'S LIKE A SEVERAL TIMES
"MUST BE ABOUT 15 TEARPROP," THE POSITION OF FTIS TAIL ME.
To 20 MILAS AWAY." AS I WIND ALONG LIKETHIS "COULD BE ATMOSPHERIC
ROAD - IDONIT THINK CONDITION - DOT TRAIL NEVER
IT WOULD." GETS ANY LONGER. UNUSUAL
ME. WIFE ME FOR JET TRAIL,"
" FUNNY,ISN'T IT. NOT M IT LOOKS ALWAYS WONDER IF IF COULD BE
LIKE A JET - NOTCE HOW WIPE LIKE IT'IS STANDING SAME KIND OF ARMY ROCKET ME
IT STAYS IN MIDDLE AND POINITO STILL- NOW IF'S BEING TESTED FKOM A BASE "HEY, LOOK! SMOKE! I GUESS ITIS JOST THE
ON ENDS - THERE'S A SMALL WAHITE OUT HERG? " OUT HERG?" HEY, LOOK? SMOk
DOT ON THE FRONT END -SEE? " CURVED THE OMER SHADOW FROM THE SETING SON - SORE IS PRETTY SHADOW FROM THE SETING SUN - SORE IS PRETTY
DOT ON THE FRONT END -SEE?" WAY," ISN'T IT- NOTICE NOW THE VAPOR THINS OUT ON THLE ISN'T NOTICE NOW THE VAPOR THINS OUT ON THE
UPPER EDGE - NOW THICK ANO WNITE THE LOWCR
EOGE IS - AND SEE TRE LITTLE WHITE DOT ON THE
FRONTEND OF IT? IT'S ALMOST ADOVE US NOW FRONT END OF IT? IT'S ALMOST ADOVE US NOW
ABOUT A MINUTE INTERRUPTION BY TREES.
THEN WE COME MNTO THE CLEAL AGAIN. ME
WIFE. A FAINT MOON AND EVENING STAR HAVE WELL, THERE IT GOBS! LOOK NOW PINK THE TRALL
11 TIS THIMMING OUT SUDDENCY APPEARED IN THE DARKENING SKY 1S GETTINS - MUST BE BECAUSE TNE SUN 1S OVER
LIKE A JET TRAIL AGAIN." WIFE, THE HORRIZON-SKP'S GETTING DARKER -LOCK,
ME. "ITIS GETTING LONGER THE PINK IS FADING AWAY! - WONDER
"STILL POINTER AM TNE ENDS, THINNER." WHAT IT WAS?"
AND I
THO - SURE IS PECULIAE," ME WIFE,
ISMIP THAT PROTY -17'S I DONIT KNOW - BUT ITSURE WAS
HEADING RIONT BETWEON INTOROTING - IT WAS JUST LIKE A
THE MOOM ANO THAT STR. TEAR PROP AT HHIT, WAINIT M?"
BaY THE MOCN CAME OUTFMST!
DIONT SCEIP A MINUTE AGO"

THIS INTERESTING PHENOMINA WAS OBSERVED AT SONSET ON OCT 22 (SATURDAY) OCT. 19GO FV MY WIFE AND I
WHILE ENROUTE TO SHREVEPORT, LA. ON U.S. ROUTE 7I. - MNLENGE VODGEO BY DISTANCE ONSIONS TO MOTDG
COURT WE WERE HEADED FOR.
VISION BETWEEN SIGHTINGS THUS PERNAPS MOST GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION WOULD BE OUR CONVERSATON - TREES BLOCKEO
. EMPHASIZING CHANGES.
ME ME (TMOUGNT) ME WIFE
ME it NOW IT'S A STRAIONT
ISN'T IT FUNNY THEIE'S It "FUNNY- THE TRIL'S "WHEN T GETTO THE MOTOR
MECK, TMATIS NOT A COURT, I'M GOING TO OUTOUT LINE -LIKEAJET
ACWAYS ONE LITLE CLOUD CLOUD- IT MUSTBEONE SWUNG THE OTNCR VAPOR TRAIL,"
FLONTING ARCUND IN AN OF THOSE WEATHER WAY." A SHAPE LIKGTHAT ANO HANG
OTNERWISE CLOUPLESS BALLOONS - THEVRE WIFE IT ON THE WAUL-WALK PAST" (THIS SIGHTING REPEATED
SKY." ABOUT BO FEET HIGH." 11 "I'S LIKS A IT AND SEE IF IT CHANGES SEVERAL TIMES
NMUAT BE ABOUT 15 TEARDROP.4 THE POSITION OF IT'S TAIL ME.
To 20 MILOS AWAY. " AS I WIND ALONG LIKETHYS "COULD BE ATMOSPHERIC
POAD - IDON'T THINK NyIVeNTTHN CONDITION - BUT TRAIL NEVER CONDITON - UUT TRAIL NEVER
IT WOULD," GETS ANY LONGER. UNUSUAL GETS ANY LONGER. UNUSUAL
ME. ME. WIFE WIRE ME POR JET TTAIL." POR JET TAIL."
I1 FUNNY,ISNIT IT. NOT " IT LOOKS ALWAYS WONDER IF IT COULO BE
LIKE A JET - NOTICE NOW WIPS LIKE A JET - NOTCE NOW WIPS LIKE IT'S STANDING SAME KIND OF ARMY ROCKET ME MS
IT STAYI IN MIDDLE AND POINITD STILL- NOW IT'S BEING TESTER FROAI A BASE
ON ENDS - THERES A SMALL WNITE ON ENPS - THERE'S A SMALL WNITE OUT NERE?" ouT NERE?" "HGY, LOOK! SMOKE! I GUESS ITIS JUST THE "HGY, LOOK! SMOKE! I GUESS ITIS JUST THE
DOT QN THE FROnT END -SGE?" DOT QN THE FRONT END -SGE? W CURVEO THE OMER SHADOW FROM THE SETTING SUN - SURE IS PRCTTY
WAY." ISNIT IT- NOTICE MOW THE VAPOR THIN'S OUT On THE
UPPER EDGE - MOIO TNICK AND WHITE THE LOWEN
FOG-E IS - AND SEE TRE LITLE WHITE DOT ON THE
FRONT END OFIT? IT'S ALMOIT ADOVE US NOW
ABOUT A MINUTE INTERRUATION BY TREES.
WIRE. THEN WE COME INTO THE CLEARAGAIN. ME
A FAINT MOON AND EVENING STTR HAVE WELL,THERE IT GOBS! LOOK NOW PINK THE TRALL
1t TIS THINMING OUT SUDDENLY APPEARED IN THE DARKENING SRY 1S CETTINS - MUST BE BECAUSE THE SUN IS OVER
LIKE A JET TRAIL AGAIN. 4 THE HORRIZON-SKY'S GETTING DARKER -LOOK,
WIFE,
ME, "ITIS GETTING LONGER THE PINK IS FADING AWAY! - WONDER
11 STILL POINTUD AM THE ENDS, AND TNINNER." WNAT IT WAS?"
Tho - SuRe 1s PECULIAL, 4 ME WIFE,
VISNIT THAT PRETTY - 1945 DONIT Krtaw Bup

1 2 3 5
IST SIGHTING-APPROX.
5130 PM- 95 MILE5 SOUTH
OF SHREVEPORT, LA. ON U.S.71
7 9 10
FINAL SIGHTING
5:45 PM-80MILES
SOUTH OF SHREVEPORT,
SAT EVENING
11 13 OCT.22,1960
2

1 2
16T SIGHTING-APPRON.
5130 MM- 95 MILES SOUTH
OF SHREVEPORT, LA. ON U.S.71
8 10
FINAL SIGHTING
5:45 PM-8OMIlES
SOUTH OF SHREVEFORT,
SAT EVENING
O

DATE *x Chx1960
DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL 1745 CMT22/224
PHOTO YES_ NO PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YESNO
SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN
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. INSUFFICIENT DATA -
OTHER-
REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG_ SUN DOG _ LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: An OGJtT cuoce cumCe w45 W45 10
A 02042,2 72102 7
1080 6n 1633872733 RE3RTO
Tikwesilen 7is
05155 60506104022K 000 1511960
WE1L A8 TE BO6UMT WNTE Jhsa
T6 0527 01168646692908
16 60016616006970
EVALUATION: - 77
CONCLUSION:
1077
2K
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EP
VG
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FOR A GOOD MANY VEAC
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A ROUND, SMLL SILVEN BALL PASS WITH TEMENOCUS
SPEED EAST TOWARD ATLANTK BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT
PROLErO INS IN OPPOSLE TIRECTIONS WRGOC PST
SECMD TIME ADCRKR A WAS 3o NW AND OIMAES
BEA1 E DWMT ROONT 1T LATE 20 O6S LAR
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THE SAEPTNESS OF THE VENY WAITE VaPon TM
CNS RMT Do0
THS TSAR DROP NDIMED
FOR ASHORT NME
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WAS WILLENG TO GIE IT A TLST LAT
THE SUPDEN CHANGS TO A "VAPOR TRAIL" WAH
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Theory.
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FLAr PATTERN FMST ONODGE THEA CA
BRENDSWDG- BRENDSWDE - THEN ON EVGE ASMIN. THHEN ON EVOE ASMIN,
CONTINVED VARIATIOIN VARIATON THICKNESS OF CETE THICK NESS OF CEMTEN
OF TZAIL, PWS SHORTNES OF TRAIL, PWS SHCRTNES ES PLUS CONVEX EUS PLUS CONVEX
AND CONCAVE ATTITUDES IUDICATED METION IUDICATED MOTION BUT BUT
UNRELATED TO ANY OBIET UMRELATE2 T AIRCRAFT TCRMISSILE
- I KAVG WITMESSED NERETOPOZE. (NA)
WIDE SPREAD CE VAPOR WITH SADOW EDGE INOCATT
CREED OF TURN OR MOVEMENT YET ON ALL CCCASSIONS,
PEnHApS DUE TO SIGH TiNGS BETWEEN CLOSeD TeE
NO OTHGL TEAPIC-IN VERCY LUNGSOME ARPAINR
CMR-) The obiecT ArpeateD STATIOMACY
THE FINALLYSTRETCHING VAfOL TEM
AD EUENTUAL FADIOE AFTAL MEARLY IS MIBUTSS
OF VEY SHERT ANO ECEUTIC SNEOPATICNSAT
ESTIMA TUD DIST NCE dF tO To 2e Mics
2 Te 4 MIES AmA
FAOING CF 2O TO 4C MILES WITH NE APONNEI

HARVEST H O U S E
TIE N OP MATION REMAINS A BAETLING THNE
T BoTh CF WIFE ALSO EARNCD MOW
1G0.6)
MUST CONFUSIDG TO MG WAS THE BROAD
TEKR DAOP SHAPE N CNG MOSDNC AND ThE
Viny SMALL BIIGHE DOT ON THG LEAD OVGE CP te
SRIAIGHT- CONVEX ANO STIAIGNT- CONVEX ANO CONCAVE CONCAVE TRMILS. TRMILS
THE OBJECT WAS PREDOMINATELY WNITE, EMCERT THE OBJECT WAS PREDOMIUATELY WNITE, EMCET
FOU A SLGHT YEZLOW FOR A SLGHT YEZLOW (NGG (NGG APPARENILY FROM ME APPOREMILY FROM ME
LIGHT CETHE SETFING SUN. LIGHT ceThe SETTING SUN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTALY
No CTHGR CLOUD IN THE WESTENN SKY -TIRSTSIGHT CTHGT ELOUD IN N THE WESTENN SWY -FIRSTSIGHT
HEAD(NG MORTA) ATABOUT IC 11 CLOCICWINPING LOAIC
WINPILG
ROAD DIONIT SEEM TO PHASE IT MUCH -FHOM a Te 11-
AT WIDE SPREAD - AND FINALLY AT TOCLOCKAND
I MAS ON AN EMERGGNEY TRIP T DeNVEn
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