PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8299241

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONLake Charles Louisiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
61 Lake Charles, Louisiana D Was Balloon
13 Aug 00 Probably Ballcon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2030 XBI Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 140230Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
000 Probably Astronomicel
XXNe Military Possibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF OBSERI 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE CSX OtherParachute flare
0 Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
o Unknown
No time No time 1 1 None None
10.BRIEF SUMMARY 1. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OF SIGHTING 11. comMents Objt reported at 2030 13 Aug. 11. coMMents Objt reported at 2030 13 Aug.
Over Lake Charles, La. Objt recovered at Over I Lake Charles, La. Objt recovered at
1500 14 14 Aug and identified as M-l3l para
chute flare. Origin not determined. Report
made since objt was front page item in made since objt was front page item in
newspaper.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
NTOUSLOSIViETA
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PP RJEDSQ 1961 AUG 16
8 (
DE RJWFKH 55 s0 TELEPHONED 174
TO OD C
ZNR NO. 71222
P 1523172 TIME 01122
Bate 16 6u2 C
FM 68BW CHENNAULT AFB LA By:
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFHW/32ADIV OKLAHOMA RJWFHW/32ADIV OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA CITY OKLA
/E(u5) OINO I NOLAVE 'OD HALSIRBN GUVLKNES I SON
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC 3
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RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC GHVAKVES IHL SO9 RNC4
NEORIERKE/2AE BARKSDALE AFB 4 4
NFO RJEBKF/2AF LA
BT
UNCLAS 68DCOI 356. UFO. USAF FOR AFCIN.
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SAFIS. 2AF FOR DI. UFO WAS REPORTED
IN THE LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA AJEA AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LCT, 13
AUG 61. THE OBJECT WAS RECOVERED AT 1500 LCT 14 AUG 61 AND
IDENTIFIED AS A M-13I PARA-FLARE. ORIGIN OF THE PARA-FLARE CAN
NOT BE DETERMINED. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED SINCE THE FALLING
OBJECT WAS FRONT PAGE ITEM IN THE LAKE CHAJLES AMERICAN N PRESS
NEWSPAPER 14 AUG 61. AUG 61.
BT
15/2351Z 15/2351Z Z AUG RJWFKH AUG RJWFKH
wolkg "0o H MOLA4g 0 H
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