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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8705031

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONShreveport Louisiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION |12. CONCLUSIONS
18 & 19 Feb 62 Shreveport, Louisiana QO Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION SS a i
18 & 19/0230 ‘ QO Was Aircraft
Locat 19/0005 / i Gund: Views © Greund-Reder A ote hem
GMT 18/06052 & 19/08302_ D Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar | 7 Possibly Aircroft
. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE = 4 ad paral Meteor
0 Yes o roba stronomic
_ Ne Civilian Qo Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ~ | ®. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few seconds each one E Q Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING _ 11. COMMENTS =>
> separate observations of objects on succeed- | Description conforms to a meteor. Although
ing nights with same characteristics. Round red tail was present, there was no indi-

| blue flame with 10 ft tails of red flame. They | cation of breaking up and no satellite
appeared at about 45° elevation and maintained | reentries were reported for this date.

| level flight. Flame just went out and nothing | Duration too short for reentry. Witness

remained. Visible Por Pew seconds each time. probably saw 2 meteors on succeeding

Both traveled in same direction. Sighting nights. Appearance at the same location
without visual aids dy an all-nignt service being attributed to coincidence. Herculids
station attendant. shower occurs about Feb 20 and is a swift

streak morning shower.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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SUMMARY (Give sumcary which ae the salient factors of narrative report. Begin narrative text on AF Form ll2e
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

AF FORM 112—PART I

APPROVED | JUNE 1947

| FROM (clyeney) REPORT NO
,238 STRAT WO,PBARKSDALE AFB, LAd 1962-+10-1238 PAGE 2 OF PAGES
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A, DESCRIP TICN CF CBJECT |
(1) ROUND
(2) SLIGHTLY SNALIER THAN BOWLING BALI
(3) BLUE FLAME
(4) TiC CBJECTS: CNE 18 FEB 62, CNE 19 FEB 62
(5) N/A
(6) WNCNE
(7) TEN FOCT RED FLAME
(8) NCNE
(9) Nfs
B, DESCRIPTICN OF COURSE CF OBJECT
(1) HAPEEXED TC SEE IT BRGAUSE CF PROMINENT GLOW IN THE NIGHT SKY.
(2) ABCUT 45° ELEVATION. AFFEARED TC BZ ABLUT 500 FEET ABCVE THE GHCUND.
(3) SAME
ths STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AT 500', WES r Tc EAST, VERY HIGH 3: ERD.
(5) FLAME WENT CUT BEFOxE CBUJECTS DISAT: EARSD SEHIND SUILDINGS. NCTHING
VISIBLE REMAINED.
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, $9U S.C —
3) AND 22 AS AMENDED ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF 11S CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPROOUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

INTELLIGENCE, USAF

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AF FORM 112—PART I ~——saRERCTION) =
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
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FROM (otycney) RIVORT NO
4238 STRAT WG, BARKSDALE, APE, LAl 1762-10-4238 0 mace)
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SPEED AND DESCRIPTION CF CBJECT DO NCT SHEy TC *IT ANY KNCWN CBJECT.

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Chief, Combat Intelligence

t WOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SOU S.C —
31 AND 22 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF

INTELLIGENCE, USAF

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