PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726385

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONDonaldsville Louisiana

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1. DATE

17_ October 1962
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

a eee oh
5. PHOTOS
0 Yes
XH Ne

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

speed,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Donaldsville, Louisiana

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

TMGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rader
O Air Vi suol O Air-Intercept Radar

Coast Guard

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE X Orher_Possible Miss}

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balleen
Probably Belloon
Possibly Belleon

Was Aireraft ~
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aireraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomicel

insufficient Dete fer Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS

Merint rpt of celestial phenomena appear-
ing in the East coming up from the hori-
zon. Brilliant white glow, circular i
Shape. Obj then descended to 30 dgr
elevation & appeared to make a ragged
circular course leaving huge white

vapor trails, Disappeared to the

South on incline of 50 dgr at great

Missile launch schedule did

le

not have launch at this time;

however, this rpt does not
contain all launches, Sight
ing made fm Louisiana in
direction of Eglin, Patrick
and Cape Canaveral. Since
obj sighted was characteres
tic of a missile launch obs

USE *28 pobabPS miss £18)"

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: oo ’ GE
\ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AF IN: 46336 (17 Oct 62) Adég MESSAGE BRANCH Pg 1 of 2
ACTION: CIN-17 INCOMING
INFO: ARMY=2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD~15,-NSA-7, CIA-11,
- OOP-2, DIA~10, DIA/CTIC-3, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3

SMB Ca99 (119) .
ZCZCHOAS6AZCBJA288
sais YY RUEAHQ

DE RUCKYN St,

ZNR veer cial ‘ig
CU1713132)

FM CCGDEIGHT

TO RUWGHW/THIRTRSECOND ADDIV SAGE OKLAHOMA CITY AFSTA

RUWGALB/ CINCNORAD

RUEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON

RUEAHQ/COFS USAF

INFO RUECW/SECNAV

RUECWE/CNO !

RUECJD/COMDT COGARD

RUEGUF/ COMEASTAREA

RUCKKC/COMSIX

RUCKYC/ COMEIGHT

“A

RUCKSH/COMFAIRWING ELEVEN
RUCK HC/ CINCLANTFLT

USCG GRNC

BT

UNCLAS .

MERINT. FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM COAST GUARD CUTTER WHITE ALDER

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DoPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE | |
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH |

UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN: 46336 (17 Oct 62) Pg 2 of 2

ile il ee lle Mlle ila lili ily al A NT i Ny ee

é ‘00 wees ee eens oct amen enmtan semnaeiue emcee etnemmaned

QUOTE 171119Z SIGHTED WHILE AT ANCHOR IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER ONE
QUARTER MILE BELOW DONALDSONVILLE, LA FERRY ON RIGHT DESCENDING
BANK. A CELESTIAL PHENOMENA APPEARING OVER EASTERN HORIZON
BEARING 990 DEGS FROM ANCHORED POSIT, APPEARED IN BRILLIANT ‘WHITE |
GLOW OF CIRCULAR SHAPE AT 090 DEGS, DESCENDED TO APPROX 30 DEGS,
AND APPEARED TO MAKE RAGGED CIRCULAR COURSE LEAVING HUGE WHITE
VAPOR TRAILS AND DISAPPEARED ON INCLINE COURSE OF APPROX 59 DEGS,

TRAVELING SOUTH AT PHENOMENA SPEED. VISIBILITY 8 MI WITH BROKEN
CLOUD BANKS. UNQUOTE. |

BT

17/1313Z

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