PROJECT BLUE BOOK

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
Local Ground-Visual 00 Possibly Aircraft
15/1412-1426Z XxAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Was Astronomical
GMT. 6. SOURCE 000 Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTQS Possibly Astronomical
Yes Military & Civilian
XXNo Xox Other Rocket
OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH mins 0 Unknown
1&2)15 mins310 S to SE
2 minutes one
V shaped or |11. COMMENTS launched
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING of light at Meteorological rocket
triangular obi with ball fm Eglin AFB time
cone or contrail. 30-35
apex, in SE. Observer in Le-
Compte La. Compte La. 2) Kolin, Kolin, La Obj about
piece at arm's length, at arm's length.
size of 5 cent size Ground sighting
Moving rapidly obj observed
for 15 minutes. minutes Obj move Obi move s br SE.
fm air in sight sight Shreveport, La
Detta airlines Delta fligh Orleans obsvd dbj cbsvd dbj
4F-lo2 landing at New 4 F-l02 landing at New Orleans
bright w/trail for about
for 2 mins. Very
3 miles.
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UNCLAS DOI REPORT. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 230-2. 1
SCF; AFCIN; SAFOI. -A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: SCF; AFCIN; SAFOI. -A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
(1) V OR TRIANGULAR, WITH BALL (1) V OR TRIANGULAR, WITH BALL L OF LIGHT AT OF LIGHT APEX, SHAPED
LIKE V OR CUNE OF CONTRAIL.
(2) FIVE CENT PIECE HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. (3) WHITE. (4) ONE.
(5) ONE ONLY. (6) APPEARED VERY BRIGHT. (7) V SHAPE APPEARED
AS RADIANS FROM BALL SHAPED "HEAD". RADIANS ESTIMATED AS RADIANS FROM BALL SHAPED "HEAD". RADIANS ESTIMATED POSSIBLE POSSIBLE
3 MILES LUNG. (8) NONE HEARD. (9) NONE. 3 MILES L LUNG. (8) NONE HEARD. (9) NONE.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ORBIT:
(1) BR DEG ABOVE
range patterns of unusual lights on dhie night
said they were "eheeie Be6 rockets. Allen Greenfild of
J.R.C.U. was a witness. (Look-See).
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EAST OF KOLIN, LA• 3RD OBS. 30 DEG ABOVE HORIZON. SHREVE-
PORT , LA. (APPEARED ENE OF ALEXANDRIA, LA).
4TH OBS. 30 DEG ABOVE HORIZON. 27Z AZIMUTH FROM NAVAL AIR STATION
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (3) SAME IN ALL CASES. (4) FIRST, SECOND AND
THIRD OBSERVERS. OBJECT MOVED RAPIDLY S OR SE• MOVEMENT VERIFIED
BY OBSERVERS BY RELATIVE POSITION TO LARGE T TREES. FOURTH OBSERVER
OBSERVED NO MOTION. (5) GRADUALLY TO THE S OR SE. (6) FIRST AND
SECOND OBS ERVER MINUTES. I THIRD D OBSERVER 10 MINUTES. FOURTH OBS
2 MINUTES. −
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) FIRST AND SECOND OBSERVER: GROUND VISUAL. THIRD OBSERVER: -
AIR VISUAL. FOURTH OBSERVER: AIR VISUAL (UPON LANDING). (2) NONE.
(3) THIRD OBSERVER: DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 677 SHREVEPORT, LA. TO
NEW ORLEANS, LA. FOURTH OBSERVER: 02, 122 FTR INTER SQ, LAND-
ING AT NEW ORLEANS NAS.
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1 BETWEEN 151412 AND (1) BETWEEN 151412 AND 1514262 MAY 1963
(2) NIGHT-DARK (2 NIGHT-DARK
E. I LOCATION OF UBSE ERVERS: FIRST MILES SOUTH OF LECOMPTE,
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LA. SECUND OBSERVER: KOLIN, LA; THIRD UBSERVER: IN AIR
APPROXIMATELY 1Z MILES SOUTH OF SHREV ERVER:
LANDING AT NAS NEW ORLEANS, LA.
AND d cion RELIABLE. PHONE

ALEXANDRIA, LA ROBERT, RELIABLE, PHONE ALEXANDRIA 20193.
SECOND UBSERVER:
FARMER. RELIABLE. THIRD O SERVER: PILOT DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 677,
SHREVEPORT, LA TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. NAME UNKNOWN. FOURTH OBSERVER:
CAPT JOE TRAUTH, 122 FIGHTER INTERCEPTER SQ., NAS NEW ORLEANS, LA,
PHONE NEW ORLEANS, FORREST 62361 EXT 220, RELIABLE. -
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALUFT A TIME AND PLACE SIGHTING: (1) ALL
STATED CLEAR, SCATTERED CLOUDS.
(2) WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY ALTITUDES TEMP. C.
180 DEG 5 SURFACE PLUS 26 (
220 DEG 15 6,200 PLUS 16
200 DEG 15 1 0,000 PLUS 11 -
230 DEG 10 20,20 0 MINUS 10 (
320 DEG 35 50,000 MINUS 68
CEILING, UNLIMITED; SISIBILITY, 10 MILES; HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS;
(
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NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. NEW ORLEANS, LOCAL 9
WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY ALTITUDES TEMP.C.
200.DEG 9 SURFACE F PLUS 26
290 DEG 5 6,000 PLUS 14
163 DEG 4 13,000 PLUS 7
220 DEG 9 20,000 MINUS 7
33Z DEG 30 50,200 MINUS 66
CEILING, UNLIMITED; VISIBILITY , 7 MILES; 3202 SCATTERED AND HIGH
SCATTERED: NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
SCHREVEPORT-NEW ORLEANS ENROUTE

WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY ALTITUDES TEMP. C.
190 DEG 7 SURFACE PLUS 26
1
230 DEG 15 6,300 PLUS 16
190 DEG 1 1 2, 200 PLUS 11 (
230 DEG 12 20,000 MINUS 9
320 DEG 35 50, 200 MINUS 67
CEILING , UNLIMITED; VISIB 10 MILES; JNDER-
STORM ACTIVITY.
H. EGLIN AFB REPORTED FIRING METEOROLOGICAL ROCKET AT APPROXIMATE
TIME OF SIGHTINGS. -
(
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I. NONE -
J. NO FLIGHT ACTIVITY COULD BE EQUATED TO SIGHTING.
K. WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. UNIFORM ANGLE ABOVE HORIZON AND
SIMILAR APPARENT AZIMUH DESPITE WIDELY SEPARATED POINTS OF OBSER- SIMILAR R APPARENT AZIMUH DESPITE WIDELY SEPARATED POINTS OF OBSER-
VATION (SHREVEPORT, LA, ALEXANDRIA, LA., AND NEW ORLEANS, LA) SUGGESTS
OF MATERIEL -
EXTREEM ALTITUDE OF OBJECT. ESTIMATED POSSIBLE RE-ENTRY
ASSUCIATED WITH ASTRONAUT FLIGHT.
L. NUNE FOUND.
NOTE: REPURT PASSED BY TELEPHONE TO TAC WARNING CENTER DUTY NCO
(MSGT MCBRIDE) 1625z.
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