PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 R /
2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Lake Cher Was Baloen
Probably Belloon /
TYPE OF OOSERVATION Poss.tytaileon
29:0 Groong-Visual Ground-Reder Wes Aaet
" Probobly Areralt
C AirVisual C AirVisual Air-intercep Redo C Air-intercep Rode- :2 Possibly Arorait Possibly A.rorait
CTOS SOURCE SOURCE Was Astronem.cel
.Yes Yes aco Probobly Astrunamiec! Probobly Astronamice!
No ; civilian Possibly Astronomicai
7. LENGTA GF OBSERVATION S. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE - Other. Other _.-
- nno nn0 Insuificient Datu for Evalvation
8 seconds. 1 1 E Unknowm Unknown
10. BRIEF SUNMARY OF SIGHTING SIGHTING :11. 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Eright white white color. color. Elliptical shape. Elliptical shape. Weitten
Hover to l0oo aph.
ATIC FONM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
1. DA LOCATION 3. TIHE
Lolle Chanl Local:
89012 Zcbra: 0010
L. WAS OBJEC OBSERVED FRON THE GROUND? Yos C No
Nakod Eyo
iJ Binoculars
I Tolegcope
Tneodolito
5WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? D Yes No
CBy One Sot
By Tao Sets
CBy Thres Sets
. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? You No
. N/C Observed Object
Interception Attempted
No Intercept Attomptod
7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT? 0 Yes CHo
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Made
CMI Contact Made
No Contaet Mado
. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME? Ye3 o
CNormal
rlViolent
9. CI Blinking
[1 Stoady [1 Stoady
10. LE. 10.L HT 141-15 Seconds
1-5Mmutes 1-5 Mmutes
[T Over 10 Minutes 1] Over 10 Minutes
11. REPORTING AGENCY (Unit Number and Nailing Address) .. (Unit Number and Nailing Address)
806TH XOCTH Ain Div AaDi Lohe Chale ArB, Sa.
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. WHAT WAS NOTED?
13. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOVN II Yes ho
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !! Yos [1No
15.DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TIYes TTNo
16. TIME OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE OR SUNSET (Nata From Air Almanac)
Might
C! Day
U Sunrise 7-37
rSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
17. WERE AIRCRAFT NOTED IN AREA? Yes No
!One Aircraft
lNore Than One Aireraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes No
19. WERE THERE INDICATICES OF HICE EACKGROUND NOISET .Yes No
?O. WAS THE OBJECT VIEMED ABOVE LSO ELEVATION? TYes [1 No
ArIC Test Form 334 Aug 52)

IV. BALLOON DATA
21. WEKE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREAY Yes No
22.TIME 2ot LEASE: Minutes
23 UNCH TING:
Lighted? Describe
Location Type Launching Agency Yes No Lighting
e Chadea La P AU/S-W.R daild
b. ' R AdsW
d.
(attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
Excellent Good
~ Good EFair
Fair Poor
Poor Insu cient to Evaluate
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
O Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon 000 Probably Asronomical
ePonsibly Balloon Possibly Ati.onomical
anbeing CDT, 2- est. Tohe ballon
ArIC Tost Form 33l (13 Aug 52)

8,000 65,000
9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 16,000 90,000 90,000
18,000 95,000
20,000 100,000
5.WAS AN INVERSION LAYER NOTED? Yes INo
(If yes, at what altitude?
6. WERE ANY THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN AREA? Yes No
(If yes, at what quadrant?
7. CLOUD COVER: 8. VISIBILITY WAS
tenths at feet. MILES.
tenths at feet.
TS:
ATIC Test Form 333 (13 Aug 52)

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
DINC 350
15 SEP 1952
SUBJECT: (Unclassified)FLYOBRPT
9
TO: Chief,
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patte Air ace Base
Ohio
The attached Air Intelligence Information Reports are forwarded
as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 29 Ap as per instructions AFL 200-5, dated 2 ril 1952, subject, FLYOBRPT. subject, FLYOBRPT.
FOR THE COMMANDING G GENERAL: GENERAL:
theB the
HAIE FAIE
MAJOR, USAF
4 Incls Asst Adj Gen
l cy ea
IR-133-52
IR-134-52
IR-135-52
IR-136-52 4 Sep..p.

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1940 (CLASSIFICATION)
REPORT NO.
USA R-133-52EAVE BLANKN
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUSJECT E
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT .
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agrneg)
LAXE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 4/DI 8O6TH AIR DIVISION
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATIOM EVALUATION
2 September 1952 29 August 1952 C-1
PREPAREO BY (OCET) SOURCE
Lt Col Theodore I. Pascoek 3363A Personal Interview with Observers
rEFERENCES (ConErod nsmber, directire, prerions report, de., aa applicuble 19 Dec 1951
AFL 200-5,29 Apr 52, msg 44DI 806ADIV 5983, 2 Sep 52, and Ltr Hq USAF AFOIN-C/CC-2/
SUMMARY: Gine signifeance in inal one-eentence peragraph. List incioumres at lower left. Begin text of re 118-Part II.)
oximately 1920 hours, Mrs
Lakce Charles, Louisiana, were driving due north in their car.
Both sighted the object at the same time. It was elliptically shaped, and bore two very
bright, intensely whito lights The object hovered for about 3 seconds, then shot off
due East over Lake Charles Air Force Base at a tremendous apeed, calculated to be
approximately 1000 miles per hour. Mrs was driving, and after the object had disao
peared, Mrs looked back about seconds later and observed bright streak of
red red light light moving moving in the Same in the same direction, along the same the same path, and at the same speed path, and at the same speed as i as
the object first sighted. Mrs sighted. Ures Hale Hale did not observe this last. Size of this last. Size of the object was wa3
undetermined due to darkmess. No to darkmess No aerodymamic aerodynamic features, trail or exhaust, or system of exhaust, system of
propulsion were apparent. No apparent. No sound sound was heard. Altitude estimated Ito be approximately approximataly
2000 feet. Mas Miee is the Credit Manager of Newstadt's Shoe Store, Store, Lake Charles,
Louisiana, is a housewife There no wind no wind and the sky was very
clear. clear.
At approximately approximately 19301 1930 hours, 29 August 1952, Mrs was workding working in her
back yard at Moss Bluff, Louisiana, when she heard her dog bark. She looked up and saw
an object of the selfsame object of the selfsame description as that given description n as that given above, except that it was not trav- not trav-
aling at an excessive speed. Rather, it drifted slowly towards the earth, 'as if it if it were
an airplane landing. An intensely bright white bright white light cast a powerful beantowards the
4/5 Als earth, such such as an automobile an automobile headlight might do. The object drifted towards her home,
and seemed to land in a patch of seemed to land in a patch of pine trees trees directly in in the rear of of the Hamchey Hamchey house.
Hamchey ventured out to investigate, but could find nothing no sound,
trail or system of propulsion apparent,
A eheck with the Lake Charles Weather Bureau reveals that weather balloons are
released at the following hours: 09C0,2210020300 0,2and 1500.1 balloon requires an
average time of 86 mimutes to reach the zenith of its ascent (approxinately 12 miles),
where it bursts, and the radiosonde descends to earth in a parachute. The radiosonde
embodies one small electric light to facilitate potting by weather observers.
Teodreel Pasere
THEODORE I. PASCOE
Lt Col, USAF
INCLS Director of Int gence
DISTRISUTION BY ORIGINATOR
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3I AND 32, 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.
RESTRICTED
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FE JIPNO JEDWP JEDAN JEDMI 444
JESKH 17
21912Z ZNJ 21912Z ZNJ
TTOTADIV B S LAKE CHARLES AFB LA TOTADIV B S LAKE CHARLES AFB LAT - 1-
TO JEPHD/DIR OF INTEL HO USAF WASH 2S DC
JEDWP/ATIC ATTN ATIAA-2C_VRIGHT PATTERSON AFB TIAA-2C (
JEDEN/CG ENT AFE COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDNH/CG SAC OFFUTT AFE NEBR
C 84DI 5983. FLYOBRPT PD REF AFL 20 -5 29 APR 52 PD
OL REPT T UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ SEM PD THIS IS CONSOL REPT OF SIGNTINGS
Y 3 SEP PERS CMA CIV IN LAKE CHARLES LA PD SHAPF CLN ELLIPTICAL PD
SIZF CLN UINDETERMINTD PD COLOR CLN 2 BRIGHT VNITE LIGNTS CMA WNICH
BEEMED TO BE ATCND TO OR A PART OF I SEP OBJ PD NO CLN I PD AFRODYNAMIC
PEATURES CLN TOO DAAK TO DETFRNIMF PD TRAIL OR EYHAUST CLN NONE APPARENT
D PRPLD SYS CLN NONE APPARINT PD SPFED CLN APRX IOOA NPH PD SOUND CLN
OME PD HANEUVERS CLN HOVEATD APRM 3 SEC THEN SHOT OFF IN DIR V TOF
OVER
TINE OF SIGNTING G CLN 192 HES 29 AUG 52 PD 1 F TIME OBSR CLN APRX

IN VICINITY OF NOSS ELUFF LA WHICH IS APRY 5 MI NE OF LAKE CHARLES LA
D THIS LOC VAS AT ANGLE HALF RIGHT FRON OF OBSR PD OBSR VAS FACING
(
DUE I FD DIS AND ALT COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY JUDGED BUT
APRX 2 S FT PD IDENTIFYING INFO OF
CHA OCCUPATIO ICMA OCCUPATION CREDIT REDIT MANAGER SHOE STORE LAKE SHOE STORE LAKE
E
CHARLES LA PD MRS CHARLES LA PD HOUSEWIFE PD MRS ISEWIFE PD MRS
WAS PASSENGER AID SAW APAX 5 (
BRIGHT RED LIGNT MOVING IN SAME - -
( (
BIRECTION AND ALONG SAME PATH AS FIRST PD EST OF RELIABILITY AND
EXPERIENCE OF OESR CLN C-3 PD WEA AND WINDS ALOFT COND AT TIME
AND PLACE OF SIGNTING CLN NO WINDS SKY VERY CLEAR FD ANY ACTY OR COND
CMA METEOROLOGICAL OR OTHERWISE CMA WHICH MIGHT ACCT FOR SIGHTING CLN
.ONE PD EXISTENCE OF ANY PHYS EVIDENCE SUCH AS PRAGMENTS CMA PHOTOS AND
THE LIKE CMA OF SIGHTING CLN NONE PD INTCP OR IDFNTIFICATION ACTION
TAKEN CLU NONF PD LOC OF ANY AINTRAFFIC IN THE GFN ARFA AT TIMF OF
AFSIDING CAL EXCEPT FOF FOL (
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CLN SIGNTED OEJ APKY
IIVES BUT COULD FIND NOTHING PD MRS STATED OLJ DEF HAD A —
EADLIGNT OF SOME SORT WHICH CAST A VERY STRONG AID IATENSE BEAN
AMEAD CF IT PD THERE WAS NO SOUND FD CK W/LAKE CHANLES WEA BUREAU- .
-
AVG TIME REQ TO REACH ZENITH AND RET TO EARTH IS 86 MIN PD OPINION OF
THIS HO THAT THESF SIGHTINGS WERE NOT OONS PD WRITTEN REPORT BEING
SEM THIS DATE PD
2/19557 SEP JESKN -
s:
-
JEDMP/ATIC ATTN ATIAA-2C_VRIGHT PATTERSON AFB _
JEDEN/CG ENT AFE COLORADO SPRINGS COLO (
JEDMI/CG SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
84DI 5983. FLYOEAPT PD REF AFL 2 -5 29 APR 52 PD
FOL REPT UNIDENTIFIED FLY OEJ SEN PD TIIS CNSOL REPT OF SIGUTINGS -
BY 3 SEP PERS CMA CIV IN LAKE CHARLES LA PO SHAPF CLN ILLIFTICAL PD
SIZE CLN UNDETERN FD COLOR CLN 2 BRIGNT VHITE LIGHTS CMA NMICN -
SEENED TO BF ATCND TO OR A PART OF I SEP OBJ PD NO CLN I PD ANRODYNAMIC
FEATURES CLN TOO DAAK TO RMINF PD TRAIL OR EYHAUST CLN IOUF APPARENT
ID PRPLN SYS CLH NONE APPARINT PRX IF MPH PD SOUND CLN -
SNOT OFF IN DIR U TO F 1
LANNER OF DISAPTEARANCE CLN PASSED OUT OF SIGHT PD