Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Barksdale AFB, La.

This document consists of an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-134-52) and associated Project 10073 record cards detailing two separate aerial sightings at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in late August 1952. The primary witness, A/2c Jack S. Jones of the 808th Air Police Squadron, reported the first incident on August 28, 1952, at approximately 0300 hours. He described a comet-shaped object moving at a 'terrific rate of speed' from the northwest to the south, which suddenly stopped and hovered before disappearing as if an electric light had been switched off. A second sighting occurred on August 29, 1952, at approximately 0215 hours. During this event, an object was observed moving from a southwest to southeast position at high speed. Upon reaching the Barksdale landing strip, the object stopped abruptly without losing speed. It then hovered, exhibiting 'bobbing' motions, and underwent a series of color changes—turning from a red glow to green, then back to red, and finally white. The witness noted that the object appeared to be the size of a silver dollar, with clearly defined edges and no fuzziness. This second sighting was also observed by Sector Patrolman S/Sgt J. K. Elliott and T/Sgt John J. Kasarada, the Sergeant of the Guard. Jones continued to monitor the object until he left to inspect the rear of a B-29 aircraft; upon his return, the light had vanished. The weather conditions during these observations were reported as clear with unlimited visibility. The official evaluation on the record card suggests that the objects may have been meteors, though the report itself remains categorized as having insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.