Project 10073 Record Card — Lake Charles, La., 9 August 1952

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (AF Form 112) concerning an Unidentified Flying Object sighting at Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana, on August 9, 1952. The primary witness was a 19-year-old TWX clerk assigned to the 806th Air Base Group. According to the report, the witness was standing on a road near the Wing Headquarters at approximately 0150 hours when he observed a spherical, disc-like object. The object was estimated to be approximately 12 inches in diameter and appeared at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The witness reported that the object moved from north to south, crossed the air base, stopped and hovered for approximately two seconds, and then moved off in a westerly direction. The witness emphasized that the object moved with a speed faster than any jet aircraft he had ever seen. The report explicitly states that there was no sound, no exhaust, and no physical evidence such as photographs or fragments. Weather conditions were described as slightly cloudy with very little wind. The evaluating officer, Lt. Col. Theodore I. Pascoe, categorized the report as 'poor' and noted that the maneuvers described by the witness effectively negated the possibility that the object was a balloon. The final evaluation for the incident was listed as 'Unknown.' The document includes the original record card, the observer's questionnaire, and a formal transmittal from the Headquarters Strategic Air Command to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The report was processed in compliance with Air Force Letter 200-5.