PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Shreveport, Louisiana, 9 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting on 9 November 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana. A civilian witness, identified as a school teacher from St. Augustine, Texas, reported observing three white, brightly lighted objects with green flashing lights in close formation. The witness noted that one of the objects appeared to be towing another, and that the objects subsequently separated, with one moving north, one south, and one disappearing. Military records from the 653rd ACWRON indicate that at 0357Z on 10 November 1957, radar tracked six aircraft in the vicinity of FJLB 5332. The radar station lost contact with three of these tracks, while the other three were passed to the 747th ACWRON. The speed of the original six tracks was recorded at 260 knots at an altitude of 16,000 feet. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting was likely attributable to aircraft, citing both the radar reports and the visual description provided by the witness. The document notes that both the CAA and Barksdale AFB had negative information regarding the incident, and that there was a refueling mission (Tomcat) in the area at the time.