PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. I -ATION Caddo I.ake 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION The reporting officja1 was in the approx area about the same timE One ot report and said a B-36 l'tas in the area at approx same time of 3 -4 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Object was silver in color, obloog, flying in a~ s aight fligb Manner ot disappearance was 1u tading trom view d4e to distanc'e. Af FORM 112-PART I UN ct. Assrrrt.o APPROVED I JUNE 1941 ltEI'OIU MO. ( Ll-.'. l n : II LANK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT OF INFORM ATION ~r. w. s. Cray8, 227 Stoner St. The a ff',;htinc of r:m m1 known aerial objeot over Mom~garx>rt, Louialan, wu reported to tJw W Csddo Lake, one ( 1) rile Wf)B t of Intelligenoe Ortloe, 3500 i. lot Shrevepo~, Louiaim" 24 : ay Training 'ling, b)' !~r. -DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y.P.A.R ~VA~ DECLASSIFIED ,\ FTBB U DISTIUIUTIOM IY OMGIMTOil two (I) ooplea to Air Material C three (3) ooplea to flying D1Ylataa, tra1n1Dc C M0f11 THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS I NFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C.- 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS T RANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZD PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOU: OR IN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTEU.IGENCE. USAF. AF FORM 112-PARl II APPROVED I JUNE I!MI ~M (AitmCJ) RCPORT NO. WJnc Iatelllceooe Ottioe P1' fn& lt&, Baradale AI,, tllat ftt ap,.,rodoaatel)'b 2.2 :: E:~j thot t..,, hi~ wlte, h11 1on end eYe:"IOl" , Le., r. itl ihm a ,urat were on f11hlnc partr at Caddo tan l" rttentiao .,.. '!tt ... r~od to m f'-62 flying roaa tM lam. ?.'hll t hey were watohinc the Ji'-82 ~ 111 r:otloecl t~ '-Cknoe objMt end dlreotecl thllr attentloo to lt. f u r t o:-atntecl I that w}u he rtt"at rle:btecS th11 objeot, lt WAI ftpp:ooxilrately tr ilea :uJ.y I at an r.ngle ot Slaty (EO) Deer-e c tcl "t nn extN'ftely hibh ftltitl.lde which Le or tl":'atrd to be ~i(.ht (Sf to TB (10) thoultlrlcl teet. Me e1t!mated tr.e obj e or. ~ .. J h"'ve ra:.fl!ned 1r: ai~ht approx~&tely i 'our ( 4 ) m1llute1 , ncl t hAt it waa e1lve:-1: ~lor-. obloc& lh~ped, metl eona~ruet1on Rncl ft?Pl"oximately the 1iae of balebAll. eltb.r.~d t h e direotlon or fllr,ht t l being IOUtMnt 'l'he flit;ht J)f'th \T P I " O .m tL~ued 1trniy.ht lice ond there ~ no 1ound connected with the object. stnted th~t due to the lwltht ot the objnt he .a uuable to ... er1y detn.lt.. ....:.e t :;!.i: u v.-.tcl the a~ecl ot the objeot at Fl.,. hundred (600) :~11 per howo az:ci ltAted it c.>nti:1ued ir. 1tratht tll,ht until ltl taded tNIIlt -.1 ... The :ihreyeror~. tou1a1mt~, 1.r. <~:1 i .~:-vi~ 24. tty 1~49, '" detn1la ,.. ~l,en by hie t!lther lfltr .. B ~ertion thAt hla eat!rrete ot the t1"'e the object waa 1n 1r.ht " 'i'rl"oe s " mi:-.ute1 &td -.r.r.;1e or tir.ht l'!-.1f"ty five (3t>) l el::-ea. !.e t'Urttwr l t Btltd tl:.: ne telt; the inciden t s hould be re~rted cftOeule oJ' n f'rtiole he hrd s oer. 01.): eo: 1.: t tho 11rnt1ng of. ''fl]ir.~ s,uoer in: ... l,.:rletu. l OPrried in the Slue e"'\\:"t: -i-ee, 24. ay 194~. !'he artlole 1teted th" t . n 1le"r.o, :.o..~:aitu::o aaw an objeot thet rea~ble4 hur,e baaebftll at .-~ high altitude nt l d a50 o urs. l~e d~telL~ on the artlole ... AP, : ay 23. 19'~ ~ t-outine cheok condYDMcl on the re11eb11ity of -;he ob1ererr wu f t, l'o r e b la. l 1r a oiril aenloe er-ployee -r.:nloyed "' Barudl 'ir t 'o:-ce ~'oee, Sht'eYero~, LouSa1 M tt. pa1nt ahop forernn 1n thl 8ue e ug l r:ee:-i:.r ahons. Louil1c.na. At the time of the li&htinr, o r t r i l objeot the o e l l l n . ~nc! vis il>ilit : lYra ucllmlted And there bl"i~ht IUh Q<>r~ f.. ;\\ro~, 22 tlay 194a the t'et)OI'"t 1ng Ofrloel" Will i n " OI8iftr J i ty, fA Wn 1 h ir. sp"iX B-36 f\ t "" t!Matecl altitude ot 3o.ooo f't. It ~r-y d1tf1cult ':o 1 ~1r .' "'.ll M &ir,..t'&J't due to the bl'iCht 8\Wll but the .11tinot1YI) I CW\d of t h e !1-:3() tJ"!"i eat11y 41aoena1ble In thl opinion or the reportinc ~fiMr it 11 J'OIIible that the ~erotted ob~8Ct the .... or a atMl\lr lrrtt thft ~billty or th ohle~ers t o ~o elJ .. tia~te altitude il doabt~l. DOWNGRADED AT 8 \'EA.B TNT~V A l . D~LASSIFIF.D AFTER 1! YEAHS OOQ Llllt G200.1& UNCLASSIF"!Fi: lOTI: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS I NFORMAT ION AFFECTING THE NAT IONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U S. C- 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO Atl UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHI BITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOL OR IN PART....SY- OiHDt UNITED STATES AI R FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF IHTEU..IGEH ~.----:-rctcuu:Siss~lf1C!CHM*) INCIDENT NO, 333 1. Date or Obser~tion22 lay 1~9 Date of Intervitlw 24 l.hy 1~9 2. Exact Time (1 cal) 1100 3. Place of Observat.ior.Oeddt) Il'.k~ (l nile .._,, ::-t of mvrnirlg:Jpoi't, Ln) 4. Position of observer In a boo. t on LL~Q:: 5 ':hat attr9.cted attention to object J~o umber of objects . 7. Apparent size S. Color or object Bilvor Shape oblcx11 10. .Altitude 6o S,ooo -lD ,ooo 1't, Donald est:i.r:u1tod '5o 11. Direction from observer 12. Distance f rom observer 13. Direction of flight of ebject(sJlOPthcn::t 1.4. Time in s iht 4 m.nutes, tirla.tcd 3 minute~ 15. Speed 16. Sound and odor Done lS. Luminosity 19. Projections 20. Maneuvers Straight fl1dlt 21. MD.nner or disappoarancJaded flu~ view 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional inforn~tion concorning objoc~ ~nta note under na~tiva 24. '!lea.thor Conditions CVU UNCLASSIF\ED z.;aoo a.nd addr ess of ObS')rVe .r a Mz'e Occup~tion ~d h obbies: pro nt Shop Fme aan llousewitc tnan Co. Ecployoe UNC\J\55\F\ED Shreve port, La. ::i:4reveport Corr.I:1'3nts of Interrogator r o l utivc ~ intolliguncu and charact e r of obs~r"h1r(s) a ~ houro on the ~2 lk'ly 1~1,9, t~w. t he, hi!J w:l.te, his san Shrove port, La., hi:; sor. 'o gueut 1Mrc on a fi~hinl.; party a.t ~ litkc u hen their attention l"tlU) e.t to an F-~ fiyin~ ncross tlvl lAke. \~.hilc they v: t!ro watch inc tho F-~ l4io noticed the unltn0\'4'1 obj~ct, and dir~ctcd their attont:.~u 7,o i t _... 1..:r otatcd that l'dwn ho firot si~ltod this ob.~t:ct, J t \C.tG n.:-:~:1ntely two 2 r.U.lcn a way at an anr).u or oixty (W) dc~os. and at :m cxtrer.wly hi~l altitacie -rr;1ich he c~ t1mated to be ei~1t ( G) to ten (JD) thoooand .feot. Ho flsti..natcd t he oujoct to ~vo in si~t approximately tour (4) m:Snutos and that it Mi!i silwr in color oblonc slll'.pad, r.1u't<.:.l co:wtruct1o, and &P!4-<>)::i.Jnatel.y tho oir;e of bwobnll. estir.lated the direction of flight an beinG southeast. Tho flibht path was a con- tinuod straiGht l:lna, and there 'ms no cown cormectod With the ob.1ect. stated that dua to tho hoi~t or the object, ho \'IYJ wnblo to see anydetallo. ootjnatod the epoed of the object at fivo hundz-ed (500) "'los per hour, and stated it cootinucd 1n straight tlight until it faded truo viow. Apnta Hotel At 1100, 22 !Jay 1949. tho repc4t1nc Officer in Bossier City La. which 1s apprax. 15 nilc:J trf%1_ caddo LaJ..:a when ho sllclltod a11 aircraft positively Sdontitied as a B-3oat an est; rated nltitudo of 30 ~ tt. It war. very .difficult to 1dent1~J ~ ~ a!rc duo to tho l.ri~t :nm b.lt the d!!l vo ool.Ul:3: or_ he D-36 I %D tbe op2ntan ~ tho reporting orr1."' .a the sane or a aimd.lAr aircra!~ aa tho eat:Jmate altit\Ga is doubttul.. it is possible that the reported object .w.1. ..... t7 ot tho obaerwra to accuro.tc~ ' UNCLASSJFfED BBADQUAI'l'EBS 3500TH PILOT TRAINING WING Barkadale Air Foroe Baae, La IUBZ!a 'l'ranmittal or Air Intelligence Information Report 1 C anding General Air Material Conmmd Wr!~ht Patterson Air Foroe Bue Dayton, OhiG .11"1W I Jill~ -1. !ranaaitted ia Intelligenoe Intor.mation Report on Unidentified Aerial Objeot. JOR TBB C(JDIAWDIB G OFFI CERt AF FOBII 112-Part 1 (2 Cy1) JF !OJDI 112-Part 2 ( 2 Cya ) BOBBY 0. SELLARS 1ST LIEU . U .S.A.F. ASST. ADJUTANT :JNCLASSIFlEil