3. DATETIME GROUP 5. P HOT OS 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION BRIEF SUMMARY OF SI GHTING ATlC FORM 329 (RE V 26 SEP .52) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD TY?E OF OB SERVATION Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 11. COMMENTS s l o1Joi'l r . D.lt PossiblP-L .l l c or. on r a Ja r CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Pro bob I y Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 P robobl y Aircraft 0 Pos:sibl y Ai rcraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical suffl ci cnt Data for .. 'IIEGATIVE :.RESULTS, PROJECT 10073 RECORD DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCA ,.ION 2 Sept ember 1954 Beaumont, Texas CONCLUSION PSSSIBI.E AIRCRAFT 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LNGTH OF OSSERVATJ.ON 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS A'cx)ut 2 minutes as stAr When first sighted object resembled ve.ry bright star that ~ approx 20 Sec as a sha ~ did not appea r to be moving. ~IJhen object passed to TYPE OF OBSERVATION appear ed to be a series of lights in a straight flight simi 1 ar to the fuselage of an a/ c Passed l.n I I" Vi~al above obs ervers at about 6 or 8 )000 ft. Lights brighter cabing lights . No ing lights. EjB&ust fi91lle or 'ttings were visible. No color visible. No discerni- ble features or details except that app~ared to rectangu- a. PHOTOS l ar windoNs in r ow. No sound, sighting made from acft in flight. Disappeared to the West at what~ app~ared to be the speed of a fast trans a/c. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE F T 0 S E P 6 3 0-329 {TO E) Prevloua ad1Uona o f thh form may be u .. d RR JEDEN JED JESDB JEPHQ 444 DE JESGP 1.3 ~- FM COMTTAF GULFPORT MISS - TOJEDENICOMADC ENT AFB COLO JESDB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIV DOBBINS AFB GA JED~P/COMAtlC WRIGHT PATTERSON .~FB OHIO JEPHQ/COFS USAF WASH 25 D C G0-027~J. UFOB . FOR DIR OF INTEL. IN ACD WITH AFR 20~-2 FOL REPT IS SUBMITTED& (1) DESCRIPTION or THE OBJECT: CA) SHAPE. liHIN FIRST SIGHTED OBJECT RESEMBLED A VERY BRIGHT STAR T rtAT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MOVING. THEN DISCOVERED OBJECT TO BE MOVING TOWARD WEST-SOUTHWEST. lfHEN OBJECT PASSED TO THE RIGHT IT APPEARED TO BE A SERI ES or LIGHTS I N A STRIGHT LINE APPEARING S I'!ILAR TO THE FUSELAGE LIGHTI~G OF AN ACFT I N THE SHAPE OF A CIGAR. IT PASSED ABOVE US AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE 6 OR 8 THOU FT T!-!E LIGHTS WERE VERY MUCH BRIGHTSR THAN ACFT CABIN LIGHTS. NO RUNNING LIGHTS, EXHAUST FLAME OR PAGE T\Jo JESGP 13 WINGS WERE VI S IBLE. TH FOR\vARD PART OF OBJ ECT \.JHICH LOOKED LIKE AN ACFT FUSELAGE WAS FOLLOWED BY A DARK SPACE , AND THE REAR LIGHTED PORTI ON WAS SHORTER THAN TH FRONT. ZE. UNDT Rt1INED. LIGHTS ~ERE ALL THAT WERE VISI9 L. NO COLOR VIS I BLE . CD) NUMBER OF LIGHTS APPEARED TO BE ONE OBJ ECT VERY WELL LIGHTE D AT ABT A DISTANCE OF ONE MILE {E) ~1AY HAVE BEEN A FORMATION OF SEVERAL OBJECTS . CF) NO DISCERNI BLE FEATURES OR DETAILS EXCE PT WHAT APPEARED TO BE RECTANGULAR WINDOWS I N A ROW (G) NO T AIL TRAI~ OR E XHAUST VI S I BLE. <H) NO SOUND S IGHTING MADE FROM ACFT I N FLT <I) NO COMMENT (2) DESCRIPTION Of COURSE OF OBJECT: CA) SIGHTE D AS A VERY BRIGHT STAR. <B > LEVEL FLT OR NEARLY LEVEL FLT AT AN UNDETERMINED ALT ABOVE THE S IGHTING ACFT. CC) DISAPPEARE D TO THE WESTWARD AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE SPEED OF A FAST TRANS ACFT. CD) A STRAIGHT FLT PATH. PAGE THRZ JESGP 13 CC:) DI SAPPC:ARED R APIDLY. (f) TOTAL TIM!!: Itl S IGHT : A3T 2 ~1IN AS A STAR AND AST 20 (11> COL GEORGE D CAMPBELL, JR, DCSIO, HQTTAF. CAUSE OF SIGHTING WAS APPEARANCE OF A BRILL! ANT STAR WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE SIGHTED OBJECT. I OVER RADIO HEARD OTHER ACFT REPT TO LAKE CHARLES AFB TOWER SIGHTING OF SOME OBJECT AT ABT THE SAME TIME AS OUR OBSERVATION . C12) NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AVAL. 2812204 Z SEP JESGP S CO NDS AS A S K APE (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION: <A> VISUAL S IGHT. CB) NO OPT I CAL AIDS S IGHTING ACFT: VB-17, 7770 , 3 ,0e0 FT ALT, 80 DEGREE HEADING, 16e KNOTS , KEESLER AFB MI SS. C4 > TIME AND DAT5: OF S IGHTING s CA) APRX f150Z, 27 SEP 54 CB) NIGHT. C5 > APRX HALF WAY BTW N BEAUMONT, TEX, AND LAKE CHARLES,; > -. C6> IDENTIFYING I NFO OF ALL OBSR: CA) NOT APPL -RELIABLE. COL, HQTTAF, DCSIOPERATIONS -P.ELIABLE; MAJ, HQTTAF, ASST DIR/OPERATIONS , DCS/ OPERATIONS, C7). WE:AIW:R-AND illNDS-ALOFT--COWD AT tiM AND 'PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: CB} NOT AV ALe . PAGE FOUR JESGP 13 CD> VI S 1 0 - 15 HILES, LIGHT HAZE. CE ) l\!10UNT OF CLOUD COVER: NONE CF> NO THUNDRSTORf1S.