1-~ October 3. DATETIME GROUP GMT lL_/CG: C Z 5. ' PHOTOS 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. .LOCATION L TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 GroundRodar x R Ground-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS C~CLUSION$ Wos Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possibly BoUoon 0 Was Aircraft D Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly AJraoft FU\': Was A~tronomical Meteor D Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical lnsufficient Data for Evaluation Cylindrical, bluish-white obj, s .ize Prob~hilit." of n. meteor .. of a ma~ch head, very brilliant. A trace o f gl'een l1ght when extinguish~d Small sparks were proj~cted fm main trail of light. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) CZCSQF622ZCWYB82~ PP RJEDSQ ', DE RJEBKL 86B rM coMsTRATWG 4238 V TO RJEDDN/COMADC RJWFNK/COMADIV 33 RJEDSQ/COMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON RJEZHQ/G 2 HQ USAF RJEZHQ/OINFOSVC HQ USAF INFO RJEBKLF /COMAF 2 /UNCLAS/FROM DOI 2637 iELEP,.HON.EO , ... SuBJECT.I UFO. A. DESCRIPTION. C 1 > (C'YLINDRICAYC2> THE SIZE or A ~J'CH HEA~ HELD AT ARM's LENGTH. c BLU_I s~H:.WHITE1 VERY ~RILLIANT-A @cr or GREEN iicHi:wiitN riTxi\l~u-1-sH-~-<4> oNE (5) N/A (6) NO DISCERNIBLE BODY. (7) A STREAK OF VERY PRILliANT. _LIGHT WHICH WAS UNIFORM IN SIZE FROM FRONT TO TAIL WITH NO TAPERING EfFECT. (8) NO SOUNDUND AUDIBLE AS OBSERVER WAS RIDING IN A TRUCK AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. (9) SMALL SPARKS OR FILAMENTS OF LI~HI WERE PROJECTED OUTWARD FROM MAIN TRIAL OF LIGHT. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1) THE EXTREME BRILLIANCE PAGE TWO RJEBKL 86B OF THE OBJECT. C2 > AN ANGLE or(?~ DEGRE APPROX-MOVING FROM NORTH TO,_SOUIH. ( 3) A~ ANGLE OF APPRO(}i-1'5 DEG-REES) ( 4) OBJECT FOLLOWED A ~TEADY fLI T PATH FROM ~QRTH TO SOUTH WITH A D NW~R~ LRAJECTORY. C5) LIGHT ENDED VERY ABRUPTLYPOSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPLOSION. C6) 4: ~g=~: -SECONDs.") GROUND, VISUAL. . y _, C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION. C1> D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: < 1) 2 MILES WEST OF CALHOUN, LAL- OBSERVER WAS DRIVI~G ZAST T~WARD MONROE, LA DALLAS, TEXAS, GEOPHYSICIST WITH ATLANTIC REFINING CO. G. WEATHER AT TIME OF SIGHTING: (1) CLEAR C2h VIS-15 MILES . (3) TEMP-59DE~REES. C 4) DEW PT55. (5) SUR WIND _ E-3~ C'6) NO -. "THUND-rRstORMS IN AREA~: C7> WINDSf 5M . .;.15~/1~, 1ZM-200/5~ :. J. MEMPHIS CONTROL CENTER AND MONROE RADIO REVEALED NO MIL OR CIV AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING. K. HENRY B. TYRA, JR MAJOR, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. THE ABSENCE OF ANY ORANGE LIGHT OR A TAPERED TAIL TENDS TO PROBABILITY OF A METEORITE. 15/2341Z OCT RJEBKL DISCOUNT T~