PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION l2. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon :\ lo. ba rna Probabl y Bal loon 0 Polisi oly Balloon 3. DA7E TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION .0: :Ground Vi sua I GroundRador Wa s Aircraft 0 Probably Ai rcroft 0 Air-Interc e p t Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Aircraft Q:{ Wos A stronomi col l't(! ct-r 0 Probably Astronomical Ci v i l i a n & llll i t.ary 0 Possibl y A stronomical 7. L E NGTH 0?1 OBSE RVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 0 Insufficient Data fo r Evalu a tion Unlcno""'" BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENT S light u/ .::mokc .. ra~.~.Hlg v~ .Llll o . brjght L~ Il::tUl.iH4! I; j r...n rc.nain~J.. fOl' t ~HitioiUl a oue"J.r"u iJ bu:dn:ltion of '"'p:pe'.l.l 'CU flar.h a n d tra VL: ~.n t burning 011';. In ::dght fv:c 2 .1.11' visual. ST A::~ '1\cS~AC: DIV<~IO,'I ( !JNCAS .. IcC ~ES3AG: ACTION : CIN INFO : OOP ZCZC HQE387 ZCV J A7 36 FM 2850TH AS \HNG BROOXLEY AFB ALA f AU AIR DEFENSE C OMM AND RJWFHQA I R I DEF I HQ IC ADF I RJEDSQIAIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJWZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQS USAF FROM MOEAB- 29-E Ao 11/ ROUND . .' 21 EXTRENEL Y LARGE-OBSERVER 131 EMITTED GREENISH WHITE GLOW ~I EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHT APPEARED SUDDENLY AND TRAVELED ACROSS SKY DEP1\R':" ~EI i Cf --~: A : F1RCE P~GE Tt/0 RJESBA lOS !iT J, ~ . \ES~AG~ DIV':;IO ,I ( ,N( AS:;nw I\E33AG EFORE DISAPPEARING IN 2 SECS /7/ BURNING TRAIL a I 1 I BRIGHT FLASH 121-141 OBJECT TRAJELED IN ARC Or 20 DEGREES FM S~ HORIZON TO NE H0RIZONo OBSERVER ~OlJLD NOT JUDGE SPEED OR ALTITUDE. WOULD STATE ~LY THAT IT WAS ~::GH SPEED. /5/ DISAPPEARED BY' BIJRNING Ill AIR~VISUAL KT ot r-<ELL Y i2! NI SHT E., 30 DEGREES 35 Mit\' 'ES LAT. 87 DEGREES 50 MINUTES LONG EAST SIDE P s.ge 2 of 3 FOLCT fOR AXXICO AIRLINES Go I 1 I CLEAR, DARK /2/ SURF' ACE-CALM 6000-020 DEGREES/8 KTS 10000~300 DEGREES/tO KTS 16000-310 DEGREES/10 KTS 20000~310 DEGREES/10 KTS 30000 350 DEGREES/30 KTS 00 080 DEGREES/15 KTS /3/ UNLIMITED /4/ UNLIMITED NO.I APPARENT Ko REPORT BY OFFICER Of DAYo THE OBSERVER WAS UNt4ILLING TO CC"l~ r -'!!f1S2LF ON MOST ?O!~TS., I T s:::c:~:::D }-{~ 'i.\'3 NOT ~UITZ SURZ whAT HE HAO SEEN EXCEPT THAT THE SKY SUDDENLY BEAMED VERY BR!f1Hf ~10NENTARILYo 2911~22Z AUG RJESBA DE RJWFFD 1A FM COMDR 4~1ST TAC FIG TO RJ\~FAL/COMDR RJvJFHW/ 33RD ADV RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF RJEZHQ/ OIS HQ USAF I ~!TELL I GEt\CE INFO RUEPBL/1006 AISS FORT BELVOI R VA UNCLAS FR 401 TFW-DOI 8 - 856 . THE FOLLOWING IS A UFB REPORT. REFERENCE AFR -2, PARAGRAPH 15. A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. Cl> TRAILING LIGHT WITH WHITE SMOKE OBSERVED AS LIGHT DEMINISHSD. C2> ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. C 2> WHITE LIGHT VERY BRIGHT ILLUMI NATION I N THE SKY PAGE TWO RJWFFD 1A (7) WHITE SMOKE TRAILING FOR ONE-HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF (8) NO SOUND HEARD. (9) ALTITUDE ESTIMATED BY OBSERVER AT 35,000 FEET OR ABOVE. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE <1> EXTREME BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT OBSERVED THROUGH WINDSHIELD OF 1955 DODGE. LIGHT WAS BRIGHT ENOUGH TO READ A PAPER. ( 2) TRAVELING 310 DEG TRUE AT 60 DETREES TO 7~ DEGREES ASOVE (3) TRAVELING 320 DEGREES TRUE AT 60 DEGREES TO 7~ DEGREES ' ABOVE HORIZON. (4) NO MANEUVERS. FLIGHT PATH WAS FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTH- ( 5) LIGHT SEEMED TO DIMINISH AND GO OUT SUDDENLY AND LEFT A TRAIL OF WHITE SMOKE. > ILLUf1INATION LASTED ABOUT THREE SECONDS AND SNOKE LASTED FOR TWO <2> ADDITIONAL SECONDS. SIGHTING APPEARED LIKE THE ILLUMINATION OF A LARGE FLASH BULB. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS (1> GROUND VISUAL PAGE THREE RJWFFD lA <2> NO OPTICAL AIDS USED TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. Cl> 1012ZULU 29 AUGUST 1959 C 2) NIGHT LOCATION OF OBSERVER Cl> DRIVING ALONG ROAD PARALLEL TO FALSE RIVER HEADING NORTH TOWARD NEW ROADS, LA C3~ DETREE 43 MINUTES NORTH 91 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST>. OBSERVER WAS APPROXIMATELY ON AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTH OF NEW ROADS, LA. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS SECRETARY. NO ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. WAS PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH OBSERVER WHO MADE T.{E ACTUAL OBSERVATION. , BERGSTROM AFB, TEXAS, ~MI"t"""'t"STH1ATE OF RELIABILITY AVAILABLE TO REPORTING OFFICER. G. WEATHER AND WINGS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING PAGE FOUR RJvlFFD. i A C1l FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS SCATTERED. VISIBILITY PLUS FIFTEEN (2) INFORMATION FROM DETACHMENT 21, 25TH WEATHER SQUADRON, ENGLAND AFB, LOUSIANA. WINDS: SURFACE (3) NO CEILING ACTUAL 1Z002 NOT AVAILABLE ( 4) EIGHT ( 8 ) MILES NO RESTRICTION ( 5) CLEAR, NO CLOUD COVER ( 6 ) NO THOUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN AREA H. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED OR KNOWN tvHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING$. CHECK viAS MADE WITH LOUISIANA STATE POLICE AND THE LOCAL. ACW/SQUADRON (653RD ACW>, BUT THEY HAD NO REPORTS OF UNUSUAL INCIDENTS OR SIGHTINGS PAGE FIVE RJWFFD lA J. 653 RD AC'W SQUADRON, ENGLAND AFB WAS CO~TACTED BUT THEY REPORTED NO ACTIVITY IN OBSERVATION AREA THOUGH THE WAS COVERED BY THIS UNIT AT THE TIME FOR REPORTED SIGHTING. THE 653FR AC&W CONTACED NEW ORLEANS AND SAN AKTONIO FAA ARTC BUT THEY HAD NO REPORTS ON THIS SIGHTING NOR ANY REPORTS OF OVERDUE IFR AIRCRAFT. THIS vlAS VERFIED vliTH NEW ORLEANS I ARTC BY ENGLAND AFB CONTROL TOWER. K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 401ST TACTICAL FIGHTER WING, ENGLAND AFB, LOUISIANA THE OBSERVER IS A QUALIFIED AIR FORCE NAVIGATOR WHO WAS ON HIS WAY TO A FISHING AREA. HE HAD ARISEN AT lOZ~Z TO GO ON HIS FISHING TRIP; HE ASSURED THE REPORTH:G OFFICER THAT HE WAS NOT FATIQUD OR HIS FACULTIES FOR OBSERVATIONS I11PAIRED IN ANY WAY. THE REPORTING OFFICER KNOWS OF NO AI R ACTIVITY, MISSILE LAU~:CHING, OR ~lEATHER INSTRUllENTS IN THE AREA AT THE TH1. THE: OBSERVER H.ESITATZD TO MAKE AN ASSUMP- ON OF tIHAT THE LIGHT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN. HmlEVER, BASED ON THE FACTS REPORTED THE REPORTING OFFICER ASSUMES THAT HE SIGHTING IS EITHER A MISSILE, A SATELLITE, OR A HEAVE~lLY BODY t1CVING ACROSS THE OBSERVZRS FIELD OF VISION. L NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IS AVAILABLE. 3Z/ 45Z AUG RJWFFD