PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Woe Balloon Prolaolalr Balloon 0 Po 1 ai W 1 Balloon 3. DATITIMI GIOU' ~ TYPI Ofl OIS!RVATION 0 Woe Aircraft D Prolaolalr Aircraft Cl Q,.un .. Vlauol 0 Groun4RCNior 0 Po al W , Air croft Wo1 A1tronondcol 7. LENGTH OP OISIIVATIOM L NUMIIIt OP OIJICTI to tul:Ul OP liGHTING while ob vat to rcnm4, size ot ........ , sh1~, sJ.itteriDS, ao.t:blea 'br1ll1aat : like tire, sOMt l:Jlre silver. At t:llllea tbe obJect to a tail which vas aprox as loDg as the obJect itselt. A'I'IC PORM 329 (R&V 2t I&P 12) 1 t. COMMINTS ProlaoWr A1tronemlcol Potailal, Aatronomlcol lnaufflcient Dato for Evoluotlon ArB weather ott1ce detiaitelJ 1dntu-1ed tbe obJect as a veatber bal ...... AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER nT oa AFCIN-4X.2/S9117 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE IUI.IICTt Extract from Duty Officers' Report TOt AFCIN-4E2 (M&j Friend) The following. extracted is quoted for your info Calvit's Report dated 22 May 1960, 0800 Major Brantley, AP Postcalled to report a UFO called in to AF by 2d 13 Barksdale, La. to SAC ~ .. Deal Object sighted by a large round object Mangham, La he was directly under sighted s/w of Mangum which is 40 miles west of Alexandria, La. very brtght object visible for one hour COUNYWY OF ACTIVITY WI,OWTI... WI,OWT NO. .AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY OW ARIA WI'CIWT COIICIn United State ACTIVITY IUIMITTINI WI,OWT 4238th Stra te1ic Win~ (DCOI) BAR.KSDAT:S Air Force Bue, Louisiana PRI,Ait 1 ... IND I1DUAL CHES'l'IR B. HANSON, Captain, tBAl' DATI OF COLLlCTION SRI STATUS 11 eppllcable) NA .. OW DIICRI"IOit OP IOUIICI !VALUATION ADOITIOUU INFO,UMTION ON (Date) j Message Cite No. AFCIN-412 $-16401, dated 24 )lay 1960J and AFR 200-2 (U) Unidentified ~ Object (UFO) SU~ARY (Ol usa2rr wltlclt ltilltlllltt tlte lint lector of narrat l report. lin ... rrat l" tt on unl rport can &. lull7 tated on~ ror ll2. Llt lncloeur lncludlnl nu.ber of copl) 1. This report is fol'warded in reply' to message, cite number AFCIN -4E2, 5 -1640 -B, dated 24 May 1960, which requested that an investigation be made or UFO sighting made b.r (message referred to by the inYeatigation is correct name as determined or IIAOOH A.lti, LOUIS !ANA. 2. The investigation was made on 6 and 7 June 1960 and the results are contained in Part II of this report. The paragrach headings arr. format us~ in Part II follow the headi. ot paragraph,~ 15 or Air Foree Regulation 200-2. and format No distribution except to mAF and the rile copy. AF FOIIM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FM)M (AffttoCf) 42)8th Strategic Wine Barksdale AFB, Louisia~a 1. The tollowirg into in paragraph lS, ArR 200-2: t~ion corresponds to the ro t as ou tlinld Description or Object: . (1) !be shape was similar to that ot a balloon. The shape changed the obserYer tched from round to tubular and back to round. . (3) Shtrv, &lit..tering, tillee like aUYer (5) No formation (7) At times the object appeared to have a tail which app te~ as long as the object itaelf. (80 No sound b. Description or course or object: first saw the object while prep . He called the attention ot this wife ) to the object. Ste.ty path trom north to south, no !'T'&neuvers. ( S) The object S..Lv passed t1zoa sight passed from north to eouth until it f6) Two hovs c. Kanner or Observ-ation: (1) Ground-visual (2) No optical aids re used. (3) Sighting was made from ground d. Ti.Jie and Date ot Sighting: 81:CURITY CLAa81 JOINT MESSACiiEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BKWW R.S.EltV&D I'Olt COMMUNICA'I'ION CN'I'KR ACTION ROW'DE aooK MUt..TI "ot..a IG. OR REFI!:R8 BARKSDlLE AFB I LA. UNCIAS FROM AFCIN-4E2 FOR 2D AF. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 Dl'D 14 SEPr 59, REQUEm' YOUR 0 ~TION CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF A REPORTED UFO SIGBTIOO MADE BY MR. OF MANGHAM, IA ON 22 MAY 6o. IEI:ERMINE IF THE:tm WERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES TO THE SIGHTIOO AND ALL INFORMATION AS Ot1rLINED IN PARA l5 OF ABOVE CITP!D AFR BE INCLUDED IN YOUR REPORT SI.::C'.J..:tlrY CLA.S::;I FICATfON rl CCIE!ICE A1ID COMPONEYI'S UNCIASSIFI e:o RB .. LACI!a DD PORM 17a, I OCT 48, WHICH WILL aa U8ED UNTIL. EXHAU8TED UNCLAS FROM DCOI 5738. DAYLIGHT. REFERENCE IS MAOE TO YOUR MSG AFCIN 4E2 5-16 0-E, SUBJECT: UFO INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION COMPLETED AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE OBJECT WAS WEATHER BALLOON COMPLETE DETAILS ARE_INCLUDED IN AF FORM 112, ~238TH REPORT UF0-4238-1-60, _ FORWARDED BY MAIL THIS DAT 09/19432 JUN RJEBKL AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 4233th Stratef!: Wina Barksdale A , ieiana (3) Ceiling -Unlimited. Viaibilit,v -Seven miles Amount ot Cloud Cover -None in Area -None (7) Temperature At around leYel -600 At .3S,ooo r .. t SHRBVBPORT, LOUISIANA Weather StaUon -minus 600 JACKSON, lltssTSSIPPI Weather Station -llinus 670 i. Accotding to llajor R. F. GRODHAUS, Intelligence 0ticer, ENGLL'ID AFB, LA two Interceptor aire t were sent from ENGLAND AFB to intercept the object with negative results. j. According to Major R. 8. GRODHAUS, Intelligence Otti cer, ENGLAND AFB, LA t.he EIDLAND AFB 'feather Office stated defini~ that the object sighted was a weather balloon released at NATCHEz, I~ISSIPPI. . k. See COM},; EN 'IS or Preparing Officer below. COMMENTS ot Ptseparing Ott leer: Sheritt LOUISIANA, a lic~naed civilian pilot, stated that he was certain the object a 'Tleather balloon. Major R. F. GRODHADS, Intelligence Otticer, ENGLAND AFB, LA., received the initial report or sighting on 22 Uay 1960. It wss llajor GRODHAUS who received definite word trom the ENGLAND AFB Weather Ottice that the object was a weather balloon which placed the object in the category or a known object rather th~n an UFO. He therefore .. did not make an ini+ial UFO reoort in acc~rdance with AFR 200-2. (Mr. GRANT AND Major GRODHAUS contacted by telephone by the Pteparing Officer.) Arter preliminary analysis, it is that the object a weather balloon. the opinion ot the Preparing Officer CHESTER B. HA~OM -. Captain, USAF Intelligence Officer . CO~ZNTS of Approving Otficer: I concur with th8 findings ot the Prl!!pa the object ~aa, in all probability', a weather or cer '100 agree that ~ L. EILIS Lt. 8ol., USAF IIOTI: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INPORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. s . c _