PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOC4TION 12. COHCl.USIOH$ 0 Wo:t Boll oo" o:~ Probably Bo\loon rt.. G d V I 0 GroundRodar 0 Woe Aircraft :-: roun I sua a Probo~ly Aircraft bl Y AI rcraft S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCe C Was Astronomical 1. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 10. B RIEF SUMMA~Y OF SICHTINGBr:i g!rt 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS foo/ I I A'rlC P'OR M 329 (REV '26 SE P 52) D Probohl y Astrono"'icol 0 Poulbly Astronomlcol 0 Insufficient Data for Evatvotion hca.,i fvr '.:.p.cn.< )-l) :in an~ OEP.V~Ti''t\~NT OF THE AI:-'. FO~CE STA~F MF.S$AGE B .. A~CH UN\.lAS ... ri~D .' H $S.\GE July 61) G/dfc ACTION: CIN-17 INFO : SAFS-3, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 (24) CZCHQE951ZC~JA153 DE RJ\JFKH 37 F r~1 6 8 B IJl C HE dNA U L T A F B LA TO RJlJlFAL/ADC EtJT AFB COLOP.ADO RJWFHVJ/32ND AIR DIVISION OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA R J ED S Q I A TIC '.1 P .t\ F B 0 HI 0 RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C KI~fO RJEBKF/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA UNCLAS 68DCOI 004378~ UFOe USAF FOR AFCIN~ SECRETARY OFT~:: AIR FORCE FOR SAFIS. AF FOR DI. FOLLO'~JING FINQINGS ARE R~?ORTED IN ACCORD WITH AFR 200-2o PART AND SUB- PART NUNBER3 :O:iRESPOND TO THE FORMAT OF THE REGULATIONo THIS MESSAGE IN EIGHT PARTS. PART I. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. A. CIRCULl\R. B. NOT AVAILABLE FROr1 OBSERVER~ C. BRIGHT ORANGE, SHONE THRU CLOUDS WHICH PASSED IN FRO~JT OF IT. D. OrJE. E9 NOT APPLICABLE. F. OBJECT WAS THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALL WITH SMALL \~ INGS. G.. Et1ITTED St10KE OF VAPOR AT OtJ TIME. H~ NO SOUND. I. NOT APPLICABLE. PART I I. DESCRIPTI OtJ OF COURSE. f\.. MRS. . f)EPARTMENT OF THE /\1~ FOR':~ PAGE T\1 0 R J t.vFK H 37 AND SON WERE WATCHING JET AIRCRAFT PASSING OVERHEAD. B. OBJECT WAS STRAIGHT OVERHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000. c. HEADED NW IN CLil13 AND DISAPPEARED. D. OBJECT HOVERED AND THEN CLIMBED TO NORTHWEST AND DISAPPEARED. E. SEE D. AND E. ABOVE. F. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR 45 MINUTES. PART III. MANNER OF OBSEqVATION; A. OBSERV~TION OF 03JECT WAS GROUND-VISUAL. B. NO OPTICAL AIDS 6!. B. DAY. PART V. LOCATiml OF OSSE:RVER. 29-47-30N, 93-21-001:1, 1 N~1 S\l OF Cc'\t1ERON, LOUIS:t~lJA Ol1 rJONKEY ISLAND. P/\RT VI. IDENTIFYING I~.!rOR~1ATION 0~) 03SERVER. A. t1RS. HOUSEWIFE: 33, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTOR CO., CAMERON, LA~ B .... ESTir1ATE OF RELIABILITY -GOOD. C. TEN-YEAR OLD SON AND Tl.:!O DOCJ{ \~ORKERS CONCURRED I N OBSERV/\TION. NOT AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIO~JING. PART VII. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT. A. OBSERVER AGREES WITH PO~T BELOW. B. WINDS AT CAr1ERON, LOUISIA~JA SURFACE C. 3000 BROKEN. D. 7 MILESo Eo CLOUD COVER 1QPt1 f. SCATTERED THUNDER STORMS IN AREA, MOSTLY SOUTHERLYo G. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT: NOT AVAILnBLE. PART VIII. A. NO OTHER METOR~OGICAL, Page 3 o f 3 Pf\GE THREE RJ'JF'KH 37 !\STRONONICAL OR OTHER UNUSAL CONDITION REPORTED. B. NOT APPLICALBE. C. NO KNOWN Bf\LLONS I~J AREA. OBSERVER REPORT~: . - PASSED THROL3H AREA DURING PERIOD OBJECT '.'J~S UNDER OBS::--'. ~- A CHECK WITH NE'.'l ORLEANS, BUBBLES GCI SITE, CHE~JNAULT p.;:-:. E N GLAND A F 8 I N D I C A TE S THERE ,,,J f\ S N 0 t'l I L I TAR Y A I RC R A F T I ~ ~ : -' D .. THIS REPORT PREPARED BY t1f\JOR B. vJ. Zir1MERMAN, CHIEF C? : ., ' INTELLIGENCE. ON ABOVE EVIDENCE NO DEFINITE ANALYSIS IS 1-\VAILABLE. IF IT :JERE A 'lE:"\THER BALLOON, .~ITH THE ''JINDS :!:: \JOULD BE THE '.!ESTERN TIP 0? CUBAo E. ~]0 PHYSICAL EVIDF:t:r:- AVAILAB!...E. 27/2246Z JUL RJWFKH J.!lo\J,_I<