PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. COHC'LUSIOHS 2. LOCATION ov 61 L::!.ke Charlc::;, Louisi~n~ 0 WosBolloon 0 Probably Boli-n 0600 .,.. 0 Was Aircraft Local-------------o Grounci-Vhual GroundRodor 0 Probably Aircraft Po ui bl Y Ai rcroft S.. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0. Was Asnonomi cal J..\t; 7l;o :<.._ 7. LENOTH 0 .. OISUVATION a. HUMBER OP' OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Aatronomlc:ol 0 In suffl c:i ent Data for Evaluation \0. BRIEfl SUM""AY OP' SIGHTIHOBr'ig: ooj-:; .: i ze of 0. (' 11. COMMENTS :.:r;::1ting has all charo.~ tcri:;tic -?X?loding und contimtiP-t"; :-:..::e;:::. :-:. ~h until di. -of tn<'tc ::: _ : -J~'ltion of bolide tYllC. Co.l )r, :.n gration. Bright trai:: :;:e:::~:: ~';:.!;.g for 5 ' . i'light, :.:: _o. ::.en :::.n.i duration of ~ lc;ht.ir. objt leaving rr.::..i:.. :.:..~:e .::1c:kc pcr.is- AT1C PORM U9 (Jl&Y 21 I&P U) STAFF ,\U.)SAc.E a~ U.!!60 A~ltftHf rats a. 1; AF IN : 11336 (22 Nov 6i )N ra.nun ACTION: CIH-17 I V'u-IYI I~ '"' INFO : ~'iEs;_;:::'boP-2, OOP-CP-1, DIA-2 3M8 C 051 CORRECTIVE COPY C~Q8254ZCYJB242 PP RJWFAL RJWFHW RJEBKF RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJWFKH 55 FM 68 BW CHENNAULT AFB LA TO RJIJFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO RJWFHW/32ND AIR DIVISION OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C JEZHQ/OSAF WASH D C INFO RJEBKF/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA U~CLAS 68DCOI 11-271. UFO. USAF FOR AFCIN. SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SAFIS. 2AF FOR DI.FOLLOWING FINDINGS ARE REPORTED IN ACCORD WITH AFR 200-2. PART AND SUB- PART Nlr.'!BERS CORRESPOND TO THE FORMAT OF THE REGULATION. THIS MESSAGE IN NIN~ PARTS. PART Io DESCRIPTIO~ OF THE OBJECTo A. 03JECT WAS TOO BRIGHT TO DISTINGUISH SHAPE. B. NEAREST COMPARATIVE SIZE ESTIMATE WOULD BE THAT OF AN AIRCRAFT. C. THE COLOR WAS VERY aRIGHT AND FIRE-LIKE REDo DoONE OBJECT SIGHTED. E. N/Ao F. NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES EXCEPT THAT IT APPEARED TO BE AN OBJECT THAT EXPLODED AND CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT PATH ACROSS THE SKY UNTIL G~,}.!U.'.lc~T QF Ttl~ t 1!R f~Ci \ ST Mr MI..:)SACt oAANCi'i Page 2 of 3 ::I;:~rT :::GRATED. G. BRIGHT TRAIL OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH LASTED FOH A??~JX!~ATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER OBJECT DISAPPEARED. H. NO SOUND L~ARJ BY FIRST OBSERVER. EXPLOSION SOUND HEARD BY SECOND OBSERVER 3UT ~AS HESITANT TO ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE SIGHTING. I. NO OT ?~RTINANT OR UNUSAL FEATURES. PART II. DESCRIPTION OF C~'....~S::. A. THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE OBJECT CAUGHT TH:: ATTNETION OF O.S~V~R. B. OBJECT TRAV~LED ON A NEAR HORIZONTAL PLANE AT A ?.::A50NA3LY LO~ BUT UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE GOING FORM WEST TO EAST. C. s~: AS 9,. D. NEAR LEVEL FLIGHT PATH. E. INSTANTANEOUSLY :ISA??EAR TO THE EAST. F. OaJECT VISIBLE APPROXI~ATELY FIVE TO T:::~ ~CO>JDS. PART II Io MANNER OF OBSERVATION. A. G~OUND-VISUAL. 3. ~V~, C~ NIA. PART IV. TH1E AND DATE. A. 1200Z, 17 NOV 61. 30-15N, 93-12W, NORTH EDGE OF LAKE LOUIS IANAo PART VI o IN FORMAT ION ON OBSERV~RS. MR. & MRS. AGE APPROXIMATELY 57 YEARS OLD, L :: C~ARLES, LAo; MR.RETIRED; MRS. HOUSEWIFE; RELIABILITY GOOJ. ?ART VII. WEATHER & ~INDS. A. CLEAR. B. SURFACE WINDS ~EH.i:~G. D,. VISIBILITY 10NM. E. NONE. F. NONE. G. NOT Page 3 o f 3 PAGE THREE RJ'.t/FKH 55 AVAILIBLE. PART VIII. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL ON DUTY FROM 0600Z TO 13~0Z ON 17 NOV 61, INDICATED THAT THERE WAS HEAVY METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY DURING THAT EVENINGo PART IX. THIS REPORT WAS PERPARED BY CAPTAIN RICHARD J. HAMEL, ASST. TARGET MATERIAL OFFICER, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. THE OBSERVERS SEEMED CONVINCED THAT THE SIGHTING WAS NOT OF A METEOROLOGICAL NATURE; HO'*EVER, WITH THE HEAVY METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF TP.AT EVENING IT IS REASONABLE AND PROBA9LE THAT IT WAS SO RELATED. AN UNUSUALLY LOW AND BRIGHT METEOR WOULD STARTLE ANY OBSERVER AND ITS BRIEF SIGHTING COULD EASILY CLOUD THE IMPRESSION AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE VIEWER. A. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AVAILABLE. 22/2202Z NOV RJWFKH lic::'/\~T.'\ENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MfSSAGE o~:-..Cn Nov 61) R/~ltllls~'o M~s ... c: PP RJEZi1Q OOP-2, OOP-GP-1, DIA-2 FM 583W CHENNAULT AFB LA TO RJ~FAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO .~F.:U32ND AD OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA RJ~D39/ATIC WPAFB OHI O ~JEZ'-'Q/UQ USAF WA5~ D C RJEZ /OSAF WASH D C I~FO RJEBKF/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA U~CLAS 68DCOI 11-281o UFOo USAF FOR AFCIN. ; ECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SAriS. 2AF FOR DI. REFERNECE CNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE 68DCOI 11-271. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUPPLEMENTAL TO T~E ABOVE REPORTo PARTS AND SUB-PARTS CORRESPOND TO FORMAT OF A~R 2 20-2. T~IS MESSAGE IN SEVEN PARTS. PART I. DESCRIPTION OF TUE 03JECT. A~ ROUND SHAPE .. 8 .. SIZE ESTIMATED TO HALF THE SIZE Q~ A FULL MOO~ AT ITS ZENITH .. C. COLOR, WHITE AND VERY BRIGHTo Do OBJECT LEFT AI3RIGHT TRAIL WHICH LOOKED LIKE SMOKE. THIS SMOKE T~AIL 'A'.I\U VISIBLE UP TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES ACD ITS LENGTH COULD BE COMPARED TO A YARD STICK HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH .. Eo NO ui;?;\R-.~aH Or iHE AIR FORCE Page 2 of' 2 PAGE :,~ ~J~FKH 25 SOUND '-':::ARD. PART II. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. A. OBJECT TRAVELED ON A ~EAR HORIZONTAL PLANE AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES AND ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 35 TO 50 THOUSAND FEET, GOING FROM ~EST TO EAUT. B. INSTANTANEOUSLY DISAPPEARED TO THE EAST. C. OBJ:::CT VISIBLE APPROXIMATELY riVE SECONDS AND ITS TRAIL FOUR NINUTC:5. PART III. MANNER OF 03SERVATION. GROUND VISUAL. PART IV. A. 12 z, 17 NOV 61. B. NIGHT. PART V. LOCATION 29-50N, 93-07 JJ, '~EAR CREOLE, LOUISIANA. PART VI. INFORMATION ON OaSERVERSo MAJOR, USAF, 68TH COMBAT SU?PORT GROUP; AERONAl 1ICAL RATING, NAVIGATOR; DUTY, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION SERVICS ; ; RELIABILITY, GOODo a. 1ST LT, USAF, YQ SQ 68TH COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP,SNON-RATED; DUTY, RECREATIO~AL SERVICES OFF!CERo RELIABILITY, GOOD. PART IV ~C:~AINDER OF THE RPORT RE~AINS THE SAME AS PREVIOUS MESSAGEo 29/17~gz ~OV RJ~FKH