PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround VIsual 0 GroundRadar Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft ,peA I r-Vi .u al 0 Alrlntarcopt Radar Possibly Aircraft I 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical LENGTH Of' OISERVATIOH HUMBER OP' OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evaluation BRI!fl SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING trl::tngular Meteorolog ical s i ght in~. elevat ion '.lt\ v l l 'l g i ];h tin~ mlnt'r..)-;. ;1il'll'itJ5 ShrE'VE't 1)I' t ATIC FORM 329 (RitV 26 SltP 52} Ho\ d tor ncrm)\ DE RU\vGFD 4 9A FM 401TACFTRWG ENGLAND TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB R UCDSQ/AFS C W PAF B OHI 0 RUEAHO/HQ USAF vlASH DC RUEAHQ/OSAF WASHDC pi c\<.UJt, DO No ~2j i.JNCLAS D0j_2- 399., ~FO R~PORT. REFERENCE: PARAGRAPH SCF; AFCIN; SAFOI. - A . :=t:sCRIPTIC~! CY CBJ:::CT : C1) V OR T RIANGULAR , ,;rTH BALL OF LIGHT AT APEX, OR SHAPED LIKE V OR CvNE OF CONTRAIL. C2) FIVE CENT PIECE HZLD AT ARMS LEdGTH. C3> WHITE. (4) ONE. (5) ONE ONLY. (6) AP?ZARED VERY BRIGHT. (7) V SHAPE APPC:ARED AS P.ADIANS FROM BALL SHAPED " HEAD". RADIANS ESTIMATED POSSIBLE: 3 MILES LUNG. (8) NON~ HEARD. ($) NON:::. B. D~SCP. IPT ION OF COURSE OF ORBIT: . C1> BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT. (2) 1ST OBS. 30 DES-35 DEG ABOVE ~ r (1!l A labama~, .... .,.. ''4-lsissi " _oi; and I' lorida an patterns of unusual . waa a wit neea. (Look-See ) een!ield of P.ORIZON E OR S. E. OF LECO~PTE, LA. 2ND OBS. NO ESTit-lAE OF ALT. EAST OF KOLIN, LA. 3RD OBS. 30 DEG ABOVE HORIZON. ESE OF SHREVE- PORT , LA. C APPEAR ED ENE OF ALEXAN DR! A, LA> 4TH OBS. 30 DEG ABOVE HORIZON. 7J7u AZIMUTH FROM NAVAL AIR STATION NEW ORLEANS, LA. C3> SAME IN ALL CASES. C4> FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD OBSERVERS. OBJECT MOVED RAPIDLY S OR SE. MGVEMENT VERIFIED BY OBSERVERS BY RELATIVE POSITION TO LARGE TREES. FOURTH OBSERVER NO MOTION. (5) GRADUALLY TO THE S OR SE. C6> FIRST AND SECOND OBSERVER 15 MINUTES. THIRD OBSERVER 10 MINUTES. FOURTH OBS 2 MIN UTES. C. NANNER OF OBSERVATION: Cl> FIRST AND SECOND OBSERVER: GROUND VISUAL. THIRD OBSERVER: AIR VISUAL. FOURTH OBSERVER: AIR VISUAL CUPON LANDING). C2> NONE. (3) ThiRD OBSERVER: DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 677 SHREVEPORT, LA. TO NEt.U ORLEANS, LA. FOURTH OBSERVER: F-102, 122 FTR I NTER SQ, LAND- I NG AT NEW ORLEANS NAS. I D. TIME AND DATE OF SIG~TING: z. L OCATION O.r UBSERVIT.S: FIRST OBSERVSR: 7 MILES SOUTH OF LECOMPTi!:, PAGE TliR RU :.iGFD 49A LA. SECOND OBSERVER: KOLIN, LA; THIRD OBSERVER: IN AIR AP?ROXltv'lATELY lo MILES SOUTH OF SHREVC::PORT LA. FOURTH OBSERVER: LAi'; D HiS AT NAS N 2Ji ORLEA~iS, LA . F. IDE::;TIF':' It\G L'lFORt~.ATICN GN OB3:!:RV~Rs: Cl) FIRS T OBSERVSR: BROTEt:RS-ADULT>. R~LIARL~. ?HONF ALEXA01DRIA, LA SECOND uBSERV ER: ROBERT, RELIABLE, PHONE ALEXANDRIA 2 01 9 .0. KOLIN, LA. PHONE ALEXANDRIA F Ai\hER. RELIABLE. TMIRD OBSERVER: PILOT DELTA AIRLINt.S FLIGHT 677, SHREVEPORT, LA TO ~SW ORLEANS, LA. NAME UNKNOWN. FOURTH OBSERVER: CAPT JOE TRAUTH, 122 FIGHTER I NTERCEPTER so. , NAS NEW ORLEANS, LA, PHONE NEW ORLEANS, FORREST 62361 EXT 22 ~, REL !ABLE. WEATHER AND WINDS ALUFT A TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: C1 l ALL STATED CLEAR, SCATTERED CLOUDS. (2> WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY ALTITUDES TEMP. c. l'll NUS 6 3 CZILI NG, UNLiftliTED; SISIBILITY, 10 MILES; HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS; PAG~ FO!jR R UWGFD 4 9 A NO T HU~lDERSTORM ACTIVITY NE'J ORLEANS, LOCAL WIND DIR~CTION VELOCITY ALTITUDES TEMP. C. 220 DEG 9 SURFACE PLUS 26 CEILING, UNLIMITED; V !SI ElL ITY 7 t~ I LE:S; SCATTERED AN!) SCATTZRSD: NO THUNDE:?-STOR:-: ACTIVITY. ' . .:IND D If\~CTI QN V ELCC ITY ALT !TUDES SURFACE PLUS 2 6 CEILING , UNLH:ITE:D; VISIBILITY, l Z MILES; HIGH SCATTERED; NO THUNDZR- LIN AFB REPORTED FIRING METEOROLOGI CAL ROCKET AT APPROXIMATE TIME OF SIGHTINGS . J . !. C FLIGHT ACTIVITY COULD BE E:QUAT::D TO SIGHTING. K. .:rl\G INTELLI:;Z~CE O~?ICER. Ut\IYORM A~<GLE ABOVE: HORIZON AND SI~:ILAR APPAR:::NT AZlMUJi DESPITE ':JI DELY S!:PARATED POINTS OF OBSER- VATION CSHREVE?CRT, LA, ALEXA;~tR IA, LA. , AND NE~ ORLEANS, LAl SUGGESTS EXTREEti ALTITl.:D!:. OF OBJECT . ESTIMATED POSSIBLE RE-ENTRY OF 11ATERIEL ASSu CIATED .viTP. ASTRONAUT COOPZR' S FLIGHT. NOTE: RE?URT PP.SSED BY TELEPHONE TO TAC \oJAR.:ING CENTER DUTY NCO 16/2~4 7Z MAY RCt~GfD