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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 14 Mar 58 | 2. LOCATION | New Orleans, La.  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 14/1217Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Telexcope ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Still in sight | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | Westward | 10. OTHER | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Obj believed to be a large balloon.  |   |   |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

1 Witness 11/2172 14 Mar 23

1712 1428
ATIC Balcony 3-4-22

TOX 197 20D129 YDB123 VYC 107 WNE 628WA 29
PP RJEPND RJEPND RJEDEM RJEDUP RJEODS
DE RJE00W SD
F 1415 12
FR 2 47TH AACREOR
TO RJEPND/COMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJEPND/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE NEOLOGAT
RJEDEM/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE
RJE00D/CHDR 39TH AIR DIVISION

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- DESCRIPTION OF ABANDY
- LONG BEARING
- LUNCH
- OWN WEST BRIGHT
- OWE
- OWN
- LOOK LIKE BALLOA
- NONE
- NONE
- LOOK LIKE BALLOA
- DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJEST
- EYE TOWER
- LFT RADIO REPORTS OBJEST: ANGLE OF AZIMUTH AT 145 DEG
- RADIO REPORTED OBJEST: ANGLE OF AZIMUTH AT 15 DEG
- STILL INJIGHT
- VERY SLIGHT MOVEMENT WESTWARD OBJEST FIGURED TO BE APPROX 210,000
- WENT HIGH BY NEW ORLEANS CONTROL CENTER
- SEX C.
- FIRST OBSERVED AT 06170
- MANNER OF OBSERVATION
- GROUND VISUAL
- TELEPHONE BY LOL PROFESSOR
- NAME
- TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
- STATION DATE
- AREA
- LOCATION OF OBSERVED
- FU…

LAFAYETTE LA RADIO
MCCOMB LA RADIO

6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
A. CIVILIAN UNK REPORT TO MEET BY NEW ORLEANS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER
B. MILITARY NONE

7. WEATHER AND WINGS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A. 8000 SCTB
B. SURFACE 340 DEGREES/5 KNOTS
6000 FEET 340 DEGREES/30 KNOTS
10000 FEET 300 DEGREES/40 KNOTS
16000 FEET 270 DEGREES/6 KNOTS
20000 FEET 270 DEGREES/7 KNOTS
30000 FEET 270 DEGREES/14 KNOTS
50000 FEET 270 DEGREES/7 KNOTS
80000 FEET UNK DEGREES/UNK KNOTS
C. CEILING NONE
D. VISIBILITY 10 MI
E. CLOUD COVER SCATTERED
F. THUNDERSTORMS NONE

8. OBJECT OBSERVED TO B…