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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 9 Apr 52 | 2. LOCATION Shreveport, Louisiana | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1430 CST GMT 09/2030 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE C-46 crew | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE varied  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTIN…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 7

DATE: 9 Apr 52
TIME (Local): 1432 CST
LOCATION: Shreveport, La.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Not Reported
SOUND: Unknown
SPEED: 200-400 mph
ALTITUDE: 4,000'
HEADING: W & SE
SOURCE: AF Pilots
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Two F-24 and three silvery-white balloons were in the area at time.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: C-46 sighted a disc-shaped, whitish cream colored object which circled Barksdale AFB,

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

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APPENDIX IV

Shreveport, La. - 9 April 1952

I. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT

At approximately 1430 CST on 9 April 1952, a C-46 crew observed an object between Shreveport, La., and Barksdale AFB. The C-46 was at 9,000 ft. on a heading of 90°. The object, which appeared to be disc-shaped, cream-colored and 30 to 40 feet in diameter was ahead of the aircraft at an estimated altitude of 4,000 ft. and coming directly toward it. When the object was some distance ahead of the C-46, it appeared to turn into the easterly wind. It passed under the C-46, over Barksdale AFB, an…