28987329.pdf

COAST GUARD
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 23 Jun 60 | 2. LOCATION | Vicinity of New Orleans, La. 5 mi SE of Breaux Bridge, La.  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2220 GMT 24/0420Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian and Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | descending to W | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Object with appearance of a comet with a tail. Object was falling straight down. It was …

# Flash Over Gulf Thought Meteor

WASHINGTON (AP)—The Air Force said Friday that an Air Force plane had reported the sighting of a brilliant object in the sky over the Gulf of Mexico Thursday night, but that the plane's crew suggested it may have been a meteor.

However, it said, a routine "unidentified flying object" report was sent to the air tactical center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for analysis of available information. An Air Force spokesman said that this is customary procedure in the handling of all such reports.

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UNCLAS 320IN 6368. ATTN: AFCIN-4E.

AS REQUESTED IN TELCON BETWEEN MAJ FRIEND, AFCIN-4E, AND SGT BRADY, 320IN, 1933Z 24 JUN 63, THE FOLLOWING MERINT REPORTS FROM COAST GUARD EIGHT, NEW ORLEANS, ARE QUOTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION. QUOTE. Y O 243523Z. FM CCGDEIGHT. UNCLAS MERINT TO O X 29-32N 89-48W 34 NM 35.0F SOUTH PASS
UNIDENTIFIED CIRCULAR OBJECT X LONG BURNING TAIL X EAST TO WEST X ALTITUDE MEDIUM X VIS…

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La.
June 25, 1960.

Air Tactical Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio.

Gentlemen:

In connection with the article attached relative to the brilliant object sighted Thursday night, June 23rd, I would like to relate details as follows for whatever value can be gleaned therefrom;

"I was driving alone from Breaux Bridge, La., toward Parks, La., and at a point about five miles out of Breaux Bridge, while headed in a Southeasterly direction at approximately 10:20 P.M., I sighted what appeared like a comet with a tail falling straight down and dead ahead. It was somewhat of a te…