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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 13 Dec 55 | 2. LOCATION Caddo Lake, Louisiana | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☑ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 14/0245Z | 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 military (radar) | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION five mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE northeast  |
|  10. BRIEF SUM…

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RBPO310 YDD122 WYA101 WMB115 WWC107KLA069M
MM RJEDEN RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJWFHW
DE RJWFKL 408
M 162230Z
FM COMAIRDIV 4 BARKSDALE AFB LA
TO RJEDEN/COMADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFHW/COMAIRDIV 33 TINKER AFB OKLA
RJEDWP/COMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DI HQ USAF WASHINGTONDC
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/376D01 14184.

1. RADAR BLIP APPEARING SIMILAR TO TWO ACFT FLYING VERY CLOSE FORMATION. UFOB.
A. OBLONG IN SHAPE
B. NORMWL IN SIZE FOR ACFT SIGHTING
C. N/A
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. N/A
G. N/A
H. N/A

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I. N/A
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
A. RADIO CALL FROM BARKSDALE TOWER FIRST CALLED CREWS ATTENTION TO PRESENCE OF OBJECT.
B. WHEN FIRST OBSERVED BY S REVERSORY CONTROL AT ABOUT 7300 FT 300 DEG AND 17 MI FROM SHREVEPORT MUNC AIRPORT.
C. N/A
D. OBJECT APPARENTLY WAS DRIFTING IN NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. WHEN LAST SEEN IT WAS IN MAG HEADING OF 150 DEG PASSING BENEATH OBSERVING ACFT.
E. OBJECT PASSED OUT OF RADAR SCOPE RANGE.
F. SIGHTING LASTED FIVE MIN.
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A. AIR ELECTRONIC
B. N/A
C. FROM B-47 ACFT NUMBER 429 AT 7800 FT MAG HEADING 330 DEG AT 250…

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7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:
A. COMPLETE DARKNESS, CLEAR, NO MOON, WIND EASTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
B. SURFACE - SOUTHEAST EIGHT KNOTS; 6000 FT - 250 DEG 15 KNOTS; 10,000 FT - 260 DEG 30 KNOTS; 16,000 FT - 270 DEG 40 KNOTS; 20,000 FT - 260 DEG 50 KNOTS; 30,000 FT - 260 DEG 50 KNOTS; 50,000 FT - 280 DEG 50 KNOTS; 80,000 FT - NOT AVAILABLE.
C. CEILING - UNLIMITED
D. VISIBILITY - 10 MI
E. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER - NONE
F. N/A
8. NONE
9. N/A
10. KC-97 ACFT WAS HEARD IN THE AREA REPORTING GADAR SIGHTING OF THE OBJECT.
11. NONE
12. NONE
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