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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 16 Apr 52 | 2. LOCATION Shreveport, La. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☑ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2228 GMT 17/0328 | 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 AF Capt Senior pilot | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 70 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data …

ACTION T. ALLEN
(3) ATTA
(3) Central Files

JEDMH/COMGENSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
ZEN/COMGENAF TWO BARKS
3DOI 4326. FOL REPT SBMT PER INSTR CONTAINED IN
LTA, HQ USAF, SUBJ: REPT OF INFO ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJS, DTD
GO DEC 51, FILE AFOIN-C/CC-2.

1. SINGLE BRILLIANT WHITE CIRCULAR OBJ, 18 TIMES SIZE OF BRIGHTTEST
STAR, SIGHTED BY GRD OBSR 2228 HRS, 16 APR 52. FIRST SIGHTED DIR
OVERHEAD AT 32 29N 93 48W TVL STRAIGHT COURSE AT PHEMOMENAL VELOCITY
ON HEADING OF 18 DEGREES. OBJ EXECUTED 18 DEGREE TURN WITHOUT
DIMINISHING SPEED AND CONT'D ON RECIPROCAL HEADING UNTIL LOST TO SIGHT.
COLOR OF OBJ TURNED …

J , SHREVEPORT, LA., NEIGHBOR OF
, WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF SIGHTING. WAS PARATROOPER
SGT DURING WW II, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS
T , SHREVEPORT, LA. NOT INTERVIEWED.

6. WEATHER AND WIND CONDITIONS (TELETYPE SEQUENCE) AT TIME OF SIGHTING:
223C 3M THIN BROKEN, VIS 15 MI; WINDS FIEBALD 2000 20M 17K; 25M
300 12K; 30M 300 30K; 35M 290 43K; 40M 290 71K; 45M 290 53K.

7. BASE WEATHER DET, BAKE, REPT LAUNCHING WEATHER BALLOON 2200 HRS,

PAGE THREE JESBA 157

16 APR 52. BALLOON CARRIED RADIO EQUIP, BUT NO LIGHT.
17/2321Z APR JESBA

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AF FORM 112 - PART I
APPROVED 1 MAR 1952
UNCLASSIFIED
35
AF 447558
Case 0-2

NARRATE
United States
REPORT NO.
12-1-52
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
Report of Unidentified Flying Object
DATE OF REPORT
17 April 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION
16 April 1952
LOCATION
A-2
SIGNATURE OF (SIGNER)
Major Jesse N. Tessier, A-2
ADDRESS OF REPORT
(ADDRESS CORRECTIONS)
None
SUMMARY: (Under specific conditions of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at hours 50'. Begin text of report on AF Form 112. Part II.)
Unidentified circular flying object sighted at 32 295 -…

AF FORM 112 - PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) A-2, 301st Bomb Wing, SAC
REPORT NO. IGN-1462
PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

The following report is submitted in accordance with instructions contained in Letter, Headquarters USAF, Subject: Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects, dated, 19 December 1951, File No. APO18-6/06-2.

1. A single circular object, brilliant white in color and ten times the size of the brightest stars, was reportedly sighted by a ground observer at 33 29N - 18 48W, 2228 hours, 16 April 1953. The exposed surf…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
CLASSIFIED
3

|  FROM (Agency) | A-2, 301st Bomb Wing, SAC  |
| --- | --- |
|  REPORT NO. | IR-1-52 IR-10-52  |
|  PAGE | 3 OF 3 PAGES  |

7. Following the sighting, Captain [redacted] immediately contacted metrological observers at both Barksdale Air Force Base, and C.A.A. None of the personnel contacted admitted knowledge of metrological phenomena or usage of equipment that might account for the incident. Base Weather Detachment at Barksdale Air Force Base reported launching a weather balloon at 2200 hours, above da…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 4

DATE: 16 Apr 52
TIME (Local): 2228
LOCATION: Shreveport, La.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 20 Sec.
SOUND: None
SPEED: High
ALTITUDE: Unknown
HEADING: 100°-280°
SOURCE: AF Pilot
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Radiosonde balloon (unlighted) was in area. Half moon low in East at time of sighting. Possibly balloon but no definite conclusions.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Speed might be due to illusions of some type.
Object was circular and brilliant white, ten time the size of the brightest planet. The object was first sighted overhead. It traveled a straight course at high speed. It w…