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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 16 Jun 60 | 2. LOCATION | England AFB, Louisiana  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 17/0326Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Observ 1 - 3-4 sec O 2 - 30 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | NNW | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Egg-shaped object, green turning to white with bluish green long flame. Object had a descending straight path, appeared to burn out wit…

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UFO Major Cathcart, TAC COC

Unidentified flying object sighted by 401st Tactical Fighter Wing personnel. Five sources at England AFB sighted object between 1700 and 2100 CST. One was a 401st pilot on way to Keesler AFB, LCol DeWitt, 401st tower personnel, the England AFB Airdrome Officer, and a Braniff Airlines pilot over Monroe, La. Object was described as appearing like a bright light moving slowly and giving off sparks. Disappeared to the northwest. AF pilot states light bright enough to read all instruments. Airdrome Officer states unlike any meteor he had ever seen. New Orleans …

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TELEPHONED
TO ATIC OD
NO. 71222
TIME 05586
Date 19 JUN 60
By: 2
PCH UP IN HAM

RECEIVED
20 JUN 60 08 00
ATIC

1960 JUN 19 05 47

REC15
TCZCSGA484ZCWYA127
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWFFD 3A
P 190440Z ZEX
FM 401TFW
TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJWFKF/33RD ADIV
RJEDSQ/ATIC
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
BT
UNCLAS TFW/DO/INTEL 6-479.
UFO REPORT. REFERENCE AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(1) EGC SHAPED
(2) DIME
(3) GREEN TURNING TO WHITE
(4) ONE
(5) M/A
(6) NONE

1
2 4E2
3
4 1X1W

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(8) OBSERVERS WERE NOT IN POSITION TO HEAR OBJECT
(9) UPON DISAPPEARING SPARKS WERE OBSERVED FROM THE BODY OF THE OBJECT.

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(1) BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT
(2) OBSERVER "A": ELEVATION, 60 DEGREES; AZIMUTH, 130 DEGREES
OBSERVER "B": ELEVATION, 15 DEGREES; AZIMUTH, UKM
(3) OBSERVER "A" ELEVATION, 15 DEGREES; AZIMUTH, 90 DEGREES
OBSERVER "B" ELEVATION, MINUS 10 DEGREES (BELOW);
AZIMUTH, UNKNOWN
(4) DESCENDING STRAIGHT PATH
(5) APPEARED TO BURN OUT
(6) OBSERVER "A" FOR 4 SECONDS
OBSERVER "B" APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) OBSER…

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C. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) OBSERVER "A" AND "B": 170326ZULU JUNE 60
(2) NIGHT

E. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS
OBSERVER "A": ENGLAND AFB, LOUISIANA (31 DEGREES 19 MINUTES NORTH, 92 DEGREES 33 MINUTES WEST)
OBSERVER "B" ABOVE ENGLAND AFB, LOUISIANA (31 DEGREES 19 MINUTES NORTH, 92 DEGREES 33 MINUTES WEST)

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS:
(1) NEGATIVE
(2) OBSERVER "A"

COMPLETELY RELIABLE.
OBSERVER
UNK., UNK.,

G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
(1) CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MILES.
(2) WING DIRECTION WELDCITY DIFFERENT ALTITUDES FROM…

020 25 16,000
020 30 20,PPP
030 45 30,000
010 30 50,000
350 20 80,000

(3) CLEAR
(4) 15 MILES
(5) NONE
(6) TWO HOURS PRIOR, SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH QUADRENTS, MOVING SOUTH.
(7) CONDITIONS TENDENCY FOR UPPER AIR COOLING.

H. UNKNOWN
I. NONE
J. N/A

K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, MAJOR RAY F. GRODHAUS, 401ST TFW ENGLAND AFB LOUISIANA. OBJECT WAS OBSERVED BY NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. THIS INCIDENT WAS GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY, BY THE COCAL RADIO

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AND TELEVISION STATION AND NEWSPAPERS. FROM ALL INDICATIONS THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A MET…