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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 9 Aug 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Lake Charles, AFB, La.  |
|  3. DATE TIME OF | 09/1850 CST  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. FACTORS | ☑ Radio ☐ Sound-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  6. SOURCE | Airman  |
|  7. LENGTH OF RECEPTION | 5 - 6 minutes  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Spherical, disc-like object moving Taster than jet a/c was observed by airman at Lake Charles AFB.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | No local a/c.  |

1. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ …

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26 AUG 1952
U.S.K.

HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA

DINC S50

SUBJECT: (Unclassified) FLYOBRET

TO: Chief,
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

The attached AF Form 112, Air Intelligence Information Report is forwarded in compliance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

Ray P Stewart

RAY P. STEWART
Major, USAF
Asst Adj Gen

1 Incl
IR-106-52(1 cy)

7-3719-10

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
SECRET
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | USA | REPORT NO. | IR-106-52  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT

AREA REPORTED ON LAKE CHARLES AIR FORCE BASE, LAKE CHARLES LA 4ADOI 806TH AIR DIVISION

DATE OF REPORT: 11 AUGUST 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION: 9 AUGUST 1952
SIGNATURE: C-3

PREPARED BY (Officer): LT COL THEODORE I PASCOE 3363A
RECOMMENDED (Clerical member, deadline, previous report, etc., as applicable): AFL 200-5, 29 Apr 52, reg 806ADIV 4ADOI 5404 11 AUG 52, & APOIN…

HEADQUARTERS 44TH DISTRICT WING (H)
Office of the Director of Intelligence
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 August 1952

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Commanding Officer
206th Air Division
ATTN: Intelligence Officer
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Lake Charles, Louisiana

About 0150 hours, Saturday, 9 August 1952, I was standing on a street one block west of the 68th Bomb Wing Headquarters building when I spotted a round-shaped object moving north to south until it crossed the Air Base, where it stopped and hovered for approximately two seconds, then moved off in …

ACTION
1. ATIAA
2. ATIA
3. C. Files

1952 AUG 11 21 17

1952 AUG 11 17:00

WPA134
YMK029
VYC073
VDD027
JESKH 32
PP JEPHO JEDUP JEDEN JESKH 444
DE JESKH 15
P 111515Z ZMJ
FN COADIV EIGHT ZERO SIX LAKE CHARLES AFD LA
TO JEPHO/DIR OF INTEL HO USAF WASH 25 DC
JEDUP/ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFD CHIC ATTN:ATIAA-20
JKDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDMM/ CG SAC OFFUTT AFB OMAHA NEBR
ADOI 5434 CRYPTOPRECAUTION APPLIES FLYONRPT PD
ICW AFL TWO ZERO ZERO DASH FIVE DTD TWO NINE APR FIVE TWO PD
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJ RPTD SIGHTED BY AIR
ALFA FOXTROT ONE THREE FOUR ONE NINE SEVEN FOUR FIVE CHA THIS STA C…

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ANY JET ACTT HE HAD EVER SEEN PD SOUND CLN NONE PD NAMEUVERS CLN HOVED IN CERTAIN DIRECTION CMA STOPPED CMA HOVERED CMA PRO IN ANOTHER DIR AND STOPPED CMA THEN WENT THROUGH SAME PRO UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED FR SIGHT PD MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE CLN GREW SMALLER AND SMALLER UNTIL NO LONGER VISIBLE PD PAREN TWO PAREN TIME OF SIGHTING IN TWO FOUR DASH HR CLOCK Z TIME CLN ZERO ONE FIVE ZERO KRS CLN STANDARD TIME PD LOTN OF TIME OBSR CLN FIVE OR SIX MIN PD PAREN THREE PAREN MANNER OF OBSR CLN VIS PS FR AIR OF SURF CLN SURF PD OBSR STOOD ON CONCRETE ROAD PD NO OPTICAL OR ELECT EQUIP USED PD P…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. TIME  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Aug 52 | Luke Charles, LA | Local: ______ Zebra: ______  |
|  4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? | ☑ Yes ☐ Naked Eye ☐ Binoculars ☐ Telescope ☐ Theodolite | ☐ No  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR? | ☐ Yes ☐ By One Set ☐ By Two Sets ☐ By Three Sets | ☑ No  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR? | ☐ Yes ☐ A/C Observed Object ☐ Interception Attempted ☐ No Intercept Attempted | ☑ No  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERC…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: _____ Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  a. Lake Charles, La | Radio sound Radio sound Fostery | USOA, Wichita, Bldg | Yes | No  |
|  b. |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |   |

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V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☑ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☐ G…