USAF record 28941168
28941168
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 9 Apr 52
2. LOCATION Shreveport, Louisiana
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 11:30 CST. GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 2030 Z.
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE C-6 crew
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1
9. COURSE unrked
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING "Cream colored" Circular. Circled then climbed. Sighting took place ½ hour before balloon release at Barksdale AFB. However description of sighting is similar to balloon. Later data - three balloons were released shortly before time of sighting. No info on when or why.
11. COMMENTS C-6 pilot and co-pilot observed obj: dead ahead, Is object closed on C-6 pilot made 360° turn, Object appeared to make another 360° turn and climbed into clouds which were at 12,000'. Also scan by another crew at 1445 CST.
STAMP: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 9 Apr 52 2. LOCATION Shreveport, Louisiana 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 11:30 CST. GMT [ILLEGIBLE] 2030 Z. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS No…
- Page 2 EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT #7 DATE: 9 Apr 52 TIME (Local): 1433 CST LOCATION: Shreveport, La. LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Not Reported SOUND: Unknown SPEED: 200-400 mph ALTITUDE: 4,000' HEADING: W & SE…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX IV Shreveport, La. - 9 April 1952 I. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT At approximately 1430 CST on 9 April 1952, a C-46 crew observed an object between Shreveport, La., and Barksdale…