USAF record 302571213
302571213
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DATE - TIME GROUP 1. Oct 5th 14/0500Z
2. LOCATION [REDACTED], LOUISIANA (Multiple Witnesses)
3. SOURCE Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 or 2 Minutes
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE SS to NW
8. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
PROJECT 10973 RECORDO
10. CONCLUSION HOT AIR BALLOON (Possible) Observer, observed a fiery object that was under the clouds. Thought that it might be a plane or fire. The object exploded and fell toward the earth.
BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: The wind was blowing from 130 degrees at 5 knots. There were numerous sightings at the local levels of hot air balloons during the late summer months in the southern U.S. It seems possible that the object was a hot air balloon with a firecracker attached so as to explode after the candles had burned sufficiently down to ignite the fuse.
FORM FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 DATE - TIME GROUP 1. Oct 5th 14/0500Z 2. LOCATION [REDACTED], LOUISIANA (Multiple Witnesses) 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 or 2 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION…
- Page 2 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that…
- Page 3 Page 2 8. IF YOU SAW THE OBJECT AT NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE CONCERNING THE STARS AND MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright…
- Page 4 Page 3 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you…
- Page 5 Page 4 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF YOU ANSWERED YES, THEN WHAT SPEED WOULD YOU ESTIMATE? 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you…
- Page 6 Page 5 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a…
- Page 7 Page 6 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. [HW:] 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) [HW:] Yes No…
- Page 8 Page 7 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: Day Month Year 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a…
- Page 9 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that…
- Page 10 Page 2 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): a. None b. A few c. Many d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright…