Shreveport, LouisianaFebruary 1962

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4 I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Ny 18 & 19 Feb 62 Shreveport, Louisiana O Was Balloon
= 0 Probably Balloon
E 3. DATE-TINE GROUP : 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION §. Fasslity Selsen
Eb ; Local 18/0005 & 19/0230 0005 & 19/0230 & Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar 8 Bal &vih |
1 GMT 18/ 06052 & 12/0830Z 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 4. Fessibly Arerafr |
: 5. PHOTOS « SOURCE xX i Astranosmi gat Meteor
0 Yes ~g : O Probably Astronomical
4 ; BM No Civilian OQ Possibly Astronomical
b 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE A RB IN Oe
¥ DO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 few seconds each one E Q Unknown
3 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
- 2 zeparate observaticns of objects on succeed- | Description conforms to a meteor, Altho
: ing nights with same characteristics. Round red tail was present, there was no indi-
3 blue flame with 10 ft tails of red flame. They | cation of breaking up and no satellite
: arpeared at about +5° elevation and maintained | reentries were reported for this date.
level flight. Flame just went out and nothing Duration too chort for reentry. Witness
| remained. Visible for Tew seconds each time. probably saw 2 meteors on succeeding
Both traveled in same direction. Sighting nights. Appearance at the same location
without visual aids oy an all-night service being attributed to coincidence. Herculi
station attendant. shower occurs about Feb 20 and is a swift
| streak morning shower.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
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