Gulf Of Mexico radar-visual unidentified-object report — January 1960

Air Traffic Controller followed it on one radar for 13 seconds. TAPE WORM WAS INFORMED OF THE SIGHTING BUT STATED THEY SAW NOTHING. In this case, the radars on the plane would have observed a blip, but they would not have been able to get a series of range readings on it. SHOP Colonel, USAF AFOEX-4282 TEXT TRANSCRIBED FROM THE IMAGE: UFO Project Blue Book Case #6 - Gulf of Mexico SUBJECT: UNKNOWN FLYING OBJECT TO: COMMANDING GENERAL 4602ND STRATEGIC AIR DIV CRTL SQ., BARKSDALE AFB LA TO: ASSISTANT AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, ENT AFB, COLO N.O.R.A.D. / CENTRAL AIR DEF FORCE CH 2? CREW UNDERSTOOD FLYING OBJECT TO BE A LARGE CILONG OBJECT ON THE HORIZON. (2) OBJECT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF A B-47. (3) COLOR NOT DETERMINED, PROBABLY ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED. (4) TRAIL VISIBLE, TRAIL OR EXHAUST OBSERVED. (5) ELECTRICALLY GYROSCOPIC. SOUTH RANGE TO 23 DEGREES LEFT OF THE CENTER OF AIRCRAFT, IN 10 SECONDS. (4) OBJECT OBSERVED OBJECT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING AT SAME ALTITUDE ON HEADING OF 22 DEGREES. (5) WHEN LAST OBSERVED TAIL GUNNER HAD PICKED UP OBJECT AS IT PASSED AIRCRAFT AND DISAPPEARED ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY ON A HEADING OF 24 DEGREES. (4) FLIGHT PATH OF OBJECT APPEARED HEAD-ON IN STRAIGHT FLIGHT PASSING THROUGH CENTER OF OBSERVERS SCOPE. IN A SECOND OR TWO OBJECT CHANGED DIRECTION ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY AFTER PASSING AIRCRAFT WESTERLY DIRECTION. (5) OBJECT WAS OBSERVED FOR 15 SECONDS BY THREE OBSERVERS ON THE ASB-4 AND APPEARED SCOPE ONE SECOND OR 3 SWEEPS ON THE TAIL GUNNER SCOPE. (4) OBJECT IMPRESSION WAS AIR ELECTRONICS ONLY - PICKED UP ON ASB-4 AND APPEARED SCOPE AND IFF RADAR SCOPE. (5) NO OTHER OPTICAL AIDS USED. (2) OBSERVATION WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR ONLY, OF B-52 AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE 37,000 FEET, WITH A HEADING OF 222 DEGREES. SIGHTING REPORTED TO "WERE CCS", ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER SIGHTING-SAPPING REPORTED NO OBSERVATION ON UNUSUAL ACTIVITY, X. ONLY OTHER AIR- CRAFT IN AREA HAD ALREADYCLEARED THE RANGE AND WAS HEADING IN WESTERLY DIRECTION-HOWEVER NO VISUALLY OBSERVED. NO VISUAL SIGHTING WAS OBSERVED BY OTHER CREW MEMBERS. THE OBJECT MOVED ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 22 DEGREES DISAPPEARING INTO THE CENTER OF THE SCOPES IN APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS WHAKOM-T APPARENTLY PASSED OVER OR UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.