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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
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| 22 Anpol 1950 15/05302) 9 New’Crleans, Lecictons
. SOURCE . 10, CONCLUSION
Civilian » Probable A/C sighting. Could be seaplane landing on lake,

. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 sccends

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground visual’

7, COURSE
Scuth

8. PHOTOS

11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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Witness ewakened in bed by wife who observed object through
window, Dark red er orange object just ever the lake. Looked
like a small sunset. Completely round. Observed in NW at etimat
distance of 2 miles. Passed through 15 degrees of ac. descendinz

at speed of A/C landing. estimated duration 10 seconds.

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0 Yes
__ i] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

D Yes
«2 No

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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

Or 15 April 1950, ur. SRO, aemeianiiees, vex orleans,
Louisiana, was interviewed after stating that he had sighted an unidentified serial
object, and the following description was given:

4. Date of observation: 12 April 1950. Date of Interviews 12 April
1950, 3

2. Exact time of observation (local): Approximately 2350 hours.

3S. Place of observation: De IED Orleans, Louisiana.

(Mr. esidence, the place of observation, is lecated direstly behind the
levee o e Pontchartrain).

Posi erver: Viewed through soreen of open window of
residence at New Orleans, Louisiena, (Hammond road)..

6. that attracted attention to objects kr, I os lying in bed and
had just dozed off when he was awakened by his wife who saw the object first and
drew his attention to it.

6. Number of objects and sketch of formetion of groupings One (1).
(See sketch of object),

7. Apparent size: Approximtely three (3) feet in diameter.

8. Color of object: Dark orenge or red. Looked like a sunset over
water. ny

9.Shapes Completely round. Appeared to be shaped like a ball.

10. Altitude: Approximately 300 feet. Mrd@iiiiobserved the object
to be at a thirty (50) degree angle.

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ll. Direction from observers Northwest.

12. Distance from observers Approximately two (2) miles.

15. Direction of flight of object: Moving from north to south. First
sav at 275 degrees northwest. Last saw object at 260 degrees southwest.

14. Time in sight: Approximately ten (10) seconds. dais
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15. Speeds Approximately the speed of an airplane landing.
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Sound and odors None,

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Trails None.

18. Luminosity: None.
19. Projections: None.

20. Maneuvers; Sailing steadily toward shore of Lace Pontchartrain,
gradually losing altitude until it landed. After landing, it appeared to hesitate
@ second or two and vainly tried to rise, lifting itself a little distance, then
falling back to earth (or water), hesitated another second and tried to rise again.
It fell again and seemed to more or roll a short distance and come to a standstill.

21. Y4anner of disappearance: There was a faint reflection, appearing
as though from behind the levee, and then all went dark.

22. Effect on cloudss None,

23. Additional information concerning object: Mr. SQ after seeing
the object, traveled approximately four (4) miles up the lakes in an automobile
trying to locate the object. At no time during the time ir. observed the
object did it lose shape or color. Observer is of the opinion that the object may
have been made of plastic and in the shape of a balloon as the color was very wiform

and the object appeared to be a perfect ball of orange or red, with no glare of light
emanating from it.

24. Weather conditions and light at time of sighting: As appeared to
observer - fairs; clears no moon observed; no winds; lots of stars; no clouds.

According to the United States Weather Bureau, at 2330 hours, on the
night of 12 April 1950, the wind was blowing west four (4) miles per hour; sky was
thinly overcast; lower broken clouds at 9000 feet; visibility was ten (10) miles.

25. Wame and address of observer: lire Harol » J

New Orleans, Louisiana (Hammond road). Ur. Qe wife observed the object also,
and her obsarvation of the object was the same as that of ir. aie

Occupation and hoobies: Clerk, Sewerage and Water Soard, liew Orleans,

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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION

Did observer wear glasses: Both Mr. and Mrs. usually wear
ordinary reading glasses, but were not wearing glasses during their observetiorn of
the object. Mr. @ggUMMMstated that last fell (1949) he was iying in bed gearing out
of the same window from which he observed the object on the night of 12 April 1950,
and noticed what he first thought was ea light from a plane flying et an altitude of
approximately 1500 feet. He remembered that lights on planes go on and off. Since
the light hé saw was continuous, he did not believe the object to be the light of a
plane. THe watched the object until it went out of sight. lio report was made of that

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