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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
15 February 1955 New Orleans, Louisiana 0 Probably Batloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local. XCC Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
D Probobly Aircraft
GMT. GMT 16/00477 0 Air-Visual D Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar DX Poasibiy areran Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 8. SOURCE Was Astronemino Wos Astroneminol
Ys Yes 000 Probgbiy Astrommisal Probgbiy Astromomisal
XTNo XTNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomicol
7. 7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficiont Dota for Evaluotion Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
4 minutes one ENE
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A yellowish orange light moving A yellowish orange light moving in onle in onle Possibly a/c. Possibly a/c.
direction, wavering direction, wavering to one side. Was to one side. Was
blinking when faded blinking when faded from view.
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C. YELLOWISH ORANGE GLOW
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A- THE GLOW OF THE OBJECT.
B. MOVING EAST NORTH EASTERLY DIRECTION AT 45 DEG.
C. LOST ON HORIZON IN SAME DIRECTION
D. MOVING IN ONE DIRECTION WAVERING TO ONE SIDE
NO NOTICEABLE MANEVERS.
E. BLINKING AND FADING FROM VIEW.
F. FOUR MINUTES.
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A. GROUND VISUAL
D. NONE B. NONE
C. N/A C. N/A
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D. MILITARY
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B. 180 DEGRESS 9 KNOTS
230 DEGRESS 15 KNOTS
250 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
260 )) DEGREES 30 KNOTS
280 DETREES 30 K KNOTS
290 D DEGREES 40 KNOTS
270 1 270 DEGREES 60 KNKTS 60 KNKTS
320 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 320 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
C. 6 THOUSAND SCATTERED C. G T THOUSAND SCATTERED
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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
15
February 1955 New Orleans, Louisiana 0 Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 16/00h72 Feb 55 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Approx Four (4) Mimutes Approx Four (4) Mimutes One (1) NE NUE Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (1) objeet, round, orange orred, the size One (l) objeet, round, orange orred, the size Investigated by Flight 2-C with the
of a pin head at arms length was observed by conclusion that the object in question
four (h) people at the time of the Mardi Cras was a l was a balloon released during the
celebration. Mardi Gras celabration.
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
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