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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786624

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Orleans Louisiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE . ‘| 2. LOCATION

3. February 1957 New Orleans, Louisiana

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TimE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

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0D Air-Intercept Radar

5 PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
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tiNe Civilian

Was Astronomical ie teor
XProbably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

three seconds wo

9. COURSE Other

Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Two circular and flat objects, bright
with a greenish tinge. Objects flew
vertically, parallel with each other,
Objects were seen visually for three
seconds and disappeared over the hori-
zon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS

Description, duration, manner
Of disappearance and flight patch
indicate that this sighting was

probably caused by meteors.

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Flying Object, New Orleans, La, 7 Feb 57, Subj: Unidentifiod

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ATR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Office of Special ([nvastigations

IN REPLY REFER TO, oY Pe8 See: LBA SAN
furwsdale AFR, La
SPOT INTELLIGINCE HSPORT
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Ghiect, New cvicans, ioulsiana,

3 Feb 57

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ported observing two (2} unidentified flying obisets 1845 |;

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a. DESSRIPTICN OF CBJECTS: ee |
(1) Shave: Circular and flat.
(2) Size: Apneared approximately site of tanals ball. |

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be. DESCRIPTION ait Juucs* Oe ORJECTS 3 |

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(1) How noted: Attonticn oroneht Go otjscis
durirny, casual observation of alc.

(2) Anele of elevation acd az
observed, ti.c¢ oOnftisocs were evove observer
abouts 3 or wv Séec-rsos to the ¢aat of? reveioal
and procséilne nu an azgimith of abeut 1382
desreé3, ‘ia last observed, the obiests nud
moved ont of bis Line of visi.cen over tue norizon
on the some azimuth as wnerm cist ouselveds

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(3) Flight vath end maneuvers: Flisht ;ath was

stratcnt @a5 NO Maneuryers Yowe observes .

(4) Manner co Digaopearence; Cus of sicnt over
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) Length of time in sight: Zstimated thres (3)
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C. MANNER OF OSSERVATION:

(I)}<Ylanner: Growmd-visual.

; (2) Optical aids: ‘fone.
@. ‘TiME AND DATE OF SIGITING:

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(2) Longitude: 30 degrosa 5 minutes.

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g. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOST AT Tink AND PLuAve, GR STICHTING’

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(1) Weather (verv@QQQMMMMB): Cleor

(2) Weather (per fiic-s of 1. 3. ‘ieati.cr Burean,
Wew Crigan:, la.

(a) Wind Direstior: South, Southwest

(bo) Wind Velocity:

1 Surface: Nine (9) mots per hour as of
1905 nours ot seeiatl Oh,

2 Aloft: Only reading avallable was taken
at 15CC how's at maximum alti tude of 8000
feet where winds were 21 mots from 250
degrees, By interpolation on - Kap Pre}
sording renudinusgs from other sites at 1830
hovrs o “éoeuary, 1% was estimated that
winds at 10, 20 and 30 thousand feat
altituece weuls have been from the seme
general dirasction at about she same velocity,

(c) Celling: Cenerally wilimited,
{dad} Visibility: Twelve (12) miles.
(ej) Amount of cloud cover: .2
(f) Thunderstorms and precipitation: Nome,
Be. Gu svab ACTIVITY TY AREA: None
L.° ‘SXISTINCE CY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: None
Je ' AIR TRAPFIC IN AREA AT TIsE OF SIGHTING:
None other obssrved by Mr agin

S.. OSI COMMENT: The agent who intervicwed Mr, 7 =:
as very conerent and articulate in expr aininge his
aopeared to be adove averare in intelligence,

Beoause this office has no further Pen cea as to aE? .
backgroimd or veracity, } his svalvation as 4 gcourcs cannot bs mada,

4. ACTION: By copy of shis letter, th- Coomandar, Keaslar

hir Force Sase, Miasi saison is being Informed of thia matter. WNo

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further action is Contemplared by this Obistric MLE39 Other.
wise rsqaqueste2d on Airesested,
ccs Dir Os CwLGHi . SCOVET

Condr, Keesier i
AFS, Mississippi ty

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