PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781979

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONLafayette Louisiana

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
9 November 1957 Lafayette, Louisiana Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 09/1515Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
No Icivdian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5 minutes one stationary
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS T. COMMENTS
Round object, 7 inches in diameter. Round object, inches in diameter. Specular reflection of balloon
Appearance of silver dollar, very bright. Appearance of silver dollar, very bright. launched from nearby area and
Stationary and just seemed to fade away caught by sun's rays. Winds fm
NW to SE.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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E. A. NOTHING
S. A. NONE
1D. A. NONE -
1. A. HATHES, CLYDE H. SENIOR CONTROLLER NEW ORLEANS CAA.
NO REMARKS.
12. A. NONE
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, A. ROUND SEVEN INCHES IN 1, A. ROUND SEVEN INCHES IN DIAMETER DIAMETER
(SUN
B. LIKE SILVER DOLLAR.
C. REAL BRIGHT
D. ONE -1 OD frcalpt
E. NCNE
F.NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. WAS STAYING STATIONERY, COMPARED WITH THE SMOKE OF THE
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