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CASE REFERENCE6969031

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONShreveport Louisiana

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5. PHOTOS | 6 SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes QO Probably Astronomical
OMe lCivilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 6 gel) RS Ce SS ast
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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surrounded py vapor. No exhaust or
sound,

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION

12, CONCLUSIONS

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7 December 1957 Shreveport Louisiana —
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glowing all over with a number of knobs
on sides of the object. No exhaust or
sound, Traveling east and appeared to
be rotating as it moved.

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