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TYPE OF OBSERVER: Motion picture projectionist, his young girlfriend, his two male friends (a fruit farmer and a plumber), and his parents. TACTICS: The bluish white light appeared overhead, traveling southeast to northwest; it stopped and then descended to treetop level, then climbed again to about an elevation of 20°; it came down again and disappeared behind some trees; later, a red object about the size of a grapefruit appeared two feet above the ground, followed by a white object three feet above the ground; the two objects moved smoothly with the speed of a bicycle, merged into one object, then split again into two objects; after a few seconds the red object disappeared; later on, while the observers were sitting in their car, four objects suddenly appeared behind their vehicle; two of them red and two white; one red and one white object moved along each side of the road at about the same height at which the observers were seated. COMMENT: The observers were frightened and fled. When they returned with the projectionist's parents, no red and white objects were in evidence but the bluish white glow with the faint rotating beacon was still there. After taking the parents and girlfriend home, the three young men returned to the area. The bluish white light had disappeared. DURATION: Total of 38-plus minutes at different times. NUMBER OF OBSERVERS: Total of six at different times. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: Seven. OBSERVER RELIABILITY: According to the Air Force investigator: "Witnesses appeared to be sincere in their observation." SHAPE: Lights of various colors; no defined shape observed. DIMENSIONS: Not determined. COLOR: One bluish white light with a faint rotating beacon inside, three red and three white lights. SOUND: None. ALTITUDE: From quite high to treetop level to two feet above the ground. SPEED: From that of a jet-type aircraft to the slowness of an average bicycle in motion. TIME/PLACE OF SIGHTING: April 13, 1960, at 9:00 P.M. local time/LaCamp, Louisiana. DURATION: Approximately three seconds.