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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

File 517 — New Orleans, Louisiana, August 13, 1949

📅 August 13, 1949 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 📄 photographic record
New OrleansLouisiana1949photographic evidenceFile 517

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This document is a photographic file (File 517) from August 13, 1949, containing seven images of an unidentified physical object. It provides no descriptive context or analysis regarding the origin or nature of the object.

This document, identified as File 517, consists of a cover sheet dated August 13, 1949, referencing an incident in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a collection of photographic evidence. The file explicitly notes the inclusion of seven photographs. The visual materials provided in the document show a physical object, which appears to be a curved, possibly metallic or stone-like fragment, photographed against a scale. The object is shown from multiple angles, including side profiles and surface views. The photographs are marked with 'CONFIDENTIAL' and 'UNCLASSIFIED' stamps, indicating a change in status over time. Additionally, one page in the document contains a handwritten note referencing '11824', 'Wichita, Kansas', and the date '6/27/67', along with the number '24', which appears to be unrelated to the primary New Orleans file content. The document provides no narrative report, witness testimony, or official analysis regarding the nature of the object depicted in the photographs.