AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT: Unidentified Flying Objects in USA

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-129-50) dated 18 May 1950, produced by the Intelligence Division of Headquarters MATS. It summarizes five alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects reported by various MATS units between 29 March and 17 April 1950. The report includes specific details regarding a sighting on 10 April 1950 at Brookley Air Force Base, Alabama, where the 1919th AACS Squadron reported a steady light moving at a 45-degree angle, visible for approximately three seconds. Additionally, the document contains detailed summaries of information from the 112th CIC Detachment regarding multiple sightings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the same date. These reports describe an egg-shaped object, colored firey greenish-purple, moving at high speeds (estimated between 600 and 800 mph) with a buzzing sound resembling a large engine exhaust. Witnesses, including a retired Deputy Marshal and a school principal, provided accounts of the object's flight path, which was generally west to east. The document includes a map of New Orleans illustrating the observers' positions and the object's trajectory. The reports emphasize that the weather was clear and visibility was good at the time of the sightings. The document is marked as unclassified and includes instructions for downgrading at three-year intervals and declassification after twelve years per DOD DIR 5200.10.