UFOB Sighting Report — New Orleans, Louisiana, 14 November 1953

This document is a military teletype report concerning an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UFOB) sighting that occurred on November 14, 1953, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A civilian witness, identified as an artist working at the corner of Royal and Conti Streets, reported observing two silver, pancake-shaped objects positioned one above the other at an approximate 2 o'clock position. The witness noted that one of the objects initially appeared spherical before banking and assuming a pancake shape similar to the other. The objects were described as moving slowly in a northwest direction toward Baton Rouge. The witness was still observing the objects when they went inside a building to use a telephone. The report includes detailed meteorological data for the time of the sighting, noting clear conditions. The official conclusion provided by the military authorities suggests that the objects were likely two helicopters, which had been reported by the New Orleans Naval Tower in the same vicinity at the time of the sighting. The report posits that the visual characteristics described by the witness were the result of the helicopters reflecting sunlight. The document is marked as unclassified and includes standard declassification instructions under DOD Directive 5200.10.