PROJECT 10073 RECORD — Lafayette, Louisiana, 27 September 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sighting that occurred on September 27, 1954, at approximately 0150 hours near Lafayette, Louisiana. The report documents an observation of three round, orange objects moving in a straight flight path parallel to the horizon. The observation was reported by both civilian and military sources. Specifically, the pilot of aircraft AF2713, who was flying west of Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the time, provided an account of the event. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities, based on the pilot's report, was that the objects were a large meteor. The document includes technical data regarding the weather conditions at the time of the sighting, noting a visibility of 12 miles and scattered cloud cover. The report was processed through the Maxwell Flight Service Center and directed to the Air Defense Command, the Air Technical Intelligence Center, the Director of Intelligence at HQS USAF, and the 33rd Air Division at Tinker Air Force Base. The report confirms that no photographs were taken and no physical evidence was recovered.