Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Alexandria, Louisiana, 17 November 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on 17 November 1954 in Alexandria, Louisiana. The witness, identified as a 1st Lieutenant and Dental Officer with the 401st Fighter Bomber Group, reported observing a single, cigar-shaped object with a hump in the middle. The object was described as red-orange in color and appeared to glow. The sighting lasted approximately 60 seconds during dusk. The observer noted that the object increased in speed after being first noticed and reflected sunlight. The witness was uncertain regarding any sound produced by the object. The report includes a detailed list of local air traffic for the day, noting various aircraft movements between 1606 and 1750 hours. The official conclusion reached by the military authorities was that the object was possibly an aircraft, though the data was deemed insufficient for a firm conclusion. The report explicitly states that because the sighting involved only one individual for a short duration, a follow-up field investigation was not considered necessary. The reliability of the observer was noted as unknown.