Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incident Report: Aerial Explosion near Pilottown, Louisiana, 18 November 1964
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This document is an Air Force incoming message reporting an aerial explosion observed near Pilottown, Louisiana, on 18 November 1964. The event remains unidentified due to insufficient data, with meteor or satellite reentry suggested as possibilities.
On 18 November 1964, at 1135Z, an aerial explosion was observed in the vicinity of Pilottown, Louisiana. The event was reported by personnel at the Mississippi Bar Pilot Station and was also witnessed by individuals aboard the SS Polarlacht, a vessel traveling up the Mississippi River. The explosion was estimated to have occurred at an altitude between 30,000 and 35,000 feet. Air Traffic Control in New Orleans confirmed that there were no aircraft reported in the area at the time of the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the event could have been caused by a meteor, the reentry of a satellite, or a pyrotechnic munitions explosion, but ultimately, there was insufficient data to provide a definitive explanation.
Possible explosion from Meteor or reentry of Satellite. Possible munitions (pyrotechnic) explosion. Insufficient data for evaluation.
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Official Assessment
Possible explosion from Meteor or reentry of Satellite. Possible munitions (pyrotechnic) explosion. Insufficient data for evaluation.
An aerial explosion was observed at an estimated altitude of 30,000 to 35,000 feet near Pilottown, Louisiana. No aircraft were reported in the area by Air Traffic Control.
Witnesses
- Personnel on shipSS Polarlacht