PROJECT 10073 RECORD ~ 1. :>Are Tin.~ caouP 2. LOCATION New Orleans 10. CONCLUSION ~ Ci,"ilian ~ 4. "'U~3ER OF 03Ji:CTS 'S. LENGTH OF OaSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS )Q-40 secor.ds l'his object aw eared to be round or oval in sPa.pe and -vta s r-6.-T_Y_P_E_O_F_o_a_se_R_V_A_T_IO-N--+T~lloving in a northerly direction and had a very bright appearance l'he ob~erver believed it to be the re!lectioo o! the sun's Ground-Visual rays on an airplane which was in a very steep banli. The object =-.-c=o=u::R:-:s::e:--------111 saw eared tram sight behind trees. I Northerly ~ 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IJaoo o.nd addross of obsorvor: N_,w Orleana, IA. Occup~tion ~d hobbi e s : S/ .A 9th D-os I Comments of Interrogator r o lo.tivo t.o intolliguncu and cho.r:1cto r of obsurvor(s) l!ARRATr~-: Sill.IhiARYs U~tCLJ\SSJF1 En I NCIDENT NO. 1. Date of Observation 7 July 1~ Date of Intervi~w 7 July 1949 2 . Exact Time ( l ocal) 0930 3 Place of Observati on N .. Orleana, La. 4. Posi t ion of obs erver 5 Yiliat att racted attention t o object Bright oolor 6. ~!umber of obj ects 1 7. Apparent size ot lar~ tranapol"t plane S. Color of object Bright ailYer 10. Alt itude 4SO 11. Direction from observe r 12. Distance from observer Approx1matelJ 13. Direction of flight of object(s ) lorth 1.4. Time in sight Jormal apeed ot airplara 16. Sound and odor BODe 1S. Lw. inos ity 19. Proje cti ons 20. lttneuvers 21. Manner of disappearance 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information concorning objoct 24. "!loo.the r Conditions CelliDC aDd T1alb1litr unl te4e 8oattere4 olowla 2,500' UNCLASSIFlED l~aoo o.nd address of obsorvers Occupation and hobbio s r New Orleana, I.A. lnauranoe Salemn Appear nliable Corrunonts of Interrogator r e lative te intolligonov and characte r of obsorvor(s ) a 11ARRA7Iv-: Stn!!UARY s hale 1 .r fi"OAl ~ ...... "aundtu! t. UNCL;\S3!c!r..-, v .JArcl. ..aah ait)l .. ill\. C ... .:.J,.DU&nl. u e Je Coa \.:iUMrct. he&a~ur:.en, ,.aanil\.,t.->D '' A. a a !n .lli(..snoe Ai LA l.ntQI"oeten ~ ..,1 ~ ial~n t...,ftj ia .QrJi . iuDAl 4 .ailed 1nt' rnA ~an &8 cuulneu by '..c.e u~a~r r~.iYw ~o W1a aito~int 1n1~lall~ ro r.eu 8 (. 0 .,lou ~ Ov~la t acle 4 ut -:Jle ~ui4e .J at1~a~1on C\llonel, "'"'~ VII :J.:O S 'U 4'1 C AS r GUA.rJJ Cv u...u, Dfl I r U.J. Cuaat ~uard Headqurten, li'aahiug~n. D.(; Comnencung General A1r Ja;;eriel Collliecd "ri.;ht-~tteraoa .u.r Foroe liaae. Day\.on .Jhio. i:~. I.!CIAXo-} 1a ao w1 tb 1ne proYiaiou ot Air ln-;elligenoe .lequiJWAelll;a ~u \Ia t.umC.r ~ ou~erni~ Ule aubjcot there 11 torwarclecl herewl th a repc:r t ot the ait,Pt111 ot &D WlCODYeutlonl alroratt n er La.1ee Pontoharwaill l.ouiaiaa on 7 Jul7 1949. a, clireotion ot t r.e CG aAc~aD '- s. t. &u:.~.Jllll ~va. U:)CG Chiet. ln!.elligenoe and I&W EnfvJ"O~eD~ U:viaiOD REPORI' OF SIGH!' ING OF " FLYI11G DISCS" oq arHER PHENOir1ENA IN THE ATr~OSPHERE Location of sighting Elysian Fields Ave, between Gentill~ Road a nd Lake Fontchartrain, New Orleans, La. Weather conditions: Ceilirg and visibillt y unlimited_ scatte red clcuds at 2500' <EJECT SIGHTED Number One (i) Heading North Altitude 2000 ' Size Larger than a large a irplane Maneuverability Not reported Color Bright silve r Sound Not r Speed Not reported Exh~ust trail Not reported Address Occupation Immediately re~rted t o District Intelligence Officer, 8th ND and Intelligence Offic_e r 4th Army in New Orleans, La. Commander, USCG . Chief Search&Rescue Section RIADQUARTIRS UNITED STATES AIR FORCB THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Office of Special lnvestliations 9th OOI Du~ t r ict Barksdale AfB ~ tAl. l J So p t u1 tb u r 1 9<t9 SUBJ~CT: SIGHTlNG 01-FLYILLr DI SC New Or eans Loui lana, by SP:c!CIAL IN.c,UI RY -m;CQNVEHTIOI~AL R.IRCRAFT ConDnandine General Air Materiel Command r;ht-Pa tte rson !J.' B Dayton, Ohio 1. Transmitted h &rewith is Closed Report of Invest i - ation regardinG a bove Sub ject. 2 . ~th Distric t OSI contemplates no further invosti - gntion of the above Subject. Rpt of Invest ED./ \RD H . POPJ) t.Jajor, UShF District Commander HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS 000. 9 AKADB-I Unidentified Aerio.l P'nJJ~Qe/' SSIFl!?D Commanding Genera l ir Materiel Command Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio AT TENT ION: M. C I 25 Jttly 19t 9 The inclosed report re aorio.l ph enomenon observed by S/A, 9th OSI District (IG). at New Orleans, Louisiana, 7 July 1949. was submitted t o this office an d is boing f ol'\mr ded f or your infol1D.D..tion. FUR THE COialAUDING G.t. ffiRALa As sto.ted 1 &f'V"MAX H. GOO LER Colonel, GSC Aotg AC of S, G- 2 HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY 'ORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS SUBJECT z Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Commanding Gener a l ir Materiel C nd Wright Patterson l.ir Force Bnse Dayton, Ohio ATTENTION a M. C. I The inclosed repor t re aerial phenomenon observed by J at New Or l eans, Louisiana, on 7 July 1949. is forwarded f or your infonnation. FUR THE COAu:ANDING GEif~La ~11AX H . GOOLER Col onel, GSC Act g AC of S , G- 2 UNCv.SStflSD RIADQUARTIRS UlHtiW STATES AIR FORCB THE INSPECI'OR GENERAL Office of Sptc1al InvestiQations IN REPLY RErtR '10: 2 4 -25 9th OOI D1stnct Barksdale AfB SUDJECT: SIGHTII.G OI, },LYiliG .JISC New Orleans, Louis if..tna, commanding General Air Materiel Command Wrieht-Patterson Air Force Base ayton, Ohi o 1. Transmitted herewith is Closed Report of Investi- gation regarding ubove Subject. 2. 9th District OSI does not contecp1ate any furthor action in the above case. Rpt of Invest (2) EDHARD H. FORD Major, US.lF District Commander UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPEL TOR G:NERAL OFFICE OF SP~Cit-.l INVtSTIGATlONS 51 H DISTRICT FILE NO. DATE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPCTOR GENERAL Of'PICIE Of" SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 13 September 194 REPORT OF INVESTIGATION REPORT NAOE 8Y ALVIN E. CAMBRE TITU REPOR r MADE AT SIGHTING OF FLYING DISC on 7 July 1949, at Barksdale AFB, La. New Orle by OFFICE OF ORIGIN Barksdale AFB, La. CHARACTEft SPECIAL IN~UIRY -UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT IU:FERENCE None. This is an initial report. on the morning of 7 July 1949, at a pproximately 0915 hours, the writer observed, at the foot of Prytania street near the Mississippi River, an object in the sky which was approxima'tely one a nd one-half (li) miles east at approximately twenty-five hundred ( 2500) feet alti- tude. This object appeared to be round or oval shape and was moving in a northerly direction and had a v ery bright a ppearance. When the writer first sighted this object, it was believed to be the reflection of the sun rays on an airplane which was in a very steep barut. The object remained in view for about thirty (30) or forty (40) seconds at which time it disappeared from sight over some trees. The fact that the shape of this object remained unchanged for such a long perio of time caused the writer to believe that the reflection was not caused by conventional type aircraft. ebWNGru. ,, ... ~G, AMC, Wright- Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio (Action cy w/1ncl) 2 BQ OSI w/1ncl 2 3d Region Cononander Conm:aanding General Air Materiel Command wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio (Info Cy w/incl) 1 EDWARD R. FORD Major, USAF ReplaCII AJ'081 Form 4, 13 1 . 1 . -llllllf Pe1n11 CWPICI UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS Incident No. 1. Date of observation 7 July 1949 Dato of Interview 7 July 1949 2, Exact t~e of observation {loc~l) 0930 ,. Place of obs'3rvntiona Fill.1lore and Elysio.n Fields Avenues, Hew Orleans , (Map Coordinates) Louis i ana 4, Position of observer {air, car, bldg, location or give det ails:) Autanobile 5. What attracted ~ttention to objecta Bri&ht col or 6. Number of objects and sketch of for.mation or grouping: One (1) object. 1. Apparent size (compare t o known object, i . e . , s un, moon , thumb or fist at arms length): Size of large transport plane. 8, Color of objecta Bright silver 9, Shape (give graphic description -compa.r e with kno\'m object) a Smpe of lO. Altitude {Angle of elevation a.bove h orizon-0 ~t horizon, 90 over hea.d ) a forty-five (45) degree angle. 11. Direction from observer {Angl e clockvns~ from north)a North 12. Distance from observer (disto.nce to tovm, bldg, etc., over vrhich obj ect appeared to be)a Approximately tr;o (2} blocks. 13. Direction of flight of objoct {s}a NOrth 14. Timo in sighta Approximatoly three (3) minutes Spood (timo to cover given angular distanoe)a an alrplane. Sound and odora No sound or odor. About the normal speed of 17. Trail (color, length, width, persistence, etc.) NO trail. 18. Luminosity (visible by reflection, i~ca.ndc~oonco, other - dogr oo of brilliance) a Very bri~ht and shiny. Projeotiens (fins, wings, lto.nCJuvors (turns, climbs, Climbi ng slovrly. reds, a.ntonnao, canopie s , otc.)au ~rojectionn "'-vos, oto -skoteh of flie;ht path) a ------- UN CLASS I F1 En IDNCLASSJFl~r. GUIDE TO INVESTIGATION (Cont'd) Incident No. 21. Mnnne r of disappearance : Gradually disappeared. 22. Etfoct on cloudsa No clouds. 23. Addi tion.o.l inte nno.t1en concerning object: Uoo.thor conditions a nd light o.t time of sightinga .7eather condition was clear 25. No.mo nnd address of obsorvor r !Jon Orleans. Louisiana. Occupation o.nd h obbies: Insurance salesman. Hoobies: Study of bir ds. Comments of interrogator r olo.tivo t o int elligence ~nd cho.r o.ctor of observe r (chock neighbor s , police de pt, FBI recor ds, umployor, e t c . ) ted h e wished this infonno. tion kept i n strictest confidence since if di~l d i t would ~dverse ly a ffect h i s cmolovmen t . For this reason no ne1gnborhood clieck vro.s ma~e. lnformat1on wn.s g1ven to this rvor wea r glo.s sos, ospocia.lly pole. r e i d gl a s sos nt time of sight- ing, or vms object viovrod t h r ough canopy, window, or other t r a nspo.r ont mo.torial? Observer did not wear glasses and has 20/20 vision office on the above~entioned basis. the follo\ving a gencies were checked on 8 July 1949. th negative r esults. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Nen Orleans. Louisiana Local Police, New Orleans. Louisiana. UNCLASS1F1EU UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GE N ERAL OP'P'ICE OP' SPECIAL INVESTI GATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION SIGHTIHG 0? !"'LYING DISC On 7 July 1949, At I~ew Orleans ui~ia REPORT lo4ADE IY REI'ORf MADE AT 3arlcsdal e A Of1'1CE OF ORIGIN DO '!9, Bar!csdo.le .('J"'B, La. None. Thi s is an initial r e ort. At approximately 0930 hours, 7 July 1949, while ,... dovrn ~1 ian Fi e ds i n a northerly d ire ctio11., !.:r . l~uvr Orleans , La. 1 s ir;hted an object wh c remel y brit h t in color and the shape of a cir;ar. The object \ru s -cravelin~ at the te of speed of a transport ,t)l a ne , j,toving broadside in a north~rly directi on, directly overhf::ad. t!r. could not identify the objoct by any markinGs or comv~re its shape with anything ho had ever seen in the a i r . iir. followed this object while driving his car for about two (2) miles. The object a ppeared to Bain altitude and speed as it disa ypeared to a pinpoint f rom h i s siht. DISTIUIUTlOfl a, AJ.!C, \'!ric.;ht- Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio (Action Cy w/incl) 2 HQ. OSI vrjincl 2 3 d Re g i on Commander DO #5, ( Ini'o Cy Commanding General Air Materiel Cor.unand Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio ED~IARD R . PORD Major, USaF Dbrrfd Commcmdtr. lfNQ FOlll 1 . I . MWUIIIIIIIT NIUIIII oniCI &.c;sENTIAL ~EMENTS OF I~TFORI1ttiTION (Re Sighting(s ) of Unidentified Aerial Object (s) "ROJECT "SIGN" 1. Date or eighting -7 J u l y 1949 2. Time of eighting -0930 (Sonal by 24 hr clock} 3. Where si~hted: (1) City, town -New Orleans, Louisiana Distance an:i direction from city or town, road, intersection, etc. -Appr ox. 4 or 5 milus from center of New Orleans, La. From building ( story), yard, etc.-observed ,,hile cu:.1.ving on Elys ian Fiel ds, going in a northerly airectio n Map coordinates ( if feasible) showing latitude am longi t\da (not applicabl e ) b. Air . (no t appli.caole ) (1) Type aircraft, speed, altitude, direction of ni~ht Distance and.direction from city, town or known landmark Clock position or ob.1ect from obs,~rver 's aircraft IAtitme and longi tme c. Sea (not pplicable) (1) Latitude and longitl.de (2) Proximity t~ lam . (Name city, country, etc.) 4. ~\ITlber or objec ta . -One ( 1) a. Formation type (1! any) (Sketch if possible) (no~ applicu.b.L.e) 5. Distar:.e or object fran observer object north~rly direc~ion (same oirection a. Laterally or horizontalq .. b. Angle or elewtion from horizcn c. Al.titme About 2000 ft. vms ~raveling in a as observer) U~JCltr ... AGENT's IOTE: Observe r was asked to give this AGent the approx. altitud e of an airp lane which was f lyins by a t t i me of i n terv i e w. Observer stated p l ane was about 2000 ft. Agents b elie ved p l ane to be b e t ween 5 ,000 and 6 ,000 ft. wbich.woul~ mako observer' s rrNC[ASSIFlED Essential Elements of Info Project "Si,n" 6. Time in sight About thre~ (3) minutes 1. Appearance of object a. Color -silver, lwninous (v~:r bright) b. Stvtpe (sketch if pos~ible) "cig ar" shap e , travelinb broadsi d e e. Apparent construction (trAnslucent) Coul d not be determinud. EstimP.ted size compared to a big bombe r or a t rans port Size as it appeared !ran observer's view (Compared to known object) {as above) 8. Direction or fiight North 9. Tactics or manewers a. Vertical ascent or descent, horizontal, oscillP.ting, fiuttering, evasive, a~ressive, erratic, etc. L~vel flit,h t , app~ari to gain altitude and sp~ed as object ~ft observe r ' s sig ht. lo. Evidence or exhaust None a. C.Olor or smoke b. Length ~nd width c. Odor (it any) d. Rat.e ot evaporation e. Does tr;sil v!'lry with sound? {spurts) 11. Ertect on clouds ( No Clouds) ". Opened path thru elo\ds b. Formed cloud or mists c. Renee ted on clowt d. Shosun thru cloud 12. Lights None a. Renected or attocbed b. L\lllinous . Ui~CLASSif-iED c. Blinked on and ott in relation to speed UNCLASSIFlED Eesenti~l Elements of Into Project "!3IGN" 12. SuppOrt -apparently n one b. Aerodynamic lift of fuselage o Vertic~l jet d, Rota ti~ cylinder or cone e. Aerost~tic lift (balloon or dirigible) 14 Propulsion -None visible a, Propeller or jet c. erod) mic v~nes (flaoping nr oscillating) (Katz Hayer ertect) d. Visible exhAust or jet opanifl!S 15~ Control and etabili ty -could not be determined Stabilizers (horizontal or vertical) Air du::ts