PROJECT 10073 RcCO~D ' 1. OJ-7E TIM~ GROUP 2. LOCATION New Orleqns, Louisiana ~._ souacf 1 civilian ~ ~ ~\J~OER Of OoJ&:CTS 10. CONCLUSION 5. LENGTH OF OoSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 30 sec to 5 min Object was 'larger than a small airplane. It was a luminous ~-------------------4~ray color. Seemed to be traveling faster than an aircraft. '6. TYPE OF 03SERVATION [}; aaweared behind a building. Gfound-Visual i1 CO\iRSc IG. PHOTOS : 9. PHYSICAL cVI;>cNCE PC\ f.;O L. Eszontio.l E.ltsments of Info Projoat "SIG~I" 19. l~rmor of disappear a nc9 Descende d v ery slowly a nd faded out, never reached the earth . a . Expl ode Possibility of fra gments (2) Other physical ovid once b. Faded f rom view o . Disappo~red behind obstacle Relative to tho obser ve r Mrs. -Age 65 Jloreauvi~le, Louisiana Ocoupo.tion Bouaewi.fe Placo of business Morea uville, La., 50 north of Highwa7 30. a . Employer or etaployoe 5 Hobbies Bone a. Ti~e enga ged i n hobby ( experience) Is observer amateur astronomer , pilot, enGineer, etc.! 6. .Abilit~, to determine Boranl b. Spoed of movi ng objects o. Sir.e at distance Rolinbilitv of obse r ve r n . Sources Neighbor X Police Dept F JI r e cor ds lesontia l Elements of Info Project "SIGN" Notes r e lative to observe r on n. Sightint;s in e;onor a l No reason to douo't ooserver 's in1'ormation be HO'i/ attention wns dr~wn to object (s) Glint of light Observer's attention drawn object's brilliant reflection. Witnesses Mr. son of Mrs a. Addresse s Moreauville, La. to object by b. Ooou?o.tion .\sst. Mgr. La E].ectric & Ice co., Mensura, La. o. Reliability Uaually reliable. Corrments of interrogator r o ir.tolligenco and char o.otcr of person interrogated subject apparently physica~ly and mentally alert, ~ddle class of people, French by nationality, emotionally stable. Relative t~ Rada r SiGhtings 1 1. Re ro.do.rs now operating on gr ound ~. Obsorvo.tions of r nngo, spoed, altitude and size of t a r get be Doos to.rget exocuto any turns? what ro.dius of turn. If r adi us did the tar~ot sta y in tho turn If so, who.t angl o (l:-o ), otc., and of turn is not obsorvnblo , how long and who.t wo.s its speed ? Nato particularly any separ~tion of distQnt tnrg~t into sep~ration of a distant target into several t c rgets upon approach. Track all if possible. . If airborne whon object s i ghted a. Woro thoro any radar inductions or extr a noi se on radio circuits be Givo estimntos of sizo, spood, maneuvers, etc. UNCUt.SSlFlED 1. Teletype sequencos of loca.l vr.J:lthor conditions 2 . ninds a loft report Loco 1 f l i:;ht s ohcdulo 3 of fl:inG i n vici:1it~r at t o col!1:'lor cia 1, ti~.o. (Chock ;1riv.:o.t e and milit : rv Cano.di a n act i vi tv if c. i r c r .:-.ft cl~"'~sJ to L~. Possible relcasuG of testi~e; dovices i n vicinit y sent aloft ~y Ordnonce, Nr.vy, J.irt;sorco, Army, Weatl1or Units, i~es0o.rch Orsa n5.zo.tio1a or 2ny other If object contacted earth , obt:1in soil sr.:nnl c:l within O.!':d YTit!~out d'l- pression or spot where ob~ect landed (e~n~ t hen pros1U1'lilbly der>.:.rt~d) f or purpose of lil.akins com:~o.rison of soils 6. If object carne sufticiontl y nsc.r other o.irc r aft or ,::no-..m objects chock surfaces with Gei;er counter~ for pos:iible r adioactivity . ;Jake com:}urisons with other unaff0cted aircr.l.!'t objecta, etc. 7 Obtnin photographs (or oricina l nogativ0s) where availabl e ; if not, soct1r c sketches of b. Surrounding t errain -:;here obscrv0d c. Pln ce whe r e it oo:tto.ctod earth (if thi s h:>.ppenod) d. !~no:tvers e Forrr.a tion i!' objects vroro more the n two ~. Ito cure si:;ned at~ tenent 9 Obtain frag:nent s or ph~rsical evidence wher e possible 10. ~o.s any radio antenna to that might ~4esumably be b o observed , (nn~ .. ~">rejections or e;:tan sions construed a s UNCLASSIFIED I NCIDENT NO. 402 1. Date of Observation 17 July 1949 Date of Intervit)W 21 July lJ4J 2. Ex~ct Time {local) 2045 3 Place of Observation 4. Posit ion of observe r 2nd 1-'l oo: l;tillttry of hous~ at o.bove audre~s 5 Y~at att racted attention to object 6. ~:umber of objects 1 1 Apparent size Larr;er than small ti.irpl~De g. Color of object Luminoua e;re.y 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observe r 12. Distance from observe r 13. Direction o f flight of object{s) Southeast 30 S.oonda 1.4. Time in sibht Paater than normal speed of airplano 16. Sound and odor Sh~ but not brilliant 19. Project ions Fin&er-like projeot1ona trom eaoh end. 20. Maneuvers Objeot umulated on a atrair,ht line or flight. 21. Manner or disappoaraneo Behind build1zlc 22. Ef feet on Cloud a lcme 23. Additional information concorning objoct 24. Woo.thor Conditione Dark, brlpt aoon and atara UNCLJ\SSIFlED [tlr..o a nd o.ddruss of obsJrVi>r: Dr. , t .o w Orlo!i.t.s , La. Occup~tion ~d hobbi o s : Aaaooiate Prof. of Amto. ~. La. : tnto 5 ol.ool of !:edi ine Collect i on of ...... ~rly HIDO riolln portrtd ta Comments of InterroGator r o lutivo to intollig~ncv and ch~ractc r of obs~rvor(s) Kxoellent churaot<,r, 1~ot one to exaf':'"e rl.ito, \'teu.ra Gltuiaeo, oorreotint; vision HARRAT!\"".: Sill~iARY , ~:or.e UNCU\Sc;IF . IJNCLASSh . INCIDENT NO. 1. Date of Observation 17 July 1949 Date of Interview 2. Exact Time (local) 2030 3 Place of Observation .\.loxtu,.dr ia Lou a in na 4. Position of observer Front poroh at above addre11 5 Y~at attracted attention to object Number of objects Apparent size 1Dohe1 in diameter 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observe r !Torthwe1t 12. Distance from observer Four H11ea - 13. Direction of flight of object(s) 14. Time in sight Fiw minutee 16. Sound and odor 18. Lnminos ity Veey br1111nt 19. Project ions 20. Maneuvers 21. Manner of disappearance Behind o1ouda 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information concorning objoct 24. ?loathor Conditions Dirk, no .aoD, o1ear with aoatt.red o1ouda UNITED STATES AIR FORC E THE INSPEC T O R GE N ERAL OI"I"ICE 01" SPEC I A L INVCSTIGATIO N S REPORT OF INVESTIGATION PROJECT "SIGN" UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHE!NOMENON i'rf'f>RT M AO BY DONALD V. OWENS a Aueust 1949 REPORf MADE AT DO #9, Barksdale AFB, La. OFFICE OF ORIGIN Barksda~e~AF =B~,-=ra ----- None. This is an initial report. This investigation was conducted at the request of the District Commander, 9th OS! District, upon receipt of information tha t an unidentified aerial phenomenon was sighted over Moreauville, La., Investigation at Moreauville, La., revealed that Mrs. had, at approximately 0105 hours, 18 July 1949, sighted an obj c which she described as being a brilliant, gol~en color and was moving very slowly, even slower than a person could walk, from east to west and about the size of an ordinary dessert plate CG, wright-Patterson AFB (Action Cy) 3 ACIIOM CtJII'Y FORWARDED TO CouDhanding General Air Materiel Command wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio EDWARD R. R>RD Replaa AJ'OSI J'orm t. P1U STAMI' 1. This investigation was conducted at the request of ~he Commanding Officer, 9th District OS!, upon receipt of information that an unjdentified aerial phenomenon had been seen a t approximately 0105 hours on the morning of 18 July 1949 , at Mor~auville, La. 2. On 27 July 1949, Mrs. wa s interviewed at her home located three-fourths (3/4) m1 e southwest or Moreauville, Louisiana, along State Highway 30. Mrs. related that at appro~imately 0105 hours, 18 July 194~, she arose rrom her bed and at the time she stood up by the side of her bed, a very brilliant light reflected through the s outh window of her bedrooc and attract- ed her attention. Mrs. explained that she observed this object which appeared to be a ve~y golden color and was moving trom east to west. This object a ppeared to be-moving very slowly, as slow as a person could walk or from two (2) to five (5) miles per hour. This object was observed for approximately four (4) or tive (5) minutes, and in an effort to determine whether or not the object could have been a t1 or falling star, Mrs. called her son, from the next room. Her son diately arose and came to the window and observed the object w1 her for approximately five or six m1nu~es more. Mrs. tated that prior to the object's disappearance it made a very slight descent and then appeared to fade out. Mrs. related that at the time she sighted ~he above ooject, the weather was fair and warm and there were no clouds in sight, the moon was shining quite brightly. Mrs. ould not estimate the distance and angle of the objec , guratively speaking, but she was able to thoroughly describe tne approximat~ location from her bedroom window. Mrs. further stated that the object she sighted did not perfo~n any tactics or maneuvers but moved very slowly and did not seem to rotate. This ooject was about the size ot an ordinary dessert plate. FOR CO~mANDING GENERAL, \VRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, DAYTON, OHIO: TWo (2) copies ot 8-3801 TC, Subject, Project "Sign" FOR DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 5, WRIGHT,-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BAS~, DAYTON, OHIO: one (1) cop1 ot above listed inclosure. FOR ~AD~UARTERS OSI, WASHINGTON, D. c.: Two (2) copies or above listed inclosure. (Re Sighting(s) of Unidentifie d Object ( s) PROJECT "SIGN" 1. Date of sighting 18 JUly 1949 2 . Time of sighting (Sonal by 2h hr 3 ~Vhere sighteda a. Grot.md Cit~', town Moreauville, La., 12 Mi. SW :from ville, La. Distance and dir e ction from cit. or tovm, !"Oad, intersections, e t c . 3/4 !41. sw or Moreauville, La. (3) From building ( story), yard, etc. South window, gro,md rloor. (4) Map c oor d inates (if f e -sible ) sh ovring Not available latitute and longitude (1) Type aircraft, s peed, altitude, direction of flir,ht (2) Distance and direction from city , to,m or known landmark (3) Clock position of ob.ject from obserYer' s air cr aft (4) Latitude and longitude (1) Latitude and longitude ( 2 ) Proximity t o l a nd (Name city , country, etc.) 4. Number of objects a. Formation type (if any) (S~etch if poss i ble) 5 Distance of object from observer a. Late rally or horizontally b. Angle of elevation from horizon 25 to 350 trom horizontal c. Altitude Essential E .te nt s of Info Project "SIGN" 6. Time in s i ght 10 -12 minutes 7 Appeara nce of object RounC1 and thin a, Col or Glittering golden to point of hurtlng observer's eyes. b. Shape (s~etch if possible) o. Appo.ront c onstruction (tra nslu cent) d. Size Approximately 7 inches in diameter, 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick (1) Bstimatod size Size a s it appoc..red from ob sar ver's view (Comparc:d t o J:nown object) Size o dessert plate g, Dirootior.. of flight From east to west Tactic s or maneuver s None a. Vertical a.scent or descan t , horizont al, oscillating, Very slight de- flutte r ing, eva s ive, ag~;ressive, erra.ti o , et c . scent just prior to Evidence of exhaust tading out of sight. a, Color of smoko Bone b, Length a nd vlidth None o. Odor (if any ) d. Rn t e of evaporation Bone e, Does trail vary with sound? (s pur ts) None 11. Effect on c l ouds a, Opened path t hru cl ouds b. Formed aloud or mists o. Refle cted on cloud d. Shown thru cloud . 12. Li;hts En1;ire object luminous a. Rofleotod or attache d b. Luminous c, Blinl-;ed on and off i n rolo.tion to spood No Es:Jentia 1 E. .Lents of Info Projeot "SIGN" 13. Support None apparent a. llings b . Aer odynamic lift of fuselage o. Vertical jot d. Rotating cylinder or oone e. ~rostatic lift (balloon or diri~ible) lL~. Propulsion a. Propelle r or jet None visible o. Ae rodynami c vanes (flapping or oscillating) (KatzL:aye r effect) d. Visibl e exhaust or jot openings None visible 15. Contr ol and stability Object moved very slowly and smoothly b. Stabilizers (horizonta l or verti ca l ) ( 2 ) Shape (3) Location 16. Air ducts Bone visible b. Duct openings 17. Speed -M.P.H. l S . Sotmd a. Continuous whine or buzz b. Roar, whistle, whoosh o. I ntermittont Hone visible