(1Nt1 liN& MOllt UIIM &ON 00) CCNC SiC;~ Cc:r.rJu~cial objoc~ ro ~P?arontly a !i cd rour..c ... d 'C* 1NIWW0;) UMC\.t\S F \EO ijt-~.CLASS\f1E(l R.OU"fiNG AND R~CORD sHEET AIR MATERIEL COMMAND tJN tlllo for for IRtor ... H HrFHIIOdOitH UN t ... rle4 otftH JIilele ta dl oddr.aor oRd oddr-M . Ploco lRltlolo of dictator and tpplat. telephone IMr d lecot .. n to r l" of 'taro. lf ... r all n"C. ftRNftltlnly. UN ..-tire wWth of ohwt, ...... aldH. Neto waral olpol at lower loll of for. a.ol~tln apace Ia aalllclont oniJ for ,,.,., cln of tJpowriUoR '"taro. su111CT i.ietallurgicnl Analysi s COMMINT NO. It is requeste d that the necessary metal:.urgical analysis be pGrformed on the a t i..ached sample J . li::i.~'l'Rf:i.T, JR. GSS/mt Colonel, lSAF 6- 5362 Chief, Technical Anu.l :tsis Division B 2S8 TOt MCIAXS 2 Bovember 1949 Comment No. 2 1. !be submitted sanple was a cast alu.rninum all oy of ordinary oommeroie.l qualiV It waa a sand casting , and probably mde from a mterial equivnlent to Alooa 113 alloy. Uicroaoopio investigation revealed the oasti~g to have a consider- able anount of aoattered pom ai ty. lbe outer layers of grains were partially recrystallized indicating that the part was aubjeot to fairly high ter.peratures at ita surface. 2. A deposit Yhich aweared to be grayish black covered both suritceo of the aaupleo The deposit on one aide was i n waves such as T.oul.d occur it hot ''sxroke gases passed over it at hi@,'h ~eedG. 'lhe deposit vras gray in color v:hen separated and powdered. X-ray diffrootion met}l)ds revealed that it oonte.ined one cry::tnlline material, CaC03, l'Jhile spectrographic tests indicated tl'at the metallic elen:ent s in the deposit were principally Ca, w1. t h major anounts or Al, Si and ~g. Cerro sion spots were present !t scattered places on the su rtace. j 3o An approxiste epectrographio analysis of the base uaterial of the casting was qde. !he elements fruoo, including all tlw traoe elerr:ents,wrec UNC~SS\f\t.u B, V~ In, Li, J.1GREXL13 UNITED STATES A I R FORC E THE I N S PECTOR GEN E RAL OI"I"ICE 01" S PECIAL INVESTIGATION S RrPORT MADE IIY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION LOUI S H. COLEMAN TITlE REPORT MADE AT SIGHTING OF FLYING DISC DO #9, Barksdale AFB, La. (Fragment ot Metal found PERioD on Canal and Bourbon Street 15 22 August 1949 Intersection, New Orleans, r,a.) oFFicE oF oRIGIN On 13 August 1949 DO #9, Earksdale AFB, ta. r---S AL IN~UIRY -UNCONVEN~IONAL AIRCRAFT . on 13 August 1949, at approxiiDH~e!y 2145 hours, a metal object allegedly fell to the pavement at the intersection of canal and Bourbon Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana. This object is pie-chaped a pparently of a metal alloy construction. The exterior is covered with a sooty substance while under- neath the metal is of a silvery-gray color. Two (2) sides ot the object are rough, indicating that the metal may have been broken trom a larger piece. The rounded edge of the object is apparently a finished edge. The object varies in thickness from a pproximately one-eighth inch (1/8") to one- halt 2" ). Witnesses to this incident were Patrolman ot the New Orleans City Police, Mr. DIS'Tf'IIUTION G, AMC, wright- Patterson AFB, Da,-ton, Ohio (Action Cy) 2 3d Region Couunander l DO #5 (Into C7) 1 l~h.'CLA DOll Di.R u.lO AC'TlOH COf"Y FORWARDED TO Commanding General Air Uateriel Command wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio F1Ll STAMf' 'x iA ltS. EDWARD R. FORD II& j or, USAF UNCLA5S\F16D.l I fl/trlrt Commondt'l'. AfHQ FOM 0-208 AT NEW OR!,EANS LOUISI~NA: street, revealed that he was on duty for the New eans Police De partment at approxima~ely ~145 h ours, on August 1949, at the 1n~ersect1on of canal a nd Bourbon Stre e ts. At this time, Mr heard a sharp expl osion and after a lapse or five ( 5 ) minu es, a whirring sound which e nded in the clattering or a piece o f me~ai to the pavemen~ approx1ma~ely ten teet (10) from wher e Mr. wa s standing . Mr. did not observe the object until it had struck the pavement, at which time, he took the object into custoay, ~nd a name of one (1 ) witness, a Mr. of Street. According to Mr. there wa s no evidence of exhaust or any odor connected with the obJect. ~r. described ~he whirri noise which h e heurd a s a1m1lar to a scream. Mr. checked building s in the 1DDnedia te vicinity to ascertain if t h e object c ould have f a l len rrom one (1) o! these buildings, but ~here wa s no evidence o! Mr. turned this object over to OSI Agents and the object ia now in the custody o! 9th OSI hea dquarters, Brxsdale Air Force Base, Louis~ana. or street, for the Illinois central Railroad , revealed on 15 August 19 , that on the night o! 13 August 1949, at approxlmately 2145 hours, he ~nd his wife were sitting in their parked at the intersection of canal and Bourbon Streets. 'fhe automobile was parked approxi Ll & tely four 4 car lengths from place or the Lmpact of the object. Mr. did not -observe the object in flight, but did go to ~he scene as soon a s he heard the clatter or meta~ on the sidewalk ana saw the crowd begin ~o gather. According to Mr~ the first ~erson who noted the object s a news vend intersection who wa s identified as treet. r.sr. related that ab driver had observed the incident and urged the news ontact local newspapers and report the "tlylng disc". Mr. also stated tha~ the policeman on duty at the in~ersec~ion was not aware or che object until he lled to ~he scene by a member ot the crowd which gathered . Kr. did not observe any amoke or fumes in the vicinity o! Street, identified hirnBelf as the news vendor who had !irs observed the object wnich struck ~he pavement on 13 August 1 949 . xr. was appro~imately ten (10) to twenty (20) teet from the point o! impact and the object which narrowly ~ssed a pedestrian. The object came from the air in a south-southwesterly Details, Pile 24-24 (continued) O ~JCl ASSIF1E direction, although Mr. h&~previously stated that be <iid not see the object until it bad struck the pavement. A ot pedestrians were at the intersection at the time and a crowd soon gatherea. Members of the crowd urged Mr. to contact the newspaper and report the "flying disc" and a er or the crowd called a policeman to the scene. Mr. could otter no further information relative to ~he ' BUildings diately adjacent to the area at which the object a~legedly fell were examined by OSI Agents on 19 August 1949. It was impossible to locate a source of the object in any or the builaings inspected. 5. The object which was recovered by Patrolman is a pie-shaped object apparently of a metal alloy construction. The exterior ia covered with a sooty substance while under- neath the metal is or a silvery-gray color. TWo (2) sides of the object are rough, indicating that the metai msj have been broken trom a larger piece. The rounded edge ot the object is apparently a finished edge. The object varies in thickness trom approximately one-eighth inch (1/8") to one-half inch It should be noted that the only positive information indicating that the object came from the air was from Patrolman which was reported in Paragraph 1 above. Contrary to "o n statement, tne two (2) additional witnesses reported that was not aware of the object until he waa called to the scene from hia traffic duties after the dis- covery ot the object. Mr , news vendor, stated that he did not see the object until it had struck the pavement and later stated tbat it had tallen trom the air. IBCLOSURES : Two (2) each photograpba, tour (4) views of object. POR J!EAI)QUARTERS OSI, WASHIN.GTON, D. C.: one (1) each of the above listed photographs. UNCLASS1F1ED 24-24, 9th Dist OS I, l h Sep 1~9 Subjs Si~hting nf Flyinc Disc UNCLASSIFlbfl H';'e.dquarters, 9th District S I (IG), Barksdale AF'B, La., 6 October 194? TO: Col'Tirl.andinc General, .\ir ITeteriel Comman d , Wrie;ht-Patt"?r s on AF3, Dn~-ton, Ohio (ATTE}!T J(' N: ~!C IAX~) Metal .f'rac:nents mailed under separat e with request in a bove 1 s t lndor se.:.ent. cover, this 2ate, in a c c ordance Lt Co l one 1, U!J.:J' District Commander UNCLASSIF1El1 DADQUARTBRS UNITED STATES AIR PORCB THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Office of Special Investigations 1M REPLY IUTE.R '10: 24-24 UNCLASSIF1EP 9th OOI District Barksdale AFB 14 September 1949 SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF FLYING DISC (Fragment of Metal Found on Canal and Bourbon Street Intersection, New Orleans, La.) On 13 August 1949 SPECIAL IN~UIRY -UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT TO: nding General Air Materiel command wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1. Transmitted herewith is Closed Report ot Investi- gation regarding above Subject. 2. 9th District OSI does not contemplate any further action in this case. Rpt ot Invest (2) EDViARD R. FORD llajor, USAF D1atr1ct Commander lat Ind \ J:' p 3 Q 19 4 9 MC IAXS/GWT/ a me Hq M4C, Wright-Patterson Ai r Force Base, Dayton, Ohio TO a The Inspector General, USAF, 9th District Oftice of Special Investi- gations, Barkadala AFB, IA. Bequest metsl fragments mentioned in reterenced report be f orwarded thia Headquarters, attttntiona UCIAXS FOR TIB COLrWIDDlG GENERAI.a ~!iOLD E. WATSON Colonel, US~ Chiet, Intelli~noe DepartJDAnt