...... .-no ~itod St.at.ee (AlabGM a I ,...,..,_,., ... ,, Intellir.cmco DiYieion, Hq lt.\T!l Mft Olll(fiOIIf ,.;( 01 .INitMATal lVM.U fiOit ......0.. IIOUIICt A. 0. Loft.a. Lt, USAF 1 See below Report OOntltlne WoraMt.ion on rive alleged l~htinf.l or unidentitied rlying objecte eubnd.ttod by nrioue I.:ATS unito. The sir,htine were all 1n the US and OCCUlTed during the porlod 29 ~\J'ch and 17 Api'U 1950. A!-rUOV".:lh 1e. S. fl,\f(JtlS Lt. Colonel, USftF Chier, Intolli~enee : ::_ .). the 1919\la UCI lqaa.,_ft at AI laM, Alab, Npart,ecl aa ' objebt. llTin to the or aaa over the baea at, 2000Z 1950. control tow operator 011 dut.J : at \be '1M a at a 4S ctegraa ngla tl'oa tha tower.- : thia li&ht appeared to IIOYinc ftl7 taet acroea hie Une 9t eltbt aDd wae cnl7 . Yielb1 tor about \hrM Mcondee two pluaee 1n the air over tM t1eld at tha t.iaa ,.. ~eo. nported IMi.Da the liRht. One pllot. Mid he eaw the. lilbt. tor )0 eeooDde at I u altitude. ot 3500 teet~. The control tew.r, Batee IND1o1pal. Airport, Al&bara liiST...,Tte. IJ( JotiGINAfotl 1111&; THIS DOCIJMCNT CONTAINS INrORMATION AffECTING THE NATIOHAL OCFI N$1: Of THE UNITCO SfATE!i WITHIN Tit[ MEANING Of THE [ 5PIONAGE ACT.~ U. S C - II AND X. AS AIKNOEO ITS TRANSMI'iSION OR TilE REVUA11CWii9[ ~JlSS&f!f1!'11'MANN[H TO AN UNAUTHOMIZEO PEASON IS PROHI81TCO BY LA'N. If ... ., NOT It fVROOUClO IN WHOLe Oft IN PART, IY OTHt.UN ' ' _ l:ii'JI~ AGtlfCIU. OCEI'f BY PERMIS!iiOH Of THE OIIIECTOR Of ""'" INILU IGC.f!IC. U5t1", II IIIII I NCLASSIFIED lt'Ukl'H ,\.'Uf! - -Ortloo or. tho J .. c ot s, o-2 Port Bouaton, Toxna 8UI.JBCT a Unl4ontltio4 Aerial Phoncr.1oDA Cc:lrlaoncHnc Oonornl J.lr HD.toriol Cor.tJnnd Wright ~ttoraon Air Foroo B4ao DD.yton, Ohio AftBI~fiOlh UCI !ho toll~1tng roport(s) ro un1dor.tit1od aorinl. phono~nA obsorvod at Hew Orleaaa, Louia1am., on d~to c.nd tino indico.tod, tol"\mrdod 1~or your into~tiona llr. lc Ira. 8/Ia, aa stated New Orl.eana, tf!-; '~SSffjE~DEGC!l~>oED AT 3 YEAR INTERV .4 fl .. ~IFIED J.FTER 1! YE llNC:I 4~SIL SUMMARY OF INFORMATION fMFJI:OIIIII OffiCI QXJI FOR UK IN INDIVIDUAL. PARAGRAPH EVALUATION 0/IIOURCI: 011 INFORMATION: COMPUTILY MUAIU , , A CQIWUtMED IY OTHlft !OUIIIC!S . . I SlGifl'ID BYa PAIILY MlJAMI . , , C fiCIIIkY TftUI . . . I IIDf WUA" Y ltlUAU . D DOUITP'UU.Y TftUI . . e -.aAIIUTY ""KNOWN . . P TftUTM CNMn' K JUDGED . I 011 11 April 18150, Kr. and llra. lin Orlen, Louiaien, were interviewed atter at& tint; they unidentified aorial ob~eot, &1\d tlut 1'ollcr..'in' description wu air,hted an 1. Oat. ot obaerwationa 10 April 1960. Date ot Interviewa 11 April 1. Baot time of obaerYation (looal) a 200& houra by radio tiu . (Obaerver oheoked bJ ra~o ) 1. Place of obaerwatlona New Orleana, Louiaiana ' Poal tlOil of obaerftra Si ttillg in ol~&ir, on front porch ot rea idonoe. &. ~bat attracted attention to o~ject. Happened to bo ~azin~ at aky. tely thirty (30) r..:inutea before object appeared atara dimmed, and observer re-.rkecl to oh other that it looked thou;h it mi&ht oloud up and rain. . e. Number ot objeota al"d aketoh ot toration or groupiDca One (1). (8Utoh attached). 7. Apparent aiaea .t.pprmdteq Ajpro'teJ.7 twice the ai&e ot a baaket ball. e. Color of objeota Pire,J creenSah purple. I. Slape1 Bg aM.pe. 10. Altitu4ea Bigh~ (80) degree. 11. Direction fro-obaervera Borth. (2') tnohea in diameter. 12. Diatnoe from obaerwera Altitude appeared to be approximately 2,000 feet and appeared to be approxitely three (S) city blooka away, 110Yinc in line \7ith Cnal Street. N .. Orlen . 13. Direction ot tli&ht ot object \'ieat to eaat. Pint aaw at S60 4egreea north, laat aaw at 60 degree northat, riD& 1D atraight line horiaontall~ aero the k7 1<&. !be ill algbta t (10) to twelw (12) aeoonda & ll2th C IC Dotaohmt 1 BIO tile 1o 1o ....,IIITW NtTWtM ea II IIIII I lllth CIC Detachment, uarton Fourth COOl FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION 0/IIOURCI: OF INFORMATION: UIIDt:I\!Inco Ali1tiAL oBJ. ~ SIG IlrED BY COMfUTILY .,, 1 A co,.., .. MID.., OTHluou.-cn . . , 1ft* O~IAA: . LOO 1m UIUALIY MLIAILI D DOUWTP'ULLY TRUE . . . . "' 'AUTY URICMOWM . P TRUTH CANNOT JUDGED . . . lo. Speede Detwoen 600 and 800 mile per hour. a larce agiae. Sound and odora Bussing eouud that reeembled that of an exhaust ot 17. !raila !ra:ll wa1 gold, e:llTered, aDd f:lre7 red that reseblocl the . trail ot a toy rocket uac4 tor celebration uidtb was aarae objeot and tapered away troa objeot to almost a point. frail was in atra:l.:,ht line with object and appeared to be approximately 100 teet 1D lencth lt)'a None. 1'9 Projcotioua None 20. ltaueuvera a None. 21. Janner of 41aappearuoea Judged to have cliaappeared into the olouda. D:llappeared euddenly lib tUI'Dizlg ott an eleotrio light. 22. ltteot on oloudla Bone. 21. AdclitioD&l 1ntor-.t1on oonoenaing objeota !lone. 2ft. Wther oonclitiou aDd light at tie ot aightinga AI appeared to obaenen, approxiately thirty (SO) aiautea before objeot waa aighted, the atarli were not as brie;ht u uaualt the weather fair but dark, no on ._. obaerved. Aocordin..; to tho United States ;eather Bureau, at 1930 hours, on the ni~ht ot 10 April 1950, the wind was blowing aouth to aouthoaat at eight (8) miloa per hour, skj wu oleara visibility waa ten {lo) milea. 25. and addreaa ot obeeryerea Mr. and ~. New Orlean, Louieiana. hobbiesa a tor..er United State Deputy lfanlal (retired). wearing ordinary reading claeaea. llirl waa not r:I.Dg glu 'lheir age i1 judr;ed to be approzt.tely enty (70). Hr. and !.:ra. in the open on aighting the object and there waa nothing to :I.J-upair their Til , with the exception of the glasaee worn by lJre ft. hearing ot both Mr. aa4 ... re. Shea 11 thought to be aligbtly iapaired. DIITIIIIU!'IC* & 112tb C IC Detaohmnt 1 BIO tile CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION OfF IOURCI: OfF INFORMATION: UJilD.triPIKD Ar!RllL OBJ .C! SlGH'li'D ft 1 COMPUTILY lm.IA&I . , , , A CCIIWUIMID IY OTHt11 touiiClS . . I Ill~ O!tl.l"~l S, UIUA" Y MLIAILI , , , , I Y MLIAILI , , D DDUIT'PUU. y TRUI t TMITH CANNOT K JUDGID . . . I IUIIIIAilY r:.ltU uMATIOII ~ 12 April 1850, ~ra Clrl , Lou1a1ana, waa 1nterriewecl after atating that aile bAcl el~ted an unidentified aerial object, and the tollow1~ cleecripticn ... &1Tena 1. Date of o'baerwationt 10 April 1860. Date ot lllterdna 12 April le Eaaot tiae Of obaervatiOD (looal)a BetweeD 2000 aDd. 2015 henan le flaoe Of obaertatlODI Orlean, Lou1e1ana. approd.tely &. ~hat attraotecl attention to objeota a looking at tpe 1ky when object appeared. e. lUmber of objeota and at.toh ot tor.mation or crouping1 ODe (1). (See aketoh of obj~ot). 7. Apparent 1l1e 1 Approrltel7 the 111e ot a ealacl bowl. ( Obecrver la lgbteclJ therefore, may not haTe obeerved object 111e aa it appeared to other pe,raou. Sbe 1Ddioated that ebe did not WI ly obeorve object, ooncei'Dinc their alae, other pereona woulcl, &I objeota in the aky uaually appearecl a=eller to her thaD their actual appearance). a. Color ot objects rirq yellow, al110at white. 9. Sbapea Ooapletel;y round. Appeared to be in ehape ot bell. 10. A1 t1 tude BetweeD aixty ( 60) clegr anct ae't'entJ ( 70) degree a. Approxiateq a.ooo teet high. 11. Direction tlom obaerwr ltorth. 11. Diateuoe from obaerwera Altitude appeared to'be ap te1y 2,000 teet, and the object appearecl to be apprcm1tel;y three (a) blooka aJ mrin& in line with Cnal Street, Jlew Orleena, Lou1a1&D&. 11. D1reot1on of flight of objeota Weat to hori11Dtally aoroaa the k7 .l'iret aaw object at laat aaw objoot at approximately t.enty-t1ve (26) degroea t, 1n a etrai~ht line tely J60 degroea north, n.ortheaat Dill IIIIIUTDI 6 -112tb CIC Detach:Dent 1 BIO tile UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ClODI P0R USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION ODJ. C'l S Intrrm BY 1 OIIOURCI: "'" 01 INFORMATION: COMPLITILY MLIAU A alNnfiMtO IY OTHU lOUReD . . I W:~f O~EA:s, LOUISIAi!A MLIAIIUTY UMKNOWN P IUIIIIAilf r. US attMATIOII TllUTM CA....oT K JUDGED . . . . I lt. "li.J:le in aicbta ApproximetelJ 'twonty (20) aeoonda. 16. Speech hater tban any plane ahu baa DOTer obaonecl a jet plane lrl tlibht). 18. Soum and odor Bono. 1 ' !nil trail approziatelJ twentJ-tin (25) tinlea longer than objeot. 'lbe trail appeared. to be a clotted line apaoecl ewmly. Trail wa 1n a clireot liae 111 th objeot ncl appeared to be &?prodlately onetourth (1/4) aa wide. Color ot trail waa bri&ht yellow, the aame color &I object but not bright it71 lone. 19. Projootionaa Bone. 11. lallller ot cliaappearancee Diaappearecl audclenly, like tuming orr an elootrio li&ht 11. Btteot oa oloudea lfoae. 11. AdclitloD&l 1ntorMtion conoci'Dinb objeota Bone. 14. l'eather oolld.i tiou ad light at tiee ot aightiDga Ae appeerecl to obeerYer taira olearJ obaered no OD atan or olouda. Acoord1n~ to the United Stat Weather Bureau, at 1930 houra, on the Dif)lt ot 10 April 1950, the wincl blowing aouth to aoutheut at oia;ht (6) mile per hour, sky vaa oleara viaibility wu ten (10) mil 15. and aclclreaa ot o~erwera Ura. aohool tor boya, New OrlMD, ~uiaiana. OooupatiOD Louiaiane. pr1noipal, aohool tor boya, Did obaerTer gla Ura. wearing ordinary rMcling glaaaea. She ._. with her )'O"Dt aon at the tiu ot obaerfttion, and both abe ancl her aoa obaened the objeot at the l&r.\8 time. There wu nothin& between obaenen and objeot that would have reel their ri.aicme 6 lllth CIO Detachment 1 UIO tile e. L 11111n fiiiiYI .. 111 II IIIII I SUMMARY OF INFORMATION -rt April 1950 lll~h CIC Detao~' Fou~h CDCC fOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION 0/IIOUU: 01 INFORMATION: CCMPUTILY RILlA.. , A CCII.,RMID IY OTHtiUOUfiCU . I 1Dr UIIIMIY MUAal , D IIOUITPULLY ntUI . . . . MUAIILI'n' UNIU,OWN . I IMIROMal ..... I ntUTM CAIINOT K JUDIEO . . . . I , wa1 intenlewed after Ita tine; tba t he had nd the tollowtQg de1oription wa1 gi~Da , New Orlea.na , ,hted an unid.ntitied aerial 1. Dat. of obaerwationa 10 April 1960. Date of illterwi .. a 11 April le Blt&Ot tlae of oblerfttioll )a ApproU.tel7 1002 houn. a. P1aoe or oblenationa Orleana, Louiaianit.. Po1ition ot ob1erwera Suen41Dc on baloo~ o.t reeidenoe, on eeoond a. \lhat attracted atteDtloD to objeota Bright 1pot in M:y. e. Nu8er ot objects aDd aketoh ot foniatiOD or creupinga (Sketoh ot object attaohecl). ~ ,. 8. Color of objeota o1' .fire. rMbliq a white. nare, or ,wh~te ~gg- lhaped ball e. Bhapea Be& lba~e. 10. Al ti tudea Approx1Mtel7 eight,. (80) degree to 'be onr 1 ta oter . !he North Star appeared .. 11. Direotioa troa ob1erwera Borth. 12. Diataace troa oblertera Appearecl to be a grt diatanoe. (Aot oould not be judged). 11. DireotioD ot tlir,ht of objeota lloriq troa welt to t in a 1traight line hori&ontally acro11 tho 1ky. Firat object 116 degree DO~It, and laat it thirty (30) de;ree1 northea1t. DIITMIUTIOII lt. Time in aipta Approziaately 1nea (7) 1eooDd 11. Speecla Approzbately that of jet pl&De 112th CIC Dctaohmellt 1 BIO tile UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF INFORMATION 'Tf April 1160 ..,... ...,12th ClC Detaohllent, UllD&;. OBJ .C! llO'li'l'Jel) BYt ihM ORL:AES 16. Soua4 awt oclora ~one COOl F0A UKIN.INDtVIDUAL PARAGIW'H EVALUATION OIIOU~ 01 INFORMATION: COMfUTILY MIIAIII A 'COIIP'IRMIO IY OT~ lOUReD . t MUAIIUTY ""KNOWN . P TRUTH CAIIIIDT K JUOGIO . . I 17. tralla 11n4 reel aparkaa oould not judge length but noted it to be treMndou1l7 lone. The width or the trail appeared to be that ot the objeot. Looted lite trail lett b,J toy rooket uaed tor oelebratlona lie PlojeotlOUI IOD8e 21. "enaer or ea Got very bright, i;Jlen ohaa,ecl to Donal bri,htDeaa and disappeared like turning ott an electric light. 12. stteot on olouda a None. 11. Additional information oonoci"Dlfti objeota NoDe lt. Weather oondl tina and light at time of aightinge A8 appeared to obaerwer -tairJ a tan 1il lltyJ DO cloud obae"eclJ and no moon obaenecl, makinb it a Dipt. . Aooordin, to the United Statea uthr Bureau, at 19SO houra, on the ni~t ot 10 April 19b0, the wind wal blowinb IO~th to aoutheaat at vipt (8) milea per bourJ aq waa clearJ ri.l1b111t;y na ten (10) mile. aa. J.tr. Orlean, Louisiana. tlon and hobbieai Photo&rapher. photography at Orlean, Louisiana. Jlicl obaener wear glaaaeaa The obaener ia a peraon approx.itely tbirtytiw (S5) year or ate, won no &laaael and riowocl the object in the open. !ben waa nothiDG between oblener and object that woulcl ha'Ye impairecl hi1 Tiaion. IIIIIMIUTIOII & -112th CIC Detachment UNv .. 1 BIO tile e. ..,.._, NllltiH ... II IIIII I UEW ORJ.EA!iS, LOUIS D J, and 4 Obeezsnra. A. Dlreotlon aDd point wlstre objeot 1111.1 tint ti)1trd. B. Direotloa and point objeot dltapptarecS. DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEA& INTERVAL" DECLASSIFIED AFTER lZ Slapr aDd app1trua1 ot Objeot to 2 Siapt aDd apperaaae ot Objeot to J Slape aDd apptaranae ot Object to 4