1. DATE TiME GROUP' 5. LENG'iH OF O&SE~V~ TION 10 a;cccnda 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION sround visual! 9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 10. CONCLUSION . Probc.clo A/0 oieht~. Ceultl be aeaplane landiDg on lake. l1. 'RIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS l'litnesa awakened 1n bed b7 wife who obeerved object through window. Dark red or or~ object just over the lake. Looked like a small sunset. Completel7 rowrl. Obaerted in W at t.illla ~d diat.ance ot 2 miles. Pasaed through lS deareea ot .. o. deaoeQd11\i at apeed ot A/C landiftl. durat.ioa 10 Mocmcla. FTD H P 63 0-329 {TOE) PNvleua edltJOfta of We fora .. ,~ u .. d. ~ a!~C:LASSIFJED ~ HEADQtL"U~TE.1S F<'URTH .\."'U.f! Offico of. tho J .. C ot S, G-2 Fort Scw:1 Houston, Toxo.s SUBJr;CT a Unidontifiod 1\orio.l Phor.ouonn I -------~m~----"C~o~tu~&;Q~;~n~nwdu1.x:r~g~Gall.iu:nu.;ou;r3ola.u.l _ I l.ir l:.ia.toriol Co.":lrJO.nd Wri(",h t Po. ttorson Air D:.ytoll, Ohio ATTE~TTIOih !-mi Forco Bo.so Tho i'ollmrint: report( s) ro U."'lidor..tifiod At lle..., Orlean:;, l oui:;io.P..s, o~'l <!:>.to :-.nd tino your ir.fomt~tl.on: norin l phonornona obsorvod indicntod, ro~rdod tor . 4 Incls S/Is, as stated C~f>r.o 1, GSC i~o.C of S, G-2 ~ IFIED I.FTER 1! YE 3' .~7l t:.r1 n._1~.e:=-rance of Cojact to 2 - MMARY OF INFORMATION CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PAfiA(i~APH tVALUAl ION Oi;,JiiiCT SlG.dT.t:il Bi: OF SOURCE: OF INFORMATION: .. Oil# A!S, LOUISW.A COM~Y lltD.IAILI , A YIUA' I y RELIAill FAIIti.Y REUAIU: , , C NOT UIUAu. Y ltWAILl , D AIIUTY lniKNOWM F IY OTHER SOURCCS I DOUITFUU. Y TIIUTM CAMIOT IE JUDGED . I I IUMMAilY OlW O..MATIOII tm U April l9bU, Kr. , Orleana, Loutet.aD, w.a interri.ewad. after at& tiD& that be bad. aigbted an unid~titled aerial objeot. the fol deaoriptioa w.a 'iveaa f. Date ot obeerwationa 11 April 1150. Date ot ID\arv1 I. Exact t r .. idence at Plaoe ot obaerwatlona denoe, the plaoe of obaerwatlon, Poatohartlain) Orlea, Louiai&D"'!. leoated 41reetly behind the ervera Viewed throu&}l aortteo or optm ~dow of Nelli Orlna, Louiai&M. (HiwnODd raa4) . 6. ihat attracted attention to objecta Ia. lyiag in bed a.nd bad juat d.o&ed ott wben he was awakened by hi wife who aaw the object tint and 4r hie attention to it. 6. Iumber of objecta &Dd aketch ot tor-.tion of groupin&t One (1). (See abtoh of object) '1. Apparent ai&ea .A.pproziately three (a) teet in clia.eter. s. Color of object a Dark or&Age . or red. Looked like a awaaet oTer . ~ 9.8bapea Coapletely road. Appeared to be abape4 like a bell 10. Altitud.ea Appronately 100 teet. to be at a thirty (ao) degree ancl bae"ecl the objeot 11. Direction troa obaervera lortblreat 12. Diatance rom obaerYera 11. Direction of tlight ot objeota llodng troa north to aouth. aaw at 2'15 degreea northweat. l&at aaw object at 260 clegreea aouthwwlt DISTIUIUTION 1. fie in aighta Approxiatel7 ten (10) aeoonda 5 -ll2tt1 CIC Detaehr&aent 1 BIO tile UNC~SS\F\E v. 1. .,aan Nl .. 1e ln'le& II IIIII I SUMMARr OF INFORMATION llZth CIC De-.obm.at, CODI FOR US IN INDIVIDUAL Cll SOUM:I: COMPLITILY IIIUAIU ' A PAIIILY IIILIAU , , C IICn' UIUAI.LY ltEUAU , D MUAIIUTY UMICI)~ , P Of' INFO .. MATION: C:CIInfUQD IY OTMD tou-=a .. I PRCIU&YTRUI I aou.rruu. Y TftUl I T"UTM CANNOT K JUDGED , I 11. lpee4a Appnz!atal7 the 8pee4 ot an airplane 1nding 11. load a'"' odora lfone, 17. hall a NODe. 19. Projeotionaa None. 20. rea Sailing steadily toward shore ot Lake Pontohartrain. &radually loaiDg altitude '-lDtil it landed. Alter landing, it appeared to beaitate a aecond or two aad vainl)' triecl to riae, lilting ltaelt a little diatence, then hlliDg baoJc to eartda (or water) beai tated aDother ooncl and. tried to riae again. It tell again aad eeaed to more or roll a abort diatance and come to a atendatill. 21. ~er ot d18appear&Dcet there waa a talllt reflection, appearing aa though fro bebincl the .lene, and then all went dark. 21. l.tteot OD oloudaa Bone. 23. Acld.itlonal intomatlon oonoenaing objeota Ur. after in& ~u object, traftled approzillateq tour (4) llilea up the in au a\l'toiLobile 'tJ71Dg to locate objeot. At DO tiae durillg the ti Mr. bserved the o'bjeot clicl lt loe ahape or oolor. Obaerver ia of the opiulon that the objeot 1 hate bHD -.de of plaatio &Dei ill tbe abape of a balloon aa the color waa wry uniform and the objen appeared to be a perfect ball ot orange or red, with no glare of lipt --tin troa it. ' 2ft. Wtber couditiou and light at ti-ot aightlnga Aa appaare4 to o'bee"er -tairJ olear1 no moon ob8erTedJ no windJ lota ot atarJ no olouda. Acoordins to the Uaited. Statea Weather Bureau, a't 2330 hours. on tbe night of 12 April 1950. the wind was blowing weat tour (4) milea per bourJ aq waa thinly overo&atJ lower broke clouda at 9000 teetJ visibility ~ teD (10) Dlilee 25. IJaae and addreaa ot obaervera New Orleana. LouiaiDa ( Hammond road). Wr. and ~8~ ~bsarvatioD of the ob ject ~ t~e a 4 ~r. ilarol wite obaerTed the object alao. "111 that 'lt Jr. Ocoup.tion am hobbieaa Clerk. Sewerqe arul \Tkter Board, New Orlean DISTIIIUTIOM 5 -112th CIC Detachment UNCLASSIFIED 1 -BIO tile SUMMARY OF INFORMATION 1----.!l~ll~th CI~O~De!!t~a~obe~e~t!..!~ -.r"Mn Fourth CCOI FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL OBJ~t SIGB!ID Ita , LOUISlAl~ IUMIIAilY fJIIWORMATIOII OF IOUM:E: COMIILTU" liD 'AILE A "'MUTY UfiKttOWM F EVALUATION OF INFORMATION: CXIII"JI .. ED IY OTMEI\ &oultCts . I DDUITfULL y Tfti;t . . TMITM CANNOT K .JUDGE:> . I Did. obaorter &JMa Both Mr. and 1ly wear ord.barJ 1l but were IIIDt riD ,la tluri.Ag their crwtion o~ the ob3cot. Kr. t&ted. that lat fa.ll (1M&) he waa lJiac ill bc4 ,a&n& out of the 1rbdow froa wbioh.be o~erwc4 the ebjeot oa the aipt of 11 AprU 1160, encl> aotioed. he fir at tboupt wu a lipt a plene tl)'illc at u al. ti tude ot appi'Oziat&l7 1100 t .. t. lie re.llbcred tM.t llpta Oil &0 -ott. Sinoe the liP\ h., aaw -.. oontimaou, he cllci aot bell tile object to 1tc ~ light of a plaao. watoba4 tho objcot until lt wet out ot aipt. lio rcpen wu -.cia ot that DISfRIIUTIOM. 6 -llZth CIC Detao~t 1 BIO tile UNCLASSIFIED