Je:'le svi lle ~. NUMBER OF C3J!:C7$ 10. CONCLUSION n~SUFFICIENT DATA FO.":t EVAilJhTlO 11. ~RIEF tU:.\MARY AND ANALYSIS evalua. te:.:; .::ase. : S. LENGTH OF OSSERVA ;ION ~ot RcporC,ed 6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION G:~urA-Visusl(TX) f 9. PHYSICAL EVlD::~ce . O"oja.et went up to the Nor"..b\'test. Thc3re ware t1r.in e:chausts, ~ch as nade by jet plt.."las, rut the exhausts did not stay parallelj Object was so bright, ani shiny t;a coulcln t tell c.nything abou"J its shape or size. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,.vloua e.UUOI\a o1 .. .Ja for.:a ~1 ~ .aaecS. ~omiRS UMITBD ST!TIS All r , ) . Till IMSPBCTOI GBNBIW. ' : Otflot or Sptcial 'lnYtl\ita\1~1 9th CBl. Dlatrlct lark~' Nl, IG. IPO! IWtttLtcrncr. 1U'P<at IVNEC!t leporte ot Vlloonwatlcmal Airoraft Dlreotor ot lpoolal InYeetlr,ation neacSquartora VDJ.tet4 Stat Alr Foro Waahillpoa 11 1. 8l110PSI8t leoent roporta or l!htlnc ot uaoozayentloual air oratt la t&ilaGiii are, bl'letly, aa tollowaa A tAJWoua alchtblc ~ tathClr and on. realdente ot lew Qr1oan oa ~ Ooto~r 18&0, ot a noll brlcbt objoot at a crat altltucle. . . . 'be !welw (12) br1cht. round, d1vlnr; and ep1rm1n& objeate .. aoea trca a wlnclow 1n No\'f' Orlucuu1, on 10 or 11 Ootober 1050, o. 'l'he ShroYnport 'I1r.-.ttfJ or 7':Uovonbor lOSO, ln a . port troa JoMaT11'lo. deooribod hovor1n' oLjoota seen by apooial r :.. . .: tan.r~e taaa1ly on 6 JIOTembor 1P50 .>' A letter to the F.dltor ot Tho Ti."l'oa ,rs.o.~nn, l:o"N Orlc-~na. ~ultJS.na, oa 18 Ootober 19GO, deeor1bed the eie;htins or t;he "l1y1ng ao.uoera" in 1~47. 'lhtt l1ow Orlf'ICL!\B_ Itom, on 17 OotobPr 1950 d1tor1a.lly, oOCULcntecl about ~inc eauoori" obserYd by t,..'C\ (2) 1.~1 p11ota on the preoeclbc r.unda)" aa4 'b7 Cor.:rmclor 11Sll laat Februa17 le Dt1AILSa ~ , and hie 1on, , both real- . dente ot !Jew Or1oun, Lou1e1na, were 1nt'rY1owe4 lJT a J;peoial ioe or Sptt01al lnTeat1catlona, OD 13 ancl 26 ootober 18GO, reepeat1n~, aa4 reportoct. e1Jnulto.neounly. the a1bhtlng ot .. ~ \IMornemlonal tlylnc obj~ot.. Deta11 aa 1\1\:al ttnc:l by tho IARRIEU . . . . (1) ~1m OT1G hour io Ootobor 1060. Objeot - under ~ = ob1ervatloll troa tln (6) to ten (10) mll.ltoa. lpO\ Jatell lepon, DO II ' lOY 10, l\l'b~i Rport ot Uao Obeenora r In the nole:hbOI'hood ot the re1lclenoe la the Dortlaoat portlon ot Jlttw Orltt&ne. '"' .. oa tlret at an aalr.auth ot &l'J)I'Oll lmatol-7 . '' deer 'h'tae and trnwllne ln a aortherly cllreotloD. ftle eatlr.atcld that tho ob3eot t~lDc at aa altitude ot at 1ea.t oae (1) allee (I) Mumer ot ObeortatlODt Yla\lal trca th sroaDde (6) 1feathor Condltlouat Brlcht IUD, no ol~ (I) Deeorlptloa ot Objoott o . (a) Aooor4lng Slao aDd ehape ot a b.r a to ' lnchoa ~oint ot eto9e plpo, (b) Aooordlac to Shape4 ltt. the eldo Ylew ot a aauoer, 10 to 40 teet long and I to t teet (o) Objeot Rlowecl brl~t w\th a wh1tlnhblue li5ht. Both obeorvora "" "poculinr" apote bvi'oro their eyoe tor . . one '''o mlnut,1 att6r atarln& at the objoot :. . .: . r~p"~tod that tho objoot waa onnposeacl ot . :. lrl&}lt llehta whloh cllt~tenod llko to.ceta on a dla mond. the objoot made no nnl" and lott no viol~l ttxha\lat trail. ~To eat1r,Qt.~ or ttpC'ed wae aadlh 1h objeot 1'aclo4 in th c21atance nntll.lt waa a minute apeok or 11&ht and then dinappoarod not b~low the hor l&on. DoM etio cluol:o or tho although . .. aoouato~4 to the aproara~ or normal alrcrart. 1Dd1oate4 alar.a at tb ~ollao tly1ng objote (8) noBD~orol loal oond~tlon wae lnd1oated ~1loh ~l&ht aooount tor the eit;htlnt: lto phyaloal eY1denco waa obto.lnec:le (7) adYlaeci tho.t he haa 'boen lD llllttary r Yloe aDd la tard.l1ar wlth th appearance ot ftt'rlftAl air tie Ura. Oil 1~ Ooto'ber lS&O, rported \Ill"'' , .. + Now Orlean 4 tl11nc objota D b,r her ae tollowae (l) flNt 10 ot 11 October 1950 (hwr unknown) (I) tooatloa ot Obeerwere Charlt,y Boepltal. XewOrlft&nl, Z..l , Objeote olrole4 iA a northerly 4lreot1oa D0'!N4RADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV,'; M~cASSJFIED AFTER 12 YBAR~ , IJO ft, f lew 10, eul~l leponet Vn ntloaal tr the no.pltal. !h~ r awe thaa a all dlatut, lu\ "Do' eatrml h ll'Jl (I) ltaamer ~ Oba:a"\&tlona Vlgual r.aoa a wladow ot . Boapltale 0berte4 tor aprroxl:oatelr twrct (2) houra (t) Deaorlptlone ~1~ (12) Ab~, apparentl1 mettallo, f------ ... -:.----- .,yJ.nt.-eplLDlnr. objeot1 with rO\lncl bndlea atad alsort ~in~ Objeote w.re nolaeloo and ltt no ~1a!ble exhauat tra11a. They appn"r"d to be oo:-aatant~ aplDnlnC l:o dotlnlte pAtt.,rn ot tol"m&tlou '' ~alA talned. Color ..,., brlr)lt fVG: to opalont ad~l4 that ehe haa tlow.m a pas1nsor on prl._.ate atrplu MJV tlaeae (8) Wo ~loal ev1denoo wn obta1nablo. Jo motooro locloal ooudi tlon1 wGre reportd wbloh ooulcl have aoo~te4 tor thla elchtlnc . . o. ,the Shrovn~nrt !1mf's ot ? r.ov<'mhC'r 19:;o. carrlcad tho to11orin(; aoOOUAt ot ._.-flyitif~ dioaan roport~dly 1\Ir,htHl bf mambor1 ot a fuil7 ot Jooepille. J.oulalanat on 6 llOYcnnber 19~01 JonoaYlllo, NoY G (Speoll) 'Flyinc ftaucera' aade their t1rat rt~portecl atP.."U.ranoe over CAtahoula at the llttlo r1vor fArm ot eouth"t or JonoeYllle About la~fi P thtt fAmily cool:, WAs em ho,. ft1 hano attel' wanhln!'; the dlt:nQl' d1she She ruahe4 baok~to the house choutlnc. 'there's r)lo1ta done ccnne art"r me r1(;ht 1n the broad open day- llpt. thJ' boTOrba: rlS}lt out thr oyel' the trao a1x mocra ot tho tamlly ruahd oo..ttnlde to tho aaucor, .ttlcb b)' that tlc.e ha4 r1aeD to -ait1D*te4 blr:ht or 60 teet abo\re th crounct. . E.Y. t!a1d \mat tho~ aAwwa ao br1r,ht and 1hb;r M ooulclD't tell abO\lt lta abape ljot Jntelllpnoe lepon, DO I UNCLASStr i~.iJ , 'I ROT &0, 1\lb~l leport1 ot Ualooa,entlODal aal4 ho eot a pooket to1oaoope and ~toho4 the but o~ld wr ace plainly what ataoacl . ot th 'ftpOI' trallee !be objoot 414 not b"'"7J 'It took lta tS.. .an4 dlappeared trcma alsht ill a 'bout tlw aS.nato a At the laet, he tt.tecl .. the apor trail apl)<."aro4 to be n4 . aDd thea blullhe . ook deolar4 that the... "ere two or thea thine tho traotor 1htd ud the)' were. 1onr. aad I'OUD4 llloe a ol&ar . . . de !he Now Orlnan .. Ctat r,n,on 10 Ootober oarrS.o4 the to110\dnf: rapori ortli8 oboonAtlona made by the a "It wann't ebaped 111..-e a 1auoer, th oldar rooow,tec1. "It n1 1haped 11~ .. ot broad."' He ca1d lt loai'ln& alon~. a~, ~ up." aa14. the alow-tly!.Dg objoot ha4 no wlnca and made "no nola \ldlat. "It extra bricht not lS.b the aWl WAI ~hlcin~ on a platw," oalde "It bllllklnr: lU:o a 1tar. FronL mere W. wer appctarod to be 20 to 24 lnohea lone . It extremelr hlch" aald Uae7 watobo4 the objeo~ tor about t'lve lllnutua. It .,.. .. mcwS.np; ln a llOrtborlr dlreo1olon. he aa~.d. It didn't oay whothor .S.t wao 5lape4 11ke a loar ot French 'broad or the Amer1oan atyle reotp.n(;\llar loar . !he .rollowinc lottor waa printed ~ the Now Orleana !!mea ... ... ' "' r.4ltor, !he rimee-r1oayune 'I rt~a4 a:::a.ln thie . .. aorn!nR ot thono t\'fO p11ota .,o dldn 1; oolS.ov in lNt who ao1.-uallf aaw them and now .. . . , auu tirao a:;o a. oold1er 1.n Arl1ona aAS.d bo saw a . : rooket ehlp. Well. )'0\l oan tell that aold1or that he ... t -1De thinua booaueo .I belleYe I enw 1t too. ' rw aoe it was thla ?lilY naok 1n 194? we nre out : .on the lake abr1:nplnr: lt was jutt botore sundot:u. I .. : . . ' 17Snc on rq baok on the top atep ot the aoawall 'When . . ' . I .l~acl the toollnc: that eol'I'Obody atarlnt; at me. r.ell, . . . ' J turDe4 rq head and loolcod aroua4 ~ne, but nobocS)' na , . : All ot a 1uc1don 1 looJ:t'ld up at tha ak7 and thore . . ,. , WI thl1 ob~tCJte It looked to me, at tho JDOI:lOnt llb ~ ~ a b~ rook. J kopt ~ oyea on lt &D4 oaUod to the . ' . . ,. othera to look at it,. but all ot a uddeD it &clo two . . , . putte ot tle.ao and e=ot. and , cone., It trAveled a . : ... : llttle way with tho tlrat putt but with the aeoOD4 , J)O to, flew GO, '-~ 1\eporte ot z han k~:pt quiet about f.t all thla tlae, but aw ~ and tell )"'U abo\&' '' llp4 t. !he Ort~anft Itoa ot 1? Ootober lOGO, dltorlally, epeou lat .. OODOirDlDC the afr;i\lng 011 the preoed "11\UOI'ra Ultel AS.rllne I no , pilote ancl 'l'he o4 on tho olain'.a or a1r,hta laet '7 by Ccmaander , a tiSI ~1aoile Export, aDd OOD01u4ed, la 1\ po,elb that ~e throe croupa or xpert oboervnre o14 haw ,._. ~alatakcD abO\lt IOf'S.JlC thtat the AS.r. Fwco, whloh ola.L-ua to haw 1poDt two yoara lnYfolti atlng woh roporta, r.aa co.1d 'c1etln1tn] alatabn. tle he1ltate to oall tb Air Foro In'Yeatl&~tora 11ar Llka wl w heeltate to queatlon the e7.port oplralon ot tralnecl aor1al obcr,ore '"' airplane pllota. lA taot, n . don't dare 1 what i:o. LelS.ew about 1 . AC\'IClh In OODtoap1at.4 b7 thla hadquarttre, . Copiea turnl8he4a JODN c. UoU.llDOU Lt Colono 1, USAP Difttriot Co~ander . ,_,co, AJ.~C, AttDt l.tCIS (ill cluplloate) DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV J. ; . DECLSU .. IED AJ.,fER