PROJECT 10073 ftECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon .. TYP! OP OIS!RYATION 5 D ecembeJ. 1957 New 011eans, Lou1s1sna J. DATITIMI OlllOUII n Wo Alrcroft 0 Probably Ahcroft 0 Possibly Alrcroft Loco1-----------~.Qround-VIsual 0 Ground Radar S. PHOTOS 0 Was Astronomical D Yoe 0 Probably Astronolftlcol Ollie Civilian, thru 8th Nav Dist. 0 Pouibly Astronomical 7. LeNGTH OP OIIIRYATIOM 1. NUMI!IIl OP 08JICTS 9. COUIIlS! Q ;{Other'Pa,..achu te Fl41 r e C lnufftclent Ooto for Evaluation N/A(ob j imbedded at loc~tion) on9 fm Wast 10. 81111111 SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMM!NTS I Source reported objec t penetrated wall Objec t w:ts examin9d and found to o .f his home, throu6h metal sctean & be a n II-131 parachute flare. J:'rom imbedded self against wall. Point of the angle of entty int o the house impac t a;ainst wall :.1h .uoxi1n:ttely 6 it was fired by s o:;,eone in the inches lowe r than holo l.ht'Ot t~.;h screen . n e ighborhood and not fm nn a/c as Dimansions &. dcscripLioll ; .\lJ Pl'OX 9 " originally alle]ed. Hoi..lse occurJ iec lon:;;, 1 3/8 " diameter, 4 l1ol in bael' by a c r i p!Jle. Considered to b e :1 r i d g e s or rings 3 1 I 4" t' m ~.~ 11 d , s t ron b m a. t tal' for p o 1 ic e afte r o bj ide n t j - iron-oxide order. Soucn!J ~Litl'.us obj fied & similar spent flares found struck house fm West. rro otho r ideuti-in neig h borhood. Results of inves- fying marks. tigation phoned in to Hq USAF, ~: . AftC POaM 32t (Jt&V 211&P,I2) - .( D ~l-eA /4! ,//VJ' ,cAcr liJtJnt. .,~AIR .INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION REPORT\>._ . AJIEA JIII'OM CICNCIMS -- N;E O'Li,11S, LOOISIANI SCU!IIa C# uerotUIIATION PIIIPAJIINQ OFJ'ICIR JON 1'. ~suo. Cap,ala, OsA:r DAll 0' REPORT D.lTc OF IMFOIUCATIOH EVALUATION I. KAli:RUIUa OJl 6 Dec'be:r 1.951. thla organisation receind 1nfor..- t1on h' Hqa 8'h Na..U D1a~r1ct, Sew OJ'leana, La., to the eft~ \hat \hq vere 1a poaaeaa10D ot a n14en\11"1e4 rocka' ttY; obJ~ tba' paDetra'ecl \he hoa.ae of a MJ'. , Jlev a, La. .A Joill' 1Dnat1pl SA llew 02'lene b7 AD4 8th laftl Dlatr1c\ pe:racmul. reYaale4 lba\ the o~jac' wu a 120''"4-'J; rooket-propelle4 re4 'u puaclm.te t1aft :flzt1l b7 DOD-Id.U ta17 pennnDel. TJIa Jnfol'llatioa vaa paaae4 to t.he Hew O:rlra Cit7 Police, vho ha.,. iana,iptlwa JuriaUC\iOD 1D t.hl o1Y11 41nv'bMce. fte Phl'1cl 1 vaa t'oi'W&I'de4 oa 10 Decber 1957 o Ca.lr. ~c. -PJJ'B. Ohio. ~J AiCB 4~. * II. ~IV:!I:~IG~lUU CAP.rAlB JOH ~. X&'l'st10e USAF. 21.4~ LiliDl'D.ANT JOH5 W. MDDOR , Colooel. USAJ' WARNINI: 'l'ltle.......,.f -w lnlor ... Uon a/leot/11~ the naliolllll d.ln ol tit. United Stat wltllin the mNnlnl ol tlte I&.p~ n~ Z..w1o rifle W, U.S. C ., 8eotlon 7" an4 7~. Ia ,,.,......._or tlte rflflelatlon ollie content a In ""'manner to an un.authori-d s-,_,.le PfOialltlt.d', law. It ,..., 1101 be "'Jiroeuoud in whole or In JMII, br ot'-' thatt Unlt.d StaiN AJ, l'oroa A,.ttol ... eaoupt b~ J~Urcrtl-... el tlte l)l,eafot ol lntelll,."" USAI'. I OCT 52 " I JUM -. WHICH MAY A'I'ION wltenlfllud in) tJNCLASSlFlED 0 RJEDDN RJEDSQ E RJEPHQ 146 M COMMANDANT 8TH NAVAL DISTR 0 ZENICOM ADC ENT AFB COLO ~FO COMATIC WFAFB OHIO NEW ORLEAN 3 LA OM 1e~6 AISS ENT AFB COLO EN/COM EASTERN SEA FRONTIER NY SAF WASHDC TWO RJEPHQ 1Li6 11NCU\SSIFIED ALL APPRO EIGHT FEET FROM SCREEN X POINT OF IMPACT ON WALL APPRO~{- MATELY SI~ INCH LOWER THAN HOLE THROUGH SCREEN X OCCUPANT OF REMISES CMM MR REMOV!D THE OEJECT BY THE END PROTRUD- NG l~TO THE INERIOR OF THr-HOUSE AND BLISTERED HI5 FINGERS ON HE OBJECT WHICH WAS VERY HOT X OBJECT CYLINDRICAL CMM OF ALUMINbM ONSTRUCTION C~1M ~INE INCHES LONG ONE AND THREE -~I-~.Ii.T _ _l.N.CJJES il-l I 'i-p,,, IAMETER HAS FOUR HOLts IN REAR PLATE BORED AT AN ANGLE TO GIVE 1:... L . T SPIN IN ITS TRAJECTORY X REARFLATE BLACKENED BY CARBON CMM _,/,, E:3IDUE OF FUEL GIVZ OFF STRO~tG ODOR OF IRON SULFIDE I OPJECT / ~IDGED AT POINT THREE AND ONE HALF INCHES FROM REAR END AND I S ~ ~ 30MEWHAT HEAVIER AT ITS FRONT END ,{ NO ITENTIFYING t1ARKINGS ON / \ fHE DEJECT v1HICH tvEIGHS APPROX SIX OUNCES X OBJECT HELD AT COM ~i' lIGHT HEADQUARTERS ~ 6/191~Z DEC RJEPHQ Jl.JNCv.S5!FIEU DNCU:.::)S\F\ED DIS7~; ICT _, Lf,J IS QUOTED FO~ YOU:1 r;:;,-O:'.l :1\T 1 o:l~ " Yf P.PP?.O~ TUO Z:~O ZLi10 ZERO SIS :1P.I\ FIVE: DEC UillD!!:i!Tl F!ED OBJECT S T::uc:: A! I D li:!:1:\L SC ::::::c.i Oil P0:1CE MID n :BSDDZJ ITS ::::L? E! '.I!'.LLL f,pp;:o;~ SIGHT >SST Fi\Oi: SC?i:::,i :( POil!T Ol" It:?r,CT Oil IJt,LL .~P?!:OC:ltiATZL'I SIX I l lc:rss L0\12?. THAi; ;iOL E TI!P.OUGH SCil:!:Sil K OCC\iPAi!T O;;' PP.E: : ISZS ct:! ! tl!: p::: EOVED iHZ o::,J ECT SY T;!::: r:;;J P~OT?.IJDJ::G 1::10 TTC r:IT2!:! 0:>. 0:' T::. U:OIJS: Bl flr."-:- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 w .. BaiiOOf\ 30 Deceaber 1957 New Orleans Louisiaia o Proltoltly Balloen ""-... Yl 1 a ,.-eu.,ciRoclor a Was Alrcroft Loco----------....aun..--. auo '" a Proboltly Aircraft C Was Astronomicol C ProltoWy Astronomical C PouiWy Astronomical 1. L.INOTH OP OISIRVATION 1. NUMIIIt 0, OIJ!CTS f , COURS! lnsyffici..,t Dcrto for Evaluation IRIIP SU,.,..ARY Ofl SIGHTING One round bright white light moving slowly in a straight line. 4'nC FORM Ut (lt&V 2f I&P 12) Description, duration, flight path indicates possible balloon. Also possible astronomical (star or planet). No evaluation, insuf- ficient data No report iD file.