1. OA.TE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 18 Noveaber 64 1 El/11 1! ~ Pilottown, Louioiana l. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Militar,r INSUF'FICIOO DATA FCR EVAWA'I!ON ft~ bl.e explosion from 1-I.eteor or reentr.r of Satellite. PossiblE HUMIEA OF OBJECTS o.&4~ri tions (pyrotechnic) 8Xpfosion. Insufficient data for ev""-lu ..~ n'll 5. LENGTH OF OISIRVATION Not Reported 6. TYPE OF OISEAVATION Gnnmd-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI 11. IRIE .. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observation of aerial explosion. Believed to be at 30-35.,ux ft. No A/C in vicinity. Also observed by personnel on ship proceeding up Hississippi River in vicinicy of Pilottown. I,NCO~JNl'; ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX , S OS-3~ ~CS-OSD-1, NSA-1, DIA-15 (42) ZCZCHQA394ZCW JX232 0 0 RUEAHQ FM C C <DEI GHT T 0 RLCQGl/THIRTH SEC Cl-JD NORAD- C ONAD REG GUNTER AFB UWGAL BIC INCN ORAD R UEGUH/C CMEASTSEAFR ON R UEAHQ/C cY S USAF R l.C S BBIC INC SAC RCCSC/C ANA IRDEF RCE CM/C ANC CJI!ARLANT INF 0 RUEC J>/C CMDT C OGARD RUE Gt.F I C (}! EASTAR EA R LCKKC/C CMSI.X R l.C KYC/C Qll E!GHT FtLC KSHIC CMFAIRW IN G ELEVEN . C I RV IS 1. PT 181135Z THE t1ISSISSIPPI 9AR PILOT STATION AT PILOTTOlvN, LA., U:.iCLASSlFt E 0 ADVISED HAVING SIGHTED AN AERIAL EXPLOSION OVER THE NISSISSIPPI RIVER JUST NORTH OF' PIL afT OWN. EST !MATED ALTITUDE 30 TO 35 THOUSAND FEET. THE EXPLOSION WAS ALSO OBSERVED FROM THE SS POLARLACHT, A VESSEL PROCEEDING UP RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF PILOTTOWN. 2. AIR TRAFFIC CCNTROL NEW ORLEANS HAS NO REPORTING Ale IN THIS SMITTED TO CIA PER AFHQ 1392 #335 ADV CY TO DIA, NIN AND XOPX