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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  10 or 11 XX October 1950 | New Orleans, Louisiana  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Insufficient Data  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 12 No information as to date, time, XXXXXXX or time-motion sequence of object included in report. If night, probably ASTRO  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  two hours | Object circled in a Northerly direction. XXXX more than a mile away. 12 shiny objects. Observed for two hours. Color bright grey to opalescent. No pattern or formation. Motion erratic. Not e…

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9th CBI District
Barksdale AFB, La.
7 November 1950

# SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT

**SUBJECT:** Reports of Unconventional Aircraft

**TO:** Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.

1. **SYNOPSIS:** Recent reports of sightings of unconventional aircraft in Louisiana are, briefly, as follows:

a. A simultaneous sighting by father and son, residents of New Orleans, on 10 October 1950, of a noiseless, bright object at a great altitude.

b. Twelve (12) bright, round, diving and spinning objects seen from a window in New Orleans, on 10 or 11 Octob…

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(2) Location: Observers were in the neighborhood of the residence in the northeast portion of New Orleans. Observation was first seen at an azimuth of approximately 45 degrees True and was traveling in a northerly direction. The observers estimated that the object was flying at an altitude of at least one (1) mile.

(3) Manner of Observation: Visual from the ground.

(4) Weather Conditions: Bright sun, no clouds.

(5) Description of Object:
(a) According to Size and shape of a joint of stove pipe, …

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Spot Intelligence Report, DO #9, 7 Nov 50, subj: Reported Un conventional Aircraft.

from the Hospital. They were more than a mile distant, but "not extremely high".

(3) Manner of Observation: Visual from a window of Hospital. Observed for approximately two (2) hours.

(4) Description: Twelve (12) shiny, apparently metallic, diving, spinning objects with round bodies and short wings. Objects were noiseless and left no visible exhaust trails. They appeared to be constantly spinning. No definite pattern of formation was maintained. Color was bright gray to opalescent.

(5) MARKOPO…

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Spot Intelligence Report, DO #9, 7 Nov 50, subj: Reports of Unconventional Aircraft.

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"Peyton said he got a pocket telescope and watched the saucer but could never see plainly what was ahead of the vapor trails. The object did not hurry; 'it took its time and disappeared from sight in about five minutes.' At the last, he stated, the vapor trail appeared to be red and then bluish.

"The Peyton cook declared that there were two of them things over the tractor shed and they were long and round like a cigar."

d. The New Orleans States, on 10 October 1950, carried the f…

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"I have kept quiet about it all this time, but now I felt I must write and tell you about it. Signed MRS. JESSE J. VON HOVER"

f. The New Orleans Item of 17 October 1950, editorially, speculated concerning the sighting on the preceding Sunday, of four "saucers" in formation by Miami Airlines, Inc., pilots and WILLIAM BARDSLEY. The editorial commented on the claims of sights last February by Commander . USN Missile Export, and concluded, "... is it possible that the three groups of expe…

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|  DATE - TIME GROUP | LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  October 50 10/1315Z | New Orleans, Louisiana  |
|  SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | BALLOON  |
|  NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Evaluated as a balloon observation.  |
|  LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 Minutes | Object glowed bright with a whitish-blue light. Both observers saw "peculiar" spots before their eyes for one to two minutes after staring at the object. Observer reported that the object was composed of bright lights which glistened like facets on a diamond. The object made no noise…

QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Office of Special Investigations
UNCLASSIFIED
9th OSI District
Barksdale AFB, La.
IN REPLY REFER TO:
7 November 1950
SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT: Reports of Unconventional Aircraft
TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.
1. SYNOPSIS: Recent reports of sightings of unconventional aircraft in Louisiana are, briefly, as follows:
a. A simultaneous sighting by father and son, residents of New Orleans, on 10 October 1950, of a noiseless, bright object at a great altitude.
b. Twelve (12) bri…