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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  13 August 49 14/03/50 | New Orleans, La.  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilians | Other (Cast Aluminum Alloy of Ordinary Commercial Quality)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  CRO | No one actually saw the object hit the ground. Several witness became aware of the object only after it hit a sidewalk. The object is pie-shaped of a cast aluminum alloy of ordinary commercial quality. The exterior was covered by a sooty substance and underneath the…

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SUBJECT Metallurgical Analysis

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|  UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION | FILE NO. 24-24 | DATE 14 Sept 1949  |
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|  TITLE SIGHTING OF FLYING DISC (Fragment of Metal found on Canal and Bourbon Street Intersection, New Orleans, La.) On 13 August 1949 | REPORT MADE BY LOUIS H. COLEMAN  |   |
|  OFFICE OF ORIGIN DO #9, Barksdale AFB, La. | STATUS CLOSED  |   |
|  CHARACTER SPECIAL INQUIRY - UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT |   |   |
|  REFERENCE None. This is an initial report. |   |   |
|  SYNOPSIS On 13 August 1949, at approximately 2145 …

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AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA:

1. On 15 August 1949, Mr. [redacted], who was absent, revealed that he was on duty for the New Orleans Police Department at approximately 2145 hours, on 13 August 1949, at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets. At this time, Mr. [redacted] heard a sharp explosion and after a lapse of five (5) minutes, a whirring sound which ended in the clattering of a piece of metal to the pavement approximately ten feet (10') from where Mr. [redacted] was standing. Mr. [redacted] did not observe the object until it had struck the pa…

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Details, File 24-24 (continued)

direction, although Mr. [redacted] had previously stated that he did not see the object until it had struck the pavement. A number of pedestrians were at the intersection at the time and a crowd soon gathered. Members of the crowd urged Mr. [redacted] to contact the newspaper and report the "flying disc" and a member of the crowd called a policeman to the scene. Mr. [redacted] could offer no further information relative to the object.

4. Buildings immediately adjacent to the area at which the object allegedly fell were examined by OSI Agents on 1…

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24-24, 9th Dist OSI, 14 Sep 49
Subj: Sighting of Flying Disc
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2d Ind

Headquarters, 9th District OSI (IG), Barksdale AFB, La., 6 October 1949

TO: Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio (ATTENTION: MCIAXS)

Metal fragments mailed under separate cover, this date, in accordance with request in above 1st Indorsement.

John C. McLendon
JOHN C. McLENDON
Lt Colonel, USAF
District Commander

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Office of Special Investigations
IN REPLY REFER TO: 24-24
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9th OSI District
Barksdale AFB, La.
14 September 1949
ISYS
SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF FLYING DISC
(Fragment of Metal Found
On Canal and Bourbon Street
Intersection, New Orleans, La.)
On 13 August 1949
SPECIAL INQUIRY - UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
1. Transmitted herewith is Closed Report of Investigation regarding above Subject.
2. 9th District OSI does not contemplate any fur…

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