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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 3 February 1957 | 2. LOCATION New Orleans, Louisiana | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local QMT 04/0045Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rodor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rodor |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical Meteor ☑ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION three seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two | 9. COURSE vertical  |
|  10.…

Witness 03025-7-2 2

Ltr 24-0, 9th DOSI, Barksdale AFB, La, 7 Feb 57, Subj: Unidentified Flying Object, New Orleans, La.

ADIPM 1st Ind 15 FEB 1957

Headquarters Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado

TO: Commander, 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Forwarded as a matter pertaining to your command.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER:

GLOBE S. MCCOY
Major USAF
Asst Command Adj

K243.6012-1
Feb 1957

RETURN TO:

Director
Aerospace Training Inst
ATTN: Archives Branch
Maxwell AFB, Alabama

1003455

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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Office of Special Investigations

IN REPLY REFER TO. 24-0

9th OSI District
Hartsdale AFB, La.

SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3 Feb 57

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. SYNOPSIS: Civilian person, New Orleans, La., reported observing two (2) unidentified flying objects 1845 hours (OST) 3 Feb 57. (OST, F-6)

2. DETAILS: On 4 February 1957, Mr. [redacted], Street, New Orleans, La., reported to representatives of this District that h…

b. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS:

(1) How noted: Attention brought to objects during casual observation of sky.

(2) Angle of elevation and azimuth: When first observed, the objects were above observer, about 8 or 9 degrees to the east of vertical and proceeding at an azimuth of about 182 degrees. When last observed, the objects had moved out of his line of vision over the horizon on the same azimuth as when first observed.

(3) Flight path and maneuvers: Flight path was straight and no maneuvers were observed.

(4) Manner of Disappearance: Out of sight over the horizon.

(5) Length of tim…

g. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:

(1) Weather (per ) : Clear

(2) Weather (per files of U. S. Weather Bureau, New Orleans, La.)

(a) Wind Direction: South, Southwest

(b) Wind Velocity:
1 Surface: Nine (9) knots per hour as of 1905 hours observation.
2 Aloft: Only reading available was taken at 1500 hours at maximum altitude of 8000 feet where winds were 21 knots from 250 degrees. By interpolation on a map recording readings from other sites at 1830 hours 3 February, it was estimated that winds at 10, 20 and 30 thousand feet altitude would have been from the same gener…

further action is contemplated by this District unless other-
wise requested or directed.

EWIGHT J. SCOVEL
Lt Colonel, USAF
District Commander

cc: Dir OSI
Comdr, Keesler
AFB, Mississippi

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