AISS-UFOB-37-55 / 26-UFOB-2-55 — 1955-02-16 — New Orleans, Louisiana
Narrative
On 16 February 1955 at 0047Z (dusk), four civilian observers in New Orleans, Louisiana observed a single round shaped light moving slowly northeast in a falling-leaf weaving motion, changing alternately from orange to yellow. Observer 1 was first in backyard and called observers 2, 3, 4 from inside the house. Object first seen at 110 degrees from true north, 85 degrees above horizon; disappeared at 95 degrees, 15 degrees above horizon. Observed for 4-5 minutes. Flight 2-C of 4602D AISS investigated; concluded contributed to Mardi Gras activity: an escaped balloon.
extracted via: llm_subagent_v1
Witnesses (1)
- [anonymous] civilianrole_pattern
Source documents (1)
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- 23857158-005-006NARAvalue 1.2[direct]
Score evidence (5)
Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.
s
- outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
- post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)
p
- docs=1 (+0.5)
- single agency (+0.5)
evid
- narrative only (base 1)