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Case FileNARA NAID 28972779 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

5 Mi. East Of Moisant, La. A/B, November 1957November 1957

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 5 Mi. East Of Moisant, La. A/B, November 1957 in November 1957. The full case file (2 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 29.

Reported location

5 Mi. East Of Moisant, La. A/B, November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
4 November 1957

2. LOCATION
5 Mi. East Of Moisaint, La. A/D

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ledal
GMT 0510 1527

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Stationary

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Square, orange colored obj, size of a boxcar. In sight for 3 seconds, stationary, then moved behind a cloud. Altitude and distance unknown. Resembled streak of light.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Possible Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Streak of light observed for 3 seconds. Probable meteor sighting. As total duration was 3 seconds. Stationary aspect of obj attributed to optical illusion.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972779

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Organizations

NAVY DEPTUSAFUSCG GRNC

Places

5 Mi. East Of Moisaint, La.COLORADO SPRINGSMoisaint AirportSTEWART AFB NYWRIGHT PATT AFB OHIO

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19571957-11-014 November 1957NOV

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