Alexandria, LouisianaNovember 1957

On the night of November 8, 1957, a Staff Sergeant at Saint Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, watched a brilliant bright pink object streak across the sky. The object was round and about the size of a quarter, with a bright white tail that was narrow and uneven. The witness observed it for just five seconds.

As the object descended, it grew larger in apparent size, finally falling straight down. When it broke apart, it scattered sparks, though these were not particularly bright. The sergeant was gazing at the moon at the time, looking toward the north-northeast, when he noticed the object roughly forty to fifty degrees above the horizon (measuring the angle from the horizon upward). The Air Force later determined that weather conditions were clear that evening, with winds at 76,000 feet measured at eighteen knots from 248 degrees (roughly west-southwest).

During the investigation, the Air Force learned that a C-131 transport aircraft had made an emergency landing at nearby England Air Force Base early that morning, with one engine inoperative and landing lights on. Investigators checked with the radar squadron but were unable to gather additional facts about possible nearby air activity. The file notes that the witness was considered reputable and reliable.

The Air Force concluded that the object's appearance, flight path, and brief duration of observation were typical of a meteor, though the evaluation form indicates the case ultimately remained unidentified. The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, spanning 10 pages.