Chalmette, Louisianna, August 1958August 1958

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Summary

On August 7, 1958, a family and their neighbors in Chalmette, Louisiana, reported unidentified flying objects at about 2030 and 2050 (8:30 and 8:50 p.m.). The witnesses described three objects, star-like in shape and color, traveling at high speed in formation with no sound. They reported the objects could stop in mid-air. This was a daylight or early evening sighting and the duration was not given.

There were jet aircraft in the area at the time, and a T-33 aircraft was sent up but found nothing. Two F-86 and two T-33 aircraft were in the local traffic pattern. The reporting officers considered the source's reliability doubtful. The Air Force conclusion on the Project 10073 record card was probably aircraft. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Chalmette, Louisianna, August 1958

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS | |
DO Wes Belloon |
0 Probably Bolloon i
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION lisa aa | 8
RUIN ciiinnsiiiiiioishsisssinanitissnin XX Ground- Visual O Ground-Reodor 5 Peary Kirordh | |
GMT 07/ 2030Z & 2050 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ‘ O Was Astronomical |
O Yes O Probably Astronomical ah
® No Civilian OD Possibly Astronomical | |
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BI sii [iq
; O Insufficient Date for Evaluation boos
0 Unknown
not given three not | |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Three objs, star-like in shape & Probably aircraft, There were |
color, traveling at high speed in pet a/c in area at time of
formation, Able to stop in mid air, sighting, A/C scrambled.
Nothing in area observed, !
Duration omitted, Daylight
sighting, Souree considered
unreliable.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) - i |
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bi 000 LA AB A AREA 30 AA 30 i TS SRR TR ST eo tila Bl |

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979283