Layfayette, Louisana, September 1954September 1954

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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 Layfayette, Louisana, September 1954 in September 1954. The full case file (4 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 21.

Reported location

Layfayette, Louisana, September 1954

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

: : ts PROJECT 10073 RECORD RSG
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
27 September 1954 X
8 Ths Nicht) Lafayette, Lousiana |
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
;
i Civilian & Military METEOR
; 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
; 3 :
| 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION bs BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
Unknovn 3 round, orange - straight flight path. Parallel to horizon. '
1 ox. TYEE OF DESERVATION i Identified by one of the a/c as a large meteor,
d Ground Visual 2 |
E Air Visual Eas
: 7. COURSE
¥ !
\ i
|
; 8. PHOTOS |
O Yes | |
; & Ne |
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE : |
O Yes }
xX No :
FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
A 4

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959736

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Layfayette

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1954 1954-09-01