Shreveport, LouisianaNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 9, 1957, a civilian near Shreveport, Louisiana reported three white, brightly lighted objects with green flashing lights in close formation. One seemed to be towing an object. One went north, one went south, and one disappeared. A witness was a schoolteacher from St. Augustine, Texas.

Radar stations tracked aircraft in the area. A refueling mission was noted nearby, and a flight of three aircraft appeared at about the same location and time. Radar showed several aircraft in the vicinity, and three radar tracks were lost and never picked up again.

The Air Force concluded the objects were aircraft. The record said everything in the description pointed to aircraft, and that radar reports and other reports confirmed aircraft were in the area. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Shreveport, Louisiana

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

LA / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 6 ‘ |
I. DATE 2. LOCATION ; 12. CONCLUSIONS
a] an, |
Co SE TOENAILS Gl Bo f ~N 1 9525 82 53 1 A YA STE Hr fs ra
9 November 1907 shreveport, Louisiana QO Probably Balloon
ee ee eee ee ]|O Possi bly Bolloon :
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
i : x IX Was Aircraft
— A RR panty XGround- Visual O Ground-Radar QO Probably Aircrof?
omril/ Valls O Air Visuel 0 Air-Intercept Radar | DO Possibly Aircraft
QO Yes D Probably Astronomical
EL § 0 %4 i .
©:No . 4 Civilian a Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RET RR IT Ce NOU SR SE IN
OO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
: 8 t 0 Unknown
LaBOL. Aven three . i gethdled balow
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Three white, brightly lighted, green Everything in description points
flasibing lichts in close formation, to sighting being aircraft. There
One seemed 10 be towing an object, were radar reports and other rpils
one went north, one went south, one that there were a/c in area,
disappzared, :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974449