South Pass, LouisianaDecember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On December 25, 1957, a civilian in South Pass, Louisiana reported seeing a round, bright white light moving slowly but faster than a star or planet. The object made no sound and flashed out abruptly. Its intensity varied while in sight. The observation lasted about half an hour. The witness reported the object moving westerly. No azimuth or wind information was provided. The Air Force could not evaluate the report but noted the object might have been a weather balloon with lights.

Reported location

South Pass, Louisiana

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

LA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 25 December 1957
2. LOCATION: South Pass, Louisiana
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local, GMT 25/2030Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Ground-Radar (checkboxes show Ground-Visual checked)
5. PHOTOS: Yes [checkbox], No [checkbox]
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 1/2 hour
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One
9. COURSE: Westerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Round, bright white light, moving slowly but faster than star or planet. No exhaust. No sound. Flashed out abruptly. Slight variations in intensity while in sight.
11. COMMENTS: No azimuth or winds given, with out which this report cannot be evaluated. However, the object could be a weather balloon with lights.
12. CONCLUSIONS: [Checkboxes visible for Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown]

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976289