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Lafayette, Louisiana, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Lafayette, Louisiana
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 9 November 1957 Lafayette,Louisiana 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Locol Xa Ground-Visual D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircroft 09/1515Z GMT. D AirVisual D Air-Intercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol Civlian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 口 Insufficient Dato forEvaluation 口 Unknown 5 minutes one stationary 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round object, 7 inches in diameter. Specular reflection of balloon Appearance of silver dollar,very brigh launched from nearby area and Stationary and just soemed to fade away caught by sun's rays. winds fm Nw to SE. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26SEP 52)

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