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LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, October 1967

Date of account
1967-10
Location
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CATE-TIMESOUP 2.LOCATION 1ct6 14/05002 AKEOHRLES.LOUISIA 3.SOURCE 1C.CONCLUSION Civilian HOT AIR BALLCON (PosSibla) 4. NUMBER OF OSJECTS Observer,observed e fiery object that was under the clouds. One Thought that it might be a plane o fire.The obiey exploaded 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARYAND ANALYSIS and fell toward the earth. 1or 2 Minutes The wind was blowing from l30 degrees at5 knots.There were 6.TYPEOF OBSERVATION numerious sighting at the local levels of hot air balloon3 during the late summer months in the southern U. S.It seems Ground-Visual possible that the object was a hot air balloon with a fire- 7.COURSE cracker attached so as to exploae after the candles had burne sufficiontly down to ignite the fuse. SE toNW 8.PHOTOS DYes DiNO 9. .PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yos FORM FTD SEP630-329 (TDE) Pnvlouaditionaot thlsform muyiued,

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