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Incident No, 27K

Yiere Sighted: Aseension Parish, Township 10 South, Range 4 male fn AO
© wiles from Bew Orleans, Le - grounds .
Observer's Position: erount

4. €., ground, uir, contre} tower, etc.)

of Coserver: B, B, Williams, Pres, United Land Co.
2 219 Dryades St., Bew Orleans. RA 0515
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st(s) ‘Approximately the length of a passenger aircraft
white-hot

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ty? to be a white-hot cone. ‘The object dis-
of light?) played mo lights but scened enc sed in flame.
Did not 1 up the area.
1500 to 2000 ft
Approx 200 MPH

Sufficiemtly long to enable Williams to make a fairly
detailed edservation. Approximately 10 seconds.
Straight and level flight

tis): soundless
joet(e) Rast

f Sighting: Bo clouds with wind fairly calm

Peoulicritice Noted: eft ne trail of amy kind end 414 not
the area

Sumiary of Incident:

(See ettacucd pogo)

he «ighting od:

ridge facing south in the midst
wide. It was too dark for hunting in the wods bat was sufficiently
light for nim to see the tine by bis watch, At O50 hours #ii liams
wis looking to the «outh and sew on object which resembled an ice
Prone cone treveiing enst with tf larger ead in front. The ,
front ent anvenred wiite hot (like the mantels in 4 gasoline lantern)
Toward the reer it et gradually darker red, There was no vieible
metal or other m teriel ami no projections of any kind, only fire,
he object made absolutely no noice end left mo trail of eny kind.
t was treveling in a straight line from west to esst and ii
gin or lore altitute, There wae no visible means of propul sion,
it appeured to be about 3/4 miles oway and at an elevation of » wrox=
imately 2500 feet. xr Williams stated he was looking up at an angle

x reletive to the érvand and observed the »bject for
aporoxi-ately 10 segonds before it we- obscure: by some trees,
it avpeared to be about the sire of tne Average sirliner and ws
traveling aprroximatel 300 Mik, The larger end of tine cone anpeared
thicker than the average airliner is through the fuseluge but it we
about the sane length, The object displayed no lights other than it
appeared enenséed in flame, not light ur the area, There
wat RO vieible moans of support aad no contro) surfaces, There
were mo clourde and the wind wae fairly calm,

Williams stated thst he ws ® student p£lot but could not get
pilotfs license because of poor mieculsr coordination in his eyes,
Yie color pereeption was normal and his hearing ic excellent.

luve: tigative personnel stated toot Mr williems Se@sai a reliable
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person.
stating that he (id not desire bie friends and business agquaintances
to josh him concerning the matter,

i@ appesred conscientious and desired no publicity

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eo 23 Sept 198 = O95
erOTe, Si gnted Sante Fe, Hew Mexico

1 sy Ground, cin, SRY AAAS from Place of Sante Fe, KK,

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