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INCIDENT SUMMARY SHEET

Incident No. 174

1. Date and Time of Observation: 1 Oct 46 (Friday morning) 0540

2. Where Sighted: Ascension Parish, Township 10 South, Range 4 East 50 miles from New Orleans, La - ground

3. Observer's Position: ground
(i. e., ground, air, control tower, etc.)

4. Name and Address of Observer: E. B. Williams, Pres, United Land Co.

5. Occupation and/or hobbies: 219 Dryades St., New Orleans, RA 0515
considerable flying experience

6. Attention Attracted by: N/S

7. Number of Object(s) Seen: 1

8. Size of Object(s): Approximately the length of a passenger aircraft

9. Color of Object(s): white-hot

10. Shape (Sketch if Possible) cone-shaped

11. Nature of Luminosity: Seemed to be a white-hot cone. The object displayed no lights but seemed encased in flame. Did not light up the area.
(directed beam of light?)

12. Altitude of Object: 1500 to 2000 ft
(estimated)

13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer: 3/4 miles away

14. Estimated Speed of Object: Approx 200 MPH

15. Time in Sight: Sufficiently long to enable Williams to make a fairly detailed observation. Approximately 10 seconds.

16. Tactics: Straight and level flight

17. Sound made by Object(s): soundless

18. Direction of Flight of Object(s) East

19. Apparent Construction: "flame"

20. Effect on Clouds: N/S

21. Exhaust Trail Color of: red flames

22. manner of Disappearance: N/S

23. Weather Conditions at Time of Sighting: No clouds with wind fairly calm

24. Peculiarities noted: Object left no trail of any kind and did not light up the area

25. Summary of Incident: (over)
(See attached page)

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