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Lake Charles fireball

October 18, 1967, 9 p.m.
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.

"bright, fiery ball"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A bright, fiery ball flashed four times as it moved east just above the treetops, within a minute.

Witnesses

John Herbert

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1967ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.