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New Orleans split

November 30, 1957, 2:11 p.m.
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Unresolved

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

"one round object"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A round object turned white, then gold, then split into three parts and turned red, during 20 minutes.

Witnesses

Three U.S. Coast Guardsmen

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1957ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.