August 9, 1952 — Lake Charles, LA
1:45 a.m. A/3C Joseph F. Raley is walking to work at Lake Charles Air Force Station [now closed] in Lake Charles, Louisiana, when he observes a disc-like object from a distance away of 3,000–5,000 feet. The object is at an estimated altitude of 5,000 feet. It moves several hundred mph faster than any known jet aircraft. No sound is heard. The object is first seen moving north to south until it crosses the air station, where it stops and hovers for approximately 2 seconds, then takes off to the west. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
“Sight ‘Discs’ At LC Airbase,” Opelousas (La.) Daily World, August 28, 1952, p. 2;
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 775, p. 167;
NICAP, “Faster-Than-Jet Disc Stops, Hovers Two Seconds, Accelerates”;
