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New Iberia Rotating-Dome Disc over Naval Air Station

July 10, 1962Naval Auxiliary Air Station New Iberia, Louisiana, United States

An unnamed Navy witness reported a low, fast disc over Naval Auxiliary Air Station New Iberia that slowed over the runway/hangar area, then accelerated northeast while climbing. He described a rotating two-tone dome.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Disc / Saucer(C-000253)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-689085reported
“An unnamed Navy witness said a disc came in fast and low at about 1,500 feet, slowed over the runway and hangar, then accelerated northeast while climbing at roughly 20-30 degrees.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · New Iberia naval air station report; uploaded PDF pp. 50-50
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New Iberia Rotating-Dome Disc (1962) · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-689086reported
“The witness described a rotating dome divided into light-gray and black halves and estimated its rotation at about 90 rpm.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · New Iberia rotating-dome morphology; uploaded PDF pp. 50-50
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Hall Army, Navy & Marine Corps Observation Dossier · Investigation Source Caveat

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CLAIM-689056reported
“Hall states that several Navy cases came through Donald Keyhoe's personal military contacts and that two Army intelligence reports were supplied to NICAP by service members.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Section provenance and NICAP military contacts; uploaded PDF pp. 44-47
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CLAIM-689057reported
“Hall reproduces two military communications: a September 1957 First Air Force letter quoting a Fort Devens report and a February 1957 Army intelligence memorandum from Kagnew Station.”
The UFO Evidence
SRC-002107 · Reproduced Fort Devens and Kagnew official communications; uploaded PDF pp. 45-46
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