Appearance / Description of Object(s)

large gray cigar shape

Size of Object(s)

about a mile long

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

very high maybe 10 miles.

Description of Area / Surroundings

grand isle is a small island in the gulf of mexico located about 50 miles south of new orleans.tourist in the summer and drilling for oil in the gulf. i was born there and lived there for 57 years.

Full Description & Details

this was around dusk. the ship was comming from the west heading east then turned south when it reached the gulf of mexico. a very large ship maybe a mile long.i called the grand isle coast guard station to report what i saw. the person who answered the phone did not seem too concern. but fifteen minutes later the officer of the day called me and he sounded like he was exicited.i think other people also reported the same sighting.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

no

Witness Background

clerk in an oilfield construction office for 44 years. high school graduated,served 3yrsin the u s army .commander of american legion post 309,served as alderman, mayor-protemp and justice of the peace, and many civic organization in the town of grand isle, louisiana.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

before, i did not belive in them. my sighting made a beliver out of me.

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