Louisiana and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: A History of Local Sightings, Folklore, and Unresolved Questions
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Louisiana shows a long, ongoing fascination with unidentified aerial phenomena, reflected in centuries of local sightings and folklore—from William Dunbar’s 1800 description in a letter to Thomas Jefferson to mid‑20th‑century saucer scares and 1970s sightings—now intensified by the government’s release of UAP videos.