Project 10073 Record — Haynesville, Louisiana, 19 September 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an aerial sighting reported by two teachers from Woodson High School in Haynesville, Louisiana. On September 19, 1966, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the witnesses observed an object while returning from driving football players home after practice. The object was described as having a reddish-orange glow, being shaped like a quarter moon, and measuring approximately 10 feet in width and 50 to 75 feet in length. The witnesses noted that the object appeared to be the moon initially, but upon closer approach, it disappeared behind or into trees. They explicitly stated there was no moon reflection. The sighting occurred approximately 5 miles south of Haynesville, east of Highway 79. The school principal, J. Jones, forwarded the report to the Commanding Officer of the Strategic Air Command at Barksdale Air Force Base on September 21, 1966. The official Air Force evaluation concluded there was insufficient data for a definitive assessment. A follow-up letter from the Air Force suggested that the moon could have been responsible for the observation, noting that the moon was approaching its first quarter phase and would have been setting at approximately 2100 CST on an azimuth of 250 degrees. The Air Force requested that the witness complete an Air Force form 164 to facilitate a more scientific investigation.