UFO Supplementary Report — Mobile, Alabama, 13 October 1966

This document collection details a UFO sighting that occurred on the morning of 13 October 1966, on the campus of the University of Southern Alabama in Mobile. A female freshman student reported observing a circular, porcelain-finished object approximately 25-30 feet in diameter, hovering at an estimated altitude of 400 feet vertical and 125 feet horizontal. The object featured a five-foot probe on its underside and emitted a faint humming sound. The witness reported that the object performed straight-line maneuvers with rapid speed changes before departing to the north. The observation lasted for five minutes. The witness also claimed that her father, an Eglin AFB Civil Service fireman, and her history professor witnessed the object at the same time, though these other observers remained unidentified. The Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) and Project Blue Book, reviewed the report. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, formally notified the witness that the information provided was insufficient for a full evaluation and requested that she complete a formal FTD Form 164. Meteorological data from the U.S. Weather Bureau and Brookley AFB for the time of the sighting indicated clear, cloudless conditions with 12 miles of visibility and surface winds from the ESE at 8 knots. The official conclusion of the Air Force was that there was insufficient data to evaluate the incident.