3. OATETIM! CROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORO CARD 2. LOCATION LeCn..,ntP-Fn'e ,t Hi 11 La .._ TYPe Ofl OBSERVATION ? 0 ..,.,,._ .JVI I 0 GroundRoc!ar 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Ball aon Probably Balloon Passi :,&y Balloon a Was Aircraft a Probably Airc:oh Possibly Aircraft -,_ PHOTOS ._ R Was Astronamical Venus a Prol:tobly Astronomicaf- 0 Yos a Possibly Astronomical I 1. NUMBER Oil OIJEC"TS 9. COURSE D Othor--~- -- 7 LENGTH OP OIS!RVATION 0 lnaufflciettt Oota for Evaluation 0 mi ns one stationary D Unlcno'Wft 10. IRIIP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMINTS Oval shared o Jj v r'o u r {;lo,vt:: g pointec Th r: t''):ld talton b:; the snurces w lavs (not ir.t e _.::r;tl ;"~arts of t .1e obj ) r e-tra .. P.led h y the prep~ring ~xtcndin6 ') t:t.va r d . One ohse!vc r .'::1.\'~ offi( ~r during the !=iam~ evening :;i ;: e of h~ie o f cotron, tht-:a other aco; period. 'l'he only observation t!1~ Riz cl cf 3 baslratball l1nld at :1.rms which could be cotlsidered r ela- len;;th. ObJ h~d a "pr etty " golden col~r tive was the Planet Venus. It at its furtest poi'1t & a bea~1tif ll was located in th9 sarn t;eneral wh.ite color 3 t its c~osest point. O iJ j vici:tnity as the pptd obj & 'noved grn(' cfully w. no abrupt movemer.t disappeared f m view at about the J,~t R~r1t o r desc-:r!t. Had a ~liding-same t.ime as treobj rerorted by the source AF FORM 112-PART II APPROVED I JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Flt()N \Aftlltr) IU:PORT MO. 8J4th Air Division, ~gland AFB ..mCU>su R.~ !J 2, IR-lo1-S8 m- HAND S<BTCH OF Ail& TRAV D BY OOURC~ llJRING 't'IU U/I OBS~VATION UNCLJ.SSI FI ID DATE OF INRJRMATION -3 Jan 58 -State Highway Number -Route over which the Sotr ces mada their observations -State HLghwars ~ -Highway bridge. Point of first observation. :S -Period during which the object. was not seen by 1trs COP~ID C - roxir.1ate point ~-rhere object was last observed or~; THIS DOCU MEN r CONTAINS INFORMATION AFfECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEAN lNG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. 5. C.!. 31 AND JZ. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW; IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OFTHE DIRECTOR OF;. ' INTELLIGENCE. USAF. (CLASSifiCATION) Dou:ntou..n TomorTotv: An Ev Greater Dayton 1M l"PON. OIVD. liOlU>tiJ . DEf:fl_ft_l- ~enus---So Bright--Causing Qui l'f..~l.'S, THE -.;'~ \'IH; .'iTAR. ,,.., ttlJial earl Jlr'1 of 1elplto11e cnll11 I 111 llaulff~ n/Jir~ t'"d Tla ~ }JrJrrual He~J, 44cnu.te o' ll1 """'lUll brWIIIAe ..4 3lJ..ttalllall plto,lrt''' " &:1J!1'""! of th~t plnnf'l (lf'~l), :- t'mputtl ant, t!-"oon a out 1:30 p.m. lall nlJh' (al rlflat) reeJl llr1 c. u ltauo .,..-. uj If,,. lu-o l,xl,,., r J'tnw ~ilJ cati,.qtp ''~ U. brill~ aAiil Dec. 2!, Oliff,.., IN ~e11 j ,,.,.,., lllllatlr 1uuth of tnra: #t tctl, "'oWtf I ... -r~ I !a. "'" horl.on. (Sill}/ IMiol "r C.Orr : : Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is a brilliant obiect in the sky and will soon be joined by the Leonids, "shooting stars." By J~ES STC>KLEY 1 (1.\1' "RIJ.Lf.".~T ohj.:ct yo u sec in t i.c: v uti" ''"'-ft'rn ,i~,y tbnc ~c:nmgt as dark. nc,c; {,,IJs n ~.:~n .urpbn~. a ~P& u.w=cc... ur <~ume hriaCht li~elat hung in the sky as pan n( .10 e"rcruntnt. Wlut you see j, th e pl.u\Ct \'enus, DOW rt>a.:hin1 i~S are2tnt promioence, which comes h1sr btfore its di~ppe~nnce from the eHnang -;ky ear ly in 1'.158. \"cnus i1 f"'r brighter chJD uty other star o r plo~net seen in the Oljlht wy ~nd there i~ nc diffi~ulty in hlcntifyina it. lodced. it c3n br obKrvcd luna bcfure the aky it cbrk. In f . -:r, tf you lulow where ID look, you caD t' ''l'n ~e ir in bro.1d <Lyliahtl not in PfllSU' at aft, but in the neighbofin& of Andromeda. This consralarion rcprewnts the F.thiopian prill(est who, ac- cordin' to mythoiOfY, w :n chainl'fi ttt 3 rock to bt devoured by 1 1r2 monster, rqnacntt:d by lhc CGnseeUation of ~tus. the whale. in me .outb. Fortunately, she was recucd by the hero, PerJNJ, who is seen in the north Andromeda's aQ()ICIMCt, Caiopeia, it teen in 1M DOrtb, a lfOUP futDina the lena M. abow Pobris. the pale anr. AIGD1 ide her ia her buwnd. 1M kiD .. Ccpbcus. Twmi.Da now toWard rbc alt, we can tee wbar is caaaaUy u...W.;ed ID be tb. finest COIIIIIrllalioa io \be aky makiDt ill debut for lbe ICI'OD. Tbia Is Oricn, 1M warraor, eaRly recc. nded tle!.w.e of the duec ftltl in a row dlM fonn his bdr. To the Ida it Betrl- acue. ID chc right it R.iael, boch of the fi"t map1irude, ahhovp bcioa 10 low iD the skJ they do DOC war ~ 1 hri,bt aa they will in the ~:ou1mg runths. 'J f,, 11 \& "'' " ~ thtm high "'' the wutlt. Just :.tOO\~ ()nun " T lllrth. tl1'-l oll. \\ trl1 brilliant Altl~h:u.~n . . and '" t lu ida ,,f ' ' " ' figure st.anti!'l .\Urt)C.&, ~ d t:" "t<'t"r \ \otth fine magnituJt updl.l. Although only \'tnu~ 15 '~''"' \ t.a!lt 111 the evening, No uthcr pl.mc:b '1'1''' ' 111 rlt" soutbc:ast Nfme 'lunrh.~. lin).thtt'<t i rl",c virg;n. It is d()SC to rht" bn~ht ,t.u ~ph . .t. Howrvu, it eJL.:ccth the star 111 hnlliJ n.:t' about ten time-s. Farther east h ~t..rs, rising o~hc.ur .tn ltuur ahead of the sun. It s hrightnt>"' i:. .t~llll half dut of Spica. Mtrc ur y .anJ Saturn arc both 100 near the sun to he l":t\ll\ ' isible in Ncwanber. Shower of "Ston to COI'I'M November is the month bringin~ <nc nf year's famous showers of m~trnrs, ur "shoorin1 stan," which ap~ar fwm al-vmt the 13th 10 the 16th. They uc most n umerous after mid nt,.:ht, beau~ then we are on the forw.1rJ side o f the earth in 1ts annu.tl movement .muntl the sun. Thus, we mcd thrm hcaJ on This i.s different fr om the evC'nin.: h11Uh when we are on the rtarwatd l'.trt, .mcl )Cc only thoec tNt c:~tch up to u~. t'.frer it p.&sscd behind ~ sun bst Apri) l l VC'nu~ l"aduall} hcrn chawin1 1D :he C'.t ) t vf that body. That meant that it tnllll"eJ the sun in it! ,!ail)' motion acrc11 thr :.h, Jn u ~ remJin t d Vh&blc in ~ west .thc r tl1e , un h.1d ~t. On :"uv. Ill it will tr f.&rth t r !:':1St ,.,f rhr 'Uil, AC:OCC' t m1ainin1 :n !l'w sky tor the lungc:st rime o~ftct suntet_ n car : v thrN" houn. :\ frer that ic will st.art m""~J.! tu\lo ''rd tlc sun ag.lin. Hn ~W'>4" 11f ib c:~rly stltlng, \'en us Jon nClt lp('Car on tht acc.,mpanyins m..p. of thl: i'ovrm~r ev~OlnJ slues, which show :hdr Jppcaunce ;ahcout JO:f~l p.m., your own ,! of stanlbrd tlme . It th~ fir<Jt d NO\'em- ht-r. J:IIO p.m on the I ~th Jnd 8:00p.m. oo tht: lOt h . Bright llrclt In the Sky Th~ m~ps do. howt'ver, sho. the stan th.u Me now visib1~. Toward the w~t is T>ench, ~t the top of tt1t "northern c~'" which it re.ally put of tht' con~tellltw>n o f Cygnus, the swan. f>.-nc:h is i n the bird"t tail; tn fact. the word l' Arabic .mJ means " rail The UOI\.Spicce repr!:~nu the win~. :lnd tbt l~er part o f rh~ cro-:.' tu.s long neck. s~rched f01ward t n tiight .'\t the hrad ~ A!hirco, a star ol che secn n.:i magr.m~tle on the utronomical loo anc-n SQ!c. Bdow Cygnus is anorher firs:.rru~narude sur, \'ega, in Lyn, the Jyrc. Tu tne ldt ., anther birc!, .a.quib, the cag1.-, v. ith !fzc aur Altair. H itth in the south rou ~3n JCe the four ,rJr , :t-.:1t furm t.'"te "gr~t 'q~re," part of the constt!~ :icft or Pt'psus, the w in,N hur~. .\ lthooJ h thnc arc nor amon1 the b ri;;htnt, thetr duract~istic arnn1cmcnt rn.o them a ~ ~ fartina place from w hid1 10 lind odwr lfOUpt. ~ bone. actu.tlly, is uptide down in cbe sky, at &he rc w of stan u tmdina westward & .. n the . 4 lAST lower right corntr uf the !quare is hia had I ' . The sur .y. the upper ri,ht,..Alpher~tz, it _.i ..&.. _o j ' S YM AF FORM 112-PART I AP!'ROVEO I JUNE 1948 (C:USSIFICATIOH) IUJIOitT NO. (L EAVE BLANK) UIr.ETID STAT?.S AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 8 Air Di louisiana SUMMARY: (EIIUr ClllldN "'111111arr of rtpOtl. Oil tlgftl}ktnaa tt. jtltlll Oft''""'"'" poragrapA. Llat lraclocurtl at lo111tr ltft. Btn tut of rtpOrl Oft AF Form ll I-Pari II.) This report describes the observation of an un-identified object by' I:lrs LE&SVILLE (3107N 9317\~ ~ lOUISIANA. The;r \-rere both in a car driving on IA>uisiana Highwq 112 between J,OOQJ1PTE (310516N 922403\i) and FORREST HILL :WUISIANA, and on Highway 28 between FORRP.ST HILL and MEI.U.Ea (3106ooN 920312W) ~ WUISIAJIA. Observations were made on the evening of 3 JANUARY l9S8 commencing at approximately 1920 hours and lasting to appro::dmately 1950 hours Both sources are college graduates and school teachers at T,E~VIIJ.E and are prominent and considsred to be reputable citizens. Their husbands are successfUl business leaders in L3:tSv~LLl, U>UISIANA. Sources l<rare vary cooperative in a11 instances and sup?lied their information freely with one reservation; that the interviewers use the utmost discretion in processing the information they were to give. They were interview9d separately and than it lTas deci.ded to combine their information into one reoort 1. V~ocey Sketchs of UFO 2. Outline of area driven by Sources during observation Original to ACS/I, HPP.OftEiJUSAF Copy to Comdr, ATIC Copy to Comdr APPROVING OFFICER: AL.&IANDE:R w J. laj or~ ulo.Ulol UFO Proj t Officer IIOT; THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING lllE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANI NG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT . 50 U. S. C.- 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN AtY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. USAF. (CUSSifiCAT IOM) AF FOICM 112-PART II (CUSSIPlCATION) APPROVED I JUNE I~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FIIOM IJ\fntCf) IUI'O"T NO. 634th Air Division, mgland AFB IR-lOl-58 This report describes the observation or an un-identified object by ~trs andMr L~&<)VILLE, WUISIANA. They lTere both in a car driving on Louisiana Hight.zay 112 bet"reen L~OlI?l'E and FO .. :UUST lfiLL, :WUISIA11A and on HighHay 28 bettreeri FURRl.ST HILL and }OO'Jli?R LOUISIANA. Observations lrere made on the evening of 3 J.A11lJAA'lY 1958 couunencing at approxi1nately 1920 hours and lasting to approximately ~950 hours Si~ time. (Refer to paragraph 7d, AFR 200-2, 12 Aug 54 fGr format) a. Sources stated that object at its closest point possessed a definite but not sharp, oval shape ld.th four (4) glo1~ng pointed rt!Ys {not integral parts of object) extending outr:rard. (Refer to Incl 1 & 2 for sketches o object and area traveled by Sources during observation) ~a the object as a9proximating the size of a bale of cotton held at arms length. point of o~set"'lation to be the size of a basl<etball held at arms ( Refar to Comment /;2 of Preparing Officer). c. Both ~urces described it to have a "pretty goldan color revisired at its i'ur.th_eat. point and to be a ''baauti.ful white color at its closest point. Refer to shape h. Negati~ the driver, Has see~cing the big dipper as a me~s or, datartuning tha direction of their travel 10 degrees fiOYE: THIS I.JOCUNENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AfFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE Of THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIOiiAGE ACT, 50 U S. C.- 31 AND 32 AS A"lEN00 ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION Of ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIB ITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT 8 REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSIONOF'lHE OIRECTOROF (ClASSIFICATIO!t) AF FOHM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1941 (COSSinc.\TIOH) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ,1101'11 (AfntCJ) llliiOitT NO. 834th Air ~vision, England AF.B d, .Object nwved graea.ful.ly with no abrupt movement in ascent or descent. Sources referred to it as "gliding" in all its mcwemants. Object re- mained predominately on left side of car ,.,bile the car moved in a .westar:cy-direction. At one point on Highway 28 beyond Fl>RREST HILL , :. ~traveling toward MF!I.D~, (exact spot unkno~m), the object appeared to have stopped in front of the car but when the sources arrived at the spot they thought it to be., it was not there. According to Mrs it relocated itseli' to the lett of the car in its usual general location (Re.fer to Cozmnent #) of the Preparing Officer). e. The object last disappeared approximately three ( 3) miles EAST of MILD~, UJUIS!A.NA, ( 3xact distance undetermined). It was not observed again bJ ~ither source. l1rs ........ th9 object was out ot sight while traveling liO&TH from FOft.~T HILL to wuisiana Higlnlay 28 and then re-appsared to her left lThen she turned \'lEST on Hi.gh1fay 28. &waver stated that the object ~.ras observed by her to the rear or the car lrbile traveling this three ( 3) mile stretch of road. f. ApproxL":l2.t~ly thirty ( 30) a. Ground Visual b. Negat:IYe a, Initial observation was at a concrete road bridge (9224N 240JW) approximately' one ( 1) mile \ol~T of LFlX>MPT., :OOUISIAI fA. Both observers MOll: THIS OOCUMEN r CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAl DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE N::r. !10 U. S. C.- 31 AND 32. AS AMENDED ITS TRAHSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZ0 PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR fORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION Of THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. USAf. (cussn::ATIO'i) AF FONM 112-PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1941 (CUSSiflCATI~) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. FR0114 l.t\flniCI) Division, Qlgland AFB, were in the same car. PflOF~ON :. ot.rls High School Instructor A.G3s Jpprox : PaDF3SSIO~I: Grade School Teacher c. ( Refer to Comment 11 of Preparing Officer) a. ~ceptional1 y clear evening. AJ 1 stars and heavenly bodies were vi.sibla. Tha r:10on was full and bright b. Haportad by 21st Weather Sq, 280 degrees 270 degrees 270 degrees 260 degrees 200 degrees 110 Knots 280 degrees 10 Knots ~lo Higher readings on this date c. 1.8475, 2hgland AFB, !Duisiana; 9 ,ooo Scattered d. 10 :HUes f. Negative ( 8) Negati.ve (9) Negative (10) Negative MOU. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFOR .. ATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. !0 U. 5. C.- 31 AND JZ. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVElATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED IY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. HY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGEHCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSIONOFTHE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. USAF. 1 .... 11670-1 tr U. S. COOVIItMMIJIIT ""NliNGOfPICI. , .. 0-tltW AF FOKM 112-PART II (CUSSIFICATtON) APPROVED t JUNE 1941 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ftAOM l.tlfrlltr) IU..aRT NO. 834th Air Division, Ebgland AFB IR-lD1-S8 2/Lt JULIAN H Ga:LBNr~, Ass t Intelligence Officer, 40lst FBII, .wB }\/Sgt ROB&aT F PLYMP'IDN, NCOIC 4olst FIM Intel Section, EAFB, La. b. Sources of this report were contacted separately and each was conv- inced that she had observed an un-identified object. It was obvious more concerned and tightened by what she had obs~ed. than was Mrs two .(2) occasions begged rr.n turn aro\Uld; once a few miles WEST ot LmONPTE and again a few miJ.es out of IDRREST m:LL. Mrs tated t hat she did not do so because she thought if' the object was going to interfere with them it could do so at its option, therefore she could see no logical reason for turnj ng around. To oompensate for this l~s d she advanced her speed to appro:d mate~ 70 MPH in order to get home as soon as possible. ated that the interior lights of the car were off or dimmed du..-ing the entire escapade. Hrs girl in the back seat together with Mr her seven ( 7) year old ~ne and one-half' ( li) year old child. Both '"'omen stated they tried to with-hold their concern and fright from tha Children and thought they had succeeded. It was detennined u.r the int~n"liewers tllat nei thar child had sean the obj~ot. lbth so~ces first thought' that the object was a light l'Jhioh they would subsequently be able to identify. lbwevar after passing several lights and radio towers along the road they realized that their thinking had bean wrong. that only one car passed them dufing the observation, it was going the opposite direction. One other car followed them a short dis