1 Vl'e <'F O::l'rE:~VATlON . .lly 1-\rJ:ruun Pr.,hu!Jl'J A1r t.1it P..o .si l.l y Air~:r rtf !n~ufiicicnr r)oro In~ E .. uluvtJGn IJ rz', nt~ '" 10. BQI:F ,._.o.,;o~;.~Y OF SICHTIHC :.l,~htcrl . ATlC I'O~M J;? \~ev 26 SEP S2) PAGi THRZE RJWFF'D 34A Pg 3 of 4 Pgs lF COLF~X FIRWT SA\~ AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT AS HE \~AS TRAVELL- ING I~ A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION DO~N LOUISIANA ROUTE NO 8. ALTHOUGH 1.1 TH::: I;..:ITIAL REPORT WAS CITED AS SEEING AN OBJECT NOVI~G NORTHWARD. THE INTERVIE~ WITH HIM DISCLOSED THAT HE REALLY SAW A~ OSJECT FLYING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION~ FURTHER IT IS IM- FORTAN7 TO NOTE THAT THE UFO WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST DPRECTLY ABOVE ENGL D AIR FORC~ BAS2 VHICH WAS ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH Or HIS POS- ITIO~. IT SEEMS POSSI3LE THAT ACTIVITY AT THE BASE MAY HAVE BEEH P2S?C~SI3LE. AT THE :I~E THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL HAZE IN THE ATMOS- 2 ~:i!CH H~D A TS~02~1CY TO DISTROT THE SIZE OF LIGHTS. A POS- S!BL~ EXPLANATION CO ~LD HAVE BEEN THE BEACON OPERATING AT THE BASZ. ALL THE REST OF THE REPORTS STEMMED FROM POLICE RADIO 3ROADCAST. OBSERVER " 8", COLFAX ORIGINALLY REPORTED SEEING THE OBJECT REPORTED, BUT It AN :~TZRVIE\11 THE rOLLO'IIlNG DAY CHANGED HIS MIND STATING THAT W T HE REALLY SA~ WAS THE MOON BEHIND THE TREES. HE ADDED THAT H:S ORIGINAL 03SERVATION \liAS CAUSED BY THE EXCITEMENT OF RADIO REPORT. THIS ~:!:AVES THE SIGHTING BY VER .. D" ) AND <OBSERVER .. E") ~JHO ~vERE RIDING TOGETHER I N A PAGE FOUR RJWF'F D 34 A AR NEAR LEESVILLE, LA. AN INTERVIEW WITH 'J'1.: S?OJ<E FOR AS WELL, DISCLOSED THAT THEin SIGrl7t~G WAS ALSO THE RESULT OF RADIO CALL. THE DESCR:?TION Or THE OBJECT \YHICH THEY SAW <LARGER AND BRIGHTE:R Ti~AN THE RGSST AND BRIGHTEST STAR) AND I TS COURSE <NORTHWEST) IND1CATE TH~I IT PROBABLY WAS A DIFFERENT OBJECT THAN THAT 'SIGHTED BY THE 5!ZE AND FLIGHTLINE <STRAIGHT TO~ARD THE N ORr EST) INDICA!~ THAT IT COULD HAVE BESN A JZT ~ITH THE A1T2R- A:..L ::t::?ii:::NCES TO S O!SZt LA IN PREVIOUS MSG SHOULD 3E CHANGZD ~/2.3a5Z NAY RJWFFD Lh T 1\ I'IO.._l..,jSI NG DIVISION CL,I\r, nc C. .. N TLR, U3, \ F INv\ f S J DC.JAiH:.\tNr OF e!k A !R riO'KE 5 T NF ,.,.;~sAGE BRANCH PAGE 1 of' 6 OOP- 2 , OOP-CP-1.7 PP fiJ:!:ZH~ DZ RJ'.JFFD ?AL/:~JC E:~IT AFB COLO ~J:!:DSQ/ AIR 7SC~f:IICAL HJ7ZU .. IGEIJCE CZ:--JTER l:/PAF8 OHIO ~JZZ H~/ USA? .~?CnJ ':!ASH D C I'::Z l-UV S x:-IS '.'ASH D C P.. 13"LL Of-FIRE, CIO~:: LIQUID I N (D) 2.~LL Ofo' F'I2E: <OBSERVER " 8") (C) CIGt SHl\P2 <OSSEfi'/ER " C") Xt'AR~r.-\cNi m l!-11: AIR I:'QRCE ~:"" ,.\fc MeSSAGE !H> ANCH <OBSC~vzns " D" S IZS OF f\ BATTLE SHI? (5) ' i CT .'\?PLICASLE. CG) c::.\~ SH!'\PI::D '.!IT:-{ ':JI~JDO'.TS A~ID LIGHTS ALmlG z:lTIRE SID'S 3 . 1J'":Ss; I?':" I C~l Or COu'lSZ :; OBJ2CT: ()) ::;ISAPPEARED 0 /:::~ TJ-G: HORIZ ml (/; ) 'JED ACROSS s::'( n! A NORTlP./ZSTERLY DIRZCTION. (5) JI3i\PPSAR:::9 0\f?.::: TlE HORIZO~I TO T HZ ilORTH':!EST . D. T r;z A.ID DATE OF Do:i>A'HMENf o;: THe AIR F.ORCE S r A~l= MESSAGE B1ANCH SIGHTiiJG: INc 0 ~.]! N G I!:. LOC!'tTI Ul 0? OBSERVERS: DR IV I:J G S OrJ--:-"1 T ER U T O!:fN OF BOISE, LA. ./N 07 COLFAX, LA. P!\;{:C.::D ~La;,:= STATE HIGH'.J.;Y ~-JO !, 11 1/2 :liL!::S u:.::sT OF :1ARl<SVILLE, LA~ t.J:ZST, D~Iv: !G AP?ROXI :lATSL':' TUO :JILES t!O~TH Or LEESVILLE, LA. ItlFO~llATIC'. mJ OBSERVERS: ( J3SE:iVR " C" ) , AGZ u:1 :{~1 OUN, :;DDR~SS CCCJ?riTICt: STATZ POLICS, THOROUGHLY RELIABLE DMPAUIIA;Nl OF TH~ AIR fOHC~ ST.C.rF I 'tcS.>nGE r;~Ai'IICH L \J OCCUPAT!Od STATE POLICZ, b, .!~J:0. j,'] : N G OC\.'U?.YIIO:! STATZ POLICE, U~lJCIO'.Jd. ' C2) ~IGT .'.??LICA3LZ C2) ;:JJ DIRECTION VZL OCITY TErlP GRADI::!:NT ALTITUDZS PLUS2S SURFACE 15 ::Ts PLUS ~(TS lii:ius C"='TLI'l" u'.'T r r r-r:-J C4) VI:JIBILITY~ 12 ::L:::S (5) A:; )'-~!! Or CLOlD COVER: SCf\TTERZD L.AYZ'1S AT 10, CJO FT D:?A~f.'ht!'OT OF Tnc AIR fOt<CE STA~F MeSSAGE BRANCd VCL~ .I;:,D /.lr)SACt I. I~WOr:?t!t\TIC:: CIVE;J TO 653D AC & '.1 SOUADRO~l, EllGLA:!D AIR FORCZ BAS-;:, L A. J . [i~ SULL:i.~:l, FAA REPRESENTATIVE AT :-!~ARBY ESLER F IELD REPORT- ED THA'f TP22Z '.!AS ~iO LOCAL COiH1ERCIAL FLIGHTS 1\T TH APPROXIl:ATE TI::~ 0! L:::: :;rG;iTING. A C- 131 TYPE AIRCRAFT DZPARTED THIS STATIO~J AT :.: ... /'Jl34Z 30W'D :--O:i FORT '.JORTH, TEX:'\S. O:lE C-118 TYPE !\1'":::-!Ai-'T D:?.\P.TSD T HIS S7~TIOL-I AT 20/0425Z FO~ tiCGUIRC:. 0~ C~LFAX, FIRST SIGHT.S1J T HE 03JEcT .~S HE 3:rs~ r s A s:L'\LL T0