1. DATI! TIME CiltOU' 2. LOCATION . ll-15 Seut cl~o Civilih.r.. 4. NUMII R 0' OIJICn Three Hours 6. TY'I 0' OIIIIVATION 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI 10. CONCLUSION Photos of 3~telgeUll ~xi. Ce.paJ Ja. 11. 8111P IUMMAIY AND ANALYIII Gla-ring uhit e end green lights, na ahj o;._r a.l-td mo,li..'lg err~ tic ally f:-o:n ho_-.i_zon to 15 000 ft ~ Si~c of l3.rge stars. Fro:a 2-7 ooj'octs. l.ultiple r~orts. :To soui1d e:{ce_k o:1e e,ort of loud ~):) --: SOlL"1d. Photos t:1:.:cn by TSU a3~ron- o .. :ers. Stro.1s inv.:;y-~ion :1t 3400-4000 t. A/S scr~bled FOR16N TECHNOLO&Y DIVISIOII,AfSC UNCWSiflll UIICWSiflll FOREIGN TECHNOLO&Y DIYISIOJI,AFSC UNCLASSIFIED UIICWSIIIID ' fOI161 TCHM0l01' DI,ISIOI,&ISC l UIICWSiflll UMCWSiflll FOREIGN lEC HNOlOGY DIYISIOJI ,lHC UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIJllD fOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNCllSSiflfD UNCWSifiED Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse) L. M. Cook, L.S.U. Observator,y, 15 Sep 64 0910 U.T. Exp 30 sec; Dev 6 min in Microdol Alpha A~ig&e ( ) , L. M. Cook, Observatory, 15 Sep 64 0914 U.T. Exp 30 sec; Dev 6 min in Mierodol Con ding Officer ~:ontgonery Air Defence Sector Gunter Air Force Base Eontgomeey, Ala. Sept ber 15 L.s.u. Jbse~to~J Depa.rtmen t of fuysi. c s and As trononv Nicholson Hall Louisiana .3tate University B:l ton Rouge, Dear Sir: Enclosed are two negatives of two stars taken at the request o the East Baton Rouge ~eritts Dept. Each exposure was ~ seconds taken at 45he ~1rime focus of 't&~e 11~ inch refractor here. 'lhe two stars are alpha ' Auriga and alpha Orionis. The exposure of o( Orionis was taken at 0910 U.T. (0310 C.S.T.) and~ Auriga at 0914 (03141 '!be film used ws Super Panchro- Press, developed 6 minutes in N:Lcrodol. ..hen at lcr-1 altitude, t:1ese s tars appeared to alternate colors, rod-. green. It is to be noted t hat these stars are rather red ( o( Orionis being consider~bly' redder} and that the loli a:Lt.itude blue and llhite stars shO'..red no r ed colors. This phenomenon is r:tt her co~-.on for stars near the horizon. Jill of t!7.e objects oooerved to alter:1.:1te red-green here proved to be stars, .;.nd nothing can be said as to the nature ot the u.~ .os reported in the : viciniv.r or laton Rouge in relation to these stars. Eicroscopic exarn::lruti on of the n egatives sh<r.red nothing out or t he or~.; !"~ry Hi t.h the a.~eption of a slight elong~tion or the :bmages o sa1xs of the fa.i.nter field stars i.Jhich is probably due to sane slight movement of the t elescO!)e. lbe sidereal drive ~ms on d'UI"'1_ng the exposures~ othei'!rise, the sto.~s ~rould appear a s s treaks. I t is to oe noted that the bti.ght sta,..s are PA'!.n-:.s were not r1ade of ~'le negatives as 7Jley' L"l actuaJ tty have 11 ttle to do \ti. the possible iden'd.fication o:l Uni.dentified Flying Objects, other than the l ow altitude scint1 llation. . :.iincerely yours, Le't7is u. L.s.u. Dept. o r.:;,'"sJ.c 3 2.na .~s-cronom:r C ZCSQB658 ZCVYX715 P 152QJI0Z FM 32 NORAD REGION GUNTER AFB ALA TO Rtr.NGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUCDSQ/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ /HQ USAF WASH D C RUEAHQ /SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE t.JASli D C U~CLAS/32NOPS-D06409-0284. FOR AFNIN, 1\Q USAF. FOR SAFOI, SECRETARY OF THE AF. SUBJI UFO REPORT. IAW PARAGRAPH 14, J AFR 2 -2, 2Z JUL 62, THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED. 1. A. DESC-=l!PTION OF OBJECTSS 2. S!ZE OF LARGE STAR 3. GLO'MING WHITE WITH RED AND GilEEN FLASHING LIGHTS. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: REPORTS FROM TWO TO SEVEN. 5. FORMATION: VARIED REPORTS FROM TWO IN TRAIL TO T~JO S7ICKS OF T~ZM ~O~IZONTAL~Y A~JD ON~ IND2PENDANT ?AGE 2 ~UCQGM 37 UNC LAS 5. SOUND: ONE REPORT OF LOUD POPPING NOISE, OTHER RE- PORTS SILENT B. DESRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: 1. COURSE VARIED 2. ALTUTUDE VARIED FROM GROUND TO 15~0~ FT DESCENDING AND CLIMBING 3. OBJECTS VISIBLE FROM 05052 UNTIL 08~0Z. c. MANNER OF OBSERVATIONS 1. GROUND VISUAL 2. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSTIY OF THE OBJECTS WILL BE SENT TO COMMANDER, 32ND NORAD REGION. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 2 LIGHT CONDITION -NIGHT E. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS. 1. NEW ORLEANS, BATON ROUGE AND HOUMA LOUISANA AREAS. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS. 1. CIVILIAN: MR BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PHONE MR H H H QT,el ELL, TOWER OPERA TOR, RYAN AIRPORT, PAGZ 3 RUCQGM 37 UNCLAS BATON ROUGE LA. CAPTS. FRANKS AND LUSCO, HOUMA POLICE DEPT. HOUMA LA. VARIOUS OTHER STATE POLICE OFFICERS NAME~ NOT AVAIL- 2. MILITARYI DO~BINS, JO~ D. SSGT AND THOMAS, BURL G. A 3C, 657 TH ACW SQUADRON H OUf-lA LA G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGINTINGS: 1. OaS VERS ~CCOU~,T-CL~A~. 2. WINDS SURFACE -CALM, 5 0FT -26~/04~; 1~0 FT 4. VISIBILTIY-1~ MI 5. CLOUD COVER -NONE 6. THUNDERSTORMS -NONE. 7. VERTICAL TE~lPERATURE GRADIENT SURFACE TO 4~0~FT; -4 DEG C PER 1~00FT. 4Z0~-5 FT, PLUS 1DEG C PER 1 0 FT; 50~0-1500~FTJ PLUS 2DEG C PER 1000 FT. STRONG INVERSION FROM .340~ FT TO 42J~0 FT. I. INTERCEPTION AND INDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN: AT 05442, TWO F-112'S WERE SCRAMBLED FROM NEW ORLEANS. THEY PATROLLED THE BATON ROUGE AREA AND WERE VECTORED TO THE UFO BY T~E RYAN TOWER OPERATOR. THEY MADE NO VISUAL OR RADAR SIGHTINS EXCEPT FOR DIFFUSED STARS THROUGH A HAZE LAYER. THE SAME F-102S t.JERE SCRAMBLED AGAIN AT ~730Z TO INVESTIGATE T~E HOUMA AND NEW ORLEANS AREAS WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. J LOCATIONS, APPROXIl1ATE ALTITUDE, AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF AIR TRAFIC -NONE. IC. 32 NORAD REGION SENIOR DIRECTOR. WEATHER CONDITIONS OF STRONG !VERSIONS AND A LOtJ HAZE LAYER COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE REFLECTIONS AND ILLUSIONS, CAUSED BY LIG:;rs OR HEAVENLY BODIES. AS STATED PREVrJUSLY, FIGHTER AI~CRAFT WERE VECTORED TO THE POSITION OF SIGHTINGS BY A TOWER OPERATO~, BUT SAW NOTHING. AT NO TIME DID GROUND OR AIRBORNE RADAR PICK UP ANY UNIDENTIFIED HEADQUARTERS MONTGOMERY AIR DEFENSE SECTOR States Air Force Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama 36114 23 September 1964 suBJECT: UFO Sighting, LSU, Louisiana Photographs Taken To: Air Force Systems Command Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio ATTN: FTD (TDEW/UFO) 1. Inclosed are negatives of Orlonis and Auriga taken at Louisiana State University Observatory on 15 September 1964. Photographic and developing data, with an evaluation of the shots, are outlined in Mr. letter which is also inclosed. 2. When your analysis and evaluation is completed, please return the negatives to r. Cook. C. D. SONNKALB Colonel, USAF Ltr fr Mr. w/2 Atch, Ltr to Mr. 17 Sep 6JJ taba ., UDa state ~, attetrt.iaa vi til AFB 200-2. 'Die ec.plft1GD ~ onr n.Uaia '7 ,aar aeti'YlV 1a .n Jlil .... Ia ..... vita. LT"l.f orr-lt' t. i,..,n Only State Representative Sees UAO in Loujsiana We can thank Member Robert Q. Ach zener for the Information that State Rep.! resentatlve Charles G. Smither of Louislj ana observed a .. shapeless, motionless metal object over Lake Pontcbartraln on Monday (September 14) at 11 a. m. Smither uid he had been to Michoudl Plant and waa returninl to New Orleans! bus when he saw the object. He and Alfred Moran, ridiDI with him, at first. thought the object was a jetliner as they had watched several as they made their way to tbe plant earlier in the morning. Smither and Moran waited for the ob jed to .. tau abape," but it didn't. It had no tail or winp. watched it for at leu& 3 laua. aDd it nme. It had no definite lhape. He 11aaeec1 I round in the bus and when he looked! the object was gone. Paul Atkinson of the TimesPicayne of New Orleans, had an article about Smith er's sighlinl in the 20 September 1964 issue and compared the Smither sighting that of Eastem Air Lines Pilot Tru man Gile in 1957 when Gile aaw a .. great, big, silvery shiny rounded object" when, getting rPady to take off from Lafayette Ci~ld. He watched it for 3 minutes, then alerted the crew and they watched. The objP.ct didn't move from JHMition-just away, he said. Atkanson recapped UFO sightings in his article, includinl the Gile sighting and the sigbtinl of a .. round, luminousj object flying with jet-like speed" over Lake Pontchartnin on Aupat 8, 1949 by District Judge Pliver P . Schulintkamp.; then Alliltant District Attorney. It wul trailing brilliant onnge gaseoua matter,1 movinJ soutbwut in the aeaeral diree-' lion of llieboW L:l.kc l'ontch.:~rtraln~ JA>uisi na