Houma Louisiana — February 1965

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1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION l . SOURCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION 15 :.inut. os 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ''r!u und-V l::; u:ll 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION 11. 8RIE!If SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Li!r..c e1. st~r. !.ir;~1t onlJ' v cr\' Do you think you can estimate the speed of th.~ object ? (Circle One) IF you a nswered YES, than what s~d would you estirr.ote'( ------- -- 21. Do you think you con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One ) you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? --'-"-=.....;;:: , '-----. 22. Where were you located when Y04J sow the obfec:t? (Circle One): a. lnsidct a building c. Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) 23. Wero yov (Circle Ontt) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential suctic-11 vf c city? \.c. In o pM countryside?_ I d:-fif;Or"O, -c ,-.lrfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Fly;n~ over open country? 24. IF y ou were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the ti me, then complete t~e followlrt9 quuth>ns : 24.1 Whot direction w..-. you moving? (Circl~ One) g-No c, Eaat e. South Cb NOftheatt-'\ d. Southeoat f. Southwest 24.2 How fo1t wettt you moving? :._ -, . miles por hour, 2.1!.3 D id you IT flt ooy t ime wnli you w~r looking at the obict? Dl<l you oburve the obie<:t throvgh any of the following? a, Eyeglau .. b. Sun glasses e. Binoculars f . Telescope g . T Otioilt~ h. Northwest d. f'flndow gla..s' In order that you con give as clea r o pichJre ao pos:sible of what you sow, da:sc:dbe in your own WOtds a c omrr.or. object or objects which, when placd up In th ;ky, would give th e same appearance t!t tn object which ) 'OU ao\W 27. In the following alcttch, Imagine that you ore Cit th point shown. Pla~;:t on J.." or. 1!-.e r.urv~r! I me. to a how ho .... high the o~lct was above the horizon (s~yllne) whan yw 1/rst sow it. P loctt o " B " on t he a:~me cvr-..sd l ine :t ahow how high the object was above the horizon (~kyllne) when you last ~uw it. P icco .:~n " A' ' on the compos:- when you first :aaw It, Place a .,B" on the c:ompon where you /a, 1 sow the ohjct, 28 . Draw a p icture that will show the motion that the object or objectfmado . P.lace on "A ' at 1ho begln11l:19 of \ne path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in directio~ during the c.:uue, ~ 29. IF there wa MCRE THAN ONE oblc:t, then how many were there?----------- Draw a picture of h ow t htty wr orrongd, and put on arrow to 11how t he direction that thtJy ware travulin~. ..... , u?a ..-NFT'At M:1ffi7 taP& J'ast :wza a 30. Hove you ever soon th is, 01 o simi lor object befOfe. If so givo dote or datn ond location. 31. Was anyone olse with you or the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they ue the o b ject too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and oddresse5: 32. Pleaae give the following Information about yourself: f '"' Nome TELEPHONE NUMBER Mldd I Name lndic::te :zr.y od.Ji!!ona: !nfQfmotlon abcuJ yovrn!f, Including ::ny : peciol experience, whlc:h might b. ~rtlnenr. 33. When and to whom did you repOI't that you hod aun the object? 34. Oa'e you completed thia questionnaire: Month Year 35. Information which you feel pertinent end which ia not adequately covred in the specific point .. of the questionnaire ot a narrative explanation of your s ighting. VISibLE ~ BATON CIIANG!IJ F~oM Rt:/J TO GI?EEN SEVERAL TI1YfS THI BODAUX ~,. !IOUMA \ POIIIC//,.~RTf?AIN t:xr~tJt1LY F A S T IlENE ~ RACELI\tV!> 657Tll RADAR SQUADRON (SAGE) (AOC) United States Air Force Houma Air Force Station Houma, Louisiana 70360 TO: AFSC (FTD) Hright-Patterson Ju"B 1. The follmring UFO report is submitted in accorda nce with n . Description of object: l!u:nbt:r : 50 cent peice Red and green , very shiny (6) Discernible features or details: Uone ( 8) Sou.."ld: lrone (9) oth~r pertinent or unu~ual f eatures: spe~d and 30CO to 7000 ft. altitude . to 1200 knots "t). Description of course of object : Whnt first called the attention of ob::;erver to the object : Coincidence Angle or elevation und azimuth of ob j ect uhen firs t obserJed : 45 deg. Angle or el evation and azimuth of object upon disappearance: Description of flight path ~nd nunuvers of object: Eoving in a southerly direction, '":!anuv ering east a..'l1.d ,.rest, 90 deg. turn b:"ck to northo~est, co:npleted a circle back to the south. HO\., did the object disappear: .red out of line c . Nanner of observation: (1) Ground-Visual (2) Optic~l aids : None d . Time and date of sighting: ( 2) Light conditions: Night e . Location of' observer : ( 1 ) Two and a half niles no,rth of HotUna, Louisiana f . I dentifying information on observer: Hml..""l::J, Louisic.na Age -32, Civilian g . \..feather and tdnds alof t conditions a:t t ima and place of sighting : 1 (2) Surface: 30,COO.t t so ,ooo:~t deg., 7 kts deg., 51 kts deg., 69 kts deg., 86 kts deg., 70 lets avail able (4) Visibility : Unlimited (6 ) Thund.-;:rstor:ns in area (7) Hoderate at 4700ft. and qu-.:.dr::!nt in Hhich loce.ted: j . iione k . 2ndLto ',lillia.m H. i!~.ynes, Senior Director TDEW(UIO)/Quintanilla/69216 U?O Sighting. N r4 Bouma, Louisiana, 25 Feb 65 657tb PJadP Squadron (SAGE) ' (.ADC) 1. Re1'erenee ,our-.letter,' 6570CO, 2 March 1965, .ubjeet: u:ro. a~ rewiew of the un1dent1~1ed flying object feport made by the follovin& points: a. Report iDdicated two objec:ta obaerwed vbile description indicated cml~ one. b. Size ot a fifty cent piece at arms length indicated object of treD!mdowl size. A ten cent piece at arms length will co,er a tull JIOOil.. . . c ... Speed. in e%cesa at 1000 lmota and duration o-r tvent7-tint minutes ~ '1ncona1atant. d. Bitber angle r4 elention cr azillluth (ii&nitted at &PJ>E!arance and 41appearance o-t objeet e. D1Af the cbJec:t JDO'Ie in f'l-ont or beh.1nd an~ solid body, such aa cloadat ~. WiBle' an~ a1.re.ra:tt being carried on radar at obaeaatiOD! . time ot reported c.-. Bow did"Yitneaa determine duration o-t tventy-~ive minutesT . h . ~. \llat. 1ru vi tnesa ' estimate ot nearest app~ch o-t obJect to ir~ J118ht.Characteristic& indicate ~ssible aircraft obserTation .. rtequest:.a . ebeclt on local air 'tra.I't'ic be merle. 2 . It is slso SU5Sested that the witness til l out the attached F'l'D S...UC T de JO!ICIH!!l!!RE Colonel, lJS. Deputy tar 'fechnolog:r and SUbsystems ?.rD Porm 164 657TH RADAR SQUADRON (SAGE) (AOC) United States Air Force Houma Air Force Station Houma, Louisiana 70360 ATTN oF: 657CCO/Capt. J ames su!JJECT: UFO Sighting, North of Houma, Louisiana, 25 }eb 65 To: TD~d(UFO)/Quintanjlla/69216 1. Reference your letter, 10 Mar 65, Subject: UFO Sighting, the following information i s submitted. vli tness sau only one object. The object was the size of a beacon light on top of a radio transmitting antenna, size of a baseball. c . Object observed 10-15 minutes at 08: 30 Central Standard Time, speed 300-1500 NPH. d . Angle of elevation of object at first appearance, 20, at dis- appearance 30. e . The object cUd not move in front of, or behind any solid body. It was an extremel y clear night. There were aircraft being carried on the radar at the 657th Radar Squadr on, Houma AFS, rut none were in the area of the UFO sighting. W.ltness determined the time by l ooking at his watch at 08: 30, and called r eport in .s.t 09:00 CST h . Witneas estimate of nearest approach of object to hjm, 30-40 Records not available of sighting. Operations Officer to check on local Air Traffic in the area FTD Form 164 Dra . ..d.ng MEMO ROUTING SLIP N.,eo-Uc /or .Appr~t.L.O....,pp.om.'Gt., ConcurrCftCCI, or Simi r .Ac:tiOI'W I til riALS CIRCULATE TDE\ol (UFO) /Quintanilla/69216 COORDIHATION INFORMATION Our office would like t o knoll if it would be possible to obtain soma blank forms (FTD 164~ for future usa by this office. 5 cyG of F'ID ?orr:1 164 mailf'>rJ to CJ.pt.uin J ~--t<;g at 657 !ia do:r 3q an 8 Apr ?S, 1 feb CO, whh:b wUI be used untll tzhllusted. U.S. Al R FORCE TECt1N1CAL tNFORMA llOi~ This questionna ire h a s been prepared so that you con g:ve the U.S. Air Force as much in formation os poss1bl., conc&rning tha unidantifi-ld oeriol pher.OINHlOII that you hnvu obn3rvftti. Plac;sf) try to answer as many Gu~slions as you p ossibly can. Tho information that ycu sivo will ho usad for reuorch purposes. Ycur nome will not b., used in conne c::tioo with ony st'.lt!)r.leni;, conclu s ions, cr publicaTions wirhout your permissior.. .Ve r~quest this peoonol Information ~c that if it is dcHtmed nec~SSQry, we moy c ontac t you for further de to i Is. l. Wh~n did you :;..,., tha objec t ? (Circle Ono): or 3. T imo:t Zone: (Circle One ): o. Eost~rn cb: C:entrar ' \:, "M6vhl'lm d. Pacific (Cirdn Joe); o. Oaylig~r So\ino ( b. Sto,dorc.l ' 4. Where war~ you when you !OW the objacl? City or T own 5. H o w long WOJ o b lotc t in sight? (T.,,.,, Dur a tion) Sec:o n .. ' Certain ' "~ c. Not v.,ry smo 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6 . Whot WOO) the c onditio n of the skv? b. Cloudy 7. IF you ";OW r:1tt object dur ing DAYLIGHT, ,-r'1~r~ was th e SUN located o~ yoo loc.kt!J <.!~ lh'!l o~i(t~t? To :l ":tt F TO OCT 62 l64 8 . IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS(CircleOne}: t reme mber 8.2 MOON (Circ/., One): a . 6ri!#tLmoonlight ( &."Dull moonlign0 ~o moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. Wha t were the weothr condition a t the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One ): WEATHER (Circle One): F o g, mist, or light rain ' lear sky ./ c. Scattered clouds c:. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy cloud $ Don't r emember 10. Tho object appeared: (Circla One): b. Tronsporont 11. If It oppear d a a light, was It brighter than the brightes t stan? (Circl& One): ( a . Briijhter ') c. About the some b. 0ii1'Nr d. Don't know l 12. n,. ~gu ..f 1b.-Clbj ect Wtlfft"! a. Fu.uy 0t olurred i:t., L:ke a bris,-ht stc:W ' 1 (' , Sharply ~nn;i d. Don't r~member Did tho obj act: (Circl& One for each question) Don'~ ~no-M 5uddon:y :S9"~ up ond rtJ1n uway a t ony ~im~? !3!':eal< up into parb or oxp~odtt? ) Dcn' t know Give off smoktt? Den't know Chon~" eri~tne3-? Don"t know f. Chen go shopo!t 1 Don't know Flo:sn or flidc~n? Don't lmow Yu