Carswellafb Texas — July 1965

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Keywords: rhite, a8e11, nlmorm, attaciied, qualificatio, 0ential3, secrat, clotu, lallio, 1tcrccpto, 1iter, jproachin, storjp, 1jri1lim, puls3, cously, oncl3, siimii, spade, 1ovad, pulsatir, oecar, visille, 1tense, sffect
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1. 0 \ Te # T rME CROUP NU'-A8E11 OF OBJ!CTS l. LENGTH C~ OBS!AVATIOH OaSE~V~TIOH 2. LOCATION 10. COMCL.USION 11. B~I!JI ~UMW.\aY A~O A~A\.Y$1$ 9. PHYS:CJ.L EVIO!NC! SU'-JJECT: 7TH SO.~B. OM;:NT \..'lNG, HE~ 'l'f UNI fED $TA.Ti:.S A tR rO"<CC! CA.RSWC:LL AIR FORCE BASE. TEXAS :-:.:_::0:-t of U.nlmorm Flyin~ Object r...tas obse::-vad by at least fiva The UFO f::'..a-;r d:.:-ect~" throu~h the Cars-.tcll J'J!i3 Co:1trol Zo..-.~ a low altitude -,;::::.hout position li6h-r.s ~hmnr.g. ; The UFO \;as o':isP.:-II:!d t o havn at least tc..rec brilli:u-,t ;tlsc.tinf; \rhite E; :-:ts observable from head-on or astern. ~. The UF'O uas co s-erved to fly ot o. consta.'lt rate .;:l\.ituda \-rithout :::,i.d.ence of conventional me~'13 of ;~s completely silc::t :in flich.t. pro~ulsion.. It. 5. The attaciied statement C&-"l bo substantiat~d and cor::-o'::>.:>r.:.tt:ci. 6 . ~-iy qualificatio~ and cr,,0ential3 ar.J as ollo-;-;s: a . I am a Co;:-J;'.o.nd Pilot b. I a-il .a ~-ia ~or, USJu."7.1e s c. I have a Top Secrat Clotu"a :-,ce 7. This s igr ... ting :;as a po::;it.i.-~ o~sa:-v.:itio ... 1._, u.1d.er J.de .... 'l circl..l;:.stances ~ of a definite objvct of ~ w"lCOl\\te~1tic.-2l :-.. ~;;,.:.::o- po3sibly of foreign origin, -;-1hich could oe a t:1.~:eo.t vo :lallio::-.:J.l E. ) ... definite need appon:ra to :i ;-_ _:j;_::c:; positive id9n'tification exin~.:. fer a proc.:-:c~u!"o .::.icn by ~1tcrccpto~ aircr~it in G~ v~ut.I.J~IS ~t.o:ta;:ocn t or-. t:.~ :1o:zot.h. p eri.-:1iter of Cars:ml1 .Af:.>, Texas, Hl:on my L\~ c~1i.cd. r.;y c~ t ~c:::--.'7,::.u:-. ~o t~lo 1igh t s C;Jproachin('; from the south. ':I~ storJp...:J ric:int; and .~::.. ::.:!'-.e..:l. The lights Here 1Jri1lim:t .rhite, puls3.ti.ng o.~.1 a:1u of . .~..' si-::-..:: :.~:.r.cously (\ppro::;d .. -:1ately oncl3 cv~;r-./ second . 'i'!1oy appe.Jr<3u to b"l .:=-:.:.:~ -:.o, or P~rt of, a sin[;l.? object J':'ioving tm:ard us in level i:::..i~:.t ... 1::-a ."Cry s lit;l1t de see nt. The-y v;ere siimii.l13 no convent:.o:-:-.1 .:.J:....) :..-t.:=..o:: :~:c.: object 'l'r.oveci a"C a constant spade, alt,ituc.:ia, 3.nd d:!.:..~.;ction o:-. a .:ligr~t path t~at ~;as a.!r::ost dircc~:.ly ovc-:.-us. A3 it, p .:1sse<i .:;_p::::!:...:L"1S on the loadi~z eC.:;e. Tr.e objac~ ::1ovad a:Fay at. a cons"Ca.zlt ~pcc:c ~n the S<Jme course of approx:imately 360 d3~raes. ~s .:. t :.:oveC. . a .. ray a s:L~gle pulsatir.; 2.i.g~"lt 'oecar:1~ visille. This light '>ia5 a ~it ~::ore :..."1tense than the li;hts 3cen f ro:n th,;} front vic~r, a.l"'ld i t puls e d so;..e,.:.at slov;ar, as thtY.'.~i .r'ror.1 Doppler .Sffect . ;, ~ no tiJr.e uas the::-..: ~"'ly sound--not even tn-=: sou."1d a glidL"'l.g ob:cc~ would make nor.u.~::y. The only audible sou:.d in t~c urea a t tbz ~:::-.e ; 1as a distant ::-a.iio playing. r.:.:.::!gL"1g f rom t::e :.:.:~ 2.;>proach ang l e (ap::Jro:d.,'7iz.t~ly 20 do..:;:a. J~s aoove the hori~on when .:~irst seen) and the lm-t depatt!.lre u.n;;lc (loss tha!L ~:; degrees 1ihen or:l:r a short ciist:;.:~ce ai;a:r, I 1rould es-:.i.'7!atu the o'J~ect Has belo;-;-l OCJ fe~t altitude. Ba~eC. o;1 thi::: a J..tit.uC:a, I Hould astir:late the o"::>jec7.' s spe;,ed at So to 60 l'.:nots .. .~\t the time of the incident, -chere Has a C-124 ai:cr.J.i't b~ini; l oad.Jd o~ unloade d o~\ the compa::;s rose a fe\-t i1un&cd ya:::d3 sou;:.b OJ.' Ol4.r p osition. There ._rere Air Fc,l..:.ce gu~z-ds anci. t:i.."Uc:<:s arou...1.J the ai=cr.Jft. 'LYp;:,n returnj ng to r.1y quarte:-3, I called si.;;hti:~'=' wac verified b,:r three other pe~sons 'i':i!S STATEIili~IT I S 'i'ilHE .;:o COP.RSCT. t.b~ control to~:er. on duty) incl~dL~g DPAiHMENT o;: THE AIR fO~C STAFF MESSAGE B!UNCH INCOMING MESSlGi l..NCL AS C: 0 I XOPX-8, SAFOS-3 CONCERN !NG LFO: ??ON 2 9 JULY ,ENT',Ol'l TO T ?v_SA f ~1\JG ON .Q\JQ OF~ S lMbL TANEOUSLY UrJCLASSJfiED Dt~.~!HMEHT OF THt ..\IR fORC STAFF MEH-'Gi B!UN<H INCOMING MESSAGE lEAD '.; ~Q o !HE CB -MC O AW~Y AT A CONSTANt SPEED 0~1 THE i T v~\ . r I t i\V/\ .i. ~"-t 360 Q REESo AS IT MOVED AWAY A SINGLE FLLSAT !NG L' GhT BECAM~ ~lS'B_En TH~s L:Gh; nASA Bl T MORE INTENSE 7HAN ; _ ;GHTS SEEN FR0M >:: fRONT V rf..W-; ANO fi ?U!_SEO SOMEWHAT SLC , AS THOUGH fROM JOP~.- EFFECTo ...":C7 WOL-t.O MAl<.~ NORM.o.~:.Yc -:~ ON.._f ALO~B-t SOUND ~N TrtE AREA AT THE 7iM WAS A OtSfANT RADIO PLAYlNGa irlE HORzo~ FJRS~ SE .) A~O fHE LO~ DEPAR.7URE ANGLE CLESS THAN ! WOU.O ESTlMATE THE 1)3 .. ~C7 Wl~ ~::_._ow 1000 ~::-::; AlTtTLOr:o 8ASfD 0~ THiS fllT!TUOE, l WOULD T IMC: Cr i ~E . LJAO~O OR uJ\._OAG~D ON {rt CC~IFA.SS ROSf A -:.'N Hl!NORC:O YAROS SOUrH OF .JJI\ v t TfiU:KS AROUND THE lJ~lCtJ\SSlFI ED DiPMTMENT OF THE AIR FO!l(E SUFF M(SSAGi 3~ANCH IN(O.li\ING MESS.\G SlGHTi~G ,'.AS vC.Rtfic.O ev irP:E. Ofb_R t'tkSONS ON 0UiY INCl.UD1~IG :AW .AFR (.tX1 .... 2!' PARA 1 TI-l;: ~OLL.O'NING lS SUBMiTTED! (1) SHAPE-MANTA fE:T/SOU1 H (9) ANGLE:ELEVt~l. .~IUrH Af '...AST S:SHT!NG .... LESS THAT 20 OEGRE~S/L~SS YHAN 1~000 fCf7!NORrh~ (10J fL:GriT PAfH AND MANEUVERS- S7RA iGH1 SOUTii TO NORTH+ N0 MANEGVER3o ( 11) METHOD Of 0 I SAPPEARANCE- STEADY TO NORTri Ci2J HGW :_.;NG W"-S ::!BJECT ViS BLE? APPROXIMATELY 3 JO~JE (~5'J ;;~.IE AND DATC. Cr S HTH.G 0240 29 Jl!l 65 <ZU1.U TIME) -~lCATlON OF 083ERVER-~ORTH PERl- iY.AS . < l 8) OBSI.:RV[R: U~lCtASSJflfD