I. OA'tE TIME G~OUP -t. NUME'ER OF OBJECTS !'t. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 21/2 Hours TYPE Of OBSE~VATIOH PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Astro (VEmJS) Planet VENtB aetUrw at tiD or disap}:Ba.reame. Object has c:ha.racteristics or an astronomical .eport. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS , Nul ti colored light , rsd, orar..g e ani black like a kit a. Had Gronnc\-Vh ('7X50 'R~: a yellow light on object. Appared llek a bat at tj,wes Reained in the sanoa place ani at times a:p~ared to cljrrb. Vudsr=rAd at lS!D local and .... laa fPt:e after ret'U.I.-n f~m r.apor.:/lipg object at 21.10. Ap~ to nove South. Obsen9d tor 2 hour 1 . COURSE Reported South ~. Pt~OTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE s.:xl 3) minut es. FTO SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prevlou edlUOfte of thl fo,.. aaay be ued, D~?J\iiTMfNT OF THE AIR FOJtCl , STAFF MlSS.lGI ilRAN(M INCOMtNG MESSAGE ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOP.X-8, SAP-OS-3, DIA-l (2~ ) g,4B C028 z:ZCHQA667ZCWJXS1J DE RtJNGOA 33 2 172159 flv! LAREDO AFB TEX TO RUEAHQ/ OSAF WASH DC RLEAHQICSAF RUEAGL/ AFSC RL'NGKG/29 AIR OIV RICHARDS GEBALR AFB MO RU"NGALE/AOC U~CLAS OCO-OP-CP 09925 FOR AFSC (fOREIGN TEC DIV> I CSAF CAFNIN) I OSAf <SAfOI). SUBJECT: LfO lAW AFR 200-2, PARA 14. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: C1> SHAPE: APPEARED TO RESEMBLE A ROUND KITE. <2> SIZE: BASEBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. (J) COLOR: M lL T 1-CCLORED. SPEC IF I CALLY BLACK, ORANGE, REO, BLL. YELLOW LIGHT ON 08JCT. UNClASSJfJED D!PARTMiHT Of TH Alil fORCl . STAfF MUSAGI BIUHCH INCOMING MUS.\Gt NLMBER: ONE FORMATION: N/A PAGE 2 Rt:~GOA 33 UNCLAS DISCERNABLE FEATURES OR DETAILS: YELLOW LIGHT 0~ TOP OF (7) TA !L, EXHAUST OR TRAIL: NONE (8) SOUND: NONE (9) U~USUAL REATURES: AT TIMES OBJECT APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE A KITE IN TH SHAPE OF A BAT. OBJECT REMAINED IN PLACE AND AT TIMES APPEARED TO CL 1MB. OBSERVER ESTIMATES HEIGHT AT BETWEEN 3,000 TO 4, Z0B FEET. AT TIMES OBJECT APPEARED TO BE SP INN lNG AND G IV lNG OfF' DIFFERENT COLORS. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. OF OBwECT: C1> WHAT FIRST CALLED ATTENTION OF OBSERVER: UNIDENTIFIED WC~AN CALLED ON TELEPHONE REPORTING THE OBJECT TO OBSERVER. ~) ANGLE OR ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED: 0 I RECTL Y OVERHEAD, ELEVATION EST ltAATEO BET~VEEN 3,C00 TO (3) ANGLE OR ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH Of OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE OBJECT 010 NOT DISAPPEAR BUT TEMAINED VISIBLE UNTIL OBSERVER '.~ENT UNCLASSIFIED DPAI1TMENT Of THE All FOICi STAFf MESSAGI 3RANCH INCOMING M!SSAGI INSIDE TO NOTIFY CORPOS CHRISTl NAVAL AIR STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1859 LOCAL TIME. OBJECT GONE WHEN OBSERVER CHECKED OURJNG LAFB 00 PHONE CALL AT 2120 LOCAL T JME. PAGE 3 RuWGDA 33 UNCLAS ( .. ) DESCRIPTION Of FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS OF OBJECT: OBJECT REMAINED STATIONARY, APPEARING TO SPIN AT TIMES, AND CLIMB.ING. OUR I NG PE~ I ODS Of MOVEMENT, OBJECT VIAS ON SOUTHWARD COURSE FROM GREGORY, TEXAS. (5) HOW 0 r D Ti~E ODJ~ CT 0 ! 3APPEft.H~ SEE PARAGH.\PH ( 3) ABOVE .. ~6) HO~ LONG WAS THE OBJECT VISIBLE? FIRST OBSERVED AT APPROX 173~. NO LONGER VISIBLE AT 2120 L. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND -VISUAL <2> STATEMENT AS TO OPTICAL AIDS USED AND DESCRIPTION THEREOf: BINOCULARS USED, POWER-7 X 35 AND FRIEND USED 7 X 51 D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTI~JG: C 1) ZULU T I ME -DATE OF S I G HT I NG ~ ~050Z, 4 A t.G UST 1965 _ <2 > L 1 G HT CON D t T f ON: OA Y E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: FH HN4255. GREGORY, TEXAS .. A?PROX UNCLASSifiED DfPARTMfNT Of THE AIR FORCE ST.U, Pt1EUlGI BRANCH INCOMING MfSSAGI 11 MILES NORTH OF CORPUS CHRISTl. f. IDENTiFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER1 (1) CIVILIAN, NAME: MR. MAILING ADDRESS: GREGORY, TEXAS; OCCUPATIONt DEPUTY P.~GE 4 R liNGO A 33 UNCLA S Sh!RIFF OF FENTON, TE~AS; PHONE: GREGORY, TEXAS 3811. CONSIDERED G. WEATHER AND WI NOS AT TIME/PLACE OF SIGHT lNG: (1) OaSC:rtVER'S ACCOU~T OF rEAr~:-:~ CO~JOJTlOi~S sPOTS OF ClOUcs, <2> REPORT FROM CORPUS CHRISTl NAVAL AIR STATION: AS OF 1730 HOURS, 3 ALGUST 1965. CA) SURFACE: 150/11 CC> 10 M: NOT AVAILABLE U CLASSJfJED DPARTM1Nl OF TN All FOICE ST A iF MISSAGI BUNCH INCOMING MUSAM <3> CE.ILnJG: 2 009 (SCATTERED> (4) vrst8fLITY: 15 MILES (5) AMOUNT Of CLOt.V COVER: 3/1r3 CU.Hl.US AT 2,e01 FEET 4/10 C I R R US AT 3 Qfct . (6) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA: NONE PAGS 5 RUWGOA 33 UNCLAS (7) VERifCAL TEMPERATLRE GRADIENT: A STABILITY INDEX OF PLUS H. ANY UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION, ~AETEOROLCXiiCAL, ASTRONCMICAL, OR OTHER\1S, WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING: APPROXIMATELY 170~ L A WEATHER BALLOON INAS LAUNCHED FR()t CORPUS CHR t ST I NAVAL A l R STAT I ON. 1. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN: NONE J.. KNO'MN FLIGHT OF AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES IN THE AREA WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING: REFER TO PARAGRAPH H. ABOVE. . Ko POSIT I O~J, TITLE AND COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER I NCL UD I NG HIS PRELIM I NARY ANALYSIS OF SIGHT lNG: OFFICER OF THE DAY, 3 ALG 65, 2 LT MICHAEL MUGGILL. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT NR. HOBBS AND OTHER OBSERVERS OF THIS UFO WERE LOOKI NG AT THE BALLOON nELEASED FROM CORPUS C~iRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION AT 1700.