PROJECT 10073 RECORD l. OATE TIME GROU? 2. LOCATION 4 August 65 05/0330Z Glonmora, Louisiana 3 'n)IJRCt: 10, CONCLUSION Ast;ro (HE'l'EXR ER) v...- 1. Nli E\ER Oi-C3JECTS ~.re~ ob jacts resemble ~teors in appearanc a and the tluration Three fiighta etc are accord with thi3 e,raluation. ~,. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION 11. BRieF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5 S.acon:ls f TYPE OF OBSERVATION JJ. Pt!OTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Rou:xi objects \..bite-blue color J'lke a W9lders torch. z;o .f'onra ti en. Observad about 5 minute3 a }art.. Had lcng traU ur tail trailing eati.rna.ted at 9J to 100 yd~. Ea~i.mated altitude at 1 i'i J.e No30und. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,.vloua edltlofte of thh foraa IUJ' b.-u,ed. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) ... IF you answer~d YES, then what spee~ would you estin-.ate'f ------- - 21. Do you thin~ you can estimate how far away from you tha obiect was? ?J,;t. .. (C irde One) IF you answe,ad YES, then how for away would you ~ay it was? .. _ _ _ Where .,.;. yo.J loc:Qtttd when y6u sow the objct? ~. lnsida a b u ilding b. In o cor c . Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Ctrcltt 01lf'l) in th& busines~ section of a ciry"l lr. 'he residentjol s.tcftc. d c city? lr. o ptJn country~ id&? N~or on airfield? Flying cJV8r a city? Fly ;n~ 011ar op&rt :ountry'/ IF you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th~ tim~, then complete t~e f,Howi9 c;uAslh>ns: . 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Cirde One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northw8st 24.2 How fast were you moving? . .miles per hour 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) 25. Of..J you observ the object through any of the following? "1t .,J_., . Eyeglaases Yes e. Binoculars Yet No Sun gloss f. Telescope Yes No c. Windshield Yes No Theodolite d. Window glass 26. In ord~r that you can give as clsor a picture as possible of what you saw, d~scribe in your own words a commOf't obj~ct or object which, when ploced up in th Jlcy, would give ffl$, same o~peoronca as ?h obj.,ct which ) ' OU thl,.- In the followlnt at.eteh, lmcig.irte thot you ore at the point tho*" Place wn high the o~iect woa abo the horizon (a~yllne) when yeA~ lirt acw lt. Ploc~ 11 "6" oc, the a.-am curv.d :~. show how high the object was abo th horizon (akyline) when ynu fast sc;,w it. Ploca \ln 'A,'~ on the compos,. whn you 11,., Jaw it. Ploce a "8" on the r;ompass where ~ou last saw rh o~jct. 28 . Draw a pietvr, tnat wi II show th :not ion that the obiect or Dbiects mad". Pbc~ e n "~ ' at the beginnt.-,g oi iru path, a ua,. at the end of the path, end how any chang.s in dtrection duri"9 the ~our,.. /? . , -, - 29. IF there woa MORE THAN ONE oi.iect, th.n how !tWiny wr the,.?---'-------- Draw a pictute of how th., w.,. orrant.d, and put an otrow to ahow the direction that they wr tr~veling. 34. Date you thia qutlonnalre: 35. lnforiMtiM which you fHI ,.,tin.nt ancl which ~ not odequ~tely covered in the specific polnta of th. queetiOftMtre 011 a narrative exploMtion of yovr sighting. . /U/t?t~d ~t/ a :U. Oat you cotnplet.d this questionnoir: 35. l11formotian which you fHI pertinent and 'Nhich is not adequately covttred in the specific points of ihtt questionnair ~ Q narrative explanation of your sighting. . A ycvt:C UNCLASSIFIED DEPAR1MHH Of lH! FO~CE HAlF MEHAGt BRANCH INC(JMfNG MUSAGE Aug 65) G/sah PTTU JA'N RUNTBUA2850 2172114-UUUu-- FM t~01 TFW ENGLAND AFB LA TO Rl!.VMFVA/A IR DEFENSE C()IMANO ENT AFB COLO RUEBBRA/TAC HEADQUARTERS LANGLEY AFB VA RUCOSQ/A IR FCRCE SYSTEMS CCMMAND FOREIGN TECH 0 IV WPAFB OH 10 RUEBrlQA/ HEADQUARTERS USAF < AF C IN) WASH 25 OC THE F ClL OW I NG UFO REPORT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 2"0-2 PARA 14 ., . BASUC REPORTING DATA AND FORMAT: A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS: 1. ROUND ll KE THE SHAPE OF A \YASH TUB. 2. StZ OF A BASEBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH 3. LIGHT WHITE BLUE-LIKE WELDERS TORCH FLAME 4. TOTAL OF 3: 1 HEAOIN( NW-SE\ANO 2 HEADING SE- t'lW. THE TWO HEAD H:G SE-NW WERE APPROX IMATEL V 5 MINUTES APART. 5. NO FORMAT I ON PAGE 2 RUYTBUA2859 UNCLAS Ua~CLASSIFIED STAi-~ MESSA:iE BP.~NCH INCOMING MESSAG 7. LONG TAIL TRAILING 5a TO 100 YAROS 8. NO SOUND B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE Of OBJECTS: 1. NSIGHBOR NOTIFIED HIM 2. iJ5 DEGRt:ES WHEN IT 'NAS FIRST OBSERVED. 45 DEGREES AZIMUTH ON 1ST ONE, 2ND SIGHTINGS WERE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. ALTITUDE ESTIMATED TO BE 1 MILE. 3. 210 DEGREES AZIMUTH 4. STRAIGHT LINE 5. INSTANTANEOUSLY 6. ABOUT 5 SECONDS C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: 1. GROUND VISUAL D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: UNCLASSIFIED DiP;\RTMENT OF fHE AUf fO~Cf STAFF USAGE !HUNCH IUCOMING MESSAGE PAGE 3 RUNT8~2859 UNCLAS E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 4 1/2 MILES Ot WEST OF GLENMORA. .. ' THE COORD I NATES ARE 305850N AND f2J92351a. f. tOE TIFYING I~FCRMATI~N ON OBSERVER;_. 1. CIVILIAN, MR. , 48 YEARS OLD, WORKS AS A LABOR AT MIOSTATE PRESET CONCRETE CO, LIVES AT , GLENMORA, LA. HE IS S 1 NCERE 8 UT I QUEST I ON THE INO IV I DUALS AB IL tTY TO EST I MATE. OESCRIPTIC~i OF ALTITUDE, AZML!Trl AND ECT. G. WEATHER AND WINOS: 2. 18~ DEGREE WINO DIRECTION AT ABOUT 2 KNOTS 3. HIGH AND SKY CLEAR 4. UNLIMITED 5. NONE-HAZY MIST THAT WOULD NOT REFLECT LIGHT AND IT COULD BE SEEN THROLGH EASILY. 7. SHREVEPORT TAWINSON, 4 Alb AT 10~0 CENTRAL ALTITUDE DEGREES C. /1000 FT. SURFACE TO 1000' D~PARTMNT Of TH AIR FORCE ST.UF t.USSAGE BiUNCH INCO.\UNG MESSAGE !+ RUWiBLIA2859 UNCLAS J . UNKNO'NN K. ARNOLD E. HESSLER, CAPT., USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 401ST TFW. THE REPORTING I NDIVIDUAL SEEMED SINCERE ANO WAS POSITIVE IN HiS STATEMENTS, HOWEVER, HE SEEMED SOMEWHAT CO~fUSE O IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE OBJECTS. THE DURATION Of SIGHT- ING <5 SECONDS> IS RELATIVELY A SHORT TIME FRAME YIHICH WOULD NOT ENABLE AN UNTRAI~J~O IMDIVIOUAL IS AZIMUTH, ALTITUDE ECT. TO MAK~ AN UNClJ1SSifiED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST~rr MESSAGE B~UNCH IN<OM,NG M!S SAG ACCURATE TERMINATION. IN THE ALEXANOERJA AERA THE WEATtR WAS O..EAP. WITH MANY STARS SHINNI~IG BRIGHTLY. THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT PAGE 5 Rt.J'!ITBUA2859 UNCLAS REPORTS OF UFP IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE INFORMATION OF THE UFO WAS OBTAINED BY A LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALL AND HAS POSSIBLE MERIT. ACCORDING TO T h'E WX STAT I ON AT ENGLAND AFB THERE WAS NO NATURAL WEATHER PHEONC ENON WHICH SHOLtO HAVE CAUSE SIGHT- It~GS. THE STATEMENT THAT NO SOUND WAS HEARD WOULD Rl!..E OUT A I R- CRAFT UNLESS AIRCRAFT WAS AT EXTREMELY H :GH AL ITLDE. OETERM I NAT ION Cf WHAT OBSERVER REPORTED SEEING HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THIS OFFICE. THE HIGH FLYING AIRCRAFT WITH CONTRAILS IS A POSSIBILITY. Thi ~ 1'J..lstioru,air~ has tn preport)d ~Q ~hot )OU con gi~e ~:w U.$. Air t=N:, o:s much infor:not!o1 'JS possibl(t .:oncorning thf' unidentil i.Jd aorial ph~trlOJr.~noll that Y" U :~c"lv~ ol. 'r'~;j, Pht"J.s try t: answer ~s rnany qu!tstions al you possi~ly can. Thtt i nfr.lrmation thot ' \..u g iv8 w:U ba usd for research purposat, Your nair.. will. nut be us~d in connec:tion wHh any st~!er. .. ni~, Cvnchai\);"15, or publications "ithout your permissior.. w~ request this per:SI)n<JI h,formMion ~c that ii ! t ! s ~a~mttd nii!Cet,sory, W<t m11y ccltuct you for fuffh~r d"tr~ils~ Day Mo Y JIJf ~Circ!.., Orm): 3. Tim" Zor.~: ((lrde One): n. Eo:~m c. Mo\oM'J in d. P&(:ii~c 5~ H.,._., long w~s obj~ct in !light? (Total Ourotl.,n) a. Certain c. ~4ot very surtt b. Fairly c~rtoin d. Ju.:.t l'l gu~ts.l t1, S r i1ht b. Cl ov:iy ~. Oteril!t-d Uvt~ r'Jc .. nlHili :~(.1 mvv1ii';.ht -dnrlc