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DA..\lON, TEXAS 3 SEPTEMBER 1965 Two Deputy She:-iffs were driving soJ.th on Highway 3o f rom Damon, Texaa, toward \~est Columbia at approximately 2300 on Friday, 3 September 1965. About ~hree miles south of Damon, a very bright purple light, that was stationary on ~he horizon about five t o six miles away and southwest of ~heir position was noted. After a few seconds a smaller blue light appeared out of the larger purple light d traveled to the right of the original purple light, stopping momentari l y i n ~wo distinct positions befor e becoming stationary. The lights then floa~ed ~pwards to an angle about 5 -10 above the horizon. The objects r emained a~ a distance of five t o six miles and the observers were unable to disr.inguisb any other features other than t he two bright lights. The car was ~urned aro: . .md and attempts were made to get c loser to t he lights . At one time binoculars were ~sed r.o view object. After traveling about 3/ 4 of a mile down Highway 3o , ~ne observers slowed down, a nd aga i n t he lighr.s were viewed ~.hrough binoct;] ars. T'ae obser ve r s slowed down to almos c. a s~op, off the edge of r.he hign'~Y, and wnile watching the lights, ~hey s~arc.ed c oming ~oward the wi tness a~ a rapid syeed. The object came up r.o the past~re nex~ to the nigh- '"aJ . about 1 SO feer. off t.he nighwa,:; and abo ... t 100 fe~ t high. Tne bulk of the Jbjec~ was plai~ly v:s~ole at thi3 r.ime and appeared r.o be ~riangular soaped wi a bri~t purp~e ht on ~he lefr. ena a:1d the smaller, less or:~hr., blue l:.~Ilt on :r:..? ~i.;.'i: e~J.. Tne b_,.L-: ;,f the oo cCt appea;ed :o be dar" .=::-av i n .!3t va s a arer.:.l e"J3::a::.ing from r:.ne J J ~:':... As :ne observers . :aJ.:! t. b a..:.< :;!' .:1e .::a::-. _t a;:Joeared to rema.:...1 .in r.ne 3ame oosi-.. io:'l for a~oro:<im:r.~lt c~n 3econds, a:1<.i :.hen :nove off in <:..:1e .:::._re.::ti0':1 wnere :hey fJ.rs L sat" it a.t a ver~, '1igh speec.. '.fnile i:; was i n mo::.i.Jn t::e s:-taller blu~ lignt. 0:1 ~ne ri.L:ht si:ie 3appeared -=~1~:.irel.:: and ~he l3r'"er ? ::-ple li.7;ht.. oecame smaller 0 ~t r!:::.ain~d ics Jrilliance a~pare.c. :;l_ ca~sed b:, 1 :.:; move:nen<:. aW"aJ r'rom .. nem. Ar'r.er arri vi:1.;; a t approxi:n.atel: i':.s .Jr:ginal posi~ion. it vent straight ..tp in t he air and ais- above the nor i z on . Af-:er leaving t~e scene r.he observers returned to the s~e area and again sa~ ::1e orignt p~rplc light on r.ne horizon and the smaller blue ligh~ agai n ap?eare<.i o.t of ~he larger p urole light. After the b l~e ligh~ moved exactly like i~ ~id : ne firsr. t ime and became s~ationary, t~e ligh~s floated in Lhe ~L-a:. '3.bo.: 8 -10 . Observers left the scene be c.:l-.Se the, figured ~ha;:, ~ne )O:'!ct ,.rculd start moving towards them a ga in. At :.:1e :.ime of the sightln~ Ant.ares, ..r.c:.h a stellar ma.2:nitude or' +1.2. was UFO t4 Out After lhem Ang!eton-Before Friday night. .. \=OH. h:1d lnlk~:>d about flying J:;ct>rs 10 Dt>puucs Billy i\lc (Jy and Bob Goode. they would =:ave looked Jt you like you had !ost your last marble. Today, these still-shaking dep- uties agree that you possibly did see a flying saucer. In fact, :hey hurriedly say "Me, too." Friday ni~ht they were re- .urniog from a football game 1t Damon. It was a beautiful mgbt. You could see for miles 'JO the almost brushless orairie. Suddenly they saw a strange bject- they say-in a pasture ;amgside the road. 'Purple Light ' It hO\e:-ed i!l the air. Il was :erie,'' the:: said. " h was shaped ,~:e a trian.!le-200 feet long and o or 50 feet hi~h. 1t had a pur !e light on its Jert side and .: blue one on 1ts rtght si de." TI!ey sa td it h > ,. t! red just :;:oJ\'e the gruund. n made nu Tht' dejJIJ'i.s lrit'\1 to nnd a ;a !e to lt!t tl'" :11 tn the pa::.lUr~ > the\' r: n u 1 d e:<amtne the tr angc ob ''!d. "Its comm~ l viVarrl us.' ' ,c:t!d :\lcCoy. "It sho' ts." satd Goode a "k" raced for rlletr car .1nd was coming at them at ter :ic speed. we hn 9U miles an hour anu .as gamir.g on us." said :\k :vy. we mcreased our speed, lu t it kept gairung." Say It Hovered Then suddenly it stopp~Xi. Bur t>e deputies didn't. The " thing uvered above the ground a few The brilliant lights on the obj j~t illummated a wide area. Then it disappeared. Deputies ~lcCoy and Goode I 1re family men. In their long 1\ ears as peace officers. the~ J 1c1v. they have bt!en taught to 1 emain calm. l1> inspect objC1:'ts -c~nimate and inanjmate--wtth 1 careiul eye They have never ~e!ieved people who said they 1w flying saucers. Thev a re not flustered ea st!\ ~l!l-the' .;ay hey OlD see i11i-.. :-1r.ge o ,ed nnd they don't UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO) INFORMATION SHEET l. Anstoters to the following quostions will be obtained from persons regard to the observance of an unidentified flying object (UFO). If to give answer s to )a, do not complete report. calii"hg i]. person reruses 2 . Complete Information Sheet in duplicate and forward to BOO. a.NameMoCoy, B. E. uft"i c e ph . TI-97504 Address1o ~IK::~..vsia S,ngl o t on, PhoneTI-9528} Reo. Age~B Occupation~C~h~i~ef~D~o s~h~e~r~i!f~------------------ b . Shape of Obj ect Unk. c . Color Dark Gre" d . Size (compare to dime, quarter, baseball, basketball, or larger item) Formation, if more than one Unusual features of object Right sjde 1 ang pnrpJ a J.:l !:b.t, pMl~iAe Was there a tail, vapor trai l , or exhaust?~N~o~-i. Any Sound~Mwn~------------- attention to t he observer ;ri~ht 1i ghts What angle and elevation was the object on first observance-.J.5--""d.'""~-g ... r.e:...~:...'------- W'nat angle ar.d el ?'lat i on was t he object. r.o~hen disappeared~ ..J.5~d~e:.c::gr..._.~..:.c::'-'..., Wha: was the flign~ path o [ objec t (to ~orth or south, to east or west) and _.o man~u~;e r s n . How did t he ocJec~ disappear (instantly, t o the north, no d i r ection, etc.) \-l e s t hvn "'u:: How long w~s e object visibl e (5 min, How was the objec t ocserved (naked eye, ed e y e ~ o:nucula r s . radar, telescope, binoculars, etc .. ) q. Time 'lnd date of sighting .Ap,r ox. 2300 brs . 3 ~e~t, 15 Geographical position of object (North of Houston, South of Pas~dena, Weather (clear day, hazy, cloudy, broken clouds, etc. ) ~c~l~e~a~r~--------------- OTHER INFORMATION not answered above~eport t Object .as thicker in the mi :id1 a than the outsid e '.iherg the 11 g;,t s ;~era., The purnle light w~s t right enougr to light the insid~ of the ~atrol car Uf als o Thank r.'lller for inf)rmat'ion, b lo no-. r~omise t hat. a retur;1 call ,..,ill be mad~ -o Cl)nfi rm no r deny - he observan~e oC the object. :.'$trol ~c:~.r c.Juld f ~el tha hedot of t h e l13ht on ..... 1...; DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 2.57STH AIR BASI SQUADRON (COHAC) ELLINGTON AIR I'ORC! 8AS!, TEXAS 77030 REPI..Y TO ATTN O F : BOO- A susJ::cT: UFO Sighting To: Foreign Technology Division Wright-Patters on AFB, Ohio ATTN: Major Hector Quintanilla 1 . Inclosed is my d etailed inv~stigation of the UFO sighting by Deputy Sheriffs ~IcCoy and Goode of the Brazoria County Sheriff' s Office, Angle- ton, Texas. Investigation is in reference to report number 122 pre- viously ~o7~arded to your office with news clipping on the same subject . This completes my action on this matter unless additional ~nformation is requested . 2 . Obje ~hat allegedly fell on the roof of Mrs. .fest Columbia, Texas, \.;as reported to be a pipe pressure .., ... ..;.ef val1e 'oy :.::e 1tfest Colt!IDbia police department.. Object 1vas made of brass, whi:::: -,;as ::orroded, and had t.he following ..rords on it: "Ft. l,layne , Indiana, St~a:.o#, 200 los. J/u". No f urther action was taken on tnis L.itURE~lCE r:t. I_2_.;.:::, JR., iIaj~r, .:sAF Assis1:ant Ji~-=----~r of Ooe;.g_t:..o!.3 Dire~tora:.e :: :vera:.i ons :~vest O!fi~er's Rpc of UFO Sighcing #l22 (Ellington AFB) RADIATION: INVESTIGATION Radiation readings were taken vnth a PDR-27C radiac set to determine the existence of beta or gamma radiation. Readings trere taken of the vehicle, clothing (left sleeve) of Deputy Sheriff Goode, and the pasture area next to Highway 36 where the object was reported to have hovered. No indication of the presence of radiation was found. However, it should be noted that there were two periods of rainfall between the time the object t.ras sighted and the time the readings were taken. AJR TRAFFIC: It should be noted on the inclosed maps that the area of sighting is in the immedia~e vicinity of the Victor 20 airway. Although the officers emphatically denied that the object was an aircraft , and i t is highly improbable tha~ i t could have been, I nevertheless checked t.rith Houston Air Traffic Con~rol Center. A review of their records indicated that there t-Tas no l:::t ~raffic i:.': ~he area at the time of the sighting. They had no records o~ a~y V?R ~raffic. Houston radar coverage extends into e area in ques~:.::n cr.l"L not below 2000 feet. (The minimum altitude for Victor 20 is 20C~ :eet). Houst-on radar records indicated no UFO or u."'lusual sigh"Lir:gs i..:.ri ng the ueriod in q'.les':.ion. SIGHTING ARE.:.. : rhe area 'i:::-e -:::e objec-: ;,-ras s ighted is a flat pasture area almost completely ':Ji:i -::f -:rees exc3pt a small growth around a far m house and a heavier ero .. :-::: :..:;-.:-..::.n2: uarallel t) "t.he river about f i re miles \rest of Highvray 36. :':-:e. a e ver;.-:e,.; ::,.lildings/houses in tt1e area. (See in- The Hous~c~ a:!'e:l. .-1as u."lder -r-he influence of a high pressure area ausing clot:.dless skies and good visibilit.y. The official surface 1-reather conditio~s a"L 3l,i~g~on Air Force Base (approx. 40 miles northeast of the area i~ ques~ic~) e~ 2300 hours (CST) were: clear, eleven miles visibility, ..rinds cg.lrn, al :.ue:.er setting 29. 86, temperature 74 degrees, de-vr point 7 2 degrees. A s~:ace ra~ation inversion was present during this period from :.he grour.d :.o ;oo feet. A very strong subs_!:.ance inversion 1-ras present bet ween 8000- 10 , 500 feet. This inversion was strong enough t o cause radar refractions. Upper air weather conditions have been omitted since t hey have no apparent bearing on this sighting . CONCLUSiot;s: After t.alking with both officers involved in the sighting there is no bt in my mind that they definitely saw some unusual object or phenomenon However, my investigation failed to uncover any facts that permitted me, with my meager knowledge of such things, to arrive at any explanation for the unusual sighting. Both officers appeared to be intelligent, mature, level-headed, a~a persons capable of sound judgment and reasoning. Chief Deputy Sheriff McCoy holds a responsible position in the department re- quiring the supervision over 42 personnel. Both officers have been sub- jected to considerable friendly ridicule from their contemporaries and the local townspeople; but, have continued to profess the facts of their sighting . Furthermore, the sighting has stirred up considerable interest in the local newspapers, radio, and television causing them additional embarrassment and J.nconvenJ.ence sevtin~ ~t 24~ degrees azimuth. Tnere was a surface radiation inversion d~rin~ 1..his period f r om the ground to 300 feet , and a very s r.rong inversion be t ween - .JOU and 10,500 fee t . This inversion was str ong enough to cause radar r e - ''raci:.ion. As Antares was setting this i n version between 8,000 and 1 0,500 feet ~J~ld have ca~sed a dis~ortion of Antares. ouston Air Traffic Control reported no lFR traffic in t.he area at the t ime of the sighting . They had no records of VFR traffic. Ho1ston radar records indicated no UFO or unusual sightings during the period in question . fact that the object disappeared by s hooting up 90 degrees into ~he air maKes t~is case unidentified since such an abrupt change in position prevents an astronomical explana~ion. STATEMENT OF DEPUTY SHERIFF BILLY E. HcCOY Deputy Sheriff Goode and I were driving south on Highway 36 from Damon, Texas, toward West Columbia at about 11:00 p . m. on Friday, September 3, 1965. When we were about two or three miles south of Damon, I saw a very bright purple light stationary on the horizon about 5- 6 miles away and southwest of our position. After a few seconds a smaller blue light appeared out of the larger purple light and traveled to the right of the purple light, poising momentarily in two distinct positions before becoming stationary. The lights then floated upwards to an angle about 5-10 above the horizon. They re- at a distance of 5- 6 miles and we were unable to distinguish any other features other than the two bright lights. We turned the car around and Sheriff Goode looked at the lights through binoculars. We decided to investigate further and headed back toward Damon to look for a back road to take us nearer the li6hts. After traveling about 3/4 of a mile on Highway )6 , we slowed down, Goode had his \ilndow open (rolled down) and l ooked through the binoculars again and the lights appeared to still be in the same position. We slowed dow~ to almost a stop off the edge of the highway and while watching the lights they s tarted coming to