Houston Texas — February 1966

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Keywords: circle, object, remember, grcrund, swoopad, fliced, importc, 0605ju, thetdurition, eitalu, llftllli, moderatat, trcnspcr9nt, discppe, enppeor, cfhrn, estimateh, bttsiness, buhding, n1t0r, thr01, cur11ed, ootai, oonflicting, fojlce
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"' 'l. SOURCE l. NUM8ER OF OBJeCTS l. LOCATION Houston, '1'axaa 10. CONC LUSION O:.her ( CONFLIC':UE n.r.~.TA) a;. LENGTH c;: OBSE~VATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grcrund-Visual 7. C OURSe Swoopad, circled, -u.c .. " 9. PHYSICAL eVIO!,.C! 11. B~leF SUW.ARY .AHD 4>4ALY~1S T.le original re p:>r t. r ecei Yed from ~J l:ingt.. on A} :a., di d not eon :n.:.f : i cient data for proper evaluation. Therefor e 'l Form 164 1wa.a s~nt to t h e observer for more informati on. The da:t,a ootai.nect i::-om the form con.fliced on sever cl. importc.nt poi.':lt s 1-r.i. t.h the o::-igi.l'lal report. . For Exampl e : On the original: r e IX>rt, the t ime of the sighting 'N'RS s tated t o be 0605JU!~ but on .the up 164 i t was r eported to be 051.0)1!. Also on tha ori~-inal -1 : ; port thetdurition ollf the s ighting wa.s reported ~s b cling 2 :. _ J :..unutes bu on th9 f o ow-up it uas reported to be-2 minute ~. , Th~refore this si'ghting has been eiTalu~ted a s OONFLICTING D:'. ~ (2 Wi.tnesses ) Re~erence your unidentified observation of 4 Febru~; 1966. The i ormation you submit~ed to Ellington Air Force Base on your s~ghting was insufficient for us to reach a conclusion a s to the nat-.1re of the ob.ject. ~equest you complete the attac...h-ed F'rD Fo:-:t 164 and return i-: :.n the envelope prov:f.ded. We ~ ... "ish to thank you reporting your obser~ation to the Air Sincerely, F..EC!C. _,QJ.Ll'fl'A~u.LLK .Jr, Major, USAF Chie!, Project Blue 3ook <llftllli',_ . U.S. AIR FOJlCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T h i s questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much informaTion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon. that you have observed. Pl~as. -:ry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that tf 1t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did y~ see the object? -(Circle One): Month Yeot 3. Time Zone: a. Daylight Saving b. Standard (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Eastern c. Mountcin d. Poe if i c Neore"st ?ostol Address City or Town State or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Totol Duration) cff'P:K2 {) ours r"tnutes (i;J Certain c. Not very. sure b. Fairly certain ~. Just a guess 5.2 Was objeCT :, s ight continuously? 6. What was the conc:iition of the sky? (J Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located os you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you. d. To your left e, Overheod c. To your r ight f. Don't remember 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): . 8.2 MOON (Circla One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon! ight c. No moonlight -pitch dark, d. Don't rememb.r @ Don'! re~ember. - 9-. What were the weather conditions at the-time you saw tne "object? CLOUDS ( Circ:le One): @ Clear sky . . c. Scattered douds -d, Th ic:k Of' heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or fight roin c. ModeratAt. Qr h~av~ rqin e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): a..,~a... ~ Ar.-a light e. Don't remember (a:) Solid b. Trcnspcr9nt If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One.): ~) Brighter c. About the some d. Don't know Compare brightness to some common object: Th G. a.. r e :-t htJ t A nv I I d= I h 12. The edges or me object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred o. Like a bright star c. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remember 13. Did the objecT: ( C ire/a-One for each question} a. Appeor to stand still at any time? Yes (!i9;_ b. Suddenly spe~d up and rush away ot any t i me? Yos Q!. G-r7 ... ~7 c. Break up 1nt o ports or explode? Yes . (~.9) d. Give off smoke? . . Yes J:{~ e. Change brightn~ss? Yes -(]'J_3.: h: Discppe-ar a nd r enppeor? ) Yes (f:l'}> Don't know Don't know Don't !<:'low- Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't k11ow Did the object d isappeor while you were-watching it? If so, how? :Spf,~l Se.e.IJNJ'-~ ,;:l!irn e b r"._k S;-o:::rn;h1~(. :l':" 15. Did the o bjecT move behind something at any time, pa rt icularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ Don't Know IF you a n swered YES, then tell. wl-\o t 16. D id the obiect move in front of-so~rhing ot any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answe re d YES, then te ll what We wish to l<now the angular size. ~old a match s t ic:k at arm's length in line with-a known object and note h ow of the object is covered by the head of the motc:h. If you had performed this experiment a t the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been cover~ by the matc:h head? i:n f.J ..S.$ i ble.. 19. Draw a picture that will sho""' the shape of the objflc:t or objects. Lobel and include in your s ketch any details o f the objec::t !"":crt you saw s uc h as wings, protrusions, ;tc., and especially e xhaust trails o r vapOt 'rails. 5-f..q- P lace ~o-:;,~side th & drawi~g.!_, show the tir~on the object was movin ~ .. -; ,:.'n fl.: t r . S-f=T><J:t. rtcr~t Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? cfhrn'!.ly (Circle One) Yes . &~ I ec; n IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?------~ Do you think you can estimateh~w far away from you the object wa~? (Circle One) IF you ans< ered YES, then how far away would you say Only f l)<..i itwos?"the. 'tl" 2 Where were you located when yeu sow the obj'ect? 23. Were you ( Circle One) (Circle Oneh . a. rn the bttsiness section of 0 city? a. tnsid a buHding b. In a cor (9 Outdoors . . . d. In an airplane (type} e. At sea ' f f. Other L7 fAe hack } /ldi -Jv,~ ct{j_s; . (g In the residential section-of a dty? . d. N1t0r an airfield? e. Flying o~er o city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you,.,..,. MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time,. then complet~ the"follo.;ing questions: 24.1 . What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North b. North~st d. Southeast 24.2 How fast were you moving?----------l e. -Sout., f. Southwest iles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were ! king 'at the object? (Circle One) Yes h. Northwest 25. Did yov observe the object thr01.1gh any of the Following? a. Eyeglasses e. Binoeulors Yes b. Sun glass.s c. Windsh ie id d. Window closs i. Telescope g. Theodolite h. Oth~r Nc.:. i-i' eA. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, descdbe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the s ky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sa..,... In the following sketch, imagine thot you ora at th e point shown. Place on "A'' on the cur11ed I ine to show how high the object was o~ove the horizon (skyline) when you f irst sow it. Place a "B" on the