Franklin Texas — September 1966

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Keywords: obiect, circle, lcnow, rememmr, object, tternv, ptvloue, cofflpltect, stlonnolr, oclquotly, spclflc, qtmlraniija, lfocumeftf, coftlelne, etfecllnl, neuonaf, lfefertee, unlled, stelee, fpitltln, eeplott, rrentjdelon, rlllon, contnte, utltwlefl
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s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6 hours plus 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Tfisu;.l slowly sou th_,.ard 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANAL. Y$15 a not::er object \;~s vi:-:;:.ol~. Botn oo~ t'!C~s hOt.lrj_ t,;.;-..lul~te in ;:i."ecis~ p~tternv ;..s l.on-5 .:15 t:'ley \;er~ bria.:;cd oy -:..he suddenly dar ned t ht: l~ss bright. object \.;ould f_ ..... :; ;.. .. rorl. sigr.t. 'rhc lcs.5 br-ight object ... :oul\:. ..:~de often cU",d ~-s seen 5 different t1~e$. no;::ical obs~rvaticn. fTD SEP 63 0-329 {TOE) Ptvloue dltlona of thla fona ~ 1M ueed 34. Dote yov cofflpltect this stlonnolr: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which Ia not oclquotly covered In the spclflc polnta of the questionnaire or o narrative explanation of your sighting. . FrD ( TDEI'R) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 7 November 1966 ~eference your unidentified observation of 19 September 1966. The information which we have received is not sufficient for ~valuation. Request you complete the attached FTD I'orm 16!~ and return it in the envelope provided. (Ve vish to thank yo:... for reporting your observation to the . .l.ir Force. E:.ncerely, Jr, Major, USAF FTD ( TDETR) fA) 'irigbt-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 7 November 1966 San Antonio~ Texas 78223 Reference your unidentified obaervation of 19 September 1966 . The infoz,.tation which we have received is not sufficient tor evaluation. Request you complete the attached F'l'D Foi'ttl 164 and return it in the envelope provided. We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Foree. Sincerely, HFL~OR QtmlrANIIJA~ Jr~ !-laJor, USAF Chief., ProJect !Uue Book . _ . NO 'I' a: 'l'llf lfocUMeftf coftlelne lttlw ... uon etfecllnl tile neUonaf lfefertee of lite Unlled Stelee fPitltln lite .,..,.,"' ol lite eeplott~tle 'l'lte rrentJdelon w rite rlllon of lte contnte In enr ... ,.,.,., to en ..,.utltwlefl pereon I prolt,.ltelf r or .. o.tlll eolely on fit ... ,. of tllfe report. (Cieeelllcet1011 erHI Control llltl,.,e) t. COUNTRY. a. SUBJECT: UFO REPORT I . ISC NUMBER: DATE Ofr IN,-ORMATION: 19 Sept ;>c o 1 . PLACE AND OA"'' Ofr ACQ: F or\va.rd.e(: : \-enclosed t ape from INFORMATION ---- Sa n Antoni~, Texas phon e EDlso~ 3 0787 t. DATE 0~ REPORT: 10. NO. 0~ PAGES: It. REFERENCES: 12. ORIGINATOR: 13. PREP D BY: Lt . lJo.l. Dave H . Hilliams 340 Bomb \~ing .' ij;tt.~ollb.f~,.~'exo.s suMMA~v:At ~?~roximately 2300 hourrs, Sept, while enroutee from Ft. Knox, Ky., t L Blenlc) San Anton::..::, Texa s Mr. a nd Nrs. observed the sight object. (Th e t e l e ph one on th~. encl2sed t a :ee,.) ~lhen first observe d they were about 1~ mil e s n orth of Fra .l..!f-..1 .Ln Texa s . The c:'.Jject "'a s North o:' t h e m and appeared t o move ou t t o a pin p oi n t and th move ~"1 closer. ~e object according to c onversation \-ri t h Mr s . subsequen t to the re:>cr:. t~hen first observed wa s abou t the size of nn o r a nge at a.r ms length. 1he o".Jjec-:. "3.s observed a t fre quent intervals nntil the y arrived at San Antmn i o c..pproxi-:.:::.. t ely 0545, 20 Sept Local Time). Alth ough 11rs. c oumd n ot give any a~g~l~r i istanc e above the ~orison she did believe tha t it was somewhat lowe at ~he 13.~2: s ightings. Mr s . indicated t hat they discussed these sighting at :.:1e t.:. ::e: : f observa tinn wi :.:n a truck driver and ,.,i t h th e '\.fife .. of-the sherl:f'f .a t '.:u-: tta-: -':.!:'=se people did n o t seem c oncerned ,.,i t h the sight Comments : During l is period there were l~rgc weather b alloons loose in this area , on e of wh ich ,N~S ailing a lo c~ole. ITo othe r reports have been received of this and n o repo:-ts h ave appea red in the ne,o~s media . orig:.!!:;.l ;:~ -:~e tape is e l.i in t he Lackib.and Cornman Post 1a. OIST~I.UTION 8Y ORiwiNATO~I 17. DOWNG~AOINC'i DATA: 18. ATTACHMNT DATAl U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIO~ Thi1 que1tionnoire hoa been praparecl 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force aa much informot;on as pos&lble concerning the unidentified aerial phenoanenon that you h11vu oLaervi. Plea try to onawer aa many queatlona aa you po1sibly can. The inforanatlon that yc:u give wilt be uted for reaeorch purposea. Your name will not be used In connec:tion with any st~ttrYtenS' coneluaions, or publications without your permlaaion. We request this peraonal lnform~tlon It that if it it deemed neceaaary, we may contact you for further detail&. 1. When did you tee the obict? 'I. fime of dar J.j cc../t:t,; Hout Minuttu ( C 1rcle One): Day Month Y eur 3. Time Zon: (Circle One): a. Eostem c. Movntoln (Circl"' L'lne): a. OoyliQht So..-ino . @ Sta...dord d. Poe ific .C. Where were you when you saw the object? ittJt1; L~.s N M.Th oF Fr:,ANKJ,.illi., TCXE~s N(): t'i _fi B.Etrrs.w..;eo~.w;y Neor P uta I Addre r City or Town State (If' Cou.,t; S. How long wos object in alght? (Tot~l Duration) Houre Minute @ Certain c. Not very sure b. F oirly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was objet in sight continuously? 6. What wo1 the condition of the aky? a. Bright y[/ I rH 5rHI,.S , .. wo IV~) CJ-.oOD.S 7. IF you aaw the ob;ect during DAYLIGHT, where waa the SUN located as you lor,k~d at the obittl (Circle One}: a. In front of you at. In baclc of ~ou c. To your riFt d. To your left Overhead f. Don't rememMr TO OCT 62 16~ Thl fo.M eupereH PTD 164, Jul ta, which le obettlet. 8. IF you tuw tho ob1ect ot NIGttT, what did you not tee concerning the STARS and MOON? Sl AF<r.. c'C,cle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. None a. BriFt moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight - pitch darl& cr: Don't remember Don't rememMr 9. What .,.,.,. ;;, .... ather ~ondetiont at the time you aaw the obiect? CLOUDS i c,rde One): a~ C lel2r a ~icy c. Scatt:-.o ci(JVd s WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or le~t rofu c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don t remember 10. Tne obj Act appeared; b. T ron apcu '"'' (Circle One). Ci' J.. I ~ fight -}E- * e-tlrcJJ TIJ. fl P Pr-A l(tzj) e . Don't re~nember 11. If it :1ppecrd o o light, woa it brighter than the brighteat ttors? (Circ:l One}: o . Brighter c. About the tame ct. Don't know 11. l Co"'~" brightness to some eommon otlect: . 12. The edi~tt of me object were: ~. L ilte o bri~t t t ar @. Sharply out! ined d. Don't remember a. Appeor to atond atill ot any tin11? b. Suddenly apeecl up ancl ruah awoy at any time? c. Break up tnto porta or explode? . d. Give off smoke? , e. Change brid1tnes1? oNo....y Wilt W fT I~ EC.6PE{> f. Change 1hope? ~ , " g. flash or flicker? ... h. Di a appear and reappear? A 1-ffV li y 6 l N SiC. H I (Circle One for each queatlon) (ie~) No Don't lcnow ~--. No Don't lcnow Yea 4i~ Don't lcnow Y!! ~ Don't know et No Don't l&now Y ~i . Don't lcnow Y ~ Don't know 14. Did the obtect disappear while you w~rc .. ,otching it? If" ~o, how? 15. Did the obiect move behind somethang at any _time, porticuhnly a cloud? (Circle On~!): Don't Know. IF. you ::msweted Yf::~,, t~uua tll ~hat it moved behind: 16. Did the objeet move in front of ~l)merhing at any time, pruticularly o cloud? (Circle One): Dont Know. 17. Tell in a few words the following thing' about the obiect: j b. Color P.,C.[!; OAI,Nirt 18, Wa wish to k;,ow the angular size. Hold a match stkk at arm's length in lint:t with a known <.~biect ant4 &<':r ' jw much of th object is covered by the head of the match. If you had pvrformed this ex~eriment at ther tir,,.,.; '' (Lf.! sighting, he w much of the object wcu !d have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw o p Jetur that will ahow the s~ope of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in you .. tketch any detc.;la of the object that you saw suc:h as wings, protru&ion&, etc., and especially exhaust trailt or vapor trail a Place on orrew beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. Si...l.e Hr ~v, oc;r .. J C.E. ?I~C Pi; k_'jj 0 1\i 1-/APvf( ( f/()0~ JJRAJVI tv G c;: t=A.AIJ c. 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? FltS1-tf\ 7/f~rJ ~ lflvf "THIN& j J-1 1\V~ (Circle One} Yes No f~''t: It 5,~ iiN lttf f> ~w'n~N TH.E o fJrEc T IF you anwered YES, then what 1peed would you elt : )Jt~J' k~t ,;-~/tt;CVI. :ShOW tHl) 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? . (Cirde One) ry;, No. t:"IIE:N OV.~ 1/t.A"rl !f'o ~ ~ , c f:"~E. k coM r-tr:.rltrJ~ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was?--------- 22. Where were yo.J located when you saw the obfect? (C ire /e One): o. Inside a building b. In a cor ~ Outdoors d. In on o ir? lane (type) Fly ;n~ over open country? Other ----- 24. IF you were ~OVING IN AN AUTO~OSILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e folfowit.g question: 24.1 What d irection were you '"oving? (Circle One) o. Norm c. Eost b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? bC M P J..l. miles per hour Die! yo~ atop at any time whil e you were looking at the obiect? (Cirele One) 1 Yet No Old you obaerve t!-te oblect through any of the following? h. Northwest Binoculars Sun ;lcs~ Yet No f. Telescope Yet No Windtn:e ld Theodolite Yet d. Window c iost 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture a possible of what you saw, describe in your own wordt a catunaf' object or objects which, when placed up In the Icy, would give the same appearance a the obiect which ) 'OU ow ftNl> A r TI.Mt:~ INc f< f p; IJhE.. NeT acVtN& S PG0 1--JcrE.P . 21. In the follo~l"f a Ieetch~ lne thet you ore the pol"t ahown. Plac o" J..' on lht r:urv~ lin to a how ho- hlgh the oltlect woe olooe the horiiOft (t~yllnt) when yw ''''' aow lt. Place IJ "B .. on the e:ame cur~ect line 1C"o ahow how high th object wos alto the horlaon (tlcylfne) when yau lost u.w it. Place ~n ''f..'' on the eompos whett you llr w lt. Place a "8" on the comp111 wher you lot aow tt ohject. ft eo JNC /~ED iBi,.. SPEED ~i(,rt:_p ,.,,.., TI1I.S . -rl~ltJE'i/c..,~r ff CTE..D I iJ Tl! / j)i~f;..C.Ttc.; ~ tr' t/ i If 28 . Draw o p ic ... thot will ahow the motion that the obiect or obiects modo. Place on .. A . at the boglnret:1g ot ~he path, o "S '' er tht end of the path, and Jnow ony changes in direction during the ~ouue. ~Esc) OA.JG;HT CVEL,f' Hv r .. ., seen thla, or a almi lor obiect bef If ao give date or dote oad l,cotlon. . 31. Woe anyon1 else with you ot tile time you sow the obtect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF rou anawerecJ YES, diet they the object too? (Circle On) 32-l Pleote tlve the fellowl lnfention about your1elf: 33. Whe" ofMI te whoew cUd you,.,_, that you hocf n the obleet? fi.~-1::~-<./,J,.U .. (I ,t_.-f,..t~f[( 4../0;; cfv.