Cisco Texas — September 1966

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Keywords: obiect, circle, object, cisco, match, answered, missagi, estimate, remember, unclassified, trails, texas, covered, square, irplane, slcyline, speeds, cloud, brigcrli, descripencies, cnswerecrves, hcjaa, rucscisa, sqjno, soukl
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD l. ~\OliRCE 4. NUMBER OF OaJECTS s. l.ENGTH OF OaSIRVATION (l!Ultiple Witnesses) 10. CONCLUSION Obser\er nott~d dark silvery object that had red light on bo(tv. vmen object hov d, a brigcrli \rhite light was sem. Speeds fl. TYP: CF 'BSERVATION Grrund-Vis'Jal were roore rapid than jet aircraft turns were square and de! in .1. t 7. COURSE 8. PtfOTOS 9. PHYS,CAL EV.OENCE There are variou3 descripencies in the available data. It is the active f'li~'lt Jn t.h of the object. One observer sai.d she sa~ the object for an hotJ r while another obr -n-ved the object for 10 minutes. 14. Did the obiect disappear while you w~re watching it? If so, how? Did the obj~ct move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes ('9 Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: 17. Tell in o f~w words the following things about the obiect: 18. We w is h to ~now the ongu lor size. !-ioi.::J a match stick at arm's length in I ine with a known object and note how much of th~ object is covered by t he head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Drew o pic~ue +ot will show the sh~pe of the obiect or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the objec~ !:i:J'~ you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on or~....., .::~side the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (C ire /e One J IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ---~"----- 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Cirde One) IF you answ~red YES, then how far away would you soy it was? 22. Where were y ou located when you sow the obiect? 23. Were you (Circle One J (C ire le On~ , a. Inside c building d. In on a irplane (type) In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you we:-~ MOVING IN AN AUTOM091LE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What .:: :-ection were you movi;;g? (Circle One) b. No!'t!,eost d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fc!t were you moving? --=--1)'~: miles per hour. 24.3 Did you s~op at any time whil e y ou were looking at the obiect? (Circie One) Did you observ ~ th e object through c;;y of the following? Eyegl~ss~s Yes No e. Binoculars b. Sun glcs!es Yes No Theodolite Window gloss h. Northwest 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw. 27. In the following slcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you last saw it. Place on "A" on the compass when you lirs' saw it. Place a "B on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a pic~..: .. e that wi II s how the mot ion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B'' ot the end ot the path, :md ~!'v" ~ny changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE ob1ec:t, then how many were there? --=("-'t_/_L._{_-_. ----- Draw a picture of how they were orronged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar object before. If so give dote or dotes and location 31. Was onyo,.,e e ! s~ with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF y ou cnswerecrves, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. P l~ose give the followi First Nome Middle Nome TE Lc ?HO'= NUMBE tnd ic:o~e o~y :::ld itional information ~=.out yourse If, including any spec iol experience, which might be pertinent 33. When and to who~ did you report that y ou had seen the object? P'rD (TDEJ:R) 'i.J Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 4 October ~966 Reference your unidentified observation of 21. September 1966. The inrol"lnation which we have received is not sufficient for evaluation. Request you ca plete the attached Fl'D For:n 164 and return it in the envelope provided. . We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. Sincerely, "1t::x:-rOR Q .. chief', Project Blue Book ACTION: RDC-L UNCLASSI flED DEPAITMINf OF THE All FOKI nAFF MESSAGE IWIOI INCOMING MUSAGI INFO: XOP-~, XOPX-2, SAfOS-3, NIN-7, DIA/JCS-1 (22). ADV CY DIA PTTU J\W R L\'IT 0 GA 13 98 2 712 OJ 7-UUUlJ--R l0 HQA. f\1 %SAW C V:: SS A FB TEXAS T 0 RUW G\L E/ .!0 C E Nr A FB CQ CRAO 0 RUW Q11N/ O<L A H CMA CITY A FS AD C 014.. A HCJAA RUE:Drl F/AFSC FTO WR IGHr PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEOHQA/HQ JSAF WASH DC RUED ~A/SE CPC:T AR Y Of T 1- A IR FCR CE WASH 0 C INFO RUCSCISA C OFFUTT A FB t'E ffi RUW ~A I~ F ~.RK SO.A.L E A FB LA UN Q.. AS ~ C 0 I 14 4 62 SE P 6 6. SUB cr : UN I DE NT I F I EO ft. Y I NG OOCT. A.A.!.l.I'<E "SPACE SHIP"). 2. SIZE Of 9/tALL Bo SQJNO Sfr/~t. T O L I GHr A I~ CRAFT WHILE HOJER lNG. t\0 SOUKl WHEN M 011 NG. 9. OB cr ~0 RED L I GHr ON Bal Y A tO T lR ~0 ON m 1 GHT WHITE L I G1T WHILE HOIER I NG. SPEEDS W ~RE MCRE RAP 10 T ~ N T TYPE AIRCP~FT, TLRNS \VERE SQUARE AK> DEFINITE, U~ll~ SAOOTH AFHQ jUII 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAIYMIJIJ Of THI All FOIG SfAFF MISSAGI IWKH INCOMING MESSAGE RQ.L Cf KNC.V N A IRmA R". B. 1. mo S~PE. 2. 75 FEET ON WESTER. v co~r. ~. 3. 75 FEEt wEsrERL v. 4. C1\ME _IN FROA sour H EAST THEN TL.;qr-0 ON WESI'ERL Y ~AD 1~, Mf.JJE TlRN BACK TOEA&, PA GE 2 R t!NT D GA 1 3 9 8 U NQ. A S HOIEREO OIER FIELD, TLRt0 ON ffi IGt{ LIGJI, cur LIG~ OFF, AtO CE:PARTED ON WESTERLY COlR~. 5. RAPIDLY T 0 T 1- WEST 6, 5 0300/27/SE?. 2. NIGHr. E, 1. CE~ER OF CISCO, TEXAS, F. 1. HOJSE KEEPER, FAIR, 2. 19 YEARS QO , RT CISCO, TEXAS, STlEENrM1NCRKEO W lT H ffiOP OUSTERS> 19 YEARS 0.. STUDEtJT, FA !R, G. 1. QEAR T 0 PARTLY (l OlDY. EXCELLE ~ VISIBILITY Ai SU~FACE, 2, SURFACL-16(}'04 If , 6M-280/Cl} Kr., 5, JI10COJERt.~. 6. t-.Oti:, 7, VERTirAL TEMPERATlRE CRNliEM". ADIABATIC SUR FA CE-12 ,000 FEET, ABOIE-NCRMAL LAPSE RATE T 0 TR{P CPA USE < 49 000 FEET). NO 1 ~ER Sl ONS. I SOT Jf:RMAL LAYER AT 50CMB T 0 501MB. H, NO~. I. WA J. NO~. K. PHILLIP PIERCE, UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 of J UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMINY Of 1111 All FOICI STAFf MISSAGI IUNOI INCOMIIII MISSAGI Page 3 of3 MA JCR, USAF', 01 C Co.1 BAT I~ ELL I~ NII. LOCAL FAA COtf A a EO A rtJ T J at.Y THING WeRKING TH\T AREA WAS A B-52, 30TO 35 MILES SOlJH OF CIS CO, NCf Hi NG U NSUAL ON HIS RE CCRD S. FOOT WQ T ER S OPERAT IONS WAS CCMACTEO AND TtV HAD NJr HING IN T f- CISCO AREA. CISCO PA CE 3 R lf,V T D ICE OEPARiMENT WAS CONrACfED A~ T tY Hl\0 NOT RECI IVED ANY CALLS CN T HE 0 B CT . 1 til E ST I G\ T <R HA S NO EX Ft A ti\ T I 0 N A S T 0 T ~ S I G HT I N G AND CCNNCJ CONFIRM (R DENY W~T WAS OBSERVED. L. NO~. UNCLASSIFIED Contact was made with the Goodyear Corporation, Akron, Ohio i~ regards to.the wher~abouts or the Go0dyear bltmps onor about 26 September 1966. One was grounded and the other was on route from Indiana to chicago, Ill. and would not have b~en in the Tezas area on th~ date or the sighting U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This 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. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The informati~n that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in conne.ction with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did y:;~ see the obiect? 3. Time Zone: Month Year (CircleOne): a. Eastern c~ Mounto1n d. Pee ifi : 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving 4. Where were-y ou when you sow the obj~ct? State or County City or Town Necresr Postal Address S. How long 'f'JOS object in sight? (T:>tol Duration) o. Certain c. Not very sure ~b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was objec~ :r sight continuously? 6. What was the co,dit ion of the sky? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form up,.netfea FTn 164, jul 61, whlc:l la abao1ete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice C0'1cerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOO~ ( C ire le One): ~Bright m - 9~j_ b. DuJI moon 1 i gh t c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Dol'l't remember 9. What wer~ t~e weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle 011e ): WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, r.liat, or light rain c. Scatterec cloud~ c. Moderota or heavy rain d. Thick or Meavy clouds e. Don't re"lember 10. The o~:~ct o~peared: (Circle One): SoJro d. As a light 1 rcnsoy~,t e. Don 't remember 11. If i~ op:;ecr~d os a light, was it br1; r than the brightes t stars? (Circle One): o. Sri ghter b. D immer c. About the sa"11t- d. Don't know 11. 1 Comp=:-e bri ghtn~ss to some co:ilmon object: 12. The edges cf th e obiect were: (Circle o .""e :: S. [i~ c-br iyF.tst:l-; # c. Sharply out I ined d. Don'+ remember 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move beh iod something ot any time, porticu lorly o cloud? (Circl~ On~): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it mov~d behind: 16. Did the object move in front of s omething at any time, particularly a cloud? (C ire le o.,e ): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in fror. uf: 17. Tell in a few words the following th ings about the obiect: 18. We w ish t o know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the ~bject is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, ho w much of the object woul:l hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw o pictu;-~ t'i::t will show the s h ope of the obiect or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the obj t ! r you saw such o s w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an orr~w :>es;de the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (C ire le One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?.---------- 21. Do you thin~ you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Cicle One) IF you answ~red YES, then how far away would you say it was? - _.) L,. ------ 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (C ire le One}: a. Inside c building d. In on a irplane (type) 23. Were you (Circl