PROJECT 10073 RECORD .. 1. DATE TIME. GROUP 2. LOCATION 3. SOtJRCE 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER CF CBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 30 Sec. -2 Minutes (. Tl'PE OF QB;ERVATION e. PrlOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Object was shpaed much like a shallow cereal bo\'11 turned up- aide dol-m. It appeared to be a dome \lith a slight edge completely ara.trd the object, about half \-laY up on its surface One observer estirmted a diameter of 20-30 ft with th~ object being about half mi.le a\'lay. The color appeared to be grayish ,mite to blue gray with a translucent appearan~e. FTD SE P 6 3 0329 (TOE) Prevloue edttlona ot thh form ... , 1M ued, 2. LOCATION 3. SOURCE \ 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA Ai'lD FOI.Wl UP .~. NUMBER OF Q:)JECTS s. LENGTH OF oa~ERVATtON 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Ai.r-Vi.su a.1 9. PHYS.CAL EVIDEMCE Object ~.-as shape d much l i ke a shallCM cereal bowl turned up- side d~...c1. It appeared to b e a dome with a slight edge oornplet.ely aro unci tho obj r-!ct a bout half way up on its surface~ One obs erver nst.imat.ed a diameter of 20-~ ft w.i. th the object be:!.ng a bout, half raile away. The color appeared to be grayish whit e to blue gray wj th a translucent appearan.ce. UNCLASSI FlED DIPAU~ Of IHI All FOICI I & " stAff IIAIICII c. tl ),; l ~c IN ID: XOP-1, XOPX-2,., .... SJ\FOS-3, NIN-7, DIA-l, ADV CY DIA.{ ' ACTION: R:>C-4 SMB B18~Z CBVA4 85 PTT U JA::. R LINTB UA45 Q 214 1 n 7-UUUU--R UEO HQA. z m uuuut: FtJ. 1A IR CC~.'V.ANJOWG ENGLANJ AFB LA T 0 RUN FV A I AD C RUC:DT AA/ A FSC RUED HQA/C SAF RUED HQA/GSAF WASH DC RIJ,'!GGN/32A IRD IV GUNTER AFa ALA AFSC FCR SCF; OSAF FOR SAFOI; CSAF fOR AFf~t~J SUBJ: REPORT OF UN IDEm' IF lED A.. Y I.NG Ot>JECT. \UFO> REF AFR 2 :o-2. ITEMS IN Tnl S MSG ARE KEYED TO ITEMS OF REPORT F:.RM ARA~APH 14 IN REFERENCE: ABOVE. THE fOt_ ... AON, ENC:..t..,!.\0 AFB, LA. THESE A tRmEW ~f':ri.BER Z 'rJERC f\LL . ABfJARO SAME AIR CRAfT Wt:EN OBJEr:T VIAS SiG!-;Y:G. A: 0 I Sffi I PT I ON OF T tiE OBJECT : UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DIPMTMIII' Of ntl All fOICI SfUf IIISSA. IUIICII < 1) BBJECT WAS SHAPE MUCH L lKE A SHALLOW CEREAL PAGE 2 R u~ TB UA45 Q UNO.. AS BONL TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE APPEARED TO BE A DOME \'1 IT H A SL !GHT R lOGE COMR..ETEL Y AROU~ T ~ OBJECT ABOUT HALf WAY UP ON ITS SlRfACE. ( 2) OSSC:RVERS EST IMATEO THE SIZE OfT HE OBJECT TO RANGE FP A HALF OCl.LAR TO A BASKETBALL. Ot\E ABSE:RVER EST H/AT~O A 0 IAMETER OF 2 C -30 FEET WITH THE OBJECT BE I t\G A5CliT HALF tl. ll E AWAY. C3) t:.:: CCX.OR APPEARED TO BE GRAYISH WHITE TO BLUE ( 4) O~L Y ONE OBJECT S IG l-IED . < 6) PN C OF THE OBSERVERS DE SCR I BED r tiC.: oa~cr AS FO..LO~!S: iT WAS ROU~ WITH A RA lSEO CONCENTRIC CIRCLE ON 'TOP, ShA?~D MUCH lIKE A rtATE WITH A SHALLO:; BOWL ON i OP. (P. AFT HAD JUST 0 R 0 P PEO A Fl AR E A NJ T HE L i G f-f! fR Oil. T ;-: FlARE APPEARED TO REFLECT OfF THE OB,J::c-;--> UNCWSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DIPAII_, OP 1111 All fOICI STAFf MISSA IUIICII INCOMII MUSAGI C 9) NO~;E OTHER THAN 0 E SCR I BED ABOVE. PAGE 3 R L~. T B UA4 5 ~ UN C.. AS B: DE SCP. I ?T I ON OF COlR SE OF OBJECT :, C 1) 0 a S~ RV ER S A IR CR A FT ( A C-4 7) W A S 0 N T HE F I R l NG RANGE ST.~P.T lNG TO MAKE A F IK lNG PASS AT A TARGET V1HEN 08JECT A?PC:ARED BETWEEN AI R ffiAf1 AMl T.~RGET. OBJECT WAS BELC,\' A IRffiAFT ESI' IMATED A80Ui 100 -150 fE CT OFF THE SRCIJtD TG ONE OBSERVER T H C8JECT ~D.,EO TO BE HOVER lNG AT FiRST, ANJ THEN BEGAN TO VOVE UP TO A SPEED OF ABOUT STAR YEO P.T ABOUT' THE SAME 1 OJ -150 FEEr Al TIT LOE ONE OJSC:RVER ? Jl_ OT /FliGHT EXA I \ER rOLO THE P ,,_ rJT NOT TO F lRE BECAUSE i :-:~R E WAS SOMET HI i\G OV I NG 01~ ., HE R ;.. f,,GE e HE THOUGHT IT '.'i AS AN AIRCRAFT ~T FIRST t BUT COLLO SEE NO LIGHTS ON IT .A.S 7 ~ Y AP~OACHED QOSER TO T r OoJECT HE THOUGHT P.a SSEO D IR ECTL Y BEL OW THEIR A !B CRAFT z-!U ... ~J I~ rJr. !' Y. ., 0 '.\'EST AT AN EST HI.ATEO SPEED OF ABOlJr 60 -10 KfS. THE AFHQ JAIUI 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED OBJ:CT T H~N APPEARED TO MAKE A LEFT T lR N ALSO AROU~ THE TARGET AREA OF THE CAC-47) ABSERVERS AIRCRAFT. AT THIS TIME THE OBJECT 0 I SAPPEARED FROM V lEW Of OBSERVERS IN THE PAGE 4 R LV:TB UA45 Q UNQ. AS COCKPIT OF THE OBSERVERS AIRCRAFT. THE OB~RVER (WHO WAS THE PILVT /FlIGHT EXAMINER) WENT TO THE REAH OF THE AIRCRAFT Af'.D SIGniEO THE OBJECT AGAIN FROM THE REAR DOOR CWHICH WAS REtiCNED). THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 1000 -1500 FEET BEL O:J A;{) NOW HE AD EO IN AN E A sr ERL Y 0 IRE CT I 0 N. AT THIS TI ME WliH GOCD VIEW THIS CRSERVER SAW THE DEFINITE OUTLINE Ot' A R D SHAPE, A~ CONCC.N":~1 tC CIRO_Et C2> CSJECT ELEVATION WAS ESf IMATEO BY All OBSERVERS TO Be 100-150 FEET OFF THE GROIJI\0 AT THEIR 10 O'O_OCK C 3) I r."E: \JBJECT VIAS STILL AT ABOUT )50 fT BUT HAD T lR NED A~-:, '.\'A S HEAD I NG E A 51 W H N IT 0 i SA PPE AR EO OTED THAT WHEN T .- OBJECT T lRNEO IT 0 ID r:-:1 AP?EAn TO BANI< AS A FIXED W lNG A IRCRAFl WOLlO (I AND A.~ ~f c~::. 02-S.:P.'.'ER l'~l~- CRAFT I NO:: EASED ITS TLRN TO OBSERVE T~E OBJECT~ THE OBJECT UNCLASSIFIED SEE~ ED T 0 Sf EE PEN IT S T lR N UNCWSIFIED DIPAIT .. OP H All fOICI STAll MiliA. IIAJICII IIICOMIIII C 5) S.. C'.','L Y IN A L E fl T lR N T 0 T HE EA Sf (6) 30 SECONlS TO TWO Mlt\tJrES ACCORDING TO THE PAGE 5 R L':JT 8 UA45 62 UNC.. AS C: MANNER OF 08 SERV AT I ON: C 1) A l~ V I SUAL FROM 080 D~GHEES TO ABOUT 1;0 DEGREES~ 125 -130 KTS Et\3LAtD AF3 , LA. 0: T If!. .A \D DATE OF SIGHT G: E: PEA SO~! F: ID GUNNERY RA E. APPROXDEGREES-24'N/ 93 OEGREC:S -10'W OR 36 WILES AT 270 DEGqEES WEST Of ENGLAND AFB. C 2) LEfT BANK UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED StAff AWSA lUNCH C 1) Q.. EAR V I S I B IL IT Y UN. I M IT EO , a. I G HT HAZE (2) 210 DE~EES -220 OEGREES/6 KTS Sl.RFACE TO 3500 FEET. (4) UfL l~.qTEO WITH S..IGHT HAZE. . UNCLASSIFIED OPg 6 of 6 Contact was made with ~he Lake Charles weather bureau (318-4775214) They normally launch balloons ever7 s1xnours. A balloon was launched at.2315Z. 29 Sept. 66 75 minutes after launch the balloon was report- ing winds at 40 knots fran 260 degrees. The balloon reached an altitude ofiabOut 59,090 feet during this porti~n of the flight. They suspected the balloon burst shortlY after, but do not have positive proBt. They do not know if the balloon could have been the culprit. The winds were blowing from the west and the object was traveling with the wind. Contact was made \nth NCAR, Palestine, Texas (214-729-6921) con- cerning balloon launches on or about 30 Sept. 66. l1r. \Tarrent said that NCAR did not launch any balloons on the afternoon of the 29 SEPT. 66 to account for the observation. There were no balloons la11nched from Fa:~stine to account for the sightng. Contact was ma~e with the 6th Weather Group Major Steffer ex 601. at Goodfellow AFS, Texas. There were no balloon launches on 29 Sept. 66 to accou~t for the sighting. The last balloon that was launched except the one at was launched 13 Oct. 66 was 26 Sept. 66.