PROJECi 10073 RECO~D QATE 'liME C"OUP 2. LOCATION Civil::...an .1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ~. LENGTH QF 08S&AVATIQrt 15 minutes t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual Bx ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION Blloon(possible) Observer noted .cisa r sha~ed n9ject about 10 feet in di~eter and 150 feet long. The object ws met~llic silver in color and a ppeared to have bl~ck square ebjects ~n the sides that could have been winoQws or block letters. The obj~ct appeared t h~ve two fins ~ on each side like a dirigible. The ebject \'laS travel-' ing very sl$wly from the south to the north. A balloon wa s l~unched fro~ Victoria, Texas at 0515 on the d e~.te of the sightint;, but it Wil.S reporr,ed to bo do~n two hours before th~ sighting. Other weather stations in the ~rea lunch ballgens daily which could have b~en o~served by the witne~s. The Qbserver stated that it loo~\eC like a balloon of s~::le type. fTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Prevloua edition of thh fonD m.J be u .. d. MILITARY CLIMB CORRIDORS Tht-> military climb corridor:; dt!pictcJ b~low have lJeen ut::signated as a re.:;trit:tf'd unu. Th~ hlttral ar .d ,.Ntica! limit'; of the~w militarv climb corrid11rs ~1re illustrated. The relation of these conidors to th6i terrain and <U::roncwtic..Ll fat:ilities can be seen on the face of the chart where the lateral limits are also shown. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS <KELLY AFB) RESTRICTED AREA R- HOUSTON. TEXAS <ELLINGTON AfB) RESTRICTED AREA R-6310 LATERAL LIMITS OF MILITARY CLIMB CORRIDORS sooo -fl. 230 .-----Controlling Agency _, FAA, San Antonio Approach Control ..----Using Agency _, Comdr., Kelh AFB. Texa~ sooo ton 330 .....---Controllin~ Agencv IF AA, Houston Approach. Cnntro l j Comdr .. Ellington AFB, T (xa::;l PROFILE SHOWING UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL OF MILITARY CLIMB CORRIDORS KEllY 4 Fii Elevaloon -- MSL Oiuoncit on Nautical MltH El l iN G TON El&vat .;m --MSL Oo$lonc"' in Noutocol M.l., NOTE : Cum;ult ~OTA~lS and flight information publications for changes in llata subo;equ~nt tu date o chart. I.Ot ,:l. t I Four :nrn r l ' un idcmi! icc! t a Pun. I c!:trr1 il cu.:lrt .j\)it(i!TI, in6 .. !Gil6 . . ldild I'Ji.I," J:J I The unidcn L iicd i!j-: r.~ objQCL! nocu1n rs. Tiley ~ u :l: ~ l v; a!:i cigar !sighted over L.:t :?crt~ a t l1:4slsh.1p2d. y r:rob!'l;) v \\'''~ al 'it ioo~cd abji.lt 1~,020 feet 1 wea ncz J oo .. c.ca.).. J.. l C moved slowly frcm il:c south to toria three hours e:-~rJi~r. ~he north and o!c!.1't mo~/e in Clyde Youn~. mctcoro~ogist e1t>my uthrr direction. It just the Victoria wc:~thcr stc1Uo.1.j m~) :e:~i ~t?c1c:!:!y." . ~ fhe OiJCCt also was seen by 5:15 a.m., one~ of t~,r,> dni!ylhO:it v1orks ;::r.d b:/ P.o;' Pe~tc- ,launchings made <Jt ~he st Uo:-t.ico.st, 5ii~ Gr.;c.~ L~ne . a'ld ?O r.: c'l Tho obbct \:as r3~ se~n ":;]:. AI Coolin~ ~t ~! wca~::cr St:lt!ort. Porte. He calicd Capt. Lm:is Fontenot, poit capt~.!n, r:nd b.1i \ watched lhe c:1j~ct th:-ough bi-' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 2578TH AIR BASE SOuAORO~ (CAC} !l.LiriC ro~ \I~ FO.~CE J ~5:!, T:!''A; 7nJJ:l 10 Nov ember 1966 suaJECT: UFO Report TO: FTD (TDETR) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. Description of Object (a) Shape: Like a cigar. (b) Size: 10 feet in diameter, 150 feet long (estimated). (c) Color: Metallic silver. (d) Number: One. (e) Formation: N/A. (f) Discernible features: Black square objects on sides that could have been windows or block letters. (g) Tail, trail, or exhaust: Negative. (h) Sound: Negative. (1) Other unusual features: Appeared to have two fins on each side like a dirigible. 2. Course of Object (a) What called attention to object : Hr. Al Cooling, the Heather observer at the port weather station, saw it while making a weather observation. (b) Elevation angle Hhen first observed: 20 degrees (est.) Azimuth angle when first observed: 270 degrees (est.) (c) Elevation angle when object disappeared: 20 degrees (est.) (d) Flight path and maneuvers: Traveled very slowly from south to north. No other maneuvers noted. (e) How did object disappear: Went out of sight. (f) How long was the object visible: 15 minutes. J. 11anner of Observation (a) Ground visual (b) Optical aids used: Binoculars, 50 power. 4. Time and Date of Sighting (b) Date: Sunday, 6 November 1966 (c) Light conditions : Day (Clear) j . Lo~ation of ObsGrver Geographical: Landmark: La Porte, Texas 6. Identifying Information on Observer (a) Name: Louis FONTENOT (c) Address: Anchor Boat Works, La Porte, Texas (d) Occupation: Port Captain (e) Education: Unknown (f) Estimate of Reliability: Good 7. Weather and Winds Aloft Conditions (a) Observers observation: Very clear, no clouds (b) Winds aloft (from Ellington AFB Weather Station): Surface, (c) Ceiling: None (clear). (d) Visibility: 7 miles (e) Amount of cloud cover: None. (f) Thunderstorms in area: None. (g) Vertical Temperature gradient: surface-8000', minus 2.1 degrees centigrade per 1000 ft; 8000'-9000', plus 2 degrees; (inversion); 9000'-51000', minus 2 degrees centigrade per 1000'. 8. Unusual activit None see comments or conditions that could account of investigating officer for UFO Si htin : 9. Interception or identification action: None (see comments of investigating officer). 10. Air Traffic and Balloon Releases (a) Aircraft: The observer reported seeing what he thought was a jet fighter type aircraft producing a con-trail approach the UFO from the 1.;est at an altitude much higher than the UFO. When the jet reached the vicinity of the UFO it made a sharp left turn and proceeded in a northerly direction. The observer did not think the jet could have seen the UFO because of its higher altitude. No jet aircraft departed from Ellington prior to the UFO sighting and attempts to identify the jet aircraft were Qnsuccessful. Ellington weather station stated that jet aircraft would produce con-trails at 25,000 feet and higher. (b) Balloon: The U. S . "Ttleather Bureau released a vreather balloon its weather station at Vlc t oria, Texas, a t 05l5 on the date of the sighting. Telephone conversations with a Mr. Jones at Victoria revealed the path of balloon as depicted on the attached maps. The path inforrea- tion was taken from the weather statio~'s official records. These records indicated the balloon burst at an altitude of 30,620 meters (101,046 feet) at 0657 CST. Since the time the balloon burst was rumost two hours before the UFO sighting (0845 CST), it appears that this balloon could not be an explanation for the UFO sighting. 11. Photographic evidence: No photographs l-Tere taken. 12. Comments: a. Although investigation did not disclose any other balloon launch- ings other than those mentioned in this report, the observer stflted that it was W s opinion that th:i,.s W_E._s a balloon of_qg_me type. b. I could not uncover any other logistical explanation for this UFO sighting. FOR THE COMMANDER .L>I'OURENCE R. CH, J ajor, USAF ssistant Chief Operations and Training 1. Houston Post article 2. Houston Chronicle article 3. 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