PROJECT 10073 R2CORD l Ja!"i 67 Le.red.o, Texas ~ 1J. ~;01JiXE 10, CONCLUSION ~ I Ci v i l:.an r~Su'?FICIENT DATA FOB EVALUA'.liON i G NlJMBER or= G3JC:CTS : . s. LEN GTH OF o:.sERVATION 7. COURSE fa. ProClTOS PHYSICAL EV1:J::SCE 11. BRIE r SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ooserver stated t.ha t the obje c t \ras shaped like a c ie;ar. r1":'1~ otje::-c. looked. l i k e a star or bim:~er. The object Here not -:_n any s;,ecifi c formation. Color: flashing red and cr c c:1. 'l' .. ~; o:' :..:e object s dis appeared nfter some twent y minutes. Tne third was still in sight when o ther t\w had disappeare d . 'Prevloua e G.ttion o.t thla lorm Dl.AY ~ uaed . DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNO LOGY DIVISION (AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTf!RSON A I R FOPtC E BASE. OHIO <4!5433 2 February 1967 U?O Observatio~ Jw! 66 Re!'e::-ence yJur uniden~ified observation. The information which "'E: ::eve received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Re:;...:.?.st you complete tne attached FTD Form 164 and return it in t~e e~velope provid~d. Thank you for reporting your observation to e Air Force . :f(:._v:=_g C. :tvi.ANATr, Colo:1el, USAF Di::-ector of Technolo_;y and Subsystems F7D Form 164 w/envelope DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 3640TH PILOT TRAINING WING (ATC) LAREDO AIR FORCE DASE, TEXAS 78041 TN OF: DCO-OP SUBJECT: ti?O TO: -~-.?SC (FTD) I:le following UFO r eport is submitted in accordance with AFR -20tl g: a . Descript ion of Object(s ): (1) Shape: Ci;;a r s haped. La~rer than a sta r . ( 3) Color: (4) Number: (5) Formation: 3opa.ra ted but in a. s t raight l LnE). ~6) Any di sce:-::lible features or details: None (7) Tail, trail, or exhaust: 1rlh i to-ish srnoke . (S) Sound: l S) Ot~ar perl:L'le:It or unusual features: =-::Ecrip tion of Course of Object(s ) : \ l J What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s) ? At t ention first c Bu ght by a flush i n g Red- Green (2) Angle or elevation and aximuth of object(s ) when first observed: levatio n -025 AziMuth -0900 (3) Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappeaPance: 090 Elev, 090 Azimuth for cons t ant one. oo Elcv. 360 Azimuth for the two th~b diasoocaredo (4) Description of flight path and m3.11~uvers of object(s): Tl.JO rnovod in a str<:l:Lg h t line over tho houst'? f rom East to North. One remained over the house (5) How did the object(s) disappear? The two disappeared over the horizon and o n e remained (6) How long (were) the object(s) visible? Twenty minutes for the h.ro tha.t disappeared. The one overhead still visibleo c . Manner of observation: ( 1) Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-visual, ai:--visual, ground-electronic, air-electror4p: Ground 1:.sua l (2) Statement as to optical aids, used and description thereof: (3) If the sighting occurred while air-borne, give type of aircraft, id-=::Itification number, altitude, heading, speed and home station: d . Time and Date of Sighting: (1) Zulu time- d:ite group of sighting: OJ.55Z -Ohl5Z (2) Light condiaons: Dark with nearly full moon . e . Location of Obser1er: (Latitude and longitude, and/or geographical pos1::cn \ 3'Jut hf'l"e:s: ~art of the City of Laredo. f. ~de~:ifying Information on Observer(s) (lJ Civilian-Name Mailing addre Occupation Hems c, Estimate of reliability -Poor. Submitted a s irnilar r e p ort on 14 Octobe r 1966o ri'i l y ( (2) Military -Name Organization No.no .. Estimate of reliability .; . \Veather and Winds -Aloft Conditions ;.t Time and Place of Sightings: (1) Observer(s) account of weather conditions: (2) Report from nearest AWS or U. S. Weather Bureau Office of wL1d direction and velocity in degrees and knots at: ( 3) Ceiling: (4) \Tisibilit)-: ( 5) Amount of cloud cover: (6} Thunde:-s:~.:-::1s in area and quadrant in which loeo*d: ' 7) Vertical t2::::!perature gradient: Stondard h . :other ur:t!St!al activity or condition: So.tell ite burn-in froJ'll i. :: e:::-ception or identificati on action taken: j . Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any a!:-traffic or balloon releases in the area which might possibly account for t he sig.~o:ing: Trans 'l'exa s J.. irwaJs A ircraf t t c,ok off from Laredo Air F~rce Ba.se at 2150 Local, with deps.rture to tho South - to XcAll e n .. k . Position title and comments of t~e preparing inc~uding preliminary analysis of the possible couse o f s i q '1 t in t<: ( 3 ) : RA~KIN, William B., 2/Lt. Officer 0f the Da.y Probably ca.used by two planet overhead and ( 2 ) separate events; (l) a d eparting aircraft. 1 . Existence of p~wsical evidence, such a.s ma.terials a.::1d ph:>-~'J~r<Jphs: Ct'!.e:', Operations ?:!.a~1s Br anch