Pt<OJECi 73 RcCO~:> Civil is..n. -1. NlJMOE R 0 :: OSJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATIO N ! or 2 lt.!.c.ltes f,. TYPE OF O&:icRVATION Ground-Vis '..lal 7. COUrtSE ,8. PHOTOS 9. PhYSICAL EVI~ENCE Observer, obse:cved e fiery object tha t '-''ds unde r cht:. cloudu. ' Thoupz:ht tha t i t mia:ht be a Plana o.:.~ fire. The ob i." ~'L PYn1 rvlnvl 11. BRIEF SUMMARY A ND ANALYSIS and fell t oward the e arth.. j . The wind was blowing from 130 desrees at .S knots. ?hert. \:.:;:r) nucerious sighting at the local le vels of hot air balloo~s 1' during the late summer months in the southern U. S . It seems possible that the object was a hot air b alloon 'o.'ith a fire-f cracker attached so as to explode after the candles had burna~ sufficiently d own to ignite tho fuse. f TO S E? 6 J 0-329 (TOE) PNloua tUUOfta o f thh f onn ""' Y 1-ud. ij, I F you sow the obje c t o t N IGHI, whot d id y o u not ice conu'rn in~ the ~ T M<S und MOON:' 8. 1 ~TAR5(Cic/e0ne}: 8.2 MOON (C m:le Ollc): a . !'lone b. A ter d. c.,,t remember a. Bright moonlght b. Du II moo n I i gh t c . No moo" I i ~h t -p itch do r k d. Don't rernembot 9. Whet we-re re weather conclrtions at the time you saw the object ? CLOUDS 1 Cirr:le One): vi/EA THE r~ ( C ire/~ Om~): Clear s::/ mist, or lrnhr rt~in c. Scot t!:'r .. : clouds c . .~oderolf! or ht.avy rain Thick c-r h eavy clouds c . Don' I r cmc:mber 10. The objec~ appea red: (Circlt: One): T ron!; .: nt d . As a light e. Don't remember I i it oppeo~d as o I i gh t I it b r igl1ter then thn b ri glttes t s tars? ( Circle One): c . Ahout the some d. Don't know 11.1 Comp::1 e brightness t o some corr.mon object : 12. The ed;~s ot t-:c object were: (C t'= ~ Cre-: c . Fuzzy or bl urred b. Like a bri~"t s tcr :::. Sharply out' i r>~ :1 J. Do n ' t reme71':>er (Circlt> One for eoch qtJ.<;stion) a . Ap;:>eor t.:J s~;nd s till a t any time? No Don't know b. Sudden!y s=~e-d up and rush away a t any timP.? Don' t know c . Breok U;'l' .n::~ port s or .::xplode? on' t know No Don't know e. Change brtjlrness? f. Chon~e shop'!? No Don't kno w g. F lash o r flicbr? No Don' t know h. D isappear end reappear? Doll't kno w ld. Did the obi~ct disopo~or whi lo you wert" watching it? If so, h o w? 15. Did rr.~ -:-1.. ~ct move~ ~hind som~thino ot any t i mn. onrticubrly C1 c loud? I (Crrc!~ One): Yes No Don' t Know. IF you on s wttred YES, then tell whot it mM"'d b-thind: I lA. Did the ~l..ict movl'l in front of c;omething ot onv t im .. , I"CJticdr: lv f) c lo11cl? (Circ :> One): Don't !<now . IF y ou onsw.,red YES, then tell what Tell in o :~w w;;:s the ~ollowing)ings about t ho ~bject:, 18 . W wish l"' know t hl'l on~wlor siz~. Hold a match s tic:k a t arm' s lon qth in line with a knnwn obiect oncl note ho w much of ~he obiect is covere d by th e heod of the mntch. If you hod O'!rfnrm~d this e x~riml'!nt a t th-9 tim~ of the sigh t ing, h'JW much of the obje c t WOlrld hovt~ OOen cove red by the match hfl:ad? 19. Ore"' :l ;)::; .. r'! "not will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of ~:..e ~s;~:-t 7-~: you saw such o s ""h~s, protrusions , etc. , a nd especially e xhaust trails or vapor trails. Pbce .:::: .:;-;..-~side th e drcwi~g :o s how the direction the object was movi ng 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (C irclo One) IF yov answ., d YES, thttn what speed would you estimate?-------- 21. Do yov thi:"'l< you con tl$timat., how far away from you the object was? IF you ons,..~r.,d YES, then how far away would you soy it was?----------- 22. Where .,., e. :"::>\1 located when yov sow the object? (C irc/e One!: Ins ide c bui I ding c . Outdt>s d. In c:n o ;r;>lone (type) 23. Wera you (Circle One) o. In the business section of a city? In the residentia l section of a city? In oprm countryside? d. Nea r an oirfiold? F lying ove r o city? f. Flying over open country? 2.!. !F yo._, w~re MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vohic le at the time, then c omplete tha fcdlowing questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. N~rth c . East e . South g. West b. Ncrtheast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 H::>w fast were you moving? mm .. ,i les per hour. 24.3 ~id y~u stop at any time while you were looki ng ot the object? ( C .r: le One) 25. D id you ~ssbrve the object through c:-.y o f the following? e . Binoculars Yos No S'Jn gos$eS Telescope Yos No g. Theodolite Yes No Yes N:> h. 26. In order the >'Ot. c~n give os clear a pi cture as possibll!t of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or objecs which, when placed up in the sky, would giveth., some ap~orance as the object which you sow 27. In the follow:~g ~ketch, imoginc that you ora at tho point shown. P loco! o r "A" on thl) curv_,d I ine to show how high the obj~ct was above the horiz on (skyl in} whetl you first saw it. Plac e a " 8 " 0'1 tn'!J s or.-e cuuecl lin! to show how high rh e object was above the horizon (skyline} when you lost sow rt. Place an "A" on th e comprns when you firs s~w it. Place a " B " on the compass where you lost sow tl1c ob!ect. 213. !)row a pic!1.1re that will show the motion that the object or objc:ct s made. Place on "A" at the beginning of t he pclh, o "!:)" :7t the end of the path, a nd show any changes in direct ion during t ht. course. 29. IF rh~r'! w::s ..... ORE THAN ONE o:>ject, then how many were there? Draw o p'::tJr~ ~how they were or-c.,ged, on.:! put on arrow to show the direction that they wer.:: troveling. 31.1 IF >t':IJ ... nswerc~d YES, diJ 1h~y s th_, objnd too? (Circlu 0 !..:) l 32. Pbo.;u giv.-rh e followi1a~ j,)f vrrnotion c~.:>ut yc.ovt.)~lf; PHC'SE NUMB 33. When one! to wh:>'TI did yo11 r~pott tlaot you !lCid :...!~n t~att obj..-c.t'! 3 4. Dote you complehtd this questionnaire: 35. Information which you fee~l pertinent and which is not od,quotely covered in the s~cific polnh of the questionnoira 0-" o narrative explonati!ln of your knui::innc Lt. Col. Sm.i th Req~est s urface wind velocity and dlr~c~ion for Iv~a, Louisiana at 2300 and 2400 ho~rs on 13 TDFT/U.:ro I U DJ ICT: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOR EIGN TECHN O L O G Y DIVIS I O N I AFSC) WR I G H T - P A TTERSON AIR FORC E BASE. O HIO 4!54 3 3 v I.J i.ll ~.:: r:Js crvation 13 October 1967 ~e Charles, L.l. 70604 Yo.!;:-name ha s been give n to the Aeria l Phenome na Branch (Project EL::: Book) as being a \-d tne s s to a n uni dentified flying obj ect . I!' :.ou wer e a witness to a n UFO sighti ng on 13 Oct 1967 \-IOuld oa p lease complete the attached FTD Form 164 a nd return i t in t he sel~-addressed envelo~e. If you we r e not a witness t o t hi s s i ght- in~, would you p l ease make a sta t ement to this effect on the at~ached f or m. The information which you p r o vi de wi l l be u sed in z valua t i ng this observ~tion. Thank you for your assis t ance in this matter. ~MNATT, Colonel, USAF of Techno l ogy a nd Subs ys t ems FTD Form 164 w/ e nve l ope PIIP'LV TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY D IVISION I AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTE RSON A I R F ORCE BASE. OHIO ..S!S433 NOV 9 .i9G7 UFO O~servation, 13 October 1967 Yo-.r: name has been given to the Aerial Phe nomena Br a nch (Project Bl1_-;: Book) as being a "'i t ness to an unidentified flying object. j'Ou were a witness to a n UFO s ighting on 13 Oct 1967 -would yoA p l ea se complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the addressed envelope. I f you were not a witness t o this sight- ir.3 , would you please make a s tatement to this effect on the a ached form. The information which you provi de will be used in zvaluating this observa tion. Thank you f or your assistance in this rn.atter. FTD Form 164 w/envelope U. 5. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION TL,. s questionnoir(t has been prepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Forc e as much inforrrc ton a:; possible concerning the unident ified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleas~ try to onswor a s many questions as y ou p ossibly con. The information that you give will be uS!C for research purposes. Your no,;e will n o t be used in connection wit h any s tatement s , ~$i::>ns, or publications w ithout your permission. We request th is pttr5onol information so that if 1t is deemed necessary, we may contact you fo r further details . 1. .Vhcn did yo see the object? Mont h Y<>or 3. T 1-re Zone: (Circle One): a . !::astern ,b. Central d. Pacific 2. Tirole of day: (C,rclc Om:): (Circle One): c . Daylight Savi~ b. Standard he object? City or Town Sta t e or Count y 5. how bng viOS oSject in sight? (To~ol L)urotion} Hours Mnules S econd s c . Not very sure ~ .. =oirly 'certoirl' d. Just a guess 6 . What was th '! :::=,..~fl.:)n of t h e sky? a . 3richt 7 . IF you sow t he object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located a s you looked a t t he obje c t ? (Circln One): o . In front of y ou b. In bock of you c . To your right e . Ove rhead f. Don't remember This Corm aupen<"d"" fo'Tn 164, JUI 6 1, whic-h l o obaolet~. ltlii"LY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC) WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4!S433 U.FC .)~s~rvatiol) J..3 Oc t ober 1967 Yc~r name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project Bl_=. Book) as being a ;.:itness to a n unidentified flying object. If ::')u were a vlitness t o a n UFO sighting on l3 Oct 1967 '\.IOUld yo.:. ple:J.se complete the nttached FTD Form 164 and return it in the se:~-addressed envelope. If you were not a witness to t his sight- in;1 would you please make a statement to this effect on the a~:sched form. The in~o~ation which you provlde will be used in evaluating this observation. Thank you for your assistance i n this matter. ATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch of Technology 3.nd Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/e nve l ope HEf'-JRY A REID. JR SIIERIH AND 1/,X C..OLLLC fOR C".Al.C/\..>1 r I F'AHISI I LAK CHJ\Rl ES. LOUISIANA October 23, 1967 Dept. of the Air Force Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs: Please find enclosed copjes of two offenses '~hich were reported to this office. Also, enclosed is a brief statement from Reverend T. v. Owens of this parish. We do not know what the objects were, but thought the reports may be of some significance to you. Sincerely yours, H. A . REID, J R . , SlffiRIFF ?ARISH OF CALCASIEU LAKE CHARLES, LA. Flying burning object going north in the sky Frank Ste h ens Pi:;;SON ~EPO~IING OfHNS( ol f NO! COMPlAINANt, INVESIICAIEO BY REPO~l RECEIVED 6Y H.YE DAlE on Interstate 10 OFFENSE REPORTED IN PERSON ( TELEPHONE x ) LETTER ( ) POliCE OFFICER ( ) DEPUTY ( l DETAILS OF OFFENSE (STATE FULLY THE PERSON OR PROPERTY ATTACKED, NAMES OF ATTACK, fNSiRUMENTS USED, TIME OF OCCURRENCE, AND ALL OiHER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE OFFENSE AND ITS INVESTIGATION.) TIME: In between 11:30 and 12~00 Friday night, Oct. 13, 1967 Ranch truck stop on Interstate 10 One unknown white male, 25 to 30 the witnesses know this witness . , heard the exp years old, 7 foot tall, about 1 8 0 poupds, rone of DETAILS: Fri.tlay night, Oct. 13, 1967, Mr. & i\1rs -.nd f\1r. r .. I'l L and familiel went to the Pentecostal church on Opelousas 2-nd about ll~JO or 12:00 they went to the ranch truck st