PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIM= u~OUP 3. SOIJRCE 4 . NUMBER OF 03JECTS LENGTH OF OSSE RVA T ION 30 to 90 s.:conds 6 . TY?E OF OoS:RVATION GroL..."1d.. Vi s..:.al 17. COJRSE j Conflicting 8. PrlOTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVI DEN CE 2. L OCA TlON Thi"oodaux, La . 10. CONCL USION INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION 11. BRIEf SUMMARY AND ANAL YSIS The observer sighted a bright white self luminous object. V.'hen it. vas first seen it was stationary but after about 5 seconds it began to move and to change to an orange color. It then speeded away at a very fast speed. Cor.~ents: The observer first reported the object moved in a sou~hcesterly direction but later reported it as moving in a wes~erly direction. The case was not submitted until Feb 68 at which time it was too late to i n vestigate it. 22. HAVE YOU I!:VEA SEEN T HIS OR A SIMI L A R PHENOMEN O N Bf:I'O R;!!7 Y k!S H O . II' v:;s, GIVE DATE AHO 23. WAS MlYOHE WIT I-' YO:.J AT THE 1'1MZ YOU SAW THE PHEHOM!:NOH7 .f;_,~YES 0 NO. IF vEs. -DID THEY SEE IT TOO> ~YES 0 N O . LIST TMt!IP -..A-~!5 AND ADDRESS!!$ G IVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSi::LF I._OI::A T E AOOITIO-.A!.. I NFORMATI O N INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND A N Y EXPERIENCE ~IHICH MAY BE PERTINE.tlT. 25. WHEN AND TO "'-i::"'::: ::>YOU REPORT THAT YOU H A D SIGHTED T HIS PHENOMENON ' :!6. DATE YOU COMPLETE:) THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. P AGE 9 OF 9 PAGES 2 7 . INFOFl~.t.TION WHICI-1 YOU FEEL IS PERTINEtlT BUT WHICH IS IIOT AOEQUATE.:..Y COVERED !I~ TnrS Ql.IESTIONNAIFlC, ALTERN~iiVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIV E EXP LANATION OF THE SIGHTING not. s:>.yinJ it '.va..; d. fl;.:iJ ~ ~Hucet> but I ' m ~:.~- ~ c raJ .J.trtl-ti.JF ~l.:~J ei ther. Project aluc s~o~ Ucat ..>ir s : : .:"'~itate to write for the SI.JCond t i !ne , but l rc:1d i n a book about getting lnfornd.li;J:'l :-. J . f' . O. at this addr!:!ns a nd I am vory int~r.;:sted i n thj.s inforrrt<:ttfuon . \"ih~n :.. !'i:-.~ ... 1.-::ard uf til is U. F. O. bn3lrl..;!S!J :t thought it Wl-l$ non3'an:-;e but about two r:tonths a.go : a:3 i n LoulGlana with Trl\f moth~;l~ lvho ha3 dind recl'.mt.l y ~ r1e and. a coupl e :>f othe: ~o:.: wer e in our backyard playing a game :1nrl one of them so.i d t o lor)L<: un at .::. ' :hitc e;lo ... ".,s ligll t in the s ky ovar tht:! sut;;Jrcan c .f lcld ..ie all loolc-:u up :).nd 3:.l'ti it., but ab:>~.-t'1c Lime l looked up it stn,teJ moving t o my left. and as it speed.ed up it t lH'nac! L ::. brieht orangE:!. .A fte.~ it.. left. sight me and a compa.~ Lo:-t Nas t:tl k:ine aoout it a~ .. : ,':] s1iu that a\vut ."l:~e monthB boforo h~ and his friend sa-:.!f an CYJJ.<;l si ... /~t.ih~ o:~ - 'lt one but it \:a s one and half blo~k> a .. n.y. '1110 light .;as aprou- :-.~-cly Sv tc _j() f c>at o.ff of th~ "!'.)Undar.i r:nvd t o,,ard a~uuthca~te~lv ctire~t~on. : ..:o12.ct ::.17 ~-,qt it oic!\t?d up Rb.:n: 30 l P. E. a secm,.f an:l in 5 seco :1ds i t Has ,uoi1e 9z:..~ :->ir:1, I ::Urt not st: of 'trhat I saw or \that i tl:inl< l sa'-'1 but I a::t ::;till 'fn :~:( ~,rou for your-ti ':!a a. 1-l plea::;.; sen:! so:nc ill f'"':i.:r.t~tion. MY uJ~:.d: ,; r-ite soon i f possible. P.ll'l.Y TO I U!IJitCT DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUART:::RS FORI::IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTER"ON AIR FORCE EIASE. OHIO ~!S.I\33 ::roaervation R~ .:"erence your r ec{.m: u.:lidentified flying object sighting :hic h j'::'J. reported t o the ;.,ir Force. The information ,.;hich we have r-:~eived is not su~:'icient for a s c ientific investigation. Rec;ue::;t y:'.l complete the .tt3.ched. AF Form 117 a nd return i t in the self- ad~ressed envelope. T.~ank you for reporting your observation to ~!'.e Air Force . Z ~2SS C . MAl'l.O.T'f, Colo::1el, USAF 7r:~ector of Production AF Form 117 SIG~TIHG OF UHID~t!TIF!ED PH!NG~f OUESTI0~1 ;1~1~E ! 8U T GU AU Ar Y~L THIS Ql EiiT:():00::>-;.\1<.:1:: HI\~ O EEN 1-'REPAJH-:D :;o l ilA I YOU C'A!': Gl\'t.: 'fHE lJ S AIR FO'KE AS ~IIJCH 1:-JFOi.U.I;\TJO!'I AS POS!-.!?~ '-: CONC'ER'IING T!l~ US!DENTIF!F.D Pllt-'N~M!-:"'C:'l ';'1!,:1 YCtl HA\'E OiJSE!<Vf':D. PLEASE T R Y ro 1\N~WEi-': -\.LL OF T H E C~UESTIONS. THF. INF0~',1,\Tl(;>: YOU G!\ :: WILL BE l!~f.n '1'0!< P.ESEARCII f'URPOS~O:S YOUR !'1.-:.:.IE:. '-'ILl,.. NOT BE USED IN CON~F.CTlO~ \'1TH ANY o,: Y0UR STAT ~.,;~NTS o:< CONCLUSIONS 'o\1TliOIJT YOUR ?!-'"''! !dN. I<ETUI : TO AIR FOf<C'E i'lASE l~\ESTGA'l'fm F~)R FOI'\r'Ar.'fti:JG T\1 F T D (TDF:Tl<), V/RlCiHT- 1-' ATTEf.:-' ,\FB, 0~11 0 15433, I AW AFR 80 f7. ( I F ADD' TIOSA l SNE.r:TS At~F NF.eDr::n FOJ-: N,\ RR t\ T1 Vr: OU Si<I:TCHI:;S ATT :c.:.:' ('U.'~I:J.\' TO T1!1S FOR',f O U ANNOTiiTF.'. IHTIJ 'x'OUU Nll'if' r(>f? lrJF.N'rlHCAT/0.'/ J 3 W~'A-i: .,:: Dlt:l 'VOJ LA!>1 S'GHi iriE PHENOMENON' l I 51 AN ')AR U f., t\:.:,,,;:: :u A'1E AT THF POINT 0:-0hl'l :,.; THE !>KETCH. PLACE AN 'A O"l THE. r::UF:V.0 L INE 70 SHO.; 110\1 HIGH THE o,,~ .. :.,. ,~.,.'AS ABOVE TtE H0Ro::JN, OR SKYLINE \'/HEN F IRST $ N. PLACE A ~ON TI"'E St.. tl:: CURVED LIIH. TO ;..;;:, "::" tC.'1 :.sOVE ntE HORIZ::;'I THE PHENOMLt~ON WAS WHEN LAST SEE:N . OIR!!CTIO'I TO TH~ PnENOI~I!>!O.~ '11HEN ;:'lflS'r !;E.Etl. f"'LI\\:::: 1\ ~" C'l TI-H: CO.,?-':l'S TO l~l:>lC.\TE: THE DIRECTION TO TH PH~tiO)oii!NON 'YHZH L AS T St!l!tL ~ 7-:fN THE S~E.,.CI" i:'I~OW, PLACE AN ~A AT THE POSITJO!'l OF THE F'HE"'OIAEI~(>N WHC:N FIRST SEF::I. AND A "8" AT THE j PvSI rtOo., OF ':'t1 E PH::N0!\4F.NON WHEtl LAST SEEN. COHNJ:CT THE "A" AND " 0 " WITH A LINE: ro A??ROXIMATE THE 1-1:>\'Z'-l:!t,T Or T-i!: P H ENOMENON BETWC::EN "A" AND - s . THAT 15 , SCHI::MATICALLY S~IOW WHETHER THE MOVE~IENT AP?EAR'"Cl TO &! STRI\IC:HT, CURVED OR 2.1C-lAG. REFER ro S>AALLER ~KF.'rCH AS AN E:XAMPLE OF HO'il TO COMPLETE THE :...MtC EP S'\E-'::H. PAGE 2 OF 9 P AGES 8 WHEHC: WER E YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE l">llf"NOMEIIO~P ((./t,.,-~ "l'l"''l''i"tr u.,, h.) '-- 1~--O''G . - IN I~ESI TIAL ~rCTtON OF _C~l! liN?.;):. -I lli:.AR AIRFIELD , ' ~ F"L Y I N G OVER OPEN ( CU'ITRY ;0 I~" YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLL.OYIING: -,.. .. , --;IREC r10N WEREvou 1-'0VI~G,-----, HOYtFAST WF.'nE YOU 'MovtN;,-;-- 010 YOU STOP ANY riME IVHILf OOSCRVIIIG THE ------~ Ptt EN0Ml:NON1 N:,..>-"'iWEST SOUTIIWEST " 0:: THC:.R lUCH MOVEMENT .;F!"ECTS UH SKETCHES U~ ITI!MS SAND(: 0':'CPI3E-fPE Or VEHICL YOU \\:':=>E YPC OF ROAOo TCRR.;IN OR ~OOY OF' WATEr! YOU TPAVE.Re l D :JURING I Tl-4:0: SIGM-' ""Go STATE WIIETHER WI::;:;O'NS oq COIIVE.r!TIOLI:. TOP WCRE UP OR DOWN. i "0fl Y\.;C'" OTHER TRAF"FIC WAS THERE 1: ~ V<:w ._.:-ICE ANY AIRPLANES> :.. "<:S ,,[NO. IF" " YES," OESCRIOE WKEN THE.Y IVE'J:> E I N SIGHT flEL;.:,;;'Vl TO THo:; TIME 'Soc~-':i - H E PHENOMEI~ON ANO .t,u1'<:; TI-!EY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOIJC:.NO!Io 't.o~.;sLv U YES [l,'No. I F No. INDIC A rE ~HET~ER T..-ls t5 nue: -io You"R _ "'~::~:-~ENOH, AND Ot:'!.CRIOE SUCH MOVE'.'I:NT OR BEHI\VIOR. U.OICP-E OISI,P. AFU H0-17(Cl) OHAW I PICTL'r~E ro !"iHON H OW T~t !::Y WE H E C " -... ,:: S ~ -'TiriC. ' SAT T >'III . IGIIT OR NIGH..-. \II'" AT 01? YOU NOT I-~ ~!31JU1 TI E 5TI R!. ti.IID MOON> I 5TAR3 fill W;>ON , ; .:. :: MOCN .o,;r,.; t-t;.Lo I UtiKNOWN IF "YES, 'rl~EP.E WAS TH::: SUN AS YOU FACED 4 E. SPECIF" T'1E: '-'AJO~ ~OURCE OF ILLUMIIIATI(''i 'E5Et~T l>liqiNC TH:: SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HCADLIGHTS 0~ ~ !:TnEET L..lo,lol<>, l!IC. c-oR TERRES"iRII\L 1Lll:W'Io\T10tl, SPE(:IFY OISTAHCF. TO LIGHT SOURCE. CI' / E ,>. :?C'S" :::::s:-:;,;>f!ON OF TH~ PHC:NOI"E:'~O'i. I'IDICAriNC; WHETHER IT APPEARED 0:-RK OP. L IGHT , WHETHER IT FlrFLECTC:;:l :..1::;:-1-:>'l t'-1.S SELF-LU~'INOUS ;.-;::: ,,..Ji-COL.ORS \"O U NOTICED. OCSC'IIB;:: YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT .,_,AS !.:>.10 :>?. T P.:.--::>.>R E'IT, \'IHETf'ER :::;~; '\'~P.E SHARP OR FUZZY. OESCAiilF. THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT A?PEARED ~S ~ ??' T ,::-:-L:CI-IT. INDICATE :::;::.,.-:o;.;o,')ON S WITI'l OThER OSSERVFO OSJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LICHT OR OTHE:R OC!E:T 1'1 v~. ~ Z~ O OF VIEW . PAGE 1\ OF 9 PAGtiS AFR S0-17(Cl) DID THE: PHENOME NO N A ST?.AIGHT STA~IO STIL- A i ANYTIME! .. .:>::EO UP AND RUN AWAY? ORE Al< U P '!TS AND EXPLODE' CHANC.E C::>-0'" 3Q" -.TNESS! .l."'O R EAPPEAR? I SPIN_LIKO: ~ ";"QO? .Io(l\1(~ A Nose: FLUTTER ;)R liOBBLE? 14. WHA T 0"' -:~YOUR ATTENTIO N TO THE PHEN O M E N O N ? v11e o; the bJ:.rs l W~lo "rlLth '1/ i t M...l ca)J.~:d 0\.1:.:' 1-'0W OlD I T FINALLY DISAPPEAR? ,:.::c~J up speed and. disappe-ared i n a. f e':l B. Do:l '"':: -=-Z'-1-::o ... c:r<ON MOVE BEI-i~:: ;:>q I N FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME ' PAGE 5 O F 9 PAG5 AFR R0-17(Cl) OflA\11 II PICTU"'f:: THA'f WILl . SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PllrtiOMEtiOH. INCLUO!:: AND LABEL A N Y DE fAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE -.PF'EARED AS WI~IGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE E.<HAU!;T OR VAPOn TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRECTIOtl THE =>.ll::NOMENON WAS MDVII~(;. '6. "''HAT~" -. "''.l-Ai'l SIZE7 HOLO;., V--c"' :..T ARM'S LrNCrt- 1'1 FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECt, SUCH AS A STREET L.O.I~;:> OF -~:. ;:_. -.::;7E HOW MUC'" 0" -.,:: ~BJECT IS COV~REO BY THE HEAD OF THF MATCH. NOW lr YOU HAD BEEN A ;a_:; - o :~-: "::."'"" T'iiS EXi"EPt).'iO"-A-'"HE TIME O"' THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOv:.,..:. : ---;.,::BEEN COV=:,.::::. c='t THE MAl CH HEAD. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES AFR R0-17(Cl ) 17 DID YOU OfiSCPVF TH~ PHENOI-'ENOtl THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLO 'HI'I<"' 11::-!.IJC'f" I"'J""O R!.!>.TI0'-1 ON MODEL, TYPE, F'LTE"', LtU5 PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICAflLE ~ATA. Ill ~HA7 '' -YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED~QriP?'Itl'~ I) WHAl WAS YOUI~ IMPRC'SSION OF THE DISli\NCI:. OF THf': 20 t. 0"1~ -TtiAT WE MAY OElTAI N AS O:::LEAR A P ICTURE A S POSSIBLE OF \\HAT Y O U f.AW, OESCFIIBE IN \'OUf"' OWN WORDS f A CO~-.::: l OOJECT O