and RC~TO'.;N~ l'.E.X.--> . NUMBER \:F JBJECTS l 0t !-.~:' ( UNi IBL.:.ABL.t: i-iliPO!{I') 5. LENGTH o;: OBSERVATION 11. BRI::F SUMMARY A ND ANALYSIS ; I 6. TY?E OF C55ERVATIDN /G:-ound- Yisual 7 . COURSE . Obse:::-1cr aiE)htcd a light bluish ot:jcct thnt lookc.:d lik~ c:.:-.otJ-. moon oaly brighter. The object was 100 ft l o ng and app~ured t o neve frosted wiudows. Thl3re was a slight hlLl and o';)se~v-:c'. dogs hair stood u p on end. .. -I CCl':l~,TS t Appearently the observer saw the S5.me object both ni(fi. S h e aee::1s t o see th~m quit often bc.:aune tr:e invc::tigl'lti~.=-, sane alann and tr.r, &!'Jp~arence ~ .. , alwa,.., betHeer. 2000 an::l. "'.:.o~ n:- local. '::be ob.)c:ct :..eem t o dl::la;:.pao.r 'tO\.fard the Cor-;>us (. r.::::.s:.. 1 o. PrlOTOS Airj)ort ,.rhLch l.-5 qulte c ose to observ~rs nome. ..~n~rf! '-1.:.:..:: :;r. 1 t-...;_-----------; ai.:-c:-edt operating between 2000 anrt 2100 hrs on the leti~ ,~r... ... ~ PHYSICAL =vi DENCE operations between 2000 anu 21 00 hrs on tte i.9th. ?.-,e ob.:>~:cvur ' FTO s~? sJ ~.;n (TOE) was se:1t a 164 but f ailed t o return it. ..u t r.ouGh tllC3 5i sea::.s to be of aircraft~ without the dllra t ior this evolua t ~or. car:..<o-: ce ma.ue. 1 . rhc follo~lne UFO Report ls submJ~ted in accordance wlth AFR 80- 17 ~n1 ls 3 tlU~L raoort llsLcd as 1 3nd 2 . u. ( l ) l . \Jha le or Lart_,e ClgP r 2 . Long Cylinrlar Approxlma;;ely (6) l. None anolher Jrl00.1 only 2 . Appeared ~o hnve frosted windows SJiCh'-hu;;,, dog' s h:J.ir stood up on end A smalle:' object separated f.com the 1argc~ one. b . (.i.) 1. Have had :~uture nlghtl.ngs but reportetl thls on-= due to the closen~ss :o the ground. 2 . Does ha~:-s':anding on e nd and the sound of a hum (2) 1. Left a:-:: :!.:y,; frorn ho,lse looking tot-mrd the Lon C. Hill P011er To th-:: :':.,:;:,-toward Rob~town, rexas from Lhe house. Repo:'~-;:: :::.1:e o!Jserving. It \.SOS last :.;ecn near Corpus Ch!'lsti cltcled rlght to left nL very high speeds. (5} 1. ro.1ards ~obs'.;orm un .. l J lost vlsual contact. 2 . Lost vls~31 contact r . (l) l. Ground-vlsu:?.l 2 . Ground -visual .?ul1 ruoon t loonl i t2 beb.re~.1 State lllghw<:~,/S <.J anct Saltle as 3Jov~. and Robs to.1n , 'rt'!..:.'ls n!J le fro.:~ F'C\Rm .~oacl Clear (',:X-:r.osL1y clear 1/.lO clrroforw) High clouds clroroform (7) 1 . NolstadtaboLlc 2 . Unknmm f.l.i.n or lnversl.on Lj, 000 fee: t , . (1 ) Assistant Opel'::tLlons Duty Of'i'lcer, flCC 'l'homas R. BASHAr1, iH\TCC #16, Operations, NAS Gorpus Christi, 'rcxas 7U419. Telcphont:' Qffice: 1'l.ut.y.;o:t 753-1790, Exten3ion )Lf.I, J!ome 512-853-L~2G9. Corn.nents: The~-~.flUIIiern_un_s.l!:ht-in~ have causod I:rs. some alarm and i;i}:0 appearance t.il!,e ls ah:a;,r~ b~t'.!c~n 2..QQQ nd 2100 local. H<!r brother, ln Fort D~nnin3, is 3=nd Ln~ her sorne sorL of spe~laj_ ca:r:era equtpment.. so she can obt~in docun:entnry proof of -chase slshtingn. I have offered the Coll'.mand facilities in assisting her i.o develop these r ilms once they have been taV.:en. Ou.. ... Duty Officers have been al~rted <:o check our :-adar and lf possible, divert any airborne aircraft to the vicinity of (2) Section Leader, LI'rTLE, 'l' . C., h.C3, UAS Corpus Christl, Te>:as, Telephone: 512 937-2811, extension 341 (office) or extension 4)2 (home) . Autovon: 735-1790. No comments. 'fD?r/ID"'O Naj H Quintanilla, Jr/70916/lsb/13 Dec 67 :;ro Obse.cvtltiotl: 18-19 Cc Cabe r 196'i De,pc.rrtmen t _ . 1'h e A~rial Phe.acm<!!!B Of:'i..!e is .!.n r~ceipt 01' an t.:...'1idc n tl~'i~d r'l,rin,g obj~c-c (UFO) repo::-t from Roostown, T ~xas hich occ . .u~red on .:..3 etnd l') October 1967. The oos~rver d~scri~ed :::1e t.iFO as a 13!:g::: e.r .c>hapcd o 0JeC ~ ~h~ c tll;;~p,!Jea..::.:d 'tov ard Corpt...:; Ch1.is~i J.n ter - . :l :.ion3l Au:por't. On bo ;;:1 ~lg . .''1 tl.> the obj.~c c was observed o~ :~ee;:. : ~ 1)() ~nd 2 li.,O hot:rs .Lcc al. 2 . Rcqi..~s t i r.:'orwa tlo~ on ~rile ct~r :;o u h.:l<l en~r 1c p o r t s in .'/O:..O.l' logs f.Jr t.hese nl.;.~ts o.c t>he"th~r :,ou ~mo'.i o :.!;:l.f unus_al ~-:.c~i-,1:.::; in HECTOR {._UI.NTA!'fii..i.A, Jr~ !-iaJo.!" . Us.\.!" Gi~i~.r. Aerial P.tenc!nana O.t'r'ic~ A;i!rospt~ce Tech::lologies Di visiun Pro<i:~ction Directora r.e II E,.LY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE A I R FORCE HEAOOUARTEnS rOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVI!:>ION I AFSC I WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR F O RCE B ASE. OH 10 .1\!54:13 1~ .... -.:~nc~ your J.Piden~:..Llco. observation . Ttc i nl'or1Tl3tior. .-1h:ich \.:c. . . .r~ received is :-.ot Sttf .f'icient for a zcien ~lfic i nvcztieation. "-._ :st v 01' complete -..::~ a tcachcd FTD Fonn lC~ and rc c n1 it. in r.;.~ :nvclop.::! provided. Tnan.: ~vou for report.. ir ., ~J 1 obzcL-~atior: ~o t: Ail' Force. YANATT, Color:el) USAF of 'cclmoloo: and Subsy stems F'l'D Fr;rT~ 1'14 1-ljenvc lope ;l'D?.i'iUFO Maj H 'Quintanilla, Jr/7(1916/1sb/ 13 Dec 67 :.r.?O Oosc::rva on, l 8 - l ) Oc'.::.ocer l.)v( CJ~.s Chrirn.i Inter:1a Ciondl .Ull)Ol't l . l'he A~riu.1 2rlenornent! Ofi'ice is :.:>. r ec.!i p c <.H' a u uniJentified _l~ in::; ob.j c t (UFO) report from Roo::; t o.m, 'l'exa~ ',lhich occ..u:red .Jn 1{1 . m<l 19 October 1967. Thl:! o b::-1erver described tn~ WO a:.; a Lae:;e cl,...;a=:-3.h<i~cd ob.)~ct ".;l-.a-. di::;appt!aleu '.:.owu:t"d J O-r u.Lrr'ieid.. ;:;n bo"~;h nl:;bts the o.;scr v!r suw th~ ooject between 20-:,o J...:td 21J O \.::..cosna 'l':.:!chnolo.,.;i.!S Div.:siou ?out.:.c :-.ion Dlrect:c~ute JACK R . DLI\CKMDN CITY COUNCIL RONNIC !:ll:CMOI!C: WAVOR ,.AO Ti:tlr( V. A . "DICK" 11RADLCY, Jlt W. J. " WIIA"0LR RO':It"r:S P. JIMttltZ, JH., 1<1, :::> OAB& LOZANO, SR. KtN MCDANIEL tt UOLtn W Wt 1 ut f CITY S~CiH IAr!Y T RAY Kl".t4G INTI:f>NATIONAI. AHlPOR r Trl..fPtiON[ T U '1 34 1 Decembe r 20, 1967 llector Quintanilla, Jr., Major, USAf. Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Divislon Production Directorate DepitrtJnent of the Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohi.o 451133 !{eference : TDPT/UFO Dear ~lajor Quintanilla: On October 18, 1967, the Toher r ecorded thirty (30) operations between the hours of 2000 and 2100 local t ime. These ooerations were as folloKs: 1 air carrier, 5 civil itinerant, 16 civil local, 4 ~avy it erant, and 4 ~avy local. On October 19, 1967, from 2000 to 2100 local tjmc, 5 operations \vere recorded by the To\,er. They were 3 air carri.er and 2 civil itinerant. These flights \,ere at a lo\\ altitude \ddlc landinrc; or take-offs were accomplished. None of the air traffic controllers in tl1e Tower saw anything unusual. Ther~ Kere no reports reccjved at the Airport on those nigl1ts about a~y unusual objects. l~c have no t~fories or expla11ations as to why an observer re- ~orted anythi~; ~f an unttsual nature on tl1e nights of October Vcr) truly yours, \\!1 lliam D. 1\'iltler Ai 1port llanogeT t':S::-D STATES COVER?\MENT J\1-emorandum : Fore i gn TechnOl~:>gy Division SUDJ.~:. ;r: AGC 'i'honas R. Basham, Asst . Oper a t ions Duty Officer, N..'\5 ~rpus Cl:l.risti, Te:-ms T~lephon~ repo~t to your office 10-20- 67 concerning UFO E~clos3d i s the r eport disc~ssed by telephone bet~cen a J T(sorna thing) a nd mrs.:~lf