PROJECT BLUE BOOK

2 LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Prebably Bolloon
Pessibly Balloon

Wes Aiscraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Mobile, Alabama
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicol

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Unknown

7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object observed by several witnesses. For ist Witness probably observed
iort period of time object in wW just abdove refraction of Venus. Others
lorizon. Sys clevation remained conctatn. observed Venus as it appeared above
Wich crange in coior. OUbserved 10-15 min. the horizon. Venus was at 337° on
after sunset. Obdject disappeared as i: tne elliptic ah 174e and just rising
Arrsunde - a Tog. =425 j Mone | in tine Lt Rad a maenitude cf -3.4.
-ase evaluated as Venus.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP $2)

HEADQUARTERS

MOBILE AIR MATERIEL AREA
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE. ALABAMA

EPLY TO
ATTN OF: MOJ 21 February 19€2

SUBJECT: (UFO) Unidentified Flying Object
TO: Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Report of an unidentified flying object is submitted below in accordance
with/and in the same order as required by paragraph 15, AFR 200-2:

a. (1) Mre@@iprindicated that while he observed the object, it
appeared round like a small sun. Mr. SEs. on the other hand, in-
dicated the object was round at first and then changed its shape after a
while into the size and shape of a football.

(2) Mr indicated the size was about 1/3 the size of
the sun and this was Verified by Mr. QjjMimm, who indicated that when
the object changed its shape, it appeared to be the approximate size of
a football.

(3) Both men indicated the object was reddish-orange in colore

(4) Both men verified that there was only one cbject.

(5) None

(6) None other than shape.

(7) None

(8) No sound or noise was heard,

(9) None
AEP 2ttention was drawn to the object by his

while he was driving across the Dauphin Island bridge.
ought it to the attention of Mr. (Qype.

be (1) BM
dauphter,
He, in turn,
(2) Both men indicated the object was just above the horizon.

(3) Elevation remained constant at all times,

(4) none

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(5)  Saae indicated the object disappeared while he was
calling the radar station and Mr. indicated that a foe seemed to
encompass the object causing it to disappear from sight.

( 6) 17a observed the object about twelve (12) minutes
and Mr. Se observed it approximately three (3) minutes.

ce (1) Ground-visual in both instances.
(2) None
(3) Not applicable

d. (1) Approximately 2002

(2) Dusk, the sun had set about ten (10) to fifteen (15)
minutes prior to the observation of the object.

e. (1) Both individuals observed the object from the Dauphin Island
toll bridce.

f. (1) Both observers are civilians and a erent 4
aze 52, of "Sam Alabama is a @gMme.for the Dauphin [sland

er and ‘r= age 5, of Dauphin Island, Alabana,
S a commercial fisherman for Company of Moss Point, “Miss,
(2) Not applicable,

ge, (1) Eoth observers indicated that the weather was "perfect,
Clear and cloudless",

(2) The Weather Bureau of Brookley Air Force Base made an
observ2tion 2t 1755 indicating the following:

(a) Sunset - 172
(b) Ceiling - 8000, scattered
(c) Temperatrue - 66°
(d) Winds - North at six (6) knots
(e) Sea level pressure - 200
(3) 8000 scattered -

(4) 10 miles

(5) Scattered

(6) None

(7) 66°
h. (1) None known
i. (1) None
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k. (1) Capt. Thomas C,. Alfsen, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate,
Contracts Division,

I was Officer of the Day on the 19th of February 1962 at which
time I received a call from Capt. Russell Ford of the 693rd Radar Sq.
indicating they had received a report on a UFO. I then contacted the two
individuals who reported making the observation and interviewed them
extensively as to what they had observed, Both men appeared to be qualified
and reliable witnesses and during the course of tne conversation, did not
appear to be prone to exarzeration.

Mr who is a commercial fisherman, indicated that he had
been a fisherman all of his life and that he had observed many natural
phenomena in the sky, however, he had never seen anything comparable to

the object in this instance. He indicated that he had observed sunspots
or "sundogs", as he called it and he has also observed reflections upon
aircraft risht after the sun has set. However, he stated none of these
would explain the vresent phenomena.

Mr on the other hand, indicates he has never really
observed any object in the sky in the past.

The 93rd Radar Squadron, which is located at Dauphin Island, was
contacted and they indicated that they did not pick up anything on the radar
screen at the time this object was observed. Further, no other witnesses
observed this odject.

1. (1) None
FOR THE COMMANDER:

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THOMAS C. ALFSEN i
Captain, USAF
Judze Advocate

HEADQUARTERS

MOBILE AIR MATERIEL AREA
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BROOKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: MOJ 28 February 1962

sussect: Supplement to UFO Report of 21 February 1962

To: Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

}. Subsequent to the telephone conversation with your office, the
undersigned again contacted the 693rd Radar Squadron at Dauphin Island
relative to the subject UFO. At this time it was learned that there
were two additional witnesses to this coservation. The first was

Airman Second Clas and the second was Airman Third
Clas oth of that squedron. They indicated to me
that they were on their way toward Mobile, which would be due North of

the Island, traveling by private vehicle at about 2002 when they
observed this object in the sky. They indicated that it wes due ‘est,
or at 270°, The date of this observation was, of course, 19 February
1962

2 I reviewed the information chteined from rR and Mr, Sie...
with Airm and he verified that data and had this additional

information to add in that he thought the object was approximately
thirty (30) miles away and his personal feeling was that it was too
large to be an aircraft.

FOR THE CO‘MANDER:

<u Cee. ;

THOMAS C,. ALFSEN
Captain, USAF
Judge Advcecate