PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE > TIME GROUP
7 August 65 08/0210Z

. SOURCE
Civilim
. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1, 2, or 3
. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION

Not Reported 1-14 Sec
. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Ground=-Visual
7. COURSE

S, 2, W
8, PHOTOS

0 Yes

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

PROJECT 10073 RECORD |

2. LOCATION ee | |
McKinney, Toxas |

10, CONCLUSION

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATICN
Insufficient Data. Time motion sequence omitted. Some conflicting |
data presented and a great deal of imagination on the fart of th:
witness reporting the observation,

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Object observed to move from N to S. Assumed turn mde to East
and then disappeared. Total tim for these tw cservation
li seconds. Object moving East assuimd observed by additions
witness. Object moving West assumed chserved by additional
witness, SCbject resembled bright licht. No detail. Ferhazs
refiscting sin or from own illumination. At 3,000 ft estimt
Sun hed set and object would be at extrem altitude to refle
saniisht. Duration too short for satellite. Speed mare consist-
am with meteor, however the curation for eam phase of fligh
omitted, Entire incident likely magniiied by imagination of
Witness, yet some object was probably observed in sac instane,

Sia 8irect

McKinney, Texas '75069
August 19, 1965

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base-
Onio

sirs:

I wish to report the sighting of an UFO over this city at
S§:I0 P.M.,on the 7th of this month,August. See attached sketch.

; The UFO was sighted by me at the named time and date approaching
from the north northwest. Its height could only be estimated and
sesmed to be cirea 3,000 feet. It showed only as a rather bright
white light, whether from the sun or by its own illumination I could
not be positive. ts speed was far to great for any aircraft, but
not near so fast as the slowest meteor. There was no trail behind
it. Over the southern part of this city it made a turn of about

86 degrees to the east. The turn was abrupt--a sharp angle. It
disappeared to the east, the whole flight observed taking about I4
seconds.

Besides myselz, the UFO was Sighted by two other observers in
this city; both of whom asked that their names not be used by me.
. fowever, these are on record and if it becomes necessary I shall
send you their names, as per my agreement with then.

In the last six months several unidentified flying objects
have been reported to me via telephone, but as the observers would
not furnish their names I did not report them to you. I have them
on file though, if you wish them. Two of the reports wm of a
rather terrgrfying nature to the observers. I cannot, of course,
vouch for that kind of sightings.

Newspapers, by their flippant attitude, make it most difficult
to cbtain reliadie data on any UFO sighted anywhere. People fear
the ridicule which is sure to be directed at them when they report
any xind of UFO. It certainly stalls my own observations by pre-
venting the securing accurate information on any UFO. I have even
he ewspapers refuse to publish appeals made to the people to help
verify the sightings of UFOs.

Will you please send me your latest summary of unidentified
flying objects? The one I have is rather out of date.

Yours sincerely,

PS: I enclose tear sheets of UFO sightings over Richardson, Texas,
20 miles south of this place, though you doubtless ii rkaty
have this info. RFH.

LIGATS FADED.

MYSTERIOUS | 222522

LIGHTS SEEN
OVER AREA

Sy GEORGE CARTER
Staff Writer

'sighted the past two days
‘Oklahoma and New Mexico.

lar rotating lights, emitting at 15-

looked “real siivec” and still ap
‘peared to be a light in the sky..
The colored lights faded as the
sun got brighter.

Jim F'agala, a DPS dispatcher
at Sherman, said he saw two simi-

‘second and 3-second intervals. He
' observed them for 20 or 30 min-,
utes as they moved southward. —
The Associated - - Préss-ceported!
Monday that authorities in 7

vsterious lights that constant-+ The Denartment of Public Sate tions of Texas, New Mexico, Okla.)

Be nanged colors and seemed toiry velaved information of hell |
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‘nove in icrmation were spotted Richardson. sighting to Nor the .

oy Richardson and Carroilton po-: American Air Defense Re

lice early Sunday, adding tO re. in Colorado Springs.

ports of unidentified flvinge objects! ;
ying Ov. Highway patrolmen also report-;

. Seping the oblects at Sherm
peel
land in

ea
) Pat rolman Bennett Anderson “

ithe Richardson Police Department
liivss observed ‘the strange red.}
Ss reen and white lights. short
as Monday, "|
iia and other clicers .keot met
“Sees in sight untit daylight.
ter peaprvie: watched thet
215 move slowly through bdinoe- |
lars and ac tim 23 Saw them#
Bet ver motionless above the earth. t

‘er 2 a.m.

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"a be Cashing, “bur Lopess you:

coud achiaily say they were 20

ting like a beacon, .- (
rr was at Coit Road” eed of}
vapaho when I saw the first one,”’
“stroman Anderson said “Then |

if saw @ second one anda: third.

ie said at first the lights seemed! .

homa and Kanses were deluged
‘owernig¢ht with similar sightings.

Tinker Air Force Base in Oxia-
‘homa tracked as many as four ob-!
jéets on its radar screen at one |
time; estimating their altitude ail.

theo about. 22,000. feet. :
the Hillsboro - Cleburnel! )

The Wichita, i \an., Weather Bue!
peau tracked one of the objects |!
and said it first showed up on}!
‘their radar screen at 22,000» tet!

‘ame. descended to 4000--feet.

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August 7,1965. 8:10 P.M.

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