PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
26 August 65 26/1000z SSW of Houston, Texas (Rosenberg, Freeport, Neeville, Angleton
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION likog
's most
Civilian Astro (JUPITER)
thi enes
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Trisser of
One JUPITER in position of reported object.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Hours, Still in sight Multiple reports. Inversi on in area. WX clear. Red-Green-
t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Blue object
Ground-Visual -
SEE CASE FILE
7. COURSE
Stationary, Erratic
8. FHOTOS
[I Yes
AXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editlons of this form may bn unad.

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 23016 (27Aug65)
SAME OBJECT IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA. THE RE PORT CALLED IN
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TO THIS BASE BY OFFICER JOHN W. WERCHAN OF THE TEXAS HIGHWAY
PATROL (HOUST ON OX4-135 1). THREE OTHER REPORTS OF SIM ILAR SIT INGS
WERE RECEIVED BY SEPARATE INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOUST ON METROPOL ITAN
AREA WITHIN A PER IOD OF THREE HOURS PRIOR TO THE SIT INGS BY TE
LAW ENFORECEMENT OFFICERS. 3. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ROUND AND ABOUT
THE SIZE OF A DIME. IT ALTERNATELY HAD A BR ILLIANT ANO DULL GLOW THE SIZE OF A DIME. IT ALTERNATELY HAD A BRILLIANT ANO DULL GLOW
WITH COLORS OF RED, GREEN, WHITE. ONY ONE OBJECT WAS SEEN; THE WITH COLORS OF RED, GREEN, WHITE. ONY ONE OBJECT WAS SEEN; THE
BOTTOM OF WHICH SEEMED TO BE ROTAT ING GIVING OFF PREDOM INANTLY
A RED GLOW AND ALTERNATING TO GREEN AND WHITE. NO OT HER UNUSAUAL
FEATURES WERE NOTED. THERE WAS NO SOUND, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST. FEATURES WERE NOTED. THERE WAS NO SOUND, TRA IL, OR EXHAUST.
SHERIFF BAL IS' ATTENT ION WAS DIRECTED TO THE OBJECT BY ITS
BR IGHT NESS. IT WAS AT A FORTY DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION SOUT HEAST BRIGHTNESS. IT WAS AT Y DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVAT ION SOUT HEA ST
OF HIS POSIT ION. IT APPEARED TO BE QUITE HIGH, ABOVE TEN
THOUSAND FEET. THE OBJECT DID NOT MOVE EXCEPT UP AND DOWN. IT
REMAINED VISIBLE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ANO THEN THE OFFICER *S DUT IES
REQUIRED HIM TO DISCONT INUE WATCHING IT. THE OFFICER WATCHED IT
WITH BOT H NAKE AND BINOCULARS. OBJECT WAS SITED D INIT IALLY
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 23016 (27Aug65) Pg 3 of 4
AT 100OZ 26 AUG 65 UNDER CLEAR NIGHT T IME CONDIT IONS. THE FOLLOW ING
SURFACE, CALM; 6000 FT/VARIABLE; FT,
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FT, VAR IABLE AT FIVE KNOTS; ABOVE 30,000 FT, NOT AVA ILABLE. TEM-
. PERATURES: SURFACE, 72 DEGREES; 6000 FT, 15 DEGREES; 10,000 FT, 9
DEGREES; 16,000 FT, 2 DEGREES; 20,000 FT, MINUS 9 DEGREES; 30,000
FT, MINUS 34 DEGREES; 50,000 FT, MINUS 69 DEGREES. SKY COND IT IONS: M , Mmou 54 beaRL2u, sojubo :T, MTNoS 6 DLGnet LS• SKT CONDTTONS:
HIGH SCATTERED CLOUS, ELEVEN MILES VISIB ILITY. OT HER WEATIER HIGH SCATTERED CLOUS, ELEVEN MILES VISIBILITY. OT HER WEAT IER
REMARKS: INVERSION AT APPROX 1500 TO 1600 FT; HAZE AND SMOKE IN REMARKS: INERSION AT APPROX 1500 TO 1600 FT; HAZE ANO SMOKE IN
. ALL QUADRANT S; NORTH-SOUT H SHEAR LINE WEST OF BASE 6, 000 TO 40,000
4
FEET; NO WEAT HER BALLOONS WERE RELEASED FROM LOCAL AREA. INVEST IGAT ION:
1 HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE CANNOT OFFER ANY CELEST IAL EX- HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE CANNOT OFFER ANY CELEST IAL EX-
PLANAT ION FOR OBSERVAT ION. LOCAL ACW RADAR AND HOUSTON INTERNAT IONAL PLANAT ION FOR OBSERVAT ION. LOCAL ACW RADAR AND HOUST ON INTERNAT IONAL
TOWER RADAR REPORTED NO UNUSUAL SIT INGS. HOUSTON TOWER RADAR RE- TOWER RADAR REPORTED NO UNUSUAL SIT INGS. HOUSTON TOWER RADAR RE-
PORTED MINOR ANONYMOUS PROPAGAT ION IND ICAT ING THE PRESENCE OF AN
INVERSION. REMARKS: THIS SIT ING CAUSED CONSIDERABLE INTERE ST BY
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA. CONQL USION: PRELIMINARY INEST IGAT ION FAILED TO
UNCOVER ANY SUBSTANT IATING T HE PRE SENCE OF AN U UNKNOWN OBJECT
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 23016 (27Aug65) Pg 4 of 4
THERE IS NO QUEST ION IN MY MIND THAT SOMETHING WAS SEEN; HOWEVER, THE
FRESENCE OF INVERSION CONDIT IONS, THE FACT THAT OBJECT REMAINED
IN ONE LOCATION FOR OVER AN HOUR, AND THAT SIMILAR SIT INGS WERE
OBSERVED IN OT HER SECT IONS OF THE AREA SUSPECT THE
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SIT INGS WERE CAUSED BY
INVERSION LAYER.
BT
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2578 AB SQ, ELLINGTON AFB, TEX
ADC, Ent AFB, Colorado
AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Hq USAF (AFNIN), WAShington, D. C.
Hq USAF (SAFOI), Washington, D. C.
29 AD (ADC), Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo.
UNCLAS BDO _AUG 65.
1. U
following object was observed by members of the police/sheriff
departments of the following Texas towns: R Rosenberg, Freeport,
Needville, and Angleton. Towns are located south and southwest
Balis of the Fort Bend
broadcasted the siting over the radio and asked if any other
units could see it. The towns mentioned above all reported the
27 0910
Patrol (Houston OX4-1351). Three other reports of similar sitings AUG 65
BDO-A
Maj L R Leach, Jr, Asst Dir of Ops LELAND A. HALE, JR.,
243 1 3 Major, USAF
Administrative Services Officer
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with colors of red, green, white. Only one object was seen; the
bottom of which seemed to be rotating giving off predominantly
a red glow and alternating to green and white. N No other unusual
features were noted. There was no sound, trail, or exhaust.
Sheriff Balis' attention was directed to the object by its
brightness. It was at a forty degree angle of elevation southeast
of his position. It appeared to be quite high, above tan
thousand feet. The object did not move except up and down. It
with both naked eye and binoculars. Object was sited d initially
at l00oz 26 AUG 65 under clear night time conditions. The following at l0ooz 26 AUG 65 under clear night time conditions. The following
weather conditions were noted during the time of sighting: Winds - weather con Winds -
surface, calm: 6000 ft/variable; 10,000 ft, variabla; 16,000 ft, aunfae oala: 6oce ft/romioblo:
69. Sky conditions: h high scattered clouds, eleven miles
visibility. Other weather remarks: I Inversion at approx 1500 to
1600 ft; haze and smoke in all 1 quadrants: north-south shear line
BDO-A 2 UNCLASSIFIED
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lights being greflected off the
inversion layer. inversion layer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
257STH AIR BASE SQUADRON (CONAC)
ELLINGTON AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS 77030
REPLY TO ATTN OF: BDO-A
27 August 1965
SUBJECT: Transmittal of UFO Reports
TO: Foreign Technology Division
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
ATTN: Major He uintanilla
Copies of additional UFO Reports received from personnel in the
area of Houston, orwarded as requested.
2. Also forwarded Message these reports.
LAURENCE R. LEACH, JR., MajOr, USAF 6 Atchs
Assistant Director of Operations F of Cperations 1. thru 5. U thru 5. UFO Info Sheets UFO Info Sheets
Directorate Directorate o Operations cerations 6 6. 2578 Msg, 27Aug65 2578 Msg, 27Aug65
HQ 2578TH AIR BASE SQ (BDO-A)
ELLINGTON 77030
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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f. Formation, if more than one_
g Unusual features of object_
ho Was there a tail, vapor trail, or exhaust? ? i. Any Sound
Jo What called attention to the observer —i
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1. What angle and elevation was the object when disappeared
M, What was the flight path of
were there any maneuvers of t the object
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p. How was the object observed (naked eye, radar, telescope, binoculars, eto)_
5. directly overhead, etc.)
Weather (clear day, hazy, cloudy, broken clouds, etc.)
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to confirm nor deny the observance of the object.
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f. Formation, if more than one
6 Unusual features of object_ NONA
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Jo What called attention to the observer E
What angle and elevation was the object on first observance_
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I, What angle and elevation was the object when disappeared_
m. south, to east or west) and
were there any maneuvers of t the object
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9 Time and date of sighting 10 -
S. directly overhead, etc.) 1o d
t. Weather (clear day, hazy, cloudy, broken clouds, etc.).
13 Temperatures of day (80, 90, etc)
v. OTHER INFORMATION I not answered above:
5. Thank caller for information, but do not promise that a return call will be mads
to confirm nor deny the observance of the object.
G)

H0 LADRAREO 7BE
L What angle and i elevation was the object when disappeared_
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m. What was the flight path of object (to north or south, to east or west) and
were there any maneuvers of the object
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NATHCD FR LHR TMK HAD TE BE BANKTO VERK
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p. How was the object observed (naked eye, radar, telescope, binoculars, ete.)
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directiy overhead, etc.)
t. Weather (clear day, hazy, cloudy, broken clouds, etc.)
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V. OTHER INFORMATION 1
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Thank caller for information, but do not promise that a return call will be made
to confirm nor deny the observance of the object.
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UNCLASSIFIED ..
DEPARTMENT T OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 23016 (27Aug65) P/rlj Pg l of 4
ACTION: NIN-7
SMB H115 NHQB2 95Z CWJX 535
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUWGJU 11 2391638
ZNR UUUUU
P 271625Z
FM 2578 ABSQ ELL INGT ON AFB TEXAS
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUCDSQ/FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF AFNIN
RUEA HQ/HQ USAF SAFOI
RUWGKG/29 AD RUWGKG/29 HARDS GEBAUR AFB MO HARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
BT
UNCLAS B00 01031 AUG 6. UNCLAS BD0 01031 AUG 6.
1 UFO REPORT SUBMITTED IAW PARAGRAPH 14, AFR 200-2. 2. THE
FOLLOW ING OBJECT WAS OBSERVED BY MEMBERS OF THE POL ICE/SHER IFF
DEPARTMENT S OF TH FOLLOWING TEXAS TOWNS: ROSENBERG, FREEPORT,
NEEDVILLE, AND ANGLETON. TOWNS ARE LOCATED SOUTH AND SOUT HWEST
OF HOUST ON. THE FIRST PERSON TO OBSERVE THE OBJECT WAS SHER IFF
BAL IS OF THE FORT BEND SHERIFFS OFFICE RICHMOND M02-3734). HE
BROADCASTED THE SIT ING OVER RAD10 ASKEL IF ANY OT HER
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