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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
27 December 1965 22 /0305Z Houma, Louisiana
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Prl. V2a0s
Civilian AStrO (REFRACTION OF VEMUS SETTING)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS VENUs at 2lh R.A, Stellar Mag -h.4. Slight time error.
VENUS at or bewow horizon at szimuth of 250 deg.
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5-8 minutes Observer sighted an unknown object which looked like a bright
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION star. 1 The object was red, then orange.. At one time the objecp
moved behind a.cloud and at another it noved in front of
Ground-Visual a cloud. Object was moving to the SE and then reversed its
7. COURSE diredtion. -It left a vapor trail. Snall objects were being
enitted from the original object and then attaching them-
SE selves again to the original object.  WX reported no clouds
3. PHOTOS and the previous sighting of veather balloons.
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30. Hove you aver seen this, or a similar object bafora. If so give date or dares and location.
No.
31. Wax anyone eise with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle Ons) (Y No
31.1 IF you answarad YEs, did thay sas tha objact too? (Circle Ons) (Y03 No
31.2 Please lisr thair names and addresses:
Mr
Houma, Louisiana.
(Father & Mother) Also saw the object.
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Houna, Louisiana
32. Ploase give the fallowing information about yourself: 32. Ploase give the fallowing information about yourself:
NAME NAME
Laat Name Laat Nama Firat Noma Middi Hama Middia Nama
ADDRESS Houma 79360 70360 .Loniaiana. C
Strest Strast Ciry City Zona Stoe
TELEPHONE NUMBER ACE _16 YrS. SEX AGE 16 YrS. SEX F
Indicats any additional Information about yourself, inciuding any spocial experianes, which might bo pertinent.
Mr. Autry, the girls father, who also saw the object, is a licensed pilot,
33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object?
27 Dec. A20 Miller, Gerald L.
Doy Month Your

of some type. Small objects started emitting from the original object - taking
short flights - l to 2 minutes in duration and then attaching themselves again
to the original object.
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POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
657 RADAR SQ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HOUMA AFS.
HOUMA, LA. 70360
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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RUWTRAA/TORD AIR DIVISION TYNDALL AFB FLORIDA
RUCOSQ/AFSC FORIEGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
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UNCLAS 00803 DEC 65
UFO REPORT
A (1) ROUND
(2 LARGE A IR CRAFT
(3) WHITE WITH RADIATING RAYS
1 TO 2 MINUTES DURAT ION
(5) NA
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 14883 (28Dec65) Page 2 of 3
(5) N/A
(7) VAPOR CLOUD, LIKE A LARGE CUMULUS CLOUD
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(8) N/A
(9) N/A
(LIGHT IN THE SKY WITH SEVERAL RAYS COMING OFF
(2) D IRECTLY OVER THE OBSERVER
(3) SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY (HOUMA LA) (3) SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY (HOUMA,LA)
4) NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER CITY (4) NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER CITY
(S) SLOWLY TO THE SOUT HEAST (S) SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST
6) APPROX 5 MINUTES (6) APPROX 5 MINUTES
Co (GROUND VISUAL
(2) NA
(3) N/A
D. (12803057
(2) NIGHT
Eo SOUTHWEST PART OF THE CITY OF HOUMA, LA
Fo (1) MISS SET, HOUMA, LA.
Go (D) NA
(2) REPORT FROM MOISANT WX STA, RELAYED BY ATC WX.
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INCOMING MESSAGE
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6,330 070 DEGREES 5 KTS
10,300 280 DEGREES 10 KTS
16, 300 280 DEGREES 30 KTS
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20,990 280 DEGREES 35 KTS
30,000 280 DEGREES 55 KTS
50,000 280 DEGREES 80 KTS
83,339 UNAV. 89,339 UNAV.
(3) CEILING CLEAR
(4) VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
(S) NO CLOUDS, NEW ORLEANS HAD GROUND FOG (S) NO CLOUDS, NEW ORLEANS HAD GROUND FOG
(6) NO
(7) WEATHER BALLOONS HAVE BEEN PRIVIOUSLY SIGHTED
IN THIS AREA
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Jo N/A
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Ploasa try to answer s many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for research poses. Your name will not ba used in connection with any statomenis,
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this parsonal information se
that if it is daemed necossary, we may contact you for furthar datails.
1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: 9:00
Hour Mimuins
277 Dec 1965 (Circle Ona): A.M. or (P.M.)
Day Month Your
3. Time Zone: a
(CircleOna): (Circle Ona): a. a, Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving .
b.(Contral b.(Stondard) b.(Standard)
C. Mountain
d. Pacific AA a
o. Other Other
4. Whore were you when you saw the object? 4. Where were you when you saw the object?
Houma Louisiana
Nearesl Poatal Address City or Town Stata or County
5. How long was objoct in sight? (Total Duration) 5-8
Hours Minutss Saconds
a. Cartain c. Not very sure
b\Foirly certain) d. jusr a guess
5.1 How was time in sight datermined? Watch
5.2 Was object in sight continvously? Yos No_X
6What waa the conditlon of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. Bright
b. Cloudy b.(Cloudy)
7. IF you saw the cbjoct during DAYLloHT, whars was the SUN loeated as you looked at th obieet? **
(Circle Ono): a. in front of you d.To your leit
b.in back of you . Overheod
. To your right 1. Don't romamber
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8. IF you saw the object ot NiGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARs end MOCN?
B.I STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circla One):
o. None 6. Bright moonlight
b. AFow 6. Dull moonlight
c.(Many) c. No moonlight - pltch dork
d. Dontremembar d.(Dan' ramainber)
9. What were the weother conditiens ot the time you sow the objnct?
CLOUDS (Cirele One) WEATHER(CirelOaa)
a. Clear sky a. (n)
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or llght raln
c. Gcattared clouds) c. Modarate or heavy rain
d. Thick or houry clouds d. Snow
. Don't romomber
10. The object appecred: (Cirele Ona):
a. Solid d.(àsa lighe)
b. Tranaperent Tranaperent e. Don't ramember Don'tramember
E. E. Yopor Yopor
11. If it appearad as a light, was it brightar than the brightost sroro? (Clrels Ono): 11. If ir sppeorad as a light, was it brightar than the brightost srors? (Clrels Ong):
d. (@rihiar) d. @rihtar) c. About the same c. About the same.
b. Dimmer d. Don'tknow
11.1 Compare brightmass to some common sbject:
T.V. Tube As It Is Turned Off,
12. The adges of the objact wore:
(Cirale Ona): a. Fuzzy or blurred a. Other
b.(Liko a bright sar)
c. Sharoly curlined
d. Don't remember
13. Did the object: (Cirela One for boch questien)
G. Appear to stond atill at cry time? (No) Don't know
6.5 Suddenly speed up and rush awcy at any time? No Don't know
. Brack up into parts or expiode? No Don't know
d. Give off amoka? N0) Dan' kinow
a.- Chonge brighiness? Don't know
f. Chongo shape? Den't know
a. Flash or flicker? 222 Don'tknow
h. Disoppenr and recppeor? Don't know

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14. Did the object disappear while you were ralching it? If so, how?
Yes; Sped Away; Faded Out,
15. Did the object move bahind something at any tima, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Y{s) No Don't Know. IF you unswored YEs, then tall what
it moved bahind:
Cloud
16. Did the cbject move in front of somerhing at any time, parricularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Yes).No_ Don't Know. IF you answerad YES, than teli what
in front of:
Cloud
17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
a. Sound Negativa
b. Color__ Changed Red - Orange
18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and nos how
hythnhoadoithomatchiivowhad nwfoordshi-nvre
Vapor Trails
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2l. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes (No)
IF you answered YEs, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Whera were you located when you sow the objact? 23. Were you (Circla One)
(Circle Ons):
a. in ths business section of a ciry?
. Inside a building b.(In the residential suction i a city?)
b. in a car c. In open countrysida?
c. Cutdoors) c. Cutdoors) d. Near an girfield? d. Near cn airfiajd?
d. in an airplane (type) . Flying aver a city? . Flying over a city?
. At sea e. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. Other _ 1. Other_ g. Other g. Other
24. IF you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vahicle at the tima, then complete tho following queations: 24. IF you ware MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vahicle at the time, then complate the following queations:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
$a$North aNorth c. East c. East . South . South 4. Wesr
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? - ..mniles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you ware looking at the obiect?
(Circle One) Yos No
25. Did you obserys the objoct through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Y=s (No) . Binoculors Yos
b. Sun glasses (No) f. Tolescope Yes
c. Windshield g. Thaodolite Yas
d. Window glass Yas h. Other
26. in order that you can give as cloar a picture os posaibla of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
objoct or objects which, when placrd up in ths sky, would give the same appeargnce as the objact which you saw

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high the objeet wos abovs the horizon (skyline) whan yeu first sow it. Place a "B on the same curved line to
show how high the objoct was dbovs the horizon (skyline) when you last suw i. Placs an "A on the compass
whon you first sow it. Plaee a "a on the scompass where you last saw the ohjest.
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28.  Draw a pieturs that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place an "Aat the baginning of the 28.  Draw a picturs that will show the motion that the object or objocts mada. Place an "A at the baginning of the
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the coursa. path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the coursa.
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29. IF ther was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many wers there?
Draw a picture of how they wors arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that thay were travaling.
Object Split Into A Large And Small One, Than Rejoined.