PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8697540

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1966

REPORTED LOCATION3Miles SWOf Georgetown Alabama On Highway63

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 1O073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GRCUP LOCATION
7 January 66 07/2130Z 3 Miles SW of Ceorgetown, Alabama on highway 63
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (PSYCHOLOGICAL)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUAMARY AND AMALYSIS
1 - 2 Minutes Observer saw a round object with a diameter of l0-l2 feet.
OF Object had a ring or hoop extending out 8 to lo inched around
6. TYPE OBSERVATION the center horizontal. It had a 5 to 6 ft hatch located on dhe
Ground-Visual bottom. Sounded like a turbine engine and the order of sulfir
COURSE or rotten eggs was presant. Observer also stated that his
7. watch stopped at 1527 Csr. He saw the object for 1-2 minute
Hovered while it hovered 5 feet above the ground and 2o ft from the
8. PHOTOS observer. Then it accelerated ard disappeared in a few secoids.
The object al so had a cone on top &-lo inches high with a
Yos blinking green light.
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SMB BE07CZ CHQB280Z OWJB532
FP RUEAHO
CYS
DE RUWGBA 1E0G 0101930
ZNR UUUUU TO OS
OSA OSP
P 101325Z US
FM MOAMA SROOKLEY AFB ALA
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCQAH/73AIRD IV T YNDALL AFB FLA TUT
RUDSO/WPAFB OHIO
RUEHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C
RUAHO OETHE A CEWASHDC
UNCLAS MOV 23500 JAN 65 FCR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.
INCHES AROLAD THE CEMTER HORIZONTAL. (3) SLVER. (4) ONE. G) N/A.
N/A. (7) NONE OBSERVED.(8) SOUNDED LIKE A TURBINE ENGINE. (9)
CONE ON TOP 8 TO 10 INCHES HIGH WITH BLINKING GREENLIGHT; 5 TO 6 FT
HATCH LOCATI TED AF BOITOM: CDCR OF SULFUR OR ROTTEN EGGS WAS NOTED.
(Pageolon)
AFHQ JAx 83 F1IM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MAESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 33715 (11 Jan 66). Pg 2 of 3
WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT HIS NEW WATCH STOPFED AT 527 CST. B. (I)
VISUAL VIEW 15 TO 20 FEET AWAY, AND 20 FEET OFF GROUND DESCEND ING
PAGE TWO RUWGBA 10EG UNCLAS
CBSERVER. (S I TO 2 MINUTES WHILE HOVERING AND JUST A FEW SECONDS
ON STATE HIGHWAY S3. F. CIVILIAL AGE 1 AGE 18
LABAMA, STIDENT, CHARACTER REFERENCE STATED VERY RELIABLE.
27IV/2L. (3) WEAT -ER DATA FCR BROOMLEY AFB ALABAMA 07 JANUARY 1966
4/8.(5)
ING FOR 08/000CZ (07/1800C); SFC 500 FTFLUSDEGREES C/1000) 500-1100
B'MINUS 1. DEGREES C/-10E0: 11000-22000'MIMUS2. 0 DEGREES C/1000;
AFHO 1.A11 95 FORH 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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INSTRUCT IONS ON HOW TO GET TO THI RIRAL AREA WERE VERYACCURATE.
L.NONE,
AFHO JAN SS rOTN 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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MEMO FOR THE RECORD
12 January 66
Received a call from Rookley Air Force Ease, Alabama. FAA had nothing in
High-
way 63 is not heavily traveled. 1 There is no house within I mile of the
place ihere the boy saw this objeet. There was no dried grass on either
side of the highway. The object went away from the sun.
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