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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATETIME JROUP 2. LOCATION
20 March 66 20/0735Z Surfside, Texas (FreepoeT) multiple
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Other(Blown Transformer)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANALYSIS
Varied
Observers noted the lights in two houses about lco ; ras
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION apart from each other and approximately one mile Mr... the
Ground Visual ship, blink on a and off very rapidly and at an inten ity
7. 7. COURSE extremely brighter than normal. Imediately following extremely brighter than normal. Imediately followins
this, all power was cut in the area, wiich the observers this, all power was cut in the area, which the observers
N/A noticed after a tremendous blue flash of light had occur-- noticed after a tremendous blue flash of light had occur--
8. ed approximately in the center of the swo houses. Aiso -
PHOTOS observed was a whitish glow to the right of where the -
Yes blue flash was Seen. This object appeared to be about
No from 300-500 fect above the ground. Another observer
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE said the object had a orange glow and had windows. The
UFO moved away at a fast rate of speed. Local_power re-
Yes ported a blown transformer which was defective.
No
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STATEMENT OF U.F.O. SIGHTING BY JOHN R. WEITLICH 66 USCG:
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HOLES WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS IN TWO HOUSES ABOUT 1 VARDS APART
FROM EACH CTHER AND APPROX ONE MILE DIRECT FROM OUR SHIP, BLINKED ON AND
OFF VERY RAPIDLY AND AT AN INTENSITY EXTRENELY BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL, AS
IF THESE TWO HOUSES IN PARTICULAR WERE COMPLETELY FLOODED FROM WITHIN BY
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS, ALL POWER WAS CUT IN THE
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WHITISH CLOW ABOUT 45 DEG TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE I HAD NOTICED THE BLUE
FLASH. THIS OBJECT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT FROM 3 TO 50 FEET ABOVE CROUND,
AND EWITTED AN "EERIE" GLOW OF WHITE LIGHT THAT APPEARED TO PULSATE IN
ITS INTENSITY. I MUST SAY NOW I TRIED TO KID MYSELF INTO BELEIVING THIS WAS
AN CBJECT OF SOME EARTHLY FORM BUT RULED THIS OUT AND INFORMED MY SUPERVISOR
WHO WAS SITTING IN THE RADIO SHACK AT THIS TIME, THAT I SAW A U.F.O. AND WHO WAS SITTING THE RADIO SHACK AT THIS TIME, THAT U.F.O. AND
BUT UPON MY RETURN THE U.F. HAD DISAPPEARED, THUS MY SDORY ENDS HERE.
Jhn R. Weitlih
JOHN R. WEITLICH RM3
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STATEMENT MADE BY GLENN A. MUSHETT, RM1 .G.:
*I WAS IN'THE RADIO SHACK WORKING WHEN THE QUARTERMASTER OF THE
WATCH REPORTED SEEING A BLUE FLASH IN THE SKY. THIS WAS ABOUT 1:35 AM
LOCAL TIME. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE SHIP AND ENTIRE E AREA HAD A POWER
FAILURE. THE QUARTER MASTER WENT OUT ON THE BRIDGE, AND AS HE WALKED
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OUT HE REPORTED SEEING A UFO IN THE SKY. HE E HOLLERED FOR SOMEONE ELSE
SO I WENT OUT • AS SOON AS I WALKED OUT I SAW A VERY LARGE OBJECT IN THE
SKY. IT WAS OVEL IN SHAPE. IT WAS GIVING OFF A ORANGE GLOW aND ARROUnD
THE OBJECT ITSELF IT WAS GIVING OFF A BLUE LIGHT, SHORTELY AFTER SEEING
IT THE BLUE STOPPED. I TOLD THE QUARTER MASTER TO GET SOME BINOCULARS,
AND THEN TO GO BELOW AND GET A CAMARA. AS I OBSERVED THE UFO THROUGH .
BINUGULARS, I COULD SEE IT HAD PORTS OR WINDOWS. THESE WINDOWS WERE BINUCULARS, I COULD SEE IT HAD PORTS OR WINDOWS. THESE WINDOWS WERE WE
OPEN. AS I COULD SEE COMING FROM INSIDE THE UFO IT WAS GIVING OFF A.
DARK CRANGE GLOW • I MUST HAVE OBSERVED IT FOR ABOUT MIN OR LONGER.
* THEN IT STARTED TO MOUE UP FROM ABOUT 5O FEET TO ABOUT HOUSAND FEET
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GLOW IT WAS GIVING OFF GOT LARGER, THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER BLUE FLASH GLOW IT WAS GIVING OFF GOT LARGER, THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER BLUE FLASH
THE ORANGE GLOW SUBSIDED AND THE UFO MOVED AWAY AT T A HIGH RATE OF SPEED,
WAS OUT OF SIGHT IN SEVERAL SECONDS. .
THE QUARTERMASTER AND ANOTHER MEMBOR OF THE CREW AND MYSELF WAS
WATCHING THE AREA TWO OBJECTS SHOT UP FROM THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE
OF SPEED. THE OBJECTS GAVE OFF A WHITE GLOW, BUT AMEM THEY GAVE NO
TRAIL OR STREAM AS THEY MOVED UP. ALSO IN SEVERAL SECONDS THEY WERE
OUT OF SIGHT.
in H-Wuekeit
GLENN A. MUSHZTT RMT
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Mrs. Sarah Hut, Comunity Relations orice, I7 LaY 1986
USAF
Chief, Public
UFO Sighting statements
l. Forwarded for routing and information are statements of three
Coast Guardsmen assigned to the UScGC LEGARI One20 March 1966 they
claimed to have sighted a UFO.
W. K. THC PSON, JR.
Enclosures:
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(b) A powe occured at 0135, 20 March 1966, which encompassed
the entire Surfside area. MR. ECKEl reports this was caused by
a blcwn transformer ower pole.
befcre checking the poles, hoping that this would correct the situation.
Several mimutes later the fuse blew again. The trouble crew checked the
shooting qui from the groundwere
sighted. They rapidly disappeared.
(d) Some time later the electric company's repair truck was sighted
with its rotating orange beacon and spotlight. It was recognized as a truck
and it was not in the same location where the UFo had been seen.
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PETER L. COLLOM
Lieutenant, USCG
Commenling Officer
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SURFACE OBSERVATIONS DATA SHEET Safaide, lop:
Amarillo AFB, Texas - I March 6, 1968
040OL *3505 7402* 10205 52*#*
0500L *3305 7402* 10505 *#*** 52***
0600L 83306 74012 1.0905 20977 53303
C700L *3304 7402*12902 W* 53***
0900L *0204 7402* 13005 **** 52219
Winona, Mimnesota - April 3, 1968
1:800L 91327 03515 95211 10629 70030
1900L 61418 5645* 92510 **** 89***
2200L 816,0 5845* 91708 ****** 08***
Salisbury, N.C. - February 3, 1966
04302 2 03002 74000 14300 00900 55***
. Houston, Texas - February 4, 1966
120CZ 00204 74000 32101 00900 52* 120Cz 00204 74000 32101 00900 52***
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Surfside, Taxas - March 20, 1966
07352 72112 74022 20819 754** 16302
Truth cr Consequences, N.M. - April 3, 1966 Truth cr Consequences, N.M. - April 3, 1966
0100z 22915 74031 03328 00901 00#** 01002 22915 74031 03328 00901 00#**
Lycoming, New York - April 5, 1966
0S0CZ 82710 58858 99600 883** 51***
Bloomington, Indiana - July 4, 1966
01302 22405 6603* 14432 214** 28***
Dommybrook, North Dakota - August 19, 1966
22502 61208 £403# 18421 6087# 07**
Pacos, Texas - August 27, 1966
03002 21605 7402# 13124 214** 13#**
Rome, Georgia - August 27, 1966
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0251z 33005 7402* 19323 3086# 18##
East Dennis, Mass. - October 8, 1966
48585 12****
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Proj: 5992D - STAR TREK TIME: 1200Z
SOUNDING #30 IOCATICl:: Surfside, Texas DATE March 20, 1966
HEIGHT PRESSURE TEMP DIRECTICN SPEEU
gpm mb CC R.H.% dez Fii-
186 1000 16 90 230 10
620 950 12 97 230 18
1073 900 13 59 240 20
1556 850 14 20 260 28
2064 800 11 26 270 22
2590 750 7 23 270 22
3162 700 3 29 280 18
3750 650 -2 33 310 18
4388 4388 600 -6 18 300
5050 550 -9 18 320 22
5797 500 -14 20 320 20
6580 450 -20 21 320 28 28
7456 400 -25 23 23 320 24 24
8411 350 -32 -32 244 330 26
9480 300 41 340 36
10696 250 -51 340 42
12125 200 -59 330 50
12951 175 -65 330 48.
13898 150 -54 300 50
: 15009 125 -66 300 52
16359 100 -68 300 50
17699 80 -66 290 40
REASK 50 -65 290 24
DATA SOURCE: ETAC C Upper-air History Files.
ANAIYST: TSgt Dunham
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Freeport
. l. Reference your letter of 4 May 19óó concerning alleged
cbservation of an unidentified flying ob ject over Freeport, Texas
by menbers of the crew. Our initial report stated that during the
observation of the alleged unknown the ship experienced a power
failure.
2. If an investigation was taken request any information as to
the cause of this power failure. Such information will aid our analysts
in their evaluation.
FOR THE COMMANDER
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PI FT BD WARREN I S. WHEELE Colonel, USAF
Deputy for
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GSA FPMR (41 CFRI 101-11.6
UNITED ST VERNMENT
Memorandum C
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TO : Mrs. Sarah Hunt, Community Relations office, DATE: 1 7 MAY
USAF 1965
FROM Chief, P Information
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting statements
1. Forwarded for proper routing g and information are statements of three
Coast Guardsmen assigned to the USCGC LEGARE. On 20 March 1966 they
claimed to have sighted a UFO.
Kt MMS
Enclosures. Enclosures:
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(c) The time of the sighting was at O135, 20 March 1966. The majority
of the crew was on liberty. he Command-
ing Officer was at home.
The vessel was on B-2 SAR status. The QM of the watch, who observed
the the bridge. An off duty OOD, MUSHeTT, RMt the bridge. An off duty OoD, MuSHeTT, RMt
was in the radio shack, adjacent was in the radio shack, adjacent to the bridge writing letters. the bridge writing letters. He also
observed the phenomenor. The third observer was VAN CRDEN, FA who was placing observed the phenomenon. The third observer was VAN CRDEN, FA wh ho was placing
a ships generator a ships generator on the line after a shore power the line after a sho power failure. failure.
The CCD was called, but the obje lled, but sappeared by nat time.
(a) The Commanding Officer was contacted by telephone immediately after
the incident occurred. He spoke with the OoD and all three observers. They
were in a highly excited state and related their observations to him. None
of the observers had been drinking.
The phenomenon s observed on Sunday morning, the same day that
UFO's were observed in Houston, Texas and in Michigan. t is significant
to note that the crew's sightings was reported to the Commanding Officer
befere either of the other sightings had been made known to the public
through the news media.
To assign a degree of credibility to such an incident when the
assessor was not actually a witness is a difficult task, however the sur-
rounding circumstances and the fact that one observer was a qualified COD
lends validity to the story. It is the opinion of this command that these
men did indeed see some sort of flying object, althcugh without having
personally observed the UFo, to assess its origin or identity would be purely
supposition.
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11 May 1966
4 May 66
From: Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District
To: Commandant t(CPI)
Subj: UFO Sighting Statements
1. Forwarded as requested.
R.P. ZIGAS
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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD COMMANDER (dpi)
BTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT CUSTOMHOUSE
NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70130
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From: Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District
TO: Commandant (CPI)
Subj: UFO Sighting Statements; information concerning
1.I Enclosure (1), received from the USCGC LEGARE (WSC-144), is
forwarded for -31
United States Air Force UFo Investigating Unit.
R. P. ZIGAS
By direction By direction
Encl: Encl: uFO Sighting UFO Sighting Statements
Copy to:
USCGO LEGARE
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PUELIC INFORMATION BIVISICK
APR 1 1 1966
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