PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8679452

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONWinnfield Louisiana

FRAMES3

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HIGANH
PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. 'DATE: TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
27 March 66 27/2300Z Winnfield, Louisiana
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (METEOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Seconds Object was seen for about three seconds directly in front'of the
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION observers sky.
disappeared at 25 deg elevation instahtanously to the south.
Ground-Visual Object was described as being elongated about the size of a
7. COURSE grapefruit and orange white in color. A tail about on half
the size of the body was observed.
S
8. PHOTOS
Yes Yos
No No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No 1
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Prevlous editlons of this form may be used. FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of this form may bo used.
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2Tmarch
PRIORITY
NNNNCZCSQB288ZCHYA452
PP RUCDSQ
DE RUWTBUA0824 0870736 13103 44 13.
CNR UUUUU
230345Z
HQ 400ST TFW DOI ENGLAND AFB LA
TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO I =ZLOKEAH-O
RUE3BAA/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY - DIV
RUCDSQ/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
E
UNCLAS 01150
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS REPORT
(1.) ELONGATED C
(1.) ELONGATED
(2.) GRAPEFRUIT - C
(3.)-ORANGE-WHITE- (3.)-ORANGE - WHITE- -
G C
(4.) ONE
(5.) N/AD (
(6.) N/A -
HALF SIZE OF BODY) (
(7.) TAIL (ONE
(8.) NONE HEARD (
-
C
AGE 2 RUWTBUA0B24 UNCLAS
(9.) ONE (
(1) OBJECT WAS SEEN DIRECTLY FRONT
OF AUTOMOBILE
1
(2) 45 DEGREES
325 DEGREES
(4) OBJECT TRAVELED IN A STRAIGHT LINE
(5) I I NSTANTANEOUSL THE SOUTH

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(5) THREE SECONDS
(1) GROUND - VISUAL
(2NONE
. (12330Z /27 MARCH 1966 (
(2DUSK
(D) APPROX TEE MILES SOUTH OF WINNFIELD, LOUISIANA
(1) S
AGE 50 OCCUPATION EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
RELIABILITY ESTIMATED GOOD .
(1) WEATHER CLEAR - MILD (
(2) SURFACE CALM
6M EQUALS 240 DEGREES / 10K
10M E EQUALS 290 DEGREES / 35K
C
- C C
AGE 3 RUWTBUA0324 UNCLAS 3 RUWTBUA0324 UNCLAS
( (
16 M EQUALS 290 DEGREES/50K
20 M EQUALS 290 DEGREES/50K 20 M EQUALS 290 DEGREES/50K
30 M EQUALS 280 DEGREES/90K 9ax
50 M EQUALS 270 DEGREES/90K
(3) 4 THOUSAND FEET SCATTERED
(4) FIFTEEN MILES PLUS
5) ONE EIGHTH
(6) NONE F
(7) STANDARD (TEM EVEN BETWEEN 10 M AND 12 M)
NONE
. NONE
N/A
(
I/LT FREDERICK J. FETT WING INTELLIGENCE. OFFICER
ESTIMATE SIGHTING COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE
AFTERBURNER FROM JET T AIRCRAFT
.ND