PROJECT BLUE BOOK

over the body of water (Galveston Bay
6. TYPE OF OSSERVATION east of Houston.
Ground-Visual Object was estimated to be 30-50' long, oval with points at top and 30-50' long, oval with points at top nd
bottom, and each end where lights were located. Object was a
7. COURSE COURSE brilliant white (difficult to look at). Change to Change to orange occasicn- orange occasicn-
E ally.I ally. Lights on ends were ends were blue and occasionally change to bluish- blue and occasionally change to bluish-
green. green. Lights on top and bottom were red and occasionaily Lights on top and bottom were red and occasionaily changod chan gqd
6. PHOTOS PHOTOS to green. to green. XXCXXXXXXX.X5X XXCXXEXXXAX5X
Y.s mile away. Object appeared to be to left and right, forward and Object appeared to be to left and right, forward and
DONo DONo back, always returning back, always returning to approx the g to approx the same location. After aboutl same location. After about1
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE haur what seemed to be a combination of a forward and climbing fligh haur what seemed to be a combination of a forward and climbing fligh
path which resulted in an angle of approx 45 deg. deg. Object travel d Obj ect travel d
Yes away from the viewer. While performing away from the viewer. While performing this maneuver, the this maneuver, the objec
OXNO OrNo to break up into ?-? parts which werc bricht. right7irhts is anl
FORM were described by the viewer as "dripping lights".
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n. How did the object disappear (instantly,
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Lights
ally changed green.
d. Distance when first noticed was be 3/4
mile.
e. Movement of object appeared to be to left and right, forward and
back, always returning to approximately the same location.
f. Object disappeared after about one hour by what seemed to be a
combination of a forward and climbing flight path which resulted in an
angle of approximately 45 degrees. Object traveled away from the viewer.
While performing this maneuver, the object ap red to break up into 2
or 3 parts which were bright lights and were described by the viewer as
"dripping lights" e object then hen disappeared from sight traveling in
an easterly direction toward the rising sun.
g. g. Object viewed through Object viewed through binoculars binoculars (7 x 50 power) and (7 was seen by
four other persons. No four other persons. No pictures pictures were taken. aken.
2. Weather Conditions:
Ellington weather records revealed that there was an extremely strong
substance inversion from 3000 to 5ooo feet which was caused by an abnormal
increase in temperature and a rapid decrease in moisture. This inversion 1II
was so strong it caused extensive false echoes on the weather radar.
CONCLUSIONS:
The UFo was, in all probability, an optical illusion created by re-
flections of lights ground off the inversion. The object appeared
to rise as the inversion layer rose when it was effected by the rising sun.
The object appeared to "break up" either due to the dissipation of the
inversion layer due to the reaction of the rising sun or the movement of
the layer over the body of water (Galveston Bay) east of Houston.