PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
29 Sept 66 30/0031Z England AFB, La (Multiple)
1
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military Military )X
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS Iusuff. Jufr. r. Iusuff. Iuf.
Fellow up. Fellow up
One One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Sec. - 2 Minut es 30 Sec. - 2 M Minut es Object was shpaed much like a shallow cereal bowl turned Object was shpaed much like a shallow cereal bowl turned up- up-
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION side down. It appeared to be a dome with a slight edge side dowm. It appeared to be a dome with a slight edge
completely around the object, about half way up on its surface completely around the object, about half way up on its surface
Air-Visual One observer estimated a diameter of 20-30 ft with thex object One observer estimted a diameter o -30 ft wit.h thex obiect.
7. COURSE being about half mile away. The color appeared to be grayish
white to blue gray with a translucent appearance.
E - W
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editlons of this form may be used.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
29 Sept 66 30/0031Z England AFB, La. (Multiple) (Multiple)
3. 3. SOURCE SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION 1
Military Military INSUFFICIENT DATA AND FOLLON UP INSUFFICIENT T DATA AND FOLLOW UP
A. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Sec., 2 Minutes Object was shaped much like a shallow cereal bowl turned up
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION side down. J It appeared to be a do ome with a slight edge
completely arouni the object, about half way up on its surface
Air-Visual One observer estimated a diameter of 20-30 ft with the object
7. COURSE being about half mile away. The color appeared to be grayish
white to blue gray with a translucent appearance.
E-W
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XOXNo
VIDENCE
.  Yes
XUXNo
FORM
CTD trnt. 0.320 (TOS) Drerlane aditiane ol thio form mev bo used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
- INCOMING MESSAGE 30
AF IN : 56936 (1 Oct66) P/rc Pg l of 6
ACTION: RDC-4 IN FO: XOP-1, (19)
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UNCLAS D0I-2 40173 OCT 66 SECT ION 1 OF 2 GC
AFSC FOR SCF; OSAF FOR SAFOI; CSAF FOR AFNIN -
SUBJ: REPORT OF UNIDENT IFIED FLYING OBJECT. (UFO) $90
REF AFR 200-2. ITEMS IN THIS MSG ARE KEYED TO ITEMS OF
REPORT FORM PARAGRAPH 14 IN REFERENCE ABOVE. THE FOL
LOWING IS A DEBRIEFING OF FOUR AIROREW MEMBERS OF THE LOWING IS A DEBR IEFING OF FOUR A IROREW MEMBERS OF THE 15T E 1SY
ACW, ENGLAND AFB, LA. THESE AIRCREW MEMBERS WERE ALL ACW, ENGLAND AFB, LA. THESE AIRCREW MEMBER'S WERE ALL
ABOARD SAME A IRCRAFT WHEN OBJECT WAS ABOARD SAME A IRCRAFT WHEN OBJECT WAS SIGHTED. s sighTED.
A: DISCR IPT ION OF THE OBJECT:
AFHQ JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 56936 (1 Oct 66) Pg 2 of 6
(1) BBJECT WAS SHAPE MUCH LIKE A SHALLOW CEREAL
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BONL TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE APPEARED TO BE A DOME
WITH A SL IGHT R IDGE COMPLETELY WITH A SL IGHT R IDGE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OBJECT ABOUT AROUND T HE OBJECT ABOUT
HALF WAY UP ON IT S SURFACE. HALF WAY UP ON IT S SURFACE.
() OBSERVERS EST IMATED THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT TO (2) OBSERVERS EST IMATED THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT TO
RANGE FROM A HALF DOLLAR TO A BASKETBALL. ONE ABSERVER
H EST IMATED A D IAMETER OF 20 - 30 FEET OBJECT
BEING ABOUT HALF MILE AWAY.
(3) THE COLOR APPEARED TO BE GRAYISH WHITE TO BLUE
(4) ONLY ONE OBJEC IGHTED
(5) N/A
NO LIGHT S WERE VISIBLE ON OBJECT, HONEVER , OB SERVERS AIR-
CRAFT HAD JUST DROPPED A FLARE AND THE LIGHT FROM THE
FLARE APPEARED TO REFLECT OFF THE OBJECT
(7) NONE
AFHQ JAN 6S FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 56936 (1 Oct 66) Pg 3 of 6
(8) NONE
(9) NONE OT HER THAN DESCR IBED ABOVE.
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B: DESCR IPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECT :
(1) OBSERVERS AIRCRAFT (AC-47) WAS ON THE FIRING
RANGE ST ART ING TO MAKE A FiR ING PASS AT A TARGET WHEN
OBJECT APPEARED BETWEEN AIRCRAFT AND TARGET, OBJECT WAS OBJECT APPEARED BETWEEN A IR CRAFT AND TARGET. OBJECT WAS
BEL OW AIRCRAFT EST IMATED ABOUT 100 - 50 FEET OFF THE
GROUND. TO ONE OBSERVER THE OBJECT SEEMED TO BE HOVER ING GROUND. TO ONE OBSERVER THE CBJECT SEEMED TO BE HOVERING
AT FIRST, AND THEN BEGAN TO MOVE UP TO A SPEED OF ABOUT AT FIRST, AN THEN BEGAN TO MOVE UP TO A SPEED OF ABOUT
7O - 8O KT S. THE OBJECT MOVED FROM EASY TO WEST AND TO - 8O KTS. THE OBJECT MOVED FROM EASY TO WEST AND
OBSERVER PILOT /FL IGHT EXAM INER TOLO THE PILOT NOT TO FIRE
BECAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING MOV ING ON THE RANGE. HE
THOUGHT IT WAS AN AIRCRAFT AT FIRST, BUT COULD SEE NO LIGHTS
ON IT. AS THEY APPROACHED CQLOSER TO THE OBJECT HE THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE AN A RCRAFT WITH A LARGE RADOME ON TOP, THE . .
OBSERVERS AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT TURN WHEN THE OBJECT
PASSED D IRECTL Y BELOW THE IR AIRCRAFT ST iLL MOV ING EAST TO
WEST AT AN ES ST IMATED SPEED OF ABOUT 60 - 70 KTS. THE
AFHQ UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORGE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 56936 (1 Oct 66) Pg 4 of 6
TIME THE OBJECT D ISAPPEARED FROM VIEW OB SERVERS IN THE
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COCKPIT OF THE OB SERVERS A IR ORAFT. THE OB SERVER (WHO WAS
THE PILOT /FL IGHT EXAM INER) WENT TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT
AND SIGHTED THE OBJECT AGAIN FROM THE REAR DOOR CWHICH WAS AND SIGHTED THE OBJECT AGAIN FROM THE REAR DOOR CWHICH WAS
REMOVED). THE 0BJECT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 1000 - 1500 FEET
BELON AND NOW HEADED IN AN EASTERLY D IRECT ION, AT THIS BELON AND NOW HEADED IN AN EASTERLY D IRECT ION, AT THIS .
TIME WIT H GOM VIEW THIS OBSERVER SAW THE DEFINITE TIME WIT H GOM V IEW THIS OBSERVER SAW THE DEFINITE OUTL INE OUTL INE
OF A ROUND SHAPE, AN CONCENTRIC CIRQLE. OF A ROUND SHAPE, AND CO
() OBJECT ELEVAT ION WAS EST IMATED (2) OBJECT ELEVAT ION WAS E ST IMATED BY ALL OB SERVERS TO BY ALL OB SERVERS TO
POSIT ION MOV ING EAST TO WEST.
(3) THE OBJECT WAS ST ILL AT ABOUT BO FT BUT HAD
TURNED AND WAS HEAD ING EAST WHEN IT D ISAPPEARED.
(4) AS EXRLAINED IN BCD ABOVE. HOWEVER ONE OBSERVER
NOTEd tHAT WHEN thE ObJECT tUrNEd IT O iD NOT APPeaR tO BANK
CRAFT INCREASED IT S T TURN TO OB SERVE THE OBJECT, THE E OBJECT
AFHQ JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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DEPARTMENT oF THE AiR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 56936 (1 0t66) Pg 5 of 6
SEEMED TO STEEPEN ITS TURN.
(5) SLOWLY IN A LEFT TURN TO THE EAST.
(30 SECONDS TO THE
OBSERVER. :
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C: MANNER OF OBSERVAT ION:
(1) AIR VISUAL (1) AIR VISUAL
(2) NONE :
(3) AC-7, ACFT NR. 263, 3500 FT IN LEFT HAND TURN (3) AC-47, ACFT NR. 263, 3500 FT IN LEFT HAND TURN
FROM 08O DEGREES TO ABOUT FROM 080 DEGRE ES, 125 - 130 KTS, 130 KTS,
ENGLAND AFB, LA.
D: T IME AND DATE OF SIGHT ING:
( SEPTEMBER 30/003 1Z
(2) DUSK
E: PEASON RIDGE GUNNERY RANGE. APPROX DEGREES - 24 'N/
93 DEGREES - 10W OF ENGL AND AFB.
F:
(1)N/A
(2) LEFT BANK
G:
AFHQ JAN ES VORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 56936 (1 Oct 66) Pg 6 of 6
(2) 210 DEGREES 0 3500 FEET.
(3) N/A
()UNL IMITED WITH SL IGHT HAZE.
(5) N/A
(6) NONE (6) NONE
BT
NNNN NNNN
NOTE: SECTION 2 IS AF IN: 56910 (1 Oct 66)
AFHQ UNCLASSIFIED

6 Oct. 66
Contact was made with the Lake Charles weather bureau (3184775214).
They normally launch balloons every six hours. A balloon was launched
at 23l5Z 29 Sept. 66. 75 minutes after launch the balloon was report-
ing winds at 40 knots from 260 degrees. The balloon reached an
altitude of about 59,Ooo feet during this portiön of the flight.
They suspected the balloon burst shortly after, but do not have
positive probf. They do not know if the balloon could have been
the culprit. The winds were blowing from the west and the object
was traveling with the wind.
11 Oct. 66
Contact was made with NCAR, Palestine, Texas (2I4-729-692l) con- Contact was made with NCAR, Palestine, Texas (2I4-729-692l) con-
cerning balloon launches on or about 30 Sept. 66. Mr. Warrent cerning balloon launches on or about 30 Sept. 66. Mr. Warrent
said that NCAR did not launch any balloons on the afternoon of the
launched from Palestine to account for the sighing.
13 Oct 66
Contact was made with the 6th Weather Group Major Steffer Contact was made with the 6th Weather Group Major Steffer ex 60l. ex 601.
at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. There were no balloon launches on 29 at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. T There were no balloon launches on 29
Sept. 66 to account for t the sighting. The last balloon that was launched
except the one that was launched 13 Oct. 66 was 26 Sept. 66.