PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10O73 RECORD
TIME GROIID 2.LOCATION
19 Mar 67 20/0120Z Louisville, Kentucky (Maltiple)
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. NLIMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 minute Observer stated that the object had an unusual light . It
was a single light that was brilliant varying from reddish
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION on the outer edge through orange to a yellowish white in the
Ground Visual center. Object traveled in a straight path. Observer statec
that the object was discarding scme flaming material. Obs- that the object was discarding scme flaming material. O53-
7. COURSE erver stated that the object had no navigational lights. erver stated that the object had avigational lights.
North
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Di Yes
XX Nc
2. 2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
i7 Yes
No
FORM
FTD StP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may be used.
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(Hot Cir, ballon)
Louisville, Kentucky 40216
March 20, 1967
19 mARCh 69
Operation Blue Book
FTD Wright-Patterson AFB Louis ilke, Kentucky
Dayton, Ohio
Attn.: Maj. (TDEW)
Major Quintanilla:
I wish to relate an experience my family and
1967.
We were travelling south on Rd. return-
ing home from church. It was already dark and a complete
cloud cover had moved over our area. Near the city limits
of Louisville, my wife mentioned the fact that the even-
ing star was unusually bright. I reminded her of the cloud
cover and suggested it to be an aircraft which I could also
see ahead of us to the south through the windshield.
above the horizon appearing to be a single brilliant light
varying from reddish on the outer edge through range to
a yellowish white in the center. Although the andiford,
Tower, about six miles to the east of us. late vised.
that the cloud cover at the time of sighting oprox-
imately 5,000 feet ionally
good.
The light travelled generally toward us on a
straight course for about one minute and passed out of my
view above the windshield and slightly to our left. We
were at this time about ne-quarter mile farther south
on Cane Run Rd. from th sighting point.
My eleven My eleven year-old son suddenly remarked that year-ol suddenly remarked.that
something was falling from something was falling from . He Was , He Was viewing it out one
of the left side windows at t windows time. I time. advised him that advised him that
he probably probably was seeing reflections was seeing reflectior or distorsions caused. distorsions caused.
by the window by the window ghass. ghass On his in sistence sistence rolled down my
left side glass and discovered left side glass and discovered onsiderable nsiderable amount of amount of
flaming material dropping from the light. There was such the light There was such
a large amount of this flaming a large amount of this flaming material ropping, that 'opping, that
it appeared to me that an it appeared to me that an explosion isentigration was sentigration was
immenent.
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A few seconds after the light flaming
material ceased dropping, the object appeare change
direction and headed to the northwest approximately
forty-five degrees to the left of its original course.
We got back into the station wagon hurriedly
and drove across the road a phone booth. I called the
Louisville Police Department and reported what I thought
to be an airc possibility of a crash.
The darkened object passed view soon
after changing course, and did not change
altitude speed
There was quite a bit of traffic on Cane Run Rd.
timo the sightingand severaldrive-in restaur
The flaming material which fell from it burned
with a yellowish-white flame. I could not determine
whether the flaming material was consumed by fire e or
the flames went out and the material dropped
ground. Judging from the position of the object the
material, if striking the groun have landed two
or three miles to the east
Following the disappeara the light and
flames, the dar tened object had navigation lights and.
there was no exhaust flame which is usually present
with the nighttime operation a conventional piston engine.
We could detect propulsion noise of any type although
background noise could have drowned it out had its
altitude been sufficiently high. We altitude b sufficiently high. We commonly hear both
piston engine and piston engin noise in this area
On arriving home about five minutes following
the call to the police department, I the call to the police department, I decided to call
the Standiford Field tower to report the incident to them.
They knew nothing of it and had not been notified of any
aircraft in distress or any similar or any similar sightings, but sightings, but
promised to check.
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to determine a thing concerning this incident and was
advised that it was highly unlikely that this was an
aircraft. He also advised me that a fire of this
magnitude would most certainly render conventional plane
unable to continue flight.
Upon receiving this ormation, I decided that
this incident might be of interest to your department. I
am including a sketch of the sighting to provide you
with time, distance and direction information to the
best of my and my family's estimation.
I have spent three years with the air force, .
and I feel that my is fairly accurate technical-
wise.
We would welcome any request for additional
information or interviews concerning this incident.
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LOVISVILLE 90216
MARCH 19, 1967
INDIANA
1 OHIO RIVER
KY.
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LOUISVILLE Louisy
HLA SIML
OUR POSTTION Time LAPSE
INITIAL Arpy.
2 12m
OUR POSITION CITy
PARKED DRCPPING FLAME
* ALL LIGHT LIGHT Time LAPSS LAP
2 Mues 2 mnes CEASED APP.MN. APP.miN
HERE LIMITS
mITS
S071001-9 S071w01-9 FLAME STANDIFORD FIELD STANDIFORD FIELD
DROPPING DIXIE DIXIE
HERE APPY. APPY.
Timg 6 MILES
d - Timelnese LAese FRom oUR FRoM oUR POSITION TOWER TOWER
APPX. APPY. Imw. Imw. HGwY.
1 E
SHIVELY AREA
ESTIMATED ALTITUDE
1F
BRILLIANT 100-150 MPH
LIGHT POSITION
INITIAL SIGHTING