PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
15-20 0ct 67 Thibodaux, La.
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 to 90 seconds The observer sighted a bright white self luminous object.
When it was first seen it was stationary but after about 5
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION seconds it began to move and to change an orange color.
Ground Visual It then speeded away at
7. COURSE Comments: The observer first object moved in a
Conflicting Conflicting southeasterly direction southeesterly direction but later but later reported it as moving in a reported it as moving in a
westerly direction. The case The case was not submitted until Feb 68 was not submitted until Feb 68
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS at which time it was too late to investigate it. was too late investigate it.
Yos
XX No XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE
Yes
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FORH
FTD SEP63 G-329 (TDE) SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous ditions of thia form may be used. Previous editlons of thia form may be used.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEPORE? YES NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
2. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. -YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAHES AND ADDRESSES
daux La.
2a. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
MIDDLE NAME
ADORESS (StrC C
TELEPHONE and number) AGE
I5 at I#23-63 # MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIO INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM O O YOU REPORT THAT YOU ENOMENON?
NAME TO NOTUNE DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 2 MONTH IS YEAR 1953
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. TIONNAIRE,
I an aot positive of what I saw or wrrit I thougit I daw This could be an
illusion or any thing else.I an not saying it was a fLairg saucer but I'm
saying it was anything else either.
Thank/pk you for your tine.
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of other bove were in our backyard playing game one of them said to look up at
a white glowing light in the sky over the sugarcane field.we all looked up and saw
it, but about the time I looked up it started moving to my left and as it speeded up
it turned to a bright orange. After it left sight me and a companion was talking
about it and he said that about nine months before he and his friend saw an exact
mately So to loo feet off of the ground and moved toward a southeasterly_direction.
about 200 or more M.P.H.
Dear Sirs, I am not sure of what I saw or what I think I saw but I am still
interested in any informa tion you can send.
Thank you for your time and please send some i information.
our Ou
MY ADDRESS:
Write soon if possible.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE ASE. OHIO 43433
PEPLY TO IEFED 108
ATTN OF TDPT/UFO
SUDJICT: UFO Observation
TO:
Muleshoe, Texas 79347
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
MES C. MANATT, COlonel, USAF 1 Atch
rrector of Director Production oduction AF Form 117
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Ai-Le668
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( SIGNTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUZEAU APPROYAL
NUWBER 21-R253
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U. S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OESERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATICN WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USE IN CONNECTION TH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN
PATTERSON AFB,OHIO 4SA33.IAW AFR8O-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORMOR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN D O VOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY15-20th MONTH Oct.YEAR 1967
2. HHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 7Am: MINUTEs YO afterAM. E.N.
3. WHAT TIME DID V oU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON"
HOUR 7pm. MINUTES. 42afterA.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5 WHERE *ERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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Nerthhibelaur
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Suge
6. IMASINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE PLACE A ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
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BA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A H* CN THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
NNW NNE
NE
WNW ENE
BA GA
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A "B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A* AND B" WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
NOVENENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A AND B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SXETCH.
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TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. cade
Flat dith and freld
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE
No traffic
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTINS THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
there wis sattelite about 3omin.later.
we got out car telescope and watched the sattelire for
about absut 10 miN
9 HOW LONG WAS THE HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTHO= TIME LENGTH O= TIME CERTAIN OF TIME
$\fra $ to Itmiir. to ItMin. NOT VERY SURE VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
Guess
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? 17 YES NO. IF IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. MOVSMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESC DESCRIBE SUCH RIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
FEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES INDICATE DISAP.
This Pnenomenon Was in no motion Wnen I rirst saw it. about 5 seconis
Stor sp-LnL
and I speeted up to = very fast speed. I was staglng still.
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IO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENCMENON, HOW MANY WEPE THERE: DHAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING
There was only one pikhom non. B
11. CONDITIONs(Check cppropriate blocks.)
A. SXY B. WEATHER
OAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW flUfY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRsus cLouDs (High fleccy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHY bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUE CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
c IF SISHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DIO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
INONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT Ma-MOONLIGHlit.t.le)
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOCN HIODEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOAN PARTAL(New or quarter)
D. IF S GHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE VISIBLEI YES NO. NO. IF"YES IF YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THEPHENOMENONT
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeGr nOOn) OVERHEAD (NeGr nooN)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
There were There were 65 basey base/ street lignts. its, the closest was the closest was about 20 21
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND HAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER REFLECTED LIOHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND HHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INOICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT CF APPEAREO AS A POINT LIGHT. INDICATE COVPAPISONS WITH OTHER OSSERVED OSJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJEC LO OF VIEW. LDOF VIEW.
At first sight M vas aorigt white anf turnd to an orango.it was a self- sight M 4s a" white anl twrnod to an orango.it vas a self-
Lo. brdyion Sin ia light by Gae roud.
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13 DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? *
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME?
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? *
BREAK UP 14 PARTS AND EXPLODE? 46
CHANGE COLORT *
GIVE OF 5 SMOKEY - 4
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPEI 3
FLASH OR FLICXERI 2
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? *
SPIN LIKE A TOP? *
MAKE ANOISE? *
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
One of the boys I was with saw it and called our attention, ne was about
10 years old.
A. HOW DID IT A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? DISAPPEAR?
It plelced up speed It pieked up speed and disappeared in a few seconds.
OF SOMET THING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES 4 NO. 1F *YES,* DESCRIBE.
or
it vor about 20 fest above + pibbs trues
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL. SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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Bayed Rd.
Pirsappeared
PATH sighting
House
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16. WHAT WHAT WAS THE ANSULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET WAS - E ANGULAR SIZE? HOLDA MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD OR THE NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO =ERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON NOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
THE Fraction S cerird would beabeut
ith
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? NCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
IO EYEGLASSES NJ CAMERA VIEWER
NU SUNGLASSES ND BINOCULARS
NO WINDSHIELD N. TELESCOPE
NO SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
NO WINDONPANE OTHER
A.DO YOU CRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES CINO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES (NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 260 'plus 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
300 vds.
2O IN ORDEP THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRISE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON O3JECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
Ir thers was a plate Ls big as 75 ft. aoross end 75 ft, wds and. To to 15
fout "hiok placod et a iiat noo if lod A. an' id woul b. just like wnat
I saw.
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2I DIO YOU NOTICE 2I DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE ANY ODOR, NOISE OR HEAT EMANATIN G FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYT [7YES YES NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE. IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENCMENON DISTURB GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. [IYES FNO.
IF "YES," DEECRIBE.
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