PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Civaisn INSUFFICIENT DATA
3. NUMGER OF OBJECTS Two Navy Lt's., checked the area with a geiger counter but foure
no increase in radiation. All vegetation in the area appearei
One normal except for one tree which was cuntaminated by i
5. LENCTN OF OBSERVATION were destroying it.
Not reported Observer s sighted a ruby red object approx ft. in di ameter.
. TYPF OF OBSERVATION The object looked like a wedding band with very little deptn
(3 ft). There were rows of lights,the size of lights buibs
Ground-Visual around the object. The observer stated that allxa vegeiacle
7. COURSE was dying in the area that the object was in close proximity
to.
Not Reported
S. PHOTOS COMMENTS DONT'D: A Form 1l7 was sent to the observer but it
was not returned.
07 Yes 7 Yes
XX No
9. PHYSICA 9. PHYSIC VIDENCE DENCE
Yes
XX No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of this form may be used. Previous editions of thio form may bo used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PA OHI0 45433
RZPLY TO
ATTN O7: TDPT/UFO NOV 24 1967
SUBJCT: UFO Observation, 18 October 1967
TO: —
aras51, Texas 75939
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. B The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
addressed envelope. reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
oduction AF Form 117 Ar Form Tr?
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NAVAL AIR STATION
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78419 IN REPLY REFER TO
Code AOT
From: Commanding fficer, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas
TO: AFSC (FTD), Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433
Subj: UFO Sighting
Ref: (a) AFR 200-2A
(b) AFR 80-17
Encl: (
SALD F. HELM
By direction

REFORTING ITEMS - UFO
1. The
s. Description of Objects
(1) Band (wedding ring) very little depth (3')
(2) Approximately 6' in diameter
- 3 Ruby Red
4 One
(5) Unknown
(6) Rows of lights (4" to 5") size of light bulb around object
(7) None
(8) None
(9) None
to. Object: Unknown
$(2) Visual sighting
100 from approximately 25'
(3) 100 object traveled approximtely l5o yards and disappeared
Unknown
Unknown
(6) Unknown Unknown
c. c. Manner of observation:
$(2)$ $(2) Ground visual
None None
(3) (3) NA
d. Tine and Date of Sighting: Time and Date of Sighting:
(1) 190145Z 0st, 182050R Oct 67 190145Z 0ct, 182050R 0ct 67
(2) Moonlight
e. Location of Observer: mile N of state Hwy. 9, 5 miles E of Farm
Road 1694 ad 16ol:
Identification of Observer:
grade)

2) NA
6. Weather and Winds-Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sightings:
(1) Clear (1/lo cirroform)
(2) Surface 020/03
6,000' 010/06
10,000 310/15
16,000 360/18
20,000 340/17
30,000 310/35
50,000 270/38
80,000 N/A
Unlimited
12 miles
1/10 cirroform
None
Moistadiabotic
h. Minor inversion 4,000 feet
1. None
J. None
k. W. T. LONG, Lrf., O in C, RATCc Vl6, Operations, Naval Air Station, W. T. LONG, Lr., 0 in C, RATcc Al6, Operations, Naval A: Station,
Corpus C Corpus Christi, 78419 78419 Autovon Autovon 733-. 733-1 -3 or 2589 or 2589
called Navy Corpus and stated that all vegetation was
dying in area that object was in close proximi Myself Myself and and
Lt. Self, MSc checked area with geiger counter Lt. Self, MSc checked area with geiger counte Ith negative n negative results.
One tree was contaminated with an insect which s destroying the
tree. Insect is a beetle type which actually cuts off limbs up to
2" in diameter. U. S. Department Agriculture confirmed that
there are insects of this type in area. Other than tree, all vegeta- area. Other than tree, all vegeta-
tion in area appeared normal.
-. lone None