DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6977463
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONSan Angelo Texas
FRAMES15
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PROJECT MES7S RECORD
ECROUP 2. LOCATION
Texus (2 Witnesses)
. SOUKCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian Probable (AI.GuET)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS kt the tine of.the sighting. 16-2o, T-38's were flying in tha c-j
Angelo area. They flew generally from N to SE then N. Al:heu
Cue the cbserver stated that he first saw the obiect, ower the traea..
3. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIs his baCK yard, this statemend may
reference direction and elevation rat:
4 Manutes. than exact position.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION
When they observer first saw the object it was slightly brigit. When they observer first saw the object it was slightly brigid.
Ground-Visual than any star. The cbject did not appear to move for awhile.: than any star. The cbject di
7. COURSE then it started
The object at all times appeared as a point of light; the cisk. The object at al times appeared as a point of light; the cls.
S =O N S =O M ver saw no evidance or it's being sclid. The object first
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS appeared just above some trees in the observers back yard. appeared just above some trses in the observers back yard.
noise was heard at any time,
5 Yes
XNo ERNo CONOLUSToN CoNr'D: Throug-out the Form 1l7, the observer CONolusiON CoNT'D: Througiout the Form 1l7, the observer
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE describes it just as a point ot light, or like a star. it ls describes it just as a point ot light, or like a star. i lol
therefore Pelt that the object Was sot very close to the otael therefore Pelt that the object Was zot very close to the
Yes if it were appreciable in size.
EXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous ditions of thle form may do uses.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES VE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF YES,DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
MYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
He se he sbgict giest bifpe it dioppacid.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NA
ADDRESS (STeE,
TELEPHOMErea cOd and number) AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
aut DAY 21 MONTH_ 11 YEAR 67
NAME
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR6
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UNCLASSIFIED
- DEPARTMENT OF TNE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
- AF IN: 4722 (22 Nov 67)P/wkr Pgl of 4
ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP--2, XC
SMB B136RTTUZYUW RUWTPDA5203 3260535-UUUU- RUEFHQA
ZNR UUUUU
R 220445Z NOV 67
FM S940TH SCTY WG GOODFELLOW AFB TEXAS
TO PUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RoWTEMAV AIRDIV RiChARD GEBAUR Ar B Mo
RUEDFIA/AFSC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEOFIA/AFSC WRIGHT-PATTERS ON OHI O
RUEDPVA/ HQ USAF RUEDPVA/HQ USAF
RUEFHQA/CSAF VASHINGT ON ASHINGT ON
BT
- UNCLASSIFIED CP NOV 67. SUBJ: UFO REPORT. AFSC FOR FTD. HQ USAF FOR REPORI. AFSC FOR FTD. HQ USAF FOR
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CIVILIAN AT 0156Z 22 NO ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 80-17.
A
1. RUND
2 UNAGLE TO DETERMINE
3. GLOWING WHITE THEN RED.
4. ONE
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AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSASE BRANCH
INCOMNS MESSAGE
AF IN: 4722 Pg 2 of 4
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7.NONE
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8. NONE
IPAGE 2 RUWTPDA5203 UNCLAS
9. SEEMED TO A STAR.
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I. JUST HAPPENED TO LCCK UP. 1. JUST HAPPENED TO LCCK UP.
2. STRAIGHT UP.
3. MOVING SQUTH TO NORTHWEST AND DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON. 3. MOVING SUTH TO NORTHWEST AND DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON.
STATI ONARY, THEN MOVED NORTHWEST CVER THE HORIZON. STATI ONARY, THEN MOVED NORTHWEST OVER THE HORIZON.
C. C.
1. GROUND-VISUAL
2. NONE
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2 NIGHT
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E TEXAS.
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00) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSABE BRANCH
INCOMINGMESSAGE
AF IN: 4722 Pg 3 of 4
17 YEARS. N ANGELC, TEXAS.
14 YEARS, STUDENT, ALSO OESERVED OBJECT. RELIABILITY Y GOOD.
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1. LITTLE HAZY.
2.LCCAL SAN ANGELO WEATHER BUREA: SURFACE 260 TO 270 AT 8 TO 10
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i 20000-270 AT 67, 24000 HIGHEST AVAILABLE-270 AT 77. THIS IS ALL 20000-270 AT 67, 24000 HIGHEST AVAILABLE-270 AT 77. THIS IS ALL
D. THE INFORMATI ON AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE INF ORMATI ON AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
3. NOT AVAILAELE 3. NOT AVAILAELE
4. NOT AVAILAZLE
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6NA
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H. NONE
L. NONE
" J FRO1 1845L TO 2030L APPROXIMATELY 16 T0 20 T-38S FROM REESE AND
ET
AT ALTITUDES NERALLY FROM
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
-- INCOMINO MESSAGE
1 AF IN: 4722 Pg 4 of 4
CRTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THEN NORTHWEST. (DATA FM MATHIS FIELD)
:
PHONE 272/533. HOME PHCNE: 9494316. IT T IS PROBAZLE THAT THE NORTH
BROTHERS SAW ONE OF THE T-3BA.
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21Y0'67
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OF
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OP: TDPT/UFO
0107241967
BUBJRCT: UFO Observation, 21 November 1967
TO:
San Angelo, Texas 76901
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
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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. the Air Force.
MES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF MES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Mrector Arector Production oduction AF Form 117 AF Form 117
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BOB Nr 2l-R258
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE
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 OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. IE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME OT BE USED NCLUSIONS WITHOUT
CE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING T (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW 80-17. FADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY MONTH. -YEAR 67
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR U A.M. [Y'P.M.
3. WHAT TIME OID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES .A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS V STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE 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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nantho. noto.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A* ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE THE SKETCH PLACE AN ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ASOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG87
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6A. 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 *B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
C
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
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
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A AND B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEAREO TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERR
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
Shee wo only one.
11. CONOiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER I
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN 9ACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
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.
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moved & the onth it awly teaned aid
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPPrOPRlate blOcKS.)
OUTOOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRPIELD
IN AIRPLANE O AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY I
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT OIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTMEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST 0 YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. 9. HOW LONG WAS WAS THE PHENOMENON PH ENO M ENON IN SIGHT? SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
4 mn FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
at watch
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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Di Soce.
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CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKERT
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE ANOISET
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE1
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
b be
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
dwald to th an fightdt
dould ae the object. d aould ag ae the abirt.
B. FRONT SOMETHING, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YS NO.IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
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1S. 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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16. WHAT WAS THE ANSULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENCN WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED SY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES i1 CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED 9F THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE,
PHENOMENON? ? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON CSJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
A low y
look like what I wain
YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF YES," DESCRISE.
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