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PROJECT WARD RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  5 April 66 0555Z | Alto, Tennessee 3 witnesses  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Unidentified - JH  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  One | Object was oval shaped when stationary, cone shaped when moving. It was about the size of a basketball. There was a dark upper and white streak through the middle of the object. A high frequency noise was heard. The object was sighted at tree top level in the east and disappeared toward the south. The object diminished to the size o…

21 December 1966

TDET/UFO
UFO Sighting, 5 April 1966

AEDC (FTD)
Attn: Sgt Hatmaker

1. Reference telephone conversation between Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Sgt Hatmaker, your office, on 20 December 1966 regarding an unidentified flying object sighting of 5 April 1966. Attached are three FTD Forms 164; request you have each witness complete a form and return to this office. Particular attention should be given to what type of, and duration of disturbance to livestock. Request estimate of closeness of passage of UFO to livestock.

2. Information is also needed on relative location of observers. Wer…

UNCLASSIFIED
Alts, Lene
5 April 66

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 37855 (8 Apr 66) P/rhg Page 1 of 4

ACTION: NIN-7

INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (15) ADV CY DIA
SMB B113NPTTU JAW RUMJPEA3715 0971702-UUUU--RUEBHQA

ZNR UUUUU
P 0621002
FM AEDC ARNOLD AFS TENN
TO RUEBHQA/OSAF WASH DC
RUEBHQA/CSAF
RUWMFVA/ADC
RUCIPRA/839 AIRDIV SEWART AFB TENN
RUCDSO/FTO WPAFB OHIO
BT
UNCLAS AEY 06521 APR 66.

FOR: OSAF (SAFOS); CSAF (AFNIN).

THIS IS AN AFR 200-2 UFO REPORT. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: (1) OVAL SHAPE AT FIRST SIGHTING (OBJECT STATIONARY) THEN…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 37855 (8 Apr 66) Page 2 of 4

AGE 2 RUWJFEA 3715 UNCLAS

TRAIL OR EXHAUST VISIBLE. (8) A HIGH-FREQUENCY NOISE WAS HEARD. (9) NONE. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) VISUAL CONTACT. (2) ABOUT TREE-TOP LEVEL AND 360 DEG AZIMUTH RELATIVE TO OBSERVERS ON ROAD. (3) ABOUT 60 DEG ELEVATION AND 180 DEG AZIMUTH. (4) OBJECT MOVED FROM INITIAL POINT STEADILY EASTWARD, SLIGHTLY ABOVE TREES AND PARALLEL WITH THREE HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES, FOR ABOUT ONE MILE THEN TURNED SOUTH. (5) OBJECT GRADUALLY DIMINISHED TO SIZ…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 37855 (8 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 4

STUDENT-TRADE SCHOOL, APPEARS RELIABLE. (B)
PAGE 3 RUNJPEA3715 UNCLAS
ALTO, TENN., HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, APPEARS RELIABLE. (C)
, ALTO, TENN., TRUCK DRIVER, APPEARS RELIABLE. (2) NONE. G. WEATHER AND WINDS: (1) CLEAR SKY,
UNSEASONABLY COLD (ABOUT 28 DEG F), CALM WIND, HEAVY FROST ON
GROUND, NO FOG VISIBLE. (2) REPORT FROM SEWART AFB,
TENN. OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE AT SEWART: CALM/38 DEG F.
(3) NONE. (4) UNRESTRICTED. (5) NONE. (6) NONE.
(7) UNAVAILABLE. H. THERE IS A SWAMPY AREA (ABOU…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 37855(8 Apr 66) Page 4 of 4

MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SPECULATE ON THE CAUSE OR IDENTITY
OF THE UFO. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO EXPLANATION FOR THE
SIGHTING. L. NONE.

BT
NNNN

NOTE: Service has been requested per 1392 # 218

AFHQ FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER (AFSC)
ARNOLD AIR FORCE STATION, TENNESSEE 37208

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

REPLY TO ATTN OF: AEYS 6 Jan 1967

SUBJECT: Additional Information on UFO Report (Msg, AEY 06521 Apr 66)

TO: FTD (Project Blue Book)
ATTN: Lt Marley

1. Reference telephone conversation between Dr. J. A. Hynek, your office, and Sgt Hatmaker on 20 Dec 1966 regarding UFO sighting on 5 Apr 1966.

2. An interview was conducted on 27 Dec 1966 with Mr. [redacted]. Mr. [redacted] was not available.

3. Photographs were taken …

d. Item B (6)
Object was visible from three to five minutes from initial sighting until after object turned south.

e. Item C (2)
Mr. [redacted] stated that the telescope could not be focused on object.

f. Item H
Swampy area is circled in Atch #1. The size of this area is one to two acres.

g. Item K (Livestock and other animals were disturbed)
|  Animals | Reaction  |
| --- | --- |
|  Cows | Mooing  |
|  Dogs | Barking - Howling  |
|  Ponies | Neighing  |

6. Mr. [redacted] gave the following sequence of events.

"I was driving along about 12 o'clock at night, tired and sort of sleepy and [r…