Project Blue Book unexplained cases:

619-So 17th St.
Nederland, Texas
May 16, 1966

The Pentagon
Department of U.F.O.
U.S. Air Force
Arlington, Va.

Dear Sirs,

I have hesitated, to write to you offices for several months; However, I have decided that I must do so, because the information, that I have may be of some value to your research.

Although, the information is several months past due, it may still be of value.

The reason, I have hesitated to contact your offices is because of all the bad publicity that a person seems to get when he does contact you.

Let me state, that I do not wish to receive any public notice and wish to remain anonymous on this matter.

If you have a representative, who will be in this area and who can call on me without much expense to your offices I will be most happy to talk with him.

My regular day off from work is Wednesday and Sundays, please notify me ahead of time.

I have discussed this matter only with two men, and at the time of sighting. One, a prominent manager in our area, and the other my pastor.

I hope that this letter will not be received in any other manner, than that for which it is intended.

Respectfully,
Kenneth J. Gulley,
619-So 17th. St.
Nederland, Texas

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO)
INFORMATION SHEET

1. Answers to the following questions will be obtained from persons calling in regard to the observance of an unidentified flying object (UFO). If person refuses to give answers to 3a, do not complete report.

2. Complete Information Sheet in duplicate and forward to BDO.

3.a. Name KENNETH R. GULLEY Address 619 s. 17th st, NEDERLAND, TEXAS.

Phone RA2 - 0728 Age 34 Occupation appliance salesman - sears

b. Shape of Object (SEE INVESTIGATION RPT)

c. Color BLACK OR DARK COLOR

d. Size (compare to dime, quarter, baseball, basketball or larger item) APPRX 8'

e. Number of Objects 1

f. Formation, if more than one N/A

g. Unusual features of object

h. Was there a tail, vapor trail, or exhaust? NO

i. Any sound? NO

j. What called attention to the observer see investigation report attached

k. What angle and elevation was the object on first observance overhead

l. What angle and elevation was the object when disappeared 20 - 25 '

m. What was the flight path of object (to north or south, to east or west) and were there any manoeuvers of the object see investigation report attached

n. How did the object disappear (instantly, to the north, no direction, etc. see investigation

o. How long was the object visible (5 min, 1 hour, etc.) 5 - 10 min

p. How was the object observed (naked eye, radar, telescope, binoculars, etc.) naked eye

q. Time and date of sighting 0545 6 FEB 66 (SUN [Sunday])

r. Light conditions (night, day, dusk) night

s. Geographical position of object (North of Houston, South of Pasaddena, directly overhead etc.) Nederland, Texas

t. Weather (clear day, hazy, cloudy, broken clouds, etc.) high overcast - no stars

u. Temperatures of day (80°, 90°, etc) 19°

v. OTHER INFORMATION not answered above: see investigation attached

5. Thank caller for information but do not promise that a return call will be made to confirm nor deny the observance of the object.

22 June 1966

INVESTIGATION:

I contacted Mr. Kenneth R. Gulley of Nederland, Texas, by telephone (RA2-0728) this date to discuss the UFO which he allegedly saw at 0545 hours, 6 Feb 66. The following is a description of the events as they happened and as described by Mr. Gulley to the best of his recollection.

On Sunday morning, 6 February 1966, at approximately 0545, Mr. Gulley's 11 year old son came through their bedroom on the way to the bathroom and turned the light on in the bathroom and on doing so awakened his parents. While the boy was in the bathroom the lights went out causing Mr. Gulley to get out of bed and look out the window to see if the street lights were also out which appeared to be the case. While looking out of the window Mr. Gulley was amazed to find out that the lawn in front of his house and the surrounding area was engulfed in a reddish glow which appeared to be pulsating similar to a red flashing light on a police car. However, he did not see any police cars in the area. A few moments later he noticed some peculiar yellowish-reddish lights coming from an object approximately 500 feet above the ground. The lights seemed to be moving back and forth in a horizontal direction and appeared to be similar to neon light tubes which he estimated to be eight in number. There was no apparent sound; however, both Mr. Gulley and his wife claimed that their ears were bothered by what seemed to be a very high frequency pitch. There was a high overcast with no stars or moon that night. Therefore it was quite dark and Mr. Gulley was unable to determine the size and shape of this object at this time. However, the object traveled approximately a mile and a half to the west towards the Jefferson County Airport. About this same time an aircraft took off from the airport and turned in the direction of the unknown object. As the aircraft approached the object it ceased to move, remaining in a hovering position, and the lights on the object went out. The landing lights of the aircraft remained on, and reflected off the UFO giving Mr. Gulley an opportunity to see what it looked like. He stated that the best way to describe the shape of the object was that it looked like a tadpole. He estimated that the object was about 8 feet in diameter with a tail about 6 feet in length and 2 feet wide. There appeared to be a cone shaped bulge on the top and in the middle of the object. The previously mentioned lights seemed to be coming from the tail of the object. After the aircraft had flown over the object its lights came on again and he noticed what appeared to be three separate times when these lights were energized, each time the object appeared to move up and about 5° to the left. It disappeared at about a 20° to 25° angle above the horizon traveling in a westerly direction and in a slow rate of climb. Mr. Gulley observed all of this with his naked eye and was unable to get any pictures.

Although Mr. Gulley was very fearful of ridicule from the local populace he nevertheless had an opportunity to discuss the power failure with a local man from the power company and determined that the reason for the power outage was due to the failure of a transformer. He further found out that this transformer was located very near to his house and that the failure occurred almost at the same time as the lighting of the UFO.

Mr. Gulley found it very difficult to describe the UFO and admitted that he was not very good at drawing pictures but if the Air Force felt that it was necessary he probably could describe it well enough to an artist so that a fairly representative picture could be drawn.

M. Gulley was unaware of any other residents seeing this UFO but attributed this to the fact that he was very hesitant in mentioning it to anyone since he definitely does not want any publicity on the sighting. However, after the sighting he did call the control tower of the Jefferson County airport to determine if they had seen it also but found that they had not seen anything and laughed at his explanation and request.

CONCLUSION:

This preliminary investigation did not disclose any feasible explanation for Mr. Gulley's UFO sighting. A more detailed investigation with a personal visit will be accomplished if requested from your headquarters.

[Manuscript note:] Contacted Maj. Leach about possible balloon. [Major Leach of 2578th Air Base Squadron Operation and Training at Ellington AFB.]