Nederland, Texas: Tadpole-Shaped UFO Causes Transformer Failure, Blue Book Lists as Unidentified
At 5:45 a.m., February 6, 1966, in Nederland, Texas, a homeowner witnessed a tadpole-shaped object about 500 feet above, casting red and yellow pulsating light. The object's lights extinguished when a plane took off, then reappeared. A transformer failed nearby. Project Blue Book listed the sighting as unidentified.
Background
At 5:45 a.m., February 6, 1966, in Nederland, Texas, the lights in a home as well as nearby streetlights went out. The owner arose and looked outside. He confronted a tadpole-shaped object about 500 feet above, casting red and yellow pulsating light onto his property.
He described the structure as consisting of a main body eight feet in diameter, with a six-foot tail section. He watched as the object proceeded slowly toward the local airport. When an airplane began its takeoff, the intruder's lights were extinguished — only to come back on after the plane passed by. Gradually the UFO rose up until lost from view in an overcast sky.
The utility company later confirmed that a transformer had failed. Project Blue Book listed the sighting as unidentified.