1. DATE TIME GROUP . 4. ~tU\ABER OF OSJECTS S. LENGTH OF 08l2RVATIOH 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION . 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINC! 10. CONCLUSION 11. 8Riefl SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Pl9lw ed&Uetll el l>tle ,,,. .. , M "'' 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you are o t the point shown. Place an "A" on the <.urved li11e to ~how ho w hi9h the oiJject was above the horizo n (skyline) when yo u firs t sow it. Plocc o "(3' or1 t ho some curved li n.: t o show ho w hi gh the object was a bove the horizon (:.kyline) when you /o<;t sow it . 33. In th v following larger sketch ploc'! o n "'A" ot the posit io n the object was \lhen you firs t sow it, and o "B" at its pal)ition when you lost sow it. Ref r to srnolle r sketch os o n example of ho w t o complete the forger sketch. 34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One} ,;;a. C loor s / c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One} b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One} a. No wind 'b. Slight breeze .; c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One} e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that yo u had seen the object? Day Month Y oor J 6. Was anyone else with you ct the time you sow the object? (C irclo One) ry;s .. No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did the y see the object too? (CircloOne) ..... Yes/ No 36.2 Please lis t their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen on object or objects like this? (Circle One) ':Yes No 37.1 IF yo u answered NO, then when, w here, and under what circumstances did you see other o nes? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might hove caused it? 39 . Oo y ou t h 1nk y ou can estimate the spet:d o f the object ? ,; .>71 "'!"'' ;'(; (Circle One) IF you an-; "'er ed YES, then what spoed would you ostimote? 10. Do you th1nk you c an est ima te ho w f(l( away from you t he object was? ~ :r ~ ~7 ' I F y ou on:.. .vercd YES, then how f ur away w ouiJ you s o y i t was? -11. Please giv,.' t he following i n formation about yoursol f: orno Middle Nome T E LEPHONE NUMBE What is yo ur present job . Please indicate any special educatio na l training that you h o ve had f. Other special t:-oining :ill q --- d. Pos t g raduate --- -~- -12. Dote you compl eted thi s questionnaire: rnree Sigh+ings l:l y !lnlt.-d Preq . -Heport3 by several person:~, in- cludin~ two veteran pilots , of <li~k-shaped ol,jects streaking t hru Southel'n California skies W~-'t'e under invt>stigation t oday hy Air Force. ~rarine Corps and CAA officials . Four ~uch objects were repHt~cl t 1 have b~en seen flyin~ in ap- ' ' 1rent tormatton by thl' threeman t rew of a Northrup Aircratt Co. i'lclne yesterday aflerncJn. ...J.-r ~ Marine Corps j et !i~hler pilot s ud he chB'if>ct a. fiery ohject for lll'Miy 25 miles Weflne nay nt{:ht I htorP he-:wtt<t forced to turn back wh+>n he ran low on !ttf>l. At the sumC! tim!!, control tower operaturs nt Lon~ .Beach Municipal Airport rc ported they saw an "eerie orange !lame" In the sky. - The two pilots and photo~taJJher in the. Northrup plane said they \'-'ttched the four disks yesterday for about live minutes until the myst~rio~s objects dic;appeared bc- )'ond a mountain peak. . Phologniphet Jim Wilkinson did not try to photo!{raph them. He sairt two of the disks were flyin~ above the other two and f'3 timated their attitud~ at about 20, The ~lulne pilot !ailed to iden tify the ."round amber light" he chased f or some 25 miles. The pilot. :\1a1. Huvf'y N. Patton of. Salt L.'\ke City, discounted the possibility th{lt it \\ n a star .. be cause it was not hi~h. enough and t'Edwud .S. Downs, Clvll Acron'\u I tics tower controller a t L'>n; Beach airport, reported "an nt'a:wt! ohJ~rt resembling a bctl\ ot fire'' rtl :\n aid 1 ttde. ot several thouAA nd !c~t nf!ar t ht-irport. Jet'i>ilOr"chas~S "Fiery Disc" Over California l\1arine Base S.\NTA A.T'iA. -Ca;ir! J an. 29 The pilot rcpor'tcd lt was a .. round UP)-The Marine Corps todCly amber U~ht" which r esembled jet ., j b exhaust or a colored star. ter! rt d efinitely could not have lct:.t rught chased a faery object been a star," Major Patton said, ln the skier for .nearly 23 milt!s "because it was n ot h igh enough until the plana ran.' low on Juel. and was moving.", The ~Iarine spokesman said The jet p lane chued the object 1ht:J pilot failed to 4dentity tht" for nea rly t i v e minutel . but or:.tnge-colored object but said. it finally wa3 forced to turn back clef in it e 1 y was moving and to the base because it was run- tmvel.:!d at high speed. nln~ low on fuel. 1\[:~jor Patton T he bright object first wa~ ob s:ud tha t ns he turned back he s.~rved at El Toro ::\tarine . air saw the light headed towards h .. $8 near here by a t ower oper-Long BPach. i\tor who said it was about 1,000 A tcw n1inutcs later, Edward S. 1 'et over the fie'ld and' ~9v~s I 'llS,. Civil Aeronautics t ower a westedv direction. .. ~ ' corltrollcl' at .Long Bcllch air;>Ort. :tltil!r o bscrvJ.6 tl1e .. ~ape s,atted, what h e described as: oiJject, the tower operator oooerPd orang~. object resembling a ba! Q ).farine all-weather j et ~ghter of fire" 'at an altitude of sever~ which was coming in for a land-thouSlnd feet near the airport. i:l.; to make art inve:iti~aUon. Downs said the object was )faj.. Harvey N. Patron of Salt travelin; west at high s peed and Ltl<e City, Utah, piloting the headed out over the ocean, di.i- me, be;an chasing the object. appearin~ .everal minutes later. JL:::.IC!1A 7T 1n t:w ~ection ~ ~1vers1de Calllorni.l. .: ,.,fc~ation no 1t.:li.L!cant.i flJd. r~c.J..r t!.''"'CA.j c..>LTt:::l:.J.t~u .r Lt.h tltr: k'J r-o H 't,l. Lh~ c: .. .l 'trLJ~r u t S:L'1t:l U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Force as muc h information a s possible concernin g th e unidentified aerial phenomenon tha t you hove observed. Please try t o answer as many questions os you possibly con. The information that y o u g ivo w i ll be used for rt:seorch purposes, and will be regordttd as confidential motorial. Yo ur nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclu:)ions, or publ ications w ithout your permission . We reque s t this personal informat ion so that , if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detoi Is. 1. When d id you see the object? Month Year 3. T me zone: (Circle One): o. Eastern b. Centra l c. Moun to in 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One}: a . _ D~y!i.ght Saving 4. Where WcHe you when you sow the object ? Nearest Posta l "ddress Ctt y or 1 own Stot o r Country Additional remarks: () J ~ 6 I 'l. 2' .l\_'\JS' .JA .S 5. Es timote how long you sow t h e o bject . 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Q uestion 5 . .-c;: Certa~ b. F o lrly cer to in c. Not very sure d. Justo guess 6. What was the conditi oo o f the sky? (Circle One):~a._ Br!g~t _?oY..Iigbt,.> b. Dull day l ight d. Just a trace of day I ight No trace of daylight c. Bright twilight f. Don't rcmernber 7 . t F yo u sow the object during DAYLIGHT, T WILIGHT , o r DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at th(' object? (C~rcle One): a. In front o f you b._jn._b.:ld...ol ~ou CC To your~ d. T o y our left t!. Overhead f. Do n't remember 8 . IF you sow the object a t NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle On~): a. Bri~ht moon light b. Dull moonlight c . No moon I ight -pitch dark Do n't remember d. Don't remember 9. Was tho object brighter than the background of the !;ky? (C irclo One): ( a. Yo .J b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky backgro u nd, was the b rightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant cor)? b. Severa I blocks away? c. A block away? d. S<Jvero I yards away? 11. Did the objact: o. Appear to stand s t i ll at any time? b. S uddemly speed up and rush away a t any time? c. Break up into parts or explode? (Circle One for each question) Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know d. Give off smoke? Don' t Know c. Change brig!ltness? Don' t Know f. Cha nge shape? D on't Know g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C irclo One): Yes . J Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 13 . D id the object move in front o f something at anyt ime, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes ~ Don't Know. IF y o u answered YES, than hll what it move d in front of: -------- 14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): r a. So lid? c. Don't Know. b. Transparent? Did you observe the object through any o f the following? Eyeglas!ies Yes B inoculars b. Sun glasses Telescope Ye s No Theodolite Yes No Window glass Yes No 16 . Tell in o few words the following thinas about the object. 17. Draw o picture that will show tha shape of the object or objects. label a nd include in your skotch any dotails of tha object that you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving 18. Tho edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurr~d b. Like o bright star 1"" c. -Sho-;PfY -out I i