Brookville Longisland Newyork — July 1960

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 7. LENGTH Ofl OIIIRYATION 10. IRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 2. LOCATION 1. NUMBER Ofl OIJICTS ee ob,,ects sighted b.igh !n sky in ''V" ormation. Pearly like :::.oo~. Extreme speed 1 1/2 t1n~es fighter plane (2500)?. Broke O!'rnation and one mo\ed s~raigbt up. Objects irst observed at 4o elev. o6o heading. st observed at 6o e lev on 225 heading 12. CONCLUSIONS 11. COMMINTI Probable high :flying a/ c with s:peed not accurately est = ted. 32. In the following sic etch, hnagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A" on the curvecll ine to show how high the obiect was above the 'horizon (alcyline) when you first saw it. Place a a on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (alcyl ine) when you last saw it 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the obiect was when you lirst sa~ it, and a a at its position when you lost saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger slcetch. 34, What were the weather condition at the tl you aaw the obfect? 34.1 CLOLDS (Circle O~te) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) a. Clear aky C:. ScoHerecl cloud cl. Thick or heavy cloucla e. Don't remember a. No wind b. Slight breeae c. Strong wind d. Don't remene.r 34.3 WEATHER (Circle O~te) 34.4 TEMPERATUP.E (Circle One) b. Fog, mlat, 011 light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain 35. When clicl you report to 10111e oHiclal that you had aeen the obiect? . 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 36.1 IF you answered YES, clid they see the obiect too? (Circle One) Yes No 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an obiect or obiects lilce this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In yow opinion what do you think the obiect was and what might have caused it? U ... S. AI R F 0 R C e T E C H H I CAL I N P 0 R MAT I 0 U S H E E T (SUIJMARY DATAl In order that 'your Information may be flld and coded as accuratoly as possible, please us the following pace to write out a short description l)f the event that you oba&rved. 'i~u may r .. lr.formatlon that you have already given In the questionnaire, and add ~ny further cc,mmenta, atotementa, or alcetchea thot you believe ore important. Try to J~reaert the details of the observa tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size p-1per may IH attached if they are n .. cled (Co Not W,ite ;,, Tltis Space} ~ col ~acker/ki/72291 Thla 18 to ac your letter ot 5 July ins tbe 1sbt1ns of n un1~Dt1t1e4 tl.71D& obJect. by you aDd. your trieD4. .J, Your containa 1nautt1c1eDt 1ntorm.t1oD for a valid concluioD. Tberetore, requeat you .,.A. te tbe attached Air Force Queat1ona1re in regard to tbe sigbtiDS and rozward tbe completed paper to the Aeroepece Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Baae Inclosures Sincerely, I \WHENCE J. TACKER Lt. Col. USAF Public Inf tion Division Ottice of Int tion oi-3d-comeback oi-l reader ft PIGH T P hTTEq~Q: ... AlP UFO Sighting ( r " : 5AFOI-3d (L/Col Tacker) Request two questionnaires be sent to ro~ completion by him and one other person who saw the objects letter, cop,y attached. reported in J.!r FOR THE COMMANDER: and Co'!lponents ~Aiel-3d (L/Col Tacker) "quee\ two q~eati be aent to toe c hia and one other penon who av tbe objeo\ reported 1n J.tter, oow attached POR THB COMI'..ANDI81 PHII.IP G. EVANS Colonel, USAF Deputy f()r Rcience and Components C"-.r ltr 5 Ju}J' 60' rr Gre~t ~eck, L. I L~st evening, July 4th at B:l5 P.M. my wife And I were visiting ~t Brookville, NAsa~u County, Long Island N. Y. We observed three distinct eireul~r objects p~ssing noiselessly ~cross the ele~r sky. It w~s in the view of 5 or us (1 neighbor) for ~proxL~ately 1! minutes They kept ~. constPnt formation ~nd ~bout '2/'J the wA:y across the sky one of the three objects ch~nged course, but the other two remAined on their same course. There w~s ~o wi~d on the ground, ~nd they were going in ~ S.W~ direction One s~id it w~s the color of the ~oon, I said it h~d a pe~rly, pl~tinum color. It w~ s impossible for me to .: udge the height, but I woul:i s~y ":he:: were very ef.'sily ~een, but m1..1st h~ve been f~r up. o~e s~id the edges were f ..i.ZZY, my wife, who h~s ver:r sh~rp vision, s~id she got the ~Tzp~ession ~f whirling rings ~round tte object~ I w~s tQld to write to J:1 '-0:; the news editor or the N. Y. Times. I !)m 35, ~nd w~s ~ dis le-: se!"vicem~r.. :r.~y wife h~s ~ M~sters i~ Educ~tion from Col ...1mbi ~. i:)u:.'i -=ppreci~te tn!)t we find out wh~t 's happening. . .equest two !1'l~l!tiorA1ire8 be attntJ to . him and one othe,.. person who enw the ob.1eet.e reported in . ].et,t,r, COP'/ ~ttf!Chede Colonel, U~AP De put:: tor ~:-i ce A.ndGo'noon'.lnte COO~D I~J AT ION: U. S. A I R P 0 R C I T I C H N I CAL I H II 0 R MAT I 0 N S H I! E T Thla queationnoire has been prepore4 10 thot you con giYe the U. S. Air Force aa much lnl,..tlon 01 potalble concerning the uniclentifiecl aerial on that you have obaerved. PI try to anawer 01 many questions as you po11ibly can. The Information that you give will lte uaecl for research purposes, ancl will be regarded 01 confidential material. Your name will not uaecl In connection with any statetnents, conclusions, or publications without your Pmlaslon. We requeat thla personal information 10 !hot, If It Is deemed nece11ory, we niGy contact you for furth cleta ila, When tlicl you aee the obiect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One}: 3. Time aone: (Circle One):c. a. Eastern (Circle OneJ: o, Daylight Saving ' b. -central b. Standard ottol Aclclrett ty or Town Stote or Country Additional remarks: 5. Estimate how long you sow tho obiect. 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Juat a guess 6. Whot was the conditicn of tho sky? (Circle One): a. Bright day I ight b. Dull daylight d. Just a . trace of day I ight No trace of day I i ght c. Bright twilight f. Don't remeanber 1. IF you saw tho obiect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Citde OneJ: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left Overhead f. Don't remember ATJC P'ORM NO. 164 ( 13 OCT ~4) I. 'lfl 'ou law the oufec\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cllcl you notice concerning the STARS ancl MOON? . 8.1 STARS (Circle One}: 1.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright light 1. Dull moonlight c, No moonlight pitch clark Don't remoNer fl. Don't remember 9. Woa the ollect brighter than the background of the ek,? (Circle One): 10, IF It wa1 BRIGHTER THAN the ak, ltoclcground, waa the brlghtneas II Ice that of an le heaclllght?a (Circle One} A mUe or more awa' (a cllatant car)? S.verallloclca away? c. A lloc:lc away? cl. Several ,arda away? 11. Dlcl the obiect: a, Appear to atand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c, Break up into parts or explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change brightness? f: Change shape? g. F lie leer, throb, or pulsate? ( C Ire /e One lor eoelt q~stlon) No Don't Know No Don't Know Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know 12. Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the obiect move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what 1~. Did the obiect appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't know. Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yea Binoculars Yes No Sun glasses Yea No Telescope Yea No Windshield Yes No Theodolite Yea No d. Window glass l6. Tell In e fw words the following thlnga about th oblect 17. Draw picture that will ahow the ahape of the oltfect or obfecta. Lobel and Inc: lucie In your alceteh any cletalla of the obleet that you aaw auch a1 wings, protrualone, ete., oncl eapec Iaiiy exhauet tralle or vapor troll e . Plac .. arre-w bealde the drawing to ahow the direction the oltlect was moving. The edges of the obiect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. Sharp I y out I ined d. Don' t remember