3. DATETIME CROUP Local 1705 7. LEHCTH OF OBSERVATION ?Jot Reoort~d PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAR~ 2. LOCATION Joliet, Illino i s L TYPE OF OBSERVATION it Ground-Vlsuol 0 Grouncf-Rodor 0 AI,. VI suol 0 Air Intercept Rodor I. HUMBER 0,. OBJECTS 9. COURSE Seven Not Re p,>r ted CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Boli-n Poui bl y Balloon 0 Wos Ahcroft Probably Aircroft Possibly Ai rcroft Wos Astronomical Probobl y Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Other llDI:f:] j a b 1 .,. B ~?t Insufficient Doto for Evoluotion 0 Unltnown 1'0 . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Oco.;:~t s i ghted .Jreaki:1~ i :1to '? cbj~cts and -0-r.::-:-~ing v a r:.)us :n:lnut." r s . ~ightir.g jtj.r.ing ATtC P OR.\C Jl9 (RP.V 26 S E P 5l) ?onn rilled i n d ur il'1g .1Tovembc r 1963 f or- warded tc AF in Fe b 1964 of s i e hting in ~pril 1963. ,iltn-a::;s no\1 lL. yrs old. ~so conr:.: ctJi n g data and esse ntial data miss i ng . FOREIGN T E CHNOLOGY OIV!SION AIR F O RCE SYSTE>,~S COMMAN D UNITEO 5 r AT1 AI R FORCI RIC'1ToPATTER.SON .AI R C"')f1CE B45t, ...;H>O UFO Sighting (3 Apr 63) Hq USAF SAFOI PB (Mrs Gaiaer) Reference the attached letter .p...., hi a sighting of' 3 Apr 63. Also a suggested reply to Ronald. FOR '111E COMMANDER ERIC T de JONCKHE!ERE Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology and SUbsystems )II. THE NUCLEU S OF SECUPI TY! Your ai&hting vas made on 3 Apr 63. You reported this sighting to the Un1 ted States Ai.r Force in November 1963 and forwarded the to:na to the USAF in Feb 1964. Almost one year bas pass~d since your sighting. Information in ;your report vas vague and inconsistent. Portions ot the data requested were missing, such as the direction and duration ot the sighting. Also, the speed est1 mated at 500 mph ia inconaiat.ant with motion ascribed to the object. Your report is carried in the Other Category (Conflicting Data). No information pres~nted 1ndicated tbat this was not a misinterpreted conventional object or na~l phenomenon. Sincerely, This is in reply to your recent inquit;,' concerning an Unidentified Flying Object you observed 1n April 1963. As a matter or general policy. the Air Force does not send evaluations or s1ghtings unless spec1rically requested at the t 1me the report is forwarded. The tnrormation in the form you furnished was not comprehensive enough to enable our project orfice to evaluate the sighting. Portions of the data requested were missing such as the direction and duration of the sighting . Also~ the speed estimated at 500 mph is inconsistent with motion ascribed to the object. Your report is now carried in our files as "Conflicting Data." No indication is presented in the rorm that this was not a misinterpreted con- ventional object o r a natural phenomena. Joliet., Illinois Sincerel,: ~ MASTON M. JACKS Major., USAF Public Information Division Office of Information U.S. AIR FORCE 'TECHNI C AL INFORMATIGt~ T h is questionnnire has been prepared s o t hc t ~">lJ con give ih~ !). $ . J..ir f o , c e !'IS much informatio n as possib le concern ing the unideniifi.,d c.er:?: j.>h(lnO!T.dW;n rh1~ y)~ 1-r.:ve oo*ant.><t Please try to answer as many questions -.s you pCSl>ib:y cm. Tl:., 1nformut:on r~w~ 1ou gbe will be used for resear c h purposes. Y our nome wil l n o t [.: uscod l;, con,ec tioo . .vitn ):ly stat"n'ents, c onclus ion s , or pub lications without your permiss ion. We reGu.: s~ thi ~ persor.al inform<:~tion s o that if it is dee med n eces s a ry, we may contact you for furthor deta i is . 1. When d id you see t he obje c t ? 3. Time Zone: (Circl~ Q.,e) : a. E a $lern b. Certlroi' d. Poe ific Min u l e a ( Circ:l., O ne): o . D;,yJ ight, Sc, i~g b. Standard ' {. -:~ .. ~., were you when yov s o,y he object? ~arest P osta l Addre'ls 5. How long was object i n s i ght? {Total Duration) a . C e rtain c. Not very su r3 b. Fairly certain d. J v,t a gvess 5.1 How was time In sight deter mined? ': _ 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. Wha t was the c o ndition of the sky? 7. IF you saw the object during D AYLIGH T , where \VOS the SUN locotcd OS ro.~ looked ~t h e oo:~c? (Circle One):- . a . In front of~ li. In bCJ<:I< o7 yoo- c. To yovr right d. T o your left e. Ove,he c.~ f . Don't r~merr.ber 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notic e c oncerning the STARS ond MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): a. None a . Bright moonlight A few b. Dull moonl ight No moonl ight -pitch dark Don't remember Don' t remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time yOAJ saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circl~ On.,): b. Fog, mist, or light rain a. Ctear sky_, c. Scattered dOYds c, Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Sno'N e. Don't remember 10 .. The object appeared: ( Circle One): d. As a light b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brtghtest <>tars? (Circle One): a.-Bright~r c. ;bouT fne S.Jme d. Don't know Compare brightness to so~e common object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a briaht~tar ~.-Sharply outline d. Oon'f ~memt)er 13. Did the object: (Circle One for 'each question) a Appear to stand still at any time? Don't K!'IOW Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know Break up into parh Don't kn~w Give off smoke? Change brightness? Yes Don't know Change shape? Don't !cno'l'l' ash or flicker? Doo't Stnow h. Disappear and reappear? Don't ~now Yes 14. Did the object disappear while yoJ w~re WtHchin'1 >t:' If ~r., ~ow? 15. Did the object movo behind something o t any time, porticu!l.ldy v clc.;.:l? (Circle One): it moved btlhind: Don'l Know. IF yo-.: .lnswered Y:=S, ti,<:n 1ell whr.rt 16. Did the objeet move in front of yt)meth ing at any t irne , p ::rticu larl7 o cloud? Don't Kn(;W. (Circle One) in front of: 17 . i e ll in a few words the following things obcoJt the _.oi-:_1_ . "JO.:h of t h e ob1ect iS cover ~d b:-rne head or rne liJDrCh , l; you naJ f)~rfOf!i o<:rl _, shting, how much of t Me fJIJje-.:r would h a v ' ~en c'-'vert~ .~ by rt>~ rna:ch I, c..;:~ 19. Draw a picture that will show the shop~ of the object or objects. Label and in.:lud~ in ~o!Jr ~k"'t.~h c r i .,:<-ii:: of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, e tc., and especial ly e;ehc:v~t t r-:Jih cr 't':lpcr cr(:ii:. . .-~ p.J~-on arrOYf bes~e the drawin~ to show the direction the objec:t WOS mcving. .-_ 20. Do you think you can estimot~ the speed <Jf the objec:f ; (Cirde One) IF you answer'!d YES, thon what speed WO\Jld you estimur"? ;,._ ..,.''---- I 21. Do you th ink y o u con estimate how f a r owoy from yotJ tha ob!ttct wcs5? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it woos? i 22. Where were you ioc:oted when you sow tha object? (C irele One): o , Inside a buildi,, g b. In a car ~ :-uurd'OOrS\ .! . In an 'l ifp lo,\.t ( typt!) a. ln.Jh~ .bui l:less s.ectign uf a c sty? c. In opl!ln country side? d. Near a n a irfield? " F lying OV$r a city? f . Fl;i,~g vv;,r o pot'l ::Ot.lntry? 24. IF you were MOVING 11'1 ~N AUTOMOBILE or other --~hi.-1.:: a t th., li m' h~:-'l mob~u rho !olfo.,.!r .J ~.d. i What direction "'f ere y~v .ncv ing? (C:rda One ) c. North c . Eust b. Northeast d. Southeast f. So.'thw~i~ : 4.2 How fast W'Jre you moving? ;n;!.u per hot,;r. 24.3 Did y ou stop ot any time while you were looking at the object? (Circie One) Did you observe the object through any of the followin g ? Eyeglasses Yos e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses Yes f. Teloscope Windshield Theodolite Window gloss In order that you ean give ~s clear a picture as possible o f what you sew. Jesc~tbe ;,., yo: ., ~., 'tf>'or ' :' .) -"''"'11'~" object r:w objects whic:h, when placed up in the sky, wotJid give the s ome apn!:J:on:. 11:. ;,.., :-:-. cr .-,:::;, ~-. ~ : In the following s~etch, imagine that yr.u are at the poin i :..1-.own. Ploc~ <m ''A'' on the cutva-d lirAJ> ~o show how the object was above the horizon (skyline} when you first suw lt, Ploctt u "B" on 1'h~ ~ame Cl.lrved line t9 show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) wh~n you /as1' ~uw :t. Plac~ on ' 'A" on thw compau when you lir5t saw it. Ploc:o a "B" or~ the compass wh~re you last sow th.J ~>'>l~.tct. 28 . Draw a picture that wiil show the motion that the object o r objects mod~. P.loc& an' A'' <.: th& has;"MI . <1f rho path, a "S" at the end of the path, ayd sho!"' any chongos in direction ~ .. uingJh~ co:.::~ll..: _ :-_;~ 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? -----:7-r--~----- Draw a picture of how they wore arranged, and put on arrow to $how thet directicn tnot they were l~ovoling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or o similar obj~.:r befcv,, If so g ive d.:~t'!t or dote~ ond location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please g i TELEPHONE NU !l owing information about yoursel Indicate any additional informotio"' about yourself, including any special uperience, which might b. ;,.rnao 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Day Month Yar 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: ' I. r . f ;') '-- Doy (t Month 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.