PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD S. OATETIME GROUP Locol dusk 7 LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 40 m1nutes 2. LOCATION ~ TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-VI suol AI~ Visual I. NUMBER Of OBJECTS 0 Ground-Roclor 0 Air-Intercept Radar 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Probaltly 8alloan PossiWy 8olloon Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 PossiYy Aircraft 0. Was Astronomlca~-rhellt3 lta<Probably Astro~cdt '"0 Possihly Astronomical 9. COURSE 0 Othor--------- Pa rP I r 1 with p ] m ttl Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown Ob.i observed out of/VIHdow on flip;ht. f'ro m flrt;l"iptin n in n ~rnrd with H3nh DC to Miami, Fla. Tim~ cr.l.lmnt.f"d nhf\llt r>!ll'h~'lin nh~trvnlinn. dusk. Observers R/ c nbov~ r l oudn. Ob.i d rsC"r i hN fln n long bnr or strip very red o n hn1.1.r,m, f"mUng to yellow on top. Obscrvf'ci fnr J,o min I. r le;ht oi' p lnnc. Did not change l t ' s pos l t i on r e l a ti ve to o./ c , Ob j disappearE:'rt with dfl rk.ne~ !i Lbject surrounded by blue sky. Asked stPwn rrl , t 0 jdcnt, tfy. Didn't kno w thou~ht ttiHYbf ~unc-r t ATIC FORM 329 (RBV 26 SltP 52) 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Cirde One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?--------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle One}: a. Inside a building b. In a car d. In on airplane (type) A/ C: 23. Were you {Circle One) In the business section of a city? In the residential section of o city? In open countryaide? Near an airfield? Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehic:le at the time, then.'complete the folfowfn~ '1'-'dior.!S; 24.1 What dfrection were you moving? (Circle One) e. South . b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest .24.2 How fost were y041 moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were loolcing at the object? (Circle One) h. Northwest 25. Did you observe the obiect through any of the fallowing? o. Eyeglasses e. Binoculars Yes No b. Sun glasses c. Windshield Theoc:lol ite d. Wi~ow glass In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe :n yCXJr own words o ;:omm~ ~ . ol,ject or objects which, when placed up In the slcy, would give the same appearance as tne object whieh yo-w .J~O: In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curv.d line to show how hl&h the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirll sow it. Pl:lc:a a a" on the aome c:urv.d line to ahow how high the obiect was above the horizon (akyline) when you lost sow lt. Place an ... 14-~ on the compos when you llrst saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the rJbject 28 . Draw o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Plaett ao " :\ u at the begi,nll1t~ of the path, a "8" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. 29, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that tho)' wttre 1r~veJing 30. Have you eyer seen this, or a similar object before. if s o give date or daht3 <md location. 31. Waa anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circfe One} 31.1 fF you answered YES, did.they see the object too? ( Circla One) 32. Please gi11e the following information about yourself: Lost Name Micfd le Na"! TELEPHONE NUMBE tfMiicate any additional information about yourself, inc:lvding any special axperiance, whi eh might ~ - '4 1.,cnt. to whom did you report that yov had seen the object? November 20 'lbe sighting of August 8. 1963 which you reported to tbe Air Force has been identified aa parhel1a~ aomet a called aundogs or mock Dr. Donald H. Menzel~ 1n his book "The World of Plying Sauoers describes Sundogs aa follows: *Sundogs are another special errect resulting from a peculiar combination o~ circumstances. and they continue to supply their quota or good UFO reports. Tiny ice crystals floating 1n a layer of quiet air and reflecting a bright sun are respon- sible ror producing sundogs. A thin layer of such crystals may be invisible to the observer; a thiek layer appears as the ramiliar cirrus clouds. Sunlight filtering through such an ice fog is reflected 1n aach crystal so that a pa ttern of bright spots or l16ht eortns 1n the s ky an image ot the sun that sometimes rivals the sun 1taelr 1n - brilliance. These a are called mock suna sundogs. or parhelia when they accompany the sun (and mock moons. moondoga. or paraselenae when they accompany the moon). They appear 1n the sky at a poa1t1on a given distance from the sun and usually have a t1,ce of red on the edge nearest the sun." '!'hank you ror report1ng this unusual aerial to the Air Force. Sincerely. MASTON M. JACKS MaJor. USAF Public Infox1aatj.on Division Office of Information is ( ittlt Corn t-i -todtl~ To i;ko..,_k ~ou. CfhtHt words C/.11'1. SO.!j . This is in reply to your letter of February 11, 1964, with rurther reference to the unusual phenomena you witnessed on August 8, 1963. In our letter we quoted Dr. Menzel's book "The World of Flying Saucers," in which he explained the "sundogu phenomena. In describing this phenomena, Dr. Menzel does not intend that there need be clouds. in order for a "sundog'' to be visible. His statement was that "a thin layer of ice crystals may be invisible altogether while a thick layer may resemble cirrus clouds. A moderate amount may result 1n just such a phenomena as the one you witnessed. Also, "sundogs" appear in various colors or the spectrum an~ usually, although not always, have a trace of red on the edge earest the sun. The phenomena pictured in t he photograph you sent was brou6ht a bout by the high cumulus clouds on that particular evening . 1 Attachment Sincerely, MASTON M. JACKS MaJor~ USAF Public Information Division Office of Inronnation September 17-1963 _ Thie is 1n ~sponse to your letter of September 9 1963. 1n which you repl)rted sighting an unidentified object during a flight to Plorida. Inclosed is a Forrn FTD 164. Would you kindly complete the questionnaire and forward it directly to the Air Force Systems Command. F~reign Technology Division. Wright-Patterson APB. Ohio. A self-addressed envelope is inclosed for your convenience. Upon completion or the investigation. you will be further advised. Miami. Florida 33130 Sincerely. MASTON M. JACKS Major. USAF Public Inrormat1on Division Office of Information This questionnaire has bec.n proporeci so thtH y ou con g iv u I no U.S. Air Force as much informotkm as pouibl!:' concerning th~ Jni~entifieci (:t~riol ph ttnomenon that y~u have c.bsrv~d. Please try to answer as mc:~ny que~tions ali you P"-;sib ly t;On . T he information rhat you gi...,o will be used for research purpose5. Your n";me will not bl!l usod In c:r.mnection Nith o'Y st,l h:rnetlt.;, conclusions, or publications without your permi ion. We reque:a this p~rsonal lnfc;rmation so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you f<.~r. further detoi is. 1. When did you see the obj~ct? 3. T i me Zon: ( Citcle One j, t~ 4' Eastern C er'ltral ( Cird e On~): a.-~Ugbt Sa-. irrr! ( b. S~ondard ~-., d. Pacific: J .~!,l!re were y o'-' wh~n yc~.~ iO'"' the t.)b ject? Nearest P ostal Address Cit y or T 0 -Nf'l 5. How long was object i n s ight? (Total Durotlon) Minute Sec on~ s '=( Not very sure d. JUst a g.:e'is a. Certai n b. Fairly certoi n 5.1 How was time in sight determi ned? 5.2 Wos objecot in sight continuously? 6. Whot wos the condition of the sky? a . Bright 7. IF you saw fhe object during DAYLIGHT, where was th,. SUN locot"d os you (Citcl One): a. In fror'lt of you b. In back of you c:. To your r ight d.L_T.o_y_our 1~1 J e. Overhead f. Don't rememb~r 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice c or.caming th., STARS and MOON! 8.1 STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): d. Don't remember a. Bright moonlight b. Dull n:ool'll ight c. No moonligh r -pit~h clark d. Don't remem:.1or 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circ:le Or.e): WEATHER (Circle One): o; Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain Scattered c I oud s c. Moderoht or heavy rain Thic~ or heavy clouds d. Snow Don't remember 10. The obiect ap~ored: (Circle One): e, Oon "'t rememb.r b. Transparent 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a bright star ([~-Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand stilt at any time? Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away atony time? Yes Don't know c. Break up into parts or explode? Ye!5 Don't lcn~w d. Give off smoke? Change brid1tness? Don't know Don't kn,v.~ f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? Don't lcnow O,n' t k:St)W h. Yes No Don' t know Disappear an.l--... eoppMI-7- 14. Oicl the object cfiaappear while Ye4J were watching it? JS . Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yea Don't Know. IF you anawered YES, thttn tell whot :. 16. Did the obfeet move In front of J.otnething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): - in front of: /" ...... 17 . Tell In a few words the following th ines about the object: IF you answered YES. ~en tll what We wish to know the angular aize. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object onci n~t., hnw much of the obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you had .,.rformed this experiment ot th .. t i,n& ~f alghtlng, how much of the object would have been covered by the march h.ad? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or ot)iects. Label and Include in y04Jr sketch cany dehllls J of the obiect that you aaw >1uch aa wings, protruliQnt, etc., ancl especially exhaust trails or vapot" trails. . Place an atTOW beside the drawing to ahow the direction the obiect was movini