PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION l o. CONCLUSION ll. NUMB'i:R c-= 0 3JECTS s. LENGT:i 09SERVATION 1 l 6P'Ef SUMMARY AND A NALYSIS .:::3S::RVA T ION 9. PHYSICA L E VI DENCE Sta't'e Pollee Beedqtlarlers !.acaiog, ~ticb1 gan 1.. Rel'erenee telephone conversation be~.reen 'ill~ David Moody, ~l'rigbt-?atte.rson A.it~B B!ld your organiz3.tion concerning -.,arious unidantUied f~g cbject sighti ngs in and au.rrou.nding Lansing on ':"..b.a n1gklt 21 -22 Jul 64. From the in.fo1-mation :preaented it a~ars that ai:erafi 31ldl.s.r to those 'fljing n iiVIt :p'hotogra3)hic missions dnr1ng the latter part ot ~.fay 64 a.r1! ege:fn oyer~ting ill ;Jellr ares. "l!lese. ~ircraft fly lov le~l missions (altitude abcv.t. 500 :feet) -with ~"leir land:tng ligbts on. The gqul:9.ment 1:tcludes .a generator or a~te-:-na.tor ~m.ich mates a ,,ery loud shrill !;lOWld :hat 13 o higher intensity than the aircraft er.g!~e. Ihesa.planes tly a t alov a~eeda. ~e have notestablish~d the or i6=ln of t-hese ~ligbts, liowe,rer ~ :nany of' the m.is~ions l'la~re a se~..u-1 ty classi.:f:!.ca"t.:!.on due t o the aqu.ipment, operation.a.l matt e r o r and ~ct of the -work being :performed .2. 'he ::lr.! atuchi:1g about twent y copies ot ~'TD Form 164 aa re- quested by your office. ~e "WOUld appreciate your tor,;a.-ding an;r coPJ_plei",ed tor.ns to: MaJor Hector ~intanilla, Jr Ret FTD ( TDEW/U~u) Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 3. 4~, Sgt Mood7 vishes to expreas hi.s appreciation for the cooperation and courtesy which )'OUr office extended to him and Bill rovers trcm North\JP.stern University duri.og their investiga- tion ot the May aig}lt1ngs in Lansing. l.J3C'roR tTA.Y.tTJ..A, J r :~iaJor, USAF C~er, .'\~rial ?her.omena Th,. 4u'dsti .mnoira ha~ b::11n pt~pcfad 3 0 thu~ y tliJ cui'l g i v.:! t:-: ~J.S, ,'\i: f .:. -;e rJ:;. r. .. ch inf~.mr.cti.,n t;:.> possibla c0:.::ernirg :h~ .m!dentifi.:d o9rkl phant:ll::::""n ;,10! :'ou b 1\'~ c::..>..tr .. ~-4. Plcu'l., n1 ~o onsw~r os mcu1y r;uostioq-;; u s you po.;;sio!:~ ~-:on. Th~ in~Nmcti~;' rh\, i V:J..J ~F '!:1 ,ill! ccn c J s i~n 3: or puh l i coti ons -ith,u t y Ol H fJ'1f :n i ~ s i of'\ o ,~ e r~ qu :.n;t t~: '> i'<Jt :on a ! i nt) m.:: ti 'J"l :1.) ~: cr :i " rr.ad n~cess~ry, w~ mcy c~ntoct you ~o.-f,;,.,.h,~r dai.-Ji 1 i ll!t: o~ dey: Wh !tll did ; o v :;~e the ob j~c t !' ! {Cird9 Dna) : (ob~ . Eo;<;to:-r., (CitcliJ Q,.ej: ;;J, ~) ,dr How lo ng W!U obj'lct in sight ? {Tool D uration ) o . Cartoln b. ?cilv c~rtoin r.. Not V'tJf'! s ure d. Just o gu"u a . Bilght a . B r ight b. C loudy (Ci::b One): o . In fro n t t')f you In back of y o; T o your ri aht 8. IF you sow th~ obj,ct a t NIGHT, what did you n otice Ct'JI'\Cum ins1 tnb STARS t . .md MOO ? STARS (Circl~ O nu): MOON (Circltt One}: \. '!r' Bri ght tnoonlight b. Dull moonlight ~1anv No m'lonlight -pitch dr~rk Don't remember 9. Whut w-,rf!l i,~ w~cther ccndition.s <It the timtt yoo saw the obj~ct? C LOUD3 '( Cird~ Onf!l }: a, Cl111ar s:.Cy c. Scat r~ -: 10\Jds d. Thick or :,~ovy cl:>uds b. T r.:ln .S;)Qr~nr c. V::lpor WEATHER (Circle One): r o./ Dry b. Fog, rni s t, o r l ight rain c. Mod~rote or h.cravy roin e. Dont ramemb~ a. C :., 't romom~r ll. ti it app80t'~o os a lioht, Wa$ it brignt!tr than tha brigh't3Jt stot s ? (Circ:l& On.,): c. About ~h~ sam d. Don't know 11.1 Compar~ brightness to som C<?rnm<n ob!ct: Th~ edgs oi th object wer8: (C ire/a One) : " Fuzzy or hlutr'!td !> ...... Lilce a, bright ~tot ~. Don't remember 13. Did th!t obj~ct: o , Appear ' o ~;tond still a' any time? b. Suddltnly Sp-i'ed up and rush ow-::ry atony ti m.,? c:. Br~ok up irto port~ or e lod!t? d . Giv6 off zsr1c~a? t:. Change br;~htntu'3? f. Change s h op&? q . F!a sh or flic'-<~r? h. D isoppe<Jt and reopp.,or? Don' t know Don~ knQ'IW Dcn't !<now D oH't ~no'W Do,,' t ?,now Did t'-1.-: obj:Jct di:.;oppdor whi 1~ ;rou w~ro .Ntchi:1g ir? If-:;,,, how? 15. Did~+ ob!eci -,oy~ k h lnd somc::thing a ! any tirne, ptlrriculorly a d oud? Yo~ Nv ........ .:?~UJ.(LlClw-1 IF ycu tlf\S' l.S. Djd th~ obia.c:r movf; in front of -;om~rhiflg t'lt 1.1rry tim~, por t iculady u cloud? in front H : t 17 . T~ll in 0 I :O..,f ...... ord!S thtt following ch ;il!=S ooout th~ cbi..;c~; i , 18. 'ti" . .,.iJh to <now the ongulor Ji::~. h.::id o m\Jtch s~ick ot orm's !f>ngln in li n":t .,..,;?h o ~no.vn o ;,;P!>d -'~'d _.,n . t hv~ j ~ much of th.., o o jact is co\J~r.,d ::,y the h e ad of Th e l"(lOtch. If you had performed ~hh ~..:~.,..,d:'l;;n! o r h"' li-ll"' _r :' "' 1 :.1i~hting, ho...., much o f that ob.j~d would hav~ l.nen c ov-ar.'td by the m:Jtch hooJ? t 19 . Draw a ?ich.Jr~ ~or will show th., shoo" o f th~ object or objctcts. Lobol ond in cl ud, in { O .Ii =- -::h \.11' i~t..,,J~ of th~ obj~c~ -!....~ / o v sowsuch o s Hing~, protrusions, et.:., and cspeciol!y exhlust rrni!; c~ .tape~" ~tl:l\, Ploca on or:o:r-f :;..,;,de ~ha dro~ir:g t :l ,;how th$ dirttction tn~ o~ject Wt.li snovi.1tJ. 'ZO. Do y c u th ink you cr.n t:zsHm,lte lhe sp~ed of the 0l:.ject? (Circ:fe One.) y (!)5 IF y ou o n ;wer.:-d YES, 1h{;tn what ~i)ead would you e~tim-..~et? --------- -. J 2 L Do you thir.k vu ::~n estimate how f'.Jr owJy frc.m you ihe. objec i \'res? IF y ou on!>.o.~red /':S rhen how far awcJy ti'Ould y ou soy j ; was?--------- Wh:=rb '""''~ y ou loc ot::1d vl'h~n ~t'>U ~ow ih~ cb!uc t? (C ircla On~ J: a . lnsiJ ~ c ::l-..Jil dir'lg b . In a cc; c . Ourdo or s In an oir~;<"rn~ (typa) >1. I:! th ~ busin~ss sac\i.")u ot 1.0 .:ily? -c . j .1 O,.)'.ltl co1..mtry:: ida? d. l'k:ur a n oidio ld ? ;.;. Fl1ing ov:~r n ci~/:l " At s~o . f. Fl~ it1g ov(:Jr o;:.en r:ounrr'/? 1 24.1 Whet dir~ct:on wer3 y o u moving? (Cifcl~ On::,) b. Nor-:'neot d . Sovthea.st f. Southw~s~ h. H.:>r~h'l"oesr 24.2 How f ost w~ut y ov mov ing? .:-nil~s pe r hour 24.3 D id you stop a t any time while y ou 'I'NJr;, loo'<ln g or th., obj~ct? (C ireltj On,) E yt~Jg las tes Binocular~ b. Sun 3!eutts Y <H 0 f. T ,IHc~pe Yo s c . Windsh i~l-: Yes Th ttodol i te Window g.c n lrl ord~H tno t y ou can glv.., os c lear a pic~urc 0:1 poss:b!e n f what you sow, du.,~;rib~ in yo:..~r ~wn .. .,.,rJ:s u t:~tWllt:n ' object or objdd3 which, whan )>laced up in th~ ;ky, would giva th& sarne oppearonctt o~ ;h~ ohlec: whir~ ',m; ,::ltl: \yh m y..,u firs t Su'.-f i~. Placfl 0 us~ on ~he comprus wh::r} :o\.1 I a:;' ' '1-1 ~:, ,Li c:t 2?. lF th~re wo~ MORE THAN ,2tU:. obj~ct, th~n how many w;,r~ th ttr.:t"? ------------- 1 D raw a pie1'ul'& of how tnl!)l W!r!t o rronged, and put on ar:"lw ~o :;how r!,a dlrac~io:~t~ :hJi 1 30. Hove you OVdf' soen thi:i, cr a ;:oirni fa r obj~t:t b~frJrt~. If .. o ~1iv.:: dut..: cr do~;,:;; .:md location. 31. Wos anyon& -:tis~ with you at t h a t ime you saw the objoc~? (Circle One) 31.1 II-) OJ ~n-.,.,~r.)d YES, did thc.y see rh~ object tol)? (Cirde 0:-1e; 31.2 Pl.,o3~ list th..,ir nom.,~ and a.:ldras.ic:s: 32. pl~f'IU gi,, rha f o ll owi ng inronr.cr ior. obout ~ouneJf TL:Lt:PHONE NUMBER---------