Philadelphia Pennsylvania — February 1965

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1: bATE.~ TIME GAOUP 2. LOCATION . I ,. . 3 Febrtt:!.zy 65 Night FhilaC.elphia, ?ermsylvan:ia 4 . NU.,.IER 0' OIJ!CTS lhlt i pl e Light s S. LENGTH 011 OJS!ItVATION l OI!fl s ~ M 6. TYPE OF 08SEAYATIOH \:rrol.!I'rl- Visua l Cv :rhe.:J.d ~ 9. PHYSICAL EVIDEHCI! Additional data requested frow the 1-r.i. tness. ~'-"' _ ,,...,.; Case regarrled :)S Insu .f;i.Qii.ilAi: Dat a ; 11. Bltl!fl SUMMAAY AND ANALYSIS Fon~tion of white li~hts trith one red light on the r i dd1e o~" the J.e ft side. 300 ft Hide .=.nd 500-6~ f t loP.,; ,\s ob j~ ct }:e.Ssed overhead a loud ro~r :~as a pr..armt. In the follow In; a ketch, lmotlne that you ore Cit the point ahown. Place (In "J.." ol\ I he ~:urv.,,~ I enc. t~ show ho"' objtct was aboote the horl&on (s~yllne) when yw llrst aow lt. Place o .. B" on the s:sme cur~ed line 1o show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline} when ynu last ~aw it. Place .:~n "A" on the compou when you 1/r:Jt aow lt. Place a "B" on tht compau whr yov /oJt aaw t he ohject. 28 . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects modo. P.loce on .. A.~ at the b.glnnlng ot the path, o "B" ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direct I~ during the couru 29. IF there woa MORE THAN ONE obJect, then how many were there? 6&xc~ Draw o picture of how they were cwranged, ond put on arrow to ahow th direction that thy were trovoling. 30. Have you ever seen this, 01 a simi lar object bef01e. If so g ive date 01 dote ond locotlon. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you &aw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? ( Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addreues: 32. Pleaae give the following Information about younelf: TELEPHONE NUMBER AGf Indicate any additional lnf01matlon about younelf, lnclucllng any apeclal exjMrlence, which might be J*tlt~enf. and to whom d id you repott thot you hod seen the object? r:J ptfo ft UAPV l 9 ~ 3.4. Dote you completed thia questionnaire: 35. lnfcrmatlon which you f .. J pertinent and which Ia not adequately covered in the apeclflc pointa of the questionnaire 011 o nonative explanation of your sighting. a" sa ..... to,.._. unt'Sfted nn.. obJN' nD .1ol'a l61a --nal.l.7 -JO' bl.e xet;np ue4 ~ tMa 1D onar tb* .-haau.ca """be mde ar l .t'cf:a. AT Til OF: HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UHIT&D 8TATilS AIR P"O"CI: WRIOHTPATTI! .. 80H AIR P"ORC& a.t.Sil, OHIO suaJEcT: UFO Sighting, Ph iladelptia, Pennsylvania, 3 Feb 65 TO: Hq USAF ( tilrs Hunt) This office is in re of an unidentified flying object r eport from of St, Philadelphia 49, Pennsylvania. He observed an object on 3 Feb 65; however, his description was not sufficient for an analysis. Request an FTD Form 164 be forwarded to him with a brochure to explain our program. FOR THE COMMANDER Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology j and Subsystems YOU THE N UCL EUS OF SECURITY/ Project Bluebook D'enartment of the Air T,Tashingt on 25, D'. C. Gentler:1en : On the night of w~dnesday, February 3 , 196 5 , on the 8 100 block of Buselton Avenue I SLW something I had never seen before I t '\va s a formatio 1 of white lights except for one red light on the left aide of the mlddle portion. objec~' s lddle po::."'tion, i t was about section, ~bout 500-600 feet wide. I t As i t pas ed overhead, I heard a loud 300 feet 'ride and I ' do not think t is is a plantet of &~y kind or a ~irage. Could you please 1send me any information of any possi ble r e"?or1 s t'tom 1945- 1964. This acout this and a lis t Hould aid me in a renort for science class. j Thank you very m1tch. Very truly yours, This i s the foroa t i on I saw: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOii This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. A ir Force as much lnfOfmation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hnvtt ol;!leNH;. Please try to answer as many questions as y04J possibly can. The infOfmotion that ycu g :ve w il l be used fCf research purp4)ss. Your name will not be used in connection w ith any st'!lteiTienh, conclusions, Of publications with04Jt your permission. We req\lest thl s personal Information sc: that if it Ia deemed ncenary, we may contact y04J for further detai Is. 1. When did you ae the object? (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circlo v ne): a. Daylight So:ing b. C.Sto.,JarCD Stot ~Count~ 5. How loni waa object In alght? (Total Ourotlon) Hour a Minute a o. ertain c, Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Ju,t a guess 5.2 Woa object In 1lght continuously? 6. What was the condition of the aky? 7. IF yov aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was th& SUN located as you look~d at th~ o\:li~et? ( Cirefe o"~): o. In front of yov b. In !:>oclc ot '/f!AJ c. To 'fOAK ri~t d. T o ycxr left ?. Q,o:rtt.,od f. Don 't "i'l"e mb..r FTO OCT 62 164 Thle filii'"' up.red .. P11) 164, Jul &1, ..,hlc h I obaolet, 8. IF you saw th e object at NIGHT what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 3.2 MOON (Circle One): Bri~t moonlight b. moon gtlt c. No moonli t -pitch dark d. Don't re~Mmber Dc:n't remembtt 9. What were the weafher conditions at the tlf!te yt:N sawithe object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear slcy a. b. Ha:zy b. mi~t, ex light ral c. attrd clouds c. Moderate ex eovy rain d. Thiele ex heavy c ovds d. Snow e . Don't rmemb.r 10. The object op~ared: (Circle One): a. Solid -d. As o llgnt b. T ronsporent e. Don't reJNmb.f 11. If It appeared oa a light waa It bt ighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): CQ! DrJght;::> c. About the same b. Dlmmet d. Don't know 11. 1 Compare btl ghtn.u to aome common oblect: 12. Th edges of the oOject were: (Circle One): a. Fuuy or blutred b. Lllce a bright star c. Sharply ovtllned d. Don't remember 13. D ld tJ., e object: (Circl~ 0,.. f , .. och '1U4'tti0f'l) a. Ap~ar to 1tond still at arry 'ime? b. Sudd,nly ape.d up and rvsh owoy ot any t lm4t? c. Break up Into ports 04" oxp I ode? d. Givtt off :amo~e? e . Change tness? f. Chong. 'lhope? !1, 0 I A OOO.Of "lnd r 'tOpO&Of? Don't know Dcm~t lcnow D!">fl'? !tnow No Don' t ~now o lcnow DO"'l !u,ow l4. Did the object disappear while you were .,,etching it? If s o, how? e-;t;t uyV '7t 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, porticulurly a cloud'? (Circle One): '<Y!Y, No !'Don't Know. ~=ed YES, then tll what 16. Did th objttet move in front of ~l)mething at any time, p articularly a cloud? ~Circle One): B c1 D on't Know. IF you answered YES, th~M ttt !l whot 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the objttct: 18. We wish to know the angular aixe. Hold a match stick at arm' s length in 'lintt with a known ubje<:t and n'lf{, t\ o .v much of the object is covered by the head of the fllotch. If you hod performed this ttxperiment at the titn~l ;Jt 'b~ sighting, how much of the obiect would have been covered by the match head? 19. Or,., a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include In your sketch any detctils of the abfec:t that you saw -such cu wings, protruaions, etc., and especially exhaust troilt or vopot trails Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the dintction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the s peed of the object? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estirr.ote~ -------_ Do you think you can estimate how for away from you th~ o b je c t was? u o Fr "-Ma&" (C ircle One) Yu No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soyl it was? 22. Where were you loc:otttd when you saw the ob[ect? 23 . Wer., you (Circle One) (Circle One): a . Inside a building b. In a cor [}Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) e . At sea G) ir. the business section o f a city? 1:,, lr. rha residential s~ct; c,,, v( o city? c. In op&n country!\ide? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying o-vttr o city? f. Fly;n(i over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e follawir.g questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) - e. South y. Wut b. Northeo't d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast wertt you moving? --------' iles per hour. 24.3 Did you sto, at any time whil yov were looking at the objec t ? (Circle o,.) 25. Old you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglouu Yes Binoculars Yes No b. Sun glass Windshield Yes Theodolite Yes Window gloss h. O thetr ... In order that you can g ive as clear a pictwe a s possible of what you sow, describe in your own wds a common object or objects which, when placed up in tha sky, would give the some a ppeara nce os th e object which ) ' OU so~