NUMIEA OF OIJ!CTS 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Astrononi cnl (11!-~T:tf)ll) 11. IIIIP MMAAIY AND ANALYSIS 5. LENGTH OF OISIIV4TION 5 -8 Scoonds Case us '~d in HFO Docut'.,mtolj" . 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro.md-Visuru. Nortlacrly 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Major Quintanilla tlright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio Dear jor Quintanilla: I \vould like to call to your attention an interesting object I observed flying fairly low in the sky (at perhaps 1000 f~et) within 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile from me on the night of April 15th a~ ~bout 7:~u P.M. CST. I ~.;as travelin3 alone east on Plum Tree Road i n the Villaze ot Barr~ngton H~lls h~n t his brilliant ~!.bite l~gt1t (rcm!.:--J..;ci me o: :'.1a3n~s:.urn bt.:::i1 n~ i~ 'il; -:!:2:-:t:!.st.i:y clas s days) attracted my a ttentlon. It Has moving in a ,lorth~rly direction aad pass e d over Plum T~ee ;toad ;;1i. t ;1in 1/4 mil(;! i n front o f ;ny c ar. I turn~d off my car radio, dash lights, and opened t h e ~-Iindow. Il1 i s oo j e c t made n o sound. I then p roc.:!eda d o n an.o ther 1.00 or 200 f2et--uatc~.:.:1~ r: is li:;ht: Jll t h e tine--and tu~n~d off ray i nition s,.;.!.t~:1 and :~ad li cs. I cou l d still l1~ar no sounJ coming ir~m the ~ourca of th~ li~:::. I ::i3 li;.lt 1.1as c o 'ling fron .Tt1at a?p !:.1r.!d to .J7l e x haust, and "tih.::!n 1 r.i.:st sa . .; ~t it: '.vas a := .. ~11 and ~eavy e-'<hau!:it--rl,at.: is l~r~e in sha p 2 a nd t:-:e-... 2 .laS .::: .I ~.rant oe.:J._..::ul Jlu~. After pas:; i.:t,; v\e!. Pll..Uil Trae i{oad, it st~.'.~.Jed ~nd . :.:i..cd o v e r a f .:1m fi-2!.d, still a'.)l.1UC 1/-'+ .:lil11 from rrte, a nd I co.1tinued tc 00sere ic, o n l y ti1Ls t.:.::1e from my o~h.!n c a r .-Lnd ow o n my left. . ..:~.:> 'i iJatc!t~a. ~:~.: lignt d i:i1r.lad d m.;n n>1d finally c.o~pletely out. Durin g t '1e l a.3L stages o E d i.r.u:ling out , t h e light reflected on gl.:1ss that appeared t o j co~erin~ sJn~ sort o f ligh~s (such as the ro~nd~ci ~!~ss on our auto head 11...sr1c3) t t1e::e ;as no 1:g:1 t coming from these 'li.c;;.:ts .. --Oll l y the reflecclo n 0 0 c:he ~l~s s c cl.ling rom c:1e dimming c;<~"laust.. 'lit~.;<:! 'li.,;~1ts'' tvere on each s !.da of tl1e :;;oi:;:ce of the dimming a x haust. Becau s e of ~..\e !)OS ition o~ ti1a li3~1ts, I ~:::d ~::c feeling that the back of tni s object uas curved. Th~n the oojec~ co~pletcly disappeared. Except for the rcl~ctlon in the glass, I saw no:hing else but the exhaust. There \-las a !:ull raoon -chat night--and c1oue1~ very high in ::he sky. The lower sky 'as clear. and visibility ~vas e:<cellent. I reported my observations to the IllinoLs Stat~ Police at Elgin t~1at night. I did not know until yesterday. that I shoul.d have notified you. I f you have any further questions regarding thi s matter. I will be most PPY t o coo o erate with you. Ver y trul.v yours. ALGONQUIN, IL.L.JNOI S jo~ Quintanilla i.lright ='a ttcrson Dayton. Ohio Fore~ B .. t s 2 1536 Connecticut Ave. l:ashington 6, D.c. D-!ar Sirs:. I' m reporting a.."l UFO that I 7:35 pt:l on lc;, a. cc:.rol~ it we:1t ~ack ol' having vi3ions, M/ ~:, SPOKE WITH ICAN METEOR SOCIETY, 'IN NARBERi1i PA RmARDING Aif'l METEOR OBSERVATIONS HE HAD ON ~CORD roR 16 APR, 0130Z. HE SAID BE HAD A VERY POOR OBSERVATION REPORTFROM MRS ILLirlOIS. HE 'SAID THAT IT WAS A MIGHTY POOR OBSERVATION. IT HAD BF.E!N SENT TO AND IN TURN RECEIVhlD BY LE'ITERS SAID "I AM HP:p()RT!Rl A Ul''O THAT I SAW 15 APRIL at 735pm SE OF IXJRAND, ITJJNOIS. THOUGH f IT WAS A METEOR TH !N THOUGHT IT WAS A JET FLYING VERY SU>W AS IT CI.EARF.D SOME 'l'RE:F.s SAW JETS OF FLAME m raE EAS~SKY DARK AREA IN FRONT OF FmE SAW FOR ABOUT 5-8 SECONDS" Object then faded as it wnt back of a wooded area. Observation ot meteor was low 1n the Eastern Sky. Dr said this was a meteor observation from all information contained in her letter. Her letter also contained a aketch of the meteor. He said it wasn't a good sketch but then when people who are not familiar with this type of observation do not make very good reports and sketches. said that he would send this report to us for re~Doduction and then we could return it to him, ~s no hurry in retuning it tbough, he said. ;re said usually he does not receiv~ r e"rJcrts for se,eral ~onths c1fter 3n observat'!.::;,n ,.,as made. Said th~ letter from ~xs 2ngl1sh was not dated, he said the date of the letter is helpful a ~ot of ~mes and just doesn't u derstand why more people don't date ther e letters. a1 tor tMt w waal4 ]tlre to ntaas tMa to after duplicatica tor oca 1nfozwa- do o tice- taae. wou.l4 Rpt fa ... StptiD& 15 Ajr UNIVERSITY o PENNSYLVANIA Flower and Cook Observatory PHILADELPHIA 4 to ~art:-... UNIYERSITY of PENNSYL YANIA PHILADELPHIA 4 Flown-and Coole Obseroatory li~jor :te.ato!' ~i:1t.aillr., Jr. ~-1 8'!, A..eri:.tl. PlutsOilf!:la ll!":.1 h. Wri t-P~tterao~, 41!, O~io. l~ttrar ;~t tll~ no:1 . c rt~J._ollP-At!~ll it t~t ~ro~ :'~:"!; ::ntc!"viewer: i:1 colc~. Illinois (15 Gary A. Loheide) ?~catonica, Illi~ois rapi dil:r 1. i.e tile dt.eoW Jfl) Fw. 164 - .. :nlll' .. poeatMe MA to ornoe. /fP PGm l~ia Bt tJSAP S.UOI.CC (Mrll Rant) attaclle4 letter f'fta JIN CD 'mi48Dt1fted. ot on tbe ot 1' Apr 65. letter d14 not ..r.t1c1ent infomattm tor ewalua-.1ca, tllu e1\la e, )OI'r oUice MN li'b 1'arll ~ to ftll out. SpecU1calq port1oa ~..,. to the durat10D of a1pt1Ds be o.-~-....... Colonel, USAF tor Teclmolo~ SUbJ8teuw