Tiffin Ohio — May 1965

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Keywords: circle, obiect, tiffin, yoweelf, oisiiiyation, obiec, lcnow, answered, reflecting, 1roum, contr4il, iicration, obscpu, jttgtch, 1lmilor, ocldreaael, lnclucllftl, fellewh, plfte, 14nse, betimint, rieif, susgested, ibelhers, ollese
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DAT!' TIMI G.OU' NUMII!It OP OIJICTS 5. LENGTH Ofl OISIIIYATION 1 llinute, a:> Seconds 6. TYPE OF OISIIIYATION ~.1roum-Visua.l 9. PHYSICAL !VIDINCI 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Tiffin, Ohio I.:lkel.J' a/c with the sun reflecting from the contr4il. Iicration and .f'l i IJ~.L\, consist~"lt 1r.i t h . a,~ c obscpu.u .uu :....----"-------f 11. lltiiP IUMMAIIY ANO ANALYitl Silver c olored disc l-d.th a s h ort pink t r ail in .fl.ight from 1Iest to East. Speed esti;;'at e d a t 1,000 :nph by observer. Has observe d on several occasions. 1~. Did the object disappear while you we,e .,,etching it? If so, how? 15. Did the obiec:t move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle OneJ: Don't Know. IF you anaw.,ed YES, then tll what 16. Did th obiNt move In front of Jomething at any thne, particularly a cloud? (Circle OneJ: Y ~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, theel fft!J wia<Jt 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick ot arms length in 'line with a lcnown ubiect a"" nllt-<, o.v much of the obiec:t Ia covered by the head of the JttGtch. If you had performed this experiment at the ti...., of '1-:e sighting, how much of the ob;ect would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or ot;iecta. Label and include in your Ieetch any detoila of the obiec:t that you saw .. uch as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trailt or vapor trails Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you thinlc you con estimate the speed of ft1e obfect? (C Ire /e One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estirr.ate1 af rl Y.. 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect wos? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far awoy would you say it was? --------. 22. Where were you located when you aow the obfect? (C ire /e One): @ Ins ide a building b. In a car c. Outdoors d. In an airplane (type) 23. Were yG\1 (Citcle One) a. In the business section of a city? ~n the residential s.ctic;e1 of a city? c. In opttn countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open coUntry? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e foUowirg questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle Ona) b. Northeast d. Southeast Southw.st h. North we at 24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. Did you atop at any tim while you we,. loolclng at the obiect? (Circle One) Old you obaerve the object through any of the following? Eyeglaasea e. Binoculars b. Sun glaasea Windshield Theodolite d. Window glass 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture aa possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or objects which, when plac.d up In the slcy, would give the same op~arance as the obiect which you so"'~ 30. Hove you n '"" thi1, 01 a 1lmilor obiect bef If 10 give dote or dote oncl location. 31. Waa anyone else with you at the time you aaw the o~tect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, cUcl.they see the o~Ject too? (Circl~ On) 31.2 PleoM lilt their ond ocldreaael: 32. Please give the followlftl lnfNtlon about yoweelf: Plrat NIM TELEPHONE NUMBER lon ot.out yoweelf, lnclucllftl any '''clol perlence, which tieht be pertinent 33. When and to whom did you report that you had 10on the object? l/.1. f. /1. f: B-j)t!.j' h .,/ (/ /..; In the fellewh'l alletch, IMIIM thet '"' the ,..,., Plfte oft A .. on tl\e r.utv,.: ltn. t ahew ho,_ high the oltlect the horla .. (ellyllne) wMit yw ""' lt. Place a "8" on the 14nse cur-' II t6 ahow hlth the olttect a~Mwe the horl (all,llne) when you lo1t t~aw it. Ploce on A Oft t"-co...,oe when '" llrtf ~ It, PINe "I" on the c.,..,, hr ~eu I' 1ft the o~ject, 28. . Draw o picture thot will show the motion that the. ~lct or oliecta made. P.loce on "A" at the betiMint of the path, o "8" at the encl of the path, and _., chonges In direction during the ~ourae. 29, IF there woe MORE THAN ONI! , then how _.., weN there? Draw o picture of how th., we,. oncl put on ., .. to ahow the direction thot thy w.,. trawling. U. o.te you 35. lnf,..l which you fl pertinent ancl which Ia not oclequotely cwere4 In the a,..lflc pointe' of the IN of your althflng. Buut'Jme,D/SAFOICC/72842/28 Ju.l 65 COORDI~lATED By (Office Symbol~ Name, Grade~ ~-~t:_) . "-..,..----- .;_; ; Comebk cy - Reader cy - Activity cy H.ADQUAATEAI FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR f'OACI! SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITaD ITATal AI" .. O .. CK W .. leHT~ATT ... aON AI" .. O .. CK Ata. OHIO sueJEcT: UF'O Sighting, 17 May 65, Tiffin, Ohio JUL 13 ij~ To: Hq USAF SAFOI..CC (Mrs Hunt) 1. This office is in receipt ot report trom ~litU ~t unidentified flYing object ld, Ohio '!he ect wbi\,;U obse on riEif:r.~tt~o~other observations ot a jet aircraft with contrails reflecting sunlight. It is requested that Miss Barnett be of' this evaluation. 2. She has requested additional Fl'D Form 164s. It is susgested that copies ot this form, alons with a Fact Sheet, be forwarded Colonel, USAF Deputy tor Technology and Subsystems YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITYI ~ibelhers Cl!ollese Gentlemen a I would like to report the sighting ot a u.r.o. at 8100 P.M. tonight. The object was a silver disc followed by a short pink trail ot vapor and traveling at an estimated speed ot 1,000 m.p.h. It was traveling north ot Tiffin from west to east. ibis is the second or these objects that I've aeen this year. I hope that this will be or some help to your research. Sincerely, itiffm, CDfrio .f.f883 Department tor Research on Unidentified Wright-Patterson Air Porce Ba Plring Objects DEPAWfMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WAIIHINCITON .. . Dear Ill At.ta.cheti is FTD Form 164 which is "'e~d for reporting observations of unidentified fly!n~ objects to the Atr Force. In order for the Air Force to evaluate these repor~s this form should be completed as fully as possibl~ and returned to this of e Sir.eerel:f Cormouni ty Relations Division Office of Information F'l'D Fot m 164 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATI0.-4 Thia questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force oa much Information as poaaible concerning the unidentified aerial phenonenon that you hnve ohserveu. Please try to answer 01 many questions aa you possibly con, The information that yc:u give wiH be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connec;tion with any st~teR,.nh1, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you '" the obiect? (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: . (Circle One): (Circle One): c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? City or Town S. How long was oiJect in sight? (Total DwatfM) Hour a Minute a ~ Certain c. Not vary sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was ob;ect in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? t,. Cloudy 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was th SUN located os you fook~d a~ th~ obieet? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of yOAJ c. To your ri~t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD ocr 62 164 Thi fOPm uper .. d J'11) 164, jul 61, -hlch obolete 8. IF you sow the obiect ot NIGHT, what did you notice concemlng the STARS oncl MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): G. a. Brl .. t light b. b. Dull iiiNnlight c. c. No m.oonlight -pitch clarlc d. d. Don't rememl. 9. What were the weather condition at the you saw the olaiect? CLOUDS (Circle One}: t Cl!!r alcyJ c. ScaHerecl clouds d. Thiele or heavy clouds 10. The obiect appeared: (Circle One): . b. ransparent d. As o light WEA THEA (Circle O,.J: mist, or litht rain c. Moderate or Don't remember 11. If it appeared a light, woa it blighter than the lwleht-at ? (Circle OneJ: a. Brighter c. About the aawue d. Don't ~w 12. The edges of the oliect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. L lice a bright star (c':) Sharply outlined d. Don't rememiMr 13. Did the obiect: a. Appear to stand still at~ t ? b. Suddenly speed up and ruM away at any t c:. Brealc up into parts 011 explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change bris#1tness? f. Change shape? g. Flash tw fliclcer? h. Disappear and rea ? (Circle One ftw each question) @ oont lmow Yes No Don't lcnow Yes ~ Dont know No Don't lcnow <t.iQ) Dont Y DOftt lcnow Y Don't know