1. QA TE 'tiME GROUP 4. NUMIEA Of OIJICTS 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION AIR.CP..A.'I1'T Bloomslurg, PennS'Jbro.n:iE~ t!1e descrlpti.on c.s u ell c.s t he flsS::in:..; 1i.;ht lcadx t o ::.his evr ll- S. LENGTH Of OISIRVATION 11. IRII, SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5 I-rinut e s Ground-Visual 9. P!'iYSICAL EVIOINCI Object r eport3d as a l~ht a bout us bright as a light bulb ldth edges like n bri:;ht star. flashe d . DisappP.o.r ed behiri ruildin.;s. r:n1ite. Ho s ou rrl. Li;4,1t o n bc.ck of obj;ct. l.r:'.S flushing . Strai~ht flij1t &!.st to ~lust .:tt al:out tfJ deg ation. OvDl. Uitne ~s 11 1/2 :,T old. :;irl. In the following alltch, Imagine that you are at the point ahown. Plac:t on J:.. ''on,,... r.urv~ lin to ahow ho..., high the obiect was above the horizon (allvllne) when yc..u llrst saw h. Ploc., 'l s .. on thot ume cur~ed line 1C' ahow how high the obiect wos abOYe the horizon (skyline) whn ynu lost ~ow it. Piece .:1n "A'' on the campasF when you ll11t aaw lt. Place a "8 on the compost where you lo~t aow the ohject. 28 . Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or objects mado. P .lace an "A" at the beglnnt1g ot ~he path, a "8" at the end of the path, and show any changes in directlo~ during the c:oune. 29. IF ther wa MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how mony wwe there? - Craw a picture of ho'W they were arranged, ond put an arrow to ahcw the direc;tion that they w~rtt travvling. 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: lnforiMtlon which you fHI pertinent and which Ia not adequately covered in the specific polnta of the queatlonnalre or a narrotlve explanation of your sighting. ll~l!'kjuaAi:eM l/ni.i:ai. Staled Aut FoJU:e. ( 5AFOI([, ) , -A.Unick LA , -YC,(A -h:a L.A/L/ --Ut/Jltffv, t:Ytu o{3 hcA;~ REII'LY TO A TTII 0 f: HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED ITATES AI,. ~O,.C W,.IQHTPATTIUtSON AI .. ,..O,.CE BASE, OHIO Hq USAF SAFOICC Washington, D C (Mrs Hunt) Reference the 'attached letter from information on unidentified flying obje observation on the night of 4 July 1965. suggested reply: .. ,.n, esting end reporting an The following is a We are returning the clipping on the Antartic observations as you requested. This particular release failed to include a statement by Hugo Morlando, an astronomer, of an astronomical observatory tn Chile, who regarded the objects as a refraction of an astronomical body. The United States Air Force has no authority to investigate reports from other countries, and inci- dents such as this are not included in Project Blue Book files. Several important bits of data '-rere missing from your letter regarding your observation of 4 Jul 65. It is requested that you fill out the attached l'TD Form 164 in order that an evaluation can be made. Project Blue Book has not received a previous report on this sighting He ere a~so attaching a brochure on ?reject Blue Book which ~11 expl~in the Air ~orce progress on this program to date. FOR THE '.!O~TD.SR Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology and Subsystems dtd 12 Jul YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITYI In (UJ,;j I -.. ~'UV'o. WCULJ {In ~t_ tfh.JLQJL ctt+tA...J ~ oto~o0fl~ -d?ucf Uv af-~ -J!ILe /a~ ~ ru'fll.f2.. In CLJ6 .. S~Gr~T ~Fl 'fli\~G SAUCER l! SA:\'TIAGO, Chile-From the that moved at amazin: sp~d t 1 Antarctic Thursday c~me ofi- . cial reports that a mysterious aneuvered quickly and gave r off a blue-green sheen. It also I caused interference in the clcc f 1 troma~netic apparotus of nn i Argentine ba:;e which is facinr: 1 ours on a nearby small isl:tnct.'' \ lens-shaped flyin~ object, m an euverlng and moving at great speed, wa; sighted. last Satur A Chilean base commander in the Antarctic reported that the object was "yellowish red, The interference was confirm i ed by the navy communique is l sued ln Buenos Aires. c::\1:-,ging to green, yellow and In Buc:to3 Aires. t1te na\"y ls Tho object wn! )'clloulslt rctl,'" Jahn s&~ld, "clllmging tD green, yellow nncl orilll!~C. H ~ would ztg-zag' quh:kJy. 'I1Hn 1t stopped nntl we promptly rc01ch- [ . ~ 5ud :1 com muttlque s:~ylug tba~ ' prrionnel nt Argntlna"s Ant ' ) arclic b3se snw the fiyi:tg ob- jed a nd pbotogrilplted it. cd Cor field gla!!scs; t<'lcscorcs, ~ I ~mylhing nt h:md to sl,;ht H. WI'' ~atchcd os It rcmaii'!t-'d qulclb! 1iilrio J ahn Barrera, com there for nbout 20 min~.;tcs." l I m anJer oC the Chilean base, \ j tl')ld t.1e dei'ense ministry by J ahn said that a COf'iloral took t r a1tio t.1at it would be too m uch color pictures, but t.iat there to say that "all of us sa\V a fly are no facilities for dc\clopin~ in; sa,;c: r , one of th~e science the film. The men must wait fm . fic~:on thin,s." eight months to be relie\ed to l : "Ho;o:ever."' be continued, "it , . mainland. i v;as sorr.cth:n: rea , an Ot.>Ject (Auiated Pr~ss) Pr~:a1d~rlt Jor..nson 1 cOO Penl~sylVal!!EI. ~f:?.shln.;ton, D. c. :~!onday nigh-: on it was reported that a flylng ca~ce~ ~as spotted over. a ?ortu3uese vllla~a ~nd auother . !J:.' place t b a t I : .cannot reoall. It had "an P .M. news, ":\.:.t~r:n.t ttc:ntly lcminous white light' \:: .. ~1hn.d oet.n. :1'he~des~r1pt1on of 1 t was ~;<ac tly '-' :~,.';, I just wanf.ed ' years old. ... ' leurs truly U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This quedlonnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Fnrce as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The Information that you give will be used fat reaearch purposes, Your name wilt aot be used In connection with any s tatements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information so that if It Is deemed necessary, we may contact you fat further details. . 1. When did you see the object? Hour Mlnutas (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. (Circle One): c. MO\Jntaln d. Pacific 4. Where were you ou saw the object? City or Town Stota or County S. How long was object in sight? (Total Ourorion) Hour a Minutes c. Not very sure b. Fairl certain d. Ju1t a guess n!: I) ,.,. _ (1 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. Wh-:t v~s th., condition of th~ sl<y? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you look.,d at the object? (Circh (J;-~d) 1. In fr-:>M or y<Ju b. In back of you c:. To your ridlt ~ . To y otJ r I , ft :t . Cvorhaod f. Don't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thl fO\'nt Jpr .. dn P'TD 164, Jul 6 1, which l a obtolt 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a.. Bright moon I ight I b. Dull moonlf. hl:' c. No moon I ight - pitch dark t remember d. Don't remember 9. What ware the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. (CI r ~IV c. Scattered douds d. Thiele or neavy clouds 10. The object appeared: b. l'ransparent (Circle One): d. As a light e. Don't remember 11. If It appeared at a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c, About the same d. Don't know Compare brightne~ to some common object: (C~rcle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Ll~a a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for eoc:h question) .'\pp-:tcr ; j 3r1:md ill at any t ime? ({:;; No O!')n'~ know (Yes ~o Don't know Suddenly apeed up and rush away at any time? Br-eak up Into parts 01 explode? Giv~ off smoke? Yes [4j) Don't lcnow Yes -~ Don't know Change brig,tness? Yes t..N9> Don't know Yes ~ Don't know Y~n (89.~ Don't know Change shape? Flll~h or flicker? h. Oht:; , . -"\J r end o''f>p~or? 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) e No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? -~ 21. Do you think you con estimate how Far away from you the object was? (Circle One) . G No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? Ff bo V T 3oo fo s-o o m J J e s o rJ f-I n S'P?r 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): ,23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a clrr? Inside a building 6. In the residential section of a cityf In a car c. In open countryside? d Neor an airfield? In an airplane (type) Flying over a city? over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. Norfh c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you atop at any time wh i ie you were looking at the obiect? (Citc:le One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars b. Sun glosses Yes Windshield Yes g Theodolite Yea Window glass In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw. 14. Did the object disappear while you were watcning it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?. (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell wha1 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): swered YES, then tell what Don't Know. 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obiect and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the s ighting, how much of the object would have been cover~<! by the match head? (') g ~ 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and inc:lu~e in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc:., and espec:iatly exhaust trails or apor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. ~ s+oc:o STill he, -+he-n -"" 5-f.IJ'R.reo t-o p]oue ..) S P e SJ v f>