Xenia Ohio — July 1965

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l. DATE Tlr.&E GROUP 2. LOCATION ~ J. SOUACE 10. CONCLUSION Civilian AIRCRAFT t------------4T'nere lfere 96 aircraft in & out from "iJright NUr.&8ER 0, OIJICTS in &: out frena Patt-arson fie l d on this date. One observation. No data pr ese!'It ed to indica.t e 5. LENGTH Of OISIRYATION ;;:"'eiii,.'""suMM'.(Jfy"1ND ANALYStS field., a nd 7::!. A/C !ost likely A/C t :.nt the object \'ms 3 lIinut es 6. TYPE OF OISIRYA liON Ground-Visual Object had a flashing red light, 1.1hite glm-r, medium brightne ~s, ! bri27lte r on ~ide. Light faded like a d i r aning ~Ja shli&ht. ~ 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS ond MO~? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. None a. BriFt moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch darlc d. Don't remem_, d. Don't rememl.t What were the weather condltiana at the tl~ you aaw the obJect? CLOUDS (Circle One): :-. WEATHER (Circle One): G Clear tlcy"'' . b. Fog, mist, 01 light rain c. Scattered cloud a .... c. Moderate 01 hecwy rain d. Thiele or heavy cloucla d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The object oppeored: (Circle One): G Solid {4) Aa a light b. Transparent e . Don't rememMr 11 .If It oppeated oa o light, was it btighter than the brlghteat atara? (Circle One): Qarighter ~ c. AboUt the some b. Dimmer- -- cl. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compare lwJghtr: to ICH'fta common oltiect: - 12. The eclgea of the oliect were: (Circle One): o. Fu:uy or bhwrecl Lllce-o. bflght at --- - Sharply outlined 1 1 d. Don't remetnber---... 13. Did th obiect: ~ Appear to stonG still at orry time? Suddenly speed up and rush away ot any time? Brealc up into parts 011 explode? d. Give off s'"olce? Chan~ brid1tnen? f. Chanse shape? F la ,h ~ Hicluw? h. D; lop~ md ,.a~cw? (Cirele One for ach quetiOtt) No o~t know Don't lcnow oont know D.on t len ow No DM't lcnow Ho Don't mow Don' t ln.ow lat. Did the obiect disappear while you were 'datching it? If so, how? 15. Dlcl the obiect move behind aomething at any time, particularly a cloud'f (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you .:~nawered YES, then tell what 16. Old the oi;Mt moye in front of Jgmething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): ,.:. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, th~...-tttH wh<Jt 17 . Tell in a few warda the following things about the obict: We wiah to lcnow the angular size, Hold o match aticlc ot arms length in lin with o lcnown ~bj~t and n-,t{, .,., much of the object is covered by the head of the fl'Otch. If you had performed this experiment at the timo ot fhe sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? ' Draw a picture that wfll ahow thi lhope. of the obfect or ot;iecta. Label and include in your a Ieetch any detc.ila of the obiect that you saw uch o wings, protruaiona, etc., and eapec Iaiiy exhaust trolls or vdpor troll a. Place on arrow beside the drawing to ahow the direction the object woa moving. 20. Do you think you can eatimate the speed of the object? (Circle OneJ IF you answered YES, then what speed would you esti~r.ote'f ------ - 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? . (Circ:le One) . _Jt: you answered YES, then h_ow .fot away would you say .it was? -------------. . ~:-..: -::.!t<>.!-:~, ~: 22: Where were y~ i;c-;, rwh;~-Y~ saw the obfect? .... (Circle One): o. Inside a building.,, .... _! b. In a car c:;) Outdoors -~ d. In on airplane {type) a. In the business section of a city?';.; ~ ~ "' ~ d-.. residential s~ctico.a ..,; o city? ; c. In opfln country"ide? ~ d. N~Jor on airfield? e. Fl)ing over a city? f. Fly;ng over opere country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete ~e followir1g queationa: -- 24.1 What direction were yOtJ moving? (Circle OneJ c. East '' Sot.~th b. NOtthec~st d. Southea~t f. Southwest How fost wete y04J moving? _.miles per hour. Did you stop ot any time whtle y041 were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yet No Dlcl you observe the obtect through any of the following? b. Sun glaaae Y No f. Telescope c. Winclahield Yea No ' g. Theodolite h. Nonhweat -., d. Window glou 26. In order that you can give as clear a pieture as possible of what you .saw, describe in your own words a common object or objectt which, when placed up In the aky, would give the same appearance 01 the object which you ao H In the fellewlftl alaetch, I IM thet yeu .,. et the pelnt 1hewt1, Piece on A .. on the '-""'~ hn. t ahow h..., high the o~lect waa oMve the horla.n (akyllne) whefl yw llrat lOW lt. Place tJ "B .. on the 1:ame curved line to ahow how high the obiect woa oiMwe the horizon (alcyline) when you last '"w it. Place 1.1n 'A'' on the compoSt when you lltat ae~ lt. Place o "I" on the co..., where you lo1t eow the obltct. 28 . Draw a picture that will ahow the motion thot the.obiect or objects made. P.lace an .. A.~ at the beg1Mh1f1 ot the path, o .. B .. at the end of the poth, and lhow any chongea In direction during the courae 29. IF there woa MORI THAN ON! o~lect, then how MOlt)' wer there? _ Draw a plctur of how they w., Dn"angecl, oncl put an row to ahow the direction that thty wr traveling 30. Have you ever aeen thla, oro similar obiect t.f01e, If ao give dote or dote ond location. 31. Waa anyone else with you at the time yau aaw the abject? (Circle One) IF you answered YES,.cllcl.they '"the obiect too? (Circle One) PleaM list their names onct oclclreaaet: 32. PI give the following Information about youn.elf: tncUcote ony acldftlonol Information a'-'t younelf, Including any tpKiol experience, which '"ight be ptrtlnent. 33. When anci to whom did you report that you had n the object? 1. ' DATE , TIME G~OU' 2. LOCATION 12-2l. July 65 OlJjZ J. SOURCE 10. COMCLUIION Astronomical. (1fllnJS/RIDULUS) tf} {J .. ... NUMIIR OP OaJICTS Venus ani Regul.us in the approxi.IJate position of the objects. 11. 1111 IUMMA~Y AND ANAL YSII 5. lENGTH 011 OISI.VATIOM Over 1 Hotr '1"-10 lights setting in T:Test observed from 12 July to 2l July ~5. Grourrl-Visua.l 9. PHYSICAL EVlDINCI MEMO FOR THE RECORD: CALL OF 21 Jul 65 has been sighting an unusual object in ihe sky for the past f?everal nights. Since the 12th of July to be exact. Saw it at abdnlt 20 -25 , at 745 pm in the SW 265 The description and eleva tiona that he gave over the phone were plotted by Sgt Moody on the Globe. Objects were Venus and Regulus, however qdi te insistant that this <DUld not be the caae, he then started getting his directions mixed up, so Sgt MOody suggested that he till out an F'l'D Form 164. This form was sent to him on the afternoon of 21 Jul 65. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOtt Thia questionnaire haa been preparcl ao that you can give the U.S. Air Foree aa much information as possible conceming the unidentified aerial phenon1enon that you hnve observed Please try to answer as many questions as you pouibly can. The Information that yuu give wiU be used for research purposes. Your name will nof be used in conne<;tion with any st~ternenS~, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc that if It is deemed necesscary, we may contact you for !urther details. . . ... 1. When did you '" the obiect? Time Zone: (C Jrc/e One): L~:-~Eostern-. Centrof- c. Mountain 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? Minut11a (Circle One): (Circla )m~): Ooyli9ht Sodne Sfa.,-darcll City or Town Sro~ or CoY"'' S. How long wos ol:tfect in sight? (Totel Dwotion) ~'z ------ a. Certain c. t~ot very sure 1~. Fairly certainJ d. Just a guess S.1. How w;. time in. si~t determined? _ .... LJ~tt.;;. 5.2 Was oA,iect In sight continuously?-( Ye.s "--J No --- 6. What was the condition of the alcy? 1-a. Brisht J 7. IF you aw the object during DAYLIGHT, whr was the SUN locoted os yoo lock~d at the o~i:eGt? 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did yw notice conceming the STARS oncl MO~? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): b. Dull moonllvnt No moonlight - pitch darlc Don't rememl.r Don't rememiaer 9. What were the w.athet conditions at the tl~ you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear alcy \-!: ~catter.d clouds]. tr'l\.1 vi A.J4L. hick 01 heovy cloucla D, fot, mist, or light roln S I 6-/I-Tiw~. Modetote or hcwy rain 10. The object oppeored: ra: -s~uv f/J 2_ b. Tranaparent Don't remember (Circle One): {'d.--As o lltht-l ;#i-t' /l.ll-i-f~L Don't rememw If it GPJMC~red aa a light, was lt btighter than tfte brlghteat atan? (Circle One}: ,. ~ Br t ghtw) J:J / . c. About the same . \b. Dim~Mr) R z.. cl. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compo,. lwighmeaa to some common oltfect: :P J-~A.J-c,.,7 d k,t~11Vt4-t-Jli-/d7 L-; .N 1L AI.P/"/i&AI !Lif-~Vc. '.! P 2_-() 0 J~7-_,Ap p;Cfi/2..0 A-JJov7 h-J $rA-IVII"l AJ .f7Ata. "Dv.t1J.J~;, 12. The edge of the oOject were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy Of blwrecl c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember Did the obiect: (Circle o,. fOf each qu~ntlon) A p,-or to .stand t ;II Gt t:Jff11 tIme? Suddenly 1~ up ancA rush a~ at any time? Dcn't lcnow Brealc up lnta parts or explode? Yes Don't lcnow Give off smolce? Don't know Change lwf~tness? Don't know Change sha,.? Flash or fliclcer? 00tt't !cnow Ohap~ llnd reapp1cw? 1~. Old the object disap~Mat while you we'e 'latching it? tf so, how? Jv c;. t,..CJ w rJ F J v tV s &-I 15. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, partic:t,~larly a cloud'/ (Circle Onel: Don't Know. IF you aosweted YES, then tell what Did the objNt mcwe in front of JMnething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle OneJ: Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, th' ... u wh"lt 17 . Tell in a few worda the following things about the object: We wish to know the angular aize. Hold a match stick at orms length in 'line with a lcnown CJbiect and nttt.~;, .,., much of rhe obiect is covered by the head of the rttatch. If you had perfOfmed this exJ'Ieriment at the tlrtwJ of f t: e sightini, how much of the ob;ect would have been covered by the match head? Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or of;;!ecta. Label and include in your alcetch any detetHs of the obJect that you saw .. uch aa wings, protrueiana, etc., ancleapeclally exhaust trail a or v~or traila Place an arrow '"-side the dfawing to ahow th~ direction the obiect was moving. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIO~ Thla queatlonnaire ha1 been prepared 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much Information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phen