~. LCCATIOM 10. CO~CLUSIOft .t. ,_.UMB e R OF 03JECTS ~. LENGTH OF OBS!RVATtO>t t .. TY?~ OF OBS!~VATION GMtu-;,.:1-Vis :~ 7 . COURSE iiO .. i..No ?. PHYSICAL. EVIO!NC! : ;; l J be :-0evult.:at.eri :i.f form 164 s lt. is ret':rned. .:.vaJ. . .:ltio:1. 'r l o n assu:.:p on .ta ... s1g. lil.g 11. S;tl ! ~ SUMMAitY ANO A HAl. Y ltS Object sight~d at 2300 :Ln the Hi:! o Lco~-:cd 1~1:~ e. pl1 n : t "'..,) "r rz!:?i e-.je. Gave off lil1ts ti'at Her:} red, r_;r :Jen, ulu e A'lfl "'~-:::~. iIov ed np ani lO'.m sidetra .. s etc. \.t 2317 o:),ject s plit s~:;o..1!'d. descendl3d to <:.. nosi ti..on to t.h e lo .. t e r ri -~1t .:l...rd :J.Jo'tt l , 3 of the -vra,y J.o: n to t h e nori~o:1. i~o+.i on. r crted ~ s .-\t t0is point. i c d.isap::eared. 1st. coject. t-ra.r,r..:.'led until 1145E \ri:a-1 .fo e ob'3o.lrect the a.rea. Fo:Tt 164 reque st.ed, noc, retttn~d. Date nissing. Il"' st";lti ~ i::1 :'.'Jo--ust lilaly t-lv1t the star ARC?iJR.US >hich :rt?.s in= the:.'~ a t \ras the Astra Baiy a!"!i .:-_ r.eteo!" coser7ed ra3si:1~ t::e st:1r or .u ::l r en0r v . 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One ) IF you answered YES, then what s,.ed woul d you estimate? ------ - 21. Do you think you can estimate how far awoy from you th e object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say i t was?----------------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C ircle One): Inside a building d. In an airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e . F lying over a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other f 24. IF you were MOV ING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other v ehicle at th e t i me, then complete the following questions : 24.1 What d irection were y ou mov ing? (Circle One ) a, North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? _ ,mi les per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any t ime while you were looking at the object? (Circle One ) Yes No D id you observe the obje c t through any of the following? Eyeglasses e. B inoculars . Yes b. Sun glasses f. Telescope W~ndahield Yes No g Theodolite Window glass Yes 26. In order that you can give as c lear a p1cture as possible of what you saw, describe in your o wn words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would g iv e the same appearanc e u s the object which you sow D id the object d isappear while you we re watching it? If so, how? Did the obje c t move behind something at any time, p articularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind : Did th e o b ject move in front of s omething at a ny time, particula rly a cloud? (Circle One ): Don't Know. IF you a nswered YES, then tel l what in f ront of: Tel l in a fe w word s the following things about the object: We wish t o know th e o ngu lor _s iz e . Hold a ma tc h stic k at a rm's length in I in e wi th a known o bj ect and not e how f mvcl:l of the objecr is covered by the head of th e match. If you hod pe rfOfmed this experiment at the time o f the : s ight ing, how muc h of the object would h ove bee n covered by the match h e a d ? ( 19. Draw o p ict ure tha t will show the s h a pe o f th e object or o bj e cts. Lobel and include in your sketch any detail s I of the object that you sow such as wings, protrus ions, etc., a nd e specio tly exhaust trails o r vapor trails . P IQCe on arrow beside the drawi ng t o show the direction th e object was moving. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the t ime you saw the object? ( Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? ( Circle One) sand addreues: 32. Please give the following information about youraelf: Firat Name C ity Zone TELEPHONE NUMBE IMicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent . 33. Whn and to whom d id you report that you had seen the object? Day Month Year 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the objdct was above the horizon {skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on t h e same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost s ow it. Place an "A" on the compass wh en you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the object. 28. Oraw a picture that will snow th" motion rhat the object or objects mad\!, Pbce on ''A'' at the beginn1ng of the p:Jth , a "B" ot the end o f the path, and show any changes in direction .Juring rh~ c orse. 29. IF there wos MORE THo.N ONE object, then how many were there? Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an a rrow to show the direction that they were traveli ng. 34. Date you completed this questonnarre: .... tl:llfj wri&Dt-Pat'teraon A7B, Obio 2 September 1965 Greene, lou a Rel'ereDce 7Qurletter of 2~ ~-196; in whlch "JOU ~ported Hei:le AD \liclenti:tied ob-Ject.. 'nle 1.,'toz:at1on ill :JOJ.r letter . Jaa .cot antt1cient tor evaluation. It is r!!queat.ed that you -- fill out tbe attached ?111 :;tors 164 and re'tUr:l 1 t in the enve lape . Air lorc:e visMe to thank~ tor~ inte~st in tllis RhC'l'OBYCIJLttABIT.X ., Jr, *Jor, UBU - Cbie~, P:t:oJec:"t Blue Book C:~t-u fh o/.q PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OAlE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Ch:l r le s City , ICJtfa 3 ,,)IJRCE 10. CONCLUSION Civilian Astro ( ARCTtmUS) v 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sighting consist6ht '-d. th St a r /Planet Report. The Star ARCTURUS . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMM.\RY AND ANALYSIS 45 Ninutes t .. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vieual '3. FrWTOS 9 . PHYSI CAL EVIDENCE ObjPct at J) deg elevat.ion in the N'vl f or 45 minutes. Observec f or the laot t.Pn mJnutns thro ue h r~ro11nd f og. Object reported as bri('hter t.han Any :Jt.o.r "ln that rort of the sky ani briP,hte , than a planet. J<:dr-(s \Wr c serraLed . Final disa ppaarance obncured by f oR. Mrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/20 Sep 65 SEP 2 0 f9i5 'l'b1.8 ia 1n reply to your report o~ your obaervation o~ an eeril obJect em tbe night or 21 August 1965. 'fbe object vb1eh ;you obaexft4 baa the characteristic:a o~ a ater or planet. 'fbe star Arcturua was in tbe posi tj.on or the reported obJect~ ~ apparent motion and brightness can be attribrted to abiiOSpheric CODdi tiona at the time of tbe sightina. !!IDk ycu tor reporting yaur observation to the A1r Folce; JOliN P . SPAULDING Lt Colonel, USAF C1 11 Branch Cammmj t;y Rel.a.ti ona D1 vision O:f't1ce ot Information .arne, _9-ra.de, Date) ! , SLzeei*A cy -SAfOI-2 Comebk c y -S~70l-2 Rsacar cy -SA~OI-1 Activity cy -SA?OI-2 HEADOU<\RTER~ FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY 0 'ti.=IC'.J AIR FORCE SYS7EM:> Cuf-1;1.1~ .... U~>UTEO 3TA t:"5 Al'"t F-:>q= 'l'f~IGHTPATTERSON .t.o F"OPCI:. ~AS<, :)>'" :UFO Sighting, 21 Aug 65, Charles City, Iowa >o: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt) Reference the attached unidentified report from reported object is characteristic of a star or planet obser- vation. The star Arcturus was in the position of the reported object. The apparent motion and brightness can be attributed to atmospheric conditions at the time of the sighting. FOR THE COMMANDER ERIC T de JONc, w Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology aDd Subsystems Sighting, 21 Aug 65, Charles City, Iowa U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared s o that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much on as possibl-e concerning the unidentified ot~riol phenomenon that yoll hove observed. Please try to answer as many qustions as you possibly can. The information that you give wi II be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details, 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): 4. Where were you whan you sow the object? Hour Minutes (Circfe One): or (Circle One): ~a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town State or County 5. How long w~s ob ject in sight? (Total Duration) a . Certain 6. What was the condition of the ~ky? Hour a Minutes c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? ( Circ:le One): o. In front of you b. In bock of y c. T o your right d. To yr left o. Ovrhead f. Don't remember FTD ocr 62 164 Thio (Of'm ouperoedeo F TO 16 .. , Jul 61, which Ia obaole t e . 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): o. None a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight-pitch dark Don't remember Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): ( .) Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: ( Circle One): b. T rqnsparent d. As a light e. Don't remember ] l. If it oppearad as a light, '"'Os i t br ighter than che brrghtest stars? (Cifcle One): a. Brighter c. About th e same d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common obract: 12. The edges of the object were: ( Circle One): a . Fu:uy or blurred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember Did the object (Circle One for eoch question} Appear to stand still at any time? Don't know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know No Break up into parts or explode? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know Change brightness? Don't know f. Change shape? Yes No Don't know g. Flash or flicker? Don't know h. D i soppeor and reappear? Yes Don't know