Amarillo Texas — August 1965

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Keywords: circle, obiect, olaiect, message, lcnow, abouf, oltiect, operat, polnta, unclassified, clcklds, siipt, continoual, vitzwee, yeuth, aeccmd, niocwiiight, reiimmftber, lalwncl, cllsappe, watchlnt, falfc, ilftr, ueethlng, _covered
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PROJECT1~3RECORD I. DA 11! TIME GIIOUII 2. LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION DfSJ DAtA : BV. 1'!011 ot t cttr.a~:q poor. Witneaa tbat obj ct d b7 I'1D. ; Ro other fma t.hia area, s. LENGTH OP ATION 11. HIIP IUMMAIIY AND ANALYSIS t.. TYPE 011 OIS!RVAnON in -u area 8. PttOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVID!NCI 'Da-N abje~a 11111 rblf; circling in aall area. ODe W7 Ve~ poor data. olor Wdte with blck streak. H:ll =-- Object oba in NW at lalS PM. CJ.owv ctq. Sun in back of em Objects appeared clCKlds. cma 011 8 AuguR. Object no~ in siiPt continoual.T. Data probabl7 contused b7 the em at the observer. vitzwee, 12 7r old yeuth. Data obtained b7 161. em fb~ Dur atl on repc;c ted waa 9 minut,e , 10 aeccmd this questionnaire: which you feel peutlnent ancl which Is not adequately c questionnaire a ,_,.lve explanation of your sighting In the specific polnta of the 8. IF you saw the oltiect at NIGHT, what did you notice conceming the STARS and MC>a-.? 8.1 STARS (C lrcle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright ""*'I ight b. Dull moonlight c. No niOCWIIight - pitch darlc d. Don't remeMMr c~ltlona at the th you saw the oltiect? 9. What .. ,. the CLOUDS (Circle One}: : . . WEATHER (Circle One): cl. Th lclc or heavy cloucla 10. The oblect a,..arecl: (Circle 0,.): d. As a light b. Fog, lat, or light rain c. or heavy rain e. Don't remember Dan't reiiMMftber 11. If it appeared aa o light, was it br than the brightest stars? (Circle 0,.): c. Alout the lORee d. Don't lcnow . 12. The edt of the (Circle Onel: o. Fuzzy or lalwNcl b. Lil lwi.t u. 13. Dlcl the c*iect: o. to ati II at any ti ? b. Suclclenly apeecl up oncl rush away at any time? c. Brealc up into part a or explode? d. Give off smolce' Change bri~tness? f. Change shape? ~ Flash or fliclcer? h. 0 i and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't know Don't lmow 14. Did the obiect cllsappe while you were watchlnt It? If so, how? '4IJ . T/I~Ee c::rti'T&crs /P ,ro/f/1/Prtb TWo //S'"/~EA/P /tel c-Ct:?t:/. > c-zMe/ c/Pc ~$4//r E~ #t:Falfc E~TC~/Ilftr-cL.o~ S:. 15. Did the obiect (Circle One): behl~ ao;ueethlng at,.ony time, p.tlcularly a cloud? No IF you answered YES, tell what 16. Dlcl the object.~He In front of somethi,. .t Y tl-, particularly a cloucl? (Circle One): : '=: -' -~ ~No Don't IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: ~ "E~ c Cot../ C C.a 17. . Tell in a few worcla the following th lnga about the ob;ect: 18. We wish to the angul size. Holcl a sticlc at 's lenlfh In line with a lcnown object and note how much of the ol.;ect i.._covered by the head of the If you hacl this experi~t at the time of the aighting, how h of the oliect woulcl hove been ccwered by the match head? . a picture lhotwill the lhape of the oA,iect oltiecta. Label ancl include in your slcetch any details of the olaiect sew such aa wings, sfons, etc., ancl especiatly exhaust trails l'apor trails. Place an row be~- .the dtawing to a~w th~ ciiNcti the obiect ~s moving. : . .-... :, ., ... I : 20. Do you thinlc you can esthMte the speed of the obfect? (Circle OneJ IF you answeNCI YES, then what would you estinte~te? ------ 21. Do you thlnlc you can (Circle Otte) how far away you the oltiect was? UP/~P'o~q ld you..; it. when y MW the olaiect? 23. Were you (Circle OneJ (C lrcle One J: ~"~ a. Inside a t.uilding ~ b. In a car --&JOutcloors . --cl. In an airplane (type) a. In the &uslness secti~ of a city? t\~ ,jf.., b. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? . d. Near an airfield? e. Flying fNer a city? f. Flying fNer open coUntry? d.Wi("UO"IV v 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AU ILE or other vehicle at the time, then complet. the following questions: (Circle O e) . . e. South b. N01theast d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were you ing? miles per hour. 24.3 Did yaw tott tiilil while you loolc ing ot the c*fect? (Circle One) 25. -Df4 you c*aerfe tha olaiect through any of the following? e. Binocul a.~ Sun glaaHa Ye1 c. Wincllhiel4 . Yea g. Theoclol ite h. Northwest cl. Winclow glass Yes 26. In order that you can give aa clear a picture os possible of what you aaw, describe in your own words a obiect w objects which, when placed up In ~e sJcy, would give the appeara"ce as the obiect which you saw 27. In the following slcetch, I ine that you ore at the point shown. Pia~ an .. A ... C>n the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyllne) when you lirst saw it. Place a "8" on the sante curved line to : . show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you last saw lt. Place an "A,. on thecompass when you llrst saw lt. Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a pic1ure that will show the mOtion that the obiect or objects made. Place an "A" at the begiMint of the - path, a e" at the and of the path, and show any changes in direction during the cou sa. IF there waa MORE THAN ONE obiect, than how many were there? .,.....:::::=~:::::::-.~"'--" Draw a picture of they arranged, cmcl put an row to show the direction that they were tra~eUng. 30. Hove you ever n thi, ot a simi lor obiect before. If so give date or dotes and location. 31. Wot anyone el .. with you at th. time you aaw th otlect? (CI;c:la One) '31.1 IF you onawerecl YES, cU .. thtyIH the ob;ect too? (Cirele One) 31.2 PleoM lilt their ancl .urea .. : 3~. Plea give the foil "I lnfornatlon about youraelf: Middle.._,.. ADDRESS .._.....j TELEPHONE NUW&E IAIIicote ony additi ... cd infotanotiOft oMut yourtelf, Including any apeclol e..,.,-ience, which might be ptlnent. 3,. Wht" oncl to whom did you raport thcat you head ien rh o~ilf<=t?. you co...,lete4 this .,.stlonnalre: 35. on which you feel lnent ancl which Ia not .,.atl Ire 01 a ..-rotlve explanotlan ol your alghtlng ccwere4 In the apecific polnta of the PROJECT 10073 RECORD F-E . TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3 ,,)t JIK t: 10. CONCLUSION C ivi ljan 1. A/C Refuelinr. f)per:tl,.i. <"'ll '- 1. NUMB[ R OF OBJECTS ~ . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 st ilot Stated, f-.-Last. about 1 Hour t TYPE OF OBSERVATION iC'lvin~ ob,iect~ varied, --~ n11.i~" r; f. Stationar.v '3. Pt!OTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Refueline orerat.inn l'l'V'11' r: .1nn0n /\FA opcrn.ti n 111 area a:bltime o f r eport. 1'hrse A/Cal '" brlirr r l.n ''" thr C:.lllGC o f the r.lf'l\r:i..nlj lih .s. The stati nnnrv nhiPf"t. h"l i. 'fd t .f'l LP ::~ c;.l.nr 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS About 1 doze" 1irht s ; ,, "''" r0r <:.:inn . ;\Jl objects mov ed exc1 yt 0 110 v1hich 1/ts .-;t-,,..,.; on ,. r, 1 1., nt nw h('lllr . ilris oh.iect tltf'r r l {) ~ l r (t 3 0-329 (TOE) Prevlou edition o f lhh form may M u ud. ~UNCLASSIFIED DIPARTMEHT OF THE AIR FORCE ~ SJAff MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 1 of 4 ACTION: NI N-7 INFO: XOP-1., XOPX- 8., SAF-OS- 3., DIA-It'l'O o_1 ~ StlB Clll ?fTU JAW RIJIIJEUA1851 2382033-UUUu--RUEBHQA JiM AMARILLO AFB TEX TO RIEBHQA/SECT OF AIR FORCE RI!EBHQAIHQ USAF RllDAQ/ AFSC RLWGALEI ADC LNQ.AS PRIORITY DS-H39 _g:crAF FOR SAFOI USAF FOR AFNIN, Ao C D RO I1'ID (2) HEAD OF PIN (4) ABOUT A DOZEN LIGHTS (5) ROUN:>ED V FOR!'lATION C7) NOt-i: PAGE E RUMJE(ji 1851 il'JCLAS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 8o (1) J USf HAPPENDED TO LOUK UP (2) OVER HEAD 90 DIDREES C3) ABOUf 45 DEGREES C4) THREE NOVED FROO NORTH TO SOUTH, ONE CAME FROM NORTH TO SJUfHo FORMATIQ.J SEPARATED OVERHEAD AND HALF WENT S\tJ AND HALF WENT SEo ONE WAS SfATIONARY FOR ABOUf AN HUl.Ro THEN MOVED TO THE NORTHo <5) PASSED BE~D TREES C6) SECOND THE LASf ONE ABOUT AN HOl.Ro Co ( 1) EYE GLASSES Eo 35 DEGREES N, HiH DEGREES 74' W, S SECTION OF AftlARlll.O, TEXAS C{liJFL~ED BY HER TWO SONS, 16 AND 11 o PAGE 3 RLWJELM:\ 1851 LNCLAS JAH IS 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 of 4 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Of TH AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH IHCOMING MESSAGE J o REFUEL I~ OPERAT IONS CONDUCTED BY CANNON AFB IN THI S VICINITY TERMINATION 0435Z o Ko BAst: F1.. YIOO SAFETY OFFICER. RJSSIBLE A FLIG}{f OF F-100S IN FQR11AT ION WITH A KC-135 ffiACTI CIOO NIG}{f IN FLIGHf REFIIEl.OOo Page 3 of 4 THE TANKER REFUELING LIGHfS AND THE FIGHTER NAVIGATION LIG}{fS WOULD FOR1 A PATTERN SIN D..AR TO THAT DESCRIBEDo THE BREAK LIP OF LIG}{f PATTERN UDICATES THAT THE FIG}{fERS BROKE OFF UFON COOPLETION OF REFLELI~ OPERAT IONSo THE OBSERVER STATES THAT THE LAST OBJECT REI'! A I NED Sf AT IONARY o FOR ABOUT AN HOLRo THEN l10VED OFF TU THE NURTH. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE A STAR AND THE APPARENT MOVflliENT A RESL