Aswego Newyork — March 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE T IME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3 March 66 04/00dJZ Aswego, New York 3. SOUF:CE 10. CONCLU SI ON Ci vi1 jan ~j (l CONFLICTING DAT~ ~. NUMBER O F OoJECTS 5. LENGTH OF O BSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMWARY AND ANALYSIS t.. TYPe OF OSSE i<YATION Ground-Vis2l 7. COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIOENC! Object '"as described as b eing shaped like a ~up and saucer \-d th two 'clinking red lights and a \shite light on the bottom. The reporter stated that t~ of the \-titnesse s hear a peeping so '. Obse:-ver stated that t he object was only 100 ft mta.y yet stated that a natch head at arms length 'vrul d cover 1/3 of the obje(t Cou1d have be'3n an aircraft wfth landing lights on. The witnesses \'I ere eviden taly oonfus ed a bout the di stan ce that tl e object was from them. Sighting i s carried as conflicti n g data. Witness stated tha~ s.~e reported this sig;hting to tbe Air Base at Rome, Ne\"1 York \'Till reevaluate when/if tre r eport is received. FTD SEP63 0329 (TOE) Pr .. touaedltloMofthhf--r~u U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleose try to answer as many queltiona as you possibly can. The Information that you give will , bt used for research purposes, Your name will ~tot be used in connection with any statements, condusions, or publication 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 ste the object? 1J7AI! ..c Jv Menth Year (Circie One): Ca:'l Eastern b. Central c. Mount::~in d. Poe ifie (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard 4, Whtrt wert you when you saw the object? Clt;1or Town Neorut P~atol Addren J, How long was object In sight? (Total Duration) Minute a Second a a. Certain . . c, Not very sure () Fairly 'certain d. Just a gueu 5.2 Was object in s ight continuously? Yes V No-- 6, What was the conditi on of the sky? (cl;) Bright 7. IF you ow tht' object during DAYLIGHT, where waa the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your rl~t d. To your loft e , Overhead f. Don't remember fTD OCT 62 164 Thl form euper .. d .. PTD 164, Jul 61, whlch l ob1olete. 8. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, wha t did you nuticl'l con.:urning t ho STARS or1d MOON? 8.1 S1"ARS (Circle One): d. Don't remember 8. 2 MOON ( Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonliaht-pitc.h dark @ Don't remember 9. What were t he weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): @Cloer sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered c:loud s c. Moderate or heavy ra in d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The objecr appeared: (Circle One): {o':) Solid b. Transparent d. As a light e. Don't remembar 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter t han the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter c. About the same d. Don't know 11.1 Compor brightnass to some common object: 12. Tht edg .. of the object wore: (Circle On): a. Fuzzy or blurred 13 . Did the object: Like a bright st:lr R. Sharply ootlin~d d. Don't remember a. Appear to stand still at any tlma? b. Suddenly ape.d up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? Change bri~tnctss? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Dlaappear and reopp1tar? (Circle One for each question) Don't know Don't krtow Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you were W<?tching it? If so, how? .._i!_[: /b~"~ t,._.. k 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?_ (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the object: We wish to know the angular s ize. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object rhat you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc:., and especiatly exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place en arrow beside the drawing to show the direction th~ object was moving. ~-t_, lA..-~ tZ . . 2(), Do you think you can estimate the speed of tho object? (Circle One) (!3 No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? o. -cJ: fj/hL P. v ~._L 21. Do you th ink you con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) S No IF you answ~red YES, then how for away would you say it was? ~;!: /tNJA-c 22. Whore wore you located when you sow the object? (Circle On~): 23. Wore you (Circle One) a. Ins ide o buIlding b. In a cor d. In on a irplane (type) o. In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you wsre MOVING IN AN AUTOM081LE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d irection wore you moving? ( Cirf!le One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fast wore you moving? m..,iiles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any'timo while you wore looking at tho object? (Circle One) oburvo tho object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses b. Sun glcsus c:. Windshie ld d. Window gloss e. Binoculars . Yes f. Telescope Yes g. Theodolit~ Yes h. Other ~ I..&./ h. Northwest 26. In order that you can give as door a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give tho some appearance as the object which you sow 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place on "A" on the compass when you f irst sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, o "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?--------------------- Draw a pictur~ of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 1Jz,zA.&.J!/ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON OI"I"ICE 01" THI!: SI!:C .. ETARV Attached is .r'l'D F0m 16 t-rhich is tF.~d for reporting ohservations o:f unidentified fly:in~ objects t-o the Ai.r .Fo:-~e. In order f or t he Air Force to evaluate these :-eF:>l"T,5 tnis form should be r.omplet,ed ~s fully as possib-~ and returned to this ofN ~e. Sir.cerely SARA HUN'!' Comm1..rni ty Relations Division Information FTD Form 164