PROJECT 10073 RECORD t: DATE. TIMi: CROUP 2. LOCATION - , 4. HUMBER OF OBJeCTS S. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 10 !linut es j 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grour.d-Vis~..al i 7. COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Trenton, l.U.chiean 10. CONCLUSION Other (CONFLICTil-Ki DATA) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer noted bright whiti~h blue lif1lt in the sky approachir~ from the iT. As ob j ect approached rad5.o tower, object wade abrupt, movei!lents around the station. \'.fhen object speeded up its color faded.when object slovred down the color b e came brigr~e Observ~r sav mPJObject 6 weeks earlier. Conflecting data noted When oVserver states in one place object did not dis- appear and ~ another it did. FTD S E P 6 3 0-329 (TO E) Pre lou ecUUo~u or tlUt torm IDA7' be u .. d. 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a norrotive expl~notion of your s ighting FTD ( TDE'ri) ~right-Patterson AFB, Ohio 454JJ Reference your recent unidentified~observation of l4 March 1966. Tha information which we received was not sufficient for evalu- ation. Request you c omplete the attached FTD Form 164 and re- t~ it in the envelope provided. \',e Y.isht.to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Sincerely, HECtr<JR QUINTANILlA, Jr, Hajor, USAF Chief, Project Blue Book Project Blue Book, Imformation Office, SA?Ol, Washington, D. c., Dear Sirs; MY name is I am thirteen years old. I am a alaroun pace enthusiast. I've been reading up on these UF0 s or extraterrestrial vehicles as you call them. I understand that the greatest percentage of these s1ghtings can be explained but, I think I have one that might fall into the unidentified catagory. I'm a Detroit Free Press carrier in Trenton, Michigan ~d I get up quit early 1n the morning to deliver the newspaper. On the morning of March 14,1966 at about 5:~0 in the morning I was just startirfg- mY'''route when I happened to look towards the W.J.R. radio tower. I usually look for the constilation Gemini. Well, as I was looking at the tower I saw a wh~tish blue object about the si~e o~ a basketball ( evidently they-were~much bigger because I ~as
[email protected] it from a distance) and flying at terrific speed. At first ! thought it was a meter or: a faJ.Tfii.g -w- star or some othe~ explainable. thing--but ht~n my thoughts changed. It bega:1 dodging ardr~d the radio station ( to1-rer) ( drawing included). It came~rom the west out of the blue as they say and progressed steadily. It slowed down ~e and then made almost a 90 degree turn going str- aight \if up and climbed to about 12000feet.and then went into a dive head~g straight down and going fast. It' pulled out and flew west again and then all of a sudden it turned and went east and into another dive, turned around and went rTest ag&An Just before it 1-1as co~1ng to the tower it ~ade another almost 90 degree' turn and went up until i t turned to the east and flew away. watched for about ten minutes from the time it first c~e 1nto view until it flew out of sight. The morning that I saw it was a clear and cold morn- ing meaning that the sky was cluudless without a moon. few stars were visible but it was co~d. The day before was cold also and, as a ma~er of fact the whole week before was cold also. There weren't any visible burning lights like t he other s have had on them but, I noticed something unusual everytime it speeded up. The whitish blue began to fade. didn't think much of it until I read in the paper about sending any imforaation of these sightin g s into the near- est Air Force Base or Project Blue Book. I never use d to believe in them but I sure do now. I d like to know who or what they are and were they come from thats all. Yours Truly, If re the kind of boy who imagined things I would say this was so this case. In the contrary he is a very sensitive who relates such instances with reality and accuracy. He had witnessed these so-called things six weeks prior to this sighting but, was unaware as to what they were. On the second sig~ting he did know they were not simply lights and was not only shook up but very scared. He now hesitates to look skyward and hurries home from his new- spapee route as quickly as possible. I certainly hope he never sees these things again as I too have seen them a year previous to his sightings and I was scared. He composed the letter ahd the drawing himself. He also hopes his imfo~ation will help some. Should you want to question him further on this feel free to do so as he does wonder as to the answer to this mystery. Is there one? 13 December 1966 Request for UFO Evaluation~ Hq USAF ( SJUlOICC) Re!'erence the attached letter :f'rom ting the evaluation on his sighting o~ 14 March 1966. A detailed study on the s1ghti!lg has been completed. His case is being p] seed in the "Other" category, speci~ically, Conflicting Data In one place he mentions that the object disappeared after approximately ten minutes. In another place he mentions that the object did not d1.sappear vhile he vas vatching it. The description, color-vise, is similar to that of a satellite observation. An aircra:ft 1n the distance could have been observed and at such a distance turns would have appeared much steeper than usual.-~e t~ could account for the color fad1ng at times. FOR THE COMMANDER wv ...... De GOES, Colonel, USAF mrec:rtcr of Teehnol~y and Slbsystems postmarked 31 Oct 66 U.S. AIR FORCE TECi-iNICAL INFORMATION T hi s questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as mu?h informat ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed.' Please ry to answer as many questions as y ou possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications w ithout your permission. We request this personal information so that ir it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? Hour Minute a (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: Circle One): G;) Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? C ity or Town 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) 0. Certain c. Not very sure @ Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5. 1 How wo s ~ i me in s ight determined? -~A<..L'~4--/lc.L._...JtJ~aooo~:;J;'I9,..c..,&.7(._c,:a~A""------ 5.2 Was object in s ight continuously? Yes~ No--- 6. What was the cond it ion of the sky? 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you !rio~ To your right d. To your left . e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle fcwm euperaedea FTn 164, J u l 61, which t. obaolete. 8 . IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS(Circ/eOne): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon I ight d. Don't remember d.S) No moonlight -p itch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were th e weather conditions at the time you sow the object ? CLOUDS (Circle One): @ C lear sl<y c , Scattered clouds d . Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c . Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object O?peored: (Circle One): d. As o light b. T rcnsporent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): @ Brighter b. Dimme~ \ c. About the some d. Don't kn~w 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: The edges of the object were: (Circle One):@ Fuzzy or blurred !:1. Like o briyht star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? No Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? AI~ _.z;t ~T 15. Did the object move behil"ld something at any l ime, p articularly o cloud? (Circle One): it moved behind: No Don ' t Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of s o mething a t a ny time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): 17, Tell in o few words th e following th ings about the object : 0. Sound /'?1.<! rLtZ- 18. We wish to know the angular siz.e. Hold a match stick ot arm's length in line with o known object and n ote h ow much of th e object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod perfor med this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much o f the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a p icture th~t will show the shope of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your s ketch any details of the object t l,ot you sow such as w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on orro"" beside the drawing to show the direction the objec t was moving 1/bo~r 1t1e 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of th e object? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------ 21. Do you thin~ you con estimate how for away from y ou the object was? (C ircfe One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? l.LLa.. ~ r -l ' 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (C ire le One): a. Inside o building b. In o car d. In an oirolone (type) e . At sec 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? (9 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 were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th e time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 Whet d irection were you moving? ( C ircle One) East e. South g. West rtheast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? --------J" i les per hour . 24.3 D id you stop at any time whil e you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No Did you observe t he objec t through any of the following? @Eyeg lasses Yes No Binoculars Yes Sun glosses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No Windshie ld Theodolite Yes No Window g loss 26. In order that you con give as c lear o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in you r own words o common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the same curv!td line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place on "A" on the c:ompau when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost sow the object 28. Draw a pich.;re that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, ond sf.vt~. .:.ny changes in irection during the course. 29. IF there wos MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone e lse with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 3 1.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 3 1.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please g ive the following information about yourself: First Nome TELEPHONE NUMB SEX t{t9Le. any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Day Month Year