' PROJECT 10073 RECORD DATE -TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION JO. CONCLUSION Civilian AIRCRAFT 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Six Lights S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 }IIinutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi&al. Dam over horiz en 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTO SEP 63 0~329 (TOE) Observer saw six lights which were arrailged in a V shape foz1ration. The lights were br~ter.than Jupiter was that night.. The objects were first observed overhead' and went out I of sigJ'lt over the hor.i.mn, to the north. Moving at great sp Q:,server was located l/4 mile from an airport. Could not he 1 sound because observer is deaf.. . . . . / Nothing indicated that tJiese light could not have beEn convc, r- tional aircraft lignting. p,.yt- edlU- of thh 1-_,. t. uaed 20. Do you think you can est imate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you est imate? -------- 2 1. Do you think you con estimate how for owoy fr om you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, th e n how fo r away would you soy it was? ---------- 22. Where were you locate d when you sow the object ? (C irc/e One): a . Inside a buildin g b. In a cor c. (Outdoors") d. In on air p lane (type) e . At sea 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business sect ion of o city? b. In the residential section of o city? c . In open countryside? d. Near on oirfie ld? e. F lying over a city? f. F lying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the followrng questions: Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? ...J iles per hour. 24.3 D id y ou stop llt any t ime while you were looking at the obiect? 25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binocular s Sun glosses f. Jelescope Windshield g. Theodolite Window gloss h. Northwest 26. In o rder that yo u can give a s clear a picture as possible of what y ou sow, d e scribe in your own words a c ommon object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the s ome appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place Ol' "A" on the curved l ine to show how the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline ) when you lost sow it. Place on "A" on the compass when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" ot the beginning of the path, o "B" at rhe end of the path, and sl.v ... .:.ny changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MO~E THAN ONE ob1ect, then how many were t here? S I X------ Oraw o picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. ft N sw eved Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Gentlemen: Reference :is made to your letter of 4 April 1966. There is a slight n:i.sunder!jtanding on your part as to llho saw the unidentified object or objects on the evening of 27 Earch 1966. lTho is a deaf-mute 1~ neighbor' s requested that I re oo:r1 did not see the object as I lvas at the time. inside the for him. I pe n::onally house Hatcl'ling TV I gave ey blank FTD Fom 164 or him to use for his file copy of the sighting report. Best regards, 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately cove~ed in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. Wright~Patteraon APB, April 1966 ,au.r recent unidentitied observation o'f 27 March ..1966~ ,., .. 1n'format1cm which ve ban reeeind 1a not sufficient rar eyalnation. Request you COIIlplete the attached FTD Form 1.64 nd return 1 t 1n the enTe lope prov.1ded. . UFO CHECKLIST BASE OPERATIONS, DISP! TCHER f ~ "' ~ , "' '1 I (p V ~Then a UFO is called in, obtain fl'om the observer: 1. Description of the object(s): b. Size compared wi' h one o the following held in the hand at arms Pea / / Djme / / Nickel '-L-..J/ Quarter 0 Half Dollar I / Silver Dt\)lar 4../ ,/ Baseball '/ / Grapefruit 0 Basketball I e . Formation if more than one) f . Discernible features or details 2 . Description of course of object(s): a. Hhat first called i t to your attention? {f) 1 --'v<.t.'c-ft , , / Azimuth when first observed Description of flight path and maneuvers --~( - o~i~. k~L~(~f L~i ----- e. How long was 'the object visible? J{ ~;rrtA./7'vfA.~ 3. Manner of observati ( .f Visual / / Electronic / / Description of Gptical device c. IT airborne, type of aircraft------------------- _ IdentificatiOn Nr Altitude l. Date and time of sighting: Light conditio~: Ni ght Day !_! Dawn /_-..J/ Dusk f.-/ ,/ 5. Loca on of observer: a. Latitude Position with reference to known landmark 6 . Observers a ccount of weather conditions ,li iLf'--r:!.C.vt 7. Identifying information on observer Organization Estimate of o nts of reporting officer: a. Action taken (agen ies called, etc.) &~f) C.1L) /);Jtc..eif b. ~inal: evaluation (accuraC,Y, reliabil ity, timeliness, etc.) pm (TDEW) Wright-Patterson AFB, Re~erence your recent tin1dent1r1ed observation of sui":f1c1ent 1966. '!he information which we have received not tor 8valuation. Request you complete the and"re-turn it. tn the enYelope provided. w. Viahto thank you.'tor reportinS observation UFO CHECKLIST 1 . Weather and \iinds Aloft a. Wind Directi on & Velocity Visibility Amount of Cloud Cover WEA 'IHER OBSERVER 5. 'I'hlli"'lderstorm in area and quadrant in iorhicl). located /31-6'~ 6. , Temperatt:re gradient 7. ~unusual meteorological condition whi ch ~ht account for sighting. 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 have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will 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? Hour Minutes (Circle One): Day Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. CE~;tw . b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? CJn.. fl~ vx. ~ trJ~ ../i..ot,~ City or T own State or County 5. How long was Obj.ct in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds a. c.,rlOin c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. pUst o gues""S) 5.1 How was t ime in sight determined? ----------- p.-L'....IC.'""4~/?L---- 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes L 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright a. b. Cloudy b. 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? N A (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of y ou d. T o your left e . Overhead c. To your right f. Don' t remember fTD OCT 62 164 Thle form supersedes FTO 164, Ju1 61, which Ia obsolete 8. IF y o u so w the object at NIGHT, what did y o u not ice concerning t he STARS a nd MOON? 8.1 STARS (C ircle One): d . Do n ' t remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b.Q>ull moon I ight) c. No moonlight -p it c h dar k d. Don' t remember 9. What were the weather condition s at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): 'HEATHE R (Circle One): a. ( Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain Scattered c louds c. ,'.Aoderat e or heavy rain d . Thic k or heavy clouds Don ' t remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): d.~ a lighi) a . So l id b. T ron s poren t e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a l ight, was it bright e r than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c . Abou t the same b. Dimmer d. Don' t know C ompa re b riqhtness to some c~mmon object : 12. The edges cf the .,bject wete: (Circle One): o.(Fuzzy or b lurreD b. Like a brigh t s t a r c. Sharp ly outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obje c t : ( Circle One for each q uestion) a . Appe a r to stand still a t any time ? Yes Do n ' t know Suddenly speed up and rush away at a ny time ? Don't know eak up into ports o r exp lode? Don' t kno w Give off s moke? Yes Don't know Change bri ghtness ? f. Change shape? Yes Don't know F lcsh o r flicker ? Don' t know g. Yes Disappear nnd reappear? Don't kn ow Did the object disapoear while you were watching it? If so, how? ~ e-J~or-T~ 15. Did the object move behi:--d something at any t ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One 1: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move in front of something ot any time, particularly a c loud? (Circle One): @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in a few words the following things about the object: Color {) 1 a -r n Ll .I 18. We wish to know the angular s1ze. Hold a match stick at arm's length in I ine with o known object and note how much of the obrect is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how m11ch o f the objec t would hove been covered by the match head? Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object tho1 you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow be!lide the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.