Anaheim California — March 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIM! G,_OUP 2. LOCATION March 66 . Anaheim. California 3. $0UF:CE . 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIBNT DATA FOR EVALUATION t. NUMSER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS~ /1. TYPE OF OISERVATION 8. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Ca1 1 .from U3AF Corranand Post, gave us a name and address to gt. ft in t ouch with witness. They had no detaUs of the sighting, Form 164 sent and returned .for the reason or incorrect addre s. 27. In the following slcetch, imagine that you are at the point thown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was a bove the horizon (slcyline) when you First saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to ahow how high the object was above the horizon (tkyline) when you lost saw it. Place an "A" on the compass you first saw it. Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the obiect. Oraw a picture that will show the motion that the object 'r-.obiech'1iiad;:.--Piace~an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of tne path, and s~.u~ ~ny changes In direction during the coUrse ..... 29, IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?---------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an c:wrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, oro similar obiect before. If so give dote or dates and location 31. Was anyone e lse with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Please list their names and addresses: ,i I i[_t' i 32. Please '" following information about yourse TELEPHONE NUMBE tndicote any additional inf~rmation about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? Ooy Month Year 34. Date you completed thla questionnaire: Information which you fHI pertinent and which ia not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. SMITHSONIAN INSTI'I'U'I'ION W ASHJNG'l'ON 2,, D. C. APR .~.6 tSt6 Your recent couanullication addressed to the Sm1thaoa1an Institution Washington, D. c. bas been referred for attention to: Oh1ted States Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433 Any further correspondence with regard to this subject should be sent directly to the address above. Sincerely yours, Helena M. Weiss Seeks i nforaaation on flying obJects resembling f'lying SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON. Official Buelneu United States Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433 FTD (TDEW) . Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Reference your recent unidentified observation in March 1966. The information which we have received is not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope We ~dsh to thank you for reporting your observation to the AirForce. Sincerely, ~ HEC'roR QUINTANILIA, Jr, MaJor, USAF Chief, Project Blue Book DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON At.tacheti is FTD FC'rr.l 164 which is \tS'2d for reporting observations or unidentified flyins objects to the Air Force. In order for the Air Force to evaluate these rep,rr,s tnis form should be completed as tully as possibl~ and returned to this of . Sir.cerely Community Relations Division Office of Information FTD Fonn 164 1. DA.TE it~JE GROUP Civilians 4C. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OIS!RVATION 30 lIinutes 6. TYPE OP OBSERVATION Ground-Visual SE to N'il 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Stafford Spri".! 10. CONCLUSION ( CCNFLICTDlG DATA) . : 11. 8RI!F. SUMMARY ANQ.ANALYSIS d ' whit suver, orange, green, an e Observer noted light in the sk;y. Object appeared in the SE ar. ~ disappeared in the N\f. Observer not certain of dq or night condition in returned form 164. Marks both night and daylight condi tiona. With the exception of the t:J rre element, being 30 minutes the sighting appears to be that of a aatelli te. FTD SEP 63 ~29 (TOE) Prelne ed!tl of thle ,_...,be ueed. 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 concemlng 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 aof be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information so that If it Is deemec:l necessary, we may contact you for further details 1. When did you see the obiect? 2. Time of day: -:::~0""---- Time Zone: (Circle One): a.CEiltm..) b. Central Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One): a. ~light Saving How long was obiect In sight? (T ota I Duration) b. Fairly certain I How was time in sight determined? Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? City or Town c. Not very sure cl. Just a guess NIG_t:II:J o. (J!rjght .... State or County / 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One}: o. In front of you b. .In baclc of ~ou c. To your right d. To your left <: e. Overhead f. oont remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form eupereedea PTD 164. Jul 61. whlch la obaolete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you no_tice co-ceorning the STARS and'MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle o~e}: 8.2 MOO~ (Circle One): d. on't remember b. II moonli c. moon - p"itch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weC'Jther :onditiMs at the time you saw +he object? CLOUDS (Cirde Om): WEA THE~ (Circle One}: b. Fo~, ..,ilt, or light r~in c. Scattered c:loud!l c. Modert"Jt"" or heavy rain d. Thiele or heavy c:l?uds e. Don'~ re...,ernber 10. The object aooearecf: (Circle One): b. Transoarent e. Don't remember If It appeared as a ligh~, was it brighter than the brighteii+ 11tors? (Circle One): a. Brighter c.e!bo~t th! ::) b. Dimmer d. Don't lcnow 11.1 Compare brightn. 'Z some c:omman object:.; , , 12. The edges of the obic:t were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. L ;lc~ r taJ c. .ar='l~ outlinerJ.J d. :2r't remember Did the object: (Circle One for ecx:h question) Appear to stand still nt nny time? Don't know Suddenly soeecl UD and rush away at any time? Don't kt~ow Break uo into oarts .,. exo lode? ('fJO) Don't know Give off SMoir,~ Yes Do,'t know Change br ight.,'!"ss? Don't know Change shape? Yes Don't lcnow Flash or flicker~ Don't know Disappear ar.d r"at'Decr? Yes Don't know 14. Did the object disappeor while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move beh i"d something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): (v:!!) Noj 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 in front of: Tell in a few words the foll~wing ~ings a~the object: We wish to know the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length In line with a lcnown object and note how the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object thct you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails p r vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. , ... . , .... - : .) 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (C ire le One) .No IF yau answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you can estimate howfar away .from y~ the object was? IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? .../ ~/;t.Y , : .... .. :/./}1_ 23. Were you (Circle One) 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (C irc:le One): a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? b. In a car c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or ather vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time wh lie you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes {No ...... , e. Binoculars Yes (Nc b. Sun glosses Yes (No f. Telescope Yes ( No 1 c. ~in~shiel~ Yes '-N"oJ g. Theodolite Yes (N~ In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance ps the abject which you saw