PROJECT 10073 RECORD 23 Apr ct:. 2'/o4ooz oo ~ Cloverdale, California 4. NUMBER OF OoJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Other {birds) S. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION n; BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 20 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSi:RVATION Ground Vis'.:.3.l 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer noted vapor with dim masses of light in formation that were traveling toward the north. It appeared as white glowing masses and a white mist. From the information available it appears birds were responsible for the sighting. The moom was s~tting at approx~rnately 2140 local mean time and was approaching the first quarter (21 Apr). Observer stated there was bright moon ~ight. It appears that light from moon enabled obser- vance of objects. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Ptelo~at tdJtJont of thla for111 ma1 be u .. ct. /?Jt.,n_zl h lA"'"'-tk-( l~c.f d LR ~right-Patter~on AFB, Ohio 45433 ll May 1966 Reference your recent unidentified obse~ration of 23 April 1966, ~hich you reported f.o Hamilton AFB, California. The in.f"omat.ion in your letter is not ~u!ficient for evaluation. Request you the attaceed FTD Form 164 and r~turn it in the envelope :lrovided. . ~-ie wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air ... ~QR QUINTN-III.TA, Jr, Major, USAF ~er, Project Blue Book U.S. AIR FORCE TECHt~ICAL INFORMATION T h is questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much Informat ion os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon. that you have observed. Pleas rry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be I.Jsed for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclus ions, 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 d id y~u see the object? 2. Time of day: L"' {...I_) Hour Minutes (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern Moi.Jnt J i n 4. Where were y ou when you sow t he object? Nea,.est Postal Address (Circle One): a.(O'oylight Savi~ b. 'Slandarct Clove(' dale.. City or Town State or County S. How long wos object in sight? (T :ltol Duration) o. Certain V b. Fair ly certain d. Just a guess 5.1 How wcs t i me in sight determined? ------------------ 5.2 Was objee1 il"1 sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? \a. Bright 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 c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember fTD OCT 62 164 Thle form eupereed .. FTn 164, Jul 61, which le obeo lete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? ..:i 8.1 STARS(C irc/eOne): d. Don't remetnber b. Dull moonlight ' "'a" c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): . b. Fog, mist, or .light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The object :!::lpeared: (Circle One): a, Solid d. As a l ight b, I tonsporent-- --,j., n, e. Don't feJne.rnber 11. If it Oj)pea!'ed as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter c. About the same c:~0im_mer ~ d. Don't know Compare brightness to some common object: The edges of~e object were: (Circle Q,.,e ): a:::_ uzzy or blu_!!:,td-e. b. Like a briyht star Sharply out I i ned Don't remember Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know Break up into parts or explode? <fJo) Don't know Give off smoke? Don't know Change brightness? Yes Dont know Change shape? Dont know g. Flash or flicker? Yes rt'fo) Don't know Disappear and reappear? Don't know Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 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 it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Cirele One): Yes ~ _) Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell In a few words the following things about the abject: We wish to know the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of t he 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 have been covered by the match head? Draw a picture thot wi II show the s nape of the obiec:t or obiects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detai Is of the object ~hot you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc:., ancf especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One} Yes ~-~No ) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?-------- 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away frpm you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? ..~...L.a:.H~w....:Ct".f<,"-'~:":..._-.:~'-'!?-..~-J..-.:..;, .. ~ """t 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One}: 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building @In the residential section of a city? In a cQ[ . c. In open countryside? Near an airfield? o. In an o irplane (type) e. Flying over a city? At sea f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were. MOVING IN AN AUTOM091LE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time whil e you were looking at the object? (Circ::le One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Sun glosses Windsh i e id g. Theodolite Yes d. Window g loss 26. In order that you con 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 same 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 ahow how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high t he object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place an ,.A,. on the compass when you f irst saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object, 28. Dr ow a pic ture that wi II show the mot ion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, o:1d s.!u.,. uny changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ ..a:L-M:/)-' Draw a pi:ture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a simi lor abject 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) 31.1 IF you ons~ered YES, did they see t~e object too? (Circle One) 31.2 P lease list 32. Pleose give the following information obout yourself: Middle Nome TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Ooy Month Yeor :W. Date you completed thia queationnalre; Information which you f .. l pertinent and which fa not adequately ccwered in the apeclfic point of the questionnaire or a narrative explanati\)n of your aighting. AnN or, 4AFCOI-C DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HIADOUARTIIS fOUITH All fORCE HAMILTON All fOICI lASE, CALIFORNIA 94934 IUIJECTa Report of UFO Sighting to, Foreig n Technology Division Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. Attached for your information and necessary action is a letter we r eceived from Mrs. of Cloverdale, Cali- fornia, dated 3 May 1966, regarding a UFO sighting. 2. '\Ve have written Mrs warced to you. FOR THE COMMANDER that her letter was being for- JONES, Major, USAF Depu:y Director of In.:o:-ma tion