1. DATE TIME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION lhl.ladelphia, Pennsyl vsnia (1 Witness) 10. CONCLUSION AIRCRAFT t. S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object appeared to be stationary about 500 rt above the ~- It had three distinct liehts, red 1n color and two Wing like extensions with o. blinkinr, lir}lt on the tip of each wing. IX 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi..al or the object "'as oval. 1 Observer was in a moving car. An A/C could applar to hewer dhe Statioonry 9. PHYSICAL E VIDEHCE to the motion of the car of it tho A/C were heading directly towards the observer or direcUy away. Duration of the siflt " ... visual charecteristica, lighting and flight path are consist with an A/C sighting. 34. Date you complet.d this questionnaire: 35. lnforntatlon which you feel pertinent and which Ia not adequately covered In the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. . P"''D ( 'rDiW) Wr18}lt-Patteraon AFB, Reference your recent obaervatioo ot 9 Apr1~ 1966 The ion which we have recei yecl is not sufficient tor evaluation. Requeet yau complete the attacbed F'I'D For 16Jt. and return it in the envelope provided. \le wish to thank you tor report1D8 your observation to the Air Force. HEC'roR (Jlmi'kiDIA, Jr, Major, USAF Project Blue Book DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HIEADQUARTERB 9t3TH TROOP CAAPUER GROUP (M) (RES) (CONAC) WILLOW GROVE AIR RESERVE FACILITY, PENNSYLVANIA 19090 ATTN Ofll'a BOI uJ.:~T UFO Sightings To Air ~orce Systems Command Fore~gn Technical Division vTrig!:t-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 APR l 4 J9S6 1. In accordance with the provisions of AFR 200-2, the following report on u?O sightings is submitted. 2. At 1830 on 9 April 1966, Miss Regina McFadden, 1838 N. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Penna, contacted the Security Office of this installation anQ ~eported an object in flight over the North Philadelphia area which she said did not resemble a plane. Miss McFadden could not be contacted by this office for further details until the present date. When con- tac:.2d, she provided the following information: ~!o sound Circula.:r Larger t~-:a..n the visual image of the sun Bri_gh_t -~r q._"lg~. or exhaus-: The o-oject appeared to hover just over the buildings while moving slovrly in a ~ortherly direction. Object was observed at approximately 1430 zulu (18~J Philadelphia ti~e). Object was maintained in sight for approxi- rnate2.~-ten minutes. No further details were available from the individual. 11/~ss r:icFadaen was .. ..,alking in a direction generally north near her address at the time of sighting and was accompanied by a sister and brother-in-law. Addresses are not .available. 3. _t:._-:. 0845 hours on 12 April Mrs. Robert Curran, 7710 Fayette Street, Chelt2~a~, Penna. a northern suburb of Phjladelphia, reported observing a fl~-i:::; o~Ject at a!>proximately 1050 zulu time proceeding in a southerly dire-::::i~:--8ong the line roughly from \Tillow Grove Naval Air Station to P.hi}_,=.,(~e:!.:?~::a Internati :>nal Airport. Mrs. Curran whose husband is a Flight Engine , stated that she was familiar with aircraft and felt that this was definitely not one. She stated that she was awru~ened by a very dis- turbing noise and observed the object which seemed to have a red light in fiii&~LV TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUA .. TER8 IUTH T"OOP CAfiiiRIER GROUP (M) (fiiiEB) (CONAC) WILLOW GfiiiOVE AIR "I:SERVE fi'ACILITV, PENNSYLVANIA 190i0 ATTN o,.. BOI uJacT UFO Sightings To Air Force Systems Co1mnand Foreign Technical Division \~right-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. In accordance with the provisions of AFR 200-2, the following report on UFO sightings is submitted. 2. At 1830 on 9 April 1966, Miss Regina McFadden, 1838 N. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Penna, ~ontacted the Security Office of this installation and reported an object in flight over the North Philadelphia area which she said did not resc~ble a plane. Miss McFadden could not be contacted by ~nis office for further details until the present date. When con- tacted, she provided tte following information: Number - Larger than the visual image of the sun Br igh_t. Or a.nge_ . or exha.us-c The object appeared ~c hover just over the buildings while moving slowly in a northerly direction. Object was observed at approximately 1430 zulu (183J Philadelphia t~e). Object was maintaine d in sight for approxi- mately ten minutes . No further details were available from the individual. ~1iss r~cFaaaen \ras wa.l king in a direction generally north near her address at the tioe of sight~ng and was accompanied by a sister and brother-in-law . Addresses ar~ not ava~lable. 3. At 0845 hours on 12 April Mrs. Robert Curran, 7710 Fayette Street, Chelte a~, Penna. a northern suburb of Phjladelphia, reported observing a flyi~ ~bject at a~?roximately 1050 zulu time proceeding in a southerly direc:.:.~!l along the line roughly from vlillo'\v Grove Naval Air Station to Fhil.e.:..-s2.p~ia Interna-:ional Airport. Mrs . Curran whose husband is a Flight Enginec stated that she was familiar with aircraft and felt that this was de: itely not one. She stated that she was awakened by a very dis- turbi ~oise and observed the object which seemed to have a red light in front and a white light in back. She stated that the lights seemed very close together, and the object wasmoving slowly. She was unable to cl-::a.rly describe the type of noise she heard. This office contacted the ~light Operations section of Willow Grove Naval Air Station who st ei that they had no aircraft in the air at that time in the vicinity. There are industrial plants in the Philadelphia area which are connected vri th aircraft industries, some of which maintain test aircraft, primarily helicopters. There 'Tere no further details available. 4. A telephonic report of this sighting was made to the ~oreign Technical Division on 12 April. FO?. ':'HE COMMANDER KEITH B. HUBBARD, JR. Info~mation Officer Office Of Special Investigati on 128 North Broad Street Philacelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Si:-: I understand any sighting of unidentified flying objects a!"e to be reported to the u.s. Air Force. If this is not l":~dled by your office, will you plgase fort.rard the followi~g to the pro~er department. On fuesday evening, A'9ril 5, 1966 , b8trlleen 9:10 and 9:17 P . \~. 3 . S. T., I obsQrved an obj ~c t o~7' unusual con- nitions. r."'il~ tra-,olin6 north on t h e Schuyl~cill Express- 1.T3.Y, a~ a :J ):_:l c ~bout on e quart~r mil e no;: tr or the Girard AvenuP "Sri-: 1.n:l sli~h tly '.r~st o::"' tr-; Pxpr~ss.vRY, ch'dre :hr.:~-? ,~:.s:-:.:- :-etj li::h-:.s on its app!3r.":lnt o7al or foot- t,Je-rr: cwo '~:.:'..: 1 ike exr:ension3. .;.t -:h,_ ~!lrt of ~acr tn2; wa5 ~ V9~J i~:~nse light tha t periodic~ll) went on. About every fou::-s-aco:1ds th~y .: lash~d on for a?prox:.-:ta. te l y a h-3.lf secon:-:. "5uration, "t'.-:'3n went out for ~bout L seconds 3.5ai:1. !11-= ;;i."lg span ,.,as about tha't of a Piper Cub but: only qbou: 3 f e : t ,,.,ide. The hub n r cen'.:er section appea!'- ed to c e e.8ou t 15 feet by 10 feet in an oval sr:ape. Outs ide o: ~r.e 5 lights there ~.-~as no glow of t h e object f rom che b o ttom view. PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 5. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS In one report the t.ime was 6130 in the ot,her it was 51:3(). In 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION one report the cmraticn was 10 seconds in the other it waa 10 ,---..a~ Grrund-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) PNIoae edlt1otte of We f01 rsp ... 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 o possible c~ncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon. thot you have observed Please try to ons.wer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that i~ it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the obiect? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. 4. Where were you when you saw the obiect? ecrrest Posta Address S. How long wos obiect in sight? (Toto I Duration) (Circle One): (Circle One): City or Town Hours Minutes c. Not very sure d. Just a gu s Was object in s ight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? b. Cloudy b. Cloudy State or County 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 back of you d. To your left e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form upruedea FTn 164, Jul 61, whic~ la obaolete. 8. IF you sow the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice co~cernin9 the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon I i ht c. o moon i -pitch dar~ d. Don't rememi.r cl. Don remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle 011e ): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear slcy b. og, nist, or light rain c. Scattered cloud !t c. Moderntfll' or heavy rain or heavy clouds 10. The obiect appeared: rans rent e. Don'~ re"1ember (Circle One): d. As o light e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a ligh~, was it brighter than the brightest stors? (Circle One): c. About the so.,~ d. Don't know 11.1 Comoore brightn.,ss to some common obiect: 12. The edges of the obiect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like c-bright star c. Sharply out I ined d. D~n't remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still ot ony time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c, Break up in to parts or explode? d. Give off smok~? e. Change bright,~ss? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flic~er? h. Disappear and r~oppear? Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the obiect disappenr whilo you were watching it? If so, how? (C ire le One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Tell in c few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of 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 obiect would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a pictur4! thct wi II show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object t~o' you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and espec iolly exhaust trai Is or vapor trai Is. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (C ire /e One) IF you ans ered YES, then what speed would you estimate? , 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away f~om you the obiect was? (Circle One) (3> . No . IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it wos? s:J S f,p _ '-f' /j / () c::'. k.S 22. Where were you located when you sow the obiect? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside a building b. In a cor Ou oors) d. In on airplane (type) a. In the business section of a ci!Y-? I,, In the residential section of a c1!r; d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over ~pen country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d irection were you moving? (Circle One) 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 while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 25. Did you obs~rve the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Sun glasses Windsh ie!d Theodolite Window g lass Yes h. 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object wh i~h you saw. 27, In the following slcetch, i maglne that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I in to show how high the obieet was obove the horizon (slcyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to ahow how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyllne) when you lost saw it. Place an "A" on the compasa when you First saw it. Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the obiect. 28. Draw a p icture that will show the motion that the obiect or obiects made. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, o "B" at t 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?---------- Draw a picture of how they were crronged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling Hove you ever seen this, or a simi lor obiect before. If so give date or dates and location 31. Was anyone e lse with you at the time you sow the obiect? (.Circle One) 31.1 IF yo\J answered YES. did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleose list their names and addresses: 32. Please g ive the following information a bout yourself: AGF: c-2 /.f Middle Nome Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might