1. DATE TIMe G~OUP 4. NUMBER OF OSJECTS 2. LOCATION Ellenville, New York (4 l'litnesses) 10, CONCLUSION Astro (KOON) lofoon @ 140 degrees Az and 35 degrees Elevation S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 20 ltinutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Object \'tas ci~ar shaped and a dim yellowish \-thite. Object seemed to suddenly fade a\-1ay over the top of the mountain to 9. PHYSICAL EVIOENCE the SE in 20 minutes. FTD SEP 63 0-329. (TOE) Pnv!ou edltiona of thle form may be ued \Jright-Pattereon A1"B, Ohio Jl-54 33 Cook-Taylor Poet, No. Ul 199 Cana~ t Ellenville, Nev York 12428 Re~erence your unidentified flying object sighting or 8 April 1966. The information in your letter was not sut~1c1ent f'or evaluation. ReG,Ueat you complete the attached F'11> Form 164 and return 1 t in the lope provided We ~sb to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force Sincerely, R Wllf.l*AlfiLLA, Jr, Major, hie~, Project Blue Book Cook-Taylor Post, No. 111 199 Canal Str.eet ELLENVILLE, NEW VORK To whom thia may concern, On Frida7 April 8 1966 a strange U .F .o. was spotted in Ellen~ille, !few York, and 1ras people. It was first spotted crve~ .. " -.. -.... a wourttiin and slowl7 decened out of eight at the base or the mountain. It was a . very strange transparent sort or shaped like a apace ship. It was aa long as a q,arter ot the mountain. rw,...ident witnessed by It was first om third floor of the American Legion en the east side. 'We may c.3 'Ytell be honeat about it and tell you that it 11as not multi_ colored like all those other or.cs spotted ~ it was an off colored white or yellow You may not te interested in this but we thought it only right to report it U.S. AIR FORCE TECttNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared 10 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 inf~rmotlon that you give will be \.:Sed for research purposes. Your no will .not be used in connection with any statenaents, 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? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): (a~.;'. Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest Posta Address (Circle One): (Circle One): (a'J Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town State or County S. How long was object in sight? (Toto I Duration) a. Certain b. Fairly certain 5.1 How w:2s time in sight determined? 5.2 Was obje:t in sight continuously? 6. What was the cond it ion of tho sky? 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obioct? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left f. Dora't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thla form aUSNU'edea Fm 164, Jul 61, which ia obsolete. 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moonlight @Don't remember c. No .moonlight -pitch dark {ci:) Don't remember 9. What were t~e weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain a. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds 10. The object cppeared: b. Transparent (Circle One): d. As o I ight e. Don't remember Don't remember 11. If it appeor~d as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter c. About the same ~Don't know . 11.1 Compere brightness to some common obiect: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred .. .. b. Like a bright star ~Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obie:t: a. Appear to stand still at any time? 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? (Circle One for eoch question) Don't know Don't know Qo.n~t..ko.Qw Don't know) (Don't know ~ Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the obiect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Did the obiect move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Ye!t> 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? (Circle One): Yes \~/ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the obiect: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obiect and note how of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, h:)w much of the obiect would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any detai Is of the objec:t t!,ot you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) Yes r No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? - ------- _ . 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?---------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? 23. Were you (Circle One) (Circle One): . a. In the business section of a city? @ In the residential section of a city? Q Inside a building b. In a car c. In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars b. Sun glosses f. Windshie ld g. Theodolite Window ;less 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 which you saw. 27. In the following a Ieetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst sow it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the object wat above the horizon (slcyline) when you last saw it. Place an .. A" on the compass when you lirst saw it, Place a "8" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a pie~ure that will show the motion that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and shu~ \l~y changes in direction during the course. 1 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ---------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, ancf put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or o similar obtect before. If so give date or dates and location Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One} ase I ist their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Lost Name Firat Name Middle Name City Zone State TELEPHONE Nu ..... Ll 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 obiect? Ll. F. (_', \-\ ~u .. c\. t:..\.'-, A..'t' \ ~ \ " ::., Doy Month Year U. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you fHI pertinent and which Is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. . Wript-Patteraon AJ'B, Ohio 451+33 Reference your recent unidentified observation ~n 8 April 1966 The information in your letter waa not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FrD Forusl64.and return them in the envelope provided. We visb to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Sincerely, -~vR q,Jllfr.ANIIJA Jr, Major, USAF ~ ef, Pl'Oject Blue Eook