Richmond Indiana — May 1966

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OA IE Tl C~OUP 2. LOCATION Ci vilir..'1 4. NU'-'SER Or OBJECTS Indiana (1 rlitness) 10. CONCLUSION Personal intervie\"1 is necessar; before a conclusion can be reache i 5. L~NGTH OF OoSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 16. TYPE OF CoSERVATION Grcu:;d-Visu al 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer \'lClS traveling \'le3t on IR-70 when tl'IO tmusual lie,hts ,;; appeared over Richmond. One of the lidlts was visible for abo~t .30 minutes after having reappeare d after its initial disa.ppear?.nce. The first li~t moved up and dolm v ery guickl for short distances. \'/hen the second lieht appeared it moved rig..'!t down., left up before its disappearance. Observer s tct3d that as he traveled the objects v1ere still in the relatively same area as vhen he first saw them. Preloua cUU~ of thle fonDIIlAJ' be ueecl. FTD (TDE'.f) Wright-Pattereon AFB, Ohio 45433 Reference your recent unidentified observation o! 20 May 1966. The inlormation in your letter wa~ not sufficient for evalua- tion. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and re- turn it in the envelope provided lt:e . .,'i~h to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Sincerely, . uECTOR QUINTANIIJA, Jr, Major, ~hier, Project Blue Book UNIDENTIFIED ~JLYING ODJECTS INli'Ol\.MATIOi~ SHEET 1. Answers to the following questions wlll be obtained from persons calling in regard to the observance of an unidentified flying object (UFO). If person refuses to give answers to )a, do not complete report. 2. Complete Information Sheet in duplicnte. and forward to BDO. tion ~ ruveNT Shape of Object Size (compare to dime, quarter, baseball, basketball, or larger. 1 tem) Nwnber of Objects ..J_ Unusunl features of objec't e~ A re. S1 bn p~: 5, ,1>" 1> ~ '-"~'1/ t.J Was there a tail, vapo~ trail, or oxhaust?,AGc:t i: Any S~und /~t:/~/?J;~(bt.(:) What called attention to the observer zit: ~1$'/11 &"-pAJ .- n.th ,.v:t kt.J.r What angle and elevation waa the object on first observance What angle and elevation was the object when disappeared I of object (to north or south, to east or west) and What has the flight path were there any maneuvers n. How did the object dis ?ear (instantly, to the north, no direction, etc.) Ho"' l c::g was the object visible {5 min, 1 hour, etc.) .5 A/ mv-1-~2.:s How wa5 the object obs9rved (naked eye, radar, telescope, binoculars, etc.) Time and date of sighting 8, [/~-/?6Pf<S n .:21 /1'7~ y k~ Light co~ditions (night, day, dusk)_ &/!5fh/ -c_;A.,t Geogra~hical position of object (North of flouston, South of Pasadena, directiy OY9rhead, _etc.) N0/~'1-Iz-:,-?c?,rr s~,;:c.,_,c_,IV' Or~ /C?ctS,/o.,.....- Weatryer (-::l9ar d ay, hazy, clo~dy, broken clouds, etc.) ~e==-(..~'-"~"'-t;...-1_, ------ OTHER INFORMATION not answered above: hi esr ..;flit .5. Thank caller for information, but do not promise that n return call will be madf:f to confirm nor dony the observanco of the object U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much atio n as possible c;:oncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed . Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The informa~i on that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in cOnflection with any statements, conclt~sions, 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 you see the object? 2. Time of day: l(j ; 60 (Circfe One): Month Yeor 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): ,.q_:-~t: b. Cent-r ol c. .our:. otn (Circle One): a. D_'!Yligbt Saving d. P::: ifi e 4. Where wer~ you when you sow t he object? Neorest Post o l Address City or Town 5. How long w~s object in sight? (To-t~l Durotion) Hours Minu!/. c. Not very sure b. Foirly certain d. Just a guess 5.1 How w as t ime in sight dett-rmined? 'V..4'Tr:'_.\-! ~ \2.AD\O 5.2 Was obi~c~ !n s ight continuou s ly ? Yes _ 6. What was th e c:mdition of the sky? Stote 01 County 7. IF you saw the ob ject 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 c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thla form auperaedea FTO 164, Jul 61, whlc h l a obsolete. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One ): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark Cl. Don't remember Don't remember 11. If it appetJr~d as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): ~ Srighter c. About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Corr.pare br ightness to some common object: StD6 BY' SIDC AT \QO~ . 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle O.,e ): a. Fuzzy or blurred . b. Like a bright star ) Sharply out! ir.ed :l. Don't remember Did the object: Appear to stand still at any time? Sudde., ly speed up and rush away at any time? Break up into parts or explode? Give off smoke? Change brightness? Change shape? Flash or flicker? Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) No Don't know Don't know Yes QTh) Don't know Ye!t (1@ Don't know Don't know Yes \@) Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? "So A.tVt) !Uof-.3 fT t~A PPEAIZE.l >-. '"l:r 'l:?_cS(\?P6Af<D tV\' f\\u re.- 15. Did the object move behind som~thing at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle Gne ): @ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: . .A5 r_. -~l'TU.\:-Ja C!.D ALONG T -]Q , My rrc.: WA~ .. 'BLO'~(.f f) 16. Did the object move in front of s omething ot ony time, particularly o cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (C ire/~ One): Yes (~ 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We w ish tc know the angular s ize. Hold o match stick ot arm's length in line with o known object and note how much of th~ ~bject is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the t ime of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a pidur~ mot will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the objec: rt-:cT you saw such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on orrcw bes ide the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the oLiect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? - ------ 0 Do you thin~ you con estimate' how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) ~ No IF you answered YES, then how far away wou!d you say it was? 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle Or:e l: a. Inside a building c:. Outdoors d. In an c ir;::>lane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? ~ In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. I F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What c! irection were you moving? (Circle One) o. N~rt-11 c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? 55 !o. ls '5 miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any t ime while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) 25. Did you observe the object through ony of the following? Eyeglosses Yes e. Binoculars Yes b. Sun slossoes Yes Telescope Yes c. Windsh ie ld cJr~ g. Theodolite @Window gl:ss @ ~ o h. Other In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or obje cts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sow. Ot-J ALL OT~e-llN\e In the following s&cetch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you lirst saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (slcyli~e) when you last sow it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the object 28. Orow o picture that wi ll show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B'' ot the end of the path, c:'ld s!.u.., .lny d\anges in direction during the course. 't')l.s\.ANCE OSEVZo.AL 1\~5 \VH E~ I~G" $-C'(J f) 01\)C AW~Ql!t.> \qE; II/\0Vf.!j\'\:Nf t>Pj ~ ~rs OowtJ A <j) 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? t~'tllt..'D..._ _ Draw a picture of how they were orronged, and put an arrow to show the direction thot they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please I ist tneir names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Lost Nome First Nome Middle Nome A 10N Ao..~oa. City Zone Sta1e TELEPHONe NUMBER SEX MAt_[;: Indicate a ny additional information a bout yourself, including any special experience, which might be.pertinent. I WAV~ C.ooD :::.rllel lT ~ <:;ocD DG?IU ~Q5~f.>T1(}~, 33. When and t o whorr. d id you report that you had seen the object? \/ttl e:, \~ -T PATI~Q...SCf.J -A~'ft...) 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: .. h. h ou f .. l pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the Information w tc: V . t' 're or a narrative explanation of your sighting. . OR, ~LICO?Tt:{l A~f) \VE:~J:: ~T U:PL.t.lNE. A. t0 f:, Mev E.,' tv\ eN 1