. PROJECT 10073 RECORD ' DA'rE TIME GftOUP 2. LOCATION . 12 June 6o l2/08o5Z (3 witnesses) 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION -_1 Civilian Astr~ (Arcturus) lk.r-1 It if ( /(rc,w~ _. Arcturus was at 290 and 8 elevation & setting r/ S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 25 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual Bx 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer noted almost stationary object positioned in the west. ObJect hovered over the tree tops, moved in deliberate directions and had canpartments that glowed with beautiful soft -colored lights. Observer compared object with star but wao larger. FTD SE P 6 3 0-329 {TOE) Pr...,loua edltJou of thb form mY b. u .. d F'rD ( '11lE'l'R) Wr18bt .. Patterson AYB ~ Ohio Reference ,our recent un1dent11'1ed observation of 12 June ~e information in ycu.r letter vas not sufficient for etaluation. Re~eet. you complete the attached J'l1) :rorm 164. and .return it in. the envelop& provided. We viah to thank you tor reportingy)our obaervation Air J'oi"Ce ... 'roB. ~lliTA&lfJA, Jr~ MaJor, 'Chief';. Ploject Blue Book:. . {hLdJ l_c(_p-L . The G3zette and Daily, York, Pa., Monday Mo Family Sights 'Saucer' A York RD. 5 family reported observing for 25 minutes ~terday morning within 700 yards of their home a ''flying saucer" that hover- ed over the treetops, moved in de- llberate directions and had com- partments that glowed with beau- tiful soft-colored lights." The arrow near the top right of the photograph points ou t the opening in the trees where the fly- in!! object wa.:~ reoorted to have !'!overed durin~ most of the time it was observed. Richard Sipe, employed by the state highways department as a surveyor for nine years, his wife H azel who attenderl Millersville State teachers college and taught elementary school in York county for 14 yeats. and their son Richard Jr-.. 14 and a l3 c;tudent l.n the lOth gt-.1de at NMtheestern High school a!{reed. " Cf we werentbe- Uevers in flying saucers, we are The Sipes, Who live about two miles west of Strinestown on th PhtltD by Tl!. a.utt. <d Deily Zion's View road, described the ob- ject as a sort of flattened triangle that hovered over the trees to the west of their home and moved up and down as well as to the right and to the left, at times comin closer and at others moving awaY The Sipes' watChed the unide fied flying object through bi (Continued o n Pa~e Thirty- Sett p,.,.;l~ Si.~hC3 ite. The ;>mk ~eemPd ~t times :.ow more o a t:e< . \l:"s. Sipe s.1iu she got up about < 'i Sunday mormn ~ to ~et her ,,o.year-old son Dana a drink of .llc and when she wpnt nenr the ">t winc\ow of the ldtchen the netian blinds "j'L't seemed to nw with a bri!(ht li~ht.'' "I pulled the bmd up.'' :">Irs. Sipe . lid. "anti I saw this oh;ect glow- '~ und hovering over the treetops 1st west o C our home t: noticed :rnt of way a star in the distance tel this object comoared w ith the 'lr was like a ba.ske~baJI to a :1 rble i n size. " watched it manpuver for 1l0Ut five minute" before I wns Ltre I wasn' t see in~ t hin~s. and !-en 1 called my .:;on Rirhard who .t'Tle to the windo w \'-'ith me. Art- r another five minute-; we calle-:1 , ... INsband. "\'.'t' have ;;een rr.:lnv airplanP" "~"" t~e ~ky out ht>re bllt .ve hoi h !lf'W that this w:t:> nn ,11rp!ane." ! ~ Sipe said. P.ichard interru;->t"<~ hi" mot"lPr':-: trnunt t o add. "Ancl no one can ~i! r!le this w::t-; ... w,mo gas. he- ' \~" there bn't anv ~w 1-nP ollnd here " 'Partltlnn,. \ Vrl' :-;l't"ll P irhard continu~l. 'Thrl"ll'!h th<> ... Jcl-~lass~ you could rNtke nut '"lt appeRrPd t o he !>artition s be :"'n the rliffcrPnt-cclnretl liozhts. ,.,.. nbi~>ct fill~>~.\ that opPning be- ' \ ''" the trees to the r ight while \;ovPred there. ancl the t'fl2:CS of c:nnlrt hP :;een g!owtng through " l' :wec; of the hi::;hrr trees be '"' the opP.nin"! . \ t onP c;ta-:" ther" aooea reO to " s everal :~rcc; of Jight almost .r~P-<hne-"ihapPfl o vPr thP center ,, n f it. and then th'"" ..-~ went ,,. : ancl others appeated nt!;tt' h' r edge." The boy de-;criberl thP ohject t~ lno\<in~ c:.ometh imr like a cooke\ trble th:lt has been flat tened ThP fother said. r thou!tht Ctev .-rl' kidclinl! when thf>Y gnt me 1111 , tl earlY. but 1 n:n convinre'i P n\VPI' T.ine,. p.,.hincl 't HP .:aid the tOP' of the trPI"<: rP ,,bout ;no y1rcl-> rron th" ' i"c'rle:t"l' n~ n)t. the o)Pni'lP. t hu:.?~"tl l"'ln h,, ,IP'lti:i~ by MILY SiGHTS (C.lrtlinuf'ol frnuo 1 '. 3) ~ th.tt, acc-o~di:l~ lo .S, : OU~hl lhe O~)j~>cT II) Within l.O,) '"fh~ ohiect 1"!11lre th.w filled l ie Wiclrh of lens IJC rh~ r:eld -:;;lass- ' s, SiP<! said_ ''\1/~ wen~ afraid to tllk to-) lnlloh nbout it," :\Irs. Sipe said. ''bo>cause w~ t.'1ou~ht people w ou /rl rh1n1c we-h~d lo~t o11,. ll1t11d!i, but ! Sllw it :tnr! ! am con..-ir.recf it .had i:;~ be o~ra ted by some ~rt o( in. -t ei ii~enc:e. lt :nm'r>'"i .11 r h .such de. 1: h<>!':lte movements . .. ~h.-.!'l we ca:lec! o ne pe~rson he 1 !'il'fJ tn te!l us It w,'> ;:>robah:y onp of ahout 20 sat l:'!!:ccs the L".S . has in Ol'l)it,'' :\T:-s_ S:~ ccmtinu~!. "but the5P wou!d ~ :r:ovin~ in 001: d;r'?c:.on. Wh!/e t..~e ...,i-;er we ob. 't'!"l !!f! moved h n rizQn a l!v to the n "'nrl '""n hnru-".,~.Jli:.r to tie ri:::~t. It moved S<:-:u;;.,c upward at limes and at other ::n,.s uown: She added "It apPf>:Jrf'd ~o have Sei<lJ'<HR C-mlPa rtrr:en.s 3!"ound the erllte thtrc l""rc li-;h te-! :-~ rJi:"fe:-!?n t soc't colors, Pin!{, bloe-~'! U.S. AIR FORCE TECiiNICAL IN FORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con 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 con. The information that you g ive will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1. When did you see the object? Day Month Yo or 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw t he object? Nearest Po:!>tal A ddress 5. How long was object in sight? CT:>tal Duration) 6. What was the condition of the sky? (Circle One): a l1frT9hl\ b. CriGc(y 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 In bock of you c. T o your ri ght d . To your left e . Overheod f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form aupraedes Fn> 164, Jul 61, whlc:h i s obsolete 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b . Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark d . n t remember d . 9. What were the weather condition s at the t ime you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One}: a . ~or sk0 c . Sc;ottered clouds d. Thick or heavy c louds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or I ight rain c . Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b . T ronsparent d. As o light e. Don' t remember If it appeared as a light, was it brighter then the brightest stars? (Circle One}: o.~igh-t~ c. About the some b. Dimmer d. Don't know CJ Pero.JecJ.; 12. The edges of the :>bject were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. ~ke o briuht s tar c. (-:>horPly outlined) d. Uon t remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each quest ion) a. Appear to stand still at any time? Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know Don' t know Don't know c. Break up into ports or explode? d . Give off smoke? e. Ch!:!nge brightness? Don' t know Don' t know Don' t know Don't know f. Change shape? g. Flash or fiicker? h. Disappear and reaopear? 15. Did the object move behind something ot 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? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yes ev 17. Tell in a few words the fo llowing things about the object: a. Sound-1 ;lJ c/ h, If 0 '*1-f 18. We wish to know the angular stze. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by tne head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how mur.h 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. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., ond especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. cf. ,?et.t o nd " " 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) 8 No . IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? n ~c..~d4..Y;C::.tC/ 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) @ . No Ctt/e b"""'!Yl rC,QGhcd wi 1-::>UH Ire_ 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? Inside a buildi,Y In the residential section of a city? b. In a car c.[ln open countryside?} c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield:' In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? At sea 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. i Who; direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? ----------' i le s per hour. 24.3 Did you stop a t any t ime while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Yes Yes Windshield g. Theodolite Window g lass No h. Other 26. In order that you can give os clear a picture os possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sow. ;filum' ncr led 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A,. o n the curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above thtt horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. Place on "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw t he object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place an "A,. at the beginning of the path, a "B" ut the end of the path, and sho .... any changes in direction during the course. fl UP and clotvn f. .Lc;CI fo.y-jq};f- 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _-.l.O.....-:....::h~...:.C""'-=------ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.