Climbinghill Iowa — June 1966

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Keywords: circle, object, answered, exper, message, ctrcle, remember, unclassified, jill1c, ct1af1, jisuill, lnichtncos, hrhiwl, tloonlig, pit_ch, brisr, riontness, tecf1nical, pfepared, beorom, pl00l, nenty, adgress, harnick, unknl
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATICN ~; Jill1C 66 15/0JJOZ CJ.iH:hin: :ii ll) Im!a (/ Hitncsses) 10. CONCLUSION c~ \'i lic.n Possible (,\I; 'Ct1AF1') 4. NUMOER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ,6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I :;-;:-:>w/-'Jisuill 1 . .)ull Lit I 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS LHCl cL.il'cL:: ~i,:.t ('()l,ljx...r~d in lnichtncos "rith ; 1!:.:. hrhiwl Lhc llori~on und I' ck and \'ICnt ov nrhe: d . 8. IF you sow the obte c t a t NIGHT, what dtd you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8. 1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moon I igh~ . d. Don't remember c~ -tl !Tloonlig~.t-pit_ch dark d. Don't ~emember 9. What were the weo~her conditions at the time you sow the obje c t ? CLOUDS (Ci rcl e One ): -HEATHER (Circle One ): a. Clear sky Fog, mist, or light rain c . Scattered clouds c. o'~oderote or heavy rain Thick o r heavy clouds e . Don't remember 10. The object opoeored: (Circle One ): a. Solid _9. As c light b. T ronsporent e . Don' t re me mber ll. If it appeared as~ li;:u, H OS , , orighter than r'-,e bri;htest srors? (Ctrcle One): o. Br i :hter c . About the soi'T'e b. Dimme r d. Don't know Compare brisr.t:1ess :o some common object: 12. The edge s of the ob1ect were: (Circle One): o. Fuzzy or blyJ.r..ed S . _Li.l<e a b riyht sJOf c. Sharply outlined o. Don' t remember 13. O id the object: o. Aooeor to stand still at any time? b. Sudder:!y speed up and rush away a t any t ime? c . Break uo m t o pots o r explode ? ::! G iv e off smoke? e. Ch~noe b riontness? f. Change shape? g. Flash o r flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for eoch question) Don't know Don ' t l<now Don't know Don' t know Don' t know Don't know Don't know Don' t know U.S. AIR FORCE TECf1NICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been pfepared so that you con give the U. S. Air Force as much information os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you g iv e will be used for research purposes. Your nome-will not be use d in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it i s ~eemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you sel! the object? Hour Minutes -( C ircle One): Doy Monrh Yeor 3. T i me Zone: (Circle J-;e l; :J. t:ostern S. Central' c. Mountain d . Pacific 4. Where were you w"ler tcu sa,... ;ne o b ject? Neor"sl Poste l Acor,.s; ( Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b . Standard 5. How long was objecT 10 s i;nr? (Totc l D ur c t ion) Hours Minutes Seconds o. Certain c. Not very sure b. Foirlv certai n d. Just a guess 5. 1 How was time in s ight determined? _ .._ _ 5.2 Was object in s i<;n t continuously? 6. What was the condi t ion o f th e sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located a s you looked a t the object? ( C ircle OM): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d . To your left e. Overheod f . Don't remember F T O 'JCT s 1 lo~ UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE OBJECT. REF. PARA. 146: <1) OBSC.RVER \\AS LOOKING Q.Jl OF BEOROm.-'!.'Pl00L <2) APPROXI~:AlEL Y 3 ~'ILES PAGE 2 Ruw:;.? ... ~ CLAS AWAY, 200 r'i I\ THE. AIR AT LO'I.ESl ALTITUDE. (3) DID NOT OBSERVE. (4) ONE OBJECT FLt:~. ~TRAIGHT UP TO JOIN LARGER OBJECT. Tnc.N Nt.ITh;:.R vt:JECl r.OVED FC.R A FEW UTES. (5) LAR R LSJ~CT OISA?P~AREO A~L FINALLY DISAPPEARED IN Tr~ tAST. S~'ALLER CtJECT FADED A'~AY TO THE SUJTh. (6) C~JECTS v.ERE VISIBLE FGR APPROX l'NENTY ~INUTES. REr. PAR~ 14C: (1) GRCU.~D VISUAL kEF. PARA. IC:,A. REF. PARA. 14 F. ~ 31 ~Atl l NG ADGRESS hARNICK, OV.A. HOUSEWIFE. RE~ i ASI L 1 TY UNKNl..'/;N. <2) \II A REF PARA NO~E. REF PARA. 141: Nu~C.. REF PARA 14J: NuN. REF PARA14K.: Nt.ViLLE C. hE.RBE.RT, 1/L l , USAF, DIVISION I~TELLIGENCE OFFICER. THIS CFFICER hAS~(; EXPLANATION ON SUBJ"-ECT SIGHTING. REF PARA 14 L: NONE. UNClASSIFIED Page 2 of 2 UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION : RDC- 4 INFO : NIN-7, SAFOS- 3, XOP-l, XOPX- 2, DIA- l (19) SMB le65CZCBV0668 PFTU JAW RUEOWXA0237 1672225-UUUU--RUEOHQA~ TO RU'N'viFV AI ADC RUWGKG/10AF RICI-~ROS GE:.AUR Af5 \ L RUE BBAA/ AFSC RUt:OHQAIHC USAF RUEDHQA!OSAF ,\~Sr. :c ADV CY DIA. 10CIN AT 10AF; ArSC (FTQ) AT AFSC; AFNIN AT USAF; SAFOI AT OSAF. UFO R~?CR i . Rr.F::RENCE PARA 14 A, AFR 200- 2:. ( 1) SHAPE WAS ROU~ C~ <2) A6CUT THE SIZE CJ A LOW FLYit\G GER PL..\NE BUT DliJ 'lOT LOCK LIKE A PLANE. (3) ERIGHT RED TO LIGhT Plt-.K. (4) WO. C5) SIDE. BY SIDE. <6> SIGHT WCULO GRCW SRIGHT THEN FADE. (7) 114GNE. <8> NONE. (9) ONt. OBJECT FLE'Ii STRAIGHT UP TO JOI ~ CTHER UNCLASSIFIED Page 1 of 2 F1'D ( TDETR) Wright-Patterson , Ohio 45433 Re~erence your unidentified observation o~ 14 June 1966. 'l'be information which we have received is not sufficient ~or evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Porm 164 and return it in the envelope provided. We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. Stile ere ly, 'J]Th'T.ANIIJ~A , Project Blue Jr, Major, tJSAF 34. Date you complet ed this questionna~re: 35. Infor mation which you feel pert i nent ond which is not adequately cove re d t he spe c i f i c points of t he questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your s ighting. 30. Hove y ou ever seen thi s , or a similar objec t before. If so give date or dotes a nd location . 31. Was anyone else w ith you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One ) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please l ist the ir names and addresses: 32. P lease g ive th e fo il owng information about y ourself: t..OST Nom e F i rst Nome ndicore any oddi t :>no l nfor ..... o Jion about yowrse lf, in clt.,d ing ony specia l exper~ence, wh ich migh t be pert1nent. 33. 'Nhen and to wh om did you report that you hod seen t he o b ject ? Month Year 27. In th e following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Plac e on "A" on th e curved line t o show how nigh the object wa s above th e horizon (skyline ) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object was above the hor izon (skylin e ) whe n you last sow it. Place on "A'' on t he compass when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. 28. Orow a picture that wdl s how h e motion that the obj ect or objects mode. Place on " A " a t the beginn ing of th. path, a B" at the e nd or f"le oath, a nd shu-.:.ny :nonge s i n direct 1on dur ing the course. 29. IF there ""'as MORE Tf!AN vNE object, the n how many were there? ----------- Draw a ;:~icture or how the y ""'ere arranged, and put on arro w t o show the direction tha t they were traveling. 20. Do you thn k you con estrrote the spe e d of th e ol>je c t ? ( C trcle One ) Yes No IF you answered Y ES, t hen what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away From you the object was? (Circle One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One}: Inside a bui ld ing In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? Near on oi rfie ld? Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN A.N ..XUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle ot the t ime, then complete the following questions: 24.1 Wha t d irect1on ...,ere vel. '"1ov ing? (Circle One ) a . No rth c . East b. N ortr-:ost d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 How fast were you ..,ov,s? ..,rle 5 oer hour. 24.3 D id you s:op or :my r:ne while you ..... ere looking a t rl,e object? 25. Did you observe he object through any o f the iollow ing? o. Eyeglasses e . B inocu Iars Yes Sun glasses Yes No Telescope Yes No Winds!, ie ld Theodolite Yes No 'Hinoow glass 26. In orde r ~cT you can g ive as clear a p icture as possible Clf what you saw, describe in your own words a common object o r obtects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the s o me oopeoronce as the object which you sow Did the object disaopeor while you were wa tc h ing it? If so, how? Did the object move behind something at any time, particular ly o cloud? (Ctrcle One): t-J 0 Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: D id the object mov!! in f ront of s omething at any time, particularly a c loud? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, t he n tell what in front of: Tell i n a few words the following things about the object: 1 a. We wtsh t o know t he a ngulcr sze. Hold o match s tick at arm's length in I ine with a known object and note how much of the oh1ect ; s covered Sy the head of th e IT'atch. If you hod perfo r med this exper iment at the t ime of the sighting, how much of tl,e ob1ecr would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture r,ar will show t he sh ape of th e object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of th e ob,ect thor you saw such as w ings, protrusions, e tc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Piece an arrow Seside the drawing to show the direction the obje c t was moving.