Kalispellafs Montana — July 1966

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Keywords: circle, ruwgkgh, object, message, unclassified, abservers, kalispell, incoming, remember, heading, answered, oescr, paths, ightness, staff, facing, clouds, department, easterly, hontmu, hitness1, 3lahgii, _yatio, obsctvers, djjcct
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. . PROJECT 10073 RECORD . ,, OAT~ TIME-GROUP l~:.ili ta r'J 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. LOCATION Kali.s1'l 11FS, Hontmu (2 Hitness1 10, CONCLUSION Ot.hc r ( 3LAHGII L I'~; :!s) ~. L.INOTH Ofl OAU,_YATIO.. n. I Itt Ill IUMMA-.Y ANO ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual . 7, COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Obsctvers n ot. co t.-.ro r~: stinct .... hit e object th3 t app~arcd ~.~.s two cir cu1::r br~t,;h7. l i ~hts. 13c~b dJjcct,~ Hould dis<::-pJar into th( clotrls, ani i.tJ'.>n rear;car :ll';~in. The flight rnths \ OU.l.d cr.~s:;; cross each oth..:r :l.rHi rli:::;;Lri'';n bm:ind clou1o, then reap;v:!ar heading th:.: opj J;.L:,< .ir r~.i~n. This }lltt~rn Nas continiot.s for arprcxif'\'d '"~:; ;' :.i.:nut s. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Pr ... tou diUon of thh form.,., tH u .. d, Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? eiJ7CC. 7..1 T'.I"/C .c.J Did the object move behir~d something atony time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot it moved behind: Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in o few words the followin g things about the object: Sound .-LtJo.J G We wish to know the angular sze. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how of the ob1ect is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this exper iment ot the time o f the sighting, ho""' much o f the ob1ect would hove been covered by the match head? Draw a picture that wi II show the shape o f the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, e tc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing t o show the direction the object was moving 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? ~lOJ:-~/!..#-{ ,.d;::>.-;v,..., or-/YI//).:~r.rT.r~ AT t:~OOD ~. 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): a. Inside o building b. In o cor d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of o city? b. In the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside? d. Near on oirfie ld? e. Flying over o city? f. Flying over open country? g. Othero.?6u/LJ/T c/oL.>J.~j ii/2CA,. ,ft:-~<ii'd~<! p 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o, North c . East e. South g. West b. Northenst d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving?----------' iles per hour. 24.3 D id you s top at any time while yoo were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes Did you observe th e object through any of the following? a . Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes rN_o ~ b. Sun g losses c . Windshield No} g. Theoclol ite Yes d. Window gloss Yes 26. In order that you con give as clear o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words o common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "8" on the same curvd line to show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you lost sow it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the compass where you lost sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the I pa,~, on"B" atAthe end af the path, and shu._. .::ny changes in direction ~ur!1ing%/tl ;c7s/e. 29. IF rhere was MC~E THAN ONE object, then how many were there? :::-:::::=::=::~::=::-: _ Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they wert. traveling. 30. Hove you ever seen this, or a s imila r obje c t before. If so give dote or dotes and locati o n. 31. Was anyone els e with you at the time you sow the o b ject? (Circle One ) 31.1 IF y ou answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the fo llowing information a bout yourse TELEPHONE ~lUMBER Indicate any odd it1onol information aboyt yourself, including c ny s pecial experience, whic h might be pertinent. 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which i s not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your s ighting. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: RDC-4 SMB A003CZCBVA197 PfTU JAW RUEO'NXA088 0 1990205-UUUU--R UEDH~ A. DE RUWGKGH 1K 1982J44 f M 716 TH RAORCN KALISPELL AFS : .. CJNT TO RUWGKGH/28 AIR DIV RUWrt.FVAIHQ AOC t.NT AFB CCLO JUEOfiAIAFLC FCREISN TECh OIVISIG~ WRIGHT PATTERSON OHI O RUEOHQAI HQ USAF AFC IN WASh DC _, RUEOHQWSECRETARY Of AIR FCRCE SAFGI \1ASh DC OESCR 1 PT I ON 1. SHAPE -ROUND OR C I RCVL AR 2 .. SIZE-APPROXI~ATELY THE SIZE OF A Dl~;.l:. !'iELO AT AR~'S .3. C OL OR -W H I T E L I G H T 4. ~U~'BER -TWO 5. FCRtATIO~-CRISS CROSSING UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 6. FEA lURES AND DETAIL -APPEARED TO BE fAIRLY BR I GHl LIGHTS NO DISTINCTIVE DETAILS OTHER THAN THEY APPEARED AS TWO CIRCULAR ERIGHT LIGHTS. SIMILAR TO A SHOOTING STAR. 7. NO VISIBLE TAIL, TRAIL t-.GR D'HAUS1v PAGE 2 RIJNGKGH 1K UNCLAS 8. S CUND -N CA'Jf. 9., OTHER PERTINI::.NT fEATURES I~GNE. E>-CE.PT AS DlSCRlBEO A6. B. OESCR I PT I CN OF C OJRSl::. I 1. ATTENTI ~WAS CALLED TO THE ABJECT$ WHEN SIGHTEES WERE LOOKING AT THE CLOUDS AS IT WAS THREAlENI~G TO RAIN 2. A~GLE 45 FACING SOUTH AND EL[VATICN WAS APPROX- IMATELY ?000 TO 60~0 ;EET I N AND OU1 OF CLOUD COVER. 3. ,V.GL AND ELEvATI()'Ij REi\Ait'iE.u APPROXI IATELY THE SA:V.E UNTIL OBJECTS OIS~PPEARED. ~.H~N FACING SC.UTH THE APPROX~8AZI~U TH CO\tERED WAS ABOUT 20 PER CE~T. 4. FLIGHT PATHS-Ot-.E CbJECT ~:OVI G GENf.RAU.Y EAST TO ,~ES! ANG I THE OTHER WEST TO EAST. FLIGhT PATHS CROSS~D APPROXt:~ATELY FIVE TH.ES A$ Tn~Y APPEAREG Tv RtCErtS~ 01RECTII.,~S . ,\Kif'.:G ABGUT 5~ ONE OISAPPERRED INTO lHE CLOUDS G~ A EASTERLY HEAOI~C, THE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE OTH~R WAS HEADING WEST THEN REVERSED COURSE DISAPPEARING INTO THE CLOUDS ON AN EASTERLY HEADING, HlNERALLY FOLLOWING THE F IRST TO PPEAR ON A EASTERL Y HEADING 6. VISIBLE FOR ABOUT TWO ~dNUTES -- PAGE 3 RUWGKGH 1K UNCLAS C. WANNER OF OBSERVATION 1. <:ROUND V ISUAL SIGHTING D.. STATEMENT OF OPTICAL A IDS-NuNE. USED, EYI:.S G~LY. 1. 01J0Z KQIEP~ST 15 JULY 66) LOCATION OF ABSERVERS-KALISPELL AFS LAKESIDE, ~ICNTANA F. I DENTIFICATION OF ABSERVERS. CIVIL IAN -\iRS 24 YRS GCCUPATION HOuSE WIFE.. APPEARS TP 6E A RELIAELE ~IT SS. ~:ILITARY-SSGT GEORGE I HCGERSCN AF12564~36 716Tt-l RADAR SQ. DUTY RADAR OPERATOR. APPERRS TG BE A RE.L I M3LE \'.: lESS. G. WEATHER AND WINOS AT TI~E GF SIGHTI~G 1. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT CF EXISTICN ~EATHER. LO~ PRESSURE INVERSINONS IN THE AREA. W/V SURFACE 'I.ARIABLE/5TC10K. 6Z00FEET 170/10, iZ00~Ft.ET UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRAHCH INCOMING MESSAGE 3. CEILING-VARIABLE 6000 TO 7000 PAGE 4 RUWGKGH 1K UNCLAS 4 . VIZIBILITY-15PLUS 5 CLOUD COVERAGE 9/10 6. CB ACTIVITY All QUADRANTS 7. VERTICAL TDIPEP.ATURE QRADitNT; SURFACE TO 5830 ~.~ETEI<S 44 H. NO UNUSAUAL ACTIVITIES E.XCEPT C. B. ACTIVITY AND AC ASS I ONAL SPR I NKL ES. I. I NTERCEPT AND ID ACTIC.f\1 TAK~t-l-NONE J. NO BALLOON OR AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AT THE Tl~E K. ~.AJ ARTHUR R SAKAYE CO \,,V~DER 716TH RADAR ::;~i.!.40RON, t\ 0 CCJJ.MENTS, NO CONCLUSIONS. L. NO ~iATER I AL EV I OENCE. UNCLASSIFIED Tm:'J'R /MaJ ~tanilla.,-Jr/7f:$16/bl./l.7 Aug 66 CCQWDIA'!IOB v/envel.ope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. A ir Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used few 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 details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): o. t:astern b. Central ( CMountaj]i) cf. Pacific (Circle One): o. Daylight Saving (6. Standard) 4. Where were you when you sow the object? -Near Post; Address City or To w n State or County 5. How long was object in sight? ( T o rol Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds a . Certain QNot very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just o guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes No ..2{_ 6. What was the condition of the sky? J..\ Bright b. Cloudy 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In frontofyou 9~ TO'yOOt' lefl "'~f!".i, .. ,--~:;:,.r..S b. In back of you e. Qverheod @J T o your right C : . ,, - 'tJ "'"":,.,,f. Do,'t remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla tcwm auperaedes FTD 16 4 , J u l 61, which Ia obsolete. 8. IF you sow tl1e 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 A few b. Dull moonlight c. No moonl ight-pitch dark Don't remember d. D on't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): a. Clear sky c . Scattered c louds @T hick o r heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object oppeored: (Circle One): b. T ron sporent g) As a light e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a li ght, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Onghter c. About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Compare br ightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the object wera: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Like a briyht star Sharply out I ined Don't remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any t ime? Don't know b. Suddenly speed u p and rush away at any time? Don't know c. Break up into ports or exp I ode? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Yes Don't know Ch~nge br ightness? Yes Don't know Change shope? Don't kno w r . Flash or flicker ? o n t Know h. D isoppear and reappear? Don't know