PROJECT 10073 RECORD l~ DATE TIM: GROUP l. v l. l.c"l.n 4. NUMBER OF 03JECTS 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Johnston City, Illinois 5. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1 N:Lrnrt, c 6. TYPE OF OBSE~VATION Grotu-d-Vis ~;:;"l Observer noted star light object comparable to ECHO II. Object traveled in a SSE direction moving about 1 deg or morE per s econd. Ob~erver said inclination was about 65 deg. t7 COU RSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD S E P 6 3 0-321 (TD E) Prevloue e~ltion1 of thle form my b ueed. Wright-Patterson AJ'B Johnston Ci t7, Reference your unidentified observation of 21 JUly 1966. In order to a complete selent1t1c evaluation on your observation, additional information is needed. Request you complete the attached Fro Foxm 164 and return it in the envelope provided. We wish to thank ~ for reporting your observation to the .Air Foree. Sincerely, Rl!croR QUIN'l'ANIIJ',A Jr, Major, USAF "Chief", Project Blue Book , ReFort pf an unidentified flying object sightin g. Thir~s its either an unidentified or a satellite. Wants to know which satellite he was observing. Observation occured at 947pm CDT, 21 Jul 66 by Johnston, City, Illinois. Estimated to be 37.8 deg North Latitude, angle elevatioL s approximately 45 -6o one minute observation, flight to the A?peared as bright object, comparable to ECHO II, similar in fli~tt, it appeared to have a constant brightness. Coming from North to SE. Thinks its a sate:lite but wants to know which one. (Mr. said he had some official st~tus with the government. (DO NOT RELEASE HIS NANE) WANTS AN lrrD (TD&:m) Urigbt-Patterson AFB, 22 August 1966 Johnston City, Illinois Reference our unidentified. observation o:r 2l. July 1966 over Johnston City, Illinois. The obJect which you ob-. served was probably a sate~ite or satellite component~. Suggest you contact the lst Aerospace Control Squadron ( (ADC) at .&It Air Force Base, Colorado ~or infox-mation as to which specific satellite you observed. Since you are government s1.~orted satellite tracker" that you are aware o-r the fact tbat the above office has the responsibility of knowing when and where all sate lites. a11d satellite caaponents are. The Air Force no longer has f'or distribution outdated. reports on Ptoject Sign, Project Grudge, and ProJect Twinkle I am forwarding the brochure on ProJect Blue Book al.ong vitb an additional.FrD Fom 164 fo-r your retention. . Sincere~y, ~ QUn1l'ANULA Jr, MaJor, Project. Blue Book 1. Blue Book U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T his questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give. the U.S. Air Force as much on as possible co~cerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have o~served. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, cone: Ius ions, 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 obiect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): .1 Month r 3. Time Zone: (Circle One}: ~ (Circle One}: a. to stern Central c. Movf"t~ in d. Pacific 4. Where were y ou when you sow the cbj~ct? Neares~ Postal Address 5. How long w:s object in sight? (Toto l Duration) Hours Minutes c . Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain @ Just a guess Daylight Saving 5.2 Was ob!ect iii s ight continuously? Yes...:.)_\~- 6. What was the c ond it ion of the sky? ('(\ Bright .. &. Cloudy 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form euperaed .. FTI> 164, juJ 61, which ie obaolete. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moon I i ght A few b. DuU moonlight c. No moonlight -pifch dark D::-n't remember Don't remember 9. What wer!! ~:-.e weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): / a ) Clear sky c. Scattered c loucls d. ThiCk or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): Fog, mist, or light rain c. .~ode rate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object cppeared: (Circle One): d. As :2 I ight b. T ronspcr t e. Don't remember 11. If it op;:>eor~d :JS a light, wos it brigh~er than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c. About the some b. D immer d. Don't know 11.1 Com;:>ore brightness to some common object: 12. The edges oft object were: (Circle 0'1~ ): c. Fuzzy or blurred o~ Like a briyht star c. Sharply out I ined d . Don't remember Did the object: Appear t~ stand still at any time? Suddenly St'eed up and rush away at any time? Break up into ports or explode? Give off s moke? Change brightness? Change shape? Flash or flicker? Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Yes Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? t\ ) \IL f) 15. Did the object move behind something at 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, porticu lorly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes N~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Tell in a few words the following th ings about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Ho ld a match stick at arm's length in line with a known obiect and note how much of the object is covered by tne head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how muc:h of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a pic:t~re th c t wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the obj~c:t t~c you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on c:rrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? IF you answer~d YES, then what speed would you estim~te? J- !1!.'-<)'--1\..Q. (j? ... ' -'JJ c. 21. Do you thin k vou con estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was?----------- 22. Where were } ou located when you saw the object? (Circle One}: 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? . (b) In the residential section of a city? .' a. Inside o ~uilding c. In open countryside? -\;~V\" ~'r~f)J d. Near an airfield? ~'--\.-bJV~-J:- e. ymg over a ctty. b. In o cor I c~ Outdoors d. In on oir~lone (type) f. Flying over open country? I F y~oJ were V.OVING IN AN AUTOMColLE or other vehicle at. the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 Whar dir~ction were you movin; ? ~Circle One) c. NorM c. Ecst e. South g. West b. Ncrt~ecst d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 Ho..v fest were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time whi le you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No Did you observ e t he object through a:-~y of the following? Eyegl=!;.es Yes Binoculars b. Sun gl=ss~s Yes f. Telescope Theodolite Wind~w S3 In order that you can give as clear a picture as 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. 27. In the following slcetch, 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 lirst saw it. Place a "B on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lastsaw it. Place an "A .. on the compass when you first saw it. Place a ,.B., on the compass where you last saw the obiect. . = 28. Draw a piet~re that wi ll show the motb:'l that the obieet or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B ' ' at the end of the path, ond shu~ ""Y changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there w:2s MC~: THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ----------- pieture oi how they were orron:;ed, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dote s and location 31. Was onyol"e efse with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF y ou answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please I ist their names and addresses: 32. Please gi ve the following information about yourself: First Name TE LE PHON= NUMB Indicate cr.; additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to who~ d id you report that you had seen the object? Day Mont Year 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: d the specific points of the . d h' h is not adequate y covere n 35 Information wh i c:h you feel pertinent an w IC . . or o norrotive explonotion of OU/ sightrng. : que1t1onnar