PROJECT 10073 RECORD . 1. DArE TIME G~OUP 2. LOCATION . .. Coldwater Ohio ~3 Witnesses\ 3. ~our:r.e 4. NUMBER OF OBJ:CTS 10, CONCLUSION Astro (MOON) (JAH) ~e MJON was setti._ng at aoout 0315_ during tine or si~ht.!!!&..,--..----t ~. LENGTH OF 085RVATION 11. BRIIfl SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 45 Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSEP.VATION Groun:l-Visuc?l. 9. PHYSICAL EVIOEHC Observer noted quite brl[tlt orange colored object in the S\-1 sky. At one time a ciear sha~d object appeared to go in front of the orange ball. Observer believes a hwmni.ng sourri heard during the observation. f'= TO 5 E P 6 3 0329 (TOE) Pre lout edlU~ et Ulla fotm IU' ~ uae.t F"l1J (WDe:rR) IU Wright-Patterson AFB, 2 September 1966 Coldwater, have received is not su:ff'icient observation Reference your unidentified The i nfo.uua tion which we for evaluation. Request Form 1~ and return 1t 1n you compJ.ete the a ctached P'TD th~ envelope provided. We ~sh to thank yo1 the Air Force. reporting your observation Sincerely, Major, USAF Project Blue Book NE!10 FCR. TOES Yl&j Quintanilla 1. ~eceived a (telep:tone: he hac received s_ght in the report~d seeing it Dayton Daily News representative Mr at 1255 hrs 30 July 1966. He stated that 1 on the evening of 29 JUly.l966 f .. """ (telephone concerning a Coldwater a rea:. It was an "orangish" object, several times. 2. l-:r s interest!:d in whether or not we had any further information on \~ or any other reports of UFO sightings in the area. He asked that a Proje~t BLUE BOOK represe~tative call him on Tuesday, 2 August. .,; . ,, ... mention was made of the UFO reported on 29 July 1966 to the Duty Officer of Cincinnati. An FTD For1n 164 was not completed on the er report as there was no specific information. Lt Thomas McClelland FTD Duty Officer, 30 July 1966 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much informati~n as possible concerning the ~nidentified aerial phenomenon that you have oliserved. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be usd for research purposes. Your na1fte will not be used in connection with any statements, con:lusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it i 1 deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detoi Is. 1. When did )'OU see the object? 3. Time Zone: /! Mol'\tK (Circle One): (Circle One): a. t:astern (Circte OneJ: a. Daylight Saving Centro: -------~-fb:\ Standard 4. Where were -..,ov when you saw the o~ je:t? City or Town Stote or County S. How long wcs object in sight? (Toto! :>urotlo") c. Not ve.-y sure b. Fcirly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was obje:t i~ si t continuously? 6. What was the c:~Md ir i:::-1 of tl,e sky? 7. IF you saw the obje:t during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember Th1e form eu_,,., ,.,.. P'Tn IA4, Jul A 1, whlch 1 obeolete. I FTD OCT 62 164 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice co- cE-rning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C ;rcle Or.e ): d. Don't remember 8.2 MOO~ (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight G Dull monnlight .. c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather ~onditio,s at the time you sow hE-object? CLOUDS (Circle O.'le ): WEATHEr:? (Circle One): a. Clear sky b. Fo~, n i:;t, or light ro in c. Modertlt"" nr heavy ro i n @ Scattere.: c:foud~ d. Thick or lieovy cbuds 10. The object ~poeared: (Circle One): b. Tronsp~:-~,t d.) As o light e. D~n ' t remember 11. If i t C~i=le:r~d os a ligh~, was it bri~hrer than the brightes t ~tors? (Circle One): Gj Brighter c. About the SO'TI!' d. Don't know Corr.p.:r e brightn..,ss to some c:>r.1mon object: 12. The edges o f th e obie-=t were: (Circle c,..~ ): c. Fuzzy or blu r red h. Lik4! r briyht s tor ,~ St--arp ly out! in e d d. V:lf' t remembe r 13. Did the object: a. Appear to s tand still nt any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break u p ..i.r:fo eart~ or exofode? d. Give off smok~ '? e. Change bright.,~ss? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and r-"appecr? (Circle One for each question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the obiect disappenr while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the oc j ~ct move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circ!~ One): e No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the obiect move in front of sor:1ething at any time, particularly a cloud? 17. Tell ln o ~ew words the following things about the object: 18. We w i sh Tc know the angu lor s ize. Hold a match stick at arm's length in I ine with a known object and note how ti-:e object is covered by rh e head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, hew much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw c p:~rue thot wi II show t he shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the objec~ =~you saw such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arro..; b~side the drawing t o show the direction the object was moving. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes ,No) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? -------.. 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Cirde One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?--=~=' ~/:..,J. ........,. .... L:. .x.~'.""'~'--- 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One ): Inside a building 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 an airfield? Flying over a city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What c irection were you movi ng? (Circle One1 a. North c. East e. South g. b. Northeast d. f. Southwest h. Northwest How fast were you moving? miles per hour. Did y:>u s t op at any time wh i 1~ you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you obse~t! t~e object throiJgh ony of the following? Eyegl o s s e s e. Binoculars Sun ;1-::ss~s f. Telescope Wind si--i e ~:: Yes Theodolite Window glo~s 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, 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 saw 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how 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 last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the obiect 28. Dr~w o pi:r.:re that will show the rn~ti~, that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, c "B,' '='t the end of the path, ond s!.vt. ""Y changes in direction during the course 29. IF there wcs MORE THAN ONE obj~ct, then how many were there? /217imca" .c.h.:.o;,.;,., / .t-'t::Z-.'2.../-/- Draw a pieture of h~w they were orr ged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a simi lor obiect before. If so give date or dates and location 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (C;rcle One} 31.1 IF y~u answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Plecse list their names and addresses: 32. lease g ive the following information about yourself: First Nome Middle Nome TELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any addit ional information o!:>out yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent When and to whom di d you report that you had seen the object? 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.