Oakland California — August 1966

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, . . PROJEC1. lOC\73 RECORD l-. ,oA 1f-' TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION ')>/t)r) lJZ 10. CONCLUSION PoGoible ( HA :,LOON) NlmOER OF OBJECTS ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS larce orance glittery . It and any direction. wa s a perfect Observer s tated t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION perfectly round balloon. Object and did not object resembled decreasing Groun(l Visual appeared by size and brightness. 8. P"tOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) PNvloue edition of thh fo .. , be ueed. 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 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can 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 can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connection with any staten10nts, 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. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Day I ight Saving b. Standard 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest Postal Address 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) a. Certain b. Fairly certain City or Town Hours Minutes c. Not very sure d. Just a guess State or County 5.1 How was time in sight determined? ------------------- 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright a. Bright b. Cloudy b. Cloudy 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 b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form euper .. d .. Fm 164, Jul 61, which ie obeolete 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? ~ 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No 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? (Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Label and inc tude in your sketch any detai Is of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. In the following slcetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you first saw it. Place a "8" on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "8" at the end of the path, and s~.u~ ~ny changes in direction during the course 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there?---------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, 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 dote or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: First Name Middle Name TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? Day Month Year ocr 9 1ss7 TDI:r/UFO . (MaJ. Qu1ntan11la/70916/ Jat/9 Oct 67) UFO Observation of 25 A~st 1966 California 94611 - Inclosed ere the nceativea of your 25 August 1966 oiebting . Decause the negatives of the UFO ure so underexpooed,photo analysis is impossible ~e tbonk you for reporting your sighting to the Air Sincerely, TOR QUINTANII,I.A, Jr, Major, USAF let, Project Dlue Book FTD (TDETR) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 26 August 1966 Oakland, California 94611 Reference your unidentified observation of 25 August 1966. The information ~hich ~e received from the Duty Officer is quite sketchy. His report also indicated that you had taken photographs of the object. The Air Force would like to make a photo analysis on your original negatives if we could borrow them. Upon comple- tion of analysis we \tould return your negatives along \tith one print and our evaluation. If you do submit your negatives the following inform~tion is necessary: a . Type and make of camera focal lcnsth, ~nd make of lens c. Brand and type of film d . Shutter speed used e. Lens opening used; that is, "f" stop f . Filters used g . was tripod or solid stand used h. \~e.s ''panning" used i. EY.act direction camera was pointing with relation to true north, and its angle with respect to the ground. j. If supplementa l information is unobtainable, the minimum data required are the type of camera , and the smallest and largest "f" stop and shutterspeed readings of the camera. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 to aid our analysts in making a firm evaluation. \ole wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the .~ir Force. Sincerely , U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so tt--ot you can 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 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 pub I ications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further deta i Is. 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. to stern b. Central c. Mountain (Circle One): (Circle One): o_.'. Daylight ?.avingJ - b. Standard r.::d Sl[ie 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes a. Certain c. Not very sure c-;:b~ FciT;!!:Yertoin d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of t~e sky? 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 , ./'1 , In back of you /t/ /7; c. To your r i ght d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice cooo:c:4!'ming the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moonlight L A/ c~ 'No monntight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conc4itions at the time you saw +h,. object? CLOUDS (Circle Om~): ..~:-Clear sk~ -. b. Hazy c. Scattered cloud~ d. Thick or heavy c: louds WEATHF.R (Circle One): b. Fo~, r.1i:;t, or light roin c. Moderflt"' or heavy rain 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. Transparent e. Don 'i-remember 11. If it appeared as a l igh~, was it brighter than the brightest !tors? (Circle One): b. 'Dimmer c. About the sa-nf' d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightn..,ss to some common object: 12. The edges of the obiect were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. L ik~ ,. bright star .-:c. Sharply out fined> d. -D~r't ;e;;;mber 13. Did the object: a. Appear to stand stiiJ' ot any time? b. Suddenly speed ul) and rush away ot ony time? c. Break UD into parts o r exo lode? 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 object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle OneJ: Ye!" ~o. ~ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes /"- No ;J Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or objects. La be I and include in your sketch any detai Is of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.