Fostoria Ohio — August 1966

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.i. NUMBER OF 08J=CTS s. LENGT~ ossERVATION 7. COUR~t: 8. PrlOTOS 9. PHYSICAL E VIDENCE 10, CONCLUSION~ Sigh~lne;: (NO llliCQj~J 0? i~Cl:.IPr) 164 wa s ~ot received urtill SRI E F SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS hand and Obse:~l'2r sighted -1-r. :-Jt ject ttjat "=-eserr.blt:d a ~tr:-:. :1:tt ..: .. ' ~ <'..0~ .... =. likP. tigh IOli.3hed alum)nu.11. The object 1rf4:&e rll._, ~'- .J. a~d a~s&ppenred in the dist~nce. C01~CL..;.s ~ o;: co;.rr 'D: NC'i"E: The obsr rver says orig. ~e,;. to Pr0ject Dlue Dook. !f this is &nalys!s could be perfon J. tha t hA sent t~ ~ 1 30. Hove you ever n this, or a similar ubicu; t ~f'>to. j; .:!O glv..: c.lc~hl or del l':l cmJ :ucw,lt.~lio 31. Wo1. anyone else with you at the time you so:-v the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF yc~.-onswerd YES, did the y see the obj"ct too? (Circ/., Ot~a) 31.2 P leas list their names and oddreltses: 32. Please gi~e the following informa tion .:~bout yoursolf: Firat Nartle TELEPHONE NU lndicote any o:fditional information bout yours~tlf, including o ny special 8.\(p &risnce, which might be pertin~n; . 33. When oncf to whom did you r&port that you hoJ :>t:o:n thtt obj~ct? 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. lon which you f .. l pertinent and which is not adequately covered in th specfflc polnts of the questionnaire or a narrative planation of your sighting. Wright-Pa.tterson-Maj RademAcher/SAFOICC/ljs/790'79/31 July 67 Reference your of' Jul.Y 7 concerning your photo- grsph ot aD unldentined flying ob.ject (UFO). The National Investi- gations ttee on Aerial (NICAP) Uy contacted our office cooceming the statue of' your photograph; they were 1 that 1Je have not received your negative. We bave thoroU6hlY for the negative, but have been unable to locate 1 t. Since ~ou have provided the necessary camera data, we .-10uld appreciate the o-pportunity to revie-w your photograph, before our final conclusion Y:>ur interest 1:1 the proJect is appreciated. Sincerely, B~lDf'f B. YOUIl Lt Colonel, USAF Chief', Civil Bn~nch Couaunity RelAtions Division Oft1ce of Information l.C-e-orr1 '2Y . S:l:'OI C Cor.Jbk r. y . PJ:oposed reply to correspondence from Chuck Thaxton on his UFO observ~tion ana subsequent photograph of August 1966 Reference your correspondence of July 1 concerning ~photograph of an unidentified flying obJect. The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) recently contacted our office concexning the status of your photograph; they were informed that ~e have not received your negative. We have thoroughly.searched for the negative but have been unable to locate it. Since you have already provided the necessary c~mera data we would appreciate the opportunity to review your pho~graP.h, before reaching our final conclusion Your interest in the project is appreciated. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIO~ This questionnaire ha1 been prepared 10 that you can yive the U.S. Air Force a1 much information as poasible concerning the unidentified oerial phenoanenon that you hravu oLserveti. Pleose try to answer as many question a1 you possibly con. The Information that yttu give witl be used for research purposes. Your ncime will not be used in connec;tion with any st'-lten .. ns~. conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request thi.s persO...al Information 1c that if it Is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you the obiect? ( C ,rc:/e One): 3. T im Zone: (C lrde One): A fatter~ b. Central (Circla t)ne): a. 0 li hr So'.'ino c. Movntcin ~. Whre were y~ when you sow th obiect? No' at P oatol Adcfr City or T ov.n S. How long we cblect in sight? (Total Ovrotlon) Houn Mlnut o. Certoln c. Not very sure ~b. Fcirly certoin) d. Just o guess 5.2 Was objee! :n sight contfnuou sly? 6. What woa tne =~nd!tron of the sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted as you loc,ke-d ac the obi:t7 (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In l,aclc of ~ou (c. fa iOJir rl t) d. To your left e. Overhe or:l f. Don't rememb.r FTD OCT 62 164 Thla f aupared PTD 16, Jul 11, which Ia obolete . 8. IF you sow tho obtect ot NIGtiT, what did you notec.e concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 S 1 Ak~' fC ucle One J: 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: a. Bris#lt moonlaght b. Dull moonlight d. OQn 't remember c. No moonlight - pitch cJorlc cJ. Don't rernember . 9. What ..-.ere t n e ~ather condetions at the time yau aaw the obiect? CLOUDS (Crrde One): WEATHER (Circle One): (;. Cleo, aky) b. f"og, mtst, 01 leght rolu c. s,ofte; (1 :lovds c. Moderate or heo.,v rain d. Tl\e< ,.., heu.y cl~d Don't rernember 10. The obj~ct appeared; b. T rontp.,: ~nt (Circle One). cf. .A. s :l light e , D ~ 't re rttember 11. If i~ cppeored aa o light, was it bti;~ter than the brighteat atars? {Circle OneJ: o . Brighter b. D 1m mer c. About the aame d. Don't lcnow Compore bti~tne11 to aone eommo" JlrlO .n "" - F UJ zy or blurred l ilce a brivnt star ss;orply outli:'\:aJ Don't rememb.r 13. Did the ob1ec:t: a. Appear to stoncl atill at any thr1e? b. Suddenly a peed up and ruah away at any time? c. Steak '-~P mto porta or explode? d. Give off amalce' e. Change bri~tnea1? f. Change shape? 1 F loah or fl iclcer? h. Oiaappear and reappear? {Circle One for each queatlon) Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't lcnow DOft't lcnow Don't know Don't know TDFt/UI'O MaJ B Quintanilla UFO Obs.ervation, Auguat, 1966 Fo~ia, Ohio 4Jf830 l. Thia replies letter of August 2, 1967. In your letter you sta'ted that was to have more ne~tives made fran yow pnotogzsapb. Ir you would f'orward one of the negativ~s to us be to perform a partial photo-analysis. 2. Thank you for your assistance on providing additional data on your sigb~ing. . , QUINTAMIIJ.A JR, Major, USAF -l Atch ~hie, Aerial Phenomena Ot~ice Self-addressed ~nvelope tt.l;:e Tecanologies D1 vision ?rodt:et.ion Directors ta 1. Did the obiect disappear while you wr.rc .. ,otching it? U so, how? 15. Did the obj~ct move behind somethtng at any time, particui\Jrly a cloud? No Dont Know. IF you .:. .. ,swered Y ( ;,, thf'n t.aH ...-h rJt it molfed behind: _, ---- IDo.L.. -.~.ax'! r -~J.iJ.J.u-'-IfiLl.~ 16. Did th objeet move in front of ~Qmething at any tame, prnticulorl~ a cloud? (Circle One): Pont Know. IF you answered YE5. th~. ~ tt wj,ll 17 . Tell in o few words the following th ing5 about the obiect: ; 18. We wish to ~.,ow the angular sile. H~ld a match stkk at arm's length in lintt with a known LJbjett and tt-:' .," muc:h of rh t o~ject is covered by t~e nead of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the, tk).l; ' -: ~ sighting, how muc:h of the ob;ect wou!d have been covered by the match head? 19. Drew a p l:!!.lr "h: t will ehow the ~hope of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in youa tketch any deto:t, of the obi~t trot yOY sow suc:h as wings, protrusions, etc., and eapecially exhouat traih or vapor trails Place on cr .. ide the drowi:'\g to show the direction the obiect was moving 20. Do you thinlc you can eatimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then what spee,i would you estin.ate'f ~ 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? (C irele One) IF you onswered YES, then how far away would you aay it waa? _: _ 22. Where wer y~ located when you aow the object? (Circle One.): o. Inside o building b. In o cor (C Outdoo;;) d. In on o :rplone (type) 23. Were yo" (Circle Ontt) a. lri the business section of a city? n t ;o re ential s\tctic;u .vi o ci c. In opc.n country~ide? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over o city? f. Fly ;ng over open country? 2~. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e followie.g queationa: 24.1 Wh=t eirection were you ,.,ovin;? (Circle OneJ b. Northeaat d. Southeast f. Southweat h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? . miles per hour 24.3 Dicf yov stop at any time wn i le you were loolclng at the obiect? (Cirel One) Yes No 25. Old you obaerv the obJect through any of the following? 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture aa possible of what you taw, describe in your own words o CORnnOft obiect or objects which, when placed up In the slcy, would give the tame appearance 01 the oltiect which ) ou so._ 27, In the followlnt a Ieetch, I '"liM thot yow ore et the point ahon. Ploc o" A" on \ht t:urv'~ lir to a how ho"' high the "lct woa oltwe the horlaon (alcyllne) when yw llrst aaw lt. Place 'l .. 8 .. on the 1:1n~ cur~ecf line tt'- ahow how high the obfect was above the horizon (alcyllne) when you last ttuw it. Ploc:e on ''A'' on the c.ompGtf when you ''"' sow It, Place 1 "8" on the compoat whr ~ou loat aow the ohject. 2a . Draw o pi~tvre that will ahow the motion that the obJect or objects mado. Place on .. A.' at the beglnuJ:1g ot ihe path, a .. B '' =t the end of the path, ~nd snow any changes in direction during the .:ov" 8 29, IF there wot MORE THAN ON! obj.ct, then how Drow o plctvr of how th., were orronged, ond put on orrow to show the direction that they were travuling 30. Heve ,., ever n thia, or a aimilor obict before. 31. Waa anyone els with you ot time you saw the oblect? (Circle One) . 31.1 IF y~ onawerecl YES, ctlcfthey the oblect too? (Cittle One) 31.2 PI .. liet their noao end oddreaaea: . 32. Pleoae 1lv the fellowlnt lnfmation about youra_elf: lret N"' TEL!PH~i NUMB