Cincinnati Ohio — August 1966

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; Civilian I L'lSU/FICIEIT vATA FOR ~VAWATION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Not Reported !i. LENGTH OF OBSE~VATION ~ot Reported 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Grourd-"l isu a 1 (As s\Ji.t~ :: } Not Reported 9. PH.OTOS. :). PHYSICAL E VIOE~CE : T 0 S t P C'\ 3 0329 (T DE) Ptnloua edltlMa o( l MI lor _, ~ u .. d. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a simi lor obiect before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyor-~ ~!se with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you cnswered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 P l~i:lS~ list their names and addresses: lU t P E 32. Pleas~ giv~ the following information about yourself: First Nome Middle Nome AGE Lf v SEX IJ L , . (.~, Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. When and t o who~ did you report that you hod seen the object? Day Month Year 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: Month Year 35. Information which you fMI pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting. 11 August 66 Contact was made with Sulfur Grove (Dayton, Ohio) a weather bureau pilot balloon release center. They launch balloons approximately every 6 hours give or take 30 minutes There balloons are in the air for a maxiu.m of 100 minutes before bursting and would not have been up until 2246 at night. There balloons normally travel in a southerly direction atter leaving the station F'TD ( TDlffll) right-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 nerarence your 11nidencified observation of August 1966 The information vhich we r..ave received is not sufi"icient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FrD . Form l64 and return it in the envelope provided. \ie vish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ~incerely, fl1h-m rr HEl:rvnrOR QUINTA.1TIJ.A Jr, MaJor, USAF Projec-c BJ.ue Book B. Re~arks or reports of special incidents if ~ny, are listed be- low: (Security violations, issuance of orders, fires, m~eting t~2 Commander at Operations, etc). Continue on plain bond paper collect any o unications Center between 0600-0630 and all nessages on hand for FTD. r elieved :from duty, turned in report and a :_: :~:essages, seale~ e~velopes, etc., received during my tour of Sig:1a.ture PROJECT 10073 RECORD OA i '.: TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION witn\;:sses) Cincinnati, J. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION (posaiblc) Satellite ' .. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. lENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS 8 minutes Obse~vers noted white-bluish lirpt being extremely bright t-6.--T-Y_P_E_O_F_O_B_SE_R_V_A_T_t_O_N_--4 compared to the stars. Looked. like a. star. Light dinuned inte!'ttlit.tently as m,.)vcd. across the sky. Object disappeared into overcast. Ob,jt'Ct "raG pear shaped and moving -r,oo fast to nsve a definite shape. Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIOEHCE 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 hove observed. Plecse ~ry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be ~.;sed for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, cond~s ions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if i t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details 1. When did y~;.; see the object? 2. Time of day: /t '/{ 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): (.a: Eastern D. Centro! c. Mount:Jin d. Poe ific 4. Wh ~r~ we!'e yOY when you sow t he cbie:t? 5. How long was object in sight? (Toto i Duration) (Circle One): (Circle One)~ Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town State or County Hours Minutes Seconds (a.--Certain c. Not very sure -:.. Fcirly certain d. Just a guess 6. What was t~e =::r.:;it !on of the sky? b. C loudy ci. Bright 7. IF you saw the object durin ~YLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your left .. ..... 't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form eupenedu FTO 164, Jul 61, which ie obsolete 8. IF you sow the obi~ct at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): /'( D. A few d. U'::--' t remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): o. Bright moonlight b. DuJI moonlight (C:'" No moonlight-pitch dark ()L .:'/"-< { G't t. / 9. What wer~ ~he weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): . ,. c. ,vtoeraeor eavyratn o. Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The objeet oppeored: (Circle One): lb.~ Trcnsp=re.,t d. As o light e. Don't remember 11. If i~ o;:>oecr as a light, was it Sri;~er than the brightest stars? (Circle One): /~ S:-i ghter c. About the some d. Don't know 12. The edges of t object were: (C ircl~ Or.e j : a. Fuzzy or blurred Like a briyht star Sharply Ol:t line d .... )~:1't remember 13. Did the obj~c!: o. Appear to st:~nd still at any time? b. Suddenly s~ed up and rush away at any time? c. Break t.:p int., ;:>arts or explode? e. Ch~nge bri~tness? f. Change _sh:lpe? g. Flash or flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? Other . = j (Circle One for eoch question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know (VCs No Don't know Don't know c_i'es . No Don't know Did the cbi~ct move behif'd something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): .Don't Know. ~ IF you answer.ed YES, then tell what 16. Did the o:,jec:t move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what (Circle One): Yes fN~' 17. Tell in a f~w words the following th ings about the obiect: 18. We wish t~ know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by ~-h~ head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the o~ject would hn'!e been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a pi:tur~ t'hot will show t he shop~ of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the obje~t rho~ you sow such o s wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaus+-treH5-or voper traiJ.s. Place an c:-r~w ~side the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) '-~,.. No . IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _ ---------- Do you thil"k you can estimate how far away' from you the object was?(: (C1rcle One) ( Yes No ~ ,. IF you onsw~red YES, then how for away would you say it was? _ 22. Where were you located when you sow the obiect? (C ire le One ): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside o building a. In the business section of a city? a In a cor rc: In open countryside? ~l r': .. t -J 'J.. J c-IJLl! {0>--:. c. Outdoors d. In an oir:>lane (type) e. Flying over a city? (,-{ - f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you werl.! MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What d ir!tclion were you movi:'lg? (Circle One) 5 lc_,j;1t-/ (J..tt.-{_C-n -Lc ?c ~ ,~-~' .i>L- a. N;)rtn c. East e. outh g. West b. Norrneost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest How f~st were you moving? ~:: (;-.-o,.~ . i les per hour. Did yot; stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One) Yes , 25. Did you observ e the object through or.y of the following? a. Eye;los3~S b. Sun ~I C:!:i :;es c. Windshie l d d. Window g e. Binoculars f. Telescope Theodolite h. Other tL '": ", 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 obiect 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 obj!tc:t was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost 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. 25. Drow o pk~.::-~ that will show the r.'loti:>n that the obiect or obiects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the pot!.,, a "5, ot the end of the pat~, o;;d sh uny changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there wc s MOR~ THAN ONE obj!tc:t, then how many were there? t?t(: C ";l't t'- Draw c ?ict~re :f hew they were :lrrcnged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.