. PROJECT 10073 RECORD . . . 10. CONCLUSION Aircraft(~ossible) Air ~e!"u~litlg track -J~ter Clock (AR-2C6) 4. NUMBER OF OoJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ll. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 0. TYPE OF CaSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL c'i:)ENCE obj:.:ct slv .. ;ly C&:....:~.ile it was th~ color th~t S~turn i~, a ycllv-..:is!-~ ~..:.:o.L. 7h ~r-e 4l.re t\>10 rr.inor dis cr c~oncie s ir-. L he story; .:.. ~;-,..:: t::..e o: the sishtir.g and if the ob~..:ct \1'-S in cc. l..:.nt h2-206 is over the cr~a. th~t a possible aircraft the sighting. A~ ~uc~ a r.=-~:~ b een dcstroye;~. FTO SE P 6 3 C-3~ (TOE} Prevlo~ c.clt.J~s ot thl foM:\ c-.~y bo, uzo .. .:J. 34. Dote you completed thla queatlonnalre: Nov om bar 35. lnfmatlan which you feel pertinent oncl which Ia not aclequotely coverecl In the apeclflc points of the queatlonnalre or o narrative explanation of your alghtlng. At 11:30 1 was awaken and told about the sighting. They told me they saw three obj3ots ~.):De down from the sky (by oomning down I mefln going towo.rds the hor1zon) and one s~opped. The other two flew off. They knew ! _liked Astronomy and asked me to co~e out. I hesiated bec~use I thought it was a praotioll joke. However, they we~e telling the truth. In tho Sky about 20 or 25 degrees above the horizon It WDS rather s~all at first and seemed to be disappearing rapidly. However it ohe.nge 9.!'!:1 it beo!lma bri ght3r. . It see!nd to pulsate in size. But wh~n it be- came bri5nt0r it stopped pulsating. It seemed to be flat yellowish st~r. However it was good deal larger t~nt a star about twice as large or about 12 the sizo of Saturn. 1 stopped lo~inl.'~-9.~ -~--in about five minut-3s. I talke<! ith some fti_end I ca...'!ls ~'"- in a fe;r min~t~ s t.o notice that it ha.d moved a ~reat deal down and was 'ni:n. I also remembe r t!la.t it was oold. lliis migh have been becquse of a possibl~ .l!tmpness l.n ~he g_'!,;-. Howeve r there wasn't a halo around the moon. j ust f:~gurad out a way ~J tell you in more exaotterms when the objeot wn s sight . I drew ~..1st after the sighting som0 pictures of the oonstello.tions and their rela.t to the :;':.~ect. By usi:tg 9 star chart ifound that the about 10:00 PM the big Dippe w~s in t:-.~ Nest, where it is shown in the drawing which t:m .going to supply. I will su~;-:!.:r the orgina l ~=--:: t~en make a rnuoh more detailad one dffilii shov1ine the br stars ana where they wore. I SC(l l' t:t c:n t;ta.r .. Heo-:c:-Quintanilla Jr, Major USAF W::-!g:"lt Patter son AFB Dayt~:1, Ohio De a: Sir; Detroit. ohigan October 23, 1966 On A:~gust 4, 1966 I saw ~ UFO. However I think I saw a very oommon phano~anon, but f.hat? I would like it if you send me a UFO fox~ so that you might know and I ::nic;::t know what 1 sa.'N. It could have been something strange but I doubt it. .\.l s c .;ould you tsll me !!' anyother reports oa.me in about t hat s3.l'!le date that my Sinoerdly, Major HQotor Quintanilla Wright Patterson AFB ' Dayton, Ohio U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIO~ Thl qustlonnaire hat been prepared eo that you con give the U.S. Air Force aa mu(:h information as poasible concemlng the unidentified oerial phenonenon that you h11va oLaerveti. Pleoa try to answer aa que1tlon1 at you possibly can. The Information that yc:u give wiU be uaed ':w reaeorch purpoees. Your namt will not be used In connec;tion with any st~terrtenSII, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information te that if i t is deemed neceaaary, we moy contact you for further details. 1. When did y~u the obiect? 'J. fim~ of dar ll I r: Minut .. a Month Yeur 3. Time Zone: (C lrcle One}: Day I i \Jht..So . i "O Sto,dard \ 4. ""here were ;~ when you sow the oo;eet? Neor P ouol Aclclr S. How lon; wcs objet in sight? (Tot::al Ourotlon) c. CertaJn---._ ' b:--F;irly cef'!~lrt.~ c, Not very aure d. Justo guess Stot (lr Co,~tt Minute a Second a 5.1 How wcs !ime In sight determind? _. .Hil, g~u.un...::iS..:.~-...~.iw:n~g~J;t~t~JS:..t.w_J~.o.J.f""'t.:.ouc;;;....,J .._fij tht.' s::i ghting 5.2 Wos ob~c:~ irt s i;ht contlnuouJiy? 6. Whot was the : er c i ion of the slcy? ~ .. Br_igh.i) it. -Cloudy 7. I~ you acrw the object during DAYLIGHT, where woa the SUN locoted oa you look~d at the obie~t? (Circle Otte): a. In front of you 1. In baclc of ~ou c. To your rl_.t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 T"l I liJI .. PTD Jul which Ia obeolete 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (Circle One) IF you answer~d YES, then what speec.i would you eatirr.ote'f -------... - 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the obJect was? (C irc/e One) IF you answr"d YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ------------ 22. Where were y04J locotttd when vou saw the obfect? (C ire/a One): o. Inside o building b. In o cor ( '--O~tdocr j- d. In on airolane (type) 23. Were yo" (Circle One) a. lr1 the business section of a city? b. Jibth residential_ s~ctcca "i o city? ~ In ;n- ntry~id~ "d. N.tar an airfield?_...,,.. e. Fl~ing over a city? Fly;ns; over open country? 24. IF you w MOVING IN AN AUTOMC3 !LE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e followif,g queationa: 24.1 What d irection were you '"oving? (Circle OneJ a. N orrl1 b. Ner~necst d. Southeast f. Southwest How fost were you moving? .~miles per hour. Did y~ stop at any time wf, i I you wer loolcing at the obiect? (Circle One) Old you obsrv the obJect throuwh ony of the following? Eyeg!oa~ e. Blnoculara Windah ie;d Theodolite Window ~!:!t s h. Northwat 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own worclt a cowu"'Of' obiect or obiects which, when placed up In the tlcy, would give the same appearance aa the obiect which ) ' OU 10'" My friends .:;a~;.-three objects fly down rom whare the moon was. One objeot stopped.. I was ~waken to seeit. You wouln have to pla.c~ on e and hn.lf Sat~..lrns in tho sky .vhen it was its largest a.nd when it disa.ppearad from s i ght y ou need to plnoe a~out a fourth m~gnitude sta r 14. Did the obiect disappear while you wr.rc latching it? If so, how? The object I saw did disappear. It seemed to get very large (one-half Saturnn in size) and than it moved dovm toward the horizon. It thon stopped just above the nd faded out of sight. 1'he objt)cts my friends saw flew out of sight. 15. Did the object move behind somttthing at any time, porticul\lrly o cloud? (C ire /e Oncrt ): Don't Know. IF you .:msweted yr.;~;, thtm tll what it moved behind: 16. Did the objeet move in front of G~merhing at any time, porticularl~ a cloud? Oont Know. (C ire /e G.1e ): 17 . Tell in a few words the following th; ng about the obiect: 18. We wi5h tc k;,ow the angular size. Hold a match stick at orms length in lintt with a known ubie-:t anc' ~1 much of th ~biett is covered by tne heod of the match. If you had performed this experiment at "'" tir.,.~.; '' t.~ sighting, how n"uch of the ob;ect would hove been covered by the match head? It w~uld c c7er the object ~o~pletely. I think 19. Drow a picture hat will show the shape of the obiect or oliects. Label and include in your 1ketch ony detc.;la of the objeet '!'not y'!lu sow such cs w!ngs, protrusions, etc., and eapecially exhaust trailt or vapor traila Place on arrow beside the drawing '~ show the direction the obiect was moving. It stopp;3J moved down f~r awhi nd then ~c the hori~o~ when it stopped asain and faded to a very dim sta~. The speed it moved like was li ~ planet moving a twic~ as f ast as it does. ,. '" My friends s aid they stuv " it come from the area of the mo~there were three of the. One sto ad, the one I saw. In the followlnt ale etch, I ""'tiM thot you ere at the polftt howft. Place an .. A .. on 'ht r.urv(: lin to a how ho'- hlgh the oltlect woa o~e the horizon (slcyllne) when yeN llrt a ow lt. Place t.J "8" on the I:Jme c.:ur~cf line 2f- ahow how hl;h the obJect wos above the horizon (slcyllne) when ~ou lat ~uw it. Place -:.n "A': on the compost when you flrt~ w lt. Ploee "8" on the comp111 where ~ou /ot saw de oh,ect. 28 . Drew Q p i::vr" that will ahow the met~n that the obiect or obiecta modo. P.lace an A' at the begln11i:1g ot ~he poth, a "8" ot the end of the path, and show ony changes in direction during the .:our6e 29. IF thr waa MOR! THAN ONe objKt, then how naony wer there? Three , I sa'l.....one of_ them. Draw a pictur ol how they w.,e orron;ecl, oncl put aft 01row to ahow the direction that they were trovuling.