Brunswick Maine — September 1966

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Keywords: circle, obiect, bffie, object, uncwsified, missagi, unclassified, celer, prqtrusiens, binqculars, ecmlont, rldhba0011251, uedfia, lrfell, enfer, dipaitiiiiii, itafll, ijicomini, soljrh, inferv, qolcs, dipaiimiif, incoluiii, aajcf, aurcr
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3. SOtlt?CE .c. NlJMBE R OF OBJECTS .s. lENGTH OF 03SEAVATION 6. TYPE OF ')8SERVATION Grund V'i~ua.l Stat in.a!"; a. PrlOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EViDENCE The obse~ers wa~ched st~r like objects in the sky. Four objects were in t he r:~ and on~ was in the NVI. The celer ef the ebjects .. :;..s l~k~ that of ~ st~r, with red :lnd green lights arounc: it. The ubjects were round, did net move -.nd appe.tr~.:l t u h~v~ tH,) prQtrusiens, wings, Gr tails. One-witne; s S<t id that the gbj ects J 'oked like bright stnrs ana th~ cel~r change was similar to heat w&v~s rising. Lookin~ through binQCUlars en~ made the ebjec: s app~ar larp,er nd brighter. One flf the observers hs r~ported th~ s~n1~ t~,e gbjects t Pease AFB on five occasions in Jun~ 1966. The c~scri~ti~n is consistent with tht ef an astre- n ical observ~tLon. FTD S ~ P 6 3 0329 (TD E) p,.viou ecmlont of thtl tonD maJ ~ u .. d. 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AS S IL M T 0 ~AT L C C:\C:D AT T l-E OBJECT S T t-ROUGH ~.m GOCD SONS ~: NOCU..AR S A f'{) ST ~.T ::o T ~T T tt B I NOCll.AR S 0~ Y MADE THE OBJE CiS APPEAR LARGER ldD BR I GtfER. STATED T Kl\T HAD REP~ T ~0 T r SAf\{E T Yft CSJE CT S T 0 ff: A~ A.FB 0 N FIVE CT JF! OCC'ASI ONS INJUN 66 ffi0:1 HI S R-ACI IN TAMWffiTH, N.H UNCLASSIFIED U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The info~mation that .you give will be use~ for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, concksions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1. When d id yo: see the object? Sept. 2>, 1966 3. Time Zone . (Circle One): a. Eastern >:~ * :-;. * * b. Centr~l c. Mount.Jin d. Poe ifi~ 2. Time of day: 8.bo.i.t l.Q: QO })7: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving****** b. Standard 4. Where were y~u when you saw the cb ject? Nearest P osto I Address City or Town State or County 5. How long W':S object in sight? (Toto! Duration) Lor e -tho.L nn honr _ Hours Minutes Seconds c. Certain**** ***;~ c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5. 1 How w c s Time in sight deter~ i n~d ? ~..):.... '-..:.. 5.2 Was ob!~:t :n s i2ht continuously ? 6. What was t!.,e c:;I"J:r :m of the sl<y? a. BrightGle~:.r, czt nsive northern l ichtn. 7. IF you sow 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 Thia form aupra.,ttea FTO 164, jul l'i 1, whle:-t ia obao1ete. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice cc-ce-rning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Ci,.cle One}: 8.2 MOO~ ( C ire le One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moon I ight c. No moonlight -pitch dark o~;'t remember Don't remember *** 9. What wer~ t"'e weother =onditions ot the time you sow the object? WEATHE?. (Circle One): Clecr s ky b. Fog, """"i :;t, or I igh t rain Scottere~ cloud~ c. Mod~rnt"' or heavy ro in d. Thick or "'eovy cl~uds d. Don~ ~:?...,ember The object o::>~ored: (Circle One): d. Ar. o light b . T ,..e n sDc~.,t e. Dor-' r :-e member 11. If it cpce d os a ligh~, was it b:-~-~e; than the brightest ~tors? (Circle One): c. About t he sa-nE" o. t...-i~mer d. Don't know 11.1 Comp brightn~ss to some c ,~on obiect: 12. The edges :>f e o~;!'=t were: (Circ le :;-~ ': c. Fuzzy or b lur:-e d = S~o,.~ly outlire~ 13. Did the objec: (Circle One for eoch question) Appeor t~ sond still nt any time? Don't know b. Sudden fy s :>eed up and rush away at ony time? Don't know Break u::> j-,+:> oorts :>r exolode? )rs Don't know Yes No* * Don't know Change br1ght.,~ss? Don't know f. Change shope? Don't know Flash or flicker? (es Don't know Disappear ar.d r~nppecr? Don't know 14. Did the object d i soppenr while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did fhe ob: ~ct move behind something ot any time, porticu larly o cloud? (Circle One): No ** Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it m~ved behind: 16. Did the ob:ect move in front of somet h ing of any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Teli inc f~w words the following thil"gs about the object: b. C o lo r ')'0 l Yl rr a r o LL"ld 1 t. 18. We w is h to <.,ow the angular stze. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of th~ ~bject is covered by th~ head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, h.:::w much of the object w~u ld hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw c :)ic~v: ~-~r w ilt show t he sh~pe of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the obje -.:!! y~v saw such os w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on ~rrow sde the drawir.g t o show the direction the object was moving. Th::. c~:ect ap,;.Je..rud rotL'1.d. It did not mov e . rr1c r e we r e no protrusio~s, winz s or vapor t~ails. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the obiect? (C ire le One) IF you answ~red YES, then what speed would you estimate? ----- ------.... 21. Do you th ir.L: ... ~u con estimate how for away from you the obiect was? IF you c: r.s~ered YES, then how far away would you say it was?_---------- 22. Where were u located when you sow the object? (C ire le On e). Inside c ::uilding b. In o cor c. Outdoors d. In on o irp !one (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of o city? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over o city? Flying over open country? 24. I.-: ;:-:u Ner~ .lOVING IN AN AUTO.l.-~03: L E or other veh ide at the time, then complete the following questions: 24. 1 '!'.hot ~ -~ction were you moving? (Circle One) c. c:cst e. South g. West b. N~rt ost d. S:>utheost f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How f:s; were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 D id you s top at any time while you were looking at the object? Did you o bs!:rve th~ object through o ; y of the following? Eye3!cs Yes Binoculars f. Telescope Theodolite Wind ... w - 26. In order that yo u c-:1:1 give as clear a picture os possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or obje~ts which, when placed up in the sky, wou ld give the some appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how the obiect 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 saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw tho obiect. tt !f I ,j 28. Orow a pic~:..=-~ that wi II show the m~t ion that the object or obiects made. Place on "A'' at the beginning of the path, o "B" ct the end of the path, and s hu"" \lny changes in direction during the course 29. IF there wos ~Q=<E THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ----------- Draw o ;:>i:t.;r~ of now they were orrc.,ged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar obiect before. If so give date or dates and location. Yes i n Choco r a 31. Was anyo~e ~lse with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pl~ose list s and addresses: ~unswick 17ail'1f~. 0 thors i n C .. ocorae ~:r.d 32. Please g ive the following information about yourself: First Name Middle Name TELEPHONE NUMB tndicote o ny additional informat ion about yourself, includi special experience, which might be pertinent. =::nploymen t: T: ::_surer, .~ere]_ n, l l e Le ': ivil Defense .Jirector, Ta!~1vvorth, ~i . E . 33. When and to whorr. did you report that you hod seen the object? A./d, Tops11r~r1, 3e..ving s .. da1'!k t 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. This r~ ~-ln r t \\'[I. S 8 on t to my SU11l1'10 r h0i1C i .. "'.. 3run.-~wick; J~aine. We h~'l sto~:J)ed c:;oin-~ th.:::ro' nnd :Jhc: re:po r ~ w:.s .i'_, . .li1d \':.:1en ~-:e \\ent to .close tnc h onsc. '~in nxrlain8 tno dclQ~' ,e=--~ _ t nr. t ::. ')r t11!~ 1e~ct ~nat id')~-tical ooj~cts were seen ir.. se2:-1 ~r.:. Chocoru~ b::n~ .. ved dii'f'errJ,;'ltly, i n that l:he~y he.d n slow d ril' ;:,:!:3 motion :10 s "t o1 tr.c time, out on tne s e c ond 11i6h t .. .;,u: i were :::>serve d tne~ r.:o vad both hori znr'n tc.ll~: nncl }1erpendi cularly witn .: .,tastic s :pc,;c,. I repn:rtod, by tel8!)hO!"..G, tne j uno s i Gllti n g s to 1: -2?,.3e A:r..,B ir:. I c,r:s~:r)nth, 1.. E., but th : e wns ~-:.o foll ov; up. ~/right-Patterson AFB 16 Septembe~ 1966 Reference your unidentified observatlon of 4 September 1966. The information vhich we have received is not; suf.ficient fer evaluation. Request you complete the attached FI'D Form l o4 and return it in the envelope provided We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the . Air Force. Sincerely, ~TOR QU~liT1.A Jr, Major., USAF ~.hiet, ProJect Blue Book