PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. r~ o\ "it: ,IME C~OUP 2. LOCATION Da~ton, K~nt.ucky one witness 3. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION Aircr:ift(po~sible) ,/ ji/./ 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF O~SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grc;aund Vis~.:.al 17~ COU,SE Eastv.-..rd 8. Pl"i 0 TOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIOE,..,CE Observer noted silver object with a red glow ~t rear pass everhe-.d and to"~ off toward the east. Observer heard ~ roaring sound r.nd looked overhead and then saw the object. Th~ object took off ow)ftly at an angle upward and dis- appe& . The sound h~ard was described as something b~twe~n th~ nois e of a plane and a jet plane. Observe~ cemp;.red th~ object to a huge washtub. De!cription i.n con:d Rt.ent with that of an aircraft si~hting. A j~l aircr~rt with Q afterburner en could hQve previded a aio1ilar description. FTD ( TDF:rR) 1v~ . Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 ll October !966 Dalton, Ohio 44618 Reference your unidentified observation of 7 September 1966 The information which tv~ have received is not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached Fl'D Form 164 and recurn it in the envelope provided. Ha vish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. Sincerely, OR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF :hief,. Project 3lue Book COMMONWE ALTH OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS OF"F"ICE OF" THE ADJUTANT GE NERAL FRANKFORT 40601 SUBJECT: Report of Sighting of Unidentifie d Flying Object 29 Septembe r 1966 TO: AFSC (FTD) -~drews Air Force Base ashington, DC 20331 1. Transmitted he r ewith is writte n repor t of sighti ng of unide n tifie d lying object which occurred on 7 Se ptembe r 1966 in Ca l dwell Coun ty, Kentucky . 2 . This r e p or t i s fon~arded in accordance with instructions contained FOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL: :lYLOR L. DAVIDSO::, Lt Col, Ky ANG /, ,Air Admin Office r / State r Office of The Acj u~ant Ge neral "DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND AIR NATIONA L GUARD O F K E N TUCKY O FFICE O F THF.: ADJUTANT G ENERAL S T ATE CAPITOL DUILDtNG FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY A0801 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICIAL BUSINESS l.Ltr, CD Director, Prince t on, Ky 2.Re por t of Sighting of "Flying Cy furn: Frederick Olszewski CD Director , Princeton, 1.. '!'rau~mitt~d b~r~i,,il!l i t' written report of :Ji..)b tin.:::; (t ucd.di~ntiti~d ,.ljin:> olF!r~t. r: ... v~\1 o -~r.ra\ l u n 7 Sr~pt~nh~:: l~J:)~, i n CalJ\'ell Co unty, This r~uurt -\ir Admin ;_,fftc~ of t)f Z ica r IS t"" ta Tlte d.1j :.1: :1nt General l.Ltr, CD U!1.ector, P.rinc2tor~, Ky 2. a~por t of :j iLh t ing of ".:<' lyillg Cy furn: ~rederick Olnz~wski :D Di l:'e C t o r ?ri~1ce tc:_n ~ :y :1~POnT OF' t."I'r.rmi,.T ... " ,. TJC r o ff , a t o n :J~Iir old boy, but r<-~thel, r.uture hls "lge, 't'e siding .t t D.!llt on, ~out e l ::.;lC.wol l Count:-, c~ll~d at th~ office of Civil D~r~nt".1e, airborn~, in Ca ldwell Cou11ty. r111 ... ~1 ro~te, h~ he~rd ~ n~ise overhe~d, lnd a j~t plPn~c T.o oking up h~ saw 9 n obj~ct cir c u li."r in !11] v~ry .!.:". -:!-..l or, w:tth a s ettinG sun l t hting it up. was un~bl~ to estim~t~ the u ltj.tud~ of tl1~ object, i t Wi.S pl.~i-.!r vis:tbl~ to thf.' n:atkcd ~;:ec ~r thvught it :::~3 right side , 3lowed do.vn nnd hov~rat.l a f"w c"cond.s :.~:-ectl:y abov~ :-_"~:n, th~n with an increasing nois e r~pidl:J s:;.:-t~d off i~ ., direction ahe~d of him, ~tan nngle sk:rv;ard. tbe glo,v in a furn11.e~o 'l'ht.1 ibbject t .h e n ':':1e boy st:1 ted h~ w'ls sc~red to de nth, :and hls moth~l'' .stot~d h~ w<t.s quit~ h~st~:ricAl when he a!"T'ived homo , :;. sllor.t 3p~ctfnllJ subm1 t t ~d i Fl' 'ld ~rink Ols ~ evva k i ; ~.rlncetun/Ca ldw,,l J Co1.1nty PRINCETON-CALDWELL COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION Princeton, Kentucky DIRECTOR . A. L. Tilly Frederick Olszewski SGpt~mber 12 Dale Faughn Col. Leon J. Re~d D~puty Dlr~ctor ~!vision of Civil Def~nse Stc .. t~ Capitol ? ru~fort, Kentucky. Inclosed pl~1.se !'ind a. r~port of a sorc1llled ""B,l7ring 28.ucer", sight~d. in Caldwell County on 'rodn~sdR;r Sept~mb~r --;:h nt nbont 6 .r~.r. 1t is my und~rstnnt~int~ trlo.t the Alr F'orc~ 1nvest1~ates Sltch r~ports, ~nd for that r oason I h~d this l J year pld bo~ ~nd his mot r c~ll at th~ effie~ to t~k~ his st:.)tement. I ~ssume :rou .vill kno.~ to ,,!hom, lf sn;rbod:, I m:;a. :1 ~de, ~ !1a t th~ Sheriff o:: C$l.ldwe 11 County n ls o : ... 3')t~llit~ r"!t\.;-nirld to earth from its orblt vrou.ld :tn 1n,- o~i:1ion burn up ::pon 1,eontry into the ~:.1.rth' s at:nosDhe:r~, SEP 13 '~oo .: :>ntact was made with Mr. Goodyear Corp. Akrot\ Ohio ( 216-794-3127) regarding where-abouts of the Goodyear bltmp on 6 Sept. 66. The blimp was grounded on 6 Sept. 66. Left Jackson, Chio 0915 in route to Louisville (174' Kentucky; this on 9 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much informct :on as possible c~ncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon. that you hove observed. Pleas~ 7ry to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, concl~.sions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so thot if i t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the obiect? 3. Time Zone: (C irclc One); a. Eastern (b. Centrd c. Mourto ;r d. Pacific 4. Wher~ we:-~ y :lU when you sow the o!:> i ~ct? Neorelt Postal Address 5. How long w'=ls o!:>j~ct in sight? (To?~l L'urotion) :::. c~rtoin Foirly certoin How w=! ~:-:--~ ii' sight det~rmined? (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Day I ight Saving (!>. Standard City or Town J State or County Minutes Seconds c. Not very sure d. Just o guess 6. What was the C='nd :ti-:>n of the sky? 7. IF you saw th e object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located a~ you looked at the object? d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form aurural!r1s FTO 164, jul ttl, whic~ ia obsolete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice co.,cerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dork Don't remember 9. What were t~e weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS ( Ci:ele One): WEATHER (Circle One): Clear s'<v b. Fog, mist, or light rain Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain Thick op ~eavy clouds Don't remember 10. T he object ::::>peored: (Circle One): d. Asalight e. Dof"l' t remember 11. If it O~t:'e::r~: os a light, wos it bri ;"- =-rhon the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. odghter c. About the same b. D immer d. Don't know 11.1 Com~c~ brightness to some common object: 12. The edges o' ~e o~jec:t were: (Circle :J-.e 1. o. Fuzzy o r blvr:-e~ ~. Like o bri~ht sor .c .. Sharply out I i ""ed = Don't remem~er Did the objec:: (Circle One for each question) Appear to stand still at any time? Don't know Suddenly spe~d up and rush away at any time? Don't know Breok up into ports or explode? Don't know Give off SMoke'! Don't know Chang~ brightness? Yes Don't know Change shape? Don't know Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Yes Don't know Did the obiect d.isappeor while you were ~atching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle Q-,e ): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the obj~ct move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a f~...., words t~e following th i i\95 about the obiect: 18. We wish to l<:1ow the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's len~th in line with a known object and note how much of the :>bject is covered by t he head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, h~w much of the object wo~.:ld have been covered by the match head? Draw a pic~ur~ t~ot will show the s hape of the obiect or obj~cts. Label and include in your sketch any details of the obiect tt-:c~ y~u saw such cs w in;s, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trojls Place on orrow ~sid~ the drawing to show the direction the object was ~oving. , 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved I ine to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place o "S" on the same curved line to 1how 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 lost sow the object. . , . ~ 2a. Draw a p i~t-.. ! that wi II show the ~ot ion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, o "B '' ct the end of the path, ond sJ.u,.. ~ny changes in dire,tion during the course 29. IF there wcs 1-'0RE THAN ONE obie:t, then how many were there?_'..._ ... _'--~ {_. _ Draw o pkt~,;re ~f how they were crronged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro simi lor obiect before. If so give date or dotes and location. 31. Was cnyon~ e lse with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Yes 31.1 IF ycu cnswered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes 31.2 Pleas~ list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Middle Nome lndiccte cr:y additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? ..:' T Day -Month . Year - L L ( 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