Middletown Ohio — October 1966

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1. DA 1 F. TIME GROUP PROJE:T lt.J 7 3 :~ECORD 2. LOCATION Middletown, Ohj o 3. :;OtmCt: 10. CONCLUSION (other) INSUFi'ICI.Lh".:' DA'l'A FOR EVALUATION ~. NliHAf:R OF OBJECTS .S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIIP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Tl'PE OF ORSERVATION I?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 30. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dotes and location . 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object ? (Circle One) No 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: First Nome TELEPHONE NUMB Indicate any ud~itional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report tha t you hod seen the object? 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information whic h you feel pertinent and which i s not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or o narrative explanation of your s ighting U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give t he U.S. A ir Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will oot be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? Hour Minute a (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? City o r T own State CH County 5. How long was o b te c t in sighr? (Total Duration) Hour a Minutes Seconds c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.1 How was time in sight determined? E3 Cf :th 'f.. :t i !Yfl -e~ o r=-T R 14~ \( 5.2 Was object in s ight continuously? Yes V" No 6. What was the co,d ition o f the <;ky? a . Bright 7. IF you sow the object dur ing DAYLIGHT , where was the SUN located as you looked a t the objec t ? (.Circl~ One): a. In front of you b. In b ock of you c. To your r ight d. To your left o . ()verheod f. Don't remember Thla fOO'm eup,.reer1ee F'n) 16 4 , Jul 61, whlc:. I oba olete. I F you s o w the object at N IGHT, what did you notice co-:cerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Q. "ffr'f9Ft moo~ I i gh i) b. Dull moonligh t c. No moonlight -pitch dark Don' t reme mber Don't remember What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): F=og, r.1i :;'t , or I igh t ro i~ Scattered cloud~ c . Moderot or heavy rain Th,ic r heavy' c loudj:} Don' ~ re..,ember The object appeared: (Circle One): C.s a lishj) T ronsporent e. Don' t remembe r If it appeared as a li ght , was i t brtghter than the brightes t s tars? (Circle One): a. Brighter WC:About the sg"'* Compare brightn.,5S to some c ommon object; The edges of the object were: (Circle One): Fuz.~y or blurred c . Other OIVB L QO f< i?.. Q (i~e-c 6ri:~h't star) c.o me!)To c . ::>harp y oot It ned Did th e object : (Circle One for eoch question) Appear to stand still ot any time ? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time ? Don't know Break up into ports o r exo lode? Yes Don' t know Give oH smoke? Don' t know Cha n ge bright,~ss? ro.J Don' t know Cha n ge sh~pe? Don't know Flo"h or fl ic k r?..;;, Don't know SO;lO"'a r end ,,.appear? Don't know 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would y o u estimate? --------- 21. Do you th ink you con estimate how for away from you the obje c t was? (Circle One) 1 F you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? _ 0\ <. I 1 <S. ' 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a . In the business section of a city? a. Inside a building t). In the residential section of a citva b. In a cor In open countryside? (,c. Otltdoors) d. Near on airfield? In on oarplone (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle a t the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 Whet direction were you moving? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you mov ing? --------'' iles per hour. 24.3 D id you sto p at uny time ..h.:., you were looking ot the object? (Circl~ One) Yes No you observe the object th rough ony o f the follo wing? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes Sun glasses Telescope Yes Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Yes (f!~ Wlt"j Window gloss In order thot you con give as clear a picture as possible of wha t you sow, descnbe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the o bject which you saw. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): @ No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of s omething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF y ou answered YES, then tell what 17, Tell in a few words the fo ll owinq things about the object: We wish to know the angular Stle. Ho ld o matc h s tick at arm's leng th in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the heod of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the ob,e c r would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapOI' trails. Place on arTow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving . 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar object before. If so give date or dates and locati on . 3 1. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answer~ YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Cit y Zone T E L EPHONE N Indicate ony od..!rtionol informot rcm about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent 33. When and to whom did you report that you ho d seen the object? Monrh '(enr 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to show how high the object 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 lost saw the object 28. Draw a picture that wi II show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place an "A'' at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, ond shu any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE ob1ect, then how mony were there? ('1 f1 JV t( Draw a picture of how they WMe arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 34. Oat you completed this questionnaire: Month Y ear 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 Fl'D ( TDEJIR) Wright-Patterson AFB, 5 October 1966 MicJdl etovn, Re~erence your unidentified observation 'rbe jnfo1mation vhich ~ have received October 1966 ~ ~ sufficient for evaluation n Request you complete the attached Fr.D Form and return it. in the envelope proVided. We W1.ah to thank you tor reporting your observation Air 7orce. Sincerely, QOL!fl'.AllDIA, Jr !J oject Blu.r Boor. Contaut with Base Operations, WP AFB, on a ny aircraft airborne a t or about 0550 EST on 4 Oct. 66. At 0430 a B 52 landed; an argosy landed at 0438 EST and departed a t 0630 EST. There were two aircraft landing at Dayton airport: a 707 at 0542 EST and a DC-6 a t 0452 EST. There were no aircraft f ormations that were known to be flying in the Middletown, Ohio. Two KC-135s arrived at \iP AFB on the morning of 4 Oct. 66; one at 0521 and the other at 0532 EST. s:so 6 ~ ~dd PROJECT lOOn RECORD 3. SOIIRCE ' 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 minute~ f>. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Greund Visual West and North 8. PtiOTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE twQ ..witnesse s 10. CONCLUSION Other(Bird!.i) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers watche1 a fozn~tion o~ approxim~tely 31 objects rr.ove t. o,.ra1u th~ w~st t~en turn left, 3t~p, then move tov:arri t.h"" ncrth. 'The objects would g o in and out of t:1~ c~.~uc::;. In all t h e object~ were seen times during th = JO li i.nute observation peri od . \'i"hon the oh~erver,;; .t--nt t'> nch:>ul the objects could OQt be seen. Cbs~t"/1"!-:'~ sai~' that the objects \-tere bright a nd .,.erco: o.;; ':'>tii::1t a s a light bulb(lOO watt). Contact was n:;)ce w-~ ~:1 tr.~ ::? oase Operations concernill6 aircraft in the are.J.. T~f;) i\C-135s on the mornif16 of 4 Oct. 66, but at C:iff::,ent. times. No other foi'1n.OI.tions were known bj base opero:.tions . The descripticn is consistent with t~t gften reported for a bird U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so tha t you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. T h e informatio n that y ou give w i ll be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications withoot your permission. We request th i s personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is. 1. When did you see the object? Hour Minutes Doy Month Yeor 3. Time Zone: (Circle One);(o. taster,;) b. Central c . Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when y ou sow the object? (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Davlinht Saving (b. Standard ) MtDDLE"To wN Neoresl P ostol Address City o r Town St ote or County 5. How lo ng was object in sight? (Totol Dur o t ion) Hours Minutes S econds G Certain) c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess p R FIC. Tt c. tE. 5.2 Was objec t in sight continuously? 6. What was th e c o ndition o f the sky? 7. IF you s ow the obje c t during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked a t the object ? (Circle One): o . In front of you b. In bock o f you c. T o your r ight d. To your left e. Qverh,od f. Don ' t remember FTO OCT 62 164 Thl form aup n .. ul~tll FTO 164 , Jul 6 t, "'hie!\ Ia obs olete. 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice co.,cerning the STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS (C ircfe One): d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One}: a . Bright moonlight @ Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One}: WEATHER (Circle One): C lear sky a. Fog, nist, or light rain-{? I" oS IL- c. Scattered cloud!' c. Moderatl" or heavy rain @Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. Transparent (d) A s a light e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as o light, was it ~rghter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): @ Brighter c. About the so'ne b. D immer d. Don't know Compare briyhtn"'tSS to some common object: 12. The edges of the ob,ect were: (Circle One): LO) Fuzzy or blurred b. Lilce a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. D id the object