PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. D'A TE T1ME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. LOCATION S;.lisbury, !~or:.~ Carolina r:\Ul tiple 10. CONCLUSION 5 RF-4C aircraf t w~re airborne 4-10 tJ.l south of area at the time of the observation s, L.&iNOTtot Or' Olilii"YATION '1. IMIIII' .UMMA"V ANI) ANAI..V,Ii two minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 7. C OURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observers watched two white colored objects that were traili~ a B-52 aircraft. One of the objects stopped in the air turnec sideways and parked. 7ne second object came in at an angle to the path of the first object at a speed that made the B-52 look li~e like ar. ox cart going up hill. ?his 5econd object turned up on edge and 01ppeared to take off with a burst of speed Then the observers saw something that l ooked like a mss of ~etal coming do~ from the aircr~ft. The description is training mission. consistent with that of aircraft on A UFO? ocJ,t.s- ' Yes Sir, Says Ronald Have the UFO' a IDvadecl Rowan County? Rcaald . Peeler, . 13-year-old n eighth grader at Faith School, is convinced: He went out for what was to be a pleas~ ride Oil his horse, . Trigger, but his pleasure turned to horror when something "came down through the trees" and chased bi.m. But whatever it wM, Trigger' was faster. Ronald called Tbe Post Sat-- urday night to report his d.iacov- ery, but was stilL too excited to talk. IIi.! father, Dwight Peeler of Faith Road, said his son wu , acared to go out.side ooce be ~ reached home. s Youn~ Ronald said be was V' riding Trigger aloag SL Paul's J~ Church Road shortly before 6:30 J p .m. when be saw the object c and heard its humming uoise. He sa id it went from the 1ky n lDto some trees, and when Trig- ger became excited tbe object w looked u it it chas.I.Dg The iut he s.w of it, bow-rt ~ver, wu when be tbrew Trig-tit ~er in f;~st s peed and rounded 1M a curve In the 1 oad. V' Ronald said the objeet was HI as-tarse as a two story bouse, was a big yeUow circle with a Nl trm&ller red cird~ aDd red dots u inside. ef There weN! no other reports " of the incidenl C D E P ARTMENT OF THE A I R FORCE HEADQUARTERS 3630 TACTICAl. RECONNAISSANCE WING ITACI S"!AtV AIR FORCE BASE. SOUTH CAROLINA :!~152 A TTN o,r: DCOCP suaJ~CT UFO Observation, 12 Oct 66 TO: Hq Foreign Technology Division (AFSC) vfright-Pa tterson AFB, Ohio 45433 1. Referency your letter, dated 16 Dec 66, subject as above. 4415 Cmbt Cr Tng Sq, had five RF-4C aircraft airborne 4-10 NH South of Salisbury, North Carol:ina between the hours of FOR 'IHE COHMAllDER Deputy Comnander, , Colonel, USAF Operations 1 Ltr, Hq Fgn Tech Div ( TDET/UFO) 16 Dec 66~ Subj same a s abov e UFO Rpt, 12 Oct 66 FrD (TDE!I'R) .Wright-Patterson AFB; Re~erenc:e your unidenti:ried observaticn ~ 12 Oetober 1966~ The. 1nroxmat1on in your letter vas not auf1'1c:1ent t or eval.- uat1.CD. Request you c:oullete the a ttached l"TD Fazm l.61~ and retluu 1 t 1D the envel.ope. provided. We viah to thank you. tor reporting your-observation to the Air Foree. (Maj H Quintanilla, Jr/70916/mhs/14 Dec 66) UiO Observation, 12 October Otr om.~ 1s in receipt o~ a reported unidentified :tly1ng object observation overthe SaUsbury, Borth Carol:fna area. A check o! QIJP. 71.1p IDv Al.t:l. tude .Hi gb Speed Tra1IWlg Route Chart indicates. that;')vnrJ:ving 1a engaaed 1n ~raining flights aver the area 1n . . queetion.:~.B'equeat. 1ntormat1on on participation by the 837th Air DiviSion: on.; t:flav 1.8 and. Shavl5.-lov altitude,. high speed routes on the-"afternoon. of 1.2.. October 1966.:. DeGOES,. Colonel, tJSAl' Dlreator or 1'eclmolog and Slbeyat em. COORDINATION DATED ~s PI'< 4' 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what d id you notice co.,cerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight Dull moonl ight c. No moonlight-pitch dark Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at tne time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle Onf! ): c. Scattered cloud~ d. Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, ni:ot, o r l ight rain c . Modernt or heavy rain e . Don't re..,ember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One}: b. Transparent d: As a l ight e. Don't remember 11. If it apoeored as a light, was it brighter than the brightes t stars? (Circle One): a. Brjghter c. About the so.,t- b. Dimmer d . Don't know 11.1 Comoore bright,...,~s to some c ommon o b ject: 12. The edges o f tt-e ob1ect were: (Circl~ One }: :J. Fuzzy or blurred b . L .l(t-c br iyhr star {SJ Sharply outlined cr.' D:~n't remember 13. Did the object: o . A op~or ~o s tond s t i II c t any I i me ? b. Suddenly speed up and rush a way at any time? c . Break up in to ports ::> explode? d. Give o ff smoke? ' e. Change bright,~ss? f. Change shape? g. Flash or f l icker? sappe or end r-.o ;Jpecr? (Circle One for each question ) Don't kr\Ow Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much formation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as mony questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection w ith 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? Day Month Year 3. T ime Zone: (Circle One): raJ tostem Y. Central c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. Wh~re were y ou when you sow the object? 5. How long was objecT in sight? ( Total Duroton) a . Ct~'toin @ Fotrly certain 2; Time of day: J ~ D (Circle One): A.M. (Circle One): JJ.\ Daylight Saving \E) Standard c. Not very sure @ Just a guess Stat or County 5.1 How was t ime 1n s ig,t determined? ------------------- 5.2 Wos object in stght continuously? 6. What was the condition o f the slty? 'D. Cloudy b. C loudy 7. IF you s ow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was th e SUN locate d as you looked a t the object? (Circle On): o. In fro n t of you. b . In bock o f you @ To your r ight d . To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember Thla fcwm upr r .. d P'Tn 16 4 , jul 6.1, whlc:!\ I a obolete. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One\ IF you an~wered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ---'----- 2 1. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? --------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): Were you (Circle One) In the business section of o city? a . Inside a buildin g b. In the residential section of o city? b. In a cor c. In open countryside? c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? d . In on a irplane (type) e. F lying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at the t ime, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you mov ing? (Circle One) o. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 now fast were you moving? _,.m.iles per hour. 24.3 D id you stoo or a ny time while you were looking at the object? (Cirde One) 25. D id y ou :>bs th ob1ect ~rough any of the following? a . E yeg lassttS Binoculars b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Windshield Theodolite d. Window glass Yes h. Northwest 26. In order that you c<1n give as clear a pictu re cs possibl~ o f what you sow; descr ibe in your own words a common objec t or objec~s:-which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as th e object which you s aw. .14. Did th e object disap~eor while you were watching it? . If so, how? ~ Did the object move behind somethin g ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behin d: Did the object move in front of something of any time, particular ly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in fro nt o f: --- in a few wordl' the fo ll owinq things about t he object: Color ~-d.efi_a:r.kh ~-I; We wtsh to know tne a ngular size. Ho :d a match stick at arm' s length in line with a known object and note how much o f the ob ect is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the t ime of the si~hting, ho~ much o t the ob,ect would hove been covered by the match head? lf?t ~-;~ ttffY-;-'~ 19 . Draw o pict ure that w i ll 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 exho'ust trails o r .foptX trails. Place on a rrow beside the drawing to show the d irection the object was moving. 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar objec t before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with y ou a t the time you sow the object? (Ctrcle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, d id they see t he object too? (Circle One) lease list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following informotion.about yourself: tndtcate a ny odtirttOf'lal informorion obour yourself, inc luding :::ny special experience, which might be pertinent 33. When and to who,. d id you report that you hod seen the o bJect ? ..,//.() Ooy Mo nth 27. In the following sic etch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved I ine to show how high the object wa~bove the horizon (slcyline) 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 last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. Draw a picture that wi II show the motion that the object or objects macle, Place an "A" at the beginning of th. path, a "B" at the end of the path, and shu~ any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obrKt, then how many were there?_,_..::;~-=--------- Draw a p ict\mt .,f !,ow they were arranged, and put an Cln'OW to s how the direction that they were traveling. J.t. Doto you completed this questionnaire: Mont " Yeor 35. lnfotmation w~ich you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specif ic points of the questionnaire at a narrative explanation of your sighting .