PROJEC7 10073 ~.:CJR) 1. OATt' TIME' GROUP 3. SOIJRCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 25 minut e s 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground 'lisual 8. PtiOTOS I?. PHYSICAL EVIOE,..CE 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Aircraft(possib1e ) :/ ~:{-- 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Obse r v e r s noted a blue . .,hit-:: colored o':>.: ~c~ ":::.. L .. cc:::- parable to a nercury vapor light. :~ rl:.~ s~ :i~e ~he Echo 5atellite with exception t t pe~rec '-O change direction. .-."r.~:l t :1e obs~rv~:-s lc;;.:. siJ:"lL o;."' r.he obj ~ct it w.;.,s Rti11 r.e::.C.:.n6 no:-c.h i:1 ~ri a:-~ing r..c(.io:l rath e r thJn the str~.ight line it h.:A.rt ? revious1y t:-~veled. The obj~ct t-:=.!1 i n vic.; ~"':>r about 25 :1.i:1ut~s. to;.~ard Lhe north -..L 3-:J t~llH-, i:; not visible .'or 25 .. 1::.:r"t. es. An aircraft coul d h<.:.'t~ accoun t e J ;,"'or .... ~.~ ooser: ... t.ion. u~.~gb.ting, 12 OCltober "1966 14 Deeember 1966 your wm1dentified observation o~ 12 October 1966. 'ftte in-formation 1n ,our letter wa not su.tficieut ~or evaluation; Request ,-oa c:wpl.ete the attac:bed h'D l'ora 164 and return it j~ the env&lope provided. Ve wiah to tbank 10Q ror reportiDg ,.our obaer-~tion to the Air TllCHNILAL HJ'I'ELL IGENL E \IIR IGHT--PATTER SON U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIO~ Thia questionnaire haa been prepared 10 that you can give the U.S. Air Force 01 much information as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno111enon that you h nvu oLaerve1i. Pleaae try to answer os many question oa you possibly can. The information that y(,.-u g ive w i II be used f~ reaeorch purposes. Your name will not be used in c onnec:tion with any st~ten .. nS:~ , conc:lusions, or publications without your permission. We request thi s personal Information 'IC that if it is deerMd neceuary, we moy contact you for further details. /2-0 e-r-- 1. When did you ... the object? (C~rcle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle OneJ.C o, _ Eostetl'l .. ' b. Central c. Mountain d. Poe iflc 4. Where were ytJAJ when you sow the object? ( Circla t)ne)r;, D_oyli~t So'.'ino) b. St001doid N Pettol Addtoee1 S. Ho w !on; woa ~bfect in alght? (Total o~atl-) 'l. Certoln_ _ \..b . Fauly certatn) 5.1 How woa t ime in a is;l1t determined? 5.2 Waa object in s ight contl"uoualy? 6. What waa the condition of the sky? o . Bright c . Not very sure d . Just a guess <._.liLGt;iT "") - a . Bright ..J b. C loudy 7. IF you aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loolc~d at the obje~t7 (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bode of ytJAJ c. T o your ri~t d. To your left e . Overhead f. Don't rem.mber FTO OCT 62 16.C Thle few"' vpereMI PTD 164, J UI 61, whleh Ia obe.,lete. 14. Did the object d isappear while you were totching 1t? If so, h ow? 15. Did the objecr move behind !iomethmg at any time, porticuhuly a cloud '? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered Yf:.~,, thttn t~tll what it moved behind: . . 16. Did th object move in front of !l~mething at any teme, porticulorl~ o cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you oruwered YES. t"''!t ,.,11 w i 1' J I 17. Tell in a few wotde the following rhings obout the objatc t : 18. We wish to know the angular aize. Hold a match stid ot arm , length in l intt with a lmown ubjed oncl e;-:1 much of the object is covered by the heod of the mat ch. If you hod performsd this exFteriment a t th~ tkl': ..i I.e aightin", how muc h of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw o p lcfure that Ill ahow the shape of the object 01 objects. Lobel and include in your alcetch any detoilt of tree obt.ct hOf you sow .. uch a wings, protrusions, etc., and eapeciolly exhaust trailt or vopOt tn~lla. Place an orro. b.side the dn~wing to show the direction the objct wo s moving. 8. IF ynv saw tho obJect ot NIGttT, what did you n oflte concerning the STARS and M~? 8.1 S 1 Ak5 (C ~rcle One): 8.2 MOON (C.ircle One): 9. What .,...,. tne llll'eather con"ttione at the time you lOW the obie<t? CLOUDS (Ctrcle One): ('o. Clear 1ky_... b ... Hcuy c. Scatterd cluu<.ts d. Th td ,,. he""Y c l~d WEATHER (Circle One): a;:-rog, milt, or '~roll! 10. The object app..,red: (Circle One). b. Tranepment c. Vap'll ( _cf. At o light ,~ 11. If it ODpeor_!d 01 a light, woe It bright., than the brightett aton? (Circl OM): c. About the tame . a . Dr_tghter -~ d. Don't know 11.1 Compat iwfvhrtc: to IOfN COfWMM ~teet: ((,,, f(t l_,l'lt J " F u IIY Of blurred h. L " a brlyht etor d. Don't refNtnbef 13. Otd ~. ob1ect: (Circle One for each qu.ttlon) Ap~or to Jtond atilt a t any t ime? No Don't know Svddwnly tpeed up and ruah away at cmy time? eN;' Don't know Break up tnto porta CK explocfe? Don't know d. Gv off amolce? Don't lcnow Change brl~tnna? Don't lcnow Change ahope? Don't lcnow flaah CK fliclcer? 00f'l't !mow g. Ye a h. Ottoppo.or and reop~or? Don't know 27. In the followl"t a~etch, lmegiM thot yov ore et the point ahown. Ploco a" ''J.." Ol'\ the r:urv! ltnto to ahow ho-. the object wot abOIIe the horizon (a~yllne) when yw flrt sow lt. Ploctt I'J "B" on the I.:Jme c ur.,.ed line 1<'- show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when ynu last !law it. Ploce on ' 'A'' on the compou when you llr1t aow lt. Place o "8" on tht compou where you /o~t aaw tt.e object. 28 . Draw a picture that will ahow the motion that the object or objects modo. Place on "A ' at the beglnnl.lfJ ot l'he I path, o "6" at the end of the path, and ahow any changes in direction during the courae, I 29. IF thete woa MeRE THJ.N ONE obj.ct th.n now many were tlr? ---------- Draw c i)lc~fe of .,ow ~h.y were 01rong.d, and put an arrow to ahow the direction that they were trovolif\9. 20. Do you th inlc you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you eatitr.ate'1 ------_ - 21. Do you th ink you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (C irde One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was?---------- 22. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): o . Inside o building b. In o car -d. In on a irplane (type) e . At sea 23. Were yo11 ( Circlo One) a ... J n the_bv~inen section of a c ity? I c---... lro 11-:~ residential SUCf i c.tl .:ri Q city?) c. In o pc.n country " ide? d. N111ar an a irf ield? e. Fl)"ing over a city? f. Fly ;ng over open country? 2.4. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at tho t1me , then complete the followh.g queetiOfta: 2.4.1 What direction wwe you tcwlng? (Circle One) c. East e. South Ncwtheoat d. Southeast f. Southwett 24.2 Ho w fos' w.re you moving? , .miles per hour. I 24.3 O id you ttop at any t ime while yo.~ w.,.. looking at the object? f (Cirde One) Y No I 25. Did you obaetVe t h object through o"Y of the following? h. Nor1hw.at In order that y ou c on giv aa elear o pic ture. a s pos.aible of wha t you s o w, descri~ it'l your own wcwtls o COMtnOf\ object or object which, when placed up in the aky, would g ive the some o ppeoronco 0 1 th e objct which ) ' OU IO""' 30. Have you ever ... n this, or a aimi lar object before. If so giv date ot dote a ond locotlon. 31. Was anyoneetae with you at tt.e time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answerecl YES, did they the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Ple .. o liat thoir nome encl addroues: ;: Pl/ti/J r~r FtA#tL ~JID T&LO Hl~ r() /...!)c~ F;l2 11. JIEP-. Nov:."L rilt. /Jo-,1.f Pfli. CVIITc/lt:V~ 1 32. Please glvo tho following lnfmatlon about yaunolf: rtret H.-. TELEPHONE NUMBER lnctlcar. O"Y odcUtlo.l lnfortlon about yaunlf, Including any special xperlnn, which might be ~tlnont . 33. When ancl to whom did you ref*t that you had ... n tho object? '3A. Dote yOAJ completed this questionnaire: oncl which Ia not adequately cavrd in the specific polnti of the Information which yOAJ f .. t 1*11nent ueatlonnolre or o narrative explanation of yow s ighting. O?rioll..t./ tJJt=Lt<.IU) 8; I,V 1/1<. n J Rt.cr;)fo Ill.! t~R,-ril .r//i .. iJ.JD r(;,? A~uvl' ,_(, fVf.j.T'liJ v UEjR SIRS _ I WOULD LlMI TO REPORT AN INCIDENT CO~CERNING A&RlAL PH8NOM6NA. ON 1HI HI,Hf OF OCTe 12 1966 I WATCHED A ILU&ISH ~HITS OIJECl CROSS THE SKY. AT FIRST LOOK I THOUGHT 11 WAS EC~O WHICH JS,CF1EN SIGHT!D IN ~V ARBA. WHEN IT CHANGED OI~ICTION I WAS A LITTLE kARY OF ~y COHOLUSIONt THE QBJEOT 'PPEARED FINE AGAI~S1 THI IKY WHICH liAO A SLIGHT OVERCAST IT WAS BAJGH16R THAN ANY STAR IN THi SKY. 11 ~OV~C IN A E~Sl 10 WEST DIRECTION THEN STOIPID !VERSO SLIGHTY THEN APRfjRID TC MO~l flO~ SICE TO SIDE , THESAME TYAI a MIVI MINT THAT ONE $EtiS If ltiEY SI.RI '' SOftiT~ING 10 LONG IT JHEH PROCIDID IN A.NOilHWEStERLY COARSE. I WAS ON ~V W~Y TO "' fiAN(I 5 ~OUSE WHEN I FIRSt NOliCIO lHI OIJ&CT. WHEN I t~ IT CHANGI DIRECTION I DECIDED 10 GA~k AHEAD 10 tElL HER TO SEE IF SHE COULD IPQT ANY T~IHO THIN I H~NG UP SO AS NOT liVE HBA ANV ReASON TO THINK SHi SAW ANY THlNO THAT WAS kOT THERE. jS I ~&LKIO IURtHEA TQ~ARD HER HOUSE I SAW THE tHING STOP AGAIN SHUDDER AND lAKE ANOTHER (OARSI 4 THIS 11Mi 11 HEADBO NORTH _WHEN I LCSI SIGHT Of lH! tHING IT WAS STILL ~&&DING NOitH Jk_AN ARCING MOTION RATHI~ THAN TH STRJIG~T LINe IT ~AD PREVIOUSL~ T~A~ILID WHIN I GOT TO NV GI~LS HOUSI SHI SAID THAT SHI AND 1~0 OF HER BROTHERS 08$1RVIO THI THING AlSO. THEY! 1~1 SAHI IOEHliCAL ~OV&MENTS I OBSIRV8D. THE OIJICT WAI IN VIEW THE OTTER PART OF HALR AN HOUR THE TIME WAS ABOUT SEVEN TWENTY TO liVEN fORTY FIVE. 11 TRAVELED ABOUT 120 DEGREES OF THE SKY USING HORIZON TO HORIZON AS 180 DEGREES. O~RING AHD tftiR THB QISE~VATION ~E SAW AN UNUSUAL jiUNDARCl 0, PLANES FLYING IN THE AREA USUAkL~ lR&ViL!lNG TWO AT ATIM IN A CROSSJNI "ANRER ONE FLYING HIGH THE OTHER LOW CROSSING THE OTHERS PATH. I WOUlD Ar~RitiATB ANY INFORHAliON CONCRN1NG THI NAlURI OF THE OBJECT.