1. OA'TE TIME GROUP 3. SOIJI?CE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Blue Point , New York 10. CONCLUSION Astr o(Arcturus) Arcturus was on Az of 286 degrees and at a n el evati on of a ppr oximately 13 degrees. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 60 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gr ound 'lisual Basically Station 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observers watched for seve~al nights a cylinder shaped object in the , ... ester n sky. 'l'he object a'l)pearcd vthite on top and r ed on t he bottom side. A green libht a npeared t o otote about middl e part of the object. The object has appeared three straight nights. The objects disappeared instantaneou sly to the north. Description is c onsistent with that of an astronomical observation. FTD S E P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) P .. vtoua a d ltJon of thla form_,. be u .. d. Naz;1e of person taking report_"--1...: Caller's name Telephone number Description of object(s): Size compar~d to a known object(use o n e of the following terms : bead of a pin~ pea., dime nickel; quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit or basketball) held in the hand a t about an arrn ' s l ength. F ormation, if mort: lban Any discernible f e r.turt?S or det ails -;r- Tail, trait o r exliaust, lncluding size compared t o size of object( s ) Sound. If hetlrd, m ::;crihe sound Other pt:rtliiCOl v r \11.\lSUal features Description o f object s (s ) course: What firr.t calle d the attention of the obs erver( s } to the object(s ) ? A'lgle of elev-ation. Q)he horizon is 0ele\latit:.a:t. Dil"'e~tly o\~er the obser':W's he-~d is 90 elevation. The objed: mus~ a.ppear wJL~it ~.rus Azimuth ~bicb dllection on the ...:omp:iss W2.S it headed)? East is 90 Sooth is 18cP. West is 270. North i s 360 Angle of elevation and azimuth upon disappearance. Description o1 lligbt pafu a?d roanf:n7Ers of object(s). Marmer of Obse~ation: Use one or a.IJ.y coml:.ri....nadon ol tile foll(hn n g i terus: grou . !9:-,d~l, air-vi~ ground-elec~rorJc. {If tlectrol!ic, speLi!y type of 1 atia:-) . Sb.te::nent as to optical aids (teles_copes des\!ription the.!"eof bu.oc~tus, et<;.) ustrl a1d COMPLETE ONLY IF REPORrED BY A PILOT .. Ji the sightir!g occu1 e d while aid)olne, ve type of ailccl.ft , identification il altitude--- Date and Time of Sighth1g: Zulu 1'ime: Light CmtditlotiS ~ day, nlght daw11, dusk Location of Observer( s): Pinpoint location accurately. lise strc.;t and huildi ng n<..m\::s if it wi!l (Example -backyard o f house at .!2. !Jun.-Road, W<>sthampton Be.; I t, EOOCATIO:tf Mailing Address Phone Number p!"'"l', dlld <.l( L atpdtion l>f Physical Evidence: Were photographs taken or w--~ :tr.y phyaica! e ... iden!.:t: of the object left behind? (Note: If u,e caller sayr; there is physical evidence stiJJ present, contact Vli~g Operatil)ns Duty Qffjcer t..l-Jrough CA8, Ext 493, or the Air Police, Ext 408, immediately). (Observer(s) account of weather conditiocs. THIS 1S TB E ~ND OF QUESTIONS !tUR THE OBSERVER. RECO.HD M"'Y OI'BER COMMF:NTS HE MAY WAJIT TO ADD. THA!-ITC HThl (HER) FOR CALI .IN G. WhEJ! THE CALLEH liAS HU!~G UP, CALL BA~E 'V BATHER A'"i' E:.X'I". ~SS FOR THE FOLLOWTiiG !NFOR:ti!A'!'ION : WlND DIRECTION VELOCITY n~ KNOTS & DEG~.EES Note: Wt- thcar q:!estior...abe continu~c or. ~'li'E" 5 . The regulaHoo 11ihic!1 oovers UFO repo!'ts is AFH 20:J-2. Reltr ro it iJ you have any qttestions in the ha.ndli:1g of thjs &:"cVI t. 1\u n iJ~ this forna with your OD report in the morr.i1:g One final note. Most UFO reports are rather routine "lights-i!l-lhe-sky, sigblinp. When a report comes in that is obviously based on mote evidence. or when several reports of sightings at the same time are received, contact the Operations Duty Officer through the CAC, Ext 493. Reports are much more easily investigated at the time of tbe sightings than a day or later. Your cooperation and good sense will help the Air Force investigate tbcse sigblings in a professional manner Visibility: Amount of cloud cover: Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which locat~d: 1 L ,-:-L---'._ Vertical temperature gradient: Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, otherwise, which might account for the sighting. astronomical, or NEXT CALL THE COMBAT ALERT CENTER, EXT. 493, FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Was radar sighting made? By whom? Was intercept action taken? Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of any ai'r traffic or balloon r eleases in the are a which might possil?ly a ccount for the sighting. FINALLY, CALL G RUMMAN AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS SECTION AT 727-1500, EXT. 611, TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAD ANY AIRCRAFT FLYING WHICH COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING. Do not discuss the report with any civilian callers. Only the O ffic e o f Information, Hq. U SAF. is authorized to release information c oncerning UFO rep~rts. If you are calle d by memb e r s of the press , as k them to please call the Information Officer, Capt. Craig a~ 288-2.747, or his as!li s - ta:at, Lt. Campbell at base ext. 398