Coldbayafs Alaska — October 1966

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Keywords: circle, object, remember, unclassified, veered, placo, messagi, civiliec, nllii, econrls, turneri, 1cner, jeered, clijnbed, blinkting, 5sion, iikomjmg, edqxh, depmtawft, feailr, frosry, mountaitj, azjlautli, orjfct, soijthei
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD j / . I P .i),&. T_t: ' TIME GROUP l. S()IJf:re Civiliec.n 4. Nllii.BER OF OBJECTS .5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 :;econrls 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gronnd Visual SE ~h:m Si! 8. PHOTOS r . t :' 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION Cold Bay hFS, Al~3 10. CONCLUSION one witnes3 Unidentified 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS r .. :1orted observine a white colored object approa<.h t', ... rur..,~Y at approximately 50-75 feet above the qound . : : r rr:-v!iy lights wer~ turneri up to better dt!termine t h e ob,i-:.~. '. :: obj~ct then acceler~te-1 s o fs t dm<in the ru:l\o.ay, -.;: .t ,;;-cb:1cner \ias un~ble t o u s e his field .gla s:J s . T:.-c-.~ecL t!-!en 'Jeered south ... est :.nd cliJnbed . T~.o: li ,:.. ., .. $ :'\lst;dned not blinkting althou~h i t . appear~ci t.c r.o:-u: j: :io~m :slir,htly a s if affected by air. The li:;r.t. \\' : t ) ' ~tve-d for ~bout three conds- i t turned and cli.J b - e Ju:in~ t.he l ast second. There \v~re n o !' -:;-.: r-' I . .i..rcr'.'l f t in the -.rea; however, it i:s possible u .... t. ; n .;. : :-cr. ft ..1n :J sp~ci.al rr.i.5sion is responsibl~ f r t.' " ~ . hV n~. UNCLASSIFIED Of lHE All fOI(. STAff lUNCH IIKOMJMG MWAGI !li>C- 4 IITFO! XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS- 3 , NIN- 7 , FFT U JAW R L'EDQXH ~3 ~7 3 31 ~457-UUUU--R UEO HQA .. 'fC Rl~VMfVA/.\DC Rl.0f i F/FTD ,!PAFB OHIO P' ;:c - 1A/ CSAF lNQAS ALNT 55332 OCT 66 UFO UNCLASSI FlED USAf I< ArN: ~:) , CSAF I< SAFO I> .: . DESIR l?'f ION u SH H H" -c I R cu.. ft.~ UNCLASSIFIED DEPMTAWfT OF THE All FORa STAff MfSSAGl IWKH INCOMING MESSAGE 2. S I ZL -AIR CRAFi \'! rr;G L I GIH PAGt 2 R I ':-1) AG 62 UNQ AS J. COLC.R -WHIT 5-FOR'! AT !~PI N!A SCI:RN!BLE FEAilR::S P :~3:t"i? =-R IARO rrJ SOV.D, BU STAHl' "AC.~I ~'OIS: 1\l HIS '8 D':G~f:c.S ~BOVE HORIZON OV::-R E 3 . :... C'~ ;"[iNEO 61 OEGRtTS A80VF r,RIJU 0 LE..VEL OVER 8 1r, FROSrY MOUNTAitJ ELEVATION 5 ,(HJ3 FEET. AZJlAUTLI 2 10 DEGREES. '~ ORJfCT HEI\00 NORTH/!EST TO SOIJTHEI\ST T~N VEERED SOU:.HT'.''EST. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Dlf'AUMIJff Of THE All FOIC! STAff MISSAGI IWKH UKOMIHG MESSAGE 0" lPPROACH OBJECT APPEARED TO BE 5 0 r o 75 FEET ABOVE RUN"AY. RU"'.\NfiY LIGHTS WERE TUR ED UP TO BETTER DETER'~ INE OBJECT. OBJECT Tf'Di ACCELERATED SO FAST 00'1'N RU~r!:AY, OBSERVER '!'AS UNABLE TO USE HIS FIELO GLASSS. OBJfCl T~EN VEERED SOUTHNEST Ar.D Cl HI.BEO- - LIGHT WAS SUSTAINED NOT BLINKING ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO MOVE UP -=,..~:-.~ Ri.Jl<OAG 62 UPoJQAS ~ t DC IN Sl IG'ill Y AS IF AfFECiEO BY AIR. c. ~-1 AN\'ER OF OBSERVATION 1.. GR OUt~O V I SU/\l 2. CPT : CAL ;.10 S -\lXXZ f . 03SERVER 1 CIVIL IAN UNCLASSIFIED UNCI ASSIFIED OF 1HI All fOI(I STAFJ MESSAGI IWICH INCOMING MESSAGI TOWER OPERATOR FAA KENAI, ALASKA 99611 2. WEATHER#- HIGH SCATTERED VISIBILITY 15 ~ ILES, TEMPERA- TLRE 26 DEGREES, DEW PO I NT 19, SLR FACE If/ I ~0: 04 0/ 27 -38 KT, WI tiD S 04G~ 4 R UKD AG 62 U~Q AS G~ NO OTHER UNUSU~L ACT I VITY NJTED 11 ~G I NTERCC:?i ACT ION ;., :-..~) PR iRAF'r C THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR SI GHTING ). :>('SlTI O'l, i!TLE Or-REPG'Hirt OFF CER--CHIEF, COLLECTIONS ~ t .\C. COI!.!' T S~ OBSERVER ST 4TED RADAR UNCLASSIFIED 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): MOON (Circle One): @Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c. Many c. No moonlight-pitch dark @) Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): (0:) Clear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c . Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember a. Solid @As a light b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? ( C ircle One): @ Brighter c. About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: {)fiFO C. U.5 E tJ 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): {f; Fuzzy or bl urred b. Like a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object: (Circle One for eoch questio n) Appear to stand still ot any time? Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any ti me? Don't know Break up into ports or explode? Don't know Give off smoke? Don't know e. Change brightness? Don't know Change shape? Don't know g. Flash or fl icker? Don't know Disappea r and reappea r ? Don't know U.S. AIR FORCE TECi1NICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. A ir Forc e as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that y ou have observed. Please try to answer a s many questions as you possibly can. The info rmation that you give w ill be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not 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? SJ; NOTt': I 2. Time of day:------ Doy Month Yeor 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. tostern b. Central c. Mountain Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard d. Pacific @Other QM T 4. Where were you when you sow th e object? COL iJ 8/-1Y Nearest Postal Address City or Town stote o r County 5. how long was object in sight? (Totol Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds a. Certain c. Not very sure @ Fair ly certain d. Just a guess 5.1 How was t ime in sight determined? ~l.J{ Ct; Q~;INC/3 /l T Ci oc K 5.2 Was object in sight cont inuously? 6. What was th e condition of the sky? Yes X No _ {0,) Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located a s you looked at the object ? ( Circle One): o. In front o f you b. In bock of y ou c. T o your r ight d. T o your left e . Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 This f cwm euperacdea PTO 164, J u l 61, v.hlch is obsolete. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? G t hv; U//V9 15 . Did the object move behind something ot ony time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in front of: Tell in a few words the following things a bout the object: i:l_iUISH !A/I-ll r -S/IVti..~RIZ 18. We wish t o know the angular size. Hold a match s tick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the t ime of the sighting, how much of the object would hcve been covered by the motch hood? F .)t-'F'IJJ)l~L 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoi Is of the object t hat you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show tho direction the object was moving. Cii:?C Ll L/J ,C7. 3 0 . Have ybu ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the t ime you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: First Name TELEPHONE NUMBER Middle Name Indicate any additional information abou t yourself, including any special experience, whic h might be pertinent. /WJv:,qrE ?/~o7 /9/.l';z rR~lF/=/C { .. 0/tJT',eoL SPEC !AL i .S7 33. When a nd to who m did you report that you hcd seen the object? D a y Month Year 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved I ine to sho w how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you f irst saw it. Placo a "B" on the :same curved line t o show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) whsn you las t saw it. Placo an "A" on tha compau when you f irst saw it, Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object 28. Oraw a picture that wi ll show the motion t hat the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sit~ .:.ny ::hanges in direcl1on during the course. -9c; rL HN 29. IF there was MOR E THAN ONE object, then how many were there?----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, ond put an arrow to show the direction that they were trovaling 34. Date Y.OU 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 s ighting :0 :,~: 1. t'aLe and tirr.c Are 0'1 fi.le at Ccld clai.l.v lo~. 1 do not recall trc e.:act t:,;r,~. rr ro1 fcPL i~.'s iv)(~ a:t. T feel ~Ire you cat, 0 tain f1 ('0')',' or 1., loc-rr 'lritinr t.h'? c} ict' o' tr ':! stati_on and req11Pst.in::-a co:,-,. l'\t ;.he time of' Ll,e si'!l":t.in.-T as CJ ... ,orl< and t r ad a1 nir <:Rrricr est.jf'lJt.irt C::old ~1a; short-ly b::!i.;.ninf' a n apnroach. t\s :as rry cu::;Lom 1 hnd l.he lidt.~ i..n t,ht c:h turneci dot-m 10;.1. I pot m rro:n t.nc console and look-3d oJ t. Lh~ :l ,do;r t.o M=-tl<: : v istRl c!1eck or t..!;e r m :ay. As 1 looked ~'.o tie 'Orth end of th~ ru11~r r sm1 :-~ lid~ co:n 'in'"' dd-m t) c renr.er of t.re run,av. ' y r; r:~ t,i o l L ~as, I r&;'Jri a n ai.r.:rat on n l:--roact~ trot T cHdn' ~:. know an't in~o cWO'!t.. rhe 1idt ,as movin a~ ar 1: !. r ,, .. ., tr.e cen,P.r lim o' ~re r-:- nr a~ acoJt-., t1ei.1 {, o" ')O feet.. t'!.e Cold ia y \in,ort is eqti!:'oed ~:i .... i 'irr :.:1te:-:.~ity r1:.a -i;r!Lil'l!', Tre li.rl-,s ere o . t,cn ! rc~ 'J). te _irl.ti.np r-r)r -~l 'a:;'Jt .. as o"a prl ~C' t o r i.r-tTJ :l -:-anc! S" ~rt>r! to -:: lir~ :ncreo~s; ;-S'1~ec JCl lcvr1 o'r anc :; ; - rl 1s :t : P. ~ o~rt=o~ ccin; UFO Sighting, Reference your unidentified observation in October 1966. e information which ve have received is not suffici~nt f o r e 7alu- ation. Request you complete the attached F'TD For.n 164 ~""ld return it in the envelope provided. We wish to thank you for reporting your obse~tion to the lti:::- Sincerely, TOR qJ!llTA:'liiJ..A bicf, ProJ~ct Blue Book