PROJECT 10073 R2COR0 1. Or':tt Yt~E GROUP 2. LOCATION ' ' 28-31 October 66 3. ~;OIJRCE 10. CONCLUSION . 4. N.UM:i:~ OF OBJECTS Astro (Hb'TEOR) v . . "'' (1 t!itncss) !i. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANJ.L 'ISIS 3 -5 Seconds f.. TYPE OF OB~ERVATION Ground-Visul e. PtiOTOS IJ. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer sd..; on t\vo ,:iffP-rant occasio.1s a ball shaped object ,. tha t was vif.ib l e onl:r .:'or sev er 3 l seconds . Oru:: one sit;htine a blue v1i1it.a flar~e :::.Y.e a t.or ch was o'o~erved. On t h e other sigh t:i. ng .:1 ;.ur e ,.n:..t.:: o'uje ct. \.Ja s \<:a tched that had streamers of brillia:r.: color~ ~r~:..ir16 it. On both siehtiJ10s the alleged U70 s we r e t. ~il vel ing t mtard the earth. F TO S E P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prevloua editio n a of thla fo,. mey be u .. d Gent I e1en: I called-up the './ashington Post !Jewspapcr, a fc:JOJCnings <3-JO, and rep0rte d a flying saucer The rcoorter told me t o cal I y'all, but al 1 I received was a recorrlin~ (most delightful ! ... d i dn' t lcnow it existed! ) saying how many objects ( manmade) were in the s ky, etc Well, ,Jnyh0w , anyho.11 here's the scoop . Enc losed ~re t wo diagra~s sho~ing the appr oximation of the loc~t ion o f both saucers (or \'lhatevc r they \'/ere). Hope it is helpful! SMITHSONIAN INSTIWTION W .ASHINGTON 25, D. C. October 28, 1966 WaEhingtou, .D. c. , 20J32 Your recent communication addressed to the Smi ':.h Emr:nn Insti ~uticm bas been referred for attention to: Wright -Patt.?roon A'!.r F::>n.~c:: E..asE> Dayton, Ohio 451~33 A~y furtheT correspondence with regard to this subject s h::>uld be sent C.irectly to the address above. Very t~ly yours, Helena r.t. l i. ; cs Rce;i s!,;:-ar Subject: Unidentlficu Flying Obje~cs. 8. IF you ~ow tho ob1ect ol NIGHT, what did you notiCe concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 S T Af<~, ( C rrc/e One): d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bri~t moonlaght b._Dull moonlight ( c. 'No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What .... ere tile ~ather conditions ot the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Cm:lo One): y ~EATHER (Circle One): )~ito'" l.ght rolu c. M ..J .J ote or heavy rain Don't remember 10. The object appeared: ( C lrde One). o. Sol ~ti c d.=~ Q light b. Tronapa1ent e . Don't rernemb.r 11. If it a ppeared 01 a light, woa it brighter than the br lghteat stan? (Circle One}: , o . Brighter c. About the aame d. Don't lcnow Compare brightneu to some common obJect: 12. The edge c.i th e object were: ( (,,do 1J11, ) a , fuzzy Of blurred c;;;'lilce o _ briyht ator e,, Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obJect. (Circlo One for each qu~atlon) Don' t know No 1 Don't know a. Appear to stand atilt at any time? b. Suddenly speed up ond ruah away at any t im? Don't !mow c. Break up mto porta ot explode? d . G1ve off amolce? Don't l>cnow Don't know Do..,t know Don't know e. Chon~ bfig,tneu? f . Change ahape? g. floah 01 fl iclcer? h. D11oppear and reappear? U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IN FORMATIOI~ Thia questionnaire haa been prepared 10 that you can yivo the U.S. Air Force oa much information as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you h11vu o l.11$rvnd. Pleaae try to answer as many questlona as you possibly can. The information that y<.:u ~ivet w:ll be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connec::tion with any st~temeni:, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information sc that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you aee the object? Hou/ Mioulfl 3-t Oif G ( ( Crcle One): 3. Time Zone: .b. Central :.:-:/ c. Mountain /' d. Poe iflc 4. Where were y04J when you s~w the oblect? ;. . (Circl~ t)ne): ~-Daylight Sc :no Near Poatol Aclcfreu City or T on S. How long was oblect in sight? (Total D uration) Houri Minute 1 c. Not very sure d. Just o guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What woa the condition of the sky? c:. a. Bright . 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os yo\J loclu~d ct th~ obie.~t? (Circle One): o. In front of you ~' In bock of Y04J 'Y. To y04Jr rig,t d. To your lftft f. Don't remember fTD OCT 62 164 Thle f oom euper .. d .. ,.Tt> 164, J u l 61, whic h Ia oh nlet ... Do you think you can estimate the speed o f the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what s peed would you estin.ote'{ /_::~T/ - (\!J. ~'/::'"'' ). j. 21. Do you think you can estimate h ow far away from you tht!t obje c t wos? IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? _,-L _ _ 22. Where wer you locotttd when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circlo One) <..._a_. / ln tfae busmess section o a c1ty ~. Jr, 1he residential suc tic..u .;,i o city? c. In ot>lln country~ide? d. Near an oirfie ld? e. F lyin g over o city? I' -:l.l~ Gl f. Flyin~ over open country? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the t1me, th e n complete the followhog questions: 24.1 What dirctio n were you moving? ( Circle One) \ 1'1 C1 ,.- o. North !I i-/t_(J;t b. Northeast d. South.ast f. Southwut 24.2 How fast were you moving? ~ -. ""- Did you stop at any t ime while you wer! looking at the object? (Circle One} h. Northwut 25. O ld you observe the object through any of th e following? e. Binocu lars Sun glaues f. Telescope Yea No Windshield Theodolite Window glou Yes J No In order that you can give as elec r a picture a s possible of what you saw, describe in your own words o commOtt object or objects which; when placed up In the sky, would give the same ?p~oronce o a fn e objct which ) ' OU _ooYf 14. Did the object disappear whi le you were. latching It ? If so, llaw? 15. Did the object move behind somethng at any time, particui.Jrly a clo ud'? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you .JolSW&rod YE~,, thf!ll htll ..-hot it moved behind: 16. Did tho ob;oet move in front of <.l)merhing at any t1mo, porticularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Kn o w . I F you answered YES. t - >l !I w i 'l l in front o f: 17. T ell in a few words the following things about t h e object: f 18. 'r'/e wish to know t h e angular alze. Hold o match stick at arm' s len~th in l in!' with o kllt)\ltn vbjo:t on~ w : .. _.." much of the object is covered by the h ead of the match. If you hod pttrformeJ this ox~erimont at ther t i.v : .i ; : ~ sighting, how much of the ob;ec t would hov~ boen covered by t he matc h head? Draw a picture that will ahow the shope of the object or objects, Lobel and includ e in yvua s ke t c h ony detc.l of the object that you sow such as wings, protrus'ons, etc,, and especially exhaust trail 1 or vapor trails. Ploca on arrow beside th e d,.awing to show- t h e direc.tio~:he obje c t was moving. ; I \ : 1/ 30. Have you ever aeen thia, 01 a aimilor- objec t before. If to g ive dote or datu and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at rhe t ime you saw the abject? ( Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they the object too? (Circle One ) 31.2 Pleaae list their nomea end addreant: 32. Ploae give the follow! lnfmatlon about younelf: Mldtll Nm C ity Zo~ Statu TELEPHONE HUMBER- Indicate any additional lnfOf' t lon about yourulf, Including any apecla l up..,rla nce, which might~ r~rtln~nr . When and to whom d id you ropcrt that you had a .. n the ob ject? In the following abtch, lmoglne thot you ore at the point hown. Place un J..'' o:' the r.urv.,,.: l~r~c. to ahow hou. high th object woa obove the horizon (l~yllne) when yw llrst 10w It, Ploc8 11 "8" on thct a.Jme cur~d line 'c. show how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline} when ynu last l\uw it. Ploc.e .1n .,. .. on the tompou when you llr~t aaw lt. Place a "B" on the co mpall where you lost lOW the ohjoct. 28 . Draw a picture that will show the motion thot the object or objects modo. Ploco on " A ' or rh e boulnui.1R o t 1ho path, a "8" at the end of the path, and show any changes in d irec t ion during the c.wr!lo, tt2tt l1 ( ( -II/ 29. IF there wa1 MORE THAN ONE object, thsn how rno,y were there?-------~---- Draw a picture of how they wor arranged, and put on arrow to ahow t h: diroct1on thot thoy w"'" travu l ino. 34. Dote you completed thia queatlonnolre: 35. lnfcwmatlon which you feel pertinent and which Ia not adequately covered in the apeclflc polnta of th. queatlonnalre cw a narrative explanation of your sighting. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 4 November 1966 ' . llaabington Reference your recent unidentified observations which you reported to the 9nithson1an Institution. 'lhe information 1n your letter is not sufficient for evaluation. Therefore, request you eau:plete the attached .F*rD Forms 164 and return them in the envelope provided. One form is provided for e ach sighting. We wish to thank you for reporting your observations. Sincerely, F""'TO~IR QJINTANIIJ.A, Jr, ~tador, USAF Chief, Project Blue Book