PROJECT 1C~73 r<::.:GRD l. LOCATION Beachwood. ~e~ = : ~.~o tnGss~s CONCLUSION ! 10. Aircr; .. ft (possible) Is. LENGTH o;: OBSERVATION . 6. TYPe Of OBSERVATION 7. COURSe PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observers noted three separat~ object dur~n.s ~ .:.o :~ _:;..L~e period. One of the o~jects h;ad a flashint; -_:_ :.~.-~ t. : .. ;_.s red in color. The oth~r tHo objects wer~ ::. . . ori .:.-.J stars. The d obj 7. v;ent t ow::-..rd the .30ilt,r. ... :.il~ ; '.e two bright silver co:~re~ objects flew in tnc oppo c direction. The one obj ~ct th~t v1as fl.:1shi:-lJ ~e.:: co~:.~:"".' t be seen durin5 the en~:.~e peA"iod o: .. obs~r-J-.\..i.on. 7r,e red object moved ouch :t~ ster nd v1~s ou~ o: sisht long before the last two o".J~ ects. ~he red colo~ed object ws seen before the two w e colored ob~ects. The description observation. is consistent with th~t o: an ircraft FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prevloue ed1Uone of lhle form mY be u .. d December 6 1956 On the t hird o f December I sighted Nha t I think was a U.F.O. an vrr1:;1t t ' :is reoort a f :.er much deliber- I live i n Beac h wood !'~ew Jersy.I sighte:..l t he U.F.O . s i n Beachwood . On Satuerday evening Decem~er t hird a friend of mine,a n d myself si~hted what we beleave were U.F.O.s. The time was 1():55 pm. We sig i1teq, a t first what we thau g :1t wa s an airpl:J.in . It dide n't seem to be movinaat all. We watched it f o r about t wa n11u1ts t hen it dartedaway upward and t o the south. It vras a r e d fl.i.shin9:: light in t ~e south west s~y wh , we first saw it. ."/e probaly would en' t have thouq:ht anything of it, b ut from t h e s~me soot \Vher we first saw the first one two more aooeared.These were headed No r'th in t h e 0 9posiye direction from which t he first on e had left. Ther~ were two of t~em,t11ey seemed smaller t11an t~le first o ne.They wer e bri~ht silver. They were at a h1~h alttude and were moving very fast. Of one t':-)1 ng Im sure t1e s e wern t airplai n s they were ~oin~ to fast. The y sto9etl once then continued ~orth untill tney were out o f sight . I hope I h avent wasted your time. And I hope that this report is hel9full. Sincerly Your s , e ac h":;o o ersy Hactor Quintanill"a, Jr.,.1~1ajo1.,, :J3AF Chief,. Prof~ct Blue BvoK FTD (TD-~T/U?O) i t-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Cn t h e t''1ird of December], I sight e d t hree U? Os . On the sixth I reported t ' .em to your. office, Project 3l ue Book. I received and filled out a form a Dd ret- rned it to you . Now, five mounths latter I am still interested in wc1at it v1a.s I saw tna7. eve n ing . I arr: v1ri tin~ t his letter t o you to f i n d out: if your depart- ment found o ut anything more a f t e r I returned y ou my report . apprecia~e any information you could about ~y si ~ilting.~. -Thank yl u for your S~-OICC/Mrs Cassel/bp/79079/23 SAF-ora . U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl IHFORM.t.TI0-1 Thia questionnaire hat been prepared 10 that you can yive the U.S. Air Force 01 much information as posible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno.nenon that you ht~vu oLaervti. Please try to answer as many question as you possibly can. The information that y~u ;ive wiU be uaed for reaeorch purposes. Your name will not be used in connettion with any st~te" .. ni:~J, conclusion, or publications without your permission. We request this personal lnformr,tion 1c that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 3. Time Zone: (C lrcle Oneh/cl. Eastern J c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? { C trcle One): (Circlt' t.1ntt): a. Ooyliyht So-.ino Sta.,dard - Tl e~ t,; h c.u.-} Cj d City or Town Stat '.14' CotJ..,ff Neoreat Poatal Aclclreaa S. How long was oblect in sight? (Total Duration) Minute a Sec:oncla o. Certain 5.1 How was time In sight determined? 5.2 Was obiectsln sight continuously? c. Not very sure d. Just o guess Yes t/ No--- 6. What was the condition of the slcy? 7. IF you sow the obiact during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you look~d at th ol;ie-:t? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c:. To your ri~t d. To your lttft e. Ov"rheod f. Don't remember FTD cc;r 62 164 TM , .... auper .. d I'TD au. Jul 61, which,. oba,let . 8. IF you saw tho obtect at NIGttT, wh<1t did you noltte concerning the STARS ond MOa-.? ,-c. Many") ' -d:-Don'f remember 8.2 MOON (C.ircle One): a. Bri~t moonlaght b. Dull mOonlight c. No . .mo_Of'l i;h.t-pitch darlc 9. Whot ,.,.,. tne ""ather condttiona at the tim you aaw the objttct? CLOUDS (Crde One): c. Scatter .. d cloud s WEATHER (Circle One): h. rog, mst, 0t le~t roi,. c. Moderate Of heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The obtect appeared: (Circle One}. ~ Aa o llghtl e . Don't ,i;;;.mber -b--;-- r runapo1 ent 11. If it appttored oa a light, wo it brighter than the brighteat atara? (Circle One}: ~: .Bri~t~y c. About the same b. Dimmer d. Ocnt ~now 11.1 CornJ)or brightneaa to tome comn\Oft o'-tect: 12. The edoe of me obiect were: ((,,do (;m,) a. Fuz_!t or blur..r!,d <:!:_Like a .bright ,-tor--~) c. Sharply outlined d. oont remember Did f+,e obtect: (Circle One for each queatlon) Appear to atand atilt at ony tima? No Don't lcnow Suddenly peed up and ruah away at any time? ocnt lcnow Break up into porta or explode? Yes ocnt know d. G ive off smoke? Dcnt lcnow Change brig,tness? oont lcnow ~ f. C~anoe ahap4t? Yea --No Dont lcnow Don't &mow g. flash or flidcer? ()'_e~) Disappear and reappear? Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you wt:rc .,otchtng t? t1 so, J,ow? Did the obiect move behind &ometh~rlg at any time, particul~rly a cloud':' (Circle Omt ): Don't Know. IF you .;,.,swered yr;,;,, then t~tH what it moved behind: 16. Did the objeet move in front of ~l)mething at any time, port icularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No ) IF you answered YE5. th~ t+1H w i'lt 17 . Tell in a few word the following things about the object: J 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm' s length in lint' with a lmown '-'bio:t one' t<':'f '.;,N much of the obiect is covered bv. the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the. tir:lJ; .. i Le sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shnpe of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your 1ketch any detoil of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust traih or vapor trails Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. 20. Do you think you con timote th ., speerJ of ?h8 obj"ct? (C ire le One J you onswere S, t en w at speeu wou you estin.ote ~ -f,_<_c_, .. 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say if was? 22. Where were you located when 'IOIJ saw the object? (Circle One): o. Inside a building b. In a car d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Cirdu Ontt) a. in the business section of a city? Cr;-, .. ~ residential s~ctc.i1~ c c1iYJ:> c. In opcm country~ide? d. N"ar an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Fly;n(; over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete t~e followie.g questions: 24.1 What direction were you Moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwst 24.2 How fast were you moving? . miles per hour 24.3 Did you atop at any time while you were loo"ing at the object? (Circle One) Yea Did you obarve the object through any of the following? a. Eyegla11e1 Binoculars Yes Sun glaaae f. Telescope Yea ~; Windshield Theodolite d. Window glass tn order that you can give 01 clear a picture as possible of what you aaw, describe in your own words a com"'ewt obiect or obiectl which, when placed up in the alcy, would give the same appearance aa the object which } 'OU so- "27, '" th iollt)l11; lt-:h, lmo,IM tnot yov ar ~t t'.,, pf)lnt t},o~" Pl~e " " ;.." or.'"' r.urv-d': lmr-to show ho.- hlgh tht oblect was abO'Ie the horizon (tkyllne) whtn yw llrst sow Jt. Ploctt o "B., on the ~3me t;Uf~td lin. ~C'- ahow how high the obiect was obcwe the horizon (skyline) when ynu last !UJW it. Place un ''~.' ott the tompo'' when you ''"' saw Jt. Place o "B" o" the comp whr you loJt aaw the ohiect