1. DATE ~ TIME ~ROUP :2. LOCATION . . . 19 Dec 66 0613Z Columbus AFB, 2 "' it.nesses 1 ~:ilitary Astro( Fireball) ~/ -' NUMBER OF OBJECTS J S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-20 seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION J Ground Visual 3 . PHOTOS i 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND AN,\ L '.'SIS Observers watc~ed ~n 'JCj'!Ct that was compared to an ICBH on its si 'ie \: L V1 a ~nil of a comet and the nose on fire as of i t ;0c:1.P-ring the earth's atmosphere. The object tr~ ve l r ~ , ':ro:~s the. sky at about an 20-25 degree elevatiun, t,c,; .rd the north. When the lL;ht went out it was 1:; ~.,'? '-'-n aircraft had turned off its afterburner. The obj net v;as mainly green in color. The descripticn i s r:c.1s istcnt or large fite'ball ot s nrvation With that Of a IJ1eteor FTD SE P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) PNYloaa edJUOfte of thla fo .. , be uud. 8. IF ym, ~ow rhe oL1ect ot NIGt1T, what did you nottce concerning the STARS and MOON? d. Don't remmber 8.2 MOON (C.,r.le One): 1 a. Bri'*'t moonleg~ Dull moonlight c. No moonlight - pitch clarlc d. Oan't remember 9. What ,_.ere tne ~other tondetione at the tl"' yau saw the object? CLOUDS (C~rde One): WEATHER (Circle One): ca. clear .;v b. f-'og, mist, 0t leght raju c. Scattr .. u c lc>Ud ~ c. Moderate or heay rain d. Th td .,. heay cl\)ud~ Don't remember 10. The obittct oppellred; (Circle One). e . Uon't remember 11. If it appeared 01 a light, waa it brighter than the brlghteat stars? (Circle OneJ: 6 Brijh;er ~ c. About the same b. Oimmvr d. Dont know 11.1 Compare hri;htneaa to aome common oltfect: 12. The edges of the obiect were: Fu11y or blurred L ilce a btight a tor Sharply out I ineaJ Don't remember 13. Did tne obtect: a. Appear to stand still at any tin:e? b. Suddanly a~ed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up lnto porta or explode? d. Givs off smoke? e. Change bri~tnest? f. Change shape? g. f laah Of fl ickr? h. 0& a appear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't lcnow oont lcnow Don't know Don't lcnow Don't lcnow Don't know Dcft't ~now Don't know D id the ob1act disappear while you weH. 1atching t? I I ~o. how? Yr-); 15. Did the obiect move behind someth~ng at any time, porticul~rly a cloud'? (C,c/e Ontt): Don't Know. IF ywu :~,,swered '([.;,, thttn t&tH '.;-hat it moved behind: 16. Did the objeet move in front of ~Rmething at any tame, p'lrticularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES. th~., ~" w;~.u 17. Tell in o few words the following things about the obiect: j 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm~ length in li ntt with o kraown <.Jblo:t and 1':'1 ' j~t much of the obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this ex~eriment a t thEt t kw.; .. i L~ sighting, how much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in y our sketch any detcaiiA of the object that you saw auc:h as wings, protru5ions, etc., and especially exhaust trailt or vapor trail a Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. .4\1 tn1n you can ~.itirnota th~ spo tvi o f tha obj.,ct? (C ire le One} I you answere ES, tnen what speed would you eltin.ot'! --------.. -~ ' 21. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you thtt object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? Jlf!/..&.o_! :) ... To .3 _I'Yl,/.e-'.j 22. Where were you locohtd when ~ou saw the oblect? (C ire le One): l"'o)lnside o building ~ ('o/.J IRaL yoc..,J \? R. In a car c. Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) 2:1. Were you ( Circlo One} a. in the business section of a city? b. lr rhe residential S\tct;~,, .;,i G city? c. lr. opc.n country~ide? ~ear an airfield? e. Fl~ing over a city? f. Fly;n\i over open country'/ 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete t~e followie.g questiona: 24.1 What direction were you ~noving? (Clrele One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northweat 24.2 How fast were you moving? -------miles per hour 24.3 Did you atop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One} 25. Old you obsrve the obiect through any of the following? 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own worda a cornm01t object or obiects which, whn placed up In .the aky, would give the same appearance oa the obiect which } 'OU s<W~. In tn f~llowlnt aketch, lmctlne that you art It th point aho~n. Pia,. un .. J..." Of' l}.. r.urv,,.: J lr4fl fo lhQ-, ho tho oblect WCII above the horl1on (a~ylln) when yc," llr~t aow lt. Ploctt, "B .. on the l.lrM c;ur~ed line 2C' thow how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when )'nu last ~uw it. Piece .:sn ' '/A.' on the c.omptltt wht" you ''"' aaw lt. Ploce 1 "8" on the com,ast whr yov lo1t saw the ohject. 28 . Draw a picture that will ahow the motion that the obiect or obiects modo. Ploco on A at rhe beginni;19 ot the path, a .. 8" at the end of the path, and show ony changes in direction during tha ~our~e. s ltlf t6)Jf1 + A eve L F t./G]JI ~ ftjJpe~d A-5 iF 1 r we~e O/V A MJ)/HG /Jac~.,yJ w,)Jb Fo-1!.. Tile 8/t s e. ( l(i6;H r Ti~t-FF t'c) 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obJect, then how mcany were there?-----+---------- Orow a picture of how they were arranged, and put an crrow to show the direction that thoy wero travvfing 30. H<l't' y-,u IV., ~n thia, er o timll or oS,jct befefft, If so ~i"3 do:' or dot 11 end locotle>f't, 31. Was anyone else with you at ltle time you sow the object? (Circle One} 31.1 IF you anawered YES, did they ae the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 PltM llat their namea end addressea: C:o /t, "' au s It f IS) 32. Pleat glve the fellowint lnfernatlon about youraelf: lrat No"' TELEPHONE NUMBE SEX ff!J -- 11ullcote Gft)' actcUtlnol lnfor,..lon about younelf, Including any special experince, whlc:h m;ght b. pertlnenY /-)Lt-D 1J I f't'rfce /r;;JJ r o 1)/J y T'(fJe ft/,ie/lt= r ) Ve /JJ&!!-kd c.."R.. ~ee>#, !' IJ~e ojlf clfTtaJJs ()/q"" IJ~s Ard, D1 Mo"th Yr .St>LL TJJr~Jv N<)i2~D, !h~x"'' PI' 17Fi3, TD~/UFO 9 Januax-.r 1967 UFO Obsertation, 19 December 1966 l948th Co,unJnications Squadron the 19 December 1966 unidentified observations of SSgt La111rence A. ll.mgberg, Air Traffic Control Radar Technicisn, and TSgt Billy J. Mitchell, Air Troi'fie Control Technician. Befoze an evaluation can be made, additional infox~mtion is neeesaary~ Request the above individuals complete the attaehed .l'D For.ns 164 and return them in the envelope provided. MANA~, Colonel-USAP' cter ef Technel&Y ani susyatema -w/ envea:pe ..Jt'lo\..J' U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. INFORMATIO" Thia questionnoire haa betn prepored 10 that you can yive the U.S. Air force aa much information as poa 1ible concerning the unidentified aerial pheno.nenon that you hnvu oLr~ef'teti. Pleaae try to answer as mony queatlona as you possibly con. The information that yc:u give w i U be uaed for reaearch purposes. Your name will not be used in connec.tion with any st~ter~ten1:ll, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information "e that if it is deemed neceasary, we may contact you for further details 1. When did you lee the ob;ect? I. rime of ~ar o_o _ December 1966