?:<Q_;~cT IC-j/3 RECORD . ., -CIOUP .L IM3E R OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION .:.c -20 s~conds TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grou."1d-Visual 1 rf.N\~ to W 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10, CONCLUSION INSUF:' ICIENT DATA FOR ZVALUATION L~SurFICI~NT DATA FOR EVALUATIO~ 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observers sighted and photographed a top shap~<l oo.~e:: t. that dropped from the clouds, hovered for a few sc~o~ds about 150 ft off t.he ground, then shot s trai gh t \.-J. a:-.d disappeared into the clouds. CO TS: The sighing was not submitted to this offi~c until well after 3 mo:1ths had elapsed and at which tir:-.e it was really too late to investit;ate properly. Al tr:oui.~h there is not sufficient clarity to determine exa(:tly how far away the object is or positively identify tne object, it is felt that suspended child's top would prv - duce an image very similiar to the image of the u~O i4 the photos: FTD se.p 63 0-329 (TOE) PN1oua edit&Ofta of t.hb fot ... , be u .. d T fPC: r IL TER, L E.-.s DP.ESC~IPTI-:1N OCl OTHER A::tPLICA OLE OAYA . t:':CiL AS~cS OINOCULARS OSHIELO TELESCOP~ 0:: WINDOW or: VEHICLE THEODOLITE ID ) NPANF.: U OR DIN ARI L Y WEAR GLASSES? 9. CO YOU USE REA Dl NG Gl.ASSES? WAS YOUR IMF'R~SSION OF THE SPEED OF THE , EN ON 7 GIVE ESTIMATC: 0, SPEED '71J.hfLCttt ~' 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF TH&! . P N~!J~.)# GIVE ESTIM OF CISTAMr.:E 7)" fl GiGQ':lj'i OER THAT WE MAY 0 STAIN AS CLEAR' A PICTURE AS POSSISl.E OF WHAT YOU SAW, OESCRf8!! JN YOUR OWN WORDS ~MON 09JECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED nl THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WH!RE YOU NOTF.O THE PHENOMENON, C BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMil.A;t~TIES ANO DIFFERENCES BETWS:EN THE O t l OBJECT AN 0 WHAT YOU SAW. , 21. 010 YOU l'lOTICE ANY 000~, NOISE, OR HE AT ~MAN ATING FROM THE PHEHOMENOl'4 Or. ANY EFFCT ON YOURSELF, ANIMA!..S OR MACHINE:RY IN THE VICI~ITY7 ~YES 0 NO. IF YES, OESCRiaE. .\. 010 Tf'IE PHENO~C:NON DISTURB THE G ROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES ~NO. IF vEs. OESCRIBE. 27. INFOHMATIOH WHICH YOU FEEL IS Pt::RTINEHT BUT WHICH I S ~OT ADC:QUATELY CO'IF.REO IH THIS QUSTIOMNAI . , ... -cl~lATIVZLY ?rtov,o::: A N~rlAATiv;; ~..<;:oi..M4ATIC1i o;:-T~.:: SIGH TI~t;. , I ~ _ . PACE 9 OF"9 PAGES BOB NT 2l-R258 j .\S PC .... ~luLE CO:-.tCE:-<Nel G TH r.: Ut-1 I'C>E.NT1FIED PHE~lOMZth)~i ' l HA'f YO U H ,., VE OBSERVED. P LEI\SE TRY TO \ i.~ ... A!...L OF TH~ QUI::STIO!'iS. THE INFORMATlOI' 'fOU GIVE W!LL nr-: USED FO~ RESEARC H PU~OSES. YOU~ ::r\\l E WILL NOT Bf. USEfllN CO~NECT!O~ W1TH .\:'tY OF YOUR ')TA!.'EMENTS o a CONCLUS{ONS 'itl'!"HOUT } rou~ ? 'R',1JSS[ON. R E TURN 1'0 Air< FORCE BASE TNVESTICiATOR FOR FO~i/AROING TO FTD (TDETR), WPICHT- p .. \ :Tsf.. .... :)~ AFB, OHIO 4 5433, lAW 80-17. (IF ADDtTIONAL SHE ETS ARE NEEDED FOR NA.RRtl T IVE 0?. SKETCHES A TT.F'~: 3ECURf:l , Y TO THIS FOR.l.,J 0.~ ANNOTATE ~1T.'1 "lOt P. ;'111M F. FOI'? l OE.NTIFICATlON.; 1. WloiC::N OIC YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON7 OAY. ii!l / 2 . 'olflolli.T TIM~ 010 YOU FlrlST SIGHT THE PHENOMEN0~1 3. WH ~T TIME 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHE"'OMNON7 S. WHERE w::RE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE P HC:l'IOMENON ? I F I N C I TY, GIVE THE ~lE;l.REST S TREET ADDRESS ANO INOICATE O N t A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU "ERC: STAi'iOING WITH RE:FERENCE TO TH':: ADDR ESS. IF IN THE COUNT RY, IDENTIFY T HEf HIGHYIA'( YOU WERE ON OR NEA~ A!-10 T R Y TO FIX A D13TANCE 1\rl.!:l DIRECTION FrtOM SOME R%Cofr:t zAf:E L "NDMARK. . 6. IMAGHH: '(Q:.J A~E :l.T T H S f>Oit-I T SHOWN I N THE SKETCH. n:....ACC: A N A" Ot4 THE CURVt!O Lit--.:::: T O SHOW HOW HIGH ~ PH=:N:l-riENON WAS A!30VE TH H ORIZO N , OR S!<YL1NZ, WH~N f iRST SZ E N . ?LACE A s ON TH~ SAME CURVED LIS2 T O HOW HIGH ABOVE TH ~ HORIZON TH-=:: PHENO,..ENON '"AS WHC::N LAST SEEN. 1. IN THE Sl<ETCH DELOW, PL.ACE AN A AT THE POSITION OF THE PH!::t-40M~NON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AHO A a AT THE . POSITIO~ OF THC: P H E NOMENON tttHEN LAST SEEN. COt-4~4C:CT THE A AND e WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEM cNT OF THE PH ENOMENOH BETWEEN .-A ANO a. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SH0'1f WHETHER THE r .. O VEMEl'I T AP?E:AREO TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED 0~ Z IG-ZAG. REFE R T O SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE: THE L Ar-tG ER Sr<ETCH. WH::R~ W'-':RE YOU WH E : l YOU SAW TH~ PH~riOMENON? OU fDO ORS IN BUSINESS s:::CTION OF C ITY IN BUILDING IH RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSEt~GER I N CAR IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD n~ AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY IF YOU WER IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: CIR!:CTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVINGT SOUTH W!ST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE 08SI!RVING THE PHENO,.I!NON? NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6 . DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DO'NN. HOW MUCH -OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERET DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DYES 0 NO. IF yEs, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE Tlt.tE OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LENGTH OF TlME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS HO'N WAS TIME DETERMINED? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? BJ YES ~NO. IF No, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND D CRISE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP- PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 PACES MORE THAN ONE PH!NOMEt~ON, HOW :.4-'NY WC:RE THERET A PICTU TO SHO'" HOi'f Mli'l~NGt::MENT CHA~t;E DURIN G T H ':.: S I c; H T 1 r~ G r CON OITIONS (Ciaeclc appropriate bloclc8.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST CIRRUS CLOUDS (Hi61a fleecy or Herring HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS c~ouDs SHOW OR SLEET COMPLETELY OVERCAST (T hunder810,...) HAZE OR SMOG ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo NONE OF THE ABOVE THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN HIDDEN BY CLOUDS ooooOOOooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo PARTIAL (New or quoner) 0 0 0 0 .... ooooooooOooooOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooo ooo IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? IF YES, WH~RE WAS THI! SUN AS YOU PHENOMENON? IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OV~RHEAO(Ne~MoN IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT CURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH A3 THE SUJII, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IM?RESSIOH OF WHETH~R IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPEARED AS POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LlKE STARS. A LIGHT OR OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. f;o AGE 4 Or 9 PAG~S j CH > NGE 9'"GHTHESS' -. ~ ' C HANG E SHAPE? ">'. fo: L .l SH 0 R FLICKE:::t7 l DI3AflPE~A AND REAPPEAR? SPIN LIKE A TOP? MAKE A NOISE? 9 . 0 10 THE PH::NOM:.:NON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT o-SOM Q YES 0 NO. IF "YES, DESCRIBE. ,. ETHlNG, LIKE A CL.OUO, TREE, OR SUILOING AT ANY TIIAE? PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES 15. CRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL. SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHE .. OMENON. INCL.UOE ANO LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT fi41CH T HAVZ APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRU~fONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST O R VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE OIRrCTION THE P HENO MENON 'lltAS MO VING. 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE?. HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAO OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHE,..OMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES 0 10 YUU OBSCZRVE THE PHENO~ENON THROUGH ANY O r THE FOLLOWINC7 INCLUO~ I"'FORUATION ON ~AOOEL, TY E: FILTER , L'ENS PRF.3CR IOTIOM On OTHE~ APPLIC"O!..!::: 0.\":"A. .;U/'IGL ASSES BINOCULARS t'r'Hm!iHIELO TELESCOPE SICS WINDOW OF V~HICLE THEODOLITE WIN01WPANE OTHER A. OOYOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? ~Y~E~S N--0 8--~D~O-Y~O~U~U~S~E~R~E~A~O~I~H~G~G~L~A~S~S~E~S~?~--- -Y-E~S -N-0 19. WH .\ T WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OFJ,HE ( 19. WHAT WAS YOUR I~?A!SSIOH OF THE OIST ANCE O.F., THE PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED lnt_'!,V" '_.,y P 20. I N OROER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTU~!: AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DSC~I8! IN YOUR OWN WORDS A COMMON OBJECT 0~ OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IH THE SKY, SIMILAR TO '.WHERE YOU NOTEO TH!: PHENOMENON, WOULD B!:AR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES B!TWEEN THE COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 1. OIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMAHATING FROM THE PHENOMENON On ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY! ~YES 0 NO. IF yEs, DESCRIBE A. GID Ttl~ PHE~lOMENON OISTURS THE GROUHO OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVI.OC:NCE. 0 YES I F "YES, o=:SCR1SE. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGE~