Indianapolis Indiana — January 1967

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PROJI:Cl IUU/~ l<t.:l.Ut<U 1, OA1F. .. T'V.E GROUP 2. LOCATION 2 J~n 3/03102 Indianapolis, Indian~ 1 Hitni'!SS J. :;our.c=: 10. CCN.:LUSION h craft(possible) 11. S => :; f SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS : ! o.-T'I'PE c::: :oSERVA TION .. :i.sual C..OU::!SE 8. PrlOTCS ?. f'H'I'SICAL EV.:="CE :::.;-:vcr \latched a blue disc colored object tha t v:ent out ; of range then returned aml finally dis app:::arcct again. ! -:~.~ disc had red anct white lir;hts. The li hts were brl,}H i :.:-. :1; a car hcacilight-. Th~ object \ras the size of a :::::-:::-cub type aircraft. Thf! \o~itncss<!s s parents \rcre ,:.".:1 him at th~ tim~ of tht! sightinB; hoHever , they dici :1.:::. see the object. li; m ~e. r .of 0 bS'c rVer $': 0 Yl e (~ ~ s e r v e r R d ; a b i, I iT y : Fo i r re. ol Obs(..rv~r~ A /i)/'e<uYl old boy .1. NUP.~C F\ ~ F OBJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Indianapolis, Indiana 10. CONCLUSION Astro(Altair) . r ~J1. S. LENGTH o:: OBSERVATION 10 mi::.utes t Tl'PE OF O o5ERVATION Ground '/isual 2asic<-l~y Stationary 9. PrlOTOS ' ) . PhYSi CAL eVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Obn~rvcrs watched a unidentified light in the east~rn sky tha t was flashing and cha neing colors . The object just v anished Hhcn it b egan to get light. The object d i d not move across th!'! sky or move to th~ rieht or left very much. One observer said tha t v;hen the liehts would go o1l:. you could see a round dis c . The object mainly h ov e red over sotne tree tops. The d~ scription i s connist:::nt \dth that of a n observa tion of an a stronomical body . AltC!ir vm.s risin.'\ ju::;t prjor ~'J t h e I sun a nd vms directly in the cast rtt a n eleva tion of 1 5 dcGrt~cs at the time of the s i e ht.i n g . rTD SC? 6 3 0-329 (TOE) Prevlo u a e<!!tl ont o f lhle form mny b~ uaed. On 12 J anuary 1967 Hr c alled . At 0645 this morning her children vTere waiting for school bus when -they and she noticed a n unidentified object in sky. The light flas:hed on and off real slow. It stayed their for e.bout ten minutes I t j':.:t finally hovered \-ray . It went rea l real slO\.r. The lights vrent or: s.:-... ~ off . Lights -..-ere reddish and green. 'rhumb vTould h ave cove red rl'he r e "'er e houses across the street. "'as looking into the Could see it moving awa y then it jus t vrent out of sight. kir:d o f vanished. Didn t move across the sky. Didn' t move. or le:'t . 'Hhen it started to turn light the object left. Sun wasn' t q..tit.::: up yet. Lt. Marley asked if she muld complete a FTD Form 16t 4 and sne agreed that she would. Form 164 uas fonmrded to Mrs. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. IN FORMA liOt~ Th i a questionnoirtt has been prepared 10 that you con g ive the U.S. Air force as much informot ;on o s possibltt concerning the unidentified aeria l pheno1nttnon th a t you hnvu obnervttti. P l ou try to a nswer as many questions as you possibly con, Tho informat ion that yc:u givo w:ll be \.)otd for researc h purpo;es. Yo ur nall"le will no t be used in connec.lion with any st-::~torn<lni:.l, con::lu:;ions, or publications without your permission, We request this pors'onol Information 11c tha t if it is deemed necessary, we may c ontact you for further details. 1. When d id yo.; $e the obje c t ? 3. Tim" Zon&: (Circle On e ): a, Ea s tern b. c~nrrol e:;-Mou~r-oTn d. Po~ ific ( Crc/o Ooo): ( Ci rciCI L)ne): a , Day I i ~ht Sc '' " 'fJ b. Sto,dord 4. Whe r., wer t~ when you sow th~ obj~ct? 5. How lOll~ w: ) o bject in s ight? (Tot:! 9urotlon ) 5.2 Was c;;i~cr ::--.>i5ht cont!nuou~iy? S-.c:oncft 7. IF you sow th& ~oj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was th& SUN located as y o\J loc.k~J c! the ol::if.::t7 (Circle One): o , In front of you b. 1, bock of you c. To your r ir)lt d. To y our le ft e, Overhead f. Don't rem~mber Thl rorm a upareedee PTO 164, j u l 61, whic h Ia oba o lote. 8. IF you ~uw tho oLtect ot NIGHT, whot did you not ce c onc ttrning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 SlAf<:., !C trcleOne): 8. 2 MOON (Circle One): a. Brioht moonlight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark a. NOI"' A l'l d. Don't remember d. Don't remmb.r 9. What .... f~ra t n e wea ther condtticot o t the tim you aaw the o b jttc-t? CLOUDS ~Cudc One ): a. Clonr ~-.., WEATHER ( C ire /e One): L. tog, mtst, OC' lt~l roiu c . Moderote or heayy rain e. Don't remember 10. Th~ obje~c1 O?pe<lted: b. T rona pc; 1 ::tn t 11. If it oppe orJrd os a l ight, was it brighter t h a n the bright<t~t atars? (Cirdo One): G. Br~ c. About th$ aame b. D tmmer d. Don't know Compo,.. brightneas to ~ m. c ommon obict: 12. T he edge oi n obj~ct were: d . Don't rom&tr.b~f 13. Did the ob1 be . (Circle One for ec:ch quctatlon) No Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don"t know Yos Don't lcnow Don't know No Don't know o. Appear tc Jrcnd still ot any time? b. Suddetnly up and rush away at any tim? c. Breck up u; t o ;>orts or explode? d . G iv e ott s i'lolts? e. Chon~ brig\1t n l!IU? f. Chong. s!,c~? g. fla1h or f l i=lcer? h. Diaap~or and reappear? 14. Did t h e object disappear whiltt y ou were .tatching it ? If so, how? 15. Did t h e obj~c~ move behind someth1ng a t any t ime, porticuknfy a cloud? ( C trcl~ One ): Don't Know. it mov~c ~hind: 16. Did th~ ob j,.c:t move in fr ont o f (,lpmethi ng at any t1me, porticulorly a c loud? (Circie Ona): Yes Don't Know. IF y ou answered YES, tfo-1!!,, h : !I w ia:ll T&ll in a few words the fol lowing things about the obj~ct: 18. We wis h t o b? w t he angular s ite. Ho ld o match stil:k a t a rml'i length in lin~ with a known ubjoct anc:4 1;-:) of t~e-c b j $Cf is covered by til~ neod of the Jllot ch. If you had perform&d this e xperiment o t the. t i.,,~ s i ghting, ho"' much of the objec t wou :c hove been covered by the match head? Drew o p ic:t:Jr!t tnor w i ll show th~ 5'-lcp~ of the objoct or objects. Lobel and include In y ou r 1ketc:h a ny detoilllo of t~u ::bjJtd ;;,c '(::JV so w such 03 .... in;s, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trailt o r vop01 trails. P loc& on c~r~.,. ~$: ;:!~the drawing ~o s ho w tho d irec.tion the object was moving. 20; Do you think you con estimate tho speed o f the object? >dJY I t;;N o o' i. (Circle One) C;(J/J/A \..:...:./ IF yoo onswer~d YES, then what speed would you ostin.ote'~ -------- 21. Do y ou t h ink you con estlmoto how for away from you thct object w-:~s? ( C:rcle One ) ~ No IF you on~.,..eed YES, then how for away would you suy it was? -_j i/~=-"--- 22. Where wer y ov locotttd when 'JOO sow the object? (C ircltt One): 2:L Were you (Circlo One) o. Inside o Svilding In on c ir;>lono (type) At s~o , i. In the busino-ss section of o city? Jr, rh(l residential s u c t ;c.,, ;;,i c city? In opt~n country!\ido? N~or on airfield? Flying over a city? 24. IF ycu ...,e ., ..... OVING IN AN AUTO...-C3iLE o r other vehicle at the t1me, then complete th!t followit.g quatil)(l,: 24.1 What d irction were you lflovin.;? (Circle One) o. N :>nh C b. N~-:-neast d. Southeast f: Southwest h. Northw~at 24.2 How fo l t were you moving? _,miles per hour 24.3 D id you stop at any tim& whi le you wero looking at the object? (Ci:lt One) Yu No 25. Did you obHrv :h e object througl"! c:1y of th following? Ey i !oH Binoculars Yes No b. Sun ~I:J l~ Yes f. Teloscope Yea No Theodolite Yes 26. In order thot yoi.J c:~n give as clea r a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own WOfds o common object Of' object) .,..,h ich, whn placed up in tho sky, would give the some appearance oa the object which } 'OU so"' In th followtn, t!c~teh, lmogfn thot yov e~rt at th point ahown. Ploc ol'l ''J:.." on \f..e r.urvo:~r! line. to show ho .... high the oblc:t was obov the horizon (akyllnt) whn yw flr3t aow lt . Ploc~ ll "B" 011 tho a.Jmo curved li ne lr. show how high th objct was obov the horizon (~kyllne) when you last ~uw it. Place .:.~n ' 'f..' on tho c.omposr- whon yov fl,~ low lt. Ploc:-t o "B" on the 'ompan wh"&trot you laJt aaw thre ohject. ! 2~ . . D~"" o ~it: r~ that wlll11how thb l":''otlon tho"t tha object or objects modo. Ploc & on ''A'' at the beainni:1g ot rh~ : l'~t~, o "B" ct the t)nd of the path, ond show ony c hanges in direction during the ~our~o. Draw o ? lctur., oi how th<ty W'ft or:-~no d, ond put on arrow to ~how tho direction that tht>y w~r" trovulin~. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. INFORMAliOt~ Thia questionnairtt has bcutn prepared 10 thot you can yivo tho U.S. Air Force aa much information as pouiblo concerning the unidentified ool'iol phenomenon that you hnvu oLnarv~tti. P lliloh try to answer as many quostlona as you p<:~ssibly can. Tho Information that yc:u give will b. u'l d for reaeorch purposes. Your nome will not b~ usod in connection with any st~t~meni:;, con~lu.slons, or publieotions without your permission. We request this personal Information 11c th-:1t if it is doomod nocenory, we may contact you for further details. . 1. Whon di:l y:)u b. cen tral c. ""'ovf'lto in d. ?;:cific e. C,.h~r . n t<riPi--;"r':PTeH ( Crc/e One): (Circ/(1 l.)no); I tow Mi nvt., a a, Daylight So: in n b. Sta.,dord , 4. w re w~r-. yov whon you sow th~ object? C ity or f~wn 5. How Ions w::J ~bject in s ight? ; i-:>t'>l Durotlon) Houra Minute o. Certoin c. Not very svre b. roirly cutoin d. Just 0 guess 5.2 \l!'o~ co~-= in sight contlnuou i ly? {a_:) Bright 7. IF you sow ~c ebject during DAYLIGHT, wn(tr& WOll the SUN located as you loc.lwJ at tht' ol:>i(rr.t? ( C lrc:le One): o. In front of you b. In bock of you c. Toyourri~t d. To yoor left e. Overheod f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thh form eup.,d I'TD 16, jut 61, whic h le obo nhte. 30. Hov~ you evetr sten this, or a similar object b.for~. If so giv~ dot or dot~IJ and locotlon. 31. Wa s onyo~ ..,!u with you at rl.e tim~ you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 If )":'.:>U ~n~w~rad YES, did th-ty see the object too? (Circle One ) 32. P lson giv;, the following lnf<Jrmation c t o.Jt yourulf: lrat am Nome City Zol'\e Statu tncficot any oddit lonol lnfor~tlon c':ut yovrulf, lnclvdlnll any op&elol uprl0nc~, which might b. pertlnnr . 33. Whe n and to .,..;,01'1\ d id you T$f!C;Jrt that you hod sen th object? Ooy Month Yeor (/Montlt " 34. Dot you completed this qoestlonnalr: 35. Information ~ni:h yo.; f.,.l p$rtlnent and which Is not odtquotely covore d in tht 1p9clflc points of thf. qu .. tlonnoir ~ o norrotlv oxplanotlon of your alghting. PROJECT 10073 RECORD 12 J c,n 6'i t :/C040Z Indianapolis, Indiana ( l wi i.-lless) 3. :;nlli:C'E 10. CONCLUSION Ci vilic.r, -1. NllHE\CR o= CH3JECTS 4 minutr.::s ,6. TiPE OF Of,S:RVATION 1 GrotAnd-\',.;, sual So-.; -c.n- So..:.t.heast S . PHOTOS I?. PHYSICAL c'il::>ENCE BALLOON(Hot Air) A.."l observer stated that he sa' an object., tnar. ~ppcu c ~o : be 'ori!Shter tlaan a star. He said the object was :,rellow l. :~ t tb-e flame of a candle. The edee of' the object. was fuzzy am... li blurred. The object disappeared behind a store u ulici..inc. 'i.'nl. object appeared to moving in a south to southeast dir0c~ion. ~ FTD !.C? 63 0-329 (TDE) P r e vlou o et!!:-!ona o! lhl form m a y be uoed, U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATIOI~ Tl--i; qutHtionnaire has ~en preparild ao that you can yivo tho U.S. Air forca o!l mvch informot.~n o s pOS$iblo concerning th!J vnidontlfied aerial phenomenon that you hflvu obnerv.,ri, PloaH 1':"'! to cnswor as many quastlons as you pos sibly can. Tho informat ion that.y<:u givo w:l! b~t wnc i;x research purpos .. u . Your name will not bo used in connec.tion with any stat~meni:;, co,-;.:l:..ll:>nJ, or publications withovt your permission. We request this personal Informa tion lie thai ; i ;t is deemed necessary, w~ may contact you for furthor de to i Is. 1. When d id ~cu s~e t he object? '), fime of ~o; L9 t/O i C. rei a On6}: 3. Time Zone: ( Circle One).(i Eos:t;w (Circl<'-L)ne); .o.-Doyli.~ So ."H'f) Sta.,dcucJ c. MOvnroi:l d. Poe ifk 5. How long w~) o~! ect in s ight? (To: ! Owotlon) o . c,rtoin ~. F~;r!y certain c. Not very sur& e Just 0 gue:ss 5.2 Was oSj~:;~ , si l con~lnucusl:--? 6. What wast!-~ ~::r-c:on of~:-:~ sl<y?