PROJECT 10073 RECOR0 10. CONCL USION Ot:te:.:-(ffiOBABLE REFLECTION) Observer ~as taking u picture of a C- 141 landing . Tne obj~c~ I Is. LENGTH oF oasERVATION , n.' BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~ 1 N/ A Phot o experts stated that th13 imagery was probable cau.seG. 'oy : ~-t.-. _T_Y_P_E_P_ f _O_s_.;_::_?_, V-A-T-IO-N---1 a reflection of an artificial light source during exposu-:-c l d or a double exposure. j 9. P HYSI C.I.L EViO:;o.JCE FTD SE? 63 14. Did the obiect di!\OD~cr while you wert~t wotching it? If !\O, how? 15. Did the oo~ct mov~ ~qhinc1 !\O;,,.,,hing at any time, p ortic:ulorly a cl()lld? (Circl~ One ): Yes No Don't Know. IF you on~W<1rttd YES, then tell what it mcv~d behind: 16. Did the c~:.,ct mnv~ in fro:"lt of s!)mething ot any tinu~, portir.u la rly r.1 clc)\ld? (C ire ie 0ne ): Don't Know. IF you ::msw.,red YES, then tell what in frcrf of: 17. Tflll in a rl':~ words thl: following things about th!!t o b ject: 18. We wish i :: i(now the on9ldor size. Hoid a match stick ot arm' s length in line with a known obi~tct and note h ow IT'uch cf t'1~ obj~ct is covered bv tne h~nd of the match. If you hod oerform"d this ex?ttrim,nt a t tho ti!T'r'e of t h e ighti:"l:_j, '1ow much of thl.'t obiect w~uld hove been cov~r~td by the match head? 19 . Drew a ;::i::tvr~ ~ct will show rh~ st,ope o f the object or objects. Label and includ., in yovr sketch any details of t h e obje-:-~i-.ot you sow such a s ....,ings, protrusions, etc., and especially e xhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on cr;::'-' =.esi::le the draw i ng to show the direction t he object was moving. 20. Do you think you c a n estimot& th1:t sp<Htd of the object? (Circle One) I F yoo onsw6r.,d YES, then wha t s~ed would you et:o:ti mato? _ _:/:: .:.:'_c. ,_ 21. Do you thin!< you con el.\timate how far away from y o u the object wa s ? (Cirde One ) I F you ons.,.,.er~d YES, then how for owoy would you s a y it wo!i? --------- 22. Where W'!r~ 100 located when yoo sow th" obiect ? (Circle One.': nSICe ~ ::JU I 1ng In on oi~olcn<! (ty pe) 23. We re you (Circle One ) In the busin-=:ss section of a city? In the resid~ntial ~ection of a city? In op~n c ount:yside? Nea r o n oirfiold? F lyintl ovi!r a city ? Flying ovor opM country? iF y~l.l w~-e MOVING IN AN AUTO-r..J31LE or othe r vehicle at th e time, then complet e th~ following ques t ions: 24.1 Whc~ d irection were you moving? ( Circ:le One) b. tJcl"til~ost d, So..stheost f. Southwes t h. Northw,st 24. 2 How r~st were you moving? miles pe r hour. 2 4. 3 D id you stop a tony t ime whii~ y ou were looking at the o bject? Di d y:v oS,s-11rve h~ object through 'lny o~ th e fo llowing? [. c . eye; c:;;se3 Yes No e. Binocular s Yes I" Yos ~o l f. T e lescope Yes Nc g. Theodolite Yes ~ d. Winco....-Yes 26. In o rder that you con give as clco r a picture o s possible of whet you sow, d~>scribe in your own words a common object o r cSj~cts ""hich, when place d up in the sky, would give the same op~aronce as the o bjec t which you sow . In the following sketch, imagine lhat you o.o ot th~ point shown. Place or " A " on th-6 C\Jrvl!fd I i - to s ho.,. ho'"f high t he objt:tct wos above the horiz on (skyline) whnn you first sow it. Ploc? o ''B" o, the 5 Cir.i.> curv~d linoe t o show how hi~h the obj~ct was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Place on "A" on th'! com~>aH when you {,sr sow it. Place a " B " on the compass wh~re you lost sow tlac object . 2d. Draw o picture that will show the mot1on tnat the object or obje c t s mode . Pl,oce on " A " at the heginning of the p::th, o "b'' ::r the ond of the path, :::-.c srow any changes in d irec:tion during the. course 29. IF ther~ "'os v1Cr(.= THAN ONE cb"'!c, then how many were there? ----~."'~------ Draw c picv -;: ,.':lw they were crr:::-~;~d, on.:! put o n arrow to show the di rection that th~y were traveling. 3.0. Hove you ev~r S'l<!ln thi_s, or a !:imi far objt)ct b~tfor~. If no givo dot~ or dat<05 and focuii.on. 3 1. Wa:; on:-o"~ ~:sf> with you at thu t im., you sow the obj~ct? (Circle On~) 31. 1 IP y.::>u C"llWer <.td YES, d id they see the object t oo? (Circle One) 31.2 P!e-::s~ !:st th,ir nom~s and addresses: I 32. Pleos ;iv' ,he fo llowing infmmation obcut you.,elf: TELEPHO~:; ~UMB First Nom~ City Z cmo tndico~e any .-.::;c itionnl information ')~out yoursJif, including any special 0:<perienct}, which might be pf=rtincnL 33. Wh~n and to wh-,m did you report that you hod seen the ohj~ct? Mont h Yea r 34. Date you compl~ted this questionnaire: 35. lnformat ioo which you fo e I pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specjfic points of the questionnaire x a narrative explanation of your sighting. Letter of 17 Oct 67 PHOTOGRAPHIC ':\roe and make of camera 2 . :ype, focal lengt~, ann make of lens Brand and type of film a. Shutter speed used 5. Lens opening usedj that is, "f " stop 6. Filters used 7. Was tripod or so:i~ stand used AIl' 8. Was "panning" use1 ."''./l' ~xact direction c~e~a its engle with respect was pointing with relation t o true North, and 10. I:" supplementa:!. i:-.formation is unobtainable, the minimum camera do.tn ::-e~1ired ere t;;~ ~:,.-:;>e of camera, and the smallest and largest "f" stO'!J a~d shutter spe=~ readings of the camera. ll. ::~:-ate the e~sta~ce between camera a nd the UFO. t-tiss Turnure/SAF-OIC/76526/0ci~ l,, 1967 are re't.urning the print t:Oat your friend, Hest Sp ringfiel:.l, Ifos~:;achul3etts, oent to us. In rrnar to n:a l(e a n accurate analysis nJ:' nuy photograph, 1-re must b.uve the -.>riginal negativ~. Th~ spots ilia t Gh1.lt.l j.n the print, ~ou unllerstand, might .J.~ a fla..r j n "C:he pr1ntin~ J r in ch~ emuls..i..cn, or there ll'BY be a n entirely J.if!'erent S\.)urct~ ,,f the spot3 that appt!ar. For th~::acl rea..;on~ ..,~ !..1US t hav~ t:O~ or 1 {inal ne~ati ve. If y ou car e to cen<l i't. t o t.:s, \if~ .;llall try to ::r, .. 1 Ut!t.errlinati::m u f' rl'lat t hese -,er-9lexing 3put8 act~;slly a.r e j ..;hen v e a r e fini:.bed, your J1~p;~tive .1oul:l, "Jf cour;;;e, be ret.urncJ. to 3ou . In the meam:.i=te, w~ are ;;F::ndin.~ ~ou s11r.e r:aterial t hat. may help you to ~letcr:nine ,'!rli..!.8 t ap~ars ln your phC>tfJ~aph. 3 k~tac!'..ments Sincerely, DAVID L . ~JTILES Acting Chie f ) Civil Branch Community Relations Diviaion Of' f1\:e u f In.forrna tion ~oord Cy -SAF- OIC Cy -SAF- ON Reader Cy -SAF- OIC Activity Cy -SAF- OIC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISIOtl,AFSC U~JCtASSIFIED Ut~ ClASS!f!ED u:~ClASSIFI~D F 0 R EIGi~ TECtn:o lOGY D IV ISIO ~,A FSC Uti CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FO~EIG!J TECH:~OtOGY OiVISIOl~,~FSC UNCLASSIFIED Ui~CLASSIFIED TECH i~ G lOGY UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED f 0 R E I G TECH ,J 0 l 0 G Y D IV IS 1 0 UHCLASSIFIED Ui CLASSIFIED TDPT (UFO) Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/16 Mar 68 Cl~ve1and, Ohio 44lc4 l . Rererence your unid!:m. :ifi~d photo2;ro.9 h of 13 Ju!t:.o.e.ry 1967. Your photog:::::~.ph ..,..a.,; ex:lriti.ned '.Jy pb.Jto a nalysis f;'.:)t"5onnel .Jith tile following results. e.. .:~a!uination of tb.:? !:iuom.itt-.!U. nega~:lv.:! h.:ls negutei retoL..:ilius;. Sol,;,::!;"C~ ind:1.ct:l:ad. the t .. o aob.~::!~t s" \fCl::.! nvt visi~l~ ,.;:-:f;!a the u~n.~ral ._. c!.uor scet:~ ,.fa::; pC.o:.o.::::3p.1~U.. Beth i1::.age~ u:~:c lcc:uced i n t~.e Q.:.;;nl.:; ill~.:..-:Ii::ated elli.,?se, aud ..!.:<,;.'liJir.:; m:...:h hign~r d:!fi:lition -:can an,. forer:::-o"...:J."ld. c:::-bac:c.:rou.:1C. j_et.aLl i.:J. ~ .:! Y.:lot.o':)euct . T,.ro ;;c.Ci tio na.L f:liru; i:r.<!IS~ s a::-~ lu.; <l bi~lol{ an~ u:l.)cl..:~l.~T. to che two :'-..:J.i..:;! ted o y sour:::~, :lnC.. .up pear si:':lilar i n ~nfi 0-tr':l :iou t o the 3~-o. t ie".agery. ~'lis ~\.:.~;_.c"'tc cr.e =c.;;ul t::mt imo l'J .. as p.::ooaoly ..;su:;cd 'J:J 3 :-efle~ tion o f 3t1 art~ticlal li~.ht somce d. .. .uin3 ~;<.po3ure o r a douole expo sur~ . 2 . Tf'le are returnir:.g you::-original color 112go ti ll'e; tbn.nk you. for ?-.!r!ll tting the Air Fo::-ce to analyz.e yo!ir act,-:l t.i vc. -. CTCR UDJTAiliLLA, Jr, Mejor, USAF ~er, Aerial Phenocene Office A:.!ro3;ace Tec!moluc:...:..es Di vL;ion ?roduc on Direc~ora~ Neg::l ti 1e PHOTO ANALYSIS REPORT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT LOCATION \:estover AFB, l1assachusetts DATE 13 January 1967 PHOTOGRAPHY 1 . PUR?03~: This report is in response to Work Order Number 67-147 submitted by V~jor Quintanil:a, TDEI'R, to dete:-rr:.ne the identity of the tvto purported objects photographed at Hestover }.-:'?, Massachusetts. ANhLYS:S: Examination o: t~e submitted negative has negated retouching. Source indi- Here:-:::>:. \isible l-lhen the general outdoor scene Has photographec!. Bo~h inag~3 are located in t ?er right portion of the frame. Each image appears as a \ihit.e, ~:..;.:-.:y illuminated e:l:.~se, and exhibits much higher definition than a':ly fore ground o bacY.gr:,:..:.':ld detail in the p~otography. THo additional faint images are located bclo,,r and a::a~e:-:t = the two indicate~ oy source, and appear similar in configuration to the subject i:-:::.. }:-y. ':::is suggests the :-es:1ltant imagery Has probably caused bY-a reflection of an a:--_:i ci~: :ight source d~r:.:-:~ a;9osure or a double exposure. NgJ(gafisfactory explanation c::>uld oe e for the i gery. OOUGLAS H. ?C:Jc.qs Intcllige~:~ Research Specia:~st APPROVED }3Y: WILLIAH L. TURNER Major, USAF Chief, Photo Analysis Branch Photo Exploit Division TDET/UFO (Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/25 Oct 67) UFO Observation & Photographs Clereland, Ohio 44104 -~eference your recent correspondence of 17 October 196~( i n -.....:.hich you for~arded your negatives of an unidentified flying object (UFO). Request you complete the attached photographi c data sheet and FTD 7or.!l 164. Even if you di dn' t see the object, please explain ho.., :rou happened to obtain the photogrep!ls. Upon co:npletioo. of ane.lysis -...e \/ill return your neg.:1tiYes slong '"'ith our findin.-~s. -u>u:..S C . Mfu.'lATT, Colonel, US.~ rector of Technology and Subsystems 1 . F'I'D Fo~41. 164 v /envelope 2 . Photo ~ta Sheet Ltr of 17 Oct G7 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION '7h':; quest ionnoirC' has been prepared s o that you con give the U.S. A ir Force as much infor,c : i-:>1 a~ possible concerning the u nident ified oer'iol phenomenon that you hove ob:.erved. P:e-::.~ y t o onsw~r as many q;;ostions as you possibly con. Tho information that you give will be us~d f or r~!\eorch purposes. Your nome will not be use d in connection w ith any statements, ccn: h.o;ions, or publications w:thout you r permission. We request this personal infor mation s o t!,ot :i it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further d e toi Is. 1. Wht:n J .d y:>.J see the object? 2. TirM.! o f day: M i nutt:: !i (Circle One): A .M. o r 3 . Tirro: Zcre: (Circle One );:-o. taste! b . Cer,to l f Vy , -I I d. Poci:c 4 . \'Tn~re '-<er e { ':)U when you sow t he cS!:-ct? (Circle One): o . Doyli.ght Soviny r b. S tandard ' Neorest ?ostol Address Cit y or Town S t ole or Coun t y 5 . how !cr: wcs ':)bje c t in sight? (T~-:' )urotion) Hours Minutes