J . set.: KE .t. )',:U . ..l5:::R OF OBJECT S 5. LE!'-~nt OF OBSERVATION ; - 15 minutes 6. TYP:: OF OBSERVATION Gr-o:.!!"'d Visual ::: . : i c movement ?. PH'l':O.:.!<L EVIDENCE 10 . CONCLUSION Astro(S/P) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer \latched t.wo amber colored objects ascend a nd descend on a v ertical plane. The objects \Jer e going on and -off like a lieht beliv; turned off. Each object r,lo\led brightly then disappeared. T:1e description i s consistent Hith that nomical observation. The investieatin~ ~hat the si3hting was caused by various of an astro- official feels astr ono:ni.cal " ..J :>te'>:~u> odlllon o ( thlo (onn m a y bo uoed, U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force cs much information as possible concerning the unidentified a erial phenomenon that you hove obse rvt:d. Please try to answer os mony questions os you possibly con. The information that you give will used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your pe rmission. We request this pt:rsonol information so hat if it is deemed necessary, w e may contact you for furthe r details. 1. Wf,;;;., ::!id you see the object? 2. Time of day: ------ Hours Minute\ (Circle One): A.M. or P.M. (Circle One): c. Eastern b. Ccnircl c. f)oun"cin d. Pacific (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town 5. How :ong was object in sight? (Total DJrotion) Hours Minutes Seconds o. Certain . b. Fairl y ce rtain c . Not very sure d. Just o guess 5. 2 Wcs ~::::e~ ir sight continuously? b . Cloudy 7. IF you sow :he ol:-ject during DAYLIGHT, where wm the SUN located o-; you looke d o t the o b je ct? (Circl'! O-.e, : c . !"' front o f yo u c I n !:lock of yo u ~-To your right d. Toyourleft e . Ove rhead f. Don' t romembt>r Srole or County FTD OCT 62 164 8. IF yoiJ sow he object at N IGHT, who! did yoiJ notice concerning thu STARS and MOON? 8.1 STA '!S 'Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): None o. Bright moonlight A few b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark d . '::>on't remember d. Don't remember 9 . What '"'er<> :he weather conditions ot th e time you sow the object? CLOUDS Circlet One): o. Clear SIC~ c. Scarrr.,.d clouds d. Thic:C e;r ~eovy clouds 10. il-'? obj!'~t a ppeared : (Circle One): b . Tr:s"\::crent WEATHER (Circlet One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderotet or heavy rain e. Don' t remember d. As o li,.;ht e. D:.n' e'"1ember. 11. 11 11 opp~<ore~ as o light, was it brighter then the brigh te;t stars? ( Circle One): o . :lr ighter About the some ~-Don't know 11.1 Cor-::lore brightnss to some common object: {Ctrc/9 One 1: c. r uzzy or blurred b. lo(e o bright star Cl. I I' d = ~ .crp you: one (Circle One for each qiJestion) No Don't know 51Jd c - noy l O --.-:: -'?and rush owcy at cny rime? Yes No Don' t know Breo< JP .~o :.arts o r explode? Yo; N o Don' t know Give :>f'' SMO'~? Yes Don't know Change ;,r:'}i-rneu? Cl-o~geshco-:? Yes No Don't know g. i"losh o r ::c<er? Yc\ No Don't know sopp .. or O"'o reappear? Yes No Don't know Officaal U.S. A~r Fore' Die ':"'l" objecr disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? :lod m':l o bject move behind something a t any time, particularly a cloud? Grefe One): Yes No Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what , . ...,:)ved behind: Dod;,., object mo.ve in front o f somethi:~g ::I any time, particularly a cloud? ':::.,:leOne): Yes No Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell what i~ :ront of: , , 1 _,J , _ rew words the followong .~ .,s ou the ob1-ct. a. We wosh ro know th.-angular size. ~ood <:J match stick o t arm's length in line with o known object and note how much of the obtecr <s :::v~red by the head of II"~ 'l'otd. If you hod performi!d this expe riment at the time o f the sighting, how much o f me ::o:':lcl would hove b een covered '::>y the match head? Drc-:: ::ic-.~e -;ct will show lh~ shc::e of rhe object or ob(ectr."L~bel and include in your sketch any d'!toils o f the object :t..::r 'IOU !C"' ; .c:-. ::swings, protrusion, ':!'C., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor t rails. Place on orro" beside the drawing UFO form continued 20. Do you think you con e stimate th e speed of th e object? (Circle One) IF you ons~ered YES, then wha t spee d would you estimate? _ 21. Do you think yo u con estimate how for away from you th e object was? (Circle One) IF yo u answe red YES, th en how for away w o uld you soy it was? _ Whe re w.:re you located when you sow the obje ct? (Circle One); Inside o building b. In o cor d. In o n airplane (type ) 23. Were you (Crrcle One) In th e b us iness section of o city? In the r esooentol see1ion of a city? In op e n count ryside? Ne a r o n o in idd? FlyinQ ove c ci:y? f. Flying ove r O?en country? 24. IF yo u were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the tirpe. ther, co"""plete the following questio ns: 24.1 What d ireclio n w ere you mo ving? (Circle One) South g . West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. No rthwe st 24.2 Ho w lost were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop o r any time while you were looking or the object? (Circle One) 25. Did yo u observe the obje ct through any of the following? 0. Eye g la sses Ye s No Binoculars Yes No Yes No f. Telescope Ye s Windsh ield Ye s No g. Theodolite Yes No d. Window g lo ss Ye s No h. Other 26. In orde r t hat you con g ive as clear o picture a s possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common ob!" ' or ob jects which, wnen place d up in the sky, would g ive th e some appearance os the obiect whicn you sow. 27. In rhe following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place c1n "A" on th\l curved lin'3 to ~how how high the object was obove the horizon h kyline) when you fird sow it. Ploce o "8" on the som<! curved line to show how high th<! object wos cbovl' the horizon (skyline) when you lo1l sow it. Place on "A" on the compou when you first sow ir Place o "B" on the com pan "'hen you lo1t sow the object. 23. Orow o picture that will show t\-,'1 ..,otion that the object or objects moue. Place on "A" ot the beginning o f the path, a "B" ot he end of the path, and show any changes in direction during rhe course. ;:;?. ;. there was MORE THAN ONe object, then how many were there? _ Jraw :J picture of how they ,.,.re orronged, ond put on arrow to show the direction thor they were trove ling. OFO form continued 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro ~imilor object before. If so give dote or d o tes ond location . 31. W:Js ::lnyone else with you ot the time you sow the object? (Circle One) :! 1.1 lr you answe red YES, did they see the object too? (Circle O ne) 31.2 ?lr:ose lis t their nomes and oddr!lsses: 32. Plecse sive the following informotio.., ooout yourself: ty Zone Stot~ Jnci::::~ ony additional information cbout younelf, including any sp~ciol experience, which might be pertinent. 33. W'-,..., :f"o ::o ..,.~o,o,... :ltd you epcr .,c: you hod see n the object? Official U.S. A~r ~r=orce 3 I O;,e you .ompie ted this q u'!slionnaire: :J~ .~:-r..,coon which you feel pertin':lnt end which is not ad~:quotely covered in the specific points of th .. q:.~s' c.'l~cire oro n<>rrotive explono:ion of your sighting. UlFO form continued U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This que~lionnoire ha$ been prepared so thot you con givct the U.S. Air Force as much formation a\ po~sible concerning the unidentified oeriol phenomynon that you hove observed. Please try to a11swer os many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will b e used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any stateme n ts, conclusiom, or publicalioro$ without your permission. We request this p e rsonal information so thot if it is deemed necessary, we moy contact you for further details. 1. "".,~, d id you sed the object? Ooy Montn v Ye:>r (Circle One): o ,c::rsr~ry' c'. Podii!: (Circle One): A.M. City o Town 5. H-;,w !eng wcs :~bject in sigh I? -o tol ;)Jralion) a. Certain b . Fairly certoir- Hours Minutes Seconds b . Cloudy 7. IF you c.., !:,e cbiect during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN locate d us you looked u t lhe o bject? ICi:c''" c;,~ : o. In fro nt of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d . To yo ur le>ft c. Overhead f. Don' t remember FTD OCT 6'2 164 Thi fo rm sur~rs,<'~'s F'TD lo~. jul61, wht~h ;, <ob~olct". oF vov s1w the object o t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning tha STARS ond MOON? a.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. .Bright moonliMi- Dull moonlight No moonlig ht-pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't r emember Wl..ot were the weather conditions a t the time you sow the object? COUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): o. : lear sky a . D,ct... b. Fog, mist, o r light rain c ::cottered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain ':'hick or heavy c louds d . Snow ~. e. Don't remember o"e ~bject appeared : (Circle O n e): ~--l".:sft.,' orent Don r remember :' :::~peered os o light, wos i; b6~1-er :'-len the brightes t stars? (Circle One): o. Brighter bout the some b. Dimmer d. Don't know :ompore brightness to so me c::mmon object: a. G: y-or blo.we::! LBc~:: bri;nt src r Sharply :~utlinec Do n': re-,e r (Circle One for each question) .l.:-:~e-:Jr : :~stand still atony time? Ye s Don't know d;fon' t knc;::J S.ccenty sp eed up ond rush owcy a t any time? Ye s S !'c\c up into ports o r e xp lode? Yes Don't know C:"~ -,ii smo\ce? Y~s C'-:::-::~ b rghtness? Yes r-:o ( Don' t kn~ Cr c:- s e ;hope? Yes Don't know f :: \n ~r ~Iicker? Do n't know h. D o;>pecr ond reappear? Don't know UNCLASSI FlED DEPA~T~EHT OF THE All FOlK STAFF 11\ESS~Gf BUNCH IHCOMIHG MESSAGE ACTION: RDC- 4 I O : XOP-1, XOPX- 2, NIN- 7 , DIA/JCS- 1 , SAFOS- 3 (19) ADV CY DIA (VIA JCS) PiTU JA:: RU.IJTFAA0053 0172049-UUUU- -RUEOHQA Z ~R Ul!U'Jd FM 52?SD LITTLE ROCK AF3 _t.H, I< TO R IJ'. 'i:'!JA/NJ C. ENT AF8 COLO RtEOF I:./FTD WPAFB OHIO R tf O H~ ... / CSAF ;!ASH 0 C R U~D HQA II) Si\F WASH 0 C Kt~',TC:8!/31 AIRO IV Ol4...Af-0\'A CITY AFS O~A Ut~C'.LA S ~J30 a0a82 JAN 67. F.JR FTO '.VPAF3 <TDETR) . CSAF c;.-=?:C) OSAF <SAF-a1). SIJB J~ CT : IJr O REPORT IS SU3MITT=J I N ACCORDANCE ::ITH PARA 11, AFR UNCLASSI FlED . Officia~ U.S. Air Force 14. uid :ne o bject disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? i 5. Did h'.t object move behind sam<!! thing at any time, particularly o cloud? ( Circle One): ~.) No _ ,j 9on't 1now. , IF you answered YES, then tell what/ ~ 16 . !:'id the object move in front of some:hing a t any time, porticulgrly a cloud? (CircleOne): Yes No IF you answered YES, then tell what ! 'll '.Ve wish to know the angular si:!e . Hold a match stick at arm's le ngth in line with o known object and note how much of the ~!:>jec.t is covered by the heod oc the match. If you hod performed this e~p(rimentQ the. time ?,f '/)e sighting, how much of ~e ooied would hove been covered by the match head? f~t::U iL(j c~ v...-c:J cc~uel_.R.-J) 19. ;)rcw -:> cicrure that will show ;;:e shcpe of the object or objects. label and include in your sketch any details of the obje ct l:orvou ;.::.,.. ~uch as wings, ;>ro~r,.sioM, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow b eside the drawing UFO form contanued Do you,~,,.,~ you con estimate the speed of the object? C rc/e Ono1) 0.) No Lo~t j,t a I~ vou al'ls"-,;.red YES, rhe n what sp&ed would you estimate~? ::,_ _ Do you ~ nit you con estimate how lor owoy from you the object was? :::;rcle One) No lr you ens--;,> red YES, then how for uwoy would you soy it was? .:!...->....:::. l) P 22. Where ""!:r you located when you so..1 'le obj;.>cr? t Circle C "" 23. Were you (Circle On;;) a. In the business section of a city? o. lnsrde :: ::~uilding d 1,. on:: :~lone (type) b. In the residential section of o cit)'? c. In open countryside? d . Near on airfield? . , c. yrng over o cty. ( ._, f. Flying over open country. :1' J t-' :! : . 1= tou w.,.-.. '.o\OVING IN AN AUTOMC31L:: ')r other v.,hicle ot the time:, then complete the following questions: 2~.1 Wnc ::r~:rion were you moving? (Corcle 0'1e) '-or::.east d. Southeon f. Southwest h. 24.2 How c sr were you moving? miles per hour. 2A .3 Did vou ''O? ot :>ny rime while you wer~ ooking at the object? 'C re>" One) 25. Oia you oos"'"'" ':'!': o c 1ecr through any ::~i ''>!! 'olowing? In order ~:: :ou : ::-:; ive os clear o ? icture os possible o f what you sow, describe in your own words o common object or ob jc ctJ whtch, w,-n ;: ccad up in the sky, would give the some appearance os the object which you sow. SAF'- OICC/i-'lrs CC\SSe.l/bp/7907 9/ 2 5 tvlay 6'( Hei'erence your correspuau.e.nr.:e r ega..r<ling your uuusuC:iol aecva.ti o n ln early Janua:ry l~o7. }Jithout .ldditional L lf'o .rmation, I l:adi t a t e "t;D :naJ<e any type o:f expla."ldt ion a t thls t i:ne. If you had l"e90.cted the obc:;crvation t o tl-:.e d.rest .~1r Force ir1stal.Lati o n i}ho.r tly after ,you C.H.;t3erved 'tLle pi~ei\omenon, a :::e rmin6-f'ul ncieuti fic i~lv~stieaC.lon vould ~ave be~n possible. A cht:ck ol' our records uid. not reveal MY ot:~e.c sight.in~s fro111 the .... i'lorid a Keys ~red. in ear l y January 1967 . You.c ~.i,hti!1g .:ill l e fil~d for i:.to::matlon J.:.u.cposes. -- 'l'h.ank you for reportinS ycur observation t o t:"l~ Air Force. Sincerely, GEORGE P . F.HE::E~4Al'l, Ja. Lt Colonel, USA:' Chief, Civil Branc h Cornzmmi ty :~elations Di vi.::>ioo !ce of Ini'or.:lation Proposed reply to letter fro Reference your correspondence regarding you.r unusua l observation in early January 1967. Without Sldditiona.l information, I hesitate to make any type of explanati on at this time . If you ~ad reporte d the observation to the nearest Air Force installation sllortly a.f'ter you observed the phenomenon, a meaningful scientific :!..::J.vestigat1on. 1110uld hs.~re been possible. A check of our records did not revea l any other sightings from t~t area i.n early .Ja.."''Uary 1967. Your information will be filed :or information puz~ses. Thank you for re,?Ortir.g y our obserYetion to the Air Force.