Columbus Kansas — January 1967

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Keywords: circle, pitche, lhinning, titne8s, disn13reed, 9iv11, oddrua, stionnolr, llirtkh, qurutionnair, februrar, technolcg, ylsns, tjniterj, 11the, neoule, f0ntb, r0yij18, ropar, tntlfiod, ttlltrv, quutl, purpo3u, mikjnt, oalol
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA 1 F. T iY.2 GROUP 2. LOCATION ~. NLJI'.E'C" OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Aircr<lft ( y)o~:::;j bl:.:) t ' ENGTH OF OBSERVATION i t .. l fPE o-: OBSERVATION -:. COURSE ! '3. Pr!OTCS \ ?. PHYSI ~.:...!.. EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS T':1e ob:::;erver wr.tche d a whitis h-blue object with exha u s t tr~vel to~,omrd the northern horizon. During the ob~:;ervation a hir,h pitche d \-lhinning Round was noted. The 16/.J-compl eted b y the \Titne8s disn13reed with the color reported for the object in the initia l letter. In the first r e p ort the objec~ wc s football s haped and ha n red, white , cnd blue flashing ct ,.-lith the 305th B\'1 Bunker Hill /\FB r evealed tha t there \:er e B-58 aircraft in the area at the time of the si_ghting making bomb runs . -.-Prevl~u ~!Uona of thlo form mAy bo u oed. l O. Have yoo ttver n~n th ill, c.-a oimilar obj< ct ~forct. If tJO 9iv11 dote or dotu ond lcx:otion. 31. Wo<J ony.:>r.. i~ with you at S\."!t tima you sow th~t obj~ct? (Circlo On n ) 31.1 IF ~:;..,. -::>Wtlft,~td YES, did th~Jy u~ ths obje ct t oo ? (Circle One) 31.2 Pins.. Hat t h;,i r nomu ond oddrua~!l: TE LE ?:--!~: NUMBER 33. Wh~n ai'H4 to..,.,;.,~ 4 1d you rpert t hat you had :s&n th obj~ct? Oey Month Yoor 34. Oat you complted this c;ue stionnolr.-: 35. Information llirtkh you fol pertlnnt and which Ia not odequat~ly covor~d in the sp.clflc polnta' oft~ qurutionnair~ et' a narrative explanation of your sighting. )! 1 in, J.'is~ouri. Thc~e wi.rcr--ft. .:oul.I hr v.~ be~"'n Ln L!1.: <'rea DEP ARTM ENT OF T H E A I R FORCE H E A D Q UARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY D I V I SION I AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTE RSON AIR FORCE DASE. OHIO 4!S433 9 Februrar y 1967 Re:~-=.:-ence y(1Ur unidentified observati o n . The infortnation which we :::-.;e received is not suff i c ient for a scientific evaluation. Rc ?st you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and r eturn it in the :::ve lope provid-::!d . T.'1ank you for reporting your observation lA.ANA'IT, Colonel, USAF of Technolcg:: ~:!~ Subsystems F'I'D Form 16h w / envr:: lo; c: , . 8.Ylsns TJniterJ >t .tes \i'r f'O'rCf? ')~1''"'..,...trlP.nt 18th Cl.Pv of ,.,., T l'rtrp rted tg.'Jl-in confi -r-:-::] o, t n o 11the:r-neoule. thP. stro.n--::P noj~r;. i;ne Sl~nC! chnrac tr:ristics f0ntb.: ll, fl~ri n o:f t.:q; f ') ot baJ l lJ r r; rJ t h ""'. t i 11 il i '-'.rnet C'r l'1P:r>J. c a ~.t n.1n'r0YiJ18.telv 1500ft. Th:.Lnk ;yon for ym,c t .i110 nnd n:1t~i ePr:P. v-c/9Y'C~ O'Tt.rre rolP'n.hn s , V.,nsrl'::: Col pnlm<"::, U.S. AlR FORCE T ECHNICAl. l~fORM.ATIOI-1 Th i s quutlon noire hot bun p ropar-rtd ao that you c o n yiv0 th~ U.S. Air Forco as much informor ion O$ pouible concorn lng th unld~tntlfiod oariol phenomenon that you hovu ol;ttlltrv~ti, Pl&~u try to answer as many quutl~a Otl you pcos:sibly con. Thv informotion t hat )!<:U g ive w:ll b, U HO for rH~orch purpo3U. Your nort'.>t will not ba use d in conna<:tion with any st~ht"..-ni:;, con::: . ; ions, o r publications without your p.,mlssion. Wo rcti'Jest thi!l personal lnform::~tion !IC t..or f it i s deemed n~CI):Uory, wa moy cont act you f or further d~to ib. (Circle One): a,_ E.!!Jt&n (f Cont!:9TJ c .MikJnt o i ;'I ( Crc/e One): Nt cr ~ >I =>oalol Addr City or T own Sr~t ':.of CoJ'>lf 5. How .,..e~ obie c t in sight? (T~;,! Durotlon) ::... F a irly certain 5.2 Wos ::S: .. c ... -s ijht continu ov1ly? 6. Whot wos m"" .:~ icn of ~!-I s~y? '1. Cioudy c , Not very sure d. Just o guess 7. IF you IC'N t!-. o~jtct during DAYLIGHT, wnel'$ WOI t>.e SUN located O S you loc.ked a~ th~ obi:t7 (Circl On ): a. In front of you b. In bock of y oo e, To your rig,t d. To your loft Overheod f. D on't r~IMm~r S. " IF you !low lht> obJect o t NIGHT, wh(Jf did yov noltc.c cooc.,rning tha STARS a nd MOON? 8.1 ~ T A~:., (Crc/e Ontt): 8.2 MOON (Lire/" On-e): b. Dull "'!OOfllignt . C': No moonliGht -p itch-doric d. Don '_t rornmb.r ,. 9. What v-r!'Jr'! L~ c -oother c.ond1t ions ot m~ tlmat you caw th e obil'<"t? CLOUDS ! C :d o WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog , mist, ~ lt"h' rolo Scoltb~..,t~ Modera t e or he a vy ra in c. Don't ,..., rr.e mbe r o. ,)Oil:l b, Tr.:~nsrn 11. If l i o;:.;H!Cr'!t'= : ~ a light, woa b . G:.Tiner It bfigh!H i~on the bright~' atars? (Circlet Ona.): c. About tha ~amet d. Don't know 12. Tha ~dou oi t obi&ct were: Y.cr p lv 00 tl ; l"'<tC Appear 1:: ~!crd r.till ot any ti~? Suddl'tn ly s ~ed up ond ruah o woy at ony t!m~t? Brea~ up mt~ ;>or t J or &l(plode? G iv a ofl r.M.:li,.~ ? Chon~ b<oig-TI"'ess? Change shc::--e? Flo1h ~ flick~r? D iaopp4tor and ro&oppeor ? (Circlf1 One for occh' qu-utlon) Dcn'i' kn o w o~t l<no~ Dpn' t know Dor,'t ~now oc.nt ltnow Don't kno-.. D'on't kn.ow Don't lmow 14: Did th e obje c t disoppe o r whi lo you w1:rc tatchinn t t ? II so, It ow? 15. Did t h e obt~=~ move behind somoth1ng at any t imo, porticul1.1rly n cloud~ f10n It I\ nOW o it mo-. ~d :l<eh ind: 16 . D id t he ob,,~::, move in front of c,_prr.etnnl~ a t any t1rne, por ticulorly a clo1Jd? (Circfa em,): in front .f .. P n't Know. IF you 011Swe rorl YES, t ,,~! 1 wio".ll 17. Toll in a few words t he f o llowing th rngs nbout the objec t : 18. Wt~ wish t o ~,ow t h e ongulor size. hol::l o match stick o l orm!i length in lin~ with o knovtn ubjoct oncl J;t;r ....... ..,. mu::h of tt, ., ject i s covere d by rh-: h e.:>d of the match , If you had p~rformed t his oxporimetnt c.t thtr ti.H; _.i ;l sigh t1ng, h o w much of the object w-:.vld hove been covered by the match hood"? A b \) U j ' } ~ C'( / (1 19. Draw a ;::.:~.r~o r-::::t w i ll show t h e si-cp.e o f the obje c t or objects. Label and inc lude in y our sketch any det o:li of th o o~i ' .,cr v~u sow such os .,..;~3!1 protrusions, etc . , and especially exhaust trail o r vapor trail s . Plac e on a-._ b " ~ : , th& draw i r ; r::~ snow tho dirl)c.tion the object was moving. 20. Do y ou th11_1k y ou can estimate the speed of the obje c t ? (Circle Ono) IF you answer~d YES, th3n what spood would you estin.ote'f 21. Do y ou thin!< "::lv can estimate how for away from y ou thl't object was? IF yov on!.'-~r~d YES, then how for o woy would you soy it was? l_S_L_:_.!_ ~ ' ': 22. Whero w!>r 'I :>v locotttd when you sow the obf.,ct? (C irclu OM) o. !nsidot o -.Jilding b. In c cor v_:door0 d. lr :>n c ::>'one {type) 2:~. Woro you (Circlo Ontt) a. In the bu!iint~ss section of o city? b. lr, tl. e residential sucl;c,,, " ' a city? (i. ~J_!;_2pCJn country~iditJ d. Near on airfield.? e. Fl'ying over o city? f. Fly;n\1 ovar o~r country'! I 2J. IF you....,,,,. ... QVING IN AN AUTOV.03:-~ o r oth"r vehicle ot tho t1me, then complet~ tho followiJ,g quu!lc,(>l , I 24 .1 What diroction waro you Moving? (Circle Onu) f. Southw~st h. Northwut 24.2 H:)w f-:-:' wert~ you moving? _ miles per hour. 24.3 Dld y ~u ~:op ot any t lma whil $ you were looking at th~ object? 26. In order thot :-;:.u ::~r. give o s elaor o pictur0 on postibla o f what you s ow, dl.'lscribe in your own wd~t o c c:- objoct or o~jectJ ..-!-l!ch, whn plocod up In the sky, would give the same OpJ><'aronc& as fu\l ohjact which),.,. 27 . In the following Glc(ltc),, lmagln that you er~ ot tht point tJhown. Plt1c un ' 'J.." on ,._,, t:urv.,,.: l~r.t. t\> Bhow hov. high th oblet wo~ abcw., th~ hotl%on {akyllnt) wh9n yw first aow It, Ploctt o "B" on thl) t.Jm<J <.ur.,o d l ine lC show how h igh th obj~ct wos obov~ the horlxon (akyll ne) wh:tn you lost ~uw i t . Plocer un ' '/l.' on t he c:ornpo!l:. wh n you 1/r: t ~w It, Ploee o "B'' on t:,3 'omJ)QU whr yav la3t oow t he ohj~ct, !: ~w ':I: c~ .. that will show th~ moi~r; t":Jt the obj~ct or objects modo. P loco on "A' at rht~ boulnlli.11J tt 1hc pa t h, a"~" ct.._t he ond of th~ poth, ond $h:>w ony chonuo5 in dl r.,ctlon durino the ~ourc.,.,, 29. IF thr., 'Jo':a E THAN ONE o~j-.ct then how rnony w"'" th.tra ? -------- Draw c p ;,:,.rt ::: n~'lli thy ~r CTr:Jf'!.;td, and put on arrow t o &how th" direction that thoy wern ttavulin~.