PROJECT :J~73 ~ ECORD 2. LOC ATION I. Niii\P.E R O F OBJECTS l -LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ! f. 1YPE O F OBSERVATION I Groun~ r ~sual 17. r.OURSE i ~s. F'tiOTOS I, fl Yt-:s ! ?. PHYSICAL EVIOENCC: 10. COHCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS jec:. disapr.oo:;:-::c in c 1 stant cia'C'kn- s r TD SE p 6 J 0-329 (TOE) Prevlouo odll:on o o( thlo f orm e>o y b o UIOO. 34. Dote you completed this que stionno ire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent ond which is n ot adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire oro narrative explanation of your sighting. OEPARTMt::NT O F T HE: AIR FORCE W~11GH'r PATTS:RSON AlFt FO~Ci:: !!1-'::H:: . OHIO -4::1->3-' UFO Observation, Jan 67 Reference y~:>ur unident i fied observation. 'The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided . Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force J"At-1ES C . MANATI', Colonel, US.I\F 1 Atch of Technolog y and Subsystems F'.i:'D Form 164 w/envelope . Direct or DE?ARTM~NT Ol= THE A I R FORCE HEADOUARTE'l$ AIR FORCC COM'AU'ItrATIONS SEi'VtCE 5COTi Al:t FO?c.r ~A,r illl~l').; 6771, :.nN 0' CSNOID s;;sJecr. Sighting of Airborne Vehicle to Project Blue Book Information Office Wash DC 20330 1. The attached r ort was submitte d to. this headquarters by the roject BJue Though this is the first such report submitted to Hq AFCS, we have in the past received requests for information concerning Un- identified Flying Objects (UFOs). We would appreciate receiving copies of any Air Force handout on UFOs. FOR THE COMMANDER E H WILSON 1 Atch hie{, Information Division ffice of Information L t r from Rev Jan 67 w/sketch Prt)vidwg The R ein\ of Command FILLMORE PARISH -THF= tvlETHODIST CH URCH PHONE: FILLMORE 7 1 "'~j llo~N) :Ji.ilCIISJ sor: o:" rae:. .;,.,mlnur Scr-~ico ,. '" uulnnce .. ,t Auvc&tisi.ng , .,, 1 ~ Sn.lcs -Scrvico .. :wi\tu<l Repair Stillion Xo. 3229 rRpartment of the Air Force HQ Foreign Technology Division ( AF3C) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Attn: Hector Quintanilla, Jr. , ,'.~ajor, USAF In reply to your request for infor-mation concerni;~g our ni<:;ht advertising, I will sub~it the followins: Our advertising is done with an electric sign which is prog:-a;._":'lE:d t o accept and display moving letters. The sign i s mounted on a Cessna 172D (N2673U)in a hori~ontal position under the aircraft. It is construct~d in three sections, and is extended or retracted by using electric winches and nylon sign measures eight feet wide and thirty-five feet long when exte;~ded. The 1 etters move from the rear for~vard, and ~easure eight feet by four feet. Under normal circumstances, the entire mes sage of approximately 60 letters and spaces will repeat itself every 20 seconds. D...aring the time the sign is extended and lighted, it is flo\'m through the air at an airspeed of 55 to 60 Qiles per hour. For t~ans porting it from one location to another, the bulbs are not lighted, it would appear to be a conventional air-craft . This apparatus, when viewed from a side position oi more than a half mile can c<Juse some of the effects on the oublic which vou are concerned with. That is to say th<Jt it is not readable irom that distance, and will appear to be a string of lights moving a:-ound sor.:~ object creating a very busy pattern of light, not discernabl e ac a definite object. On moonlit nights, the aircraft c an be distinguished, and =epo:-t~ of an aircraft o n fir~ arc (iUite co;nr.on. ~.hen oper ating this sign, we 0re in our waiver to maintain contact, or r eaulr<?u ~orat,Jarn by ~ho \\Ordi:--.9 ccnta:.r . .:*C t.rte fAt-. t.-h=ot.=~;, E=lish: c,.:tn"..iner Serv.lco ; , m\lul:.nce n.,\ .'-d,crtislog r:dt SnlesServlce ,;i,cat..:d ne;lt\l.r Stntion No. 3229 Service Stations or Air Traffic Control Tow~::rs. We are not waivered t o fly lower tha~ existing r egulations ~llow, and we operate in strict adher enc to t~ese rule s . we have found that in ::!any cases~ we are accused of o!)er- ating at altitudes lower tha:~ the r:-'.inii.i;.;:':'ls a si tua~io.; we 0eli eve is caused by the effect of the moving lights. ~le have ex?a~imen~0d with this matter by asking control towe.rs to es~i;:::ate our altitude, in which case they always estimate it to be considerably lo~er than we actually are. I am enclosing one of our advertising folders in lieu of a graph, since it is not easy to take a good picture of this rig. drawing depicts the general a!)pea:-a:'lce. am also enclosing a copy of o~r v;aiver, with the idea in mind th~t if ever there is a question on a given night, you might determine the presence of one of these sigi'ls by contacting -:he FAA, and that would be: providing the operator corr.plied with his waiver commi tr:lei'\t. area of o?eration is legally the Continental Unitad States, but we are operating mostly i n the state of Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. We have operated in Kansas, Keiltucky and Iowa. We received t-;.o sets of in :or.i'lation requests for VJabash Valley Aviation Co., and one fo inform you that we are one ond the saoe person. If we may be of further service to you in your efforts, please let us know. U.S. AI R FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has bet:n prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much infor mation as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed . Please t ry to answar as many question s as you possibly can. The information tha t you give will be used for research purposes. Your name w i l l not be used in connection with a y s tate ment s , conclu s ions , or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you f or further detoi Is. l. When did you s e e the object ? 2. T ir.,e of day: 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a . tastern rb. Central"' c . Mountain d . Pacif ic 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Hour Mi nutc s (Circl~ One): (Circle One): a . DoyJi.g_!:lt Savir.g (b. Standard .,.. City or Town Stote or County 5. how long was object in sight? (Toto! Duration) Minutes - Seconds ~t~ c . Not very s u're b . Fairly certain d . Just a guess - 5.2 Was object in s i ght cont inuously? 6. What was th e condition of the sky? 7 . IF you sow the object during DAYLIGr?f.~w,hte was the SUN located or. y o u (Circlu One): a . In front of you //. '~ To your l~ft b . In back of you / e, Overhead c . To your right f. Don't remember looked at th~ object? t:L IF yotl $OW the objec t at NIGHT, what did you noti c e conc0rning the 5TAt<S und MOON? 8 . 1 !>TARS (Circle One ): 8. 2 MOON ( C trcle One): , a . None~) _. .. .. o . Bright moon I i gh t b . Dull moon I ight d. Don't remember c:_ N~moon ig~t .: PJI!h ~,or~ d . Don't rememb~r ' ' 9 . \\hc t were the weather c onditions at the time y o u sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): 'HEATHER (Circle One}: a. C lear sky c , ,'J\ode rote o r heav y rain c . Scatt ered c louds Thick or heavy clouds ' e. Don't remember 10. The object a~peored: (Circle OnetJ <iS c.' , ]? e d ~ransporent e . Don' t remember I 11. If it appeared as a l ight, wa s it brighter than the brightes t stars? (Circle One): a . Br ighter c . About the same d. Don't know Compare brightness to some common object: j 12. The edges of the object were : (Circle One): o , Fuzzy o r blurred b. Like a bri::~h r star ~. c. Sh~r I outl ined-' d . Don't remem e r 13. Did the object: (Circle One fo r each question) a . Appear to stand s till at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush a.,...ay at any time? c . Break up into port:; o r explode? d . Give off smok~? e . Change brightness? f. Chcnge shape ? Flash o r flicker? h . Disappear and reappear ? Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don' t know Don'~ know Don't kno.,... Did the object disappdor while you were watching it? If so, how? Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what moved wh ind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in f ront of: 17. Tell in a few words the following things about th e object: We wish to know the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by t h e head of the match. If you hod perfor med this experiment at the t ime of the sighting, how much o f the object would hove been cover~d by the match head? Draw o picture that will show the-shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoi Is of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc. , and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Place on arrow bes.ide the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Do you th i n k you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) (~ No IF you answered YES, then what s peed would you e!timote? / 0 f;? ['/1 21. Do you think you c o n estimate how for away from youth~ object was? (Circle One) ~V No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was? 3CD {(-,_,f 22. Where were you located when you saw the object ? (Circle One): 23. Were you