j l.. f) A; f : 'IME Ci<OU? Ci v :.lic.:-. I i. N~lt!t'.ER OF OBJECTS CONCLUSION 11. BRIEr SUMMARY At-;:> Ai'.AL YSIS t" LENGTH Or OBSERVATION ! f. 1 'I'PL: OF OBSERVATION !' COURSE S-.:.o tio:::ary 1 SJ. f'tiCTOS r,. F'rlYSICAL EVIDENCE white c.o begin wi tn, out then changed. to red, ..:l-.i c.c , ye1~o ... , a..::.c.. 34. Dote you completad th is questionnaire: Year Mont h 35. Informat ion which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in t h e specific point:s of the questionnaire or a narrative exp lanat ion of your sighting DEPARTM E N T Of' T Ht:: AI~ f-'ORC!:: H :>QU~Rfl::r!~ FO~!:IGN TCCHNO\..O( W OIV!'ii0N WRIGHT-P ATTER50N A li'\ FOrlCfi iiA.l.!. OHIO .4.H.J.l UFO Observation , 1 Fr.:IJ 67 Turz:tngtc:a, Coxmecticut Reference y::>ur unidentified observation. The infor mati on vhich 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 . Tnank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ikfEs C. l-1ANATI', Colonel, USAF i Director of Technolog y and Subsystems FTD For m 164 w/envelope T.'lis :-eplle a to you: recent corre spor.deoce concer:rlng yow: ser Tatio.n o .f an 1midentif1ed fl:fin.:; object (UFO) on FebruarJ 1 , )o T. P!.~se e.xcuse t~e delay in rep~ng; b o-.;eyer, l.""ecause of our .1~ry 'aiOr.uoad, ve are, at ti:nes, unabl e to ans.o~er a s -promptJ.y r .s .. e should like to do. Alt hough v e are unable to.positivel y identify tb~ object, ~P. do believe that the pls.ne t venus could have been responsible i'or your sighting. At that time, venus '\\Ould have been on an azi:nuth o f 243 de grees at an e~evation or approximately ll degrees. With . ~ stel1 ar m13gni tude o-r approximately - 3-7, at t he time of your sighting, venu~ -...auld have been the br1-g!lteet object in t h e sky> excluding the IOOOD,. of course. : '-. , One reeacn.'tor its unique.tappearance, .when ' vie..;ed through the.'< sco~, 'could ?Je attributed to chro:na:Uc a berration . When b:bite ,'. _ .ll~t is i ncident. upon a. lens,. t he red component o f the light is !'oc:used farthest. .from t h e ~ens, 'a'hile violet ll.;bt is focusetl . . cloae&t to the lens . This often causes the o b ject to have a colored. halo, thus g1villg tbe Effect of lights or various colors. 'We o ff'er th1 s hypothesis only as a possibee exp!.acat!on.. Upper aLrnspheric turbulence o ften e::-e&tes the illusion t f'at an astroc.omi.cal . 'bod.y" ia in actual, motion. . . . : tfbaok you. for ~rting your o bservation S1ncerel.1', to the Air Force. S,.l.F-OICC . . . BARliET1' :B. YOUNG . Lt Colonel, USAF Ch:i e~, Civi.l Branch Cormntmi ty Relations Division Of'fice of Infor.nntion Torrinc.;t~n,Conn.06790 Projact Blusoook .iright*Patte r s on Air Force Base Dear Major Quantilla , In Feb.,l967,I sent a report of a UFO s i ghting (Feb.l,l967)to your off'ice.In return, I r e ceived a. b:c1 F rD.Jform 164 wjenvelop:94 1-;hich I filled out to the best of m" ability a nd returned.Since t hen ,I have received n~ word asl to what I viewed.If you have such information,woul d it be possible to sen d me said information1Thank you for any information you can send . S incerel y y ours, U.S. AIR FORCE T ECHNICAL IN FORMATION This questionnaire has been p re pared so that you con give t h e U. S. Air Force as much info rma tion as possible concerning the unidentified aer ial phenomenon that you have observed. Plea s e try t o answer as ma ny que stions as you possibly con. The inf or mation tha t you g ive w i ll be used f or researc h purposes. Your name w i II not be used in connecti on with any s tatements, conclusions, or publications without your permiss ion. We request this personal infor mat ion s o th a t i f it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is . 1. When d id you see the object ? 3. TiiT'e Zone: (Circle One): a . !:astern, '-15.- "Centrar c. Mountain 4. Where were you when you sow t h e object ? earest Postal Address 2. T i me of day: Hour Minut"s (Circle One): (Circle One): a . Daylight Saving City o r T o w n Sto l e o r County 5. how long was object in sight? (Total Dur a tion) , a. Certain ,, c . Not very sure b . Fairly certain d . ust a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously ? 6. What was the condition of t h e sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was t he SUN located as y ou looked o t the object? (Circle One): a . ln front of you b. In bock of y ou c. To your right e. Overhead f. Do n't remember This fnrm 5uper~edes i" 7!'> 16 I, jut 61, which I s ob-.olete ~-IF you sow the object a t NIGHT , what did you notic e concerning the STAR S and MOON? STARS (C irc/e One): MOON (Ctrcle One): Br ight moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark Don't remember Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object ? CLOUDS (Circle One): vVEATHER (Circle One): Clear sky\ Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds '1\0derote or heavy ro in rhick or heavy clouds e . Don't remember 10. The object appeared : (Circle One): .:::...d. As o light/ e. Don't remember b. T ronsporent ll. If it appeared as a l ight, was it brighter than the brightest stars? ( Circle One): a . -Brigh-te-r~, c . About the same d. Don' t know Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges o f t h e obje c t were: (Circle One ): a. F u zz.)L-or bl~r~ed c : Sharply outlined d. Don't rerr.ember Did the object : Appear to stand still at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush owoy a tony time? Break up into ports or explode? Give off smoke? Chong~ brightness? Chong!) shape? Flash or flicker? Disop;Jeor and reop;>eor? (Circle One for each question) No Don' t know Don't know \ Yes: No Don't know Don't know No Don' t know Don't know No Don't know Don't know 14. Did th e object d isappear whi lc you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something ot any time, particularly a cloud? Yes Don' t Know. (C irc/e One): in front of: IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 18. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match s tick a t arm' s length in line with a known object and note how much of t he object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of th e sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? ,:t.-i/ 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on a rrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object ? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, the n what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you think you con estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ----------- 22. Where were you located when y'ou sow the object? (Circle One): I!Js_i~ a building; b. In a cor c. Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were y ou ( Circle One) a . In the business section of a city? ... rtn the residential sect ion of a city]. c.-j;;-~en-counfrysider-- d. Near on airfield? e . Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN A N AUTOMOBILE or o ther vehicle a t the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direc.tion were you moving? (Circle One) a . No rth d . Southeast h . Northwe 24.2 How fast were you moving? m,..,,iles per hour. 24.3 Did you s top a t any time while you were lool<ing a t the object ? (Circle One) Did you ob~erve t he object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glosses Windshield Theodolite Window glos s 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible o f what you sow, descr ibe in your own words o common ect or objects which, when placed up in th e sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sew. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at th e point shown. Place on "A" on the curv.:d l ine to show h o.., high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw i t. Place o " B " on the same curv'!d lme to show how high the object was above th e horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass wh2n you first saw it. Place o "B" on the compass where you last saw the object. 28. t) row a picture that will show the mot ion that the object or objects made. Place on " A " at the beginning of the path , a " B " at t he end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ------------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, anJ put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30 . Hov~ you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give dote or dotes and location. 3 1. Was onyone else with you a t the t ime you sow the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see t h e object too? (Circle One) 3 1.2 Please list their names and oddresse:s 32. Please give t h e following information about yourself: F irst Nome ADDRESS ----= Middle Nome Indicate any additional information about yourself, includin g ony special experience, which might be pertinent . 33. When and t o whom did you report that you hod seen tne object? Day Month Yea r