Reeder Northdakota — February 1967

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2. LOCATION 1. OA 1 F. TIMe GROUP North Dakota {1 ~1itness) Astro (TINUS) " , .1. NUHP.ER OF OBJECTS Observer stated hia conclusions the sighting refered to -vrao VENUS ' 1 prior to settine on a clear cool evening, as ~hey have ?een ~c. l t One VENUS n-as setting 1945L on an azimuth of 267 aeg elevat1 on a u t1; .e \, l ~i. LENGTH OF O&S VATION 11_. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS of Sl.[ji1t~ 1 Object was round ~ike a lient and size of a eropcfrtdt hold ~ f,. Tl'PE OF OBSERVATION at a:::r..s length. Iied then turne d green, then off-\'thitc. I Object appeared in the we at, proceded northwest arrl disappa'l~:ed I Grourd -Visual aver the horlzon. I i , COURSE l Over Ho~ron ! SJ. Prl OTOS ! '). PHYSICAL EVIDE-...CE I il Y e " OOUCWSIO~:s: Con td: the same thing several times since f-TD SfP 63 0329 {TL)2) Prnioua dltlona of Hue f~naiDF b. u .. d. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the 5TAf~S und MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): C<L. ... B.r.Jght moon I ight b. Du.ll moon i g t c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. : cn't remember d. Don't remember 9. What -..v~re ;re weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): NEATH E R (Circle One): Clea r s~y b. Haz y b. o g, mist, o r light rain c. Scattered clouds c. ,~oderote or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't reme mber 10. T he object cppeared: (Circle One): d. As ~-lighi) e. Don't remember 11. If i t ;Jppeo" os a light, was it bright~r than the brightest stars? (Circle One): _0:-~hter"") c. About the some b. 9 ir-tmer d. Don't know Cor.1p.::::-~ brightness to some cc..')lmon object: 12. The ed _3e s cf t~ ~ object were: (Cir::e :;.- e }: c;. Fuzzy o r blurr~d ~. D~n't remer.1ber Did the o bject : (C irclc One f or e och ques t ion} Appear to stand still at any time? Don't know Suddenly s ed up and rush away at any time? Don't know Break up into ports or explode? Don't know Giv e off sm~ke? D on't k now Change brightness? Don't know f. Change shape? Don't know g. Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Don't know 14. Did the obiect disappear whi I~ you were watching it? If so, how? Y f. 5. ::C I .0) S ~ {J P ~ R ~ 1\"T"'f"Hf VER. Y LA~T OfZtLSE 'T f3o8B0 up A11J0 Oo~cJrl 15. Did the obiect move behind something at any time, particularly o cloud? . (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the object move in front of s omething ot any time , particularly a cloud? (C ire le One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell i n o f~w words the following t!1 ings about the object: b. Color C' A)J G0 f8o.J-1 R~q T o C.:,rs~N To LlljtTf. A s E R"-rAT~./~6--1 18. We wish to ~now the angu lor s i z.e. Hold a match stick ot arm's length in I ine with a known object and note h o w much of t h e object is covered by t h e head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sight ing, ho'"' much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? \HJNG ~Atf<L.l( L~R.' AND ,IJIJT ll>O GJ._tJ.S 19. Drew c: plcur~ tn c t will s h ow t he s ncpe of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the o b je-:r ~;- .:t you sow such cs w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place o., =riow beside the drawing to s h:>w the direction the object was moving. Li c; Hr,s 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _ AH~0 PRTIY' 21. Do you t~ ir.~ you can estimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you a nswered YES, then how far away would you say it was?------------ 22. Where w~r~ you located when you sow the object? c'ji .. J~1iJ ~ building:') b. In a c~r c. Outdoors d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c-c:-1,--~en countrysid~?) d. Near on -~fr-field? _ e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? !F y ~u wer~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOaiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 'ft'hcr ~:rection were you movin~? (Circle One) c. t:ost e. South g. West b. N.:rr~east d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How f:;:t were you moving? ._...jmiles per hour. 24.3 0 : d y :-u s~op at any time wh; le you were looking at the object? (Cir-:1~ One) Yes No 25. D id y ou oos~-v~ tt,~ object t h rough cny of the following? 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sew. A /'1\ ffZC~ J f2 ~ Vti Pof( Y,;e 0 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved I ine to show how high tho object was above the ltori zon (sky I ine) when you first sow it. Place o ., B" on the same curved I ine to show how h ig h the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you las t sow it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. 28. Orow a pic~vre that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "ts'; ot the end of the path, :=nd show any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF there w=s MORe THAN ONE oblect, then how many were there? ------------------ Draw c pic~u:-e of how they were O:'"i:lnged, anJ put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 30: Have you ever seen this, or a ~imi lor obiect before. If so give dot& or dates and location. 31. Was anyon~t ~lse with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF y~ ~nswered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 P leo s~ list their names and addresses: 32. P lease give the following information obout yourself: First Name Middle Nome City Zone State TE LE PHON= NUMBER Indicate any addit ional information :J~out yourself, including any special experience, which might be pe rt ine nt When and to whom did you report that you had seen the obiect? Month Year Skt:.(~tf~ s -I t d this questionnotre: 34. Date you comp e & . c:tJUJ.,~ ,v.l '~ttr'AJ FTD (TD ET/trFO ) WRIGHTPATTERSOH AfB, OHIO UNITED STATES AIR FO~CE OFFICIAL BUSINESS Thl frm aupre4 ATIC Fm Mr. 313, datd Dec 60, wb\cb l ebaelete. .: .. IPLY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR F"OFICE HEADQUAATE"S FOREIGN TECHNOL.OGV OIVI310~ ( AI'SC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FO"C& liAS~. OHIO 4!1~33 UFO O~servation , 21 Fe b 67 North Th1kota P.~:'~rance your unidentified observation. The inforrt'.a.tion vhich Ye ve received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Req:.:.~st you complete t he attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the 2:1velope provid d. Thank you for reporting your observation ~o :~e Air Force. Colo~el~ USAF of Technol06:f e:..d. Subsystems F'l'D Form 164 w / envc ] ()I'' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTE"S trOPti:IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( Atr!JC) WRIGHT ... ATTERSON Alflt FOPICE IIA!S!;, OHIO A~A33 UF~ Observation, 21 Feb 67 Dakota 58469 Re:~rence your unidentified observation. The information vhich v~ have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Re :rt.test you complete the attachecl FTD Form 164 and return 1 t in t!'!2 envelope provided, Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. z::._"SS C. MANA 'IT, Co lo'!Je l ::~::-~ctor of Technolo6:-s.nd 8ubsystems F~D Form 164 ~/envelope TDE:r/U"FO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUAftTIU~S F'OftEIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AF'SC) W .ftiGHTPATTERSON Alft F'OftCii: BASI:. OHIO -4~433 UFO Observation, 21 Fab G7 Ree.-iar, l~orth Dakota 58469 Re:'~rence your unidentified observation. 'lbe information which have received is n0t sufficient for a scientific evaluation Requ.est you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provi.j:~d. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. SS C. MANATr, Colo!1e1, USAF ,~i~e~tor of TechnolOJY and SUbsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope ATTfJ OF 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EADQUARTERS 810TH STRATEGIC AEROSPAC E DIVISION (SAC) MINOT AIR FORCE DASE, NORTH DAKOTA 58701 'ebruary 1967 UFO !\e uort t',.FSJ (:B'TD) .Jri~'.1t-?e.tterson AP.B, Ohio, 45433 In accordance Yli th A~'H 80-17, the following information i s 2. . De scription o~ Object(c) ( 1) Shape: ;:0und 1 il:e a light. (2) Size: Grapefruit held a t arms len~th. {3) CoJ.or: Rod , t hen turned Green, then off-whj.te. ( 7) lTOlTL: :Jescrt ption o~ conroe of Object(s): ( 1) I,oo~-:in;- o J.t v1indm' a.nd saw it. ~. 1 ; Oo ,iect a ;::eared i n the v1est, procedc(l nortlr.,er;t and. .:: s?. ':~")eared ov er ~ha horizon. Peace., ia our Profession (5) Over .horizon. ( 6) 20 minutoo. c . L!a n n e r of observa tion: (1) Ground/visual . ( 2) llOHE. (2) Ni ght. e . 14 miles sout h ~:~nl 2 miles 0.ast of l ler1 :Gn0J.und l:orth D.:~kota. f . Identifying inforr~q.tion on obscrv er(s); :.eathc r and ( 1) .Clear. He0der, l1Dak, f.:tr'1:.wr. farr:1e:r. (2) Ti.1e foll~::in3 '.!Jcather information i s needed for a rer>ort of 2..:1 ~r::identifyed J :-1 !:.g ubjcct (UFO) sichted: 14 miles ~)E 1Te\: :ne:~=i, ~orth Dakot~, on 2 1 E'eb 67, at 0115l. DI~c~r;r.v~fJY~-' ,ocrrry oe ::-: of r;~y ability t o as interviewed by telcohor.LO and to t ha al:n~ :.l'ed to be of sound n-tnd. c.nd body . 09crations Division. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give tho U.S. Air Force as much information a~ possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. : Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give wi II be used for research purposes. Your na.me will not be used in connection with any statements, concJ,_sions, or publications without your permission. We request thi~ personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detai Is 1. 'Nhen did you see the object? (Circle One): Month Ye~r 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. t::ostern b. Cent:-ol (Circle One): a. Da't!i_ght Saving ( t>;""StonCfa~ 4. Vrhere were you when you sow the ~:,j~ct? Necre1 Postal Address City or Town State or County 5. how l ong '-"=s object in sight? (To.,i Duration) Hours Minutes Certain::> c. Not very sure S. Foi:-ly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was obiecT i~ sight cvntinuou sly? 6. What was the :ond i tion of the sky? b. C loudy 7. IF you sow the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os yo