Newman Georgia — February 1967

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Keywords: circle, obiect, stimate, evlcjenc, tshing, outlinin, distinctl, fopteign, q_uest, chetl, gues_v, scatteored, outltile, llnwinq, lenptn, exoerim, automoalle, sserve, mclny, thsir, pcrtintn1, object, cond1tion, rcmemler, reme1
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. O A rE TI.V.E Gt<OUP 2. LOCATIO N 10, CONCLUSION Civilian Aircr&ft(~'ossible) i . NUt~BE R OF OBJ~CTS t;, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 mi:;utss ~. 1 '(PE OF 05~E~'v'ATION 7 . COURSE ~.1 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVlCJENC E 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Oos-2.:--r-srs ',!atched a round shaped object with r e d and g rr::en lir:;:-i.~S .fl:-tshing. There was a. h n.lo about the object that fla sr. od on .o.nd off ir re gul2.rly. Upon fl~l shir.g on, the h a l. o n:. 1yed on for e1.bout 2 s e con.ls outlinin g and sho.-1ing tbe met.:j.l s~in o.f tht-~ object distinctl y . fTD S E P 63 0-32; ~"i:)E) Prevl.,us edl:ton -:>! thh form may be ueed. 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: DEPARTMENT OF THC:: .\IR rORC~ HEAOQUARTE"5 FOptEIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVISIOI~ ( Afi'~C) WRIGHTPATT~R~ON A tpt FOP.Ci tl.\ . OHIO 4!M~:l u?O Observation, 27 Fel> 67 Ne~a.n, Georgia 30263 Re:':rence your unidentified observation. The inforrnation vhic.:h ~e ha.ve received is not sufficient for a scientific eva.luntion. .?e q_uest you complete the att~chetl 'F'TD Form 164 and return 1 t in t!-'.-= envelope provid::!d. 'l'hank you for reporting your observation ~c the Air Force. ._:r--:3S C. l-iANATr, Co2.cr.el, US.l\F :.--_:-ector of Technol()_;:, an!1 Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force os much information as possible concerning the unidentified oerio I phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleos~ try to onswer os many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used ~ :>r research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connect ion with any statements, ccnc!~si~ns, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that i f i; is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did yo..: see the object? 2. Tir,,e of day: (Circle One ): 3 . T iiT'e Z o ne: r: ircle One): a. to stern b. Cen t r a I c. Mou,.,t o i r. d. Poe ific (C;rcle One): o. Daylight Saviny b. Standard 4. W~ere were-y~u when you saw the c b iect? Ne or~s ?:.stol Address City or Town State or County 5. how lo:-1g w~s ~:,ject in sight? (Tc.~::' ~ .... r ot ion) ~. ?~i:-!v certai n 5.1 H o w wos - e ;r. s ight det~r:r.i:1e':l? 6. What was the cond1tion of the sky? a. B right b. C loudy Minutes Seconds c. Not very sure q:_, Just a gues_v a. Bright . b: Cloudy 7. IF you sow the o~ject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle Onei: a. In front of you FTD OCT 62 164 b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't rf!member ~. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, what di~ y c)u notic e c oncerning the ~TAf<S o nd MOON? 8.1 S T AR5 (Circle One): d~ U :>"'l' t remember 8.2 MOON ( C ire 1~ One ): o. Bright moonlight ~moonlight--pitch dork~) d. uon t remember 9. What were :-~e weather conditions at th e time you sow the object? CLOUDS (C:rcle One): HEATHER ( Cifde One): b. f og, rnist, or li~)ht ra i n c. Scatteored c louds c . ,\"o d e ro t e or hcov y rain d. Thic k o .. ~-eavy clouds e. Don't rcmemLer (Circ le Onei: e. Don't rem~mber 11. If 1t app-:!:':"e :i os a li ght, was it brig~Her than t he brightest sta r s ? (Circle One): a. orighter c. About thC' s a me b. Q j m,.-,er d. Don't know 11.1 Co:n,:.:;~ Srightness to s ome ccr;i'lon o bject: 12. The edg~s ~i ; ooject were: (Circ l-e Cne ): o . Fuzzy o r bl:.~rred ~. Like a hri,:ht sr:n ..-:. Sharf'ly outltile~ ..:. Uon t reme1:1ber Did the object: (Circle One f o r eoc h qLtestion) A ppea r t-J ~to:'ld still at cny time? Don't know Suddenly sp~ed up and rush away at any No) Don't know Break u p in t o ports or ~xpiO<b? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Don't know Change brightness? Don't know f. Change shape? Don't know Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappear ond reappear? Don't know 14. Did the obiftct di~ODDttO!' whil~ you W~Jre wotching it? If so, how? ( C i ref'! One): IF you onswered YES, then tell what Don't Know. Don't !(now. I F you onsw.,red YES, then tell what 17. T~l l i'1 o tll!w word~ th~ fo llnwinq thir.os obou' th" object; Col C'Jr o. 13. 'tl >. w :sh 7o ~now th~ anS~ulor siz~. ~-4(')1~ o match stick at arm's lenptn in line with a knt')\'l:ln obi(fct ond note how muc~ of -;;!1 obiect is cov~red by hf'l!'ld of th~ match. If you had performed this exoerim..,,t at th~ time of the sig:~ti:~;, r.~w much of th"' obi~ct w::,uld hove ~en cov~r.,d by th~ makh head? 19. Draw~;::::~;.; twill show the-s:::ce of the obj~ct or objects. Lobel and includl't in your sketch any details of tne c b!;;'!:7 r~:rt 7~u sow such c s w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place c:; -::r ... -:- ., s ida the dr~whg to show the direction the object was moving. Do you thin~ you can e stimate the speed of the obiect? (C ire le One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?------- 21. Do you think you can e stimate how far away from you the obiect was? (Circle One) {! ,.. No 22. Wh~re w~re you located whe n yo..J saw the obiect? (Circle Oj)e ): Ins id~ a bui I ding ) b. In c :er c. Outd:>Ors d. In a n ~irplone (type) e. At s o 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c-: In open countryside!/ d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over ope n c:oJntry? 24. !F you w-~ .. e MOVING IN AN AUTOMOalLE or o th e r vehicle at the time , then complete the following questions: 2.!.1 W!i =~ ~iroction were you mov:;,g? (Circle On~) a. "'~or~ c. Eas t e. South N.,rtheost d. Southe a l t f. Southwest h. Northw~st H ow bst were you movin~ ? _ miles per hour. 24.3 Di: y~ step at any time whi!~ you were looking at the obiect? ~Cir:le One) D id you ~sserve the obiect through :my of the following? a. Eye~kn sos Yes Binoculars Yes No Telescope Yes No Winds:,~;.! Theodolite Yes Yes No lnCC'-": '-S S 26. In order t h:Ji y ~u : a n give as clear a picture a s possible of what you saw, d~scribe in your own words o common obiect or obj~cts which, when placed up in 'he s~y, would give th e same appearance as the obiect which you saw 27. In the following !kl!tc:h, im~gine that you are at th(!) point ~hown. Pl"ce o r "A" on t!l l ct.rvt Jd I ir;~ t,~ ~ho"' how high the obj&c:t was above the horizon (skyline ) whrm you fir:.t sow it. Pluce o ''B" on th~ ~; c.IJi!~ c.ur..,.ed lin., to show how high the object wa!'; above the horizon (skylin"') when you lost saw it. Place a n "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Placo a "B" on the compass where y.ou lost sow the objec t . 28. l.1r-:J-H o pic~V"'~ that will show the n;~,-:.:"1 t h:Jt the oLject or objects rnode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the o "~" ct the end of the path, c.--d show any r.:honges in direction during th~ course 29. IF t~er-, w~s ~0~= THAN ONE ob: t: t hen how mClny were there? ------------- Draw o p ic ... ;~ ~f ~:>w they were orr-::1.,ged, on.:! put on arrow to show the direction tha t th~y W'l.tre traveling 30. H\lve you aver s~en this, or o simi lor objac t beforo. If .H> \li'l' d(ttc <~r Jut .ll (:td lr .. t.:utio,,. 31. War. onyor.., e se with you at th~ tim~ you sow the obi~ct? (Circle On_,) Yes 31.1 IF :--~ c;uw"rod YES, did they S~Je th e obi act too? (Circle One) 31.2 P l.,ase iist thsir names and address~s~ 32. Pleas:! giv~ t he follow{ng information aSout y ourse lf: First Name lnd icot~ o r :' ~ddit ionnl info trnat i o~ o~oJt your so If, including ony spec ia I e :<pe ri ance, which might b~ pcrtintn1. 33. When and to whom did you r~port that you hC1d ~een the v J