_:,:,NCL.USION BRIEF SUMMARY ANu ""A~YSIS the o'o- ct. .. :-sttinct April 1967 34 ... Date yoU completecf this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnoire 011 a narrative explanation of your sighting Being a bicycli~t, it is only natural that I travel Hith eyes oper,, :~rting animals can cross my path, s ense of hearing is also sharp- 9~9C. :'~: traffic from the rear, as well as oncoming. Aircra:rt in trouble a~e -;a::,la to make t heir appa-8rance. Birds during mating season are on g~1.~.~ against othe r birds, or human beings, and may attack Shortly after nry purchase or a 6 reflector telescope, I st:.J.::: e d the Biosatellite in which vTa had included t h e insects . I had re:;;o:--:.3d to fallo":<W employees that I"J. t)appearad to b e about 6' long, ar..d a~vut 100' from me as I ~ras looldng . Information ~i ven in the inst::.~tions Hith t h e ,ro~ld Port~ait Globe, b y Ra.nd - If'N-?ll y , states tha-: _"lost instrument bea:~ing satellites of ours, are about 6 - 8 Have been trying to estima.te the dimens ions of the ob j ect sig~-:ted. Said object co'J.2..: :1ot have been very f e.r beyond the govern- :::8r-.. t storage bins of w}1.ic :'1 I spoke. A rough estirnat e 1<rould pl a.ce it a t a.bout 35 feet across. ~:a.ybe 5 or 6 feet high in t .. e highest point. furing t l:e ti:i:~ of sighting, tried to imagine birds in s u c:--.i a formation, but r u l ed this out. Only ducks or geese are kno\m tc ::y such, e.nd bein~ t~s first day or March, and the direction of ~ove::::ent being due scut~, could not feel this as birds. A night or t~.;o :c.7.er, f elt that t~e object had coll:i.ded vTi th a f l ight of birds, Hhic":-. >.a.~rered visio!'l, d a temporary loH level checl.: had to b e No report of aircraft landings, especially bean fiven for that p3::-i~d or time. gliders, had \{ednesday ~Iarc'1 15th , ' 67 :~;~t-?atterson Field :.rs.:lton, Ohio -:3ar Sir/ \vas conv-er5i~g 1ri t h a lady teache~ of t his community jus t ~ short time a60 this evening, and she advised me to get in touch i;:_ th your comr:1and. The subject hss to do t;dth a UFO 1:hich I had sighted about .;,-,;o .. reeks a go, H~lile traveling to the Bureau of Criminal Ident. & ::::~;est., where I all employed. As the object Has close to the ground ::.:Jon discovery , and :':ov-ing e-ler so slot-rly, it gave 1ne time to give :.~ co!'lsideration as not bei ng a group of birds, aircraft in dif- :~culty, nor a glid~r. The teacher i n question advised me t hat y our interests lie :~nitely in this a~tion, and she coaxed ma to get in touch ~,-:. :.h you. The mottled app3arance of t he structure of this craf t ;2z~led me for a t e, but am incline d to believe that the y had s :.~.1.~k a fligh t o:' ~:.rds, such as insects strike a -vTindsh:leld of :.!': automobile. I t i3 :-rry belief t hat t his craft kne~T I t-rould see .a11, and pret'9!1de~ -:o b e landing , the n as suddenly, s hoot ~:.~z.ignt up. No S'=>Und '.ras heard fro:-r.. this craft, "t-rind was out of the ncrt~ ~t 5 miles ~our, no craft crosse d my line of s~ght nea r -:.-:3 hi gh-,ray prio:-t.o my sighting it. As I ride a bicycle -v;hen f:'z-:::~i.e, vis.!.oi:it:t Has exceptional, approzim.-'l.tely 7:00 A!.vl. ~-~.!:.~: describe t::is craft as so !Tie rhich 1-rer~ published in t h e . .;~:.a.:)-::rs. It ::.aa.red like a class of aircraft which has the ~::.; :: :..:: up-:.u~n.;;d . .;i:1gtips, bu.t as was mentioned pre-viously, it -..;:;,.!; -:: ... ;.79l:..ng !:i.!::h :.oo slo~v to be D.ircraftof ours in an eme lg- --:-~::-,-. :...:.::.c.i;..g. :.:o c_--~.:~t ha5bee n reported a s having landed t hat =.c::-:. --:._:z-:. -2.~i,;,_:_ :.:-, ~nd it is correc t.ional institution prop- -:~. ::-:>_--: r:r; vie:i?Oi:l t , this era ft appeared lil(e an areoplan~, ~:-:-::. -:i.:..:i., o r :ront., but the mottled appea-c-a nc e s uggests t!'a.ns- pa.~a:r.t rotors. Possibly t h e description I hav e givea of the craft can o.s:;:..3:. :you in identifying other craft... !io"rP.ver, you a r e mor o t~!.:L1 ,;elco~e to tha above description. Respectfully yours, I am, DEPAJIITMINT o,-THE AIR FONCE HI:ADQUANTKN JPONKION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AJP8C:) WNIGHT-~ATT.ft80N Alft I'ONC:. BASE. OHIO A5433 w:;.Gcn, Ohio 4 314o Re:-~:-ence y(>Ur unid~nti:tied observation. The information vhich we i ave received is n~t sufficient for a scientific evaluation Re est you complete t he attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provid~d. Thank you for reporting your observation t o the Air Force. C. MANATr, Colo!lel, USAF Fi~ector of Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 v/envelope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ~v-arionnaire nOS Deen prepureJ i" il1ui )'VU ~ufl gjya IIIV Uo"o "" information as possibie concerneng the unidentitied aeriai phenomenon .that you hove observed. P leas try to answer as many questions os you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connection with any statements, cenc!usions, or publications witnout your permission. We request this personal information so that if it i s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the obiect? 2. Tir.,e of day: (Circle One): 3. T irT~e Zone: (Circle One): f c. Mountcin d. Pacific 4. Where were y':)Y when you saw the object? nc.o:t, v!l.J.O Neorst ? ostol Address (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving London Ohio (Madison) City or Town State or County S. how long was obiect in sight? (Total ;)urotion) c. Certain c. Not very sure /'S'. f:ir!y certain d. Just a guess - ...J... d t d? d'l m:Y rate of .travel ~nrl cJ P. -r v1. TT of obJ' ct 5.2 Was obie~ :n :::=~t ccntinuous!y? 6. What was the ndition of the sky? '-b, C l ~udy 7. IF you s~ the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): ~ In front of you (.g, In bade of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form eupereed .. FTn 164, tu1 61, which la obaolete. tl. IF you sow the obiect at NIGHT, what did y o u nottce concerning the ~TARS und MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circ/eOne): 8.2 MOON ( (ire le One): a. t-.,lone Bright moon I irrht b. Dull moon I ight c. \cny c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What wer~ .. t,~ weather conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS ~Crrcl~ 0:1e): WEATHER (Circle One): C leer ~ ;y Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scatter~d c I oud s c. Moderate or heavy ro in d. Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember 10. T he object cppeared: (Circle O..,e .': d . .;s o light e. D~n 't remember o. Solid j @ T ronsp~:-~nt 11. If i t oppecred os c light, was it bri shter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. or1gnter c. About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Com~cre Sr ightness to some ccmmon obj~ct: 12. The edges =-r ~e ooject were: Fuzzy or b l u:-r~d Like a bri~nT srar c . on t rem~n::>~r e. Other Th_i_s factor was hArd to det- ert:,i ne, due to the splotchy eas Hhi.ch c_ompris_e its strur:tt.Jr_a, at sighting time. Se ? item 19 Did the obj~ct: (Circle One f o r each question) Appear t~ stond sti II at any time? Don't know Sudden !y ~oeed up and rush away at ony time? (fl'9 Don't know Break up :r~:~ ports or explode? Don't know d. Give off smoke? Don't know e. Change bri~ tness? Don't know Change shape? Don't know C1 Flash or flic:ker? Don't know Disappear nnd reappear? Don't know Did the object disapoear while you were wotchin~ it? If so. how? I was hoping to get a clearer view of the object, after pa.ss:tng t he govt storage bins, lThich it ras travelling parallel uith, just ovar the adjoining field. The::-e uas no sign of it anyr..thera when I passed the last ro1.,. of bins, so ! presumed it went aloft during the time I was abreast of the bins , along 15. Did t~ .. oc;~t mOYe ~incf som-.thing at any time, portic:ulttrly a cloud? ( Circ /e One): Yes Dont Know. IF you onswared YES, then tell what 16. Did the obiect move in front of something at a'1y timt~t, particularly a clmed? ( C ircl& One): Oont Know. IF you onswer~.td YES, then tell what 17. Tell in o f~tw words the following things about the obiect: 18. We wish t:l know tr.e onoulor size. Hold a match stick at orms length in line with a known objKt and not~ how much of r:., object is cover~ by r;, tt head of the match. If you had performttd this ex~rimftnt at the tin:e of the sighting, how much of th-.. ob!ect would have been covered by the match head? Fossibly half of t~a :rin,51ike structure, a.r one th-i.rd of tha t hickness of s e. l~d not mora th~, side dimension of t he match head, east or vrost of t s nglike struct~e, than the test conducted. .lit h the o'bj~s-c in t he mind ' s eye as it a ppeared then, ar~covered by a :r.a tch head ':vO" 1 d have been negligable. 19. Dr:w c pier"'"' ~at will show tl-,e shape of the obiect or obiects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of tf, ., ~o;eeT -:r.m you saw such a s wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Plcca ~r. oro'W ~side th& drawing to show the direction the obiect was moving. <--- due s-6utli direction of travel cabin or control housing lrinc~s or rotor.::; 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the obiect? (C ire le One) No IF you answer.d YES, then what speed would you estimate? 10-15 NPH (Ci rc:le One) IF you ans~ered YES, then how far away would you say it was? J 0 0-4QO ft ., 22. Where we~ vou located when yt:N SQW tf:t ob;ect? (Circle On~ 1: a Inside o building b. In a car In an a i r? lane (type) on a bicycle 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? Near an airfield? Flying ov&r a city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you we~ .U,QVING IN AN AUTO.~OBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 WhaT .:i ir,ction were you mo.., in ; ? (Circle One) b. t-tor~ecst d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How ra:it wera you moving? J.J-13 miles per hour. 24.3 Did y04J st at any tim' whi le you were looking at the obiect? (Ci rc ie One) Did you observe the obiect through cry of the following? Binoculars Eyeg\asstrs Sun ;:c~ues f. Telescope Yes Wind:n :e ;,., Theodolite Window -: ;~ 26. In order r.,crt y::>lJ =~n give as clear o picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or obj.ch wnich, when placed up in the sky, would g;ve the same appearance as the obiect which you saw. Our aircraft i ludes one ~r~ich b ears wingtip s angled up on the ends. Comp~rable to l'ringtips of a !'e:1t.ailed h aHk , or bald eagle. This, minus tail assembly, but Hith clee.r- ly defin~d c ac:!..r: or fusela~e in t he c enteg, torould comprise its shape. As it was travel- ling at an cn~gle :>f about 30 to about 50 lvhen it '\Ta s last seen, some sort of tail assembly s~ould c ava been noted, if standard aircraft. All c~bin, or housing was above the wing or roto~ structure 27. In the following sketch, imagin that you are at the point shown. Place nr "A" on th curved I ine to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst sow it. Ploce a s .. on the sam~ curved line to show how hi9h the obiect was .above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. Place an " A" on the compass when you first saw it Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw th" object. 28. Or ow o pk~re that wi II show the rnotion that the object or obJt~ts. mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the a "B n =t the end of the poth, end show any change;T;; ctrfe{\; on during th~ C':"!lrse. _,.. -~ These storage bins close ! Road I to get her. ActuaL.nnmeez.-o -them-1--- -- ,,, i Ta s ric\.ing unk.no1m to me. I . . \. /west o 29. IF ther~ was MORE THAN ONE vbject, then how many were there?------------ Drow o pictu,.. of ho'""' they were orron;ed, anJ put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen this, or a 'milar obiect before. If ao give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyon. 7 ise with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) Yes 31.1 IF you o~"~swer-1d YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleas. Hst their names and addresses: 32. Please give ~he following information abcut yourself: Last Name Firat Nome Mldd le Nome Indicate o~ .::ddi; ionol information obout y~urself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. naa ~aen employed by 'the Bureau o f Criminal I dentification and Investigation . for Ohi o Sta. t9 f':J-: 19 years . n e ~rork is confining, dealing 'tri t h fingerprint class- i fication, se~c~as, and file ~ork, baing always of realistic a nd positive results. 1'rnat t he 9Yr:t s~9s, is t here.:'o:-taken to be real and logical, especially, ,,Th e n out of doors . ~ave ~l3~ t en and c leted, a course of training in camera repair, which includes o-u-::.