Date you complted this question,oire: Information whi:n you feel pertinent and which is nat adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or = narrative explanoti?n of your sighting 27. In the following slcetch, imagine that you a re at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved li ne to show how high the o~j,cf was above the horizon (skyline) when you lirst sow it. Place o ''B" on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lost sow it. Place an "A" on the compass when you fir;,t sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost sow the object Urow a picture that will show the mctior. t ha t the obiect or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a .,~ =t the end of th~ path, :md show any changes in direction during tht: c ourse. Drow c pic :-~ ~t '1ow they were or~::nged, anJ put on arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling 3"0. Hove you cr o . !iimilar vhjoct If "> {ii't:, Jc.l or 3 1.1 !F '.'':>J ;n~"Ner~d YES, uiJ th~y s.:J" t ho obi~ct t oo? ( Circh On-:l) ?leo3~ g !v e thl!t follow ing infootK.:~icn a ">vt y our .iulf ; Lost H o m('t l:1d j co iA! ,jC~i~ionol inf.:>r.no~; .. n :1bo.1t your:i"IF, it,cfucJing ony sp~ciol MiJ:! lo Norn& SAF-OICC/Iv1a~ Ho.demacher/bp/79079/8 Jun 67 Reference your recent unidenti:tied observation. Detailed ~ ti~tion re'te&l.ed the planet Venus 'W88 probably responsible =:'or ocat o-t the 31ght1nga. Venus, with a stellar magnitude o:r -,3.4-during moa~ ot :~rch., would have been the brightest celestial 1:od.Y in the aky. On 11arch 6, 1967 at 6:30 p.m., Venus woul.d have 'teen on an azimuth o 265 de at an tion of 15 degrees. You r..entinned -t;m-oughout the report that tbe object often :-..?:PEta.red aa a star, cnly brighter; a.lso it appeared to move at t-:.-::es nnd. change colors. \lr.en stars or planets are vie,~d low en tr horizon, the obaer~er is looking through many more miles o~ the eartn s aunosphere than vnen looking overhead. toward the zenith. The earth s atmosphere actually acts a.a a prism which, :':.:t ef't3Ct, cauaee the i.tlcomitlg rays or light to be brol-'~n dovn i::-:vo t he various col :>rs of' the OI>ectrum. In technical terms it i.3 saLd ti.:le incoaoi:lg ~:ays are refi-acted by the atmosphere. The c.:.cser the atars are to the hori~on, the oore they acintillate, oi:nply, as mentioned above, because we are then looking through a ':.hlcker layer of air. This, in effect, causes an astronomical cody to ap-pear to er..:. a tical 1 y move about in the sky Fl"Cm the 1n.fonnat1on submitted., 1 t does appear that Venus 1ta.s ~esponsible for -che maJority of the sightings. r.l'he Air Force ~.aa ::-ec'!i ved severa.l. ~rtG during the months of '4arch and Apri~ dasc:-i'bing observations ai.milar to yours. Thank you or ::-eoorting your observation to the Air Sincerely, Lt Colonel, USAF Civil llranch Conwa,ni ty Relations Division. Office of InforxD8tion Lt Colonel Josepha regarding UFOs. draft to Mrs. who WI'Ote 2. Action offtcer is Mrs. Beverly Cassel, SAF-OICC, .lcti;; L' ' SAF-OICC/cassel/bev/79079/10Apr67 t JobDIIOJl baa a.slted tbat I rep~ to your letter ~ .. tied fiyillg obJect ( UFU) -which Within the t 0~ De the Air Foree baa the b1ll't1' of investigating U)\)e reported to it and dete:zudning . ..,.,ether or not tlleae obJect constitute a threat to our D&tional oecurity. This 1s carried out under the designation Px~ject brochure explaiDa our progre:m. since 1 ta inception in 1947 Blue nooJt personnel at Wrigb.t-?attersoD Air ~"'orce 'Base 1nforaa =te the7 have not. .!.ece1 ved any UFO .report a fx Ol2l your ax ea. Uowever., deter crt ned to be hot. air balloons an i~'l'D For:n 16~ which is uaed in of'ficially :r:::porttnfJ a sight:1Dg to tbe Air ?oree. If you ".tdll couaplete tltia tux~ it 1D the attached envelope,. ve will. attept to 'We are not testing '*aoundleaa nvca outer S"CaCe. ,. this tnroJnAtion will C>e of interest to you~ K i I bourne's U. F. 0. ? ? By Ted Connolly The subject or unidenoi!ed fly- ing r,bjec:ts has long ~en :rlghly disputed but???? I wu requested to try to photograph one of these_ u .F .O.'s this week wnkh has been appearing around t.,e Kil- bourne area since it as Cirst sighted on the evenir.g of ~larch 21, 1967, around 8 p.:n. It then was sighted hovering :lt -:ree-top level and when it was apcroached it moved into the westen horizon at a very high rate ::i speed. I had at first passed this in- cident off as nothing but possi.:. bly barge lights refiec:ting orr , the Illinois River and then onto ' the clouds, which 1-hadseenmany times while living along the river. I did go to Kilbourne last night and made a few exposures of an object that seemed to hover in the sky a.i :t brightly changed colors from a bright white glow to red and green. Take a look at the photo a nd come to your own conclusions c)r better yet, : drive over to the intersection of '. Rt. 97 and the Bath blacktop and watch for it, then il you think , it is a U .F .0., a weather bal-, loon, or what have you, let me : Eight people and myself . saw the same t.,ing when I made the picture and none of us could come up with an answer as to it might !>e. This photo was magnified approximately 200 times the size it was viewed. . . l)e.NuS ~ AI /Jr ct,c"'. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T~;s questionnaire has ~en prepared so that y9u can give the U.S. Air Force as much infor~a~o~ o s ;lOSsible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. PI ea~ , t o anser as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give wi II be u~ed r:w reseoreh purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, con::-1~icns, or publications w it!-tout your permission. We request this pe,sonal il'formotion so t h:Jt !t r : s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did y=~.; see the object? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. T ime Zc:1e (Circle One): a. to s t ern c. Mo"'mo:n d. Poe ific 4. Wher~ w~r~ ; ::u when you saw t he ~b ;~ct? Neor~.u =-osrol Address (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving (b.' Standard City or Town Stote or County 5. 1-tow long wcs ::>~ject in sight? (T .:::i Juration) 6. What was the c~:--r::,~ion of the s ky? o . 3ri ;ht b. c :.,vdy (a~ Bright (~. Cloudy 7. IF you sow the ob1ect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember Thla form aupenedea F TO 164, Jul 61, which la obaolete, 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the ~TARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a." Bright moon I ight b. Dull moon I ight ' , e 'oriOftot , c No moonlight -pitch darlc 9. Whet w~,., .:,. weof.1er conditions at the time you saw the obiect? CLOUDS :c ircle One): ta. Clear ~l<y 'c. Scatteud clouds d. Thick :Y heavy clouds NEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The objecr oppeared: (Circle On e ): :,. T ranspcrttnt @ .!.s a t ight e. Don't remember 11. If it O;>?ee os a light, was it bri;~ter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): : tmmer c. About the same d. Don't know Com~c=r~ br i;ntnss to somtt comr,on object: 12. Th ed~' of ~e ~eject ware: (Cirde S:-:e): ,S: Fuzzy or b:-.~r!'~d S. Like a bri~t ! t or ::. Sh~rply out! :;-,ed = Don't re~emD~!' 13. Did the objKt : 'o. Appear to !;tend still at any time? b. Suddenly s::.ed up and rush away at any time? c. Break u~ into parts or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Chons-~ig,tneas? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker?