Turnersfalls Mass — April 1967

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Keywords: ctrcle, chong, 1iglit, ccrtom, auperar, connrninc, emernbcr, 1uoonl, tnember, condttic, weatiifr, oderol, ememhc, ttf1l, tirtll, otcl1, n111h, mntclt, lfnrm, rimnt, timalc, tuntryside, cotntry, thoojo, dftscri
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rl. !)f'r-:-.;: CROUP 2. LOCAT ION 10. CONCLUSION '>. LI::~GTH --OBSERVATION E F SUMMARY MID AtiAL YSIS l.~sel"JCl' s t a Led t !rt. t~c object ap c.'lrt<.l a; a 1iglit.. Bri:;ht.- ncs:> .::>.-. en:! :>reo to th<'t o f a s t;tl' hut <PS ruch crir,htt;:t t.h<>n thr.t. Edges f obj~ct HCl'C li.F,ht but. \JC c :blc t o cti.. ~.inv,uish ou t line. Cbjcct rnd no cli:;t.lnct-ivc sound of il,:; lc( r /;cv U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION l h .,uo:stionnoir e has been prepared so that you c o n give the U.S. Air Force o s much i+-: ::s p oHib le c oncerning the unidentified oer~ol phenomeno n t ha t you hovo observed . pl.,:: ,.,. : to a nswer a s ma ny q ... o:otions as you po~sibly con. The in formation that y o u give will oe ~,. ... -:.r ro:;eorch purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection w i th any statements , c<.": i .. : ::ns, or publications w ir:.out your permission. We request thi s personal info r mation s o t~:t if ' IS deomod necessary, w e may cont a c t you f o r furl her detai Is. '.Vhc n .liCl y 'v J e the object? 2. T i '''C of tfoy : Hour Mi nut~!> (Crrclc One}: Doy Month Ye-:.: :;rcl c One): (C~tclc On e}: @ Daylight Soviny b. Standard 1-Jeor\' r .;Stol A d drf'S S ( C lty u r l o w n Sto l e o r County ~ -.:,, ccrtom 6. What wcs t;,~ :c"'C :::n o f the sky? c . No t very s ure d. Just a guess a . Bright 7 . IF you :;ow tl, e ob1ect d uring D AYLIGHT, where was the SUN locate d as you laol<od o t the obje c t ? ( Circle On e): a . In front o f you b. In bock of y o u c. To your ri ght d. T o your left e . Ov<-rheod f. Don't reme mbe r Thl form auperar<.l~" !-'Til 164, Jul 61, "'hld'l h <ob ~"lrt ... you s o w the obj~ct o t what dtcl you notice connrninc; thl! ~T AI<S ond MOON? C'o-'t r emernbcr 8.2 MOON (( trclr One}. a. Rr igh I rnoon le ght 1uoonl ight No moonliuht -pit1.h d a rk Don' t re tnember 9. \'rhot we: .. t-o: weotner condttiC"ns ot the time yoo s ow the objc:ct? CLOUDS .. -:lc One): c . S::ottc -:louds d. Theck c . -~ovy clou::fs WEATIIfR (Ctrcle Ont.): b. Fog, rni!>l, or li:;ht r 11n c. ,.\oderol! or lwov y ruin c. Dc.n' t r ememhc:. Tnc objec .: ~oeon~d: (C,rclr: One): :: il :;:.-:.eor-:: as o light, wo~ i t bri~.,~ tt~cn th~ brighte:;t :.tor:.? (Ctrcle ()n .): a. S Jher c . About the :.om~ b. C m'Tlor d. Don't know s:,orply v<J: "'>e..j a. Ar>p.:cr s-:.,d sti ll at any t i:ne? s:"d up and rush away a t any li ll'o? Give off s-:-.. ~e? c. Chong~ br1 'ness? F lash or !lic<cr? h. Di ~;oppeor ond reappear? (Circle 011c for each qu~stion} No Dcn't know No Don' t know Q~ OQn' t lcnow N o (Q n"it~'kr.o}' Do-;,t know Did th~ ol,, c l di,opp, or whde you w,.,.., wotch"!l t? Do n't Know. c t rrov fr'>nt o' <.: r.inCJ o t nnv ttf1l" n,.,~tirtll,!.-1" iC,-Oue}: ~ non' t Vnow. IF vou OI,SW.)rt:d YES, then tell whot on ''''''"'red YES. th"'n tll wh et :...~. '4 r;o .,otcl1 ~tirv o t or m'!. l~n111h 1n l ir with o kn')V'l n~ ~rt n,..r not~ h:>w I ~,. .-.... nd t)f thP. mntclt. If you hod Pl'lfnrm d thi" rxl)l"rimnt -tt th" t in' t'f th .!. ~. w j II s"' :>W ~ sc:~ of th,. object or obtcct s . Lobel a nd includ~ in your sketch ony details o' -e c::. -:~ --,.:>.., so-sue-::s ~ :n;:., protru~ions, etc., ond csp>ciolly oxhoust t ra i l s o r vapor trails. P l;-:c - ----: si:! ,:,,. d-::: ... --t~ ;:..ow the d~rection the object was moving. 20: Do you t hinlc you can ostima to tho sp;,ed of th0 objoct? (Cir::b One ) @ No IF y oo or: ~w,d YES, then what speed wou ld y ou ostimot~>? .:!_/ () C '-"-P r I 21. Do yo-.;-:;:-~ ':>J =~" t~s.timalc how far away frorn you tho object was? ~ Ono ) Yes I F yo.; :..-:. -~ed YES, then h ow for =way would you :say it was? 22. Where JoJt: .x. l o catt>d when Y"'-' sow th!! obiect? lnstc ~ - ouilding c" ~ :-:anct (type) I 23. Wore you (Circle One) In tho business section of o city? b. In the re s ident ia l section o f a city? In open c tuntryside? Neo r on airfi~lcl? Flying ov~r a city? f. F ly in!J ove1 open cotntry? = v-: . -.... OVING IN AN AUTOV:'31LE or other vehicle at the tim~, tn~n compl~te the follo.,..ing questions: W!lc: .Joc.tion were you movin\;? ( Ci: cle One) f. Southwest 2~.2 how i : $' wer3 y ou moving? m i les per hour. :.~ ::~pat any tim wh 1:: voJ were looking a t the object? Binoculars y~ .. ' f. Telescope ThooJo lite h. N orthwest 26. In ord' r the~. ~;.I -:n give as cleor o pi::lurc os po s s i b l:: o f what you soH, dftscri~ in your own words a c ommon obj.lCt or oel~C'l "'ich, wh~n placed up in t h e s~y, Would give the SCintO! appearance O S tho object which y ou SOW. In tho follo,.,;ng !!Ketc:-h, imagine that you Ole at tho point shown. P lace or " A " 0"1 tiu t:llr'/~d li<'e to !!ho w rc..,., high th~ oS1ect was above the horizon (skyli11e) when you ftrs t SOH it. 1-'lnc e o "B" on the s omt-curved lne to show how hi~!-rnc obje c t wos above th~ horizon (skylina) when you ln.-.t sow ... Place on "A" C~l t!H! compon you fr~ ..,it. Place a " 0 " on the comross where you lost sow the ob1cct . .'row c ;>it e that will show the l':'lo' ion thct the object o r objt:ct s mode. Ploco on "A" o t the beginning of the : t the end of the pa th, crd :;how any chong!!:; in dir~ction dunng th~ cours~. 29. IF r'~ e ,.-. M:>=(.= THAN Of\i!: c~ e:t, tnen h ow many were thc:~e? Drow t.;: :. :} --...,they were c::-<;,e:, anJ put on arrow to show the direct ion that they were traveling. 31. \ lo!\ ony~r,. -"wi~h y ou ut the l iw., y o 1 S'I 'N rh.., OJ:>j -::t? (Ci ,fu lJnc) 31.1 !f )-A -n worod YES, Jid l htJy !.-'" th_, .:lbj ct ton? ( ( td J Ot.u) Do, Mt >nth 34. Dote you com~!:tt~d this questi~nnoire: 35. lnformati.::.." w:"li ; !, ycv foel pertinent and which 15 n o t od~quotcly coverod in th~> sp:cific points of the quosti~:-::..-~ :x o ncrrative explanoti?n of your sight ing. 1 lit PL. Y TO SUOJ t C T DEPARTMENT O F THE Aln FOR CIZ HEADQUARTEI'f5 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVI'ifON I A T !JC) WRIGHT-PATTE R:50 N Afl't F O "CE 11A!:S~ OHIO .o\!S,~3 ?-::'e r e nce y:)ur uni dentified observation . The information which have r eceived i s ~ot sufficient for a scie nt ific ev aluati on . ? ~1est you complet e the attached FTD Form 164 a nd return 1 t in :.:-~ enve l ope provi:i~i. Thank you for reporting your obser vati on :.~ the Air Force (."'-!ES C. liJ\NATI', Colonel , USAF ;7--:ec t or o f Technolc~y and Subsysterna rm 164 v/envelope