PHOJCCT 10073 Rl COHD " trN'7;THOrc--~VATION 'I'" i O f o~sc: ORit' (,l'J.IMARY MIO 1\IIAI YSIS IIEPl.Y YO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR F O RCE BASE. OHIO 4~433 TDZ':: u.rO U?' 0.:~s~rva.tlon, 7 Aprll 1967 R~f-:::-ence your r ece:1-:. observ1.tion of a n alleccd unidentified :'l:!::g ohject in th~ :>..yton area. Tne initlfll repv .. t. received t ~ - e FTO Dnty Of r.:.c ::-indicated thnt. a. pho l.o[-;raph hRd been t~ ::. For a. det:iiled :I;;hotographic a nulyrds by Air :F'orce experts, e-:-e:::;t tho.t you fo!"'\>~=-;; the phot.oeraph nlong "'i th the follo'Wing b . Type of fib c . Snutter speed d . Focal length Exposure ti~e !;: ~-:.:Ution, the re:ro:-t i:1dicat.cd a long object lH.>d b ee:n rel..rieved. I:"' :o.l de:;lre a cheT.i~al a nd rteta.llur g i ca.l nnolys j s , suggest tha t j"~ ~::;o forward this ?:;;,.aicaJ sp~cimen. Hhcn received, the infor- -:. :._ ):-. e.":ld. physical s:.-eci~em will under~o an intensive i nvestigation. PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION .'.jrcr 1 ft(r(n;: ibl t') '>. LENCTrl C-:: 3SERVATION ll. B?. EF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS I. 1 i?. Of n:..;:RVATION I:. "riYS C.I.L ; " ~ENCE 3"' :'V r r r nrTt I ~ 1 i. ~ht. culored obj~ct .;>b\Jll:., :.:-; Lri ;ht rTD sc :> 63 0--~Y (TOE} Prevlou e~.:!.:.ns o ! lh h f o rm ma y b e u .. d. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. IHFORMATIOI~ Th q uostionn oi r" h a s ~ftn preparetcf ao t hat you can yivo thes U.S. Air Force a s much in foriT'o r: ~., o s poas ib I e concernIng th8 unldent If ied oerio I phenomenon that y o u hnvu oL~erwui, Pl? a :y 10 onsw~r as many q uutlona o s you possib ly con. Tho information that y()u givet will b \:%-.td tOf research purposn. Your nom. will not bo used in connac.tioo wit h any st~tomani:;, co11~1,..j oF's, or publications w ithout your p e rmission . We r&quest this p cnsonol Information !IC that (f " i~ dee me d necessary , W8 may contact y o u fo r further details. 3. T ime Zone. (Circle One}: o. Easte rn -b. Control ::...> c. Mount:~in d. Pac if ic (Circ/(1 Jne): o. D oyli\)ht 5a:nn b,_ Sto'1dord - 4 . " he ra wer ; ~ when you sow t he object? ,/)llr'Fr>~ rhor. > ? o a to I Ad eire u City 01 T own 5. How I:; .,...-, o~ject in a ight? (TQ::I DLrot l on) Hovra Minute Sec:on d ~. Cerloln c. No t very s ure b. r:irly certain d. Ju$t o gues~ 7 . IF you aow ~;.~ ob;ect dur ing DAYLIGHT, wnaro was th~ SUN located OS you loc.k~J at the obj~::t? (Circlo Ontt}: o. In front of you b. In bock of you c . To your ri~t d. T o y our lt-~ft e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 T h l e fo.m eupernd .. P'm 16t. Jul 61, wh i c h I nb n l t ... 87 IF ym :.u w tho o bfGc t o t NIGH)' , whot did y~ notco conc.orning th~ STARS and MOON? 8.2 MOON (C.,c/o On-o): a , fj, ir;ht mcollllght b. Dull moool ight c . No moonlis;:ht -pitch dark 9. What .... ~,ll .~ -..oother condetico-. o t th> tlm~t you aaw th0 obj~c-t? CLO~..'D~ -rr..lo One): WEATHER (Circle Ona)- b. I!.J!y b. r og, mtst, ~ ltuh t (0111 c. Scorre -.:loll'~ c. Modor o to o r hoo'ly rain e. Don't romomb~r c , Doo't r e mttmber 11. li ' :<>p ' ::: os a lloht, wa it br:;-t-~ r~on tho brlghtc.st otar.,? (Circlo Ontt): c . About th:. ~a me d . Don ' t kno w S'-lorp ly ovti. -... ~ b. Svdd..,.-i t d up ond ru~h away ct any tim.l? e. Chc.,~ ~ rrn11a? O f loJ h o-ilickcr ? h. De,op~or and reappear? (Circlo Ono for occ:h qu ,j)t lon) Dc~.'t l<now Don't k olOW Dcn' t kno~ 0 Don' t know Om' t l<now No D.>n't "no- Don't ~now Don't know 14. Did tho ob1oct disappear while you wt:r<. totching 1t? II so, ftow? 15. Did the ob ~::T l'h:>ve behind som,th1119 at any ti me, p or ticul1.1rly o c loud'? Yo~ ( ~,' Don't "now. IF you J1SW&red yr.;;,, thnn tttll .;hot 16. Did th o c!;l .1!1 move in front of C.!Jm:tlh 1ng ol any 11mo, porticulorl~ o cloud? Don't Kno w. 17. T~ll in a;~...~ words the folfo,ying 1l11ngs about tle obj~:ct : 18. w, wi s'l t o ,-ow the ongu lor size. Hold a match 'it ick a t orm'<; length in lin" with o known t.bjo::t one' 1:-: . . J,. m~c~ o ' t'"& c:~;ect is covered by th e :-~ecd of tho match. If you had p urforr.ted this o.xiJeri mcllt c.t th& ti : si~nl ,"'), he'-much of the objtt c t would hove been covered by the match hood? 19. Oro> :l p :: , -:; ...-ill r.how the$'-.. :>'.! of rho objGct or obje::ts. Label ond 1nclud~ in yvu1 sketch any d~to:l s. of ~L. -=-:: .: : zu sow s uch oa ,..,-;:>, protru~tions, etc., and eapeciolly exhaust truilt or vapor trail a. Ploce en: ::-:Oe:. :~the drcwing1~ ,-.-:,w the diroc.tion the object was moving. 20.~ Do you think you con e s timate t h e speer:! o f the obje c t ? (Circle One) IF you onsw~red YES, t h e n whot speed would you estin.ote'f L.~--:."';:-!.::}.!-...f : ,~-/. ::r:.~y . ./{~i.t._r- 21. Do you tho"'''< ) .JU con e s timate how for owoy from you th~ object wos? (C'c s One ) IF yo'J ::1rs ""od YES, t hon how f o r away would you soy it wos? ---------- 22. Whor& wer~ :::v locotttcl whe n yov sow th o object? (C ~rcle Or-, 23. Wero you (C,do One) o. lr: th o business section of a c1ty? c~ J n s icl_, "_.:!!ilding. C.l:.._- lr. !I.e rc!.identio l suct;c,,l vi o city? b. In o co c. In opt.n country~ido? ~Outdoo ; d. Near on airfield? d. In on o r,;:dono (typa) e . F l)'ing ovor o city? ~. At se~o f . F ly ;n{t ovor oporo c:>untry'~ 2.!. if y:u ...,.,., .'~OVING IN AN AUTm"OSILE or othor vehicle at tho t rmo, theP complete tho followi~og quct:Jf i\)n ll; 24. 1 nho1 :::r: :ction wore you movi;,;;? (Circlo One) c. Eost e . South d. South~o st f. Southw.tst h. Northwaat 24. 2 How f!::t were you moving? _..milos per hour. 24.3 D!d ..,. .; 1to p o t any time wh i 1~ you wero looking o t the objec t ? 25. Did you :>~ur .. ., :~$ object throu:;:.. .:1~ of th~ fo llowing? Binoculars f. Tcl3acope Yea g Thoodollt" Yu h . O th e r 26. In ordor tnc :;. :.:, give aA cl.:.or o picture o a possible of what you aow, d scribe in your own word, o commof'l objoct oro~ .. :: ..,.hich, w hon ploc.!ld up in th3 aky, would giv" tho s ome op~oronce OJ fh~ objct which )'OU sow In the~ fo llowln9 ok~teh, lmogln thot you oro at th point tlhown. Pl~c:l on ''J.." on 1he r.urv~,.: lm~ to ohoH ho~ h igh th., oblttct wo, obOY th~ horl:ron (~kyllnt~) wh(fn y<-v llr$t ~uw lt. P loco ll " B " on tho a~ma c;uN:>d llnil l c, show how hl) the obj~ct wos above the horizon {akyllnJ) whan you last ~uw it. Place .:~n '~:'on th:& t ompa.,,. whtM you flrl ~!IW It, Ploc01 o " B" on the c:ompan wh~tr.t you /o,t sow thu ohjCJct. :;. : ... = ,~-=that will :~how tlu 1':'1-'ti~n h~t t h.> object or objects modCI. P loco em "A ' or rho buulm1i:1R u t iho ,.,.~, o " S " ~t tho ond of tho path, end , l,!)w any chongel in direction during tho ..:ouno. Drow o ;>':~'" -:: r:>w th,y w'" :re,i'~' ond put on arrow t o show tho diloction tha t thoy w.,,, trovuling . If so give doh or dol l ond lo-;otl~. Hnv~ yr.;.J CIYM utn thiG, ot o Dimi lor object la fer Wo<J o~ .. .,,.,._ , w 1t'-t you ot h"ltt tim4 you ~ow th., obj.lct? (Circle Ono) := -::-;"'sw~r&d YES, did thy ""' thll obj ct t oo? ( Circlo Ono) j J:. ? I~ H -: iv1 t~a f.>llowlng lnfCi'motlor, o bovt youru If: lo:at Nomt .. I' I ret N<ll!'t 11\u -=::-) , ..... ~dlrl~l'lol ln!.,r~rlol'l ::oovr Y"'vro~lf, Including any ap:.clo l oxp~rlenc:.,, wfllc:h mioht 1>-. Jrtln&nr . Wh-M :2'M4 rc '-''"'XI :lid yov rej:'lltt thot you hod ,_.n th11 obj."t?. .. " .. I Montl1 Year 3.1. Oat y ou compl,ted this c,uet\tionnair~: 3S. Jnformoticn ....,-,J:h y ou f"el p~rtinnt and which 13 n ot odequotaly c ovor.,d in tha a p-tclfic points of th.l quostionf'lc ,, ~ o norrotiva explanation o f yo ur sighting. $U UJt(". T DEPARTME N T OF THE AI,-( FORC~ HEADQUARTEF:3 FOnEIG:'~ TECHNOL.OGY OIVIS'0:-1 I Ar:JC l WRIGHTPATTER!JD N AIR FO"C BA!l. O~UO .4:S4:!1~ .:':1-:t::r:ation /I r(~r.. ll ?:::: -..:-ence y:.>ur unide::-::.i.acd observation. T'ne information vhich :.ave received is r:-:>-. sufficient for a scientific e 1a1uation. r-:-:,..test you completto? ":.:te atl.achecl FTD Form 164 and return it in -:::-_ envc 1 ope prov .l,.j :!d. fhank you for reportinG your observation HANATI', Colc:-.:1, USAF of Techno::.::' .. l Subsystcna F'i'D Form 164 'W/emelope ,;?Q Observation, "'( .April 1967 Jei'arence your r'!t::ent observation of an alle~cd unidentified ... ::::,ting ob.}ect in the I3yton lr~a. The initi:il r~:rx:-c-t recei,ed t y ~he f D!ty O~ficer indicated t~at a photogr3uh had been t.l!.!en. :'or a detailed :photogr3phic .3nalysi~ by J\ir ?orce experts, r~ouest that you fo.r..mr-d 'the photograph along ~ritb the following c:1::1er'l data: n . T'ne of c.l!nern. c . ;j'hut ter ::meed <l. Focal l.~n~b e . Exoosure ti~e ~ 3Cd!tion, the re?Qrt L~dicatcd a long obJect had becu retrieved. :~ you desire a cnPmic~l ~d nct~llur~ical anal13i3, su"eest that ~vu al3o formrd this ~hysical specim~n. ~lhen received, t he infor- 1on nnd physical s~cinen ~ill under go an intensive investigation. U.S. AIR FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION T;1s :;\Jestionnoire hos been prepared so t ha t you con .!JIVe the U.S. Air Force as much infor...,-; ,') -, .:l:i possible concerning the unid::mt i fiod oerio l phenomonon thot you hove observed. Pl!';~s:-~y t o answer o s many qu!!stions os you possib ly cnn. Tho informatio n that you give wdl be .:se ior research purpos~s. Your name w i ll not be use d in connec tion with any s toterndnt s , ccnd-... ~ns, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s o t!-;;t : I S dee med necessary, we may contact you f o r furthe r details. 1. .Vhe:n Jid you .!~e th.:l object? ?. Tir.c of day: Mi n ule s it p t( f.~ (Ctrclc 011c>): C,c/c One): a . tos!~i b. Cenl - c . Mour: "l ( Ctrclc One). o . D.atlght ~avmy \ b. S tandard