Byrdstown Tennessee — April 1967

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2. LOCATION . PROJECT 10073 RECORD 10. COt~CLUSION Civ.i..)i . ! " - l ENCTH o:: ;:Z.ERVATION 11. i3RIEF SUMMAHY ANO ANALYSIS ! f l 'I'Pf Of o:- VATION l;,-rouR;,E l ?. Prl':'S C.-\L E'r' ')ENCE j-et.'~ ~d;;,. :"r" fuzzy a nd hl tn,.d. O"uject di5<1: ier: d o,,.::-:-.ount..nin t,ol . Sound W"3 n hm~in;; noi"e. .;olor: :: '..:-c.: OI!~A~T~iNT OF TH:! A IR ::-o:ac: HEAOQUAl"T~n ,.O?!J:ION TECt-IHOL.UC Y OIVI"!I0:-.1 ( Ai'"!!IC I WkiGHYptA'M'il:t:tOH AIU 7 0 f1C! t.t.\?11. OUIO <4'34').) :::.~:-:-ence y~1ur unid.e i:!i ~a o bB rvat ton. The inL'or7'l"'c,io.l vhich -::: .~ve received is not ilufiicient for a scientific ev~l'.\$ltion. ?e~ ~st you complete 't Jlttach~cl Fl'D Fom 16!~ e.nd raturn it in -:!". envelope provid~tL '.:h':ln'c you for reporting ;}<"''.H' ob~czvation ~o ~he Air Force. t,L.!~=s C. VJ\NATl', Colo~.!l, USAF J..:..:-.:.ctor of Technolc;y ~::1 &lbsyster.ta F~O Form 164 vje,wt:.lope U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T~ .. s qJoc:rionnoirc has boon p repared c;o that you con 'JIVe tho U.S. Air Force os much inr;.r.,:: -~s possible concerning the unidentified ooriol phonomnnon that you hovo observed. ;:; e:-.. !::> onsw;,r as many o_,,:,stions os you possibly con. The information that you give w.ll ~ 1. .. :: -:.r ro!'it-orch purpos~s. Your nome w ill not be used in connectt on with any :;tote ment s , or publications wil,out your permission. We request thi.., p..,rsonol informat ion so :rc , is deemed necessary, w:: may contac t you for fur thor details. 1. .Vhcn .li:J)-;~e the object ? Mol\lh v~o: C rrc/c One): c. Doyltght Sovtny b.t''S tondord \ ~ -;,sol Address Stote or County Hour~ Mtnutes c. t ~ot v~ry sure d. Just o guP.ss b. C loudy 7. IF you s:;.v :~-:>!-,e:::t during DAYLIGHT, where wo!> the SUN located ao; you loo~'.)d ot the object ? (Circle: OM): o. In front of you In bo~k.of y<>u J Q your right ) d . To you r left o. Overhead f. Don't rcrnembf."r T.d. Did the obil'\ct di!\opoeor whi I" you w~r$ wotdling it? If !\0, how? 15. Did e . -t:t mov~ b-othind !\nm,.,t!,inp at anv tim,.,, ptJrticulnrly Don't Kn::>w. IF you answ,red YES, then tell whot 16. Did t n e -::' i .. c t mov~ in front of ~om,thinq Gt any ti:wo:, onrticul rl, "l -IC"Iwl? in f~-~ of: Don't Know. IF you :::m5w"'r~d YES, th~n te II wha t 17. T.l\-11 inc: ' n w word~ thr: followino thing<; ohou' th.-()bjoct: 13. lie w:s~ -_,'<now t f,e an~ulor !liu. Hoi~ o match stick at arm' s lenplh in line with a knoY~n obi,..ct and no l-' how r-ucn o! -'! object is covared bv t""' h"'n::l of the mat ch. If yotJ hod P~rfonn"d this e x l)ltrim.,nt f.'l th'l !i,..,.., of th-> sighting, !.ow much of tht' ohicct wnuld havet been covere d b~ the match h::od? 19. Drew c::: - r " hot will sho,.., In ! sncpe of the object or objects. Label and include in your ski.'Jtc:h any details of tl,! o: .-: '-o: you sa.,., suc:n os .,.,;nJS, protrusions , etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. P l?c:e c .--: -..., ::-->:Sid e the dro ..... :-; <;> sh~w the direction th e object wa s moving 20. Do you think y o u can ostimoto thtt s po&d o f th e ob1o c t ? (Circb One) IF you a uwo d YES, then what spee d wov ld you IJ~timotc? I . u ') f I 21. Do you t'-l1 1.: 'fOt.. can e~ v. timoto how for C"~oy fr om you tho objoc:t wo::? IF you o~ .. .,. , dY ES, t ho n how for owoy would y o u s o y it was ? .!' {1 (I_() 22. Wh-::c " e~ .1w loca!~d wh.,n Y"'U sow the o!:.l~ct? (C ~rc!o o ln-.id ... c Jr ,n c :::lc M (ty~) 21. Wert' you (Circle On,.) In thtJ bu-;in -~s ~ec:tion of a city? I; t 'e rc!oiri~mirl ction o f o ci:y? In op"'n covnrysid ? N-:or "" oifi.,ld? Flying ov" o cit-,1? Fly i !J ov~ c.y.,..., .::l')unfry? := ... ,u w:- VING IN AN f,UTO .. ()~ILE o~ other vehicle a t th~ tin, the-n com;:>let~ th~> f o llowing quc:;tions: 2.!.1 'n'hor d'octi:m w~rc you movhg? (Circle: One) South g. West S.l Jt~'!O!>t f. Sou thw :; t h. No rthwe s t Ho ... 'est w~r_, you moving? mi le:o per hour. 2d.3 D;c c;:::u stop a tony t im., whil!! ~::1:.. w'ro lookintl a t th"! o bject? :>i the foll o winq? Binocula r s Ye~ No f. T el'!scope Yos Theodolite Yes No 26. In o rdJr tr .. t tc--:c'l give as clt::r o p i(.lurc a~ po~.iblo of who: y~u sow, J.,-;cribo 1n your own words o commo n ohj c t or ~bi .. ~l w'-lich, when ;:>laced u;> in lh-:~ ~ky, would g;, ... the ~ome ap;>eoronc, os the o bje c t which y o u sow In thu followiilg sb:tch, imogire that you c.c ot th:"J point shrwn. Picco or " A ' . on tl.,.., cur~un lin.: to -.hov hrJ"' high the cbto<"t w~H obovo the horizon (skyltne) wh ... , you frrst so..,. it . P lace o ''[!' o1 t h :t som' curv-, I lrnt: tc. show ho.w hi_, :M c.bj, c t wos obova the horiLon (skyline) whon y'>u ln'it saw it. Pbcf" on "A" 011 !nP. corr.p''"' when you firs: ~cw i. Ploct" o "B" on the compass where you /o-:t sow tire obte<:t. ~, p ecrur ;hn t w iII sho .v the Moncn rn 1t I t,e obj cct or ob jcc t-; mode. P lacc-en " A " at t!H~ h~Q rnn i ng of the ~:1-, c :;, : , p~tn, ""--;. s l ':lW ony c. onges rn rrerlron urrng t t. c~'ur:>e. Dr.:" -: ':.; -"':Ow they ..... ere :: .:,,e~, onJ put on arrow to show the drrcction that rh~y were trovelinJ. 30. Hov.:t y ou over ne.n thi,, oro similar o~j3Ct b,.f,,ro . !f :so \li dut.> or dot B 'Hith you of tro~ tim.) you sow th., e;bj .. ,ct? ( Circla Ono) :.n.l 1= -~"''lWl'trJd YES, did lh::y .-:~e t ho objc:ct too? (Circle 011u) 31.2 ~! ::1~ !ist t h:)ir names e nd ::ddressus: :;:;. ?1~.:::;;~ ~:v~ :"''s following informo ion c .... :>vt your.~lf: 1. dk::~ r:'"y :::::!itionol inforrr~:Jtio-c.-;ut your,.., If, incl,ding cony :;p~ciol O;(peri~ncc, which miuht be p'lrtin.!:-~1. 33. When end I~.,.;,..,~ did you r ':lp-'r: !hot yotJ heel :;~ n thu rJbj rt? 3 4 . Dote you complsted this questionn aire: 35. Informat ion wri:~ y ou fool pertinent and whic h is n ot a dequately COIIered in t h& specific po ints o f the quastionnol'"" c ~ narra tive expla na t ion o f your sighting. U.S. AIR FORCE T ECHl-11 CAL INfO RMA TlON This =-~slton noire has been prepared so that you con gtve t h o U.S. Air Force os much 1nforn::~ :;-s possible conce rning the unidentified aerial pht:nomenon that you hov., observed. Phc:!.:- ~ ::nswer os many q:Jeltions o:; you possibly con. The information thot you give wdl b~ \.. ,~-;! .:r '3S~o~ch purposes. Your nome w ill not be used 1n connection with any statemen ts, co;l"cl..:s. , or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s o th f I ' ! deemed necessary, \We moy contact you f or furthur details. 2. T tro1C of dny: lt')ur M nul-: s ( : , cle One): G. tost~H'l ,:-Centro I c. Mountoi" d. P c:=i!ic (C~rclc One) a. Doyl1ght S'lviny ( b] StClndord City or Town Stole or Count y c. No t very :.vre !::. =~ ~ :ertoin 1 d. Just a guess Yo:: l l~o 7. IF you S O"' t h e c:,i: ~t during DAYLIGHT, wh~rc was the SUN locot<"d o s you lcok" d ot th..-obJ'!Ct? (Circle On ): o. 1-f:>nt of ynu b. In bock of you cc:\ To 'yOUr ri~ht d. To your le ft o. Ovcrhc O':l f. Dtm' t remember tL 1r you ~o...., tr-~ o!>1ect or NIGHT, what d,cJ you nCIIiCL c-onnrn~r1y rl.c ~-1 J\~S und MOON? \ 'rc, e One): I:L 2 MOON ( ( "ell' On~:). a. Ori n h r moonlight b. Dull moonl ghr c. No moonlight -pilc-h dark d. IJcn 't rl'membor 9. \\no t ""re-~ weothM conddion5 o: the time: y ou sow tho object ? c/c One): '-~ora.~-clouds -.eavy clouds VEl\ Til C f-i ( C ,, lc Om) L. r 0~, """' CJr l ght f;JI"t c . ,_,cvl~>roh o~ heavy roin c . Dun t rc.:mmLcr ~. Th c~je: :.-pp'!arccf: (Ctrclc One 1: c . v opor light, was it l- ;-:~ :1;.~n the brighlc.st stos? ((trclc One): c. f\ bout the some d. Don't know (C~rclc Or c fo-coch question) stdl ot any time? Yes Don't know e~ y s : .... .J up or.d rush ow::y o t any ltml'? Do. ' t know -: 'J" -: ,.errs or ~xplodc? (No Don' t kr~ow Do ,'t know Ch:ln!" br :"'''t'ess? Don'~ know Don ' t k11ow rlo'5h or rl .-l-cr? Don' t know Disoppcor od reappear? Don ' t lcnow 1if. Did the obi,.ct disapo.,ar whi lo you war;t wotch1nr it? I* r.o, how? 15. Dio rr.,. c:: ~:: r move ~hind SOil' t,inq Cll any t im'!, pnr ticulnrly a cloud? Don' t Know~ IF y ov onsw_.r.,d YES, thM It' ll wiHII 16. Did th:-.:l.: movo in front of s=r: !1i,:J o t ony limP., partirui.Hiy (,cloud? (C ire ~md: Don' t Know. 17. 7 t-!1 in : :tow words the:. fo llowinq :n "1S nbc.ut tho object: 13. We ..,.:s:.. ':) 1<"ow the angular siH. :..:.:~'do match stick at arm' s len~th in lin..: wi!l-t o known obj.>ct und uot.! how ~Jet, d ... ~ ~bject is c overed by e h6od o f the ma tch. If you hod performed th ic, experi1nent t'u. tim., of t he ~ig'llin;, .-~.-~much of th e obj"!c' ~':l.J:.J hove been coverer.! by the match head? 19. Drew :1;. :.:.. -~r will s,o"" I:..<! : ,::: ... o f th!! objt:ct or object s . Lob,.l and includo in your sk<!lch ony d'!to.ls o:. ,-!! :-" .. :. ~:= : ou s o w sue" -::; "" -1s, protru:;ions, etc. , oncJ especially exhaust trail s or vapor trods. Je ::..'! dc ... : ; = s:.~w the d~r.:cllon the object wa:; moving. 20. Do you think yc-v con cut irnot e th 3 :o;po~c! IF yo-.J o 1i .,.::-~YES, t~<rol whol ':)\J c~n e~ti nat~ Ito., br o'Hoy frtro: youth~ cbj.,ct v~._.? IF yo c-! qd YES, lh.m ho'H !or <l"'"~Y v~a;.uld y..~u o. l,sdo::-:; .:Jilding Ct. In ,: t, u-;i:c'li :;r:~tion e>! rJ ci!/! b. ''' t h rl'l'ilc n ti:JI ~cti~. c!. t' 'lo r:n rir:1ni~?