Hobart Indiana — April 1967

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Keywords: oservatiou, rmatioo, overetd, jcjfic, quattionn, orrotive, fljtc, iv15ion, safjil, lfficient, oboervetion, desorves, tttwoled, 1locit, spf11d, nituco, trnvoj, plie3, jpondencs, rs3ar1i, ositltc, 11itho, ctnnot, clofi, coaclt
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t. i l'lt\Ei' OBSERVATION ~oSERVATIOU PROJECT 10073 Rf:COI'W 2. LOCATION Tndi.:>.na CONCLUSION BRiEr SW,IJo\ARY MID ANALYSIS 34. Date you compl~t.td this quest ionnaire: 35. !nfo rmatioo ,. -::~ y ou foci pertinent and which is not adequately c overetd in th~ ~p!Jcjfic p o ints of the quattionn.:l:"l" -:: :: -,orrotive explanation of your sighting IHP I.Y TO su flJtC DEPA~TMENT OF THE AIR FO:lCE HEAOOUA~TE:"t~ FO~I:IGN T~CHNOLOGY O IV15ION I A 'ISC I Wl'tiGHT ... ATTil,!JON AI~ f'OAC I: I:SAfJil. OHIO _., .. 33 : :>scrva t ion ~.e: -!!"e nce y(lur unide:'l"tified observation. Tne informa.tton which .. ~ ::~we received i s not S'.lfficient for a scientifi c evalu~tion. R~'-cst you complete t h e attached FTD Form 164 and return it in ~:-... enve l ope provi.:l~d. ':''nank you for reporting your oboervetion ~= "th e Air Force . -; .::s C . MANA'IT Col~::~l, USAF vir~ctor of Technolo y e~d Subsystems F~D Form 164 v/envelope :. :l. '.:.h~t desorves a c;ood exoh~n:-~.tion. 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J.f in th::~ futt:r'3 you ;:;hould o'J3u.,....re '1...10 ther t: L.!.ca'lti.f:!. -:d J,t, I'OlOOdl, u..!.\ .. J? Ci i.ll ;3r3..~ch Co lt7 ~3l~tions Dl ion C .r::.c~ of I:uoi""~,ion P!-opo:3ed repl_y to letter frcm ~ht<e LyczanJ Thls replies t o your recent correspondenc~ re~r~ .lng your ' .. identified observation in mid-April 1967. We ore 1mab~ t o make a poaiti1e ldentlt'icstion ~"ithout -: exact eate. The description you suomitt~d is con.3i stant :!. :.n tr...a t of a sate) 1 i ca ; ho..,~ ver, \11 thout an exact da ~e and t!.=la., 1-1e ctmnot :t-e~ca a clc:!flnita concl usion. The in:fonnatlon .~ ~ll 'be f'il~d as iosu.f:'!.cient data for eva.lt:atlon. Ii' in the fut:rre JOU. ::>h Ollld observe 3nothc!r UFO., you shottl.d r~>Jort it t o the neares-c Air Force lnsta1lation o.~ soon as !Jt).:.Sible. Thia 'fill en.a'.)lc t hem to ::;>ert'orm u .Prcmp t anu ca11orehensive invest!.gation. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IN FORMATION T'..t s q uestionnaire has been prepared so that you con gtve the U.S. Air Force as muc h in for~:: :.nos possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleos~ y to answer as many questions as you possibly con. Tho informatio n that you give will be use:: for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connect ion with any statement s , c cncL.: ;~ns, or publications without your pe rmission. We request this personal informat ion so th;; : i s deemed necessor)'', we may contact you f or further detoi Is . 1. When .lid ';:,.~ soe the obiect ? lMonth Year 3. Tirre Zone 'Circle One): a. tos'e rn (b) Centcl d . Pocif::: (Crrclc One): a . Daylight Saving b. Standard ..:. n hee '"'~e)' :>oJ when you sow the obiect? City or T own Sto l e or Cour11y ':>.J OIIon) -:: C oin Fc':_ Not very sure :>. Fc:rrly certain '((.' Just a guess L b. C' ~v:ly ,...,NIGH I_ \.O/ Bright b. Clo udy 7. IF you sow th~ c~i~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was tht! SUN located as y ou looked at the object? (Circle One;: o. In front o f you 1>. In boc k of you c. To your risht d. T o you r lt"ft e. Overhead f. Don' t rcm~mber ~-IF you !.ow :he object of t41GHT, wlrot drcl you notic t! conccrnr'l'J tlu ~T J\I<S nn:l M:)O'~? D-~ t reme mber 8.2 MOON (Cud.-! O~tc): a. Br i glt I 1o1oon I i gh t b. Dull r110011fi!.Jht fcJ) NC! rnoonlight -pit.:h dork 1f.' Don' t rernemb~r 9 . Whet wl!-~ -e weather condrt icms a: the time you sow the objt:ct ? CLOUDS;: de One): \"'f..J\ THER fCifclc One). '1: rog, rni;t, a. l r!;jlll r;.~in (i) Clc'.lr .; y c . Scat ter.:-:: dorJds c . .\~<'dt!rote: c.r hc,lVy rain d. Thick c ~eo'ly clouds d. Snow c. Don' t rc..nt:rnlr:. 10. The obje.: -:>;>eared: (Circl~ One): QA!i o l:sht r rem.:mber 11. If : .::p:>~:l ~ as cr light , was it bri~ 1t~ t!on the brightest s tars? (Ctrclt.: One): c. About the $Oint! d. Don' t know 11. l C-:~:::~ bigh~ess t o..some c:--.-7, objr:ct: ::. Furzy or blv ~a _., Like ll brr,j" !>' ;r 13. Did 1hc obj-:' a. Appecr ~o.,d ;:;till ol ony t ime:? (Ci.cle One fCJI ccch qu~stiun) Oc.n ' t know b. Sudcien i\r ~ ........ d up and rush owoy o t any t i nrc? Don' t know c . Brec~ up ' .) :.. ... r t :; or explode? Yes Don't know Don' t know Chong.: orig1tness? f. Chon:;e s~o-? Yos Don' t know g. F lash o r flic k :r? Yc:; Dun ' t know h . Disapreor ond rNlppeor? Don' t kn'>W ld. Did th n ohi!"c t disaoo"or whilo y ou wor-.:t 'YotchrroQ it? If r-o. how? Don' t Know. 1r you onswori'Jc.l YES, tht:n tell who t I~ yov Y f S, th :n t(: II w 1 ""uc' a : ... obil'c t j., covrrad o" ,. ;-"!~1 of thn m('llrh. If YOIJ hod oo;rfnr ,.. .. d this ,.'{,.,.r im n t o t tht-tim" o f tho si~l-:,;'1::, :>w mu-:h of th .. ol:-ir:: -';'ltJid hovt> beon c overd by t~o mC'ltr.h 1,-,.nd ? --::t wdl sho.., ;:..~ ::1..:;;;:~ of the obj~ct or obj ... cts. Lobel and incl..,d~ in your sh::tch a ny details o: -~ :I. e: ~.: .,.ov sc.., ,;~.:'-: .:s ~ ns, FOtrusions, '.!tc., ond esp")cioll/ oxhov:;t trail:; o r vcpor troils. Do you think you con cstimot" tho speed o f ths objuct? (Circ'.,One) ) No I F you ons.,..."'-ld YES, then what speed would you estima te? l/&))l_c' 6 , N!cu / t>; ' I 21. Do y~ :~ ..... 1,. ~J c::'1 utimote how for owoy fr o m you the obj.)ct wo!l? IF yo .. ::'1: " r-ed YES, th.)n how for away would you ~ay it was?---------- 22. Where w~ "'OV locot~d when you sow tn ~ object? 23. Were you (Circle One) a. lnsid ~ ::l Jilding G) OJ~dOCY$ d. !n C:'l c;lone (ty;>9) a. In t h F: busin s section of a city? b. In t h;: residential snction of a city? c . In opt:n countryside ? ~ear on oirfi~ ld? e. Flying ov.>r a c it-;? f. Flying ovtH OPf'n country? II ~.., '"'~" :..OVING IN AN AUTQ C?. !Lc or other v~hicle at the t ime, then complete t he followin:J Gvestions: -,...,,::t : r~ctton were you mov:r: ; . ( ._::cle One d. So..,r\;e o!it f. Southwest 2-!.3 J": '!=~ s op at cny time whi'~ ;'':J'J wcro lo o'<ing a t the object? tC:'~One) h. Northwest 25. Did y:.u = ,~ ;';~ o!>ject t h rot..,?'"' :-, ot the following? e. Binoc~lars f. T e le-;cope g. The<Y!olite Yos 26. In ordOlr ~rc :u :::'1 g ive os clear a picture o5 possib l o f what y o u sow, d.Jscri~ in your own words o common b)pct or oSi::= t s ""pich} wh~n ploc d ,up in Jh sky ~ would give l~e s am., appearance as the object wh_ich you 27. In the following s ke tch, i ma g ine that ycu Ole a t the point shou,~tl. Place oP "t\" on th ., Clrv;,d fir.., to show how high t he object v1a s abov e th e hor izon (skyline) when you first sow it. fJic:co o ''B" 0'1 thF.t some C IWIOd l1n.! to how how hi ~h t he objetct was above the horizon (sky I in~:) when you last saw 1t . P lace on " A " o n the campus s when yo-. itrs; !lOW it. P lace a " B " on the compas s where y ou lust saw t he obtcct. 2c. ,)j;:w a p ~Jrc tha t will show t he mo~ion that the object or object s mode . Place on " A " a t the b.,;,innin!J of the patl,, o "::" ol the end of the potr, and s h ow any changes in direct ion during t ht. course . Drow c-; :. :;;r 1,_,,... they wer~ c r="':;l'c, onJ put on arrow to show the di;e c t ion that they were trave ling. SEX /J'/2tJ~ I ,(jf