PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION CONCL USIQ.N 1 " ' 3. SOUf:CE 4. NUMBER r-:: OBJECTS 5. LENG":H ::;;: OBSERVATION 14 -l'"" Seconds 6. TY?E Oi= C 3SERVATION 8. PriOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EV!)ENCE ),O.tner: (HOAX) . The observe r listed 2 witnesses to t he sighting . Both denicl en::;: be.ring see it. Observe r sent some photos of other" u:i'O.J he :-.as seen. 11. 6~1EF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted an object that the observe r described as . be i ng similar to a black watermel or.. Ob~erver r~portedly ~ook a photo of the object, however. it has never been sub- mi~ted t o the Air Force. fTD SEP 6: " .:;J? (TOE) Pnlcr'.h di:..l:>tu th b fonD,..,. be u .. d. U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL IHFORMATIOH This qve s tionnoire has ~on prepared so that you con give t h o U.S. A ir Forco o s much informction as possible conct'Jrning th~ unidentified aerial ph~nomonon that you hov& observed. Plec:;e ~ry to answer as many queo~tions as y o u possibly can. Tho info rmatio n tha t you give will btt ~.:..Jd for roseorch purposes. Your name wil l oot b e used in connect ion with ony stotoments, or publications without y ol!r permission. We reques t this personal information s o thct i; -j~ dee med n.,ces:r.ory, W(!J may contact y~ for further dotoii!S, When di,; ~ ):,. se~ th o object? 2. Time of day : Hour Mi nut s L 'ljYlo~t!. (Circle Ono): Ooy Mont h 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. Eo~ e rn b. Central c . Mountain d . Poe ific " c r'! yov when you sow t h e objct? (Circle One): o . Dgylight Saving ~-Standard_..) Neo10ll Postol Add reaa ty o r Town 0 Stote o r County 5. How long .,..cs object in sight? (Totol O u rotlon) Hou,. Minutes Second a C e r tain No t very ::>. Fairly certoin d. Jus t o guern . \. Ho.,., w:~ rire in sigh t det~rmiMd? "c: in si; h t continuo~:.ly? IF you w .. ;!>jl:!ct during DAYLIGHT , whare wa3 t h., SUN locot~d O!l y o u loolc~d at tho object? In front of you T o your l~tft Iii bock of yov a. Overheod To your ri,ht Don' t ro~mber Reproauced by L1brary of Conerc3s T h h form u~d l"TD 1G4 , J u l 61, whl c:l\ leo ob:tolho Legislative Refero~ce Service 8. I F you s ow t h e ob,ect a NI0HT, whet dtd you notic e co-cf'rntng th e STARS and MOON? 8 . 1 STARS((,,c/eCrc}: 8.2 MOO~ ( Circl~ Onr 1: Br~ght mnonli9ht D ull monnl1qht No ,..,ornlool,t -o itch dor k Don't rememb&r c . Mod: ri'J"' n h1ovy ro1n b. DiiT'me r c . About the so,c- d. Don't know I 11. 1 Cor.-~oe bright,.-. cs t o so,.,~ COT"'I'1on abj;,ct: (Ctrcle On~ t or ecch ou- s t ion) Don't know l.}('lfl t know Don' t kno ... D o n't know Don't know Don't kno w Did the ob1ect disappear while you were watching it? If so, h owjtl 15. Did the objec; move behind something a t any t ime, particula rly o cloud? (Circle \)--ei: ~n't Kno_:.:J IF you answered YES, then tell wha t I 16. Did th e OC ~: move in front of something at any t ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle Cne): No Don't Know. IF y ou on swered YES, then te II what Tell in a few words the fo llowing things about the object: lf,e '->'ISh t o \..;ow the angula r size. Hold a match stick a t arm's length in line w i th a known object ond no te how ! much of th e ob1ect is covered by th e h ead of the match. If you hod performed this experiment a t th e t ime of the j s ighting, h~..., much of the object would hove been covered by the match head? ; Oro"" 0 pic:..~r~ ;r::t will show the sno;:>e of tho object or objects. Lobel a nd include in your sketch ony details I of tn ~ ob1c~t ~'-,or 10u sow such os w ings, protrusions, etc., ond especial ly exhaust trails or vopOf t ils. Place en :. i :: -~estde tht-drowin:_J to show the direction the object was moving. ~" . l Do you think you con estimate the speed of the ol>ject? (Circle One) G:;) No IF you answered YES, then what spee d would you estimate?-+-~------( -=: 2 1. Do you ;~111"\~ you con estimot"' how fo r away from you the object was? { ::,cle One) 1:= you -:-.s..,ered YES, then how for away would you soy it wos? 22. Wr.ere 'N'!e you located when you sow the obje;ct? !n si::;.-o building c Ou!~oo'S In cr. '.lirplone (type) 23. Wore y ou (Circle One) o. In the busine s s section o f a city? In the residential sect ion of o city? (5: In open country side? d. Near on ai rfield? o, Flying ovor o city? f. Flying over open country? j 24. IF yov w~re MOVING IN AN AUTOMOai LE or other vehicle ot the t ime, then complet~ the followin~ qu~.stionll; I 2.1.1 'nn::: direction wero you movin;? (Circle Or:e) e, South ' o. ;~orth c. ::ost g. West f. Southwest b. \.~rtheost h. Northwe:ot s,IJ th~to 24.3 D id yov stop at any timo wi,;)., y ou ,,.1, looking at the object? 25. D 1d y ou ';,serve the object throu9;, :my of tho following? Eyesloss~s Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No Sun s'c:.s~s Th~odolite Yes No i "'iC #n e IC s~ h. Other 26. In order ':--c-: ::1.. c ::n -givtt as c l,or o oi-::ture a s po:~:ib),., of what you 'ow, describe in your own words o c'ommon obj!lct :r :.o .. c ; .....,ich, when p l:.c ,d up in the ~ky, would giv& the sam~ appearance as th e object which you :;ow. ,, the follow ing $ketch, imoginc.t that you ore at th~ point :shown. Ploco on "A" on tha curv?)d l ine to 'how how high tho object wo s obov" tho hor i z on (s.kyliM) whon you first I O-N it, Place a "B" on the s.ame curved lino to ,how how high th e object was a bov" th, horizon (r.ky I ino) when you lost sow it. Place on "A" on the compou when you fi rst sow it. Ploco d "B" on tha compa:s:s whoro you last ~ow the obj.,ct, Oro"" c p 1:: o~re tho t w i II !;how the mol ion that the obi cc t or ob jcct!> modo. P loco on "A" ot tho bog inning of th ot th~ e nd of tho p o th, and s!.v .. .:.ny ::hon()~S in diroclion dur ing the cour:e, I 29. IF tr.e ro w::~ MO~c THAN Ot-.E o~jecl, then how many wore there? ------------ 1 Dro"'f o ? i: ... .r~ of how they wero c~r::ng ed, a nd put on a rrow to ~how tho direction that they were traveling. 30. Hove you eve r s~en this, "' 0 :;itni lor object ~for"'. If Sl) u ive dote ~' dtJtor; Olld lot.ot ion. ony.Jn.-' ~-.,.,,,h you o t t h:t t ime you !'OW the obj"cl? (C~rd~ (Jw) L ost Nom" TELEPrlC:= NUMSER IT"dicot~ :.r-y ~dcit:ionol infor mation o~v~ your:s:otlf, including o,y ~pcial~l~p..,ri .,nco, w!-lich might b ) p)rtin e nt . 33. When and c w-. ::"" did you repOft thot y ou hod 10te you completed this quntionnoire: Information which you foel pertinent and which is not adequately covred in t he 1~cific points o f th ueationncir ~ c narrative explonation of yDVr sighting. --1. /fleet -2- P H 0 T 0 G R A P H I C a nd mqke of camer a focal lengt~: and 'make of :?.:-an:i a nd type of :'ilm -lr"r; t' . F -I .l I .) !.! Shutter speed u s ee!. ('J 3 i.ens opening used; bat is, "f" stop 6. Filters used 7. Was tripod or sol:.C. stand used -j t ( J t~-\. 1-las "pannir.g" Exact direction ca~=~a ~as pointi ng ~ith its angle vith r~:;ect to the ground. _ relation to t;r".le I~orto, auu :a supplementa l i:::~or!ll3.tion ts unobto.inllbl.c, the minimum camera do.tu ~eq'..\ired are t!:e -;.:,:e of camera, and the smallest end lnrgest "f" stop a nd. shutter S?ee:. :-~9.dings of the camera. ;/. / ...._ , TDPr (UFO) Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/14 Feb 68 UFO Observation, 17 April 1967 lem, Vir ginia 24153 3efer e nce your unidentified f lying object (UFO) obs er1ation of 17 April 1967 and subsequent photographs . In your letter you ~dicated tha t you ~ould forward the ori gina l negatives on your s ight1nc;; to d!tte, they ha ve bnot bc~n rec~ived. In orcer that o~e -.nay evalu:.tt e your oiehting, please forva r d your original :Jegati1es in the i ::1closed enve l ope. Upon completi on of analysis, ..,e \/ill return your ncg:atives. :: CTOR QUINTA?IILLA Jr, Mujor, USr'\F fnief, Aerial Phenome na Office Aerospace Technolo~ies Division ?reduction Direc te Self- addressed enve lope Major Hecto r Quintanilla, Jr. I USAr Aeri.:1l Phenomena Office 1\.erospace Tech Division Production Directorate Wri.ght-Patter son /\ir Force Base I Ohio 4 5433 Re : TDPT (UrO) 4 17-67 observation Dear Major Quintanilla : ~s my 15 year old son. He and his brothe r ow age S I state the y saw the "flying sauce r " picture d in the subj.:;c: photo land and take off o n or near the property aa; :-:r:!.ng our home premises. H e st a tes at fjrst the y were frigh".::-::-::?:: and ran I then returned a distance to snap the picture se:tt }ou. "cYS he sent the negative t o D ell Publications ancl tha t s .-. :: b8en returned. I will write them myself in an a ttempt to ;-~: :ne negative for you. i'"'l\lf d. Very trul y yours ~ NE"tr-lt Til/ 5 b f /ftJ TCJS 'f X S" c o t... Ofl.. P x 1 tJ c p " tJ tr DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC I WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE OASI!. OHIO 4:5433 {JFO Obs ervo.tion Yc.u r n ame has bee n give n to the /\eria l Phe nomena Branc h (Project ~:...:e Eook) a s being a vitness to a n unidentified flying obj ect. : - you "ere a ,.i t n e s s to an UFO s i ghting on 17 April 1967 .. ':'~ld you please co::1pl e t e the attached f1F Form 117 and r eturn i t :.:. the envelope pro.rided. If you \.ICr e not t ! , ;itnecs tc thi::; s ighting , vculd you pleuse make a s t a t ement to this effect on the attached form. ':!;e information ,,h::.c h you provide will b e used in evaluating this o~servation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. J.;t1ES C. )':>:.r ector MANATT, Colonel, of Production