PROJECT 10073 RECORD C i. r i l hr. " LENGTH OF GSSERVATION 11, 13RIEi= SUJAMARY AND ANALYGIS ( . T 'I'PE OF OSSE~VATION 7 . COURSE ?. PHYSICAL EVI~ .:~CE f-TD S f P 6J 0-329 (TOE} ?rnlou -iltl~ ~! lhltron:o "'1 b u ud, Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla 4 JunC' i ~i,.ll was :!.: ~ack of th0.m. They say the object was moving f, 11111 tHrtll to south, yet their diagram shato~s the object moving from Sl)ttl lt 1 o east. The tact that the object had the same color as Lhe moon, ""d Gccmed to t~avel around the moon, leaves me to think that as tit<, , ... ,e trc:-:.::ling (60 miles per hour) they may have come to a ttt i 11 the roa~, changing the angle of the \o~indshield to the moon, cn111~ing a tra-;,:ling reflection to be seen. Obviously, I cannot I".,,.~, l.ltis, bu:: i n vie\o~ of the tremendous number of inconsi.stencief; i 11 'lte re?'.nt, the youth of the t\IO observers, the fact that the oltaer f ot...-in the car did not see it, and the short duration ue ! ;,e ::;ight- in lea d s me to this conclusion. However, I think insu r, i i ent and conflicting data would be best. 28. 25 April 1967, Port Chester, Neto~ York. Not in m}' current f:i le. Appat'ently misplaced. W' 11 .... ln Dayton. 29. 26 April 1967, Preston, Iowa . Even thoug h this has five \o~itnesses, the t'epot't c nt' ;1tns in- su:=:ficient information for a meaningful evaluation . I.' .r liC'r data is :::i.ssing, and witnesses were adolescents. Case could ut r I 'IS sified as possible aircraft, or possib l e b alloon, or possiblr.-unh'"''' 30. 29 June 1967, Scotts Plain, Ne\o~ J e rsey . Several attempts to get in touch \-lith the ot'iginal vri. l nesses have proved f utile. The man, Damon Brown, truck driver, I til'> not tele?hone listed, and I t'eceived no response to letters sctlt to hi~. He may be an itinerant and not t raceable. His passenge r , Mrs. S :ey Winn, also was not traceable. No phone listed and letter to address listed was returned. Ye~ despite this, original report stated that there were many co o~orating witnesses. Apparentl y the Air Force intet'1og~tor c:.C.:-': '!.~cate any of : hese, or give any leads as to how they might :-~: re;:>ort hils.::. str angeness of D', but relatively low reliability . Als=-::1-:::e is an inco:1sistency. The report states that the object app<?:::c?.i a t one time about 100 feet from the observer and at another tin~ e object was circuling a n aircraft. No time-tnotiotl sr~qucnce es:ab_:.,;he cl. I would recommend that in vie~.r of the fact thnL it was impj-:;~)le to get any additional information, the case be c :11:ried as ..l::.;t.fiicient information, possible unknown. Yet the original re?ort W!S so bizarre and so suggestive of something strange that there should have been immediate and comprehensive followup. DEr'A~TMENT OF THE AIR FO::tC H E AOQUARTER!I FORl!:IGN TECHNOL.OGY D IVISION I 1\F:JC I RIGHT.PATTI:RSO N AIR F O;,CE IJA5E. OHIO 4:S433 UTO Observation , 23 Ap-:: 67 P.e:'erence y::>ur unidentified observatio n . T'ne inf or mation vhich ~ave received is not sufficient f or a scientiflc evaluati on. ~""-:-est you complete the attached FTD Form 164 end return i t in e nvelope provid~c. Thank you for reporting your observation t o t.hc J\ir Force. ... ~-~s C. MANATr, Colo:1el, USAF ~i~ector of Technology a~rl Subsystems F~D For m 164 w/enve l ope U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION r ... s que s tionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. A ir Forc e O$ much ir.for~.::t:::-as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. P ~cse ..., ro answer as many qJestions as you possibly con. The information that y o u give: will be l.i~c br re.seorch purpos es. Your nome will not be used in connoclion w ith any s t a t \!rnent s , c cn.:L!. or:s, or publication s without your permission. We request this personal information s o thor 1; , . i s d~emed necessary, we may contact you fo r further detail s . 1. When did yo .. !;ee the object? 2. Tir.,c o f day: (Circle 011e): T i '"'~ Zone: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. D aylight Sovin y d . Poe i fie 4. 'li here wer ~ v ::u when you sow t h e o ct? Neor,.s ::; c-stol Addres:; C ity or Town Stole o r Counry 5. how l.:ln:; ..,c:; o;,ject in sight? (T::ol ; .rotton) :... = c i ; l y certain c . Not v e ry sure d. Justo guess 6. What was tne r on o f th e sky? a . Bright 7. IF you sew t~e c~, .. c t during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked a t the obiect? (Circle Onei : o. In front o f you ce-:-In bock of you c. T o your ri ght d. T o your left e. Overhead f. Don' t remember Thl furm eup"r"ed~A F"rn l (o4, 1u 1 bl, whleh oh~ol .. t e y ou sow the object o t NIGHT, who! cl icl yo u c<: concerning tho ~ T AI<S ond M()ON? STARS (Circle One): MOON ( ( ,c/c One): c5.J l'iona 0. Bright moon I ight Dull moon I igltl c. No moonlight -p it ch d ork D:.:-; t romem~r D:>n 't reme muer 9 . Vrhol wer~ ne ...,eother cond1ti ons a t ltH" t ime you saw the object ? CLOUDS I =cle o . .,e): o. Clecr sty ~:} Scot!E'""':; c louds d . Thd: c "'eavy cloud s # !: ATHER (Circl OnP): b. fog, rnrst, or light rorn ,~odMote or heovy rnin c . Don't r~m..-mh: 10. The cbjec -:!;:"peared: T rons:.::~nt (Circle Ont:). (:..,As o I ight e. Do:1' t remember 11. I' it o;:>pec:ed os o ligh~, was it brig~ter thon the brighte st stars? (Circle One): o. 3righter c . ALout the some (b' ) iml'"ler d . Dvn ' t know 11.1 Cc;;"~oce brightness to some cot':'lmon object : (Circle c. Fuzzy ot blu;~d ~-Like a bri,,ht s or Shorn ly oul l m e:! ~-Don't remer-'~:- ~n ~ still a t any t ime? Sudd-::1 y s"~2d up a nd rvsh O...,llY at any Bre::J~ u;:> - :>po rt:; or e)(plod~? Chong~ ~-:,:ness? Flash or f~cker? D i soppeo c .,d rcopp~nr? e . Oth~::r (Circle One for each qur!stion) o,,,,'t know Dcn ' t know Don ' t know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't !mow l"d. Did the o biect di!'aPo~or whilo y ou w;:trto wo tchi"'g it? If so, how? )t.._-, 15. Di,J hP. ~b--.ct move ~hind soml'lthino o t any timl!' oor?icul::orly a c:IOld? Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what in fr,,- t of: Oon't Know. IF y nu onsw.,red YES, then tell whot 17. T e! I i"l o fp,w W<'d!'; thP followinq th in9 s ohout th~ obje-.:t: 18. W.f: '"'ish o know th01 onoulor sizfl. Hold o match stick a t arm' s lenpth in line with o kno""n object and note how of 1,e obie c t is cover~d by t!-11'1 hl'lod of the motch. IF you had o~rform"'d this ~x.,.,rim":nt o t thC! tim~ o f th<t sig"-lting, row much of th>'~ obiec t wou l,j hove been cover by the match head?(~..!!-~ Yt.,:. c{-.J::f2..._ 19. Drc'-:: :;:c .. e not w ill show the shooe of the object or objects. Lobel and includ~t in your sketch any details oft~ ~ ::~.:-~-= .,-::. you sow such os w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Plo:> c -~-::"' .:~side the drowin; s ho w the directi on the object was moving. 20: Do you thir.k you can estimate _the speed o f th;, obje ct? IF you ons.v!!r~d YES, then what speed would y ou e~timote;,? -------- 21. Do yo-; ~;,;r-;: ._,u con al'ltimote how for owoy fr om you the object was? IF y;)u =n, -")red YES, th11n how for away would y ou s oy it WCIS? ------------- ~ 22. Wh~::r" w~-~ '-'=>V located wh~n you so"" tht~ object? 23. Wore you (Circle One) o . lnsid., o -,uilding In o c~r-/iT J= J:ti . 1 Jit f/ vY a. In tb~ business s ection of o city? b. In the ro sid-t:ntio l s~ction o f o city? c . In open countrysid~? (<1' Near on a irfield? e. F lying w-,r a city? f. Fly ing ov~:r o;:>en country? ;= y~u w~r .V.OVING IN AN AUT0lA03lLE or other vehicle at the t ime, th~n complot~ tnl following questions: 2~.1 Whet :!ir~ction were you moving? (Ci~ch~ On.:) CS Ecst / d, S.:lu:, ~O'S t f. Southwes t 24.3 D' d ;-=>v stop ot any t ime w~i le y.:lu Wdre loo!<ing a t the obj~ct? (Ci-:1~ One) No 25. Did you obs.,rv-: ~'-e object th rou;)-, ary of the followin g ? c . Wines~ -= e. B in:>culors f. Telescope g. Theodolite h. Northwes t 26 . In order th-;r y:JJ con g iv e as clecr a pi::tu re as possib!~ o f what you sow, d~,;cribe, in your own words o common object o r obittc:o w:,ich, wh.!n plocod up in tho sky, would give the some oppeoronca as tho obj~ct which you sow. 27. In th" following ~k~tch, imagine tho t y ou o re at the po int shc.wn. Place o r "A" on th~ CIWJ~d l in'il to !lhow how high the obj~ct was above the h or iz on (skyline) when you first saw it. Plac e o ''B" on the soma curved line to show how h ig!, t!-le object was obove the horizo n (skyline) when y ou last saw it. Place on " A" on th~: compass when you f i rst so w it. Place o "8" on the cornpo~s where you lost sow the obje ct. 2$. t.lro w a picture that wi ll s how the m-=>lion tha t the object or object s mode. Place o n " A" a t the b!:g inning of t h:: p ath, o " !5" =t the e nd of the path, and show cny c hanges in di rection during th t: c ourse. 2 9 . lr tner~ we~ Y.OR~ THAN ONE ob;e~t, then how many we r'! there? Draw a pi r~ of how they were arranged , or.~ put on a rr ow to show the direc t ion that they wore traveling. Hove you ev&r s"~" thil, or o :.imilor ohjact LJf vrl1. If :.h) ui!.a doto or J,;t.., u11J lcc.stiol 31. Wo~ r.::r nt-, . S b w ith you ot the tim~ you sow the obj1.1ct? (Cirde O n(}) 31. i j= y:. .. .:uwerod YES, did t~ey see ~hoi o b joct too? (Circle One) 31.2 ?h-:: ~ 'i3t th~ir names and ocdr~s:;es: Pi s~ gi-.~ :n~ f o llowing informa t ion o:,out yourself: SEX _d lt. I tr.dic'Jt~ o.r.y :;dditionol in fo rmation ,::;::>vi yl)urs~lf, i nclnJing ony sp~ciol el<p~ri::nca, whic h might b.: pertin::r.~. 33. \'/hen end to ::>r-~id y o u roport that y ou hod ~!'> n the object? Mont h Your 34. Date y o u complet&d thi s questionnaire: Day Mont h Yenr 35. Information w:.,oc h you fool pertinent and whic h is not adequately cover"d in th~ specific points of thc- quo:;tionnci;~ ';( a narrative explanation of your sighting. Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla 2 6 . El Cajon, California, 19 April 1967. ;11;<: nave another blind alley case here. A tossup bC'tWC'0' ' pl)!:s i.blo c-"!.r~:aft and possible unidentified, but since there is 110 J">. ibl.c ~.;z. .;f. finding out, unless He could determine whether Lltrt ~ 8 _ -:::s in afterburner condition up there At that: speci[j r 1 iw', Lhe r-e;s_::.t must remain anbiguous. 1'he1: c Here four \-litnesse;., '"'ver, a:-..2 chese lights ~-1ere seen in a shall0\1 V formation. Nu ~.t,,d \WS h~a::-d, and the principal witness, quite familiar with ai..r ' " fl, Has ce.:-::ain that many aircraft ,.,ould have been hennl. Tltis i.. r-a<>e in ~hich the "possible " in the "possible aircraft" shoultl ,. 1:taincd be~e..1se all the evaluation c a n be is "possible aircraft" . It might be of interest in my discussions with Dr. f' 1 Mi.ll~nan, t o -.:tom the Nationa l Research Council of Ca nada has givc11 IIi' respons- ib:.l ity for handl i.ng Canadian UFOs, that he suggested t n ' , l'''i 1 c he was dmvn here recently discussing the gen e r a l problem v7i 111 , ... . , tltat in this matter of statistics, it is indeed most unfa:i.r L1, r;.r r :l ;:::)sitive identification of aircraft, b alloon, etc., \vith n i'' ubablc, or especially wi.th a possible evaluation of that type. li" F;:1id rhat ne intends to use a designation, for instance aircraft a, b, l)r c. Air.::raft a would mean positive identific3tion, no question \'latever. he: it \vas aircraft, but positive identificatio n l-las nnl mr,lc, and aircraft c, \VOuld nea:1 that the description of the s j ght i ''I'. i r; not e:1.:irely at variance .. ich evaluation aircraft, but that sucl on eva:~ation is very f a : from certain and tltat it could l1ave hcen co~:eivably severa l o~her things instead. He pointed out, a!: any goo~ statistician wo~:d, that one cannot and s hould not equntc ai:-:::-aft or h alloo:: a .;ith aircraft or balloon c . They s i.mply are not i n the s a me stacistical universe. 27. 22 April 1967, : o-n's River, Net.; Jersey. :~ ! evaluation here should be changed from possible ~=tl rllite to :.:-:: .. _:icient at'!~ =.onflicting data. Hy own feeling on thi.s ca~e is ::-.;:: ::.:: :nay ha,:e bean a reflection since the quite sh o J: L observa - -~-~; -:-.ade thro..:~h a \vindshield. Judging from the m.qny other in- a==-1: . :: in the r-=p;,::-c, it is likely that the duratio n io:t~ been ::;~:;:: _;.Hestimac;d . Furthermore, four othern in the cstt sm.; ow as to the inaccuracies: the moon rose tha t day a b'll t 4 :30 p . m., wit:t Nz:-s very close to the er1st of the moon . Ho\vever, aL (,:30 in the eve:"l.:-.; o n that dat.:, the sky tvould not yet be d ark, the SUit \IOuld jus: be setting and Mars would not y e t be visible. llotvevct, :-~t tha t t ir.1e, t h e moon was in the southeastetn part o f the sky. Tltt: !Joys indica::ed that they were traveling wes t , y e t they say that Lilc sun