Dayton Ohio — May 1967

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2. LOCATION 10. CONCLU510N or 295 deb, d an elevatio~ of 8 11. BRii;F St.;~o.JI.ARY AND A,'ALYSIS O'J j ect a ?::.;~red bridlt e:r-t!'h.n Object ciid not dic;.ppcar, but Prevlouo edit I ~.., of th (:Hal r.>Y b~ ueod. the stars, looked for A ATTN Of" TJe:' /:.ri'O DEPARTMENT Or TH!':: AIR rOnCE HC:~OQUA:.TEiU FOfttiGN T:!CHNOLOCY O IVI.:>IO'I I AF5C l WRIGHT.~.\TT~:JDN AlA I'O~C UA!lF.. OHIO ~!J-':33 R;:' ~!'ence y~,,ur unide:1tifi"!d observation. The information \lhich w~ ~ave received is not sufficient for a scientifi c evaluati on. R~-..!est you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it ir. : envelope provided. ?h~' you for reporting your observati on ~he Air Force. MANN.rr, Colc::~l, USAF of Technolcgy a~d Subsystems F'r'D Form 164 w/en\elop.:! U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOH TL,i $ questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much inf-:>r~-:t"on as possible concerning the unidentified aerial ph-enomenon thot you have observed . Ple:s~ t ry to a nswer as many questions as y ou possibly can. The informat ion tha t y ou give will be us~c for researc h purposes. Your name will no t be u sed in connection wit h any s tatement:>, con:'c:.i~ns, or publications w ithout your p e rmission. Wo reque;t this perc;l)nal info rmation so that 1; :~ is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 2. Tirne o f day: 1. When did y~.J see the objec t ? 3. Time 7on~: (Circle Ono)(a_.. astern b . Central c . Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): (Circle OncJ:(a~ Daylight Saving b. Standa rd 4. Wh~re w~ e you when you saw the object? Stoto or County C ity o r Town 5 . how l:m: w:os o b ject in sight? ~. :=a~ly certain No t very Just a guess 6. What was th~ ::.'~ion of the sky? c. 6rt;h t a. Brigh t lb. "Cloudy 7. IF you s ow th e obi c t during DAYLIGHT, wh~::rc wac; the SUN locate d as you looked o t the object ? (Circle One): a. In "' ~-you d. T o y our left FTD OCT 62 164 b . It) bock.. of y ou e. Qvc rheOC"I c., T o your'l-ight f. Don't re member Thle f or m "''P~'"'dr" r TO 11>4, J u l bl, whic h' " nh'lnl c tc. 8. IF you s ow the object at NIGHT, what did you no tice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 ~TARS (C ircle One): d. C ::~r-' t remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c . No moo n light -p it c h dark d. Don' t remember 9. Whot w'!rt? -~., weather condit ions at the t ime you sow the object ? CLOUDS tC:rc/e One): y~. ScotTcre::. c louds d. Thick cr 1-tcovy clo~ds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or l ight ra in c . Mode ra te or hea11y rain e. Don't remember 10. T he obj r appeared: b. T ;ansp:.~nt (Circle One): y'As o light c. Don' t r!)rncmber If tr c;:>o!!:-~d as a light , was (a. Bright e r it brigl,ter than the brightest stors? (Circle One): c . About the some d . Don't know 11.1 ::;~:.::~ brightness t o some c:>:':'mon object : 12. The .d:-e:. c:: r'~e c:,ject were: 0::": :/:. Fuzzy or bhw~:l c :" Like 0 bri:rr s:: ::. Sharply ou~ I~ ":C (Circle One for eoch question) Appecr ~ s .:md still at any t ime? Don' t know b. Sudd~r. s::> d up and rush away a t any ti me ? Yes (No Don' t know c. Bre\Jk .J;; .,:~ paris or explode? Don't know d . Gi11e off s"1o~e? Yes Don't k now Change brightness? Ye s Don' t know f. Change shop.:? Don' t know Flash or fli cker? Don't know h. Disappear a nd rcoppoor? ?'Yes No Don' t know the object disappctar while you were watching i t ? If so, how? 15. D id th~ c!:::'!:c t movct behind something a t any t ime, particularly a cloud? (Circle ':)'le): Yes /ft~' ' Don' t Know. IF you answered YES, then te ll what 16 . Did th~ cl-~-=t move in front o f so~ething o t any t ime, partic u larly a c loud? (C irclc Jne): Don' t Know. I F you anSW\!re d YES, t hen tell what 1n fro.- of: 17. Tell in o : ~..,.words the follo wing things about the object: 18. 'Oe ..,.ish t:-'<,ow the angula r size. Hold o match s tick a t arm' s le n g th in l in e with a known object a nd note how much of :L,e ~bject i s covered by t h e head of the match. If you had performe d this experiment a t the t ime o f the s'yh: il'lg, -~w much o f the object would hove been covered by t he matc h head? Drew:: ~i::t..~ ro:.J' w ill show the sl.::p~ o f the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any d e tails of lne obl"':f -:: 7?U SO W such cs A n~s, protrusions, etc., a nd c:.peciolly..exhoust trails o r vapor trails. Place o-: :::~ ::':i ~e the drcwin; o sh:)w the diroction the object was moving . 20. Do you think you con e stimate the speed o f the obj~ct? (Cirde One) '!Yes JNo I F you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do yov t":'l< ou can estimate how for away fr om you the object wus? ( C -= '~ One) Yes No IF y ou ors.v~ed YES, then how for owoy w ould you soy it was? f./""J::_ 22. Where were ?U located when you sow the obje c t ? (C ircfc On~ Inside o ::. ... ilding o. In a car c. Outc!oorr d. In on o ;>lone (type) 23. Were y ou (C~rclc One) In the business section of a city? In the residential s e ction of a city? In open coun tryside?,. , : . / car o n airfield? Flying over a city? F lying over ope n country? vYING IN AN AUT0.'/03'!_!: o r other v ehicle ot the t ime, then complete t h e following que~tions: W"-:~1 d :!ction we~ou movin;? (Circle One) c . Nor-, """ c. cosr e . South b. Non~ecst "'-~ Sou:heast f. Southwes t ~o.., ;c~ were you moving? "'-miles per hour. o.d y ::u s1op o t any time while v? ... ~ lookin g o t the object ? h . Northw~st 25. D id )'O'.. j:.s~-,..~ -e :>bject throvg~ o:-y of tne following? 26. In o rd e r that t":"-cc"' give os clecr o pic tuc as possible of what you sow, describe in your own word:; a comrtHm object or objec~ .... ~i~h, when placed up in tho sky, would giv e tho s ome appearance a s the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imogin"e that you ore a t the point shown. Place on "A" on tha curved l in e to show hov h iuh the: obj~ct was above the ho rizon (skyline) whun you first sow it. P lace a "B" on the some curved line to show how hisl., the object was above the h orizon (skyline) when you ICJst sow it . Place on " A" on the compass when) ou t,r! s ow it. Place a " B" on the compass where you los t saw the obje ct. :'row c p i:.:re that wi II show the r:-~otion tha t the object or objec t s made:. Pineo on " A" o t the beginning of the ' at the e nd of the path, and show any change~ in directi on durinu the course. Drew c :.-'-:.:e :! how th e y were ::-r::- ;.cd, on.:l put on arrow to !ihoN the d irection that they we re trove-lin:~. 30. Hove you ever seen this, or o simi lor object before. If so give dote or dottts and location. 31. Was c1y::-t' .., sc with you at th e t ime you saw tho object ? (Circle One) 31.1 lr "~ cnswered YES, did they see th3 object too? (Circle One ) list their IJOmes and addresses: 32. Pbose gi o the following information about yourself: First Nome TE LE P!-iC= NUMBER ll'ldi-.:::e o-. :~c!ditionol information c~<:>ul yourself, inc luding any :;pecio l experience, which might be pertinent. 33. Wh~n and to wnom di d you report that you hod seen the object? 34. Dote y o u com?letcd this questionnaire: I~ 35. Information...,..,.:" you feel pertinent and whic h is not odeC'Juotely covered in the specific points of t he questionnoi~ o r a narra tive explanation of your sighting. 1. DAT E T tM:: G:(OUP 3. SOIJRCE 4. NUMBER OF C:JECTS 5. LENGTH OF 03SERVAT ION J !o. TY? E c.= oss: ~VA TION Ground Visual ,7. COU~SE 9. PHYSICAL : v ')a N CE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Day~on) Ohio 10. CON CLUSION Possible:: AIHCRA?f 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer siGhted ~n object thut he first thought was a star but tl:en he noticed tbot it hod t'-10 beams a t anele::; from its b:r o=, and was movlne t o,.Jard the clouds. At this tim;? the bject was under the clouds. About 20 minutes latO!r he sigtc: ~ ano"t!:e.::: similar object from near the sati!e place. Uo noise CC TL'S: Obse1ver stated that a he licopter would look sirn- j.J . .c-.r to the ouject. Hright-Pottcrson 1\F'.S is loc3ted n c-\r Dayton and usually has numerous aircraft departing P-nd on app:-ooclt. The witness was sen t a 117 but fai led t o return i t Th~:-e is nothln,g to indicate that the object could-net have bee:-. an aircraft. Ther ic not real data on seco11d sighting hc .. ;ecer J sihce it is similar to f irst it too L13Y have bee:l en PR0Ji:.:Ci' L:073 RECORD 2. LCC,,TfON D~,r~:.on, Ohio 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observe. stated that the object was a li&}lt. r'i:-st. ap e-..1i..r .. I dim c::.d t!~cn g:-~dU<llly e:rc-..tln,:; :; r ic.'llter .:t::d 'brie:,r,er . Tho obje c t \>tns bright or n~e. Object brightness h"us comp.lrcd t...; that of the moon. lliges of the object \/ere sha:-ply outl i..ncd. Scur:d : silent. Color: oric;ht, V C'f"J bright orange and al- . ' t: CoSt ::.'ATION U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T~s q uestionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as muc h infornc on as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. P lea.:.:-'ry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The in formation that y ou give will be us.d for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connect ion ~ith any statements, coN~sons, or publications without your permission. Wr.request thi-. personal information so that r~ is dttemed necessary, we may contact you for fur ther details. When di d y~J see the object ? Time of day: Mi nut_, s _J_}lj:J_ r/ (Circle One): Doy Montl'l 3. Ti"'e Zore (Circle One)(~. c. Mount.Ji n d. Pocifi::: (Circle One['-. a. Dayligh t Saving b: Standard 4. h h~re wee ou when you sow the obj~ct? City or Town Stot& or County 5. how long wcs object in sight? (Totol Durotion) ::. Certain b. ro;rly certain .., ....... -e in sight determ1n? c. Not vory sure (.-~Just a guess 6. What wa s ~":e :~"=;ion of th e sky? c . SriJht 7. IF y~aw the oo1ect during DAYLIGHT, where was tho SUN located ao; you looked a t the object? (Circle One): o. lry front of y o u d. To y our I 2ft b. Itt bock oF y ou c. Ovorh..}od c/To your right f. Don' t remember FTD ccr 62 164 U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHI'IICAL 11'1 FORMATION Tnt ~ questionnaire has been prepared so that you con givo the U .S. Air Force as much inforM.::~n as possible