C :::s.;;~VATION SU . 1.Iw,ARY All) /J;,fCl:~rr DEP~RTM~NT OF THE AIR FOHCE HEAOQUA~T!!:IU FO~tiGN T%CHNOLOGY OIVI!IION I A"OC I Wl'tlGHT.~ATTXIl!JON AI, FOftCl DA511:. OHIO "'~<4:)3 :oservation Re:~:-ence y:)ur unidentit'i~d obaervation. The information which ~ave received i s not sufficient for a scientific evaluati on . Re-:.:.est you complete t:e attached FTD Form 164 and return 1t in t~e envelope pr ovi ded. Thank you for reporting your obs~rvation t c ~he Air For ce. of Technology end Subays tem3 FTD Form 164 v/envelope S U OJ t:C T 0!:.-ARTMC:NT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUAFtTf:FtS FOI'tZIGN TIP:CHNOLOGY DIVIJIO N 1,-trOC I W?tiGHT ... ATTitRSON AI~ I"OrtCl gA!U:. OHIO 4!1.3;) U::-') J:>servation Re:':rence yuur unider.ti:tied observation. The infor:l'.ati on vhich ve ~ave received is no~ sufficient for a scientific evaluation. R~:::'.lest you co:nplete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided. Thank you for reporting your observati on to the Air Force. of Technology and Subsystems F~D Form 164 v/envelope 1 D:i.:-ector Paterson, tJew Thi s is an article Two boys, residents of us, in the Paterson Daily News Paper : Paterson section of the city, spott ed tly a:fter 9 p . N. :/.)cJ.:'l.esday night . wh i e v cd to Agnes Gra.,:~a:-School called t~-;? S'trange si Park Str~e~, shortly after glowing o~ject in the sky. ed about o~e minute in one pered fro~ riew." t a seventh grade student in St. News as soon as he returned after samd that he and his friend ~. were vra.lking on near 9 p. m. when they spotted large, dim He oaid the object had a red center and hover- spot and then moved rapidly until it disap- Wa ght add something that was not the objec ; ,;as close enm1gh to the ground to hear sc~g sort of noise, but there was mentioned in the article, that a parson would b e able U. S. AIR FORCE T ECHNI CAL IN FORMATION -!1 _ 1uestionnaire hos ~en prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force os much i:-'-:~:: as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have ob!>crved. Ple::>S" ,. to answer as many qu~:stions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be :...~-ror reseorch purpose.s. Your nome wil l not be used in connect ion with any statements, ccncLs~ns, or publications without your permi!>sion. We request this personal il"formation so that :f I S deemed necessary, we moy contact you for further details 1. Nh<.:n did yc, .:e t he object? 2. T i r1,e o f day: (Circle One}: I ar-:-_ore. o. tostern b . C~nt7at (Circle One): tCircle One): c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. YI!'H!'~ wer~ y ?u when you sow the object? Nenes-,stol Address City or T uwn o . DoylighLSoviny b. .Standard S t o l e o r County 5 . h ow i~"9 "OS ect in sight? (To:ci :>Jrc'ion) Hours Minulos Soconds 6. Whot wos t~e ,o~dirton of t he sky? b. C I o~.;dy o. ,f?_r~ght) b . Cloudy 7. IF y ou sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN locott'd o s y ou looked at 1he object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In back o f you c. To your ri ght d. T o your le ft c. Ovcrh~ocl f. Don' t remt-mb.:r 1 o. If y o u ~ow the ob:eoc t a t NIGIIT, who t did Y'u n nt ic:t cnn, ~.,,,.,HJ the ~d 1\ft':, und M80:-.,? c. 'l.}rr9ht movnltr.ht b. A I 'W b. Dull rn:>Ortllali"t c . No moonlight . pitch d . Don' t r~rnemh.>r 9. ~hot "'on: tn~ ~ !Jt ht!r conditinns at the time y ou sow tht: obj'!ct ? Cl OUUS (C, o.((l,.or r.ky c . Sea tt<':"d d. Thiel.. or c ~vE/, 'II If R ( (" leo Om): a . COry ' b. rcg, lllt!.f Of fi~.i-t1 f(JHI d . Sno.y 1Q. t'1.: c!:-j~cl orp~1red: (Circl~! Onl!): 11. If t t 0"" :.: _ -J :;J o light, was it brigr.''!r t.:n lhl' h:ight~st s tor"? (Circle One): c . 1\ bout tho <;orne d. Don ' t know 13. Did 1he o!.ljc.:t. fm e t:'Ch CIU'.lStion) a. 1\ppeor to s.:-:: s:t!l a t ony t ime? b. Suddt:nlt 'l:l"!-': L"" .;,nd ruo;h a ,...oy o t any c . Br!:ok lP ,,. , . ;::"~or explode? Don ' t know Don' t know Don' t V'lO'V d. Give off s.n.)<"'? Don't know e. Chongt: brig-re .? Don' t know f. (l,,,nge shape? Don ' t kno w g. Flas h or fl ic:ker? Yes No Do:1' t know h . Disoppt>or ond rt:nppeor? De-n' t knJW 1-i. D1d th., obi&c t d isaoi)<')C'f whi 1ft you wer~ wotchino it? H :~oo, how? 15. Did,.,'! "I:, "' Cf mov1t ~ .. hinc~ s.,m..,t~i"o a t o ny t im.,, n orticolcrly o c ln11d? (Cir-:: One): Don't K:1ow. Don't Know, IF you on~w.,r.,d YES, th~n t e ll what 17. 7 '1 inc: ... "' words th~ fo ll nwinq thiMs o!lout t h!t object : 18. We w is h ro know th~ an~u lor s i z.,. Hold o match s tick at a rm' s le n a t h in I ine with o known obi ~Y.t and not., how mJch o f s object is cove r.,d by tl,~ h"tnd of th e ma tc h . H y o u h nd p<trfor m..,d thi!; e ;:t>'trimotnt o t th!t t im't of t he ight ing, ',o-.,. much of the obi~ct would hove bt"'" c o v11r,d by t h., ma tch heod? '7 ' ... . 19. Ore,., a-.::::-~-.. -,o r will show tne sno:>e o f the objec t or objects . Lobel and inc lod, in your ::k-etch a ny details of th e o:::"' e-:: -:you s o w such ::s .... ... gs, protrusions, etc . , ond especially o xhaust trails o r vapor t rails. Piece o:::r .:--.. ~,~e t he drew;..,;~ s'1o w t n e direc t ion th e object wa s mov ing. 20. Do you thin'< you con ostimote the spoad of 1he obj<tct? OU can ~Stimot ~t ho'Y for away from you the ooj~ct WIJS? IF you ::r~"'rad YES, then how fa r away would you :sa y it wos? 22. Wher" wer~ :x; located wh~n yoo saw th., objact? (Circle One ': lnsrd-!t -: ~uilding b. lr o en: OutdO('( .. ,., :Jr'l o:,lon8 (typ<t) 23 . Were you (Circle One) In the bu-:in~ss ~ .. c:tion of o city? In the rosid~nticd s ctic-n o f a city? j In op~n countryside? - d. Naor em oirf!o ld? Flying O~.!r a city? f. Flying over open country? :t4. iF y o u wer~ MOVING IN A N AUTOMC31LE or oth~r v~hicle a t the tim,, t h::n compbt,. th~ following questions: 24.1 Whet :: ~ction wer~ you moving? (Circle On~) c . South g . \'lost d. 5outh~a 'it f. Southwest h. Northw t 24.2 HQw ':: s .,.,,H~ y ou moving? -Jmmiles per hour. 2J!.3 D'd v:;u s top a t any time w~il~ you were loCiking at the object ? Dtd .,.o c~, ......... ,~object throvs, cr-y~' the f ollowing? Binoculars Yus N o Telescope .,\,.'l. g . T hoodolit., Yos In ord~r that y~v .::.::n give a'i cleo r a pictur'> as pos-.ibl., of what y ou s aw, d.,::;cri~ in your own words o common ohj~ct o r ob .,cs which, when p laced uo in tf-1~ sky, would giv.: the sam., oppeoro11ce a s tho object which you 5aw. 27. In tha following !ketch, imagine that y ou cfe a t th" point sho wn. Place or " A " on tin c~rv~d line to ~how hlw high the obj~ct was above the h or izon (skyline} wh~n you ftrst sow 1. Ploco a''[!' ' 0:1 th~ SOI':"e c.ur'l:'!d lin~ to show how hi:;l'l the object was above the horizo n (sky I ine} when you last sow it. P lace o n "A" on thl'! compos~ w en you rrs. :.ow t Place o "B" on the compoo;s where y ou last sow the object. 2 8 . t.lrow o picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. P lace an "A" a t the beginning of the th, a "!j" o t the end of the path, and show any changes in dircc:t ion during the course . 29. IF thee wcs VQC(E T HAN ONE ob;,c!, then how mony were there? Ore..-o p c~.-~ of how they were orr=nsed, on.:! put on arrow to show the direct ion that th<!y were traveling 30. Hov" you ov.,r s~on thi:s, or u s imi lor obj~ct befor;,. If lo givv d oto or dolo~ oncl :o..:atiJn. 3 1. Wo~ ony:me : l:o!t with you O'l the tim~ you saw the object? (Circle One) 3 1.1 IF y?-.~ =~.swor(td YES, di d they !iee th~ object too? (Citclo One) 31.2 Ploos& list t h.,ir names a nd addros:;e.;: 32. Please giv~ '-le following information about yoursttlf: Last t-lom~ T ELEPHON:: \UMBER Firs I No mao tndic.J ~n~ n::itionol information about yourself, including any :;pecial experience, which might b~ p<'rtin:nt. Whm and to whom did you roport that you hod Se! n tho object?. Doy M15n t h YtJar 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information .,.,,;en you fGel pertinent and which is not adequately c overed in the specific points of t hl!' qu"stionnoi~ :>r o narrative explanati?n of your sighting. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION Th!O questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give tho U.S. Air Force as much infornclr..,n as possible con~orn ing the unidentified ceria I phenomenon tha t you hove observed. Please :y to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you givoe wall b~ US~!d for research purposes. Your nome will not b e U!Oed in ~onnection with any stot~ments, conclusions, o r publications without your permission. We request this personal information so it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details . 1. 'Nhcn did you see t h e object ? 3. T i me Zone. b. Lentr\Ji (Circle One): c . Mountcin d. Poe ific Hour Mirtui"!S (Circle 011e): A.M. (Circle One): o . Daylight Soviny ~Stondord"'- 4. Whe-re wen~ y-:>u when you sow t h e o!lject? t!d..z G..~Z.s-tJi.l NeorH ?ostol Address City o r Town Stole or Count y 5. hew long WC5 object in s ight? (To t:ll )urotion) c. Not very sure !,). r:lirly certain d. Just 0 guess Vtos ..,_ ~-= -;ht cc.ntinuou5 6. Whnt was l"e ::~ ... :; o n of the sky? b. C I o..:dy CC[. Brlgh~ b-.-Cloudy 7. IF you sow t h e obiect during DAYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located as you looked at the obje ct? (Circle Ono): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. T o your le ft e . Overhead f. Don't r('member 'fhl11 form aupero~de FTO 164, jul b l , whic h Is n b .. nl~t,.. Proposed reply to letter from A2C Charles Rogers~ 11 May 1967 Dear AL""lllaa Rogers: This replies to your recent correspondence regarding ;our unidentified observation. At this bte date, a me~ningful scientific investigation is not possible. It i s important :for an individual to repor t his observation to the nearest Air Force installation as soon as possible. Your information vill b e filed :for ~nfonnation purposes only. To date, there has been a total lack of