CONCLUSION ~;:Nr.T,; Or 0.1Sc~VATION BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 20. Do you think you can estimate the (Circle One) s pc.,d of rh<t obj~ct? . IF you a nswered YES, th"n what speed wou ld you estimate? 21. Do you think you can ""timot~ how for awcy from you the o b ject was? (Circle One) Yes I No I IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ---------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the obj-ect? (C ire /e One): a. Inside o building b. In o cor ~c. Outdo~r:) d. In on airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In Th e busines s section of a c it-t? b. In the residential sectio n of a city ? (c. In op~n country~ide? ' d. Nea r or. oirri~ld? e. Flyiny ov.!r o city? f. Flying ove~ opttn country? 24. IF you wore MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the tir:te , then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction went you moving? (Cirele One) c . North c. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast wttrtt you moving? -----------'miles per h o ur. 24.3 !)!d you ~top n t ony ti~e whi!" y:;u w:1re looking <1t the o bj e c t? (C.-d~t One) No Q,d tOV OO:Servft 1hlt onjecf through ony of me follOWing? Binoculars cycg .c s 'ios b. Sun g losses Yes f. Telescope Yes Windshi.,ld Theodolite Yes d. Window gloss In l)rl~: '.~t vc>u ron qiv as -: object o r objocts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance os tho object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore at th e point sho wn. Plac e on "A" on the curved ltne to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you f irst sow it. Place a "8" on t h e some curve d lcne to show how high the objsct was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. Place on "A" o n th e compass when you ftrst sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost sow tltc obje c t 28. lJrow a picture t r s~" t he motion that t he object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the p a th, a"~" at the end o f the patl~\on show any changes in direc t ion during the course. 29. IF ther~ was MORE THAN ONE object, tnen how many were there? ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, on.:J put an arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling. 3 1. 1 IF y:u a n;w(lrod Y ES J .. J th..:y ~-H tl,.) ohj.lct t oo? (C:td: On::) 31.2 Pl.,os.:t lis t _?f, 1 I od dtil!J_ TELLPIIOHE tHH.\'::: 34. Dote you completed this que stionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent ond which is not adequately covered in th e specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanatio n of your sighting. tr:::J.:() FOR THE :tZCOHD: 21 July 67 Contact was made vTith t:r Information officer, Aberdeen Proving Ground. l:r. that he did not believe that any c r a f t f rom the proving ground could h~ve been responsible for t~e sighting. Yne ~rounds consists of 7500 a~re and their craft do not g;o outside the limits on missions. s a.id t ha t he l'IOUl d check into the matter in detail and if he found anything he ,..,ould call. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION !AFSCl WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORC E SASE. OHIO 4!5433 TD::!:T/UFO UFO Observation, 17 June 1967 Bendix Flight Operations Friendship Airport Baltimore, Maryland 21203 Our office has received a report of an unidentified flying object, over the Sassafras Riv e r in northeastern ryland on the night of 17 June 1967. Request information on any flights of the seven, four-engine aircraft 'l."hich are oper a t ed for Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. Possibly, one of these craft was in the northeastern t-Jaryland a rea a t approximately 2230 EDT, 17 J une 1967. Your assistance is appreciated, ~ of ogy and Subsystems 1st Indorsement TO: TDE'r /UFO FM: Bcncllx Flight Opcrntions rt(!Vleil ot -che flight records on file t..his ::;tation reveals that a C- 118A, I'.f.ri\SA 4?8 ~tas cond.uc ting ~es~. s or: the REEVES Ranging and Tracking System ln thv vicini l.y of Frlcnri.sl'l.lp Airport "from Ju..."'l~ 18/0200 G.MT to 18/0515 GMT. T:a.is -.;onlll pl ac<;> this '1 ircraft in the a:-~e. of' the reported sighting on :Lue;:;e t~,Ts were conducted at. varying alti-ude.3 of 5000 to 12000 feet, dlspl"ly ln ~ a 11050 wntt tracking light located on the bot tom of the aircraft. i . aroger Bendix Flight Operations U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl INfORMATION This quostionnoire hos b een 1>repured so thot you con give rhc U.S. Air Force os much infornootion as ponible concerning the unidentified oeriol phenomenon thor you hove observ'!cl. Please try to onlwfu os mony questions o you p ossibly con. The information thot you give will bo used lor research purposes. Your nome will nol be used in conr.cdon wilh ony sta tements, conclusions, or publications without yuur permiuion. We request tn is personol inlormotion so thot if it is deemed necessary. we moy contact you for fur1her d e tails. Monoh Yeor (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (C~rcle O no ): a Eastern (; ContrOl) c. Mountoln d . Pacific 4 . Wh e re were you when you saw the obtect? S. How long wo s ob ecr m sognt? (Torol DurctOI' ~Certorn:) ;Fairly cer:a in How was time in sig ht determined? ' 5.2 Wa s object in sight continuously? 6. Whot wos the condition of the sky? b . Cloudy C11y or Town c . Not very sure d Jo.t o g uess Srolt or County 7. IF you sow the object d uring DAYLIGHT, where was the S UN locotod os you looke d o t tho obJ~<ct? (Circle One): o . In front of you b . In bock of '/O U c To your '~hi d . To your left o. Overhead FTD OCT62 164 Tho lorm.upuerl.:sf'TD 16~ )ul61,\\hlch tsob;!,OI~tl' . 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8 .1 STARS (Circle One}: d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One} : a . Bright moonlight c. N'o-?.todhlgfii-pitch dark d. Can't remember 9. What were 1he weather conditions a t the tim-, you saw the object? (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): b. a zy ~mist, or light rain c . Scattered clouds c Moderate o r heavy rain d . Thick or heavy clouds d . Snow e . Don't I 0 . ..Ih.e object appeared. (Circftl One): b . Transparent :Dan I remember II. If 11 appeared os o l.ght, was it b righter than the brighli!ll stars? (Circle One): a:,~ c. About thot same b. Dtmmer d. Don't know 11. 1 Compare brt;htneu to scm.t common objecl: 12. The otdges ai lne objwc~ -ra: (C1r;le One;: c ~u:::y ur blurred b. li~'t o bght \tor 13. Did lhe object; Apo~tar to stand shll ol any lime? Br,.,.o.t up 1'110 p:nt~ o r 'X?Ioae? Give ofi smo'<a? ong'! brightness? Change shape? Flash or IJ.cl..er? Disappear a nd reappear? (Crrcle One for each quastion) Don't know Oon't ~ ... ow Don' '<,,ow Don't know Don't know r::"Y Don't know Don't know Don't k.,ow Official U.S. Air Force 14. Did the object disappear whil4 you were watching it? If so, how? Did the object move behind somethirog ot ony time, particularly o cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't know. IF you omwered YES, then tell whot it moved behond. Did t he obj.:ct move in front of something o t ony time, porliculotly o cloud? (Circle One): Don't know. IF you answered YES, then tell whot in front of: 17. Tell in o few words the following thing, o~ the object: b . Color 18 We wish to ltnow the ongulor size. H:~ld o motch stick ot arm's length in line with o known object ond note how much of the object is covered by the heod of the match. If you hod performed rhis experime<~t ot the lime of the sighting, how much of the object would 'ove been covered b y the morch ho!od? Draw o picture thor will show the shope of :he obrec-t or objects. Lobel ond include in your sketch ony detoils o f the object you sow such m wings, protrusions, e tc . ond e specially e-1 roi ls or .vapor !roils. Place on or row beside the drawing to ,how th,. direction the object wos moving. ( r'\ ':- UFO form continued 20. Oo you t hink you con e\timote rhe speed of rhe objed? (Corcle One) 8 No IF you ons~ered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 21. Do you lh in k you con e stimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes @ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy it was? _ 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One). a. Inside a buildong b In o cor ( c. Ourdoors ) -In on aorplone (typo:) 23. Were you (Circle One) o . In I he business seclio n of o city? ~u re\idenrool section of o coryD c. In open countrysode? d . Near on airfield? e . Flying over o city? Flyong o ver open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ol lhe time, then complete the following questions: 2 4. 1 Wnor cJtrection wero you movong? (Circle On ) c. East e Sourh b Northeast d . Southeast f. Sourhwe , r h . No rthwest 24.2 How iosr werl' you lnoving? moles per hour . 24.3 Did vou \top~, , ony time while you were l.,okong ot thA o bjecl? (Circf .. Ono)) vod you oi:aurve ,;, .. OOI"Ct 11\rough any or the fo ilowir>g? o. Ey~9IO\Sl:'~ Yes {No e . Binoculars Yes b. SJ., Jlmses f. Telescope Yes c. 'wondsht'!ld g . Theod~l~ h. 6rher I'JJ C ,Na}(6o d. Window glou Yes In order thor you con give os clear o p icture os possible of what you sow, describe in your o wn words a common object or ob- which, wh.,n pieced up in the s!cy, would give the some oppeoronc;, en rhe object which you so~ooo~ Hright-Patt-Jo Turnure/SAFOICC/ljs/7907')/24 Aug 67 Reference your recent correspondence couce~ Jour 1.musual. o bservation, the description you subci. tted ,.as Gimil.ar to t hat o: o.n aircraft. We contacted the Bendix Fli3ht Ope.rat1ons at Fi:tendshlp Airr,A>rt, since t hey operate several aircraft for the Go<ldard &-~ce Flioht center, and in the past, tnese aircraf t have l:een responsible for nuerous lJ"FO si;gbtin~s. C-lloA. N.o\SA aircraft .. as in the area of the reported :31 ting P.t o.pproximately 10: 30 p.m., J\..lle 1 T. ~e testa 'tier'!! conducted at V!lr'JiD.g altlt.:.des, d.1splayi.:lJ a 405o-watt trac:dn~ li6''lt :!.ocated on the bottom or tne aircraft. 1\lthO'.lgO . e cannot 1dentlf'J your o bserTation positi'tely, ''e do be lieve this o.ircrait to have been resr-onsi ble for your ciJ:ltin~. Sincerely; EA."Wil:I B. Y0011G Lt Coloce)., UC:..AY Chief', Ci 1r!l Jn'9,nch Coti&l.mi t7" ~elations Division Of!ice of InfoftDL9.tion ?ennsylf8nls. 1-1133 In the following sketch, imagine that you ore o t th'.l poont shown. Place on "A" on :he c;rved lone to show 1-oow high rhe object wos a b ove tt.e horizon (skylone) when you first sow ir. Place o "8" on rhe some curved line ro show how high the ob above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. Place on "A" on the compass when you first sow it. Place o "8" on rhe com pou when yol /osl sow the o bject. 28. Oro w a p icture rhot will show the motion rho t rhe object o r objects mod e . Place o n " A" o t the begin ning o f rhe porh, o "8" ot the end of th e pa th, ond show any thanges in directoon cloninq rhe course. IF there wos MORE i HAN ONE object, rhttn ho w ma ny were rhNu? -+:._ _ Draw o picture o f how they were arranged, and p ut on arrow to show the d iret ti6n that they were rroveling . , ~ffO form contanued JO. Hova you ever ~a en thi\, oro sin"ilor~Ot"'-' eel ore. If so g ive dote or dotes ond location. 31. Wos anyone el se with you ot the time you sow thtt object? (Circle One) 31. 1 IF you answered YES, did they see thi! object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their nomu ond addresses: lndicot~ any oddttionalnlormotion oboJ