27. In the following sketch, i mogine that you c.-e at the point shown. Place or "A" on the curved I ine t o show how the object was above the horizon (skyline ) when you first sow it. Place o "B" on the s ome curved l1ne t o show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it . Place on ''A" on the compass when you f irst sow it. Place a "B" on th e compass where you lost sow the obje ct. 2 8 . l.lrow a picture that will show the motio n that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, o "~"at the end of the path, and s how any changes in direc:tion du~ing the: course.{l 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? picture of how they were arranged, onJ put on arrow to show t he direction that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar obje c t before. If so give dote or dotes a nd location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? 31.1 IF you answer Jd YES, did they see the object too? 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: rfG~ rU.~w eN JJ 32. Please g ive the following information about yourself: Firat Name Middle Name City Zone S tate cate any additional information about y ourself, including any special experie nce, which might be pertinent . 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? Ooy ( l~onth Year 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which i s not adequately covered i n the speci f i c points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting TDET/UFO (Maj Quintanilla/ 70916/mhs/ 13 Jul ) UFO Observation, June 19 , 1967 Elmhurst, Illinois Reference your recent correspondence in ~hich you mentioned your son's unidentified observation on June 19 and subsequent photographs. dditiona l inf ormation on his sighting and the origina l ne~ativ~s are needed to perform a scientific inve stigation. Request your s on ete the attached photographic data sheet and FTD Form 164 a nd return them with your original negatives. Upon completion of analysis we vill return the negatives and photographs along vitb ~. our findings. RBERT 8. IIOLDSAMBECK, Colonel, USAF ,y~cting Direc t o r of Technology and Subs ystems 1 . FTD Form 164 2 . Photographic \//envelope Data Sheet TDPT (UJ'O) Lt Col Quintanilla/709~6/~s/8 May 68 UJO Observation, June 1.8, 1967 BJ.mhurst, Illinois 6ol26 1. Reference your unidentified observation and .ubsequent photographs ot June 18, 1967 The results ot photo analysis ot your uegatiYes are a. Exrunination ot the photography reveals that the three imagea in question are apparently photographic phenomena. Noting that the curvature ot the observation window ia reflecting the image of o peraon, it is therefore possible that the unidentified images are o f obJects .. ......,.. to the rear ot the photographer, being reflected on t.he vindow. Since -: the Inatamatie 100 1a a fixed tocua1 camera, objeots from about 6 teet .: ... to infinity will be sharply imaged. 'rbe observer atated that the .t unidentified flying obJects moved alovly, so it ia not reaaonable to -. assume that the so1"tneaa of tbeae tmagea ia due to motion. It ia 2 however, reasonable to assume that they are slightly out or focus 'Which . _. places them nearer to the camera than approximately 6 feet. ('When t photographing mirror 1magas, the lena must be focused tor twice the ~ .. distance from lens to mirror, due to the double path length of the ...... ~ ~ image forming light. Tbia then equatea to an obJect diatance of leaa .. -.:1t~:, . .; .. thaD 6 teet. Aaauming that the camera ia approximately 2 teet trom . , ~ ;r :: ,. , ~ ,r.:t '"::...~: ~ ... : the villdov thia place the actual object aomevbere within the eont1nea . ( ~: .-' ot the ear.) If the actual objects are somewhere outside the train, .~17""' the nbove theory still bolda true because the window (in this case, ,~ the image on the window .urface) is also out of focus to about the same degree as the unidentified flying object. In addition, the general poei tion ot the image group remains nearly the same in both photographs, while the remainder of the s cene changes completely. This indicates that the images have remained nearly stationary relative to the camerae position and the window, but do not appear to be related to anything outside the observation car. 2. We are returning your original negatives. Once again, thank you tor reporting your observation to the A1r Ioree QUINTAKILLA Lt Colonel, Aerial :Alenomena Office Aero1pnce Technologies D1v1aion 1. Original Kodak Negative s Production Directorate I 2. Two Kodak Color Prints ANALYSIS REPORT DATE OF REPORT )0 November 1967 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Colorado (California Zephyr) PHOTOGRAPHY TWo original negatives and corresponding prints 1. PURPOSE: This report i s in r eply to Work Orde r Number 67- 107 subrni tted by Major Quintanilla, requesting photo analysis of purported unidentified flying objects photographed from the California Zephyr train. The photographs '1-Tere taken from an observation c a r '1-lhile the train was passing through Colorado on 17 June 1967. Enclosed were two color prints and corresponding negatives of the unidentified images. ANALYSIS: Examinati on of the photography reveals that the three images in question are apparently photographic phe nomena. Noting that the _curvature of the observati on \-lindow~is ecting_th m~ge o~ a~per~on, it i s th~;efore possible tha~ the unide fied.~mag e 2-f_o~jec~s ... to Jhe~r.ear.of_the photograp._he .... t?~i.Dg reflecte_g ~n th~ ~ndo\-r. Since the Instamal~c 100 is a fixed focus camera, objects from about 6 feet to inffhity will be sharply i maged. The observer stated tha't the unidentified flying objects moved slovrly, s o i t is not reasonable to a ssume that the softness of these images is due to motion. It i s howeve r easonable to assume that they are sli ghtly out of focus 1-1hich places them near e r to t he amera than approximately 6 feet. (\Vhen photographing miror images, the lens must be focused for t wice the distance from l ens to miror, due to the double path length of t he i ma ge forming light . This then equates to an object distance of less than 6 feet. Assuming that the camera i s approximately 2 feet from the ~-IindO\-! this places the actual object s omevrhere within the confirt!Sof the car) If the actual objects are somet..;here outside the t rain, the above theory still holds true because the window (in this case, the image on t he window surface)is also out of focus to about the same degree as the unidentified flying object. In addition, the general position of the image gr oup r emains nearly the same in both photographs , 1-1hile the r emainder of the scene changes completely. This indicates that the images have remained nearly stationary relative to the cameras position and the window, but do not appear to be elated to anything outside the observation car. PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: Photographic Technogolist APPROVED BY : v!ILLIAH L . TURNER Major, USAF Chief, Photo A Branch ....... uER PRICE, JR. Chief, Photo Exploitati ~JPe and make of camera Type, focal lengt~, and make of lens 3 Brand and type of film 4 . Sr.uttcr speed used 5. Lens opening used; that is, "f" stop 6. Filters used 7. ~!as tripod or solid stand used 8 . ~-las "panning" used 9. Exact direction ca~cra vas pointing vith relation to t e North, and its angle vith respect to the ground . 10 . If supplc~ental ir.formati on is unobt a inable, Lhe minimum camer a da t~ r equired are the t ype of ca.'ner s , end the smallest and largest "f" s t op and shutter speed readinGS of the camera . U.S. AIR FORC E T ECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire hos been prepared so that you con give t he U. S. Air Force os much information as possible concerning the unidentif ied aerial phenomenon that you have observed . Please t ry to answer os many questions as you possibly con. The information that you g ive w i l l be use d for research purposes. Your nome w i ll not be used in conne c tion with any statements, ccnclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s o that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you fo r further details. 1. When did you see the object? 2. T i '''e of day: H'lur Minute~ (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle On e): a . 4. Where ~ere you whe~ou saw the ~je,ct? Nearest Postal Address (Circle One): o, Dayl ight Saviny b . Standard I If tr /I 1d'tf City or Town State or Coun"tr" 5. how long was object in sight? ( To tal Durat ion) Hours Minute s a. Certain c . Not very sur.!-. b. Fairly certain d. J ust a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? I - J 1 ~LtvvtVv-"'-' 6. What was the condition of the sky? ~).../" ft. V -~c:f Jv~\GHT ~ l~"'i/ a. Brigh t _ l .1 b. Cloudy 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as y o u looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you r -:OO: ) In bock of you '---C To your right d. T o your left .a,;'Overheod f. Don't reme mber H. IF you sow the ob1e c t o t NIGHT, wha t dt~ y o u no tice conccrnmg the !>TAI<S und MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Ctrcl(' One): a. Br~ght moonltg ht b. Dull moonltght c . No moonl ight -p itch dark d. Don't remember d . Don't re me mber 9. 't'thot were the weather condtt ions at the time yCXJ sow t he objec t ? CLOUDS (Circle One): o. Cleor s ky {c:.,.-S~ollered clouds a . Thick or heavy clouds vVE A TI-lER ( C trcle One): b . Fog, m tst, or l tght ro tn c . oAOdl"rot~> or heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Ctrcle One): L?.' Transparent d. As o light e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared os o li ght, was it br ighter than the br ightest stars? (Ctrclc One): a . Br ighter c . About the some 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object : The edges o f the object were: .,_ ~yo; (Circle One): a. Fuuy or blu~red" -1 e . Other------------------ b. Like o briyht s tar :. p _ Cc.CShornly outlined o.,.;L ~ d . Don't remember Did the object : a. A ppear to stand still o t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away a t any t ime? c . Break up into parts or t!xplode? d . Give o ff smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Chango shape? Flash or flicker? Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for each question) Don't know (No) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Yes ,J::to Don't know