Westmont Illinois — July 1967

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Keywords: phenomenont, menomenon, henomenon, camera, phenomenon, shutter, negatives, photographic, error, conclusioji, y1aual, uninou, stisa, iatec, chorough, impossib, theretor6, ev6lueted, nsutt1cient, 081erve, eyiglassei, 81nocula, glasseif, glaisesf, esiion
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I 2. ""OCATION t. NIIMf'ER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSIOJI!e 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION J.5 ~econda 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Y1aual '7. COURSE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The obaerver sighted &nd photographt~d c.J\ obje;;~ that wa s . cigar ahaped, gray, &nd vas not. &e~i~ ~uninou.:.. It. wa~ ;-.ol.~: but the edges were tuzzy aa if 1 t were vibrati . ~. C<J+JENI'Sa Becau~e ot a i~ling drro~, .:::.V<!stisa-c~.Jn of thP. ai~htinQ waa not ir.~;.iatec! ur;till Jo.;, ~e at whi~:-, .. a chorough investie; .. _;ion ~as impossib:..'~ Tha vrl6:..~t negati".:~a ot the o'o wa-.. no~ aul:Llitted and will t theretor6 be ev6lueted a~ insufficie data. Al&o 1 the case will be ::sted ~J ~nsutt1cient ta be 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE n. DID YOU 081ERVE THE .. HENOMENON THROUGH ANY 0, THE 'OLLOWING' INCLUDE IN,ORMATION ON MODIL, TY .. E, 'IL TER, LENS .. RESCRI .. TION OR OTHE" AP .. LICA8LE DATA. EYIGLASSEI ~ C:AMI"A VIEWE" ,~"t'g c..~a .. '-_.t- _ SUNGLASSES 81NOCULA"I WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE SIDE WINDOW 0' VEHICLE THEODOLITE A. DO YOU ORDINA .. ILY WEAR GLASSEif n YES ::1: NO 8. DO YOU USE "EA.,.NG GLAISESf 0 YES ~---0--1 11. WHAT WAS YOU" IMP .. ISSION OF THE I .. EED Of THE 11. WHAT WAS YOU" IM .... ESIION 0' THI DIITANC: THE P"ENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE 0' S .. EED '0-4)\., . ..HENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE 0, DISTANCE ~ka ZO. IN O"DER THAT WE MAY 08TAIN AS CLI!A" A .. ICTU"E AI .. OSII.LE 0, WHAT YOU lAW, DESC .. I81 IN YOUR OWN WO .. DS A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN .. LACED IN THE SKY, SIMILA" TO WHE"I YOU NOTED THE .. HENOMENON, WOULD BEAR SOME "SEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DISCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIF'E"I!NCES 8ETWEEN THE COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW 2L DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANIMAL..s OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? 0 YES CINO. IF yEs, DESCRIBE. THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVI,OENCE. L YES "5lfNo. IF yEs, DESCRIBE. PAGE 7 OF 9 .PAGES 0. " YES, GIVE DATE AND U. MAYa YOU Eva.-SEEN TMII 0" A SIMILAR ~MENOMENON 8E,O.-E? II. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU lAW THE ~MENOMENON? 'Zl YES 0 NO. " yEs, DID THEY SEE IT TOO? A. LIST THEIR NAMl.S AND ADDRESSES GIVE THE FOL.L.OWING tNFOAMATtON ABOUT YOUASEL.F r MALE FEMALE ADDITIONAL OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. 25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? 26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. PAGE 8 OF I PAGES PHOTOGRAPHIC Type, tocal length, and 4. Shutter speed used 5 Lens opening used; that is, "f" atop 6. Filters used 7. Was tripod or solid stand used ~ Was "panning" used /V~ 9 Exact direction camera was pointing with relation to tr1.1e North, and its angle with respect to the ground. 10. If supplemental infot"mation is unobtainable, the minimum camera data required are the type of camera, and the smallest and largest "f" ::>top and shutter speed readings of the camera I o'o f' t 'l'DP: (UiO) MaJ Quintanilla/70916/mha/1.8 Jan 68 Obaervat.S.on Pbotoarapb, 3\.ll.J 25, 1967 1. . 'l'h1a replies to your letter concerning your obaervation and ... ~ . ,...;..,.~ ... -~ .. , aubaequent pbotosrv.pha ot aD unidentified tl.ylng obJect (UPO). 2. ~1le reviewing our correspondence files we tound your letter in which you reported aeeina an unidentified obJect on July 25 1967. Because ot an error )'OUr sighting "We. a not investigated : at that time. We handle over 10,000 letters and investigate .. _ approximately 1 000 UFO a1ght1nga a year J once in o while an ~! .%::. ; .. ~.error is made. We naret. that this baa kept ue from investigating .. :.: .. ' 3. Hovever 1t you would complete the inclosed AP Foran 117 and photographic data sheet and return them-v1th your original negatives, we will investigate your sighting in an ntteopt to ~ . determine the stimulus for your observation. Upon completion ot analysis we will return your negatives along ~th our findings. 4. Thank you for reporting JOur observation to the Air Force once again, pleRae excuae. ua .. tor _Dot reapoodiDI to your corre CTOR QUINTANII.LA t.tl Jor, USAJ' hief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division .. :" Production Directorate . 1. AF Form 117 2. Photo Dnta Sheet BOB Nr 21-R258 SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE THIS QUES'riONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED 80 THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMA110N YOU GIVE WILL Bit USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. NAME WILL NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT PA'I1'ERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, lAW 80-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARB NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SICBTCHBS ATTACH SECURELY 7'0 THIS FORM OR ANNOTATB WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.) 1. WHEN DID YOU SEE T"E PHENOMENONt Z. WHAT TIME DID YOU "lltST liGHT THE PHENOMENONt ~ou.~ Hou.- 3 . WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENONt 4. TIME/ZONE 0\b' HOUR 8 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS IJI CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN 0 STANDARD 5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY