PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA'(E ,.II.\~ GROUP 2. LOCATION ,. 30 or 3L Jul b 4. NUMBER 0, OBJECTS 5. LENGTH 011 OBSI!RYATION 75 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 9. PHYSICAL EYIDENCI! FTO SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Kernville Calif 10, CONCLUSION t" {doNiLICTINQ DATA) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted a bright yellow light in the' sky and seemed about twice as large as the largest visible star. Later another light seemed to appear and looked as though it waa trying to stear the first on a definite course. Conuuents: Edwards rapcon was i'ontacted at the time of the sighting. The only thing they painted was a target that was traveling about 100 knots and was believed to have been a light ~craft. The observer indicated t~ the sightinB occ on 31 Jul but the origin~l twx indicated that it occurred on 30 Jul. Dr. Hynek stated that it did not appear profitable to pursue the investigation of the case any further Prevloua dltlona of U\11 fonD mer be uud. /UI~(MaJ Qutataallla/70916/~a/30 Sep 67) Obaervat1on Naval Ordnance Teat Station take, Cali.tornia 93556 The Aerial Phenomena Branch ia in receipt or an unidentified flying obJect Calitornia. sighting tor 31 July 1967 trona Kernville, The observer tirat aaw the obJect, which appeared aa eaatern sky at approximately 10:15 pm PM, at an angle of about 65 degrees. Later, another light appeared beside .. : a light t1ret. The objecta disappeared at 11:30 pm PDT in ~ south- at approximate~ 50 desr above the horizon, 2. Request inf'orrrtion on nny balloon launches cause tor this sighting. from y0"1r base that may have been the traffic on your radar scope at th1e time of the Wo.a there c. MANA'rl' Colonel, USAF ctor of Technology and SUbsystems llliJ J l C T DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HllADQUA.-TE,_S FO.-EION TICMNOL.OGY DIVISION I ArSC: l W .. IOHT~ATTE ... ON AIR FORC:Il .A.Il. OHIO s33 UFO Observation Reference Y~-'ur unidentified observation. 'Ihe inforJMtion vhich ve have receiv~d is not auft1c1ent for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the attaehecl Fl'D Forua 164 and return it in the envelope provided. Thank you for reporting your observation t o the Air Force. s c. MANA'I'r Colonel, USAF .,.Actor of Technoi:cgy~and ~baystema FTD Form 164 w/envelope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give wi II be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal ir"formation so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the obiect? 3. Time Zone: Month Year (Circle One): a. tastern b. Central 2. Tir.,e of day: Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One): a.( Daylight Saving ) c. Mountain (d. Poe ific ) the Patio, facing East Nearest Pastal Address City or Town State or County 5. t-tow long was obiect in sight? (Total Duration) M inutes Seconds a. Certain c. Not very sure ( b. Fairly certain ) d. Just a guess Yes X; No-- 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? ( a. Bright ) 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember d. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what dici you notice concerning the ~TAkS t1nd MOON? 8.1 STAR~ (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight Dull moon I ight c. No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. Vihat were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): NEATHER (Circle One): (a. Clear sky ) a. Dry Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. ,~oderote or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. transparent ( d. As a I i gh t ) e. Don't remember Going around in c1rcles attracted our atvent1on 11. If it appeared as a I ight, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): ( ~. Brighter ) c. About the same d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One t a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a brii:lht ~tart c. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remember larger a~ brighter ) 13. Did the object: a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change bri~tness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? Disappear and reappear? Seemed to be circling, then (Circle One for e ac:h qu,stion) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Yes ( No ) Don't know heading one way and another, ~ :1en c .. rcl1 ng again 14. Did the obiect cUsaD.,.ar while you were watching it? If sa. how? out of vision. it disappeared ott to the Southeast, Just blacked Not over Horizon, but clear sky all around it 15. Did the abittct move t-hintf som .. tt,inq at any tilflft, porticulnrly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know, IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the obi tct mnvf9 in front of sorMtthinq nt nrw timfl!, onrtic:u ltnlv a c 10\td? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a fttw worc4K the followinq th inqs about the object: Br1e;ht yellow, until we looked thru BJ.nooualra, then 1 _t_ We wish to know the an~ular sizf'. Hold a match stick at arm's length in l ine with a known ob;ect ond note how much of the object is covered bv the hend of the match. If you had oerform-.d this exa.triment at the time of the sighting, how much of the obittct would have been covered by the match head? Impossible to tell! however seemed to be about twice as large as the largest vis ble star. 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the obiect that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trai Is or vapor trai Is. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Object appeared round as a star, no vapor trail visible. 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the spMd of the obiect? (C ire le One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you thinlc you can eatimate .how far away from you the obiect waa? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?--------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the obiect? (Circle One): a. Inside a building b. In a car In an airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city?) c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Binoculars f. Telescope Yes Windshield g. Theodolite Yes No Window glass 26. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or obiects which, when placed up in the slcy, would give the sante appearance as the obiect which you saw. about ~ei~est eg o c~P~tg~i~r~s a large star, but 27, In the following a Ieetch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place or "A" on the curve.f I ine to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcy I ine) when you l;rs t saw it. Place a ' B ' on the some cur~ed I ine to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lost s aw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you l;rst saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you fast sow tlt c object 28. lJraw a picture that wi II show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during tht: course. As before stated, object was going in circles, which attracted our attention~ We watched it for some time, than oaled the Boron AirForce Base and they referred us to ~dwards. Talked to Lt. Smith and he asked us to call him back at any change. A short time later, another light seemed to appear and looked as tho' it was tryiug to steer the first on to a definite course. Then at 11:30 both just disappeared. Such was reported to Lt. Smith~ 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? one at first, tben two Draw a picture of how they were arranged, anJ put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Have you ever seen thia, or a aimi lar object before. If ao gl\'e clute or dah,a and location. 31. Wa1 anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they aee the obiect too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their namea ancl addreasea: me address 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Last Name Firat Name Middle Name Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. No experiences which m1ght be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? As stated, reported to Lt. Smith, Edwards A1rforce Base, Calif. 3. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. lnfcwnKition which you f"l pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specffic points of the questionnaire cw a eplanati'!m of your sighting The foregoing information has been given as accurately as my wife an~ I remember it. /.UPO(MBJ Quintanilla/70916/mha/2 UIO.Obaervation, AF Rocket Propulsion Laborator,y (AII~/MaJor David c. Schvartz) .. : "1. Ref~renee your meaaage, unclaa. efto rroo 14354 July 1967, . , ' . ,subject "UFO Report," on the recent visual and radar observations from the Kernville C1litornia nrea on 30 July 1967. Our rndar ana~ysts have re~ested additional information regarding these particular aightina It radar contnct vas established vi th an ~ unidentified flying object, vas any type of 1ntercept1ve action [j ,; taken 7 Also were a cope photographs made ot the uro; H tl~)~'~# -r. 2. Your .message stated that Edwards RAPCON picked up "something" ~ ~i:~ ~ _t:.,. ~ ; ~ on their radar near lake Isabella, at approximately 2230L for ~ ~; .... :\ ~"' ~ several 8\leeps. Request type ot radar equipment utilized and : ~ Ja.!tl('"'~ .. t. duration of radar sighting. 'Was radar and visual observations .~. t4;:,. confil'lned as being of the same obJect? ,. R>R THE COMMANDER S C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF -~ . . rector of Technology and Subsystems