. . . PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OA1E TI~E G~OUP 2. LOCATION 2Q Aur o7 Kcttcrin Ohio ~. sour:rt: 10. CONCLUSION 4. NutmER OF OaJECTS ~t. LENGTH OF 05SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS t-. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro t.:1d V1 suLl Oujec t rcsemb l~d a fireball, a firin~ yellow-oranGe. Prio1 to disuppcari1e, a piece fell fum the ball to the earth and oppce:ned to hav~ fire flowing out of the object after the fallilg }ic:!e. Object appeared as the tail vie w of a jet exhaust. 17. COURSE a. F'ttOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 31. Wo~ o n y:.r.e '~"' w i ; i, you a t thl-'f time you S\J'N the~ obj,,r;t? (Circi\J On;:t) 31.1 i ;; ~:":"-;;,sw~red YES, diJ th~}' ''~ th~ ohject too? ( Cird ,, One) 31.2 ?l~cHt list th$ir nam"'~ and aJd re s S..1l: 32. P!eas~ giv~ thr~ followit'!J infornoti o n aL:>ut yours~lf: 34. Date you compl~ted this questionnaire: 35. lnformati~ whit !, you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionno ir or c narrative expl~nati'>n of your sighting. 3.-;t. licDow~ll rerort s th::tt th~re w~re no sat~1ite decr1.ys TilJ1'T/UFO (Maj ~ntanilla/70916/mhs/4 Oct 67) 010 ObservatiOnS 1 29 Augu3t 1967 :rar~rth, Pennsylvania 19072 ~e Aerial Phenomena Branch is Livestigating t~o unid~ntified flying obj~ct s1ghtings in the DaytOn, Ohio area on 29 August 19o7 at .:1pproxi::tately 10:00 po Erii'. The ob3ervers reported the object as a br16ht firey object that explod~rt into :frat:;nent3. !Iowe,rer estimated the time duration a~ thirty to sixty seconds. Any LY\formation that p-pzeciated. you can :provide rega1-di:lg th!a alghting "~ould b~ '!~tlnk you ror your assls'btnce 1n this matter. Sincerely, ~ R {',UDITAN.ri.t.A ~er, Project Blue Book 1:ajOl" He~tO!' QuintanillD. , USAF C~ief,Project Blue n o ck l1richt-Pott e r s on Air Force B~se Ohio L~5433 l~n~lon; TDET/UFU . .. De~., r-:~[' jor ~uintcnilla: In reply to your letter of Oct.;, Pn ex~r'linCt tion of the firebr'll file C"hoHs Lot:::~:1r; 'Fh.ntev.er _ ... o:--Aui~ust 29 e .. t any hour. Ho,.'.~ver, repc.:.--ts 'Sf.ten reech ::1e very lf'te ond soncth1ng n :!.y yet ~orne. Incidentnlly, I regret thPt my Ohio obAer- v~r-1rAre leso nctive than usunl in 1966 r11d 1967, ~o !~sn reports h nve c ome in gen~r~l. If nny do tur:1 up for A~out 10: o r}?iDT ,Aug . 29, I uill be gl11d to l=-t you h :'Ve copies. 1 Septe:nbe r 1967 l-t~r~r.:O FOR THE RECOHD: SubJect: UFD SightinG, 29 Aug 67 observed what he thought was a satellite br e aking u p . S:-l;; . l te looked like it c ame from west and then i. t loo!ccd like a f'i~-::::-::..11 \lith a portion flying north and part going eo.st, snw it for ~??-~ximately ten seconds. Not too certain of the ti~e elereent, saw it ~:proximately 0950 pm. The satellite was fircy and falling apart saw .::. for about ten se~onds then it faned out. !:e :--_ sent a form 164 'to help us in evaluating this Git;:1ting and others for ~he same night. also requested that he be notifictl lr findings. C.:.~l-: ~ SPAD:\TS ( 5?6-lool ex. 3ld .4 ) on sntali.te decay. S-~. !:cDow~l., r~corts th:1t th~re \-Jere no satrlit,. d~c~vn DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f A'SC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4!1433 ~FO Observation 29 Aug 07 K~ttering, Ohio :-;:ererence y~,ur unidentified observation. 'nle information vhic!'"J ..;e have rece 1 ved is not sufficient for a scientific evaluatiou. ?equest you complete the ettachecl F.I'D Form 164 and r~turn 1 t in the envelope pro vi l~d. Thank you for reporting your observation t0 the Air Force . S C. MANA 'IT Colonel, USAF ~ _irector of Technology and ~baystema F~D Form 164 w/envelor e U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T his questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much in~orMc:tion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Plees~ try to answer as mony questions ~s you possibly can. The information that you give wi If be use~ for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with ony statenaents, cen-:l'..:sions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal i"formation so that i: i t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did y -:J;J see the obiect? 3. T irT1e Zone: (Circle One)" o: tostern b. Central c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. Where wer~ ):>u when you saw the c1bject? 2. Tir.,e of day: _J_O 9 Q_._ (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saviny b.-Standard City or Town State or County 5. how long wcs object in sight? (Total Duration) c. Certain c. Not ve~ sur~ _., !:>. F:rirly certain d. Just a guess , 5.2 'Was .-,:,;c !r: s ; h t continuously? 6. What was th ~ c~"'tjition of the sky? 7. IF you sow the coj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located OS you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left b. In back of you c. To your right e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OC:T 62 164 Thle form eupereedea FTO 164, jul 61, which b obsolete. H. IF you saw t l,e object ot NIGHT, what did you notice concerniny t:w ~T AI~S und MOON? 8.1 STAR5 ;C,rde Ont!): 8.2 MOON (C.~rclc One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dup moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark , d. Don't remember 9. What were ~:"le weather cond1tions a t the time you sow the objec't? CLOUDS (C'rde One): HEATHER ( Circle One): o. Clear s kv b. Fog, mist, or l ight ra in c . Sca~re:-:l clouds c. Moderate Of lee:~.1vy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds (:. Don't re.ncmb.:r 10. The object oppear~d: (Circle One): j d. As a I ight b. T r..::r. s;:,.:r~nt c. Don't remember 11. If i1 oppea~-::i as a light, was it br ig~ter than the brightest s to rs? ([ire/~ O.e): c. Ahout the some b. L>:-mer d. Don't know 11.1 Col'""j;>cr~ brightness to some c,:,mrT'on object: 12. The ~d;es cf e ::>bject were= (C 1rc :.:~ ) c. Fuzzy or bh.rred ::>. Like a bri~h~ ~i 'Jr .::. Sharply outi j;1~c ~. J':>n't rememb~r (Circle One for each qu~stion) Dcn't know Appecf r~ 'iTOnd still atony time? Suddenl y s---eed up ond rush owoy atony time? Breck W? ;-. ~::> ::>crts or explode? Don't know Don't know Don't know e. onqe r.::n 1:1ess. f. Chon~e sho~? Don't know g. Flash or !I icker? Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Don't know Yes 14. Did the obi~ct disappear whi.le you were wotchin~ it? If so, how? 15. Oid th~ ~s:~ct n"Ov& Mhind snm.,thina atony timt!~ oorticlJiorly o cloud? (Circ'~ 0:-te): Yes G ) Don't Know. IF you onswer~d YES, thl!n tell whot 1~. Did the ~b:~'=t rnnv t in front of som~thinn at orw timf'!, oo,.tic .. la rlv a clmtd? (C ire:-:: One): Yes { No Don't Know. IF you onswered YES, then te I I what 17. T e II in a few worcf~ the following things obout the obiect: 18. W~ wish T') know the onnulnr 5i%t"t. Hold a match s.tic:k ot arm's lenqth in line with a knnwn obi-.tct and note how muc~ vf the obiect is coverP.d by th" hand of the m~tch. If you hod p~rform~d this ~x~rim~nt ot th e ti~ of the h')w much of the object w<">add ho"e been covered by the matc h h,od? 19. Oro..., c ~i:v~ .not will show t he shape of the obiect or objects. Lobel ond include in your sketch any details ot tn~ o..):e~t ~o~ you sow s uc h a s ..,.,i~gs, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Pb:e c--:" .,beside the drowi:; to shew the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the spGed of the object? (Circltt One) Yes No you onswl!r4!PO YES, t en what spee would you estimate?.-------- 21. Do you ~:, i : ou con timote how for away from you the object was? IF you ::u ~r-.td YES, then how far away would you say it was?--------- 22. Where w~re :Jou located when you saw the obiect? (Circle Or. e : : 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of a city? a. Insid-e :. ~uilding b. lr1 Q co: 1 d. In on o irp lane {type) In the residential section ofa city?.- c. In open countryside? Near an airfield? Flying ovl!tr a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. I~ y ou wtHf!: .Y.OVING IN AN AUTOMOoiLE or other vehicle at the time, then complete tJ-.e following questions: What diroction were you moving? (Cirde One) Eost e. South g. N~,.heost d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How !>t were you moving? _.miles per hour. 24.3 D :d y':N stop at any time whi le 1ou were looking at the object? Did y ov ~bs"'" the object throu~n ar-y of the following? e. Binoculars Yes No f. Telescope Yes Theodolite Yes 26. In order th e~ : :-:u ::::"'1 g ive as cleor a p icture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words o common obiect or obI ~c ~t .,.~ ieh, when pfoc:ed up in the sky, would give the same appeoronc~ as the obiect which you saw.