. O A if: TIME GROUP .. , 'l. L OCATION 3. :"1liRCt; 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS i . The observer sighted a large florescent light in the sky. T~. 10 ~dnutes object was stationery and slowly moving at other times. T I 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION object apparently turned and gave the a pp earence of having t~: . windows completely separated but very close to e ach other. : There was DO noise at all and lights suddenly went out and t J whole object disappeared. f , Ground-Visual t-..Al,j.......,;-~ , .COI'vlMENTSa The observer wrote in J'un 68 that she end her m:>ther e. PHOTOS . had seen the object a few weeks ago. This statement confliotsf with the d&te as given on the completed 117. The description 1 ~: itself is consistent with that of an aircraft with an electric~l ~----------------------~advertizing sign. However the sighting is be1ng evaluated in PHYSICAL EVIDENCE accordance to present policy es INSO~'.t'ICIE:~T D. TA si ''ce it '~.;;s ; not reported to the ~r Force within JO d&ys and was therefore too old to iovestlate 21. HAV8 'OU ava" .. UEM TMtl 0,_ A IUittLA,_ ftMKNOMaNON eal'on' 23. ~NVONa WITH VOU AT TH& TfMI YOU lAW THa PHI:NOMCMON' H"Val t::IVI 0 NO. A. LtST TMIt' NAMKI AND ADD.-KISal AFR 80-l7(Cl) "vcs, CIVE DATE' AND NO. ur vEa, DIO THEY SEE IT TOO? rYJ(j mol her s o rrJe toe other people_ .J~ d:it & f7ol /<.rJauJ, GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFO .. MATION ABOUT VOUASKLF .. ,.. Zip CIHieJ MALE FEMALE tNDICATE ADDITIONAL tN,.OMIATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EX,_E .. IaNCI! WMIC:H MAY BE PERTINENT. <-['1 h 9rad.e GfudenT crT f-i:sh o 21. WHaN AND TO WHOM DID YOU fU~PO"T THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS .. HHOMI!NON? ; 26. DATE YOU COM,.L.E:TEO THII QUSTtONHAUU:. PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES SU..,IC:T: TDPr (UFO} DEfitARTMENT OF' THE AIR F'O"CE HEADOUAftTI!ft. fi'Ofti!ION TECHNOLOGY DIVI.ION ( Af'8C) WRIGHT.f'ATTER!ION Alft ,ORCE 8ASI! OHIO 45433 UFO Observation Connecticut 06351 Reference your re~ent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for ~ scientific investigation. Request you complete the nttnched AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force a::."""TOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ~hief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technolosies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope Heeter Quintnill~, ~r., ~or, USAF Chie r, Project Blue '.>oo'< Wright Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohie . Lisb~n, Cnn. I aa a a-r.udeat in thtt ei~h ,r.-0 a.Jui intereate41 in UFOs. I became especially interete when one nigat a re~ weeks age, my laer nd I witneeaed a large ( aile et dinner plate ) tloureeceat lekin~ abject ia the oky. The object 7as atatienery and qeving lewly at ether ti~es. We am~ng etr.er people obaerve4 it rer at leAst ten minutee h~vering in the $ky. The obj~ct apparently tu~ed and gave the appoarenoe or havins two wiado~s , complotHl y separated but va~J clese ta each t't r. Aa W8 be.d atepped out ~l the car we r.o~iced ell n$1se at a11. T.he lights ctn it ~ud nly went eut and the whele ebject 3issapeared. A we liYe in a rural area there were ne other aircraft er li6hta ~round oo we could n~t be mi~taken. I under3tand th~t you put o~t some literature ( Project Blubei )evary !t'ebruary. Would yeu plea a a and me the lateet edition ~" I a.lready aav~ the one trot~ SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEMOMMA QUESTIONNAIRE ~UCf;~T INtAU Al'r AL THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO 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 ALU OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RF..SEARCH PURPOSES YOUR NAME WIL\. NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR S1'ATEMENTS OR CONCLUStON3 WITHOUT YOUR PERMlSSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDl~G TO FTD (TDETR), WRlGHT- PATTERSON AFB,OHI045433,1AW AFR80-f7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEF,TS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION. ) t. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON' Z. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 5 . WHERE W!:':RE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOM~NON' IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE 0,.. A HAND D~AWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. 6 . IMAGINE YOU A~E AT THE POINT ~HOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SH OW HOW HIGH THE PHENOMEP.IO N W.t.S AUOVE THE: t-40rtiZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLAC E A o~ ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH A80VE THE HOR! :.)N Tt-4E PHENOMENO N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. lA. NOW IMAOIMZ YOU ARK ld" THS CIHTI .. Ol' l'HZ CO"'IIA:IS FHU:!:. ,_._,,\(: A-. A ON THI CO~,lt 'IS TO IHDICATE THR OIRCCTION TO THE fltH\!MCM!NI)M WHEH PUUT 1!4!N. PLAC:l! A .. 8. :)M TH COMA21 TO tlitDICATE THE DIRKCTfOM TO THE fiMitNOMENON WHI!H LAST I&.M. . 7 . IN THI! SKETCH 8~LOW, PLACE AN A AT THI! ,.OSI":"lCH OF TH~ PHENOMENON WHEN f'IIUT SEEN, AND A a AT THE POStnON 0~ Tt4E PHENOMI!:NON WHEN LAST IEEN. COHNI!CT THE A AND a WITH A LINE TO AIIPAOXIMATE THE MOVEMEHT OF TH PH!:MOMNOH BETWEEN A AND a. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APII!EAf'ED TO BE STRAIGHT, CU't\f!!O 0"' ZIG-ZAG. FtErrER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE o,-HOW TO COMPLETE THE LARGE" SKETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WEAE YOU WHEN YOU SA'.V THE PHENOMENON? (Citedr npproprinte blr~clcs. ) IN BUSINESS S ECTION OF CITY IN !!UILDING IN RESIDENTIAL S~CTION OF CITY ,/ IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT r-AS PASSENGE .. FLYING OVER CITY y FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICl..E, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT DIRECTION WERE YO~ MOVING' HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING? f NORTH . ~v c, DID ~'OU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE PHENOMENON? NORTHEASTl ~s NORTHWEST EXPLAIN WHETHrCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6 . r} bl!t/P/ DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. -r~r-ro<Ac.\_ HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? PC\.s~e...o~e~ DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES! 0 YES ~0. IF yEs, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE. 1'-1 THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. t . HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LENGTH OF TIME y CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE FAIR LV CERTAIN JUST A GUESS HOW WAS 1tME OETEAMINEO? WAS THE PHEPIIOMENilN IN SIGHT CO"fTI'IUOUSLY? ES ~NO. IF No ... INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, ANO 0 SCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE OISAP- PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAO E J Oi-9 ?.AG~;; 10. ''THERE W!:~f MO,_I: THAN ONI .. HINONaNOM, MOW M"'!'ltY - 2 THEAE! O,.AW A PICTUAE TO S~O\f MOW TH f:Y WEAl: OlD THII Aft,.ANOEMINT CHANOI! OUII'INO TH~ SI<'H4Tf .. Gt -;-trf'tJa -:;c( ap;7eutsC?e LS e erJ'7ecf ro /'1titlc q s eJ)Cf!..f'o./ /on, CONDITIONS (Ciaeelf aprroprlac~ bloclf.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OA MIST Clll'fltUS CLOUDS (Hilla fl~cy cw Herrlrt6 LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE: NIMBUS CLOUDS (Roi:fl) PARTLY CLOUDY SNOW OR SLEET CUMULONIMBUS C!..OUDS COMJaLt:TitL Y OVERCAST (TiaUAtlttr~&Mt<Y} HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE A90VE 0. 0 oootooooooo oooooooooooooooooOoooooooooOoooo oooo o ooo C . Ill' THE SIGHTING WA' AT TWILIGHT 0" NIGHT, WHAT 010 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STAAS ANO MOON? NON It BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS oooooOoooo 0 oooo ooooo o~-000000000 ooooooooooooo oooooooooo PARTI.\L (New or qu.orter} 00000000 00000 00000 oooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooo-oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo D. Ill' SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE !)UN \IISIBL? IF v2:s, WHA WAS THE SUN AS YOU THE PHENOMENON? IN ,.fltONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVE:RH!AD(NeMoN IIACK OF YOU TO YOUR \.EFT I E. SPECff'Y THE MAJOR SOURCE 01' tl.LUMIHATION PRESENT DURING TH~ SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEAOL.IGHTS OR ST"EET LAMP, I!TC. "~fl-!~fUUtST-r.!L. IL.bMINATiq ...... sP~f STANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIV A 81111Ef' DESCRIP f'fON Of' THE PH!NONENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED OAAK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT REFLECTED LIG"fT OR WAS S!:Lf'LUMIHO'J S A-.o WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. D!SCIU9E YOUR I~PAESSION OF WHETHER IT WAS SOLID OR TRA ... SPARENT, "'HE THE~ EOG!S WER! SHARJa OR f'UZZY. DESCI'UBE THP: SHAPE OR INDICATE If' IT APPEARED AS A POINT OF LICi~T. IN OIC ATE CO,_.PARISOHS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, Llt<E STARS. A LIGHT Oft OTHI!R OBJ I!CT IN YOUR Fl1..0 OF VI~W. J-/ J9cf (l AFR 80-lT(Cl) u . DID THK ,.H.NO-NON NOVI IM A IT,_AIOHT LINE? ITANO STILL AT AMVTIMIU IUOOIUILY PI!ID U .. AND ,_UN AWAY? 8,_EAIC U~ IN ,.A,.TS AND IJCPLOOE? CHANOI COLO,_? GIYC 0 IMOKI? CHANOI ._IOHTNISI? CM ANOI SHA .. If ~LASH 0,_ P'LICKifln DISA,.,.IA._ AND "IA,.,.EA"f Sfll'l LIKI A TO .. ? MAKE A NOISE? ,.LUTTE" 0" WO.BLI? 14. WHAT O,_IEW YOU.-ATTENTION TO THE PHINOMINON? Flour~c.enT A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISA .. PEAR' UJe;J/e7vl IA_J Cl <;' rJ o tt) h e.r-e ~HI fiHINOMCNON MOVE aEHIND 0,_ IN I'"OHT OP' SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, T"IEE, 0,. BUILDING AT ANY TIME? YES 0 NO. ,,. vEs, DESCfiU.E. ' 11. O,_AW A .-eeTu.-t: THAT WILL IHOW THI SMA .. I 0' THa .. HINOMEMON. IHCL.UDI AND &.A.I!\. ANY D!TAU.S THAT MIGHT HAVIll A .... I!A,.IO AS WIHOI o.-.... OT.-UIIONS, AND INOtCATI I!J(HAUIT 0,_ VAftO" T,_AILS. INDICATE 8Y AN ARROW TH! OI,.ECTION THE ftHENOMENON WAI NOVINO. lAJ \ Y\dto U)S I tl. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE' HOLD A MATCH AT ARMS LENGTH IN fi'RONT Of' A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAIIft OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH 0 ... THE OBJECT IS COVERED aY .THE HEAD 0 ... THE M-'TCH. NOW IF YOU HAD ECN ABLE TO PERf'O"M THIS EXPRIMCNT AT THE TIME Of' THC SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF PHENOMENON WOULO HAVE BEEN COVI! .. EO 8Y THE MATCH HEAD. PAG E 6 OF 9 PAGES 17. 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON TH .. OUGH ANY OF TI'4E FOLLOWI NC:' TYPE, FIL TEA, L~N~ PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. I~ ..-oRMATION ON MODEL, v EYEGLASS~$ I CAM!:.RA VIEWER SUNGLJ\SSES 17 WINDSHIELD B INOCULI\RS SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEOOOLITE WINOOWP AN ~ YES [J NO B. Ot) YOU USE READING GLASSES? (J YES f_] NO A. DO YOU ORCIN ARIL Y WEAR GLASSES' 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE 0-'~THE ,8. WHAT WAS YOUR.IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEO OF THE H PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED \ () \)1,i> , PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF O ISTANCEC'\f' - 20. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMIL.4R TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON, WOULD B EAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BET.ttEEN THE COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 2 1. DID YOU NOTICE A. NY 0 COR, t.o S~ 0:;, ~EAT EMAN AT!~.g.,.FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY ANIMALS O R MACIIIN ERf' I~ Tl-oZ V :1NITY, 0 YES lJ1"NO. IF "YES. DESCRIBE. EFFEC T ON YOUR 5ELF, A . OlD THE PHENO MENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. Q YES ~ NO.