?ROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION ''" .. . NU'-ItiE~ OF OBJECTS .. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS i Tha obaarve r sighted an object t h a t at a distanc"' looked sb!l;.n~ L.-..:2~t::1 !l::_u~t~t:~S:_ _j t o the lending lights of a n airple.ne, when closer h o..,.ever the : 6 . TYPE OF OBSERVATION object e.pp$ ared roughly elliptic.e.l a::ld h od what B :P:?D ~red. U J windows along the side. The bbject had a s t e-ady f'loati:lg u:o'tio:::.' ---------------------~and appeared y ello w i n color. The observer said h~ thoUGht t , object paased c l oe r than p3rmissible to an eastbound tran~po~to ' 7 . COURSE ~-------------+'hO(..;}II.UTISs: The des~iption of the obje c c is sim1la 1 to ~hat of 18. PtiOTOS p. garmat bag hot a i r balloon. Howov~r tho \Jind "as r;:.:.~o'Jf.!bl9 bl.y .. = I ~otHrd tbe south during the sightins . no t v~ot.. The durotio:1 o.:.~. ~ ~:s , ~escription c oulC. also ba o f aat e llit.:t dacay. Object #2961 d~c~ . . . t---------------,,-hflt l200~us or minus 12 hrs on 6 Oct.. Ho-...aver it woulc. not bv,. 9 . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE :>een treveli!!g 'Weste rly in it.3 da-orbit. Sin~ tbe obje c"; ~:J..;.:. ... : o v~, 30 clo.ae to the tr~3port, one 'Would expect the pilot to h~y-..;: Flight N~twork. Another possible FTD SEP 6J 0-3~9 (TDE) p,..v,\ou o edition o l thh l orm may t>. uud. We3tbound e Aplinatiou coulci be tn~t of ~ plana with both its land in~/ .... , II .,LV TO !;:NVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL APPLIC ATIONS CENTER ( MAC) ElLDG 159 NAVY YARD ANNEX, W\SHINOTON , OC ZO:l:J3 ETi~CIE.AIJ (SSgt Dunh~11) 5 Ju.:1 uest :for \vaather Data TO: F?D (TDPTR.-4) Hright-Potterson AFB, Oc.io 45433 1 . In support of pending UFO e valuations submitted: a . Middlesex, NeN Jersey: See att~c~T.ent 1 . b . Vista, CaJjfornia : Se~ attac~11ent 1 . c . St. Pau1 on 27 Dec 66 at 1800L . Requested surface observations a r e :1 ~ .7.'ollo:i.J: 2 . Data sources vrere .C:TAC surface ar.d upper-air history f iles a....id ~ho Asheville, N.C. data fileso Surface obs3rv2.tions for t!iddlessx (Neic;.:d<), Ne\T Jersey~ 1.rere not ava..;1able on 6 Oct 67 at OJOOL and 0400L,. :~x.tr.s.ction or evaluation of all other -,.reather data ,.rare adequate for all sight:L"lgs. ?0 R THE CXJ Uh"DER Jj ). fVlc G-~ (} JOPJII T. HcCABE, Colonel, USAF Chi e f , Environmental A:;:>plications Div. 1 . 1 Surface ;.;.J.ta Sr.cet 2 . 2 Upper-~ Data S~8ets c::1920 STAR TaEK Surface DJ.t::l SSr-t, St:1~ . .ion Covor Wind Visibility . !lm-mrk, AvaiJ :tble ljira,..1.~ ':'DPrR(LT COL SMITH) surface Wind New Jersey,"":6 Oct 67, 04oo '!'DPI~ UFO) 2d L-t Marsno : f I ., J,,trtn.tllon.JI Atrpnrl, {),nvru, Colora(}., 8')'JJI r:tJ-:-':.or O.uint,o.nillo., Jr. , 1..-:a.j o:r-USJ\F r;~.:.~.:, Aorio.l Ph~nomenc. Office !.e:::-::>s':)acc 'T'echnoloc;ies Division i' .r''>'; l~l-, ion n:Lrr.c :~or o.t.c I c!!l ;..Titine in reply to you:r letter s of ;.:a.y 6th a..'ld May 7th. checking the VFON pilot reoort files I fin1 no report for .'...1gu:;t 2oth 1967 betw'3en the hours of 2300Z and 2330Z. ~h9re is likewise no repo~ for Oc~ober 6th, 1967 here near 196S be een the hours of Ol~JZ to Oll5Z. I ... .,. vccy ~orry t,hrJ t-, I he..ve been unabl0 to help you with any Sj,n".!or'Jly Your:l , t ";r l'll::ltl~ U.l't'.\l~t't' 1\!e:d.\.Jtwk T.!:>Pl' {u:ro~t Col Quintanill.a/70916/ mhs/ 7 May 68 U70 Observation, 6 Octob e r 1967 Volunteer Fligh~ Ofricer Network United A1.rl1nes pleton International Airport Denver, Colorado ~ 80207 1 . 'l'be-Aerial Phenomena Office is 1n recei p t o:f an unidentified flying obje c t (UFO) report f'~'Om New J e r sey 'Whicil occurred on 6 October 1.967 at approximately 4 am, EST 2 . Did you receive any reports ot unusu~l ob jects for this date :f'l"Oia the Ncv York or Nev J e rsey area ? If so, we \riOUld appreciate your nts a s to a possi ble c a u s e of the s ighting 3. '""'nk you for :your a ssistance on this matte r 'I)INT.Al'U[.I.A 3r, Lt Colon~l, ~..1e~, .Aerial Phenomena Of !'ice Aerospace. Technologies Division .. Produeti.on Directorate Dear ~-lr. Ref'~rence y our recent letter ~gard.ing your sighting of.an unidentified flying object (UFO), it l z impossi ble to tell precisely what yo~ saw unless we have more infer- If' you will complete the attached questi onnaire and send 1 t in the postage free envelope, inclosed for your convenience; ~ the address given on the envelope, it i s quite possible that. -we Y1ll be able to tell you what you o"bse:t ved. Sincerely, DAVID L. ST i !.1!3 Maj~, USAF Acting Chief, Civil Branch Communi~/ Relations Division Oftice of Information cnnre.u..,a., .. UJ,.;.+.rRJ"'"l, JJev Jersey o8846 ./Coor d Cy -SAF- OIC C~bk Cy -SAF-O~C A~tiv~ty Cy -SAF- OIC Reader t J -&~F-~IC ~ Stayback- li.?).~ .... u.nd cabin c.:r.;>l..! i.r. :Hl by the lig.'=lts-on. ?ho pilot awi tcning sudden diaappearenca off his lights. of tba object c ould al~o bo U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so tha t you con give the U . S. Air Force o s much information as possibl e concorning the unidentified aer ial phenomenon thor you hove observed. Pluase t ry t o answer a s many quo:stions as you possibly con. The information tnot you give wdl be u sed for r~search purposes. Your nome will not be used in connect ion with any stot.!rnents, ccnclusions, o r publications without your permissior.. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further detoi Is. 1. 'Nhen did you see t h e object ? \, Doy Month 3. Tii'T'e Zone: (Circle One): c~ b. C'en'ffal c . Mountain d. Pacific e . Oth e r 4. Whe re were you wh e n you sow the object? Nearest Postal Address 2. Tir,,e of day: ( C trcle One): (Circle One): 9 -DayJ~aviny C1ty o r Tow n 5 . h o w long was object in sight? (Total Dur a tion) Hours Minutes a . Certain 5. 1 How w a s time--:-i-n-; fghtde-;'ermined? c . No t very sure d. Justo guess 5.2 'Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. 'Bri::~ht : l 7. IF you saw the obj!!t;;t dming DAYLIGHT, where was th~ SUN !ocoted as you looke d c t the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In beck of y o u c. To your ri~t d. T o your left e. Ove'rhecd f . Don't reme mber 8. 1 ~TAR~(CircleOne): 'c:-?.tcrny d . Don't remem~r a Br~ ght moon ltgh t b . Dull moonltght c . No mot;lnltght -p:tch dark 9 . 't~t\Ot were the weat!ler conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle Ont:): a . C lear sky c: iJr. re-/:r c . Scattered c I oud s fhick or heavy clouds .VEATHER (Crrcle One): b. Fog, mist, o r light rain c. ./iod~rote or heavy rain e . Don't rcr.1ember 1 0. T ne object appeared: o . Solid - b. T r onsparan t I 11. If H appeared as a light, was it brignt~r thon the bright-:st stars? ( Circle One): \ o. Brtghter . c . About tne s~t'Tie b. Ucmmer " I r'A!.,.):" "'t!",r d . Don't kno w 1! .l Compare b rightness t o some common object ; 12. The edges of t~e object .,.,ere: (Circle One ): a. Fuuy or blu;red b. Like a briuht star <C._Shornly outlined'] d. Don't r emer.1ber 13. Did tr..: object: a . Aopear ro stand still a t a ny timP.? b . SJddenly s pe"'d up and rush away ot ony tim~? c . B re.::tk up into port.; o r explode ? d. G ive off smob? e. Change br is;htness? _:,o;1ge snape. g . F los~ o r flicker? h . Disappear c.-~e>f'9"'&t'? (Circle One for each c J-:stion) !Jo:"l' t l..now Q,, 'I know non't t..~ow Don' t kn'Q...,, Dorr't know Don 'l I-now I 20. Do you think you con osti:-not~ the spoed of th~ c-bjec:t? j (Circ/;, One) I F you onsw'4red YES, th!!n what :;rvoed would y o u estimate? -_ n 1 21. D o ye>tJ think you con e&timote ho..,. for cway f~om y ou the obj.,ct was? (Circle One) c~es ; No I F yov answered YES, thtm how for away would you say it was? 22. Where were yoo locot~d whe n yoo sow th~ obiect? (C irc!e One): ~nsid., a building- ) b. In a cor c . Outdoors d. In an airplcn~ (lyp'!l) 23. Were you (Circle On~) In 't'he: busin;:!SS section o f o ci?y? !n th e r~siJ~ntfOl s ..,ction of 0 ci~y?- n open coun7ry sl<l~ t . f'!ecr t:::n a 1rr itt ld ? Flying O'l<!f a c i ty ? Flyina ov"r opan country? 24. IF you wore MOVING !NAN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle a t the t ir.:e, th~n complete the folfo...,ing questions: 24. 1 Whet direc tion were you moving? (Cirde O ne) c . East ~. South b. Northea:st d. Southeast f. Souttwf~St h . Nor hw:!' st 24.2 How fast were ycu moving? J, i les per hour. 24.3 Did y o u s top ct ony time whil~ you were looking at the object? } (Circl~ One) Yes No 25. Did you observe the obje c t through any of the following? Ey~glasses e. Binoculars Yes No Sun glosses f. Telescope c. Windshield Yes g. Thecxlol ite Y e.s No d. Window gla.ss h. In orC'.Ir tho~ you con giv:! as clear a pit:ture a s p ossible o f wha t you sow d~scribe i;, your own w or:!s a common objec_: ,or obj~cr.s which , when placed u