P:-!OJECl" ~0073 RcCORD ,1. DA1ETIMECROUP 2. LOCATION 10 Oct 67 10/-2.::{00Z Bctm::~n D~Y,!~l.POrt nnd fumoineJ IowQ 10. CONCLUSION Actro ( Sr.L'A.R/PI.AliE'r ) {t't1 o tJ t!'"<! ,;v ~) "> Follo~1inr:; ' "<:r<! nt tM.~ loc :'..tion ;:.t 0400 ES':i: -!. NUIWER OF 03JECTS .'\, L ENGT H O F 08~ERVATION 2 hours 30 minutes j o. 1 YPE OF OB5ERVATION ~ GrOlLid v:.sua l I ;:-CoURSE j9. PHYSICAL EV!D=NCE 11. BRIEF SUMMA RY AN[> ANALYSIS Ob:;.~:rvcr cu 1tcd trot th::! object o.:!_)peo.r c d o.e c. li&'lt whi::h cppeaJcd to be aolid. Ob ject ~ppc ed brighter t hc.u n sts4r. Ca:np~red to o. Ol.)otlight. Color: white f- T D S E p 6 3 0 -329 (TOE) Prevloua e dltlo n a ol thla forro CMY uoeuJ. ~. II' yo u !\Ow th:: obJe-Ct o t NllAiT, wha t did y ou n oticf" ronccrntfllJ tho ~TAI\S unci MOON? 8.1 ~TAR~ Ctrcll' One): 8.2 MOOt~ (Ctrcl: Ond: a. 1r~gltt rnoonl igflt_ .... -b-:-Du II rnoonl i gh I c. No moonligh t -J.iilch dork d. D~m 't rernentber 9 . \'that WN,. :r-: weather condtltC'IIlS at rh e ~irne you sow tlt e o b 1e c t ? CLOUDS fC 'r:lc One): m:..ATHt:R ( Cuclc Om:): b. r og, m i ~.I, or I i gh t ro i 11 c . Sc~+t!.'r;o. c louds c. o/,od !rn o r hr.:Jvy rf' tn d . T'-tt:k c- ~eavy cloud<; c. Don't rJntmL r 1 10. Th~ objecl O;:J;>eOied: (Circle Qr.e): 11. If i; C-:>:.ec~:l as a light, wo:; it brig"l!e; i~ton th~ br igh tec;t s tars? (Circlt.: ()nc) : \ a . 3 :ighter The e.; e,; l:l~ 1:-.. coj~ct were: . ,, Fuzzy o r bl.r::: c . Ahou t the sam.': d. Don't know (Circle On:.: for e ach quP.stion) 1\ppe-::r -c-~--d still a t any t!rne? Sudjen!t :.~d u p ond rush away at onl time? Don' t I.-now B r"O-' ~c -- ,po d:> or explode? Yes Don't know Don't know tve or c;,,v ,~. Chonqc;: ~' ?'l"ess? o.-~n't know Don't know onge ,no~. g. F lash or fl1::ker? Yes Don't l<now h. Disappear cmd reappear? Yes Do n't know tL If" y o u !;Ow the obr~ct at NIGHT, wl. o t did y o u not i Cf! conccrr11114 th o ~T AI~S und MOON? 8.2 MOOt~ (Ctrclr: o ): (':~' nr1ght IIIOOn l j~ - b-:-D u II rnoonl i gh t c . No moon l ight -p i tch dork o. L . -~ r~mornr>er d. Don ' t remembe r 9. Wh a t wu'! :r-~ weat h e r condit i0ns at th e t irne you s o w the object ? CLOUDS fC cle One): c. Sc~tt!:'r~. douds d . T~r: k C" "eavy c loudc; lcA TilER ( C rr de O ne): b . r og' m i rot I or I i gh I ro i f1 c .r,od:roo! or h r ovy r()rn t'. Don't I'JOmi.H.:r 10. P~ o !>ject o;>peared : (Ci rcfP. Orre): o. S:tlid c. [Jon' r ? rr~t-mher c . \1 o oor 11. If it co.:.eo~d as a light, wa~ it b~igh!~.-:han tht! brightes t stars? (Circ/1.: One): c . Ahovt th e som~ 6. ;rr.er d. Don' t know 12. The e . ; e.; v! I~" o b je c t we re: :::: Fuzzyo r b!.:r;:d 13. Did thl! obj ct. (Circle On:: for ecch quP.stion) on' t know D o n ' t k n o w Do n't know Don' t kn o w o. 1\pp e:::r -!' d sti!l a t any 1irne? b. Su d ~enlt c! u p a n d rush away ot any t irne? D on ' t know D o n ' t know Do n' t know Do n't know e . Chonqe !:r !'"J" tl'ess? f. Change sl-lo~? g. F l a shorfli cker? h. Disapp e a r m:c! reap pear ? 21. Do y-:u tl-s-; you c a n tutimote how for away from you the obj1>ct was? ; :: rclo On&) Yes No :!":. ,..erod YES, then h ow for away would y o u soy it was? .Jd {jy_-c.._.,L 22. Wh~re .,.,~ .... you locot~d when yoo saw tho obj~ct? A lnsii-: -!:>ui !ding c. Outd ooo d. In an ::plan~ (type) 23. Were y ou (Circll! One) o. In the bu:;iness section of a city? ~ In opon 5ount_ry .!?.J d. Near on oirfidld? e . F lying over a city? f. Flying over open country? , :.::. 1.= ; :>u .. .,.~ 1.-\0VING IN AN AUTOM05!!...E or other vehicle at the tim~, then complet~ t:,~ following qu~stions: 24. 1 Whc1 ~irection were you movi:-1~? (Circle One) b. N~,;heast d . South ~as t f . Southwest 2J.2 He '-' i:a t Wttt(} you moving? ---.&-J4-""--'-----miles per hour. Di~ y:u stop at any time w hile y:>u wer~ looking a t the object? Did y ou :::s.--v!! r'-!., object thro~g; ::.1y of the following? e. Binoculars Yes f. Te lescope 0 Thoodoli~ Yes 26 . In order thJ yo ... can give as clear a picture a s possib!& o f wha t y o u sow, dC'scribe in your own words a co:n;:,on obj:~ct or ob!~::~ ... -~ich, when placed up in the sky, would give the !;amo appeara n ce as th~ object which you :.ow. 27. In t h e fo llow'ng sketch, imagine tha t you a te a t t h o poin t s h own. Place on " A " o n t h.l curv" d li n>-t o show how tha oSject \ ''OS above t he hor i z on (skyline) when you firs t sow it. P lu c e o "B" o n t he s o me curved l tne to show h ow h;s, t he obj~ct was abov e the 1\orizon (sky li ne ) when you la s t sow it. P lace on " A" on t h e compass when you :rr!.' sow it. P la c e o " B " on the compass where Y.OU la s t sow tlsc object. 2b. l r'jw a p ic h .. '5! that will show the mo t ion t ha t t he object o r object s mode. P lace o n " A" a t pat:1, o " b " :n the end of t he pat h, e nd show any c hanges in d irec t ion duri ng t ht. c ourse. th e beginninD o f the 29. IF ther~ '-'::: -'::<:: THAN ONE oc,e::~. t~en how many were t here ? I Drew a p.tc.~ :::now they we re or:::-3-!C, onJ pu t o n arrow to show the d ire c t ion that t hey were traveling. r.,port th;~ ycu f,c: I 34. Date you com?l.,tbd this questionnaire: 35. lnfor matico .,.,:=~you feel pertinent and wh ic h is not adequately cov~rcd in the specific points o f the questiO"'"''C!~ c;t' ;: narra t ive explanat i0n of your sighting. TI!i.'T/UEO (Maj. Quintani1la/70916/ jaf/11 Oct 67) L~ Ob3crrat1on of 10 Oct l9o7 l umb u s , Ohio 43227 : . Tna."lk you for r~porti!i:t. your si~htin o 10 Oct 1967 to the I ir ?orce. rrm.ev~r' oddi tional ini'ormation is n~ed::d. I f ycu .. ctlld ~or...1plete t~e inclo::;~:L\ Fl'D l :!. t ~.-ould b<:'! h~ lpful :.::1 our malysis. T you for y~l~ asaiJ~anc~ ln thl3 ~atter ;;_f}?;?.s c. ~!.ANATI', Colcnel, TJS)F firector of Tecb.nolo:::y o.:td Su b.3y::;t~11s U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFOf~MATION 7hts questionnoirfl has (bben prepared !o that you con give the U . S. A ir Force as much inforr..:: i o n os possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you havo observed. Plo::lH rry to answer as many questions o s you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for r~seorch purpos~s. Your nome wi II not be used in connect ion with any statements , ccnc':...s ions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s o tho~ if i t is deemed nece ssory we may contact you for further de to i 1 s. l. Whl!n did you see the object? 3. T irre Zone: (Circle O n e): a . !:astern b. Central c. Mount a in 2. Tir,,c of day: Hour Mi nul e s (Circle One): or (Circle One): Coayli~h;~. b. Stancfard - 4. Where wee ou when you sow the object? City o r T c;wn Stote o r Counly 5. how J..,ng w~s o!:>ject in sight? (To1ol ~urotion} c. Certain c . No t very sure b. fai-ly certain d . Just a guess ~:~ ::-;; ;H cvntinuously? 6 . What was th e c:m::ttt~n of the sky? ' / 7 . IF you sow the ooj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was tho SUN located os you looked a t the object? (Circle Onei: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. T o your right To y our left c. Overhead . fcon't rcmemb~ Thla Corm aupera~des FTn 164, Jul 61, "hlch "' obsol,.t.-. tL I F you saw t l-te o6j,.c t a t NIGIIT, wlwt ct,ci you noiiCI!' conc c rn m q rlw ~ 1 AI<S und MOO;.J? 8. 1 S T 1\R~ (C ,c/c-One): B.2 .V.OON (C rrrlc One:): a . 8r1ghr moonlght . ,.. . '~ b. Dull moon I iyhl rd. D.:n't romomber , c. ):-lo J11!?.0'1H!JI.J.L. pitch dark ~ Do1~ 't remem6o;-) 9 . What were '')c: weather con diti(lnS at the time y o u sow the object ? ClOUDS (C:-:Ie Q,,e): l1. Clr-ar ;'. y c . Scottt>r<!:. clouds .d. Thick c heavy c loud s "' ~VEA TitER ( C irclc Ont> ) F-og, m1st, or I ight r~dn c . ...1\od<:rotc or l.covy roin (_.-Don't rr:J'lcmbc,:'; 1 10. Tre o!>jcc c;;peared: (Circk One): ~-- T or.c;p::nt e . Do:1 t r~memb~r c. V c por 11. If it opjCt-::r~O:.: as o lig!1t, was it brighr~r than the brightust s tn;s? (Circle: One): c. Ahout the some d . Don' t know Co-.;:>-:-~ brightness t o some corr;non object : 12. The ed;, : -~object we;e: 13 . Did t'-le objeo:!. a. Apoeor ,:, ::.~cd still o t on)' time? b. Sudderi~ s.,...ed up and rush cwo y o t any time? c. Sre.::~ up ;-o :>arts o r explode? d. Giv e o'f s-.c'<~? e. Change bn"h tness? g. F lash or flrd:t!r? h . Disappt>or ond reappear? (Circle One fo r eoch quP.stion) G~ Don' t know No Don' t know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did th., obietct di:JaooeC11' whi lo you w~:tre wotchin!l it? If s o , how? -d l-.,hind: Don' t Know. IF y o u onswared YES, then t"lll whot Dirl tn " -::":it:t mnv., in frnnt of Yes I~ you O'l$W.,rf:d YES. then ~II wh-1: 17. Tel I 1n o fpw worrl,. th~ followin a lhr.as n~C'Jt ho ohi c l: 18 . If,'~ w i s!, ::>~now th~ cm!'wlor :;iu. Y;,l:l tl motc:h !'tick at arm' s lennth in lin~ with u kn<'~'"~n obi .. ct ond note ho..., ~uch oi tie obiect is C\lvered bv 1~.., hend of the match. If yolJ hnd o~rf<,rm,..d thi s ~:>Y.l'l-'trim,.l"t '1t tf.,, , ti~-~ o f tho s igntin<;, f-,~w much of thfll oSiect -..ould hrJW! be-en covM~d by the match h~od? 19. Dr-:w ':!.., :.re ;;ct will shew t~e s-:~:;e of the obje c t or objects. Label and inc lud e in your sbtch any d etails of 'foe~')::-; :you !'OW sud c~ wln:t:> protrusions, etc., and especially exhau s t trails o r vapor trails. Pbc.r c-=:-. ::.-:s ide the drawi ,g t o s (,ow the direction the obje c t was moving. 20. Do you th in\( y o u con estimot" t h e spood of th e objo c t ? (Circle On:t) I F you or; -,r~d YES, then wha t spoad would you estimolo? -------- 21. Do yo..J ;:..i-~ ~01. con e:xtimote ho w fo r a wa y from y outh~ object wos? It WO S -_ '_J.:/ ~C-!..:\.:....:...;:_ :...::. IF you '=n~""'Or:)d YES, then how f er owoy would you :lllY 22. Where w e r,.. y ou located wh~n ycu sow the obiect? (Circle G ,~ j : c. Ou tdOC's d. In on o r;>lone {ty~) e . At So!t~ 23. Wore you (Circle One) o. In the busin~ss sectio n o f o city? b. _l:., theicsid~ntio_l section of o city? c . In op<!n countrysid? ? d. Near em oi rfi:lld? e. Flyin~ o.,.,r a city? f. F lying ovt:~ open country? IF you v::~ MOVING IN AN AUTOM091LE or other v ehicle a t the tim!, th.,n complete the following q uestions: 24.1 Whot c!iroction were you r:1ov:ns? (Circle One) 3outheost f. SoiJthwc'l t a . h. Norfhwe:<>t ~.J How fest were you moving? :; pe r hour. 24.3 Cid ycu sro p ato ny tim~ wh: ~ yo'.J w~ro loo <ing at the object? ((:,=fe One) Yes Gi: Did 'r ou cbs "t e ~n e o bject throu;:. :l"';-' o f the fo llowing? Binocular s Telescope Yos Theodolite Yes 26. In ord., tho~:::\.. c~;, give o~ clea r o picturP. as po!.>sible of what yo u saw, describtt in your own words a common object or cSj .. c:~ wnich, wh~n pieced up in the sky, would give tho some appe a rance O S the obj~ct which y o u saw.