~. H,)l;,t'\E R ur OGJECTS 5. LENGTl-' :,;: OBSERVATION o;:: .jBSERVATION Oehrein, 10\la lO. CONCLUSION l. Probable Jo'.stro ( SATU.f\}.l) 2. FoDsible (AIRCRA}~) 1\, BR!E F SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS (2 Witnesses) Tne observer was :pbot oe;ro.phing t he moon "''ha n h e noticed a la=c:e star at the rie;ht of the moen. The observer thought ~:-.et ho noticed slight movement so he \l:ent ir.side t o gnt his bi:1ocula r s . Upon returning outside, the observe r noticed tt::~t the object \o:&S c ovin slowly in a sou~herly direction. It I cc:tt i:1ued on tllis course f or several ninutes t he n changed to 'hS',.; direction. 'hhen i t wes dir ectl y south o f the observer he: a. PnOT05 . noticed t hot i t was made up of 4 single l ights instead of one. ) ~c-:.;:<;S_; At 1920 COT at 42 dcg l a t . t ho moon "'as a t an c l e v a J J ~-'::...' :.----------1o:: o::::>ot...t 1 0 dcg ele.ration and an azimut h of l5 deg. Satwn was t an eleation of 16 dee; and an a zimuth of 98 deg. S teller lJ;ag ot plus . 8 . Dur inE; the firs t :pert o f the sighting the observer sec 9. PH YSICAL EV IDENCE t o te7e been looldng a t the :planet Saturn. \\'hen he r e turned outi-: Prwvi~,V."~ u%1? .. eJtu~-lltof'v.i.,l;,6.l 't.d\d ';h. its c abin l i ghts on, or landing 1 iehts. TDPT/UFO Ma,t H Quintanl.Jla, Jr/7C$16/lsb/19 Dec 67 UFO Observation~ 18 Octobe r 1967 1 . Reference your unidentified f lying object observation of 18 OcUloer 1967. In your J.etter of 3 December, when referring to your photographs, you stat e that "I do not r-emember if this was t.3ken be- fore or after contact wi ta Waverly Air Ba.se,. ( Ref'erence to second 2 . :ihen did you contact Haverly? 3. A::e you counting the " Br ig.'lt star to the right of the r:1conu e.s one object, and the object tha~ moved fl~m east to hSW os anothe~? lr not, \!ha-;. is th~ second object? t~. ~uJ.c! you give u s the elavation ond diretction of bo ta the moon aud the brizht "star" to the rigl'lt of' the moon'/ 5. ~..;e HOul.d appreci::1te your forwarding the original nage;tiv2s to our offic~ ,.,hen you are through having them analyzed. Upon couple-. tion of our analysis_, we would then return tbem to :,'ou with one print. 6 . Thank you :for your assistance i n providing ad.d.i t1cnal. 1nf'ormation on your obser-ation. F.P"rOR Qtmll'ANI.LLA, ,"Jr, Najor, USAF Chiet', Aerial. Phe:LOmena Of'fice .~eroS?ace Technologies Division Proctx:~ion Directors ~e Self-addressed env~lo~e Tl)Pl' (rr.o) Maj ~intanilla/70916/mhs/20 Nov 6 7 l. Re t'erenc~ your unid~n tirie d r'lying object obo<~r-,ation of 2 . Your report. indicate a that yol.l \4ere takind ln<.:o n s t th~ tl!:!e of you.:-oboerva t io:t . Did you .. .?ha o t' the UFo: Ir so, please cor.:~pl~te the c"iu"";a ..;lu~et r-nd return it i n tile s.-=.:lf -addre:::Sed o Jin&l ne~atives i n order that un e v~luation photographs o the nlso obtain phcto- utt~ch~d photo8r~phic .:o.velope ~.i ~b the iJIJy oc l~ldCf-! on your PleacH! p rovide data r Bga r dinz the el~va.tion anc ~crtion of the in \lhich t.!le ;aoon a::1d the bri;I.ht TJFO nppe~re1 3t the time of C':'OR C'!.Uil'lTANILLA, Jr, ? !aJor, USAF ~-:f, t'\a r:'ia l Pheno1aenl:l Office /Aerospace Tecb.nolo~ies Di-11.3 ion f Productlon Directorate Phor~3raphic Data Sheet ....,/envelope P H 0 T 0 G R A P H I C Type, focal length, and ::arand a.nd type of ftlrn make of lens /.-"t;.r-/;'/N/-( 5. Lens open5.ng use:i; that is, "f" stop 6. Filters used 8 . Was "panning" used ;U (; Exact direction camera was pointing with relation its angle with respect to the ground. //'d'/.'c.',' rtt ... t.n"r to true North, and l C. If supplemental i:!fo:-mation is unobtainabl e , the minimum camera da".o. ::-equired are t he type of crunera, and the smallest end larges t "f" stop and shutter spe ~eadings of the camera. cnmer3 t o object: .:z:- S U DJICT1 DEPART M ENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVI:::;ION ( AFSC l WrtiGHTPATTERSON AIR FOtiCE BA::lE. OHIO l:5433 .. lwein, Ioua 'fc--:: n ame has bee n giv~n to the Aeria l Phenome na Br anch (Projsct ~---:: Book) as b eing R ":itness to a n unidentified flyin g object. : : you \:ere a 1:itness to lln UFO sic.;htinc on 18 Octobe r 1967 .c .:.ld you please comp:..:t e the att&c n ed 1\F Forrn ll"( and return it ir. t.he envelop":: provi1e:i. If you "viCr e not u \litne~s tc thi:; sighting, Y:>:..lld you please ma k-:: e s t atement to this effect o n the attached fonn. T'ne inforrao.tion ,;hich you provide '-'ill be used in evaluating this ooaervation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. MANATT, Col~n~l, of Productio~ AF Fonn 117 U.S. AI R FO RCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION l :-!; 'luestionnoire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Ai~ Force as muc h nf::m"1':' ::r. os poss ible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hovo observed. PI :.!-, to answer o s many q u!!lstions os you possibly con . The information that you give will be JS~= ':>r research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any s t a tements, c.:..:-:::~,.jnS, or publications w i t hout your p e rmission. We reques t this personal if'lformotion so thct ~ : i s d~emed necessary, W!! moy contac t you f o r further details. Dey Mont h 2. T ir,,e of d ay: (Circle O ne): 3 . Tire Zone: (Circle O ne): o . t:osten b:-c~rro1./ (Circle One): a. lJoylight Soviny) b . Standard c . Mountotn d . Pacific e. Othe r _ 4. "''dee w~re y:.u when you sow t he o~;~::t? Stoto or County C1ty or Town -:. r y certom Hour~ Minut e s Seconds c. Not very sure d. Justo guess 5.2 V!os c~:e;: -;;i c.:.ntinuo.;sly~ 6 . What was t~ e c::-:": o n of the sky? 7. IF you sow tne ol:lj~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os you looked o t the objec t ? (Circle One): a . In front of you b . In bock of you c . To your r is h t d. To your left e. Overhead f. Do n ' t rememb::r FTD OCT 6? 164 Thl" form uperaerfes f'Tn 164, J UI 61, wh1c h o 5 ob~rolete . t!. IF you sow t!--'! obje c t a t NIGHT, what did ynu notice conccmtn g the ~TAkS und MOON? 8. 1 ~TARS (C :eft;: One): 8.2 MUO N (Ctrclc One): a. Brigh t moonltoht/ b :-L)C"f r;;;c);-frgli 1 , c. No moonli ght -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9 . What were l"e weather conditions at th e time y ou sow the objec t ? C LOUDS (Cicle One): * o. Cleor "I c . Sca'tereei clouds d . Th'ck r:r heavy clouds WEATHER fCudc One): b. Fog, mist, or light r:.~in c . ,'.~odNotc or ht:ovy rain c. o.,n' t ro m)mber Tt,e o::>re-::' cppcored: (Circle One): !:-. Tronspore'1t t r emel"1ber 11. If i r oppeore-:: a s o light, wa:; it br ig'1:e than the briglttest stars ? (Circle One ): a. ::ri 3hter b . D1-,mer d . Don't kno w 11.1 Cc--::c~ Srightness t o some c::>r.-ron object: -'=>n t r:::mem~er 13. Did the objec . (Circle One fo r each quest ion) a . Apoccr c sr:::."'d still at any time? b. Suddenly ::;>ed up and rush away a t any time? c. Break u p IMO ports or exp lodf.:? Dcn't know Don't know Yes d . G iv~ o ff smo~e? Don' t kno w C hange bri7ltness? Don't know f. Change shape? g . Flash o r flicker? h. Disappear and reappear? Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the objoct c!isapp~ar while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did t"'e obje c t move behind something at any t ime, particularly a c loud? ( C trcl~ One): i I moved behind: Don't Know. I F you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did th~ o :.ject move in front of s omething a t any time, part icularly o c loud? Don't Kno w . IF you answered YES, then te I I what 17. Tell in o few words the following things about t h e o!:>ject : 19. D ::w o: ~--~ -:..ot will s~ow :-e sl..ope o f the obje c t or object s . Lobel ond include in your sketch ony details of :~e :: to: ,-:: you sow such ::s w 'n.;s, protrusions, e tc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Pbce ::--::,,,. -.... ;ide t h'! draw t - ; t o show the dir~ction the object wa s moving . 20. Do you think you con estimatlt the speltd of the object? JF you on s'-'&red YES, then what speed would you estimate?_ ------ 21. Do you th :"l < you can estimate how for away from youth& objec t was? ( : i rclc One) IF yow C '1::. .. tued YES, then how for owoy would you soy it was?---------- 22. Whore were yoo located when you saw the object? (Circle CJ...,e ): 23. Were you (Circle One) o. ln srde ~ building b. In o c ~r c:-outCTocO' : a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residential section of a city ? c. ln 'open countrysid~v d. Near on airfi e ld? d. In on ~irplane (type) e . Flying ove r a city? e. At s e o f. Flying over open country? 2J. IF you w.,e MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or othe vehicle at th e time, then compl~te tha following questions: 24. 1 Whot direction Wl:re you moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast f. Southwest i los per hour. 24. 3 Di~ y=-u stop a t any time wh ile you wer~ looking at the object? (C:rcl'! One) 25. Did you o':.a:ve th , object through c ny of the fo llowing ? e. Binoculars f . Telescope g . Theodolite h . Northwe s t 26. In ord~r thct '1':-v c on give as clear a picture as possible o f what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or ob;~c!$ which, when placed up in the sky, would give th e some appearance a s the objec t which you sow 27. In the following sketch, imagine tha t you ote at tho point shown. Place on "A" on th& cur> d li~.e t o show ho w high the object vtos above the horizon (skyline) whon you ftrs t sow it. Place o "B" on th o s ome curved ltne 10 show how hi:;h the obje c t was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Pbce on "A" on the compass when you f~rs s o w it. Place a "[3" on the compass where you lost sow tlc object . the end of the path, and sho w a_ny changes in direction during tht. course. rhen how many were the rei?\. _ ;,f ~ow they were or;o;ged, onJ put o').;orrow to show the direc t ion that they were traveling. pos.s::.'::Jl e a retrograde satellite, or po!;sible tho decay of' !lc:ne u::lcatologed degree frcm a =c:=osrade satellite. Since no photos were given t o this office, no eval~at~c~ can be made of them~ t..DDRcSS .. t \it' Jlo.t Nomn