PROJECT 10073 RECORD DATE , T IME Cx('IU? t-:m tar y NUMBER OF OBJ~CTS 2. L OCATION "'R1 vth::>vi.11P AFB ,\r~f\:'"1::\AS ( l..j Witne:;ses) 10. CONC L USION Radar: Othe r ( GROlTh'"D T.i\.RGETS) ti:1g : Astr o (tiETEOR) 5 LeNGT H OF oas:=RVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY A N D ANALYSI S 3v-~5 S~conds T he observe r s siehted a l ight that when firs t obser ved 6 . n P E o;: 03SERVATION appeared. to b e an exhaust of a jet. Approx the last 1/3 I of the time it appe a red t o be t wo jet e xhau st::;. Tne :-cL:-.i -'ii su:.l (RADAR) observer felt the object was n o more than 3 to 4 n\.mdred. cou;.:se ft high and tra veling in a west.erly direction. Infor:netion was requ ested from Blyth ville RAPCON b u t the onl y t h ine painted on the scop e was a target moving 60 -90 H du~ a. PHO TOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE CO!'-'J.ZtS S : Radar operator f e l t he was painting aut.omobilc3 and no-.:. UFOs . Three different Delta f l i gh c cre ws identif i e d the o:)Jec t a s a meteor wh ich enter e d the atmosphere unci broke in to two pieces. These p i eces tra ve led r o u ,)l:, :.he W- S - W a nd were visible for uppr o x 1 5 seca :-:1s. f'~;:~;.,; I~AGIN~ YOti "-RE AT'TH"'t ti"TEft OF T H E COMr>A~S~;;SI!. P 'Ce: AN . ..... ON THC: COI-l?ASS TO IHOICATl! TW~ '""! l Olk E CTION T O THE PHENOl-lEND~ WH E N FIRST SEEN. PLACI:. A o O N 'rilE CO'IPAJS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO I THC Pt'EN OMENO N WHEN LAST S E::::N. ~ 7. 1'1 'rt-f!:. ~I<.F.lCl-1 tiELO.V, PLAC!: All A'" AT T H E PO~ITIOtl OF THE I'H!::J':)I~;:JI.Otl Wll~tl FIRST :.E I. A'IO A " O A T HI:: POSITIO " OF THE PHEIIOME NON WH~N LAST SEEN. C ONNECT TH~ 11" 1\iiD r-; \II r H A LINE T O APPROXP.IAT:! T rl E 1 M~' EM : OF THE f'HENOMt::~IO"l BE-WC:E'I "'A~ MI D "!:1 . TI"A':" 1$ , SCiiE:~IITICALLY SHOW 'lrHETHEP. Tl'1::7 VI1-!EIIT 1 l ,.pp~J\Si':: -;:,B E S TRAIGHT, CUR V E D OR .!IG-ZAG. R E F Er! TO S'AALLER Z~!::TCH AS liN EY11.).1LE O r H O ,'f T O COH''LET!:r ! WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? appropriate bloc!< ... ) OUTDOORS IN B!J:;l~lESS SECTION OF CITY IN OUILDI"'C IU R 'IDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENG~A IN OPC::N COUNTRYSIDE NEAR Al:.:tFI ELO 0 AS Pil-OT Q AS PASSENGER FLYING O V E R CITY OTHF. rt FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY I F YOU WERE IN A V F.HICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ~:;:>ECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAS T WERE YOU MOVING? SO U TI-Wri.ST 010 VOU S TOP ANYTIME WHILE OSS.!~VINO THe NORTH'ii'::ST SOUTH'IIEST I EXPLAOH "'-'"" ucH MovE-.EN T E<FECTS vou sKE TCHEs'" oTEMs s o ,_ DESCRIBE TV"'E OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN A N D TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR SOD'( OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINOO,_..S O R CONVERTIBLE T O P WERE UP OR DOWN . t hOII MUCH OTHER T RAFFIC WAS THERE ? ~ 010 Y:JU ~.OTt:::=: ANY AIRPLANES? QYES (Kl ~10. I F "VEs, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE I N SIGHT R ELATIVE TO THE TIME {OF SIG'-lTIHG T .-iE PH E~IOMC:NON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RE:LATIVE TO rHE POSITIO N OF THE PHENOMENON. 9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOME N O N IN SIGHT? ;l HOlt' WA.S T IM=: :>f.TERMINED? X~ FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS ~ ~WAS THE Pl-cN:IMSNON IH SIGHT CONTII'IUOUSLY1 t2JYES nNo. I F No, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR I MOVE MENT OR - ri!:: 3EHAVIOR O F THE ?HENOMEN')N, AHD DEsCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DlSA;:>-~ P E ARANCES :;N PR!::VIOUS SKETCHES. J PAGE 3 OF 9 P AG::S ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHIINGE DURING THE SIGHTINCil CONOI-rJONS (Check appropriate bloch.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR t~IST TWILIGti r HE/\V Y RAIN CIRRUS CLOUDS (High fleecy or Herring LIGHT RAIN 0~ DRIZZLE CLEA R NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL PARTLY .:::..ouoY CUMULONI MBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COMPLET::L Y OVERCAST (Thundersk>rm8) HAZE OR SMOG NONE O F THE ABOVC: THE Sl:;HTING WAS liT TWILIGHT OR NIGH1', WHAT [)10 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS /\NO MOOH7 NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT ~>< NO MOONLIGHT :,."-A 'FEW MOON WITH HALO UNo<HO'}IN ::>. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VlSI8LE7 0 YES 0 NO. TH~ PHENOMENON? I F yES, " \VH!::RE WAS THE SUN.AS YOU FACED lH F'ROHT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT IN 9ACt: OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT E. SPECIFY T'-1;:; MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGH'fiNG, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STR:::ET LA:..;?, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12 . GIVE A a:;:::,:-DESCRIPTION 'oF THE PH:ONOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, i'/HETHER I T j P.EF!.ECTC::> LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IIIIPRESSIOH O F WHETHI::R~ I T '11''-S. S;)Liu O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF I T APPEA.REO ~.;A ?OINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE CO:-.IPARISON S WITH OTHE R OEJSERV!:: D OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A L IGHT OR OTH::R 03JZC-:" I N YOUR FIELD OF V I Z 'K . PAGE 4 OF!) PACES t 13. D I D THE PHENOMENON Y E S t iO t MOV E IN A STRAIGHT LIHEY ST A N O STILL AT ANYTIME? {SuoOENLY ":P'O:::::> UP A~O RUN AWAYl Bf~EA K U P IN ?"':ITS ANO EXPLOOE 1 CHANGE COL0~1 GIVE OFF S'~O.C:Z' J 015 A?PEAi'l \'<:; REAPPEAR? SPIN Lll\!:: A T:>;>y I~AKE A I'<OIS~' I FL.:.JTT!OR ~R 14. WHAT D~.::fl fOUR ATTENTION T O THE PH!':NOM~NON? A. 110" 010 I T "'I Jo.ALLY OISAPPC:AR7 I a. o1o -::: ""-::'~::---=--::-.., ... oJE ae:H :"lo o~ ; N ~o~o~T oF soMETHING. LIKE A cLouo, TREE, OR '3:J:LD1N C I'. T ANY Tl'l -, PAGE J Or~ PAGES I S. Of\AI't A P ICTUR E THAT WIL L SHOW THE SHAPE OF T Ht:: PHENO!olt::HOH . INCLUDE AND LASEL ANY D ETAILS T H \ T MIGH T IIAVE APPEARED A S WINGS O R P R O T RUSION S, A N D I NDIC ATE EXH AUST OR V/\POR TRAILS. I NDICATE B Y AN AR~OW T H E DIRECTION THE P H E N O ME NO N WA S MOV I N G. hi. Wr-..;. '4.4::> T~::: "-"!GULAR SIZE ? tiOL:J A M-'TCH A T A R M' S LENGTH I N FRO N T O F A KNOWN 09JECT, SUCH .\5 A STREE T LAY=> 0~ .,. .,:; ,_.00.~. NOTE H O W MUCI-O F TI1S OBJECT I S COVE RED BY THE HEAD O F THE Mr:::H. N OW It" YOU HA:J BEE.N Ae_::-~ ?C::Ar0Rt4 THIS EX?E:'!!M~ST AT THE Tlltolt:: OF THE SIGHTING, E STIMATE WHAT I'"RACT'"'~ "lF TH:: PHENOME'tO " "t':'O:L::> HAVE BEEN COV:::.R!:l B Y THt:: M A TCH H E AD. P A G E 6 OF 9 PAGE!> 17. DID YOU Oft!>!:.RVC: THE PHFNOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE F"OLL01ItiCl INCLUDE l'jFO"'!'Io4ATION OH UOO.~!.., ! TYP Z , F I LTER, L EttS PRESCRIPTIO"' OR OTHER APPLICA;,tL:! DATA.-----------~ EYECLASSZS CA~<':R\ Vt.::ER ~ $Ul-ICLAS!iE.J Eli:WCULAH'i WI~IO~HlELv TELESCO?E j Sl::lZ 'IIIII. :.:;.o~ ?-: V!ZHICLE THtOOOLI TF. 1 9. DO YOU U SE READING CLA SSES? 0 Y'i!S Q'TNo--~ 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPR:::S'iiOH OF THE OISTAioOCE OF 'rH~ -l 0YES b'JNO 1J . WHAT ~.I.S '':.-"' IMPRESSto,-. OF THE SPEE:o .. pr-rHe: PffESO:-.e'iC", GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPf:EO < ., t l PHE:NO\IENONl GIV!:: ESTh11ATE o;: OlS r ANC!:: .') .. , . d 20. IN ORO:."--4'! WE MAY 09TAIH A S CL!::.\R A PICTURE 11:. POS:ii113LE OF WHAT YOU 5 A~Y. O".;cru:n l'i Y O Url 0...,~ WOn O> CO'~"'C~ '.Ja;ECT OR OBJECTS 'HHICH, WHEN PLACED I N THF. SKY, SIMILAR TO WHI!:f'IE YOU NOT:!O THE PHI!:HO>oiENOI~, WOULD"'!'"' ; o ME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SA~. OF.SCRIBC: SIMILARITit::S MIO OIFf E REHCE.:> Uf:T\!IE!:N T~E COMMON 09~!CT ANO WHAT YOU SAW. 2 1. 01!:> Y~1. NO":' =::: ~'lY DOOR, t~OISE:, 0~ "EAT :.MAN.'I T INC FnOM THE f>H<::NO:AENON Or. ANY E:FFE:CT 0:-t YOli?SELF, ] OR IJAC-4l'<ERY IN THE VICI!>W':' 0 YES ~NO. IF vc;:s, OESCRIOt::. , A . 010 THE ?n<!._? .,z -~; ~ISTURB THC: CROU!'cO OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVI.OF.NCE. 0 YC:S 0 N O . ~ ::.l. HAVE YOU ~VF.ft "iEE N nus OR A SI!-IILAR PHENOMt:NON OEFOR7 ( l YES r.J NO. li-"'t::;,u Cll!:: OAl'E AND l.OCA rtON. ~ ~J. WI'S A'lY':l-.Jf ':'IITI-I YOU AT THE TIME YOU SA'.'/ THE PHENOM!::.NON 1 iZJYES 0 NO. If'' \'i:"'o,' 0!0 TH.::Y SEf: IT TOO l i A . LIST THEIP '<A'-'~S At-10 AOORES::ES (~;, GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YCU:1!:~---- ~ fDORC:S!. (.J.~ '~. Ci,y, St,,, . t~nd Zip Coclc) ! ii:LEP.-iOtl<' .,. , rurff' and r:Jml,f') ~ !'oCICATE 1\:r'::iTIOtl.lo,L HIFv "4A7IO!ot INCLUD!IiG OCCUPA rtO,., At~O ANY C:;(PEni::::NC. r~-;:-WH- N-;,,0 TC -! ....... DID vou"f1PORT THA' ( YOU HAD :;IGH1 EO niiSP'H "'N01- ltiOl~TH .. --- PM-:i 0 OF 9 PAG:::S I'I!,.L Y TO D EPART M ENT OF THE A I R FORCE H E ADQUARTER S FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTE~SON AIR FO::tCE BASE, OHI O A~433 :..'IJ Ob::>r.::rvation , 21 October 1967 'r'Sgt Iwin ~1. Harren 2101s~ Communica t ions Sq. BlytheviJ l e AFB, Arkan;;;as 72317 F.:;ference your rec~n~ unidentified flying object sighting "hich yea reported to the hir Force . The informntion ":hich we have eived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. TieGuest ~:ou complete the cttac!'led AF Form 117 a nd return it in the self- s.C:dressea envelope. 'Ihank you for reporting your observation to ~o.!'le 1r orce. .f,--ffi:S C. t-1ANATT, Colonel, USAF ; rector of Production AF Form 117 BOB Nr 2l-R2.58 THIS QUI:.,'l"ZO!'" t~E H. S '3I::N PREPA.tTZD :::0 J'IIAT YOiJ CAN C'.IV::: Tl'! tJ. 5. .\IR f'Ot.!CE AS HUCH W;;'O?\o1<\1'10N t ,\S lOSS!BL::: ':"O~CSR!-J!NC 'l'IIE iJNiDENTIFIF.!) PiiE!'IO~I::NON iUt\1' YOV 1!.\VE OBS!:~VED. PLEASE Tr~Y TO I 1\~s:t:~R AL:. ':iF TilE QUEST!ONS. THE !.~FO~'I AT: ON YOU G!:V:i~ \'I ILL rn tl '" f) FO~ RES!!: A ~CH t>UP..P01 S. YOUR NA:tif': '=-l:..L NOTRE USED IN CONNF:CTiO':'l' WITH ANY OF YOU!~ :.::rJ\T,JEW!'S OF! COtiCLIJSlONS \I!Ti!OUT YOU~ 1-'i::R.\r.:;:,,:-,', R&;:'l'URN TO AIR FORCF. BA3E 1NVF.S1'1GA1'0'~ H>!-l ':'O:<W\RDlNG TO F',"D (TDE1R), \'1.RlCI1T PATTr.R">J:, A ... 3 OH10 '\5433, lAW 80-17. (lF ADDITIONAl. SHF.:";TS AJm lH~f::OrJ) FOH NAt?.:'?A 1'IVE OR Sf{~rc'~;;;s AT1",lCH S::<C; .. -ELY ro TWS F01Uf OR ,lNNOTA TE Fr'l'rH l'OVl-< riA /!. l'o.; 1lJ '~N'TIF!C:A 'i'ION.) 2. \IHA'f Tl"'E ~l.:l YOU FIRST SICHT THE PrH':NO~IENOS7 f , :l. WH/\T TIMED 0 YOU L'\S f SIGHT THE PHC::NO'.IEtlON? d ~ .TIM~/ZOr" L'QoAYLIGHT.i<\VINGS QzrANOAt!D t, f_j EAS r;::"l [Sj L.l::~ll RAL 0 W'IU~TIIIN 0 P.'\CIFIO:'; L] OTi!!Ztl s. Wr1Ei1E \If~"' VOlt WHCN YOU SAW THe Pr!<::ttO'o!eNON! I F 114 C ITY. r.t/E Tole N.:.Aflco.<; i f.Tr!C:ET AO:lqc.;z 1\NO III.)'Ci\1'C rH, t A HA>IO t::- ""~"MAl-' WHt::RE YOU WERE s-.o.N;JINC Y'ITH REr <.Hr.ti~O:: TO THE AOO<l s,;. I F 1:! THE COUN fllY, IOENl"lf'Y 1"11' Hf:;p.,,\v v:, Wt.Re ON OR NEAR A~IO TRY TO IIX A ot:,TI\fiCE AND OIRF.CTION <\OM SOoAl:. flEC0G'It7ASLE Ll\ll'.i 4'1RI" i 5. I'''ICI', ; Y:', .\<lE AT THE POINT !.HO.V., l"l T:-,E SKFT:u, ;>LA',.' AU r. 0'1 rtt c:t:R'-'<::o Llti: -r :"tOW Hv''l hiGtl Tlo":: SHC., ;~O'.f " j\-1 ABOVE TilE HORI'ZO. T."~ P H cNOIJ=:'tON WAS IIHEtl LA:>T S~nt. I OtrlECTIO N TO THE PHCNOMENON WHEt! FIRST !><::EN . PLACF. A o OH T'1E CO\IPJ\SS TO IHOIC ... TE TH!': Ol,tECTIO'l T\) TH~ PIH;U ::'~ ENOH WH E H L AST ~C:EN. lrl THE S'(~TCH BELOW, PL,>C.;: AN A~ AT ThE PO:.ITION 0:' 'rtiC: 1-"li::,-IOIH:.IION \'/Hell! F IFISf SEC:II, ANO A ~a' AT 1'1tt: PO.,I110'1 :I<' THE PHEHO\IENON WHEN !...AST !>~Ell. CONNECT