PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE T iM!: C~.::JUP 3. SOURC!: Civiliu."'l 4. NUMBER OF Oi:J!:CTS 5 . LENGTH OF 035ERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G:-cu~-Visua.l 8 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSIC.!.L E V 2. LOCATION Dayton, Ohio (2 Witnesses) 10. CONCLUSION Possable fBAil.OONS ) 11. BRIEF SUMMA RY AND ANALYSIS Observ e r sighted a .fish with a tail. and were traveling scattered and some tota l of about 50 object s re red, green, and from south to north. The were tumbl that looked like some multi col cr objects were CO! 'IS: The wind fro;n the sm-face to 6000 ft was from an azimuth of 140 deB or was blowi ng tovmrd about Nt-..,,v. A lette r as written to the Dayton Chamber of Commerce t o s ee if thes e were balloons that could have been connected with Cleane r Air \o/eek or-perhaps the Ringling Brothers Circus but no answer '"'a s FTD SEP 63 _ _ ._ p,...vlou t<Si:.l.on oJ th l a f orm m.y b. uead, U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T h i s questionnairt't has been p repared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force o s much infornot ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon thot you have observed. PiecH t~y to answer os many questions as you possibly con. The informatio_n that you give wi II be used for research purposes. Your nome w i II not be used in connection with any s t a tement s , ccnclusions, or publications without your permission. We reques t this personal information :;o hat if i~ is d med necessary, we may contact you for further det a i ls . 1. When d id yow see th~ object ? Day Mont h 3 . T i I'T'e Zone: 2. Tirne of da y: (Circle One ): Mi n ule s (Circle One):{.o . .)Ooylight Soviny b. Standard (Circle One): /0.; tastern '1(. Centro I c. Mounta in 4. Where were y ou when you sow the object ? Necrest Postal Address City o r Town Stole or Counly 5. how Ions r::s object in sight? (To tal Dur a t ion) Fairly certain 5.2 '8os .; b; ec- s isht continuously ? 6. Wha t wos r!-.e ~:: ;ion of the sky? h. C loudy a . Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locuted as y o u looked a t the object? (Circle One): o . !:1 front of you ~To y our le ft In bock of you e . Ove rhead c . To your right f. Don ' t remember Thl form euper,.ecfc3 FTn 164, l UI 61, which iA ob,ole l e . tl. IF you o;ow tno object a t NIGHT, wl1ot did y n u 11oticc con:-cmtrV the ~TAI<S nnd MOON? 8. 1 ~TAR~ (C trcle One): 8.2 MOON ((rrd( One): a . Bri1Jht moonlight b. Dull moorolight c. No ruoc>nlight pitch Jock d . C:.---'t romember d. Don ' I rc: member 9. What were tl.,e weather condti<'ns a t the tim~ you saw th~ objf!ct ? CLOUDS (Ctrclc o .,e): 1VE/\TIIEf~ (Circle OnE'): C}Clcar s~, b. r=og, n11:.t , or l1o~t ron c . Scattere:: cloudc; c . ,'.,od"rCJit~ or hc.Jvy rorn d. Thick, .. 1eovy clouds d. Snow c. Don' t ro~ra~rnber Th~ ob1cc! o;>peor:d: ( / c): h . T:onsp~-ent C'. Don't rememb'!r 11. li it O?pearec! os a li ght, was it brighter than the briuhtust s tars? (Circle One): " a. Srighter b. Oi:nrner c. A bout th e same d . Don't know 11.1 Cor.,n:r.~ brightness to some c o-r.mon object: 12. Th~ ed-1e.s : f ~.,e oSject were: c. Fuzzy or blurre::l !.l. Like a br i :,;hI ~ ! cr : . Sharn ly oulir.e~ :. Don't rcrre .. S'!r 13. DiJ the objec:: a . Apoeor t o ' nd still a t any time? b. SLdd':'lnly s~e .. d u p and rush away a tony tirne? Breok up int:> port:; or explod ? d . Give off smoke? e . Change brij1tness? f. Change sh,1pc? g. F la s h or fl ick~r? h. D i '>appear ond reappear? Don' t know Don' t know Don'! know Don't know Don' t know Don' t know 14. DiJ th., objttct disopO'Itct whi l t you wor~ wo t c h ing it? If s o , how? 15 . Did.:,~ C':: o,r t move b-,.hind :\QmO\thing ato n y time, o o r ti c uiCirly o c lotd ? Yes Don't Know. IF you on'w"r~d YES, th~n te ll wha t 16 . Did th:o:-.:;:-J'~ct movl'!l in fr<"~nt of o:om ... th ing nt or'ly tim~, portir:ult~rlv n d oud? (Circi~ One): Yes Don't Know. IF you cnsw.,red YES, t hen tell what 17. Tell in o fr, w word!\ t he follr>winq things obout thtJ o biect: 18 . w~ w i s h ~o know th(!) ongulor siz.t't. Hoi~ o match stick ot orr:1' s length in lin~ with a kn:->wn obi~ct and no how much of t h e object is covered by the: hflod of the mQtch, If you hod p~forml!'d this "Xs>"'Tim~nt ~t th.~ ti;n~ of the 19 . Drew o :.i::vr~ +ct will show t~e s~c;:>e of the object o r object s . Lob~! and include in your sk.,tch ony details of ti--e o.:>: -- r you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially oxhou:st trails or vopot" trails. Plac e c~ ~-:: ... :.~side Th e diowir.g r:> show the direction t he object was moving. _ 20. Do you think you con ostimcte th0 spoed o f fhe objCtct? (Circle One) IF you on.sw~r~d YES, then what s~ed would you estimo t,;? --/;.., ~ ~-/' .1. '/1~/AJ /J. /-~ Do yov thir~ you can fH~timoto how for away from you the object wa!>? (C,do One) ~ N o . you on:;...,.&rc YES, m~n ow or away would you soy it wa~? --:_:_,_ ;'./ .:- Where wcr., you (C ire !c One): locot~d when you so-.u tho object? a . lnsid~ o ~vilding b. In a cor ( / Out doc,. .s d. In 'on cir;tlone (type) 23. Wore you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o ci~? b. 1:1 the ro~id.-,ntiol s~ction of a city? c. In open country s id3? d. Nnar on oirfiold? " Flying ov~r o city? (f.)F iying over open country? 2.-!. lr y-::u wt:tr~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at the t im.,, then complete th" following questions: 24.1 What diroction w~r" you moving? (Circle Ono) o. North c . East e. South g . West b. Northea s t d . South~o~? f. Southwest h. Northwest 24. 2 H ow !est were you movin~? ----------'1 iles ptH hour. 24.3 Did ye>v ztop atony time whil~ you w~re looking at the object? (Ci;cl-., One) Di-l yov :SHrve tho object throu~h any of the following? Q ::yes'c$:>.-..s {Yes Binoculars f. Telescope g. Theodolite Yes No In ord-,r thct yov con give o:; clear o picture as possiblff of what you saw, d~scribe in your own worrls a common obj~ct or oSiec~J which , when placed up in the sky, would git;5 the sam~ appearance as the object which y ou sow. 27. In the follvwi:1g !ketch, imagire ~hct you ore a t th~ point shown. Plac e or " t " 011 th~ t:\rved I ine t o sh~.w h::)\1 high the obj..,ct was above the horiz on (sl(yl~rae) whan you f i r s t sow it. Place c ''B ' ' on t ho :ICHTI~ curvrtrl lit!~ t o show how hiJn tne object was above th e horizon (:o;kylina) whe n you lost ~ow it . P lace on "A" on th~ compo:;~ when yov i=; "' i~. Place o "B" on the compass whera you lo<>t s ow tlac obiect. 2 5 . t)row o pkrvr~ that will show the notion that the object or object s mode. Place on " A " ct the b~ginning o f the pcth, o "~" !lt th~ end of the path, O'lC show any chon es in direc t ion duri ng tht. COIJrs-e. D:ow o :>-:r~ :' --:Jw they .,..ere c r:::,:;ed, anJ pu t an arrow to show the direct ion tha t th~y were travel ing. 3 0 . Ha ve y ou ev.:tr ~UJ6n thi$, o r a s imi lor o h jdt:t bofc.n. If .)0 giv"' clot" or Jui,., o ,, d b cuti . u . 31. Wa~ any':l"'e ~ :;e w i t h you a t th~ t ime you saw t he obj c t ? (Circ/.., One ) 31.1 IF y:-; '=l'l!>Werod YES, did they sco th~ obje c t to o ? (Circllil Onu ) 31.2 P!oo $~ li s t their namel> and oddrcs5es: ? I <l~ s e g iv:: he followin g information obout your:;e If: F irs! Nome T E LE PH0~2 NUMBER tr.:-!i~'Jt!! O:"l)' ;O::ditiono l info r mation o :-oJ t yourself, includ i ng cny s p ecial oxparie nce, w!--.ich rnioht b..: pertin.:r1. When and to whoM d id yo u rapor t that you hod soen the obj.,c t ? 34. Dot e you corrplet::rd this questionnaire: Da y Mo n t h 35. Information which you f ael pertinent and which is not od0quotely covered in the specific points of t he- questionnoir& or o narrative explanation of your sighting. FTD (TO-El'/UFO ) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO UNIT ED STATES AIR FORCE 0 FFICIAL BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID Th!a for:n al:persodea ATIC F cnn Nr. 31:3, doted Dec 60, ovblch Ia o baolotc. GU .)JIC'I': DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Ht;:AOQUAllTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( /,F!lC) HIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 4~4':1:J u~ Observotion, 22 October 1967 ~yton, Ohio 1~5416 Yo.1-:-name has been give n to the Aer Lal Pheno;nen:l Bran<:h (Project f::_:.!e Book) as being a \.litness to a n unidentified flying object. I f you ~ere a '.-:i tness to an UFO siclttine on ?r.> October 1967 .,~.:.ld you please coo:plete the attached AF 1''orm 117 and return it i::. -r.he envelope provided. If you were not t! ,,,itn(!SS to thls sighting, v c..1ld you please make a statement to this effect on the attached form. 'i"":-..2 inforumtion ,;hich you provide will be usPd in evaluating this o=5ervotion. Thank you for your assistance in this matter . jv:...:-~ctor of Productio:l AF Form 117 R;!q_;;est wind velocity and dir~ction lor Da.JCon , 0!"-io a-c 1800 and 19CO hours lo\!aJ. on 22 October U.S. AI R FORCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION T\1!: questionnaire has been prepared s o that you con give tho U.S. Air Force as much informcion os possible concerning t he unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pl~as ~;y t o answer os mony questions as you possibly con. The infor mation that you give will be u~.,d f or rasearch purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection viith any statements, ccncl.;sions, or publications w ithout your permission. We request this personal inf or mat ion so thot ir ; i s deemed necessary, we ma y contact y ou for further detail s l. '.Vhcn did yo1.. see the obje c t ? 2. Tir,,c o f day: (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle On~):~ a . Daylight Saviny b. Standard (Circle One): a . tostern b. Centro I c . Mountain d . Pacific 4. '!'there were you when you sow the object ? N cr&st Postal Address Stole o r Counry 5. h o w long w::s ob1ect in s ight? (Tot~l Duration} ::. Certa in c. Not very sure ~. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Wo:. -= ~ ~ight continuously? 6. What wos r"~ c~ = en of t he sky? ( o. B- igh t b. Cl.:>udy a. B r ight b . Cloudy IF y ou sow tho object dur ing D AYLIGHT, where wos the SUN located as you looked ot the object? (Circle Or.e): a . In front of y ou In bock of you c . To your right d. T o your left e . Overhead f. Don't re member Thlft rorm auper,.ed"" FTO 164, tuf 61, which h <>lnol.-t.-. PROJECT 5957D -UFO DATA LOC A."'IO'l PflliSSUF.E (070'JL Data , .. ..., .. 1.. ETAC Data Fi..Les TD?r {UFO) Maj H Quintanilla, Jr/70916/lsb/1 Dec 67 UFO Observation of October 22) 1')6'{ Chamber o . .t' Comrnerce Sheraton. Hotel 2~0 N. Mai n Stredt D.:!.ytou, Ohio 45402 1 . T!ld Aerial Phenomena Office io in recelpi:. of an unidentified t.!.;;dng oo,.Je<.:c (UFO) report ol October 22> J.967 r'rorn Dayton) Ohio \fhlch occ:.:::-r~d a~ appr~:!..ma telJ 6 :00 to 6 : 30 pm. The oboe ::overs s::.a~e that 1'or a bou.t thilty :nL."l~\t.~s various \.!Olored ooje<.:ts ph~o:>ed over the wi~nesses' home. The muJOr~ty o tnese cb ~cts appea::-cd 'to :1e 1'ish-sba.ped. The wti tn.:!sses s ta t.e thd t toe.;-oo .:;-=r;ed between r;~irteen and 1'ii'ty o.r these oCJc,.~ec t:.s. 2 . P.eq..:est informetion on '"h~t~"ler th~re "'e::-e any ballooa. launciles in :ae Da,ytoa a rea on o r near tb.ls o;i:.'le. Could tl'le~e ooJeC"Cs ( ball:>or.s'!) have oeen connei.! ;:..ad vi th Cl~aner Air W'~c:\. o r: p~rhaps che Ri~gling BroChers Circas? 3 . Than k :;ou for jO:..r assistanc e in this rc.atter. 'fOR <.;,UinT.A..~iill.A, J -: ) 1-iajor, USAF ~i~f J Aerial Pheno~er.a. Office Aerospace Technologi~s Division ?::-cdut.:tion Directora~e TDFJX/UF<:J UFO Observation, 22 O::tober ~967 Rererence :~our unidentified obaervatioo. The information. -which ~re have r..ecei1-ed is ruJt su:f'ticient fGJr a scient1:t'1c investigation . Req~st you coc~l.ete the attached FTD Form l.64 and ~turn it in the en ... vr> 1 :9rovided. Thank you t:>r .r-.=porting your observation to the Air Farce. Fl'D Form 164 w/envelope ~. IF you !.OW the obj<-ct ot NIGHT, what rl,cl y o v notict: C>nctrn~<1y tlu: ~1 i\I<S t~nd MOON? 8. 1 STARS (C,::Ie One): d. D~,'t remember 8.2 MOON (C~rclc~ One): o. B ri ght moonlght b. Dull rnoonl ight c. No moonli {;ht -pitch clark d. Don'~ rolllcmber 9. Who t were :H~ weather conditions c t th~ time y ou saw the object ? CLOUDS (Ctrclc 001e):