Milledgeville Georgia — October 1967

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P~OJ\:CI 10073 RECORD \ 22 Oct 67 2J30/23 ltiilled ::.:1ille. Geor ;li.a ~ 13. SO\JRCE 10. CONCLUS:Cs l c:. vil:. =- Case: P~o::~:lblc HOAX I ~:~. I"JY-3ER GF o :d::CTS Photo: I~iSUl''FICIC::.t'f DATA F011 EVALUATIO~f :;. L ="-:;7._, .J~ o:.:. VATION 11. BRIEf 5U~MARY AND ANALYSIS 16. TYPE OF OBSERVA TION I Ground V j su=.l l sea case j a. ?rlOTos The observer left. his home to go UlO hunting. Re stortcd that ce sa~ and photo~rophed n metalic saucer shaped object . The oose~ve:c stated that there \Te.ce heot waves around the objec-c. 2.:1d.. that it was roughly in the south. Co:nme:1ts: The observer \.fas the only one to see the object. He hai p~eviously stated that he was going UFO hunting . Dur-j ing a co:1versatio~ to the University of Colorado it was learn. ed t~a~ tn~ boy was sitting on the ground when ooth photos The b~y t.~en moved to his right and took a second ~hoto. ?n~ boy c.,:j....:=. give no r easo:1 for sitting do"rn to photogra:?h the 1 obje . It is felt that the photo is o small objec~ zuspc~u-l ed :!':-~:: :.:-.e: tree ~h<!t appco.rs in beth the phot..oc. :No p.boto_j a~&!~-s~s.~es bee~ perfor~cd b e cause the Air Force i.~s never WHERE WERE Y O U WHE N YOU SAW THE PHEN O M ENON? ( Check app ropr ale blcoclcs.) IN BUSINESS SECTIO N OF CITY IN BUILDI'IG IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 AS DRIVER 0 A S PASSENGER IN OPC:N COUNTR Y SIDE HEAR AIRi"IELO HI AIPi'>lio "-E 0 AS PILOT 0 A S PASSENGER FL YltiG OVER C l rY OTHER FLYI N G O VER OPEII COUNTRY I F YOU WERE I N A V E H ICLE, COMPLETE T H E FOLLOWING: WHAT;:' :..:;: CTIO N ERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING 1 SOUi'-' WC:ST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE 0 8Si::RVINO THE PH E NotAE N O N 1 NORT~"::3T EXPLAIN Wri:!:-;"1-'ER SUCH MOVEM ENT E FFECTS YOUR SKETCHt.rS IN ITE MS!> ANO 6. OESCPIBE T Y ::::; O F VEHICLE YOU WERE IN A'"lO TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR OODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURIN:; THE SIGHTPIC STATE WHETHER WINDO'i3 OR CONVERTIBLE T O P WERE UP OR DCl\VN ] OlD YOU NOTI::: ANY AIRPLANES? 0 Y ES kJ NO. IF ye:s, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE ltl SIGHT RELATIVE T.O THE TIME f ::OF SIGHTI'IG 71"E: PHENOMENON AND WHERE T HEY WER!:: IN THE SKY RELATIVE T O THE POSITIO:oi OF THE PHENOM ENON. LEIIGiH o~ T ''-! 1 CERTAI~I OF TIME NOT VERY SURE H OW WI>S T I M ::::TERMINED1 WAS THO: .:>-'E'I: .,1e;'IO'I IN SIGHT CONTIN USLY? ["):jYES n tiO. I F " NO," niDICATE WHETHER THI S I S DUE TO YOUI"t MOVEo~E'~T :l"' -;..,:;:: a::HAVIOR OF THE P:<"='"O'IC:II':>N, AND Of3CR19E SUC H MO V EMENT OR BEHAVIOR. I NDICATE OISAP- PCARA-.CES o-. ?~:::VtOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 O F 9 PAGES PHENOMEN O N , HOW MAHY WE R E THERET DRAW A P ICTURl:': TO SHOW HO':t THO:::V DID THIS ARRA NGEMENT CHANGE DURIHO THE :ii G H TING l CONOITIONS (Check appropriat e bloc k..) WE A T HI!R CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR HIST HEAVY RAIN CLOUDS (lligh [lucy or //erring L I GHT RAIN >( CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS HAIL PARTLY C-.)UDY CU~ULONIMFIUS CLOUDS (Thunderstorms) Ut-lKtiOWN NONE OF TilE A90VE OTICE AI.:JOUT THE STARS MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO UNK~IO',fN HIDDE N BY CLOUDS PARTIAL(Ncw or qtMJrter) IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VI31BLE7 WHERE WA S SUN AS YOU FACE D THE ?HC:~l0:.'ZNON7 IN ;:.qONT T O YOUR RICHT OVERHEAD (Near noon} TO YOUR LEFT U~IKNO'IIN I:.. .o:::ctF'Y Tf-1:: MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMI!-IATION PRESEN T DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, SIRC:::::.T L A.\.o?, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL I L LU!-41NATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. HEADLIGHTS o;~ 1~. Gl'l::: A 9" :z:: ::JESCRIPTI O N OF T H E PHEI-.O).IENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT l REFLZCT ;:;:-Llo::;HT OR 'WAS SELF-LUMI~OUS AND YIHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR I :~PRO::SSION OF WH ETHER~ I T WAS S::>L :: CR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER E DGES WEfll SHARP OR FUZZY. DcSCRIB THE SHAPE 0~ HIOICA T E I F IT Z APOEA.::!.::O ~sA POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WIT H OTHER OBSERVE D OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR V OTHER CS~!.:C7 II'< YOUR FIELD Or V I E'>!'. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAG'S 010 THE PHENOMENON U,'I,(NO..t'l l MOVE IN A STF<AIGHT L INE 7 1',\ti~ _STILL~ T MIYTit-4E 1 ~UDilLNLY SPce!':O UP 1\110 HUN /\WAY tl0EAK ~-IN Pt.ns .AND EX-PLODEt I CHI\NGC COL - CHANCE <J::tl-;; .. -'l~SST [iLAS!i Of? F ... .:<E:H fotSAI'PEA? -"" ~ ?:::A.PPEAR7 SPIN LIKE;. --pi MAKE A NOit.:: FL.UTTCR O"' "'~3f!LF.7 jt4. WHA T ~RI:: ~ VQUR A\TE~ITIQtj T 0 THE: PH ENO'<~E:N ON 1 HO''I' PI D. I r "'IN ALLY OISA?PE"\i'lt ~ / 1 B. 010 ~H~ =>. : -';:..,"'N !~OVE BEHI~I:J ':l"' !~ :"'ilONT OF !;OMETHI~IC, L IKE 1\ CLOUO, T REE, OR SUILOHIC : T /\NY TIMF.? P.\vE 5 Or 9 >~AGCS 15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPe OF TilE PHe N O M E N O N . INCl.UDE AND LASEL ANY DET A ILS THAT Mh.iHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, A N D I NDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. ltiOICATE BY AN ARRO W rilE DIRECTION THE PHEN O MENON WAS MOVING. 16. YtH ,-w ... :. -;-.. ::. ANG ULI\R SIZE ? HOLO A "4ATCH A T A R M' S L ENGT H I N FRONT OF A KNOWN OCIJECT, SUCH AS A STHEE r L A<.e" C=! - --.C:J~N. NOTE H O W MUCH c;: 7HE OBJECT IS COVERED B Y THE HEA D OF THZ HATCH. HOW IF YOU ~lAO arE:-! ":-! -:-:>O:RFORM THIS EXP'"~l"!'IT AT T H E T I M E OF THE SIGH T ING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE P-;E,.,~\.o! ~::-. "Ot..LO HAVE BEEN COV=:R=:> B Y THE MATCH H EAO. PAGE 6 OF 9 P AGES 1 1 I 0 1-, YOU OAS!:RVc. rilE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY Oi" TilE FOl.l.O'fiHGT J TYI"'E , i"'L TEl>, LEt~!> PRESCRIPTIO~I OR OTHEr! A P?LICA'1L DATA. I,.,CLUOE IH~OR"A,\TION 0.1 1.100-'L. t SUNGL:.:.E V!::HICLE. I A'HL Y WEAR GLASSES! GJYES QNO A. 00 fO'J Ci'lt'l , w~ I:'<IPnESSION OF THE SPEED O F TH2: I G. \\r< '-T N ;; :';) GIVE ESTIMAT:': OF SPEED C ,,\ll:Jl,\ VIE'~C:!l 01/lOClJL.AR'> TELC..;COPE TIIEOOOLITF. 0. Or) YOU USE ~EAOING GL.\S$E:.;? 0 Y ES 110 ~ 1!}. WHAT WAS voUR'iM?RES~lON 'O"F" TH':! olsTA'HcE F T -e--~ P H:!:tiOME~IONT GIVE I:S'riM.\TE: o;: DIST MICl':. ,\"i W!:: MAY OBTAIN AS C:LEAA A PICTURE AS r>OSSIDLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, OE SCFIIZI:: IN YOUR OWN WO.lD'> YIO' J 'J B '{ COM~CH C;!JJ <J:::CT OR OBJECTS WHICII, I'IHE~I PLACEO IN THE SKY, SI'41LAR TO 'YHF.RE YOU tiOTr::D THE: PHENOM"NCIN, SOMI::: RESEMBLANCE TO YIHA'r YOU St\W. =:cr ANO WHAT YOU SAW. Dt:SC1119E. SIMII.ARITIES 1\NO OIFFEnENCCS BET~IF.F.:~l THE ~ LOCATION. r\1 tlO. I F yc:.;," 01::> T IIC::Y St::E IT TOO' l .e3 WAS ANY0!-1" WITH YOU ,-\T T~IE Tl".!!:: Y O U :.AW THE PI1ENOMEI-ION7 lJ Y!!S Cj NO. 1 .. LIS, iHC.::Irl NA"'O::.i AND ADDRESSES :l'TIO:-<'I.L INFOi'H~ATIOtl lllCLu"liN:> OCCU"'A1'1'JN AND ANY EXPEHI:"tiC~ WHICH MI'.Y 0L. I 0 .,l<.ll'o E.O T.lt:O PHEHOMEtiON> P l \CE 8 OF 9 PAGC:S R-I I ENT OUT IIHICH Is G <~:,. PIFOHMATION WHICH YOU FE~\.~R:~I~E EXPLANATION OF THE SICH rll~ f AL TEfHIATIVELY PROV IDE A . - . " "' '"'NoT ADEQUATELY COVe; jj. I 'I I I PAGE 9 OF!) PA _., DEP ARTMEIH OF THE AIR FOP.CI: H EADQUARTERS WARNER ROSIN) AIR M .\ H:RI[l Al!cA (AFLO ROSINS AIR FORCE fiASE, GEORGIA 310'13 sua ; r.c T 1. . .ln rCflnrr, :iG ::ruh.ni.Jr.od tn nr:r:nrchnce vL~h 'lFi1 80-17 , Ul"'i ricnL'U.'ir::d .ly~-O!J,jocts (TJli'O). =' 1ll~lr.hcd phr:--:-~-?,[, (cnlnr<~m~Ylt.::; of' oj ;in'll:;) 'l<rC! t.:'tl:cn en Sd:-; 3-:r:i.n~;cr c.-uncra 1:C!re -.:id3 aL the sconu or t.hC'> rcJ)rt.(;f.l sl:-;htinr; . _"'!-:.;:.~ "'1ht,~ot:;r:.!)hs an-:l ::!.r.::'o:: .. nt.i on frn eor,Par,r,ivc "I)Jt''JJse.s a.ce atti'l.r.h .d. ;l . ;:-;,,1 :1 nve8 t.ieation has ::;ho~-:--. i n the photocr::r--~c '1/v: 1C Mw:tt not rosJlt.nrJ in idr.ni...i f'.i.cal:.5nn of Gh"' objeet. 1 Pho r.o ~r :1.ph c Tr<'n 3C r i.~Jt INTERVIE':l OF DAVID VILLATE T:; s is an intervie.~ of a 13 ~"ear-old l1illedgeville, G~. ~:: gradar, who reporte d a UFO on 21 Oct 67. Th~ i::t~:-:.s ~ '~'~as conducted jointly by USAF ( \..JRAlL\) and University of Co::..):->-..!o representatives. Dr. Roy Craig, of the U. of Col., recorded t::-~ f~.?..:oH.Lng interviet~ on Wednasday, 25 Oct 67, at the scene t~here the phot....,g:-aph was taken. In addition t o and Dr. Craig, John Ahrens, U. o f Col .. , and Paul \vellborn, USAF (WRAMA p a rti<.:ipated in the i.ntervim.,.