Kittanning Pennsylvania — November 1967

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Keywords: circle, object, obiect, deneb, dissappeared, ohiect, elevation, noyenabe, kittj, ennsylv, excgpt, oscilate, vlgas, techtocal, ica1ions, rt_ai, brishf, bsolete, concernilg, weatnftr, ecred, brigrotness, covfl, oerformftd, ntrimmt
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION NoYenabe:-b"" 22JOZ KITTJ..i'i'-iL'lG, I!ENNSYLV .ANlA ( l \/i :nt.~:J.S) NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OaSERVATIOM 20 l1inutea 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground.-V isual Stationary 9. PHYSICAL EVIOENCE 10. CONCLUSION Probable Aatro (Possible -DENEB) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observer sighted a yellow white object that was like a brignt star. The object remained relatively stationary in ta aky exCGpt it seaned to oscilate about a point_ C TS a The observer was sent a f'onn 117 but failed to retur ~e< it. The observer did not state how the object dissappeared or if it dissappeared at all. The observer gives the direction of the object as NW at about 55 degrees elevation. DENEB was in the NW at about 45 degrees elevation. VLGAS was roughly in th; NW at about 20 degrees elevation. And ALTAIR was in the West at at about 15 degrees elevation. U.S. AIR FORCE TECHtOCAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force os much informa~ion as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please t ry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The informatioF) that you give will be vsed for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, cene h:s ions, or pub I ica1ions without your permission. We request this personal !,formation so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did yt~u see the object? Month Year Ooy 3 . Time Zone: (Circle One)r a. t:asterr:i> c. Mountain 4. Where were y ou when you saw the obj$ct? (Circle One): (Circle One). a._Daylight Saving ,b. Standard) City or To.,_ Stofe o r County Nearest Postal Address 5. how long wo s object in sight? (Total D uration) Hours M inutes Seconds :J. c~rt_ai~ c. Not V'!ry sure ,b-.Ec:Lr!t ertajn d. Just a guess 5.2 Was o:,i~-=~ ;. :S;ght cc,ntinuou s!y? 6. Wha t was thf: cot"d ition of the sky? cf.=--Brishf 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't re member FTD Ot:T 62 164 Thle form uperaedea FTO 164, jul 61, whic h la o bsolete. tl. IF you sow the object ot NIGHT, wltot did y o u notice concernilg the ~ T Af<S und MOON? 8.1 STAR5 (C;rc/e One): -d.u:-=-t remember 8.2 MOON (Circle One ): o. Bright moonlight b. Du11 moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch dark 9. Whet were th~ weatnftr con<Jitions ot fhe time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Ci':le O,.,e): o. Clear sky d. Thick C'>r ~eovy clouds \YEA Tl--1 E R ( C ircl~ One): b. Fog, mist, or liaht ra in c. ,'Aodc!rate or hcovy rain e~ Don't remember 10. The object c~peored: (Circle One): \d~ -As a i-i~ht) c. Don't rem~mber b. T ror. s;:>o:-e"lt 11. If it op~ecred os a light, wos it brighter than tiH~ brightest stars? (Circle One): c. About the some d. Don't know 11. 1 Com;>~!'~ brightness to some common object: 12. The edges of ! object were: (C irc!e 8"'~ ~; a. Fuzzy or blurred :. Sh ~r~Tyo~ t I in ~ci c. o~n't remember e. Otht!r _ 13. Did the object: (Circle One f o r each question) Don't know Don't know a. Appear t~ st.~:-:d still atony time? b. Suddenly s~.,d up and rush away ot ony time? Don't know (Don t know Don't know Don't know c. Break up in1o c:1rts or explode? d. Give otf sm~i<e? e. Change brigrotness? f. Change sho~? Don't know (N~-' Don't know g. Flash or flicker? h. Disapp~or c:nd reappear? 1&. Did the obittct disaooenr while you were wotchin9 it? If so, how? 1.5. Did the C\~i-.ct move ~hind ""'m.,thing nt any time, f)orticul~rty o clnt~d? (C ire!e One): IF yov answered YES, then tell whot (C ire i a On"t ): Yes Don IF you onsw.,red YES. then tell what 17. T ~11 in c f~w word" t~fll followinq thin g s about th& object: o. St::~ul"\d 18. We wish to know thtt on~ulor s iz,., Hold o match stick at orm s len~th in I ine with a knC>wn cbi W:t ond note how much of th e object is covfl!red bv the h@tad of the motch. If you had oerformftd this .,,Ntrimmt at the tim~ of the si-3ht inq, h:>w mvc:h of thtrt object wMJid have been cover&d by the match head? 19. Drew o ;:>.:tur~ th~t will show the s hape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of tl-e o:-,e--.:t ,.~et you saw such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Plo-:e cr. =~-=w beside the drawi:1; to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the apoed of the obi~ct? (C ire fe One} IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you th"'ic you con eatimate how fer away from you the object was? ( Ctr: lt One) IF you on~ ... red YES, then how for owoy would you say it was?---------- 22. Where were y ou located when you saw the object? (C ire le One:: 23. Were you (Circle One) a. _II} !h.e_bu~ir"~!.'' section of a ci~? <-0; J ida o ~uildi, b. In a cor c:. Outdoors d. ln an air::> lane (type) Cb.' ltt.tb.~resi~e!!~! sect C!f sity.? c. In open countryside? d. Neor an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over o~n country? 2J. IF y ou wer~t MOVING IN AN AUTOMOo!LE or other vehicle at the tim~, then complete t~e following questions: 24.1 What direction wer~ you moving ? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Soutn~a3t f. Southwest h. Northwes t 24.2 How fost were you moving? miles per hour. 24.3 Did y?U stop at any time wh i fe you were looking at the object? (C i re le One) 25. D id y-:>o o~serye the ohiect through O!":y of the following? =ye;lc~s~s Binoculars \YeS) f. Telescope Sun 9 cs s Yes Theodolite Yos 'No'> h. Other : !ess 26. In order thct ~ov :::Jn give os clear a picture as possible of what you saw, d!tscribe in your own words a common I object or objec~s which, when pl ocod up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you sow . 27. In the following a Ieetch, imagine that you a .. e at the point shown. PI oct! cr "A" on the c.:vrv~d lirte to show hoo t high the obiect was above the horizon (skyfine) when you l;rst so . .., it. Place a ''B ' ' o n t h scmtt ':urved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it. Pface on .. A .. on th, compuss when you f irst saw it, Place a "B .. on the compass where you last 1ow the: obiect . 28. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or obiects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the . path, a "B,. at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction dur ing th~ course 29. IF t her' w:s ~ORE THAN ONE obiect, then how many were there? ------------ Draw o pk~u~e of how they were o!ronged, anJ put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, or a similc r ohiect bafCJro. If t\) giv" J~1to or duttl~ alld 1\).:-:.;io,l. 31. Wa~ cnye,,.. ,lJe with you at the time you saw the obiect? (Circle One ) 31.1 l;: y 0v ~nswerd YES, did they see the object too? ( Circl'3 One) 31.2 Plecse !iat their names and oddres stts: 32. Please g ive th\l following information about yours.~lf: City :J , Zon. lndicote O:"'y odditionaf information cbout yourself, including any special oxp~ri~nce, which migi1t be partinert. 33. When end to whoM did you r~port that you had se:en tha object? Month Year 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information ~ieh you feel pertinent and which tl not adequately covered in the spec~fic points of th~ questionnair or a narrative explanation of your sighting. TDPr (UJO) MaJ Quintanilla/70916/mhs/9 Jan 68 UIO Observation, Boverober 1967 . Kittanning, Pennsylvsnia 16201 -1. Reference your un1d~nt1tied flying obJect (UFO) observation or 3ovember 1967. We are currently using AF Form 117 aa the orttcial Air rorce reporting tor.n on Uli'Os. This .fot'm gives us . mucb more 1nfotnaation t.h~t the previous Fro Fom 161..,. Request :rou complete the lnclo$ed AF Form 117 on your observntton. 2 . Would you also t~.nsver the following quEstions. a. How did the object d1sappear7 , b. \bat do you mean vhen you say that a match held at 'ur'tn ~ s length w-ould cover ttnone" of the object? (~ lou observed the object for approximately tventy minutes, ;~et, you. were the only obaerver; "'bY was thi.s? 3. Thank you ror any additional on your observation. infor.cation you can provide H QlJINTAl'tii.t,A., Jr, Major, USAF Ch1e:r ~ Aer is.l Pheno:nena Office Aerospace Technol~les Division . P!~ction D1r~ctor2te 117 v /envelope . .