PROJECT 10073 RECORD 4. NUMBER OF OBJ:CTS 5 .... ENGTH OF OBSERVATION lO Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 7. COURSi: 9. PHYSICAL EVI DENCE FTO SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) 10. CONCLUSION D5U:'P'ICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION Notting unusual was reported on radar or nothing unusual w&s reported to local police, also nothing unusual as to air traffic in area. The observer was sent a form 117, but failed to r~turd 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1 t as of this date, if fona is return d . sighting well be re-evaluated. The observer sighted a black object that was 5 ft in diameter and 3 ft thick. The object 18 ssed very close over the roof ot the observers car, made no noise and smelled like Ozona. observer estimated that the object passed only 5 tt over DEPARTMENT OF TH! AIR FORCE HaADQUA .. TiftS 'ORIUON TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f A,t!IC) WftiOHTPATTEASON AUt P"OftC 8A!IE. OHIO 4~ t33 U:F'v Observation, llovember 4, 1967 R~ference your recent unidentified flying object sighting '-'hich yQu reported to the .Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Reques t JOU complete the attached M Form 117 and r eturn it in the self- eddrensed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. :r;.),tES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF Director of Production AF Form 117 s:~h ocooo l. Your letter or l Dece;n1)~r 1967 indicat.ft~ thtlt )'OU COtllpl"'~ ~-u .tu,~st1gat1on on t.be uuitler1ti!'ted ')btunt~tlon ot ; .:.k>r..,l'-1 1.,67 a.a;:tr .!l.unov .. r, :l'lv Ba:np.ihiro. Unfortunately, th~rl'! ill " ' ' ' c.;:rid~nc~ 1:1 your report th~t toe !lit-~ting 't:a~ i.n~rest.t.6st~ :A. ;,ngle Ol .. (~ l~va tion uno lt?..llit.l ~"1 ot obJ-act \.hUn Cir~d . .. .:r-:~d, ~1ogls of ... :leVRtlon :...nrt !!Zl:rtu"th. o.r \_)btj~c:t upon :Jis~J..,..f'-'' :no,.;~, Lir cription of fl!~'lt llath, :ttanncr t.:li" d1.:i~lppe~1~-tnc'- e :tece.s~ar1 part of .,ny l .. .oe,o.rt. I;laLu~tion :tor t:1e :,ou .. oul\1 include '~n the! l.;lhtin6 L"lrlieu.tad p~P.noruenit. lt ia h~l-plul UlO ~r !::) thiit J'OU ;lti.V~ that you b u 1~ ' chot..~oit:t~d ~ ~ueh ' t~' 1~ ?Ka~'.Or; L -' ~llt!th~r they l1ad 3ny 1i!e!ltif1t'd \ ), .. u.=1i~ent1t1ect bllp11 '1 t; tb4t tL:n.:t of the obot!rvxt.'tion. b. CO!f'l'ROL TO\--~ PSRSONNEL -~tft.te~ent :.1s to ~.thet.her t '*' control to..;e...-o tor ob!Jer-,~ f..tnytbing unudual ~t the t.. t.u , . , 1e Ob.iernttion. ~:1l~Oiilillt1on aa to the r9liability of the t..titne:a~. Alao, th' r::.J::i.y :1Bva r~ceivet1 a .U'O ~port~ or addition~l 1ru'o~t1on ( ,\.'\~ .;;:i.:f ;. ovide you ";Ji ~h ~tt r;ti"3.1U18 of the observ'!l t.ion ;. =~ -:,;s i:;tportiln-: that you provide the :lbovf! inf'or .. "'!;;tion "t~a&t. -: ~o not dupllcet.! your invest1c;utica. 31nc~ t4u HI"" L;,g -to ~ loase cut 1:;67 ~aae~ ~ .. e ..:ouU l.Lte this ini"ormA tion ' a ,;ul-::e..l.:f Ps poaible. . X.X'L'OR .,.tJIZfl'A~JITJA, Jr, ~-~Jor _, tJSA1 C~li~r, t-erial ;-:~e.rtOtA~IlA orrtce ~eroapa~e Te~h.no logi.:a Di .. ti3iOrt ~uuction Dtr~ctor~te DEPARTMENT Of= TH~ AIR FORCE HFADQlJ"RTE-IH 509fH B(),,lrARD\\ENl \oliN~\. AC) PEASt AIR FOI'Cl BASr, NFV.' HA,'I'\PSI!:RE OJ:-101 A r T o ~ . 509th DCOBO 2 Dec el!lber 1 967 4 november 1967 1. Reference your letter of 15 Dece1!lber 1967 "UFO Observation, 4 : rvvember 1967 Hanover, N.H. 2, The follrndne information is sub:nitted: a. Perso1L~el fro:J the RAPCON lrere contacted . Noth:i.n6 unusual was observed on 1-t. Nove':lb':'lr 1967. It should be noted that 11.3.nY t c..rgets are observed daily that are not ident :Lficd as they are out of our control urea, b. Tmrer pers oru:el could not acco1.mt for ?.ny unusunl traffic f-::~ l., November 1967. c, Report frow local U\.\T enforcer~1ent office r s is ne~d.tive. d. \'leather and .d . .~.!d data at ti.,":'le of sightinG at Peace AFB 1ras: (Indefinite one-hundred feet obscurt~ed, thrc\'~ sixteenth of a mile visib~Jity with ver,r light drizzle and fog, temperature fifty-one d~ 9'ees, de\'1 point forty-nine, ldnd "'.ias 1400 at 16 knots.) 509th DCOBO DEP/\RTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE tiEAI>QUAfHf.R~ ~09TH BOMBA RDMENT WING (SAC) f'EASr AH? f ORCE OASt, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03801 1 December 1967 [:;' 1 UFO Observation, 4 .November 1967 h TD?! (UFO) .:ri.;!:t Pntterson AFB, Ohio 1. ?.efercnce your letter, subject as above, 16 IJovember, 1967. 2. The attached FTD Form 164, u.s. Technical Information, is fo!"l'l!'....~ed for necessary action. Investi.gation 1-1as conducted by this office in accorde.nce lr.i.th APR 80-17. Uo knmm explanation for tius phenomena has been found. 3. The above mentioned report uas previously fo:nrarded to your office inadvertantly prior to completion of the investi[~at,ion. 4. Future reports '\d.J J b e submitted to you in accordc:u1ce l'Tith t he pttr"'.:-iew or ch 1, A.F'R 80-17. AF Form 117, as required by the regul~tio .. ~rlJ, be uti 1 i.zed. Locally reproduced copies of AF Form ll7 are not available at this t~e. 1 atch, FTD Form 1&'. Pt'llt.r .. ,., u::r Prujes<::on TDPT (UFO) Maj ~uintanilla/70916/mh3/l6 Nov 67 UFO Observation, rlovembttr 1967 509th Boalb Wg Baa~ Operations Ot:ticer/MaJ Frank Jun3, Jr .?eRse-AFB New Hll111pshire 03803 ~e attached FTD Fo~ 164 on nn unidentified flying obJect observntlon of 4 November 1967 at H~nover, New H3~p~h1re by 1-fr. eived in an env~lope from ~a~e JU?B. your office forw~rded the fox~ to the Aeri~l Ph mena Branch request re~son why it ~s not investigated in accordance with Alt~ 80-17. l'~H TilE COMMANDER iiJ MES C. MANA'r!', Colonel, USAF ....,_rec-tor o-r Prouuct1on FTD Fora 164 on Rlghting COOR DirlATION: .. i.Io PT U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T"'i s questionnaire hns been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much inf~r~o :>n as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Plao.\f' rry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be \.:Sed for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, cer.c L.. s ons, or publications without your permission. We request this pt'trsonal il"'formation so that if i ' is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details 2. T i r.,e of day: ... I..) - . 1. When did y c .. see the object? Hour Minutes (C;rc/e Om~): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): t:aster:1 , b. Contra T c. Movntoi n d. Poe ific (Circle One):~ Daylight Saving l .. ~. Stonda!f'> 'IJolre you when you sow the cc;e~t? ostol Address City or Town State or County 5. how lc"1g w~s o'::>ject in sight? {To :;l D..:rotion) Hours Minutes Seconds G. Certain) c. Not very sure d. Just a guess :. . - = r ry certarn Wos oS:'!~-=-.. ;;: ::n t continuou s!v? 6. What was th~ C:)nd 'tion of the sky? (~ Clo~dy ~ 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? ( C ire /e One i: a. In front of you b. In back of you c. Toyourright a To your left) e. OverheOd f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thl form aupeued.-a fo'TO 1f'4, jul 61, which ohant .. te. tl. IF you sow the <'bieoct ot NIGHT, whot d1ci you notice contc-rning the ~ T AkS nnd MOON? 8.1 S T AR5 (C irc/e One): 8. 2 MOON (( ,cle One): a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight D ~'1' t remember c. No moon I igh t -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. What were ., weather conditions ot the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (':rrde One): HEATHER ( C irclc One): a. Clear s k)" o. Ory b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, o r light rain ~-. S~ptt~;ed :loud cas .. - d. Thick or heavy cloud;> c. ,'.,~od{"1re1te or l1eavy rain c. Don't remember 10 . The object appeared: (Circle One): As a I ight T ron sp :rent e Don't remern b:!-r 11. If it oppeore,j as o light, wos it brighter than the brightest stors? (Ctrcfe One): c. Brighter c. Ahout tne some d. Don't know 11.1 Co"r.pa:-~ brightness to some c ommon objoct: 12. The edges the object were: (C i:-de o.-e .': o. Fuzzy or b lurre d e. Other _ - (Circle One f o r each qu,stion) Don't know b. Suddenly s;:>e~d up and rush owoy at any Don't know *c.' Break uc into part3~-or c}(plCXfe?- Don't know d. Give o H smoke? Don't know e. Chonq~ brightness? Don't know f. Change sho~? Don't know Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Don't know 14. D id the obiect disanoeor while you w~r8 wotching it? tf so, ho-.,? 15. Die ~h'! :-.~:~ct move b-.,in~ !'OM~thi"~ ot ony tim...,, Dtlrticu lr'lrly o clr:'lud? Yes No Don't Know, IF you o"sw&r~d YES, th'!n te II whot (Ci rch Due}: flon't ~now. IF you on5w.,red YES~ then tell whett 17. T e! I ir, a f.w wnfd~ the-follf'winq th in~s obout th~ ob ject: L1LG 'ttL 4?, 13. ;,~ w i sL know th!t on~ulor siz~. t-J~ld tl match stic:\c ot arm's l~nqth in line with a lcnn~n obi~M:t and not~ how muc, of -t~e obiect is cover~d bv the httnd of the match. If yc-u had p.,rform~d this ex~rim~nt ~' th') tim~ of the si~h~ing, !;ow mud, of th~t obiect w:->u !d hove been cover,d by the matt:h head? flo t.( v't d. 19. Drew o :=~-- ..;,ot will s how t:-.~ sl,cpe of the obiect or obiects. Label and includ~ in your sketch ony details o' t~e c : :--:-~"'=~you sow sue~ as w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially e xhaust trails or vapor trails. P bc2 ~i ::-~:- .., ~s id~ the dr.Jwi .... ; to show the direction the object was moving 20. Do you think you eon estimate .the apoed of the object? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? I Do y~ thin~ you can e1timate how for away from you the object was? (C ~r:le One} \..Yes No 17 IF you o n s'iil'erad YES, then how far away would you say it was? -----lll~!::.--t---'-- 22. Wh.,re wer~ y ou located when yOAJ sow the obiect? (C ire: le One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In the business section of a city? b. In the residentiC!.I section of a city? (c. In open countryside) d." f\lear on oirfiold? Inside c building c. Outdoors In an a irplane (typ.) e. Flying ov.,r o city? f. Flying ovor ope n country? Zd, IF y ou wer-t MOVING IN AN AUTOMOB1LE or other vehicle ot the time, then compl~te the following questions: 24.1 What diroction w~re you moving? (Circle One) b. N :>r~heast d. s~uth.,ost f. Southwest 24.2 How fest were you moving? Joooo3L..1/'/'',J71 iles per hour. Did ) ou stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) '-...Yes No D id you ob rve the object through ony of the following? Binoculars Theodolite h. Northwest 26. In order th:::' yo.; con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, dascribe in your own words a common object or obj&ct l >Nhich, when placed up in tho sky, would give the same appearance as the obiect which you saw. 27. In the following sketch, imagire that you c.-e f'Jt tJ, lt point shC'wn. Plac-t! or" A" on t h'! <.:\.r",.d lt n'! to sho w how high the object was above the horizon (skylin~) wh~n you Firs t sow it. l'loce a ''B" Of'l the some curvl'!ci l mt-t o show how high the obiect was above the hori1on (skyline) when you lost !-nw it. Place on "A" on the como:t:\s whm you fir~f saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost sow tl,c obi~ct . 25. l.' rcow o pic:~u:-~ thot will show the r:1otion t~ar the object or objects mode. Place on "A" ot the beginning of the po~h, o "B" ct the end of the path, o"'ld show any changes in direction during tht. course 29, IF ther~ ..,cs Y:R= THAN ONE o~:!'cr, ~hen how many were there? / O:_yt_{J' _ Drow o pi~-:..:-~ o: how they were crron-;;i!d, onJ put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling . 30. Hove you ever seen this, oro similar ohiec:t bf0f'o3. II so givu dote or dut"' cmd lvc:\lti~n. 31. Wo~ anyore t lse with you at the tim& you saw the obiect? (Circle Ono) 31.1 IF y :-.~ onswer~d YES, did they see the obj&c:t too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleose list thir names and oddress~s: 32. Please giv~ the following information about y Midd lo Nam~ City Zor .. Indicate a~v oddit self, including any special experience, which might bft p~rtin~n~. 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen th& object? 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: Ooy Montt, 35. Information "'i:!'l you feel pertinent and which is not adequat~ly covered in the apecffic points of the quest! on n o :re ~ o narrative explanatif)n of your sighting. POSTAGE AND FEES PAID DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 509th DCOBO po~e AF.B, lJ"t 03801 UNiiED STATES AIR FORCE OFFICIAL BUSlNESS