l. :i" Of 'IME J'IOUP ! 2. l..OCA TIOiol l l . S\>Uf:~E 10. CONCLUSION c. NlJMBE R OF OS~ECTS .-- S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 Ninutea . 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual -:. COURSE Stationary 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Aatro (MOON) Dr. 1. Allen Hynek stated that it was clearly a case ot t MOON. (See attached Ltr). 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted an object that looked like a firat quar~er moon but rel t that it wasn't the moon because he felt t hf4.; moon shouldn't be visible. FTD SEP 'l 0-329 (TOE} PNIou dltiotu ot th.la r ..... , be ud. UFO Observation, 5 BOvember l967 Ref'erence your unidentified observation. The intorma tion which we have received is not sutricient for a sc1ent1r1c inveatigation. Requea t you canplete the attached F1'D Fol'tD 164 and return 1 t in the envelope provided. Tbank you tor orting your observation to the Air Force. ~.~o.'D Fo~ l64 w /en" eJ.ope- ~MPS c. MAifATT Colonel., USAF !rector or TachnologJ and Sub3y3t~QS l.fEMO FOl THi!: R~ORD UFO re:,>or-:: 5 Nove!Dber 1967 Tue: 8:00PM Du.3 t 1;,n: 5 minutes Descript!~a: Like f'irst quarter moon (Felt it vasn' t moon because nOOD wouldn t be visible?) Elevation: 20 : 12 south ot west Diaap.,earet: Obscurred by cloud3 c an~s: Has another report last week. Seems sincere but doesn't really knov too ~uch about astronomical bodies. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE MEADOUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION CAf'fiC) W"IOHT~ATTIRSON AI" FORCE BASE, OHIO 4115433 lB January 1969 ~e~uest for Coaments on UFO Obaervat1ons J. Allen B~ek "' Reference the attached report Farmers-~ lle, Ohio, on his unidentified observation 5 November 1967. bed sightings on 29-30 October 1967 which ~ere e as possible aircraft. The Yitness has not provided additional informaticn on his sighting or 5 November. However, -1e would te your \II"i tten comments as to the possibility of Mr. rving the moon on his latest observation: J!'armsrsv~.IJ..e at,' 20:21 EST. Since the sic;hting ti .e is given as 20:00, duration 5 mi~., and the moon had a s outhern daclination,--and tho. f .:t. hat he didn't n ~nt l.C::-1 t h ~ moon \-then the nl3?.r~y quarter. mo?~ l-Ta,s. P.la_i!l.rY _ther~, makes it Y=-::~.r li}:>:? :o that the moon 1-;as the cUlprit. fhe moon, of course, vras noy 20 degrees in elevation---more like 4-8 f~egs, but that is normal exagr,eration. The moon sk~i~ also ~Rax so~ewhat farther south than observer idicated his oojact~a~, but I do not t rdnk this K~ is serious. Also, he said he thought it r-.ight c~ the moon, 'but the moon wouldn't b~ visible". \vall, it was. 2 Nov. 1967 Farlll.er,sville, Ohi corrections Clearly a case of the nX>on. \f1hen one makes aiXDWatms for the longitude of Fannarsvillo H~st of the 75 th rr.erinian, and corrects for the ~ifference fro1.1 tho meridian of Greenwich, one comes out to moonset for Farmersville at 20:21 EST. Since the sic;hting ti .e is give n as 20:00, duration 5 min., and the moon had a southern declination,--and the fact that he di dn't rrention thg moon when the nearly ~uartor moon \vas plainl thf3:ra, makes it very l'ik :.y t'"hat the moon was t he c prit. he moon, of course, uas no~ 20 de:?;:.L"ees i:1 elevation---more like 4-8 flags, but that is nor111al exaggeration. The xr.m:ilt also ~v:aK somewhat farther south than observer idicated his object as, but I do not tlnnk this wax is serious. Also, he said he thought it rright be the moon, but the moon wouldn't b~ visible". \'iell, it was.