P :.OJEC7 10073 RECORD I 2. L OCA TlO:-l 10. CONCLUSION I:;s:r:?FIC::U:i\"T DATA ?OR EVALUATION S ZS REV::RSE SIDE OF CJ ... RD \ :>. !..ENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUM."'ARY AND ANALYSIS !----------------------1 o:n-;erver si(Shted a bright orange light at about 30 deg el~v ---~.Y.PE.o_:= O~SE:RVATION h 11b lat dd l .. -.~ , .. ~n t.e east. h o~t s1x m1nutes e r 1t s u e n y aisappeared ,v:-.vv .;J fl.SU.-.L st~ll at 30 deg elevation a n d in the east. The observe r clai:::e '---------------------1 'to have taKen pictures of the object. ! 7 . COURSe 18. ?rlOIOS t}\'',"r; I;OT RE,C2:IVZD ?rlYSICAL E VIDENCE fT~ S E ? 63 0-329 (TDc) ?rovloua edlUon of thl f orm m a y b u .. d . !'DPT (U!''O) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mns/28 May 6a UFO Observation, 29 December 1968 Sgt Max A ~4eek., Department of Police i!.ten, South Carolina 29-"103 I ... Reference yo.:r: unidentified observation o'f December 29, 1963 "Which you mentioned in your letter of May 14, 1963. \olo u.l d you le8se CO!!lpl ete t h e bclosed AF Form 117 on your W'O nigb.ting':' "lle bad r eq_uested additiona l data :from tte person "'uO originally ;:oeported t .:e Sighting, b0'-'2Ver, h e rAJas not responC.ed to date 2 . We realize tnat since the observation occurred so long ago, you probably von 't be able to re::aembe::-t h e detail s ~ owever, any information you can :provide 'Will be appreci a t e d . We are a l s o inelos1n8 an AF Form 117 for Officer Merc~ant. I!' you ...-oul d ask him to complete the :f'or!ll ve 'WOUld a.p:preciate it. 3. '!'bank you tor bringing your observation to .;ou r attention. QUD1T.ANII.J.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, pruLer, Aeri.al P.!enomene. Office Aercspaee Technologies Division Production Dti-ectOrate .. .. ' v/envelopes :. IH T"1:! SI<ETCH BC:LO'olt, PL.I'C:;; AH A AT T~E POSITION O F THE P rH:.NI)MEHOH Jt'"1EH I"IRST SEEN, AND A a A T THE '>IOJC:!-iC: T OF THE Pi-1:::1-10\l'!'IC~I 3C:T :;::::to~ "A'" ,\NO 3 . T.-IA-IS, SC'1e ATICALLY :>H0\1 "{HET).IER THE loi0'/EI-4ENT A?"''!A~E>J T O 3'! STRAit;HT, CU~VE_, OR .:t;i-~Av. nE;:-ER 'fC !LtALLEi" S< . TCH AS AH EXA'-I?LE Or HOW T O COM=>L!!TE PAGZ 2 OF 9 P .\Gi!S fA<; i'\1SSIBLE CL'1NCF .''JIM; THE u-; ::'C:.\F<f'H PURPOSES. 1 f \'OUH NA:\E ',\ILl,.. :-;oT DE USED IN CONJ\BCTlO!'i 'f:: .:1 A:';Y (lf; YOU.< .>rA'!'I:...,l~t-:r.;; 0!-' tO;o.;CLUS!O:-<S 'i,1THOUT l YOlm PF.R~USS!dl'; RPTUR:"l TO AlH FORCZ BASE , '\ c:;,;;-:CATOR H)f~ ::'CJP.'."<\RDi'iC J'!'J !'TD IT')T~). WRif;Wr. t PI\TTSRSO;-i AFB.OHI0~ 5433, 11\W t,n'lP~l-i 7. (IF rWD'Ti::'.'.'r.F . . ~!'Fr:TS .P.i . .'V SDFD F(,q 1\'l,P"<,\'(rr: OR SKETCHES I A TT. \ CH SECUF<J-:L ~ T O THIS f'Oft.\ol OR AN.VOT A T F. : ''[ ri y (,l m NA.'.f jo'()t-~ /OF,\'7 r FJC ~ Tff):.' I 1 W'iErl OlD YOU S:OE PHENOMENON' z. ,0H 1\T TI~IE DID YOU ~"l!hT SIGHT rrtE ~hENOI.IENON 'HrOlUFPP I Q _,'~I (/. J " . '\._ .. 1 3 ')oi-'.:.T TI'~E 010 YOll :..As-r SIGHT THE ! "'EJ EASTERN rJ CENTF'o\L W-IEP!:: W!.'.:R:! YOU W::;ENvou SAW Tfl7 PH;:.N')MENON' f e' IN -::JiY. GIVE 7HE N::;.?.E5i ST::>~fT A::>ORE:SS A/'1') INO:CA7E cnl I \ H'IN D O"lAWN MAP ,.,HE'lE vou wERE STANDING filTH REF'EPENCE T O THE AOe>PES:. "'IN TilE t:O'J'~TRV, toEN T J;:Y TH ! HIGrlWAY YOU W E:R::. :J: ">R NEA ? AN::J TRY T O FIX: DI$ TA-"CE A N\) DJRECTIOrl FP.0M S'.l' c.. RECOG-NIZABLE LAN:Jo,IA"li\ 1 6 . IMA<:;INE YOJ ARE ,\T THE POINT SrlOWN lt. TI-lE SKETCr-1. PL;.CE A.J'l " A ' ON THE C::U"lVE::l ll'li;; r o ';-i(n" nOW niGH THE PHENOMENON WAS 1\S'::>VE THE HOPIZON. OR SKYLINE t'!Hf::, i'IRST SEEN . ?LA:::E :>. 3 0'1 THE S A '.\ ::uR'IEO LINE 70 SH0'/1 HO.Y HIGH A9::lVE T HC: HORIZON TI-lE ?"iEN O M ENON WAS "'HC::N L AST SEC:N. I 1 CO~IDITIONS (Ci-1.-ek t!p p t o 11 dtll r: a. 'rlO::;.TnEM CU~<ULUS c:..ouos ( Low flu/ { y I !WILI:i:IT Cll'lrlll'> o r r !rrr."t~ L I CHI RA:N OR DRIZZLE I CLE . .-..~ NIMSU; CLOU OS (R<Jin) HAIL CUHULONI'~3US CLOUD S SN) . OR SLEET (Thmrl..as~orMS) -~l CO:-.t?LET:=.:LY oy;::<;CAST NON::: OF THE A BOVZ TWlLICHT OR 'll(; H T . Wl-'AT 010 NOTICE A801JT T H E STAR S MOO.H .. IGHT NO MOONLIGHT FEW MOON W17H HALO 'V UN X ~<OWN PARTIAL (N<!w or qruvterl IUNXNO'IfN IF S1GHTIHG IN DAYLIG'1- , .-VAS Wr1E~C: -,.AS IN "'l'lr'l-l T OF YOU Tov:::rt"!~AO (Ncar r.oott) OF YOU TO YOU~ LEFT U"':<NO,VN S?C::CIF'Y T ;~ C: "'AJOR SOURCE: OF ILLUM:NATION P'1ESC:N T CURING THE SIGHTING , SUCH AS T4E SUN, HEADLIG.-'TS S T A C:C:T LA\-IP, ETC. FOR ':"ER SS7~1AL I LLU~INATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.' 9RIE F O!SSC Rl .:OTION PH E HOM::: 'ION. IN :JICATI NG WH'!THER APPEARED D A R.< "EFL'!CT<!O LIGHT 0~ WA::. SE::...F -LU"'INOUS ANO WHAT COLORS YOU N O 1 IC'!O. DESCRIBE YOU~ 1'-IPPESSION Or WHETHe.P .. IT VA:; SOLID O!'l TR ... -.SPAR!NT, 'lfhETiooiER EOG!::S WC:I'lE: SHARP OR rUZZY . OES':RI:lE THE: SHAPE O P I NDICATE IF IT A?PEARE:O :\S ,\POIN T OF LIG'lT. INDICATE CO~?<\?';ONS WITH OTHER Oi3SE:RVE O 03JECTS , LIKE STARS. I\ L IGHT OR Objact appeared light. It ~ras st.-:r luminous and 't--ras red orange I-t. 1?-:>ked to h; solid a.nd edges -were fu~ey. It a pnnt of lignt. It uas v ery much larr.:e r t ha.."l 1.,~s r ound and a"Joea.red a s a star and it p~sated l'lt""IEPt:: WEq!:: YOU 'o'H" f.:N S A W THE PHEN0MENON ( f./If' It t:npt u prir:f LOUTDOOrtS_ BU51N r::;;~ ~Ec. TiON OF <lE510EHTIIIL SEC. rtOH '-'" 0 AS P ASS E nGER !rN OPE COUNThY dOE I NEAR AIRFIELD- 0 AS PASSSNGER FLYING OVE R CITY FLYING OVE R OPC:N COU N T I F YOU 'HER IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING WHAT DIRECTION ;: AST WERE YOU \lOVING? 1 o:o YOU S TOP ANYTIMC: WHIL E 09 , PH ~.'IOMENON? SOUT'1EAST SOU T 'i'H !:CST :;EflV~G T H E 1 EXPL-"'~"~ wHETHER sucH MovEMENT AFFt:c r s You R sKETCHEs IN ITE M s s Mlo 6 J DESCRIOE TYPE OF V EHICLE YOU WE"'E: IN AND T YPE O F ROAD. TE~RAIN O R EJ~OY O'F THE .51:j'-ITING. STAT:: WHETHER WINOOW3 0::1 CON'/ERTi c3LF. T O P '-"E R:: U P OR O-::>:N. J~H OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THE R E ' 010 YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES Or SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON A N D 'H-~;:>E / 1 NO. IF " YES,"' OESCq18E WhEN TH!:.Y WERE I N SIGI-'T C>EL~TIVE TO THE TI~E ~ iHEY WERE IN n-E S!"Y RELATIVE TO T n::: ?OSITICl~l '-'. -.. ::: PhENOME~ION ~ HOW LONG WAS THE ?HE:--IO~;::NON I N SIGHT? 1-;;-o-, VEPY SUR E ~ LENG-H OJTIME-;-. j CERTAIN OF T1~-"C: I "'-t I FAIRLY CERTAI N HOW WAS TllAE DET ERMI NED? WAS THE P'1ENOMENON I N SIGH T CONTINUOU;>LY 0 YES ~ ~lO. IF "NO. IND ICAT E WHET>JER Th'Ci IS OUE TO YOU R MOVEM;::NT O R THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESC'l13E: SUCH MOVEM E N T O R B<:';HA.'JIO~'> l~:JICATE OISAO. PEARI\IlCES O N PREVIOUS SKETCHES. UNXNO'~N i ST~AI<.iHT l.INE ' lT 1\:'40 STILL AT A:~'/TIME1 su oo t:l>lL'l SF'i::l::O U P MID RUtl ~ il'1EAX VP IN F>ArHS ANO EXPLODE? ::::HANCE COLOR7 GIV~ OFF SMOKE' CRIGHTNES$7 rCHAN~::: SHAPE? -FLASH OR FLICl<C:R! OI$..1.?PC:AR AI'IO RE..I.PPEA R ? '-1'-l<E A N O ISE? Fl.UTTE::t OR W09<:1LE7 ~ 14. WHA T DRI::W YOUR ATTENTIO~I TO THE PHENOMENON 1 Tha bright redish ora..11ge l i ght in the sky w...d the size of the obja~t. ,\. HO',t 010 IT FINALLY OISAPP~A R' l looked to ba going straight up and dis a ppea: B . 010 THE PHENO~!::NON MOVE SEHI,-10 OR I N r~OHT OF SOMETH I NG, LI)(E A C.OUO, TREE, 0~ S 'JIL011<G A T .l.~Y T''~:: 0 YC:S ~NO. IF' "YES," DE3CRt9!::. PAGES OF 9 ?AGSS 1$. p">,l,' l A PlC'TURE THAT IfiLL s..;o,~ TH~ :;H.:.PF. Of THE HENO :ION. lNCLUO'::: A~lO !....MIEL ANY DETAIL S TrlAT MIGHT H AVI. JI?P!::ARED AS Wl'iGS 0~ Pll0TF'IU310NS, AND INDICATE E .l(I-IA'J ..;T OR VA?OR TRAILS. I>IO!CATE SY AN ARROW THE 01RECTIOPI THE PHE~10ME!-ION WAS MOVING. I)' t ~r 16 YHA7 WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT II.RM'S LENGTH I N >RON T OF A KNO WN 09JECT, SUCH A S o. S7REET L~I.IP OR ":'HE MOON . N07E: HO'II :-.!UCH OF THE 03JC:CT IS COVERED ElY THE H:A O OF THE MATCH. PlO'H I F YOU HAO EN A3LE TO PERFORM TH!S EXPERIMENT AT THE T IME OF THE SIGiT!NG, ESTIMATE .WHAT FRACTION Or THE PHENO'~E NON 'IIOIJLO HAVE BEEN COVERED BY Tl-tE M ATCH HEAD. Y"'E. FILTER. ~1-:'1'> P RESCRIPTIOI OR OTH=:R APPI.'Cec.E OATil. 1 1 SIOC: WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEOOO;..I TE 'IIINOOWPA.NE ~ I OTHf.R ------~ -=-~-1 A. 0() "OU ORDI~IARILY '":F.AR GLASS!:S' _:'{]YES [~] N ~ 8. C O YOU USE R~C~I '.i CLA!o'i"'S' [_.IvE:s[.l_ H O _] '12 HK;,T WAS YOUR I11.'.PRESSION OF THE s;EF.O Of THE , ') WHAT ltAS YOll"' IMPRESSIOrl OF THE 0151.\NCE'O" iHE l 20 IN O ;.>OER T HAT W E MAY OBTAIN AS CL!':AR A P ICTURE A 5 "'::l5::13LE OF WHAT YOU S.\W, Oi:SC.RIRE IN YOIIi'l OWN HORO. A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH. WHS~I PLACED IN TH ~:<Y. SIMILAR T O WHERE 'fOU NOTED Td:: ,>HENOME NON. 'oVO'JLD EIE\R SOM E RESEMBLANC E T O WHA r YOU SAW. DESCRIBE S:~..ti .... AF1TIES AND DlrFEPE I ICE'i 1"\F:T,...r: THE COhi'~ON OBJECT AND WH A T YOU SA\~. A very large ball ( Basketball) 2 1 OlD YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. N O ISE, OR HEAT EMANATI N G F~CM THE PHEI'<OMENCN ANI'~ALS ()R MACHINERY IN TKZ VICINITY7 0 YES KJ NO. I " yES." DESCRI"!E O R AI"Y EFFEC T 0:-1 YOU"lSELF. A. Ol::l TH::: "'HENOMENON DISTURB Ti-'E GPOU!'-10 O R LEAVE A"l" ?hYSICAL E VIDENCE. tl YES l;i :->0. IF 'YES.~ DESCRIBE. LOC~TIO . ~3. 'Y.\3 MI YO'l:: WITH YOU A T T HI!: Tl~:! Y O U SAI'I THE PHEN 0 '12:1<0N1 !9Y.t!1 0 0. IF ,.y;t:,;, DID THEY SEE I T T001 Gj Y!B 0 ItO. LIST 'rH::IR N AiYit!S AN 0 AOOR:!SSi!:S