2. L O:::ATION I~-r-;u ... 1a:::R CF Od J ECTS !i. LEXGTH o;= OBS~RVAIION 6. T'i'?C o.: OS:iERYATIO:-t 18. ?HOTOS t 9. PriY$1CAL EVIDeNCE ~0. CONCLUSION . 11. BRIEr SUM.~ARY AND ANALYSIS observer s~a~ed; s i rf.ted and pho~ographed a L90. OQj~c~ ap~earec ~olic and ref: te0 liBht. that nis neighbors dog .. ;as no.;lin.; :r:e a lso CC>::.::;~s: T;-;e: observer ::;tuted ~ha ~ he :-cads all h~ ca:-. abo i.J70s. .t-.~.:tnough tne objec~ ,.;as se~;:-. :~or 5 z:;ir.ut.es c inL ~he dayligh~, no o~e else from e area reported a ny sini lar objects and the o:server :na.:'!e no cffor~s to ~all i~ ~o ~he atten~ion of anyone else. Tne obse rver s~ated that. h e hac ~..:o photos o: the oojec~. po .... oro1c u:noto !:e he submi t'ted urint. tr.'hen two ?Oloroid ba~k~nbs an~ o~e re~uested to sub~it. ~he other ~epli~d that the UFO appear s as c "li t~le .;;uec:<" i~ it ~nd.~e had sent us the cest nne. is conflic~s 'HL Pt:::OMEr.O N T'"'"'::lUGH A~,y ~;: : HE5C~I?TIO'I 0~ Oi,..!::P APP.IC~ L~CJI (lt1"' .-\FR S-0-l'i(Cl) l...J 'f.tll ~ :>0. Ill "'U!.S.~ CIVE: I)ATC: \rt"J ~>..; A:<i~'~l:-1' YIITH YOU 1\"f Tr1!': TI~E YOU SAW THE PrlENO!I.IEl'i:'l-'' f711ol0. IF "Yi::3," 0.0 THEY SE!-: I T TOO' G!V.:': TH!:. FOLLO'~rr,., I~IFORMA'~IO~ .;SOUT YOUASELF 11-lC'-UOIHG OCC!.P"ATION ,l.NO A>IY EX?SiliZHC! WHICH MAY a:: PERTII-<E~o'T, PAGC: 8 ::>F 9 P.lGES P H 0 T 0 G R A P H I C 1. Type and oel<e of CB.Llere. 2 . Type , focal length, and make of lens Brand and type of fib! shutter speed used l.ens opening used; ths.t is, "f" stop Filters used 1 Was tripod or solid stand used ~1as "panning" used. Exact direction ce=era s pointi~s with its angle with respect to the ground. .relation to t 1 .H.: ilor th) a nd 10. If supplemental information is unobtainable, the mini c~e~a da required arc the type of camera, and the smallest and largeat "f '' s~c9 and shutter s~eed readings of the c~Tiera 11. Estimate distance f rom camera to object: Lt Col ~.ui::.T..anilla/70916/cer/12 Se'O 63 ~closed is t~e ~oloroid photo t hat JU~ 29 teca~ber 1967 U~U Signting. .:...::; a ~=::nl 1 ;n;an-mace obJect and t tat. you: fon;s.rded to tHi en w'e f'eol t ba t the p.uot.o your ~igi'lti:J:; i n a hoax 'C'l'OB ;,tOIJ-ITJUIUA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USA? 'hiei", Aer1$Al. Phe-oo 03 Office Aerosps.ce ':echllologie3 t'ivi.sion ?rodueticn Directora~e ?oloroid ?.'oto 'TDPT (uro) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/ mhs/ 9 M9.y 68 j_!O Observation & Photographs , Kentucky 41031 1 . Re:rerence your letter in 'Wbieh you :f'orArded t.he Polaroid backing o f tw Polaroid llhotographs ot an un1dentU1ed tljing object (UFO) ~ 'oti'vish the Air Force to ans.ly-ze your photographs, the original ~botographs are need~. There tore, please complete the inclosed . .\F FoJ'Il. ll7 3.nd pbotogrsphie data sheet and return the1:1 in the inclosed envelope. - - 2 . Please excuse the delay-1n reSJ?Onding to your letter. UJX)n complet1.on of a.nalys1.s ve will return your pbotograp~. Thank you !'or reporting ptr observation to the Air Force. USAF 2 Atch '&~R QU1N'l'..l\lfii.LA Jr, Lt Colonel, /;hietl' Aerial Fh.enomen.e. ~ice. Aerospace Technologies Division l. A.F Form 117 w /envelope 2. Photo !Bta Sheet Pro~-.uon. Directors. te -.. u ~o sighting of 29 Dec. 67 CAl led UFO aighting o f 29 Dec. 67. I asked f he had ever tol d anyone about his s i3htiug ~ i n particul a r h i s mother. He stated that he hadn't told anyoua I eskad him if ther e wa$ someone e l s e a round v1ho had ::Jea n the obj since h e repo~ed thet he s a w i t f o r 5 min that there may ha7e been but he didn't r emember anyone. I aslced it"' t-Je coul d n.'.; have t h e second p hoto that he too stated that the mo onl y appea r s. as a n Little Speck " in it and. that h2 h~d sent u s t he b9st one. ( This statem~nt conflicts ~ith the Unages as shown in t ha backi n g s . ) I askzdti~Prif he would ssnd u s the other p.tot o and he replied t ha t he vrould. TillS ('UESTIONi\AlRE liAS DEl::-; Pt;!SPARED SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE Tf!E U " AIR FOf~C AS MUCH l:>iPOR.\lATlO:'i 1 A'> POS~;mr : CO;-;CEf.':'\li':G THE t:~lDF:!'iTIFIED Pli~:NOMENON THAT YOU HAVE 0BS!HVF.O. PLEASE TRY TO I A;..ISWER ALU OI THS QUESTJ0:--15. THE INFOJ<MAT!O~ YOU GIVE WILL Bt: USED FOR f~ES!~AF.!C:I PliRPOSE:S I YOUR l'iA:O.IE V.1LT NOT OE USED 1:-1 CO:'\:-<EC TI0:-1 WITH ANY OF YOUR STATE~tENTS OR C0:--ICLUS!O!'I S ~1THOUT PER~H:-iSl({.'i. I~ETUR:-l TO AIR FORCE BASE 1:-iVESTIGATOR FO~ F'OR-.Al~D!N('; TO F fD (TDETR), WRIGHT-] P ATTERSO:"' AFB, OH I 0 ~5433, I liN Af'"l SO f7. (IF ADDlTIONAL SHEF:TS AP.F. NEEDED FOR NAtmA Tl VE OR SKETC H :> .1 T FACTI SF.CUREL l' T O TfllS FOR.H O R ANNOTA TF Cll T!O.V.' ;> WH 4T TIME 010 YO\.J FIRST S IGH1 Tr12: PHENO~ENON> 3 WHA T TIME 010 YOU LAST SIGHT T>":. "'-iENC'~ENON? 4 . TIM E ' ZONE X' E ASTEI'!N [] C!::NTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN 0 PACIFIC [j OTHC:R 5 WHC:RE 'H!::RE YOU WI-lEN Y O U SAW 'r-lE PHENO!.'::NO N ? IF HI CITY. GIVC: THE NEA'H.ST S TR!"ET AD!:>RESS AND INDICATE 0-l j A HAND DRAWN MAP WHER!:: YOU W:::RE STANDING WITH REFE R ENCE T O THO: AODR::SS. IF IN THE COUNTR " . IDEII71FY T!E] HIGHWAY YOU IlEnE 'JN QR ~lEAR A'l::) TRY TO F l)( A DIST ANCE AND O IRECTIO'I ;:'PC"' SOM E RECOG"'IZABLE Lo>.'IOMAP'<: ] t Jof?.1f! 6. I~IAGINE YOU ARE AT T~IE POIN7 SI-<O.N IN TYE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CU~VEO LINE TO S rlON HOW HIGH THE P HENOM ENON WAS A90VE THE HO~IZO'l. OR SKYLINE. WH E N F IRST SEEN. Plt>.CE A g O N THE SA'AE CURVED LINE TO SHO'H HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON 7HE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEE N . AFR ~li{Cl) !>A N O H I'IACI"'E YOU ARE AT r11E CENTE~ OF THI:: COI-'?A~S RO::::. "LACE .\N " A " ON fHi:: CuM?A5S TO INDICATE T11E OIRC:CTIO~ TO THE PH~NOM'!:NOtol WHt:N FIRSr SI::.:":N. PLACE/'. " 9 " ON THE COM P ASS T O INDICATE f11E r !FlECTION T::l THE ?HE.o~OM2NON WHEtl LAST SirE N . 7. IN THF. SKETCH FJELOW. PLACE 1\ N "A" AT TrlE POSITION OF THE PHEN0"4~NON WHE,.; FIRS-SEEN, AND A a .'\T T"iE POSITION OF 'Tti!:o PHEN O!o4C: .. O N WH E N LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE " A " AND " S " WITH A LINE T O APPROXIMATE TH:: MOV::ME::N T OF THE Pr1C::N O MC::NON BETWEEN"<\" AND a~. THAT IS. SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER T H E ~.!;)VEMENT APP~.:IRED TO BE ST R AIGHT, CURVeD OR ::IG-ZAG. REi"ER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S A " E XA"'PLE OF 110W T0 COMPL!::TE T H E LARGER SKET CH. ilUSIN F.~,:; IN R!::510ENTI~.L SZCTI?S IN OPEl. COUW!'I'n:otDE ~I r-: I R AIRFIELD PI\SSENGEP. FLYING OVZ!'I FLYirtG OVER O::>EN IF YOU WERE IN A VE!-JICLE. COMPLETE THE FO~LOW:NG: I !NORTH EAST ~ SOUTH NES T !' 0 10 YOU STOP fNYTII~C: WHlLE GE'&ERVING TrtE a l I :>IORTHWF.ST SOUTHWEST L' 'fES EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. Dt::SCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN A N D TYPE OF ROAD TERRAIN OR t300Y OF WAfER YOU T-o,'VER5EO OUili N.:; ~ TriE SIGHTING . STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP \IIERE UP OP. 00'.11~1. ~ HOW MUCH OTHER T RAFFIC WAS ~ 010 YOU NOTICE ANY AiRPLANES> 0 YES (Zl NO. IF "YES," O:::SCRISE WHE~t THEY W!:"!E II~ ~IGt-<T PE_.,-rv::: TO TH"" ;: l ~ ')F SIGHTING THE PHE N O M ENON At~O OlfHER:: Tr<EY 'HERE. 1'1 T'-'E SKY R!::LATIVE TO l._,E POSITI0'-1 o;: THE'"' ":'<O'~lPON HOI'/ LONG WA S THE PHENOMEI'IO~t IN SIGHT? LENG T H OF CERT A l N O F NOT VE=Y SURE FAIRLY CERTAIN 'r'OH WAS TIME DEIERMINE:D 'HAS THE PHENOMEHD'I IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? Q1YC:S QNO. lrNo. INDICATE WHETHER THI<; IS DUE T O Y')l)<> MOVEMi::NT ON THE BEHAVIO R O F THE PHENO\!C::N O-.;, AND o:::SCRI 8C: SUCH MOVC:MENT OR BE'iAVtOR. Ill ':I:;~ T E O!S.>.O P E ARMICES O N PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAvE~ OF 9 PJ'IGE:S '\\ f-4:::.!':l. Ol!) THI!I A ' >.A G~;.!VlT CHfo.!'ICi"! OUfii)HJ YH<! SICi-ITI~iG CO:-!OI"rtOt-15 (Ciaec:k c ppro;>riu:e block,,) 11. V 1)-'Y CU~ULUS CLOUDS (l.ow fluffy, FOG 0?. !;JI<;T - " CIRRUS CLOU:JS ill uq m .. .:rring ,-~ :: _ l.IGHT R.\N Cfl OAIZZLC:: NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) ::>ARTL Y C LOUDY CU!>IULONI ).l31.' S CLOUDS SNOW 0~ SLEET U ~I K NO I'!' H HAZE 0"! SMOG _y_ HO:'I:::: OF THE A90VE :::. lr T H:: S I CH"TIHC ~AS A r T \YILIGH"r OR NIGHT. \IIHA'T 010 YOU HOTIC E ASOUT THE ST ARS Ao~D MOON> 1 Ill STARS (2) ' MOO'! BRI ::OHT MOONLIGHT N:J MOONLIGHT A FE'' MOON WITH n.:\~0 UNIO~OWN