1?. IN,OMIATIOM WMI""" YOU 'IlL II fiiRTIMINT 8UT WMICM II NOT ADIQUATILY COVIRID IN TMII QUIITIOIINAIRI. ALTtMATIYILY fiROYIH A NARRATIYIIJCfiLANAT 0' TMIIIOMTINO. PAGE I OF I PAGES DKPA"TM.NT 01' THE AI" P'O"CK MaAHUARTaRe 'ORa ION TaCHNOI.OOY DIYI810N ( A'8C, WRIOHT~A AIR 'ORCa Aea. OHIO Mil TDPr (UFO) UFO Observation, December 1 Perth Amboy Police Department Perth /Jnboy, Ne\l Jersey 08861 1. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of an unidentified flying obJect report from the Perth Amboy area ~hich occurred on the night of Dec~mber 1 1967. The observer nescribed the obJect as being orange-red and four timea the size of a atnr. 2. Did your office receive any similar reports for December 12 Do you have any comments as to a possible cause for this sighting? 3 Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Chief, 1\erial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technoloeies Division Production Directorate To whom 1t mar ooncera: In reterenoe to above mentioned. Our department received no reports and have no knowledge ot same 1eut, lex nder 1mon Record 8lerk DlfiARTM.NT OP' THE Alit P'O"CI HaADQUARTatt ~ORKIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION C A~ec) WRIOHT.fiA'nKR.ON AIR ,ORCK .A.K. OHIO 11 UFO Observation, 1 DeoeDer 1967 Reference ~r recent unidentified flying object sighting \.'hich you reported to the Air Force. 'lbe intonDRtion '\t.ilich we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. ReGuest you c~lete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. c. MANATT, Colonel, USAF rector of Production AF FotDl 117 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE MIADQUAitflltl Ulth Alit IAII OltO"' (MAC) McOUIII All POitCI IAII, NIW llltiiY 1 lltlPl Y TO ) u December 1967 wancT1 UF\J Investig:..tion TOI Hon !qn.~rters, Foreign rfochnology Division Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 1. The attached letter is submitted for 3~ur infonnation .l. Due to the t.ime \.lelay between the sighting pn l notifi c:rJtion or this office we '"ere unable to investigate this report 3. If there is any additional informntion you may need, please contact this office. ~ E. VILLl\NU :VA, ~1riJor, US.,. F Opcr,. tions Offi c cr 1. Cbse~ration of UFO VICI: Pllti:81DI:NT 81:CIIti:TAIItY lb2 Jeffer~on St Perth Atnboy, Ne w Jer~cy PERTH AMBOY. I would like to report a titiny of a U.F.U., ofe r Staten I~lnnd on the niyht of Friday, De c e mber 1. I nrn ~peaking for my club of which mo~t of them Gaw thi6 object. We (the club) were on the roof of the loca l Y.M.C.h. having a viewing ~eGGion(our club i~ baGicly an a~tronomy club for younger boyG) when 1 of the older boyG called to my attention an object over Staten Iclanci much brighte r than a ~tar and 4 tirnec a ~ b i g , i.he color v.:as an orang~-red anci it ~a~ in the Ghape of a n circle . The object came from hind a church cteej.;le an,: headed directly for U G , thc b it mnLc a S'O degree turn tO the north. The n it headcu north rate of t r a v c 1. ~;.::. v c r a f y t hi r.: to b c the truth t o the 1., e ~ t of our k n o:; 1 e d 9 c a n d t h c l ' c i ~ a 0 i a g r a m o n t h c L o i t o 1n o f t h i r: p a y c t C c b o '!.' \': e w o u l d a J r; r e c i a t c a n y h c 1 p y o u c a n g i v c u (; , o n o u r o i:> c 0 r v a t i o n 1 .JA TE. TIME ~ROUP Ci vili0r, I t. I I I NlWSER OF OoJECTS fil ,>) I . .it_ wa s rcqu es,;eu 'tO , ,1tod Lo J(' ;;;o. Th<:.l sight~ng ---ou ~U a~Icrcf't. L~NCIH Or OBSE~VA T'r';-4 6. TYPE OF OBSERVAT I O,... Ground-Visual 17. COURSE ! 8. PHOTO$ 9. PHY',JCAL E VIO~I"<:~ The o bject circle.:. ,_...,, .\TTN O f : aur>.~:tC:T D'E!=>..\~T:\IiENT OF THE .'\1~ FORCF H::A::>OUAR-C:RS FOR;;:IC.N TECHNOI..O>Y DI'I1'310N CAf!'>C) WRIGn-:-.PATTERSON A I R F0'1CC: EJAS:i: OHIO 4::::143 3 UFO Ob rvntion, tecember 12, 1967 Tyler, Texas 75701 Reference your rec ent unidentified flying object s i ghting ,;hid~ you reported to the Air Force . The information ~hich ~e have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Re est you complete the ~ttached -~ Fo~ 117 end r eturn it in t he self- address~d envelope. Thaak you for reporting your obserratio~ to the Air Force. ,JIE3 C. N.A1'L.;TI', Co lone 1 } USAF Direc~r of Production AF Form 117 lA. MOW IMAOIMI YOU A-.1 AT TMI CltMTI" 0~ TMI COMfiAII "0~1. ftLACIE AN A ON TMI COMfiAII TO INOICATI TMI OI"ICTION TO TMI fiMIMOMIEMON WHIM ~I .. IT 111M. ftLACI A OM TMI COMfiAII TO IMOICATI TMI DI .. ICTIOM TO TMI fiM IMOMINON WMIM LAIT II IN. 7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A a AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A AND a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN "A AND a. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFE .. TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LARGER SK!iTCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES :Jecem'Jer Ol...u. l C1.lU.n ~. Suur:~c 10, CONCL USION NUMBER o;:: OBJECTS 5 . -ENG IK OF OBSE~V~ T tON Cround. Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) ll. SRIEf WMMARY AN!:> ANAL YSi$ vbserver si8hted am ~igar shaped o u ~t= a glow very unlike a sts~w ..;ommen ts ~: Observer \.las re\:.\.41;)Sted. 1;,::; compl&te and retur~ For.n 217 b f aileci ~o ~o so .. R :lil'I.Y TO au .tJlC:T: OC:PAR'fMENT O F THE AIR :"'"O~CE HEAOOU.\RTERS l'"OREICN TEC'"lNOI..OGY DIVISION I Ai'SC l WRIGH T.?ATTZRSON AIR FO:lCE 3 AS';: OHI O 4::J433 tJF'O Ob se rva t ion, 26 Dece!llber 1967 ReferencP. your r ecent unidentified flying object s ig.l'tting ',hich you reported to the Air Force . The information ~hich we have received i s not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Re~uest you co~plete the cttached AF Form 117 and r eturn i~ in the self- add~essed env elope . Thank you for reporting your o~servetion to the Air Force. .J'AMES C. ~MlATT, Colonel, USAF , Director of Production AF Form 117 UsA~-UFO ctv~ W,c,h-t-?c,:M.t.Vf~ A 'D ' Olto Q{ a-, {oaDPJY) QJb1 ~ SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED riiEN0~1ENA QUESTIONNAIRE THIS QUKSTIONNAJRF. HAS DJ~EN PREPARED 00 ntAT YOU CAN GIVE 1'H r: U. S. 1\JR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNll>ENTIFIItD PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBS&RVI.D. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER ALl. OF ntE QUESTIONS. TilE lNFORMA110N YOU 01VE WILL t\E US~n FOR RESEARCII PURPOSES. YOUit NAME WILL NOT BE USED IN CONNECliON WtTII ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS wtntOUT YOUR PF.RMISSION. RETURN TO A1R FORCE DASI;: INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRJGIIT- PA11ER~N AFB, OlUO 4~433, tAW 10-17. (IF ADDITIONAl .. SHRETS ARE NEE.OEIJ FOR NARRATIVE OR SICTCHBS ATTACH SP.ctURP.LV TO TillS FOJ~M OR ANNOTATE WITH VOUI\ NAMI~ 1-"'R IDENTiriVATION.) L WHEN DtO YOU S! THE PHENOMENON? I. WHAT TtME DtD YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? I. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMI!NON? HOUR. l MINUTES <;)_ \ TIME/ZONE ( ]DAYLIGHT SAVINGS .f'SSTANDARD ~ASTERN D CENTRAL rJ MOUNTAIN []PACIFIC O OTHER I. WHERE WERf:. YOU YfHEN YOU SAW THE PHt:NOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVETH: N EARI::ST STnr-J:T ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUUfRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY Y O U WERE ON OR N EAR AND TRY TO FIX A D ISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOMF. RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. t . IMAGINE YO~ ARE A.T THE POI~tT SHOWN IN THE SKETC~. PLACE AN A 01-4 Ttt r: CURVED Llt\1: T O St tOW HOW HIGH THE PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE H O R IZON, OR SKYLINE. WlfEN FIRST SEEN. PI..AC~ A e O N THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH A10VE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN tO. " TMIRI WIRI MORI THAN ONI ~HINOMINON, MOW MANY Wllftl THIRit DRAW A ~ICTURI TO SHOW HOW TMaY WaRa ARRANOID. DID TMII ARRANOIMINT CHANOI DURING TMI IIOHTINOt CONDITI.ONS (C.e epproprlele 6loeh.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (L 'OG OR MilT HEAVY RAIN CIRRUS CLOUDS (H,.. {Ieee., t11 Her,.._ LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE NIM8US CLOUDS (RIrtJ HAIL PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COMPLETELY OVERCAST :.:.:.. HAZE OR SMOG . A;:::, NONE 0' THE ABOVE C." THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (New or qflllrler) D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? "yEs. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU 'ACED THE PHENOMENON? IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ne~MON IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING. SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. \..o-t I16HrSJ ~Q.\o\Ll u> 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON. INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT. WHETHER IT REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS. LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR ,.ELD OF VIEW. AGE 4 OF I PAGES WH ......... YOU WHaM YOU lAW THa .. HENOMitNONt (Cfaee .,.,,.,.J e roe.t.} [IN uiiNEIS IECTION 01' CITY IN .UILDING IN "IIIDENTIAL IICTION 01' CITY ' 0 AI D"IVI" l J AI .. AIIINOI" IN O .. IN COUNT .. YIIDI IN oAT MIA" AI .. I'IILD IN AI .... LANI 0 AI .. ILOT 0 AI .. AIIINOI" I'L YING OVE" CITY I'LYINO OVI" O .. IN COUNT"Y II' YOU Wlt,_lt IN A VltHICL.a, COMPLETE THE II'OL.L.OWINO: WHAT DI .. ICTION Wl"l YOU MOVINOt HOW II'AIT Wl"l YOU MOVINGt lOUTH WilT DID YOU I'~,.. ANYTIMI WHILI oni .. VINO THI .. HINO .. INONt NO .. THIAIT NO .. THWIIT IJC .. LAIN WHITHI" IUCH MOVIMINT II'I'ICTI YOU" IICITCHII IN ITIMI I AND