6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~lvvir.c2: ..... 1~ cor.ne ctec. .. pp~;lred to I I IIJ.ll. ( T DEPARTMENT OF THE AlA FORCE HEADQUA.-TE.-S FO.-EION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I A,SC I w.-IOHT.~ATTE.-80N AI,_ ,o.-CE 8A8E. OHIO .tS.t33 UFO Observation C1Da t1.15, Ohio Reference y ... ur unidentified obaervation. '!be inforJMtion vhich ~ have received is not autt1c1ent for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Forat 164 and return it in the envelope provided. Thank you for reportins tour observation to the Air Force. JAMES c. MANA'rl' Colonel, USAF Director or Technology and 9Ubeyatema ~D Form 164 w/envelope M!l> FOR '1'8 t RECORD 7 September 1967 SUbject: UN Sigbt1Dg 6 September 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati 15 Ohio and hie t neighbors observed an unidentified tl.y1Ds object at 950 paa. Mr ... \A he waa 1Dtriqued at wbat he aaw. 'l'be duration ot the sisbtiDa waa at leaat twent7 llinutes long, his next door neightbor obse the object while walking his dog. Be and his son put binoculars and telescope on the object. T.be object looked like somebody reached down and put the object out. T.be obJect never chansed position, it was in the vest, 270 des az and 75 des elev. 'l'be t:>bJect waa pertectly stationary. The pulsating was similar to that ot a lightning bug but not quite the gave his boy and the neighbors boy a pencilAf and they all drev the think. It looked like the bottom ot our space ships, with cracks in the surface, similar to that ot a volcanoe. Mr. aaid he d1d.n t know it anybody was aboard but he sure would like to know what the obJect 1a. Mr. els that the people in this country are not crazy aDd that the Air Force has been a little pooh pooh about the sigbtings. to be 1n the Air Force. glad that the University ot Colorado is do1Dg their own ind,pendent evaluationand investigations into UPOs. MaJor ~1Dtanilla said he would send him tour copies ot FTD that he and hts neighbors could complete them and return them in the aelt-addressed envelope Quintanilla/70916/ j af/13 Oct 67) "0 Obser r.:2tion o:f 6-i Oct 1967 Thank you for reporting your si6-">lting of 6-7 Oct ... 967 to 7-hc Pbrce. HoJever, additional in:fo tion i s n~ec~d. If you would complete the inclosed .b'l'D Form 154, i t wou l d be helpful in ouranalysi s 2 . Thank you for your assistance in this matter. c ; MANATT; Colonel, USAF rec t o r of Techn o logy and Subsystems FTD For:n 16h. U.S. AI R FORCE !~FORMATION This questionnaire has b~en prepared so that you con 9ive the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concarning the unid-:entified aerial phenomenon that you hov!!} ob!\tHved. Please try to onswar as many questions as y o u p o ssibly con. The informatio n that you give will be usad for r~St!Orch purposes, Your nome wi II not b e used in connection with ony stole ments, ccnclusions, or publications without your permission. We reque s t this p~rsonal information so that if it is de.,med necessary, we may contact you f o r further detoi Is. 1. ivhen did you see the object? 2. Tir.,e o f day: H'>UI Minut.,s (Circle One): 3. T irre Zone: (Circle One): t1r') t::astern \.1( Central c . Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): {[:)Daylight Saving b. Standard 4. Where w~re City o r Town Stole o r C.:>unry 5 . how long was object in sight? (Total Duration) a. Certain ([,)Fairly certain 5. 1 -' How was time in sight determined? 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6 . What was the condition of t h e sky ? a. B right b . Cloudy Mirtute s Seconds c . Not very sure d. Just a guess , - Yes X t'-lo 'b.' Cloudy 7 . IF yo; $aw ~he object d uring DAYLIGHT. where was the SUN located as you lookerl a t th e object ? I' (C,r=le One): a. In front of you d . To you r left In btJck of y o u e . Ov<~rheod To y o;r rifjht Don't reme mber d . ! F )'Oll ~ow the obje c t a t N IGHT, whot :IH! you r)")tirc (":'lf'l"trJ1JfH) the srAI<S <Jlld MOON? ~TAR~ ( C irclc: One): 8.2 M00N (C.Jrc/e One-): None a . Briuht moonlight b . Dull moon I ight 1-Jo mooniiuht -pitch dark Do n ' t remember 9 . \'v'hot were the wea ther conditions a t the t ime yoo saw the object ? CLOUOS (Circle One): ~ C_leor sky c . Scattered clouds d . Thic k or heavy clouds HEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or I i gh t rain .t,cdercte o r heavy ro in Don't r~nember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): @Solid <:-bo~- b. T ron :;pcrent e. Don't remember 11. If it appe ared as a light, was it brighter t~an the b ri g!1tes t stars? ( C ircle One). b. Dimme r c. .A. bout the sar."e d . Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common object: 12. T he edges o f the object were: (Circle One): fT.) Fuzzy o r blu;red-I 5T ~..L-- b. Like a brii;jht star ()Sharr>IY outlined -:2.;..;_2 -1:-~ d . Don't remer.~ber 13. Did rhe obiect: a . Appear t o stond still at any tir.~e? b. Suddenly :ipeed u p and rush away a t any Break up into pcrts o r explode? r.l. Give off smo~<e? e . Chor.ge brisht ness? f. Change shop~? g. Flash o r fl ;c~er? h. Di:oppeor cmd rea.,pear? e. Other _ Don't know Don' t know Don't k:1ow Don't know Don't k new Don' t kno'"' Don't kn O'>" Don't !<now 14. Dd th~ object di.!tOOO'!Ia<" while you "'"''"' wotch ing it? If .so, h ou? Dicl the obj<~tct movl! b--h incl $Cim..,thinq at a ny t im-e, pmticu lorly a c lou~? ( C trc/1!! One): Yes Don' t Know , IF you answered YES, then tel! what 16. Did the obi,. c t mov e in front of som!tthing ot onv tim~ oorticularlv n ;:l<'~d? (Circle On~): Ye!i ~ Don' t Know. IF y o u onsw"!red YES, th&n tell what j 17. Tell in a fl!w words t!11: followinq things obout t he obi~ct: b. Color I . 18 . w~ wish to kn o w the anpulor siztt . Hold a match s tick a t arm's length in l ine with a known ob!~tet a nd note how much of tha object is covered by thl'l h~nd of the match. If you hod o-:rforrn.,d this e:x.,.,riment ~t th<t ti!T'1! of th~ how muc h of t hfl obie c t would hcv'! been covered by the match h<!od? 19. Dr a w a pict ure that will show t he shape of t he obje c t or objects. Lobel and include in your sl<etch a ny detail s of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions etc. , and e s pecially exhausT trails or vapor trails. Place on a rrow bes ide t h e drawing to show the dire c tion th~ obje c t was moving . CUL~vvu...-~ (Circla Ona) IF you onswared YES, th"n how far away would you soy it Nos?-------- . ncre w.::ro you located when yoo sow th~ oblect ? (C ire!~ One): o. Inside a building , (S)OJtdoor!l -I )! ~ d. In an airplane (tyj>'!) e . At sao 23. Were you (Circle One) o . In rl,e busines:; section of o city'? (5)!n the resid.,ntiol section of o city?- @ In op~n ccuntry!;id~? -?-~! d. Near on oirfi'3ld? 1!). Flying ov~t a city? f . Flying over op>tn :::o<Jntry? 24. IF you wcr~ MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th e time, th~n corr.plere tb fol!owing questions: 24.1 What direction wer" you mo,ing? {Circle One) North c. East {) Sout!-1 g. Wo-:.t Northe a.st d. South~o .s t f. Southwest h. Northw.,st 24.2 How fast wer-e you moYing? miles per hour , 24.3 Dd y.)u stop a t any time while you w.,re looking at th e object? (Circle On~) 25. Did you o!>s.,rv& the object th rough any of th e following? a . Ey.,g losses Binoculars Yas b. Sun glasses Telescope Yes c . Windshie ld Theodolite , Yes J . k d. Window glass 26. In order thot you con give a s clear a pic~ure as possible of what you sow, d escribe in your own word-; a common obj<!ct .,r obj&cts which, when placed up in the sky, w ould give the scm~ apr:><lorance os If,, object which you saw In th~ following sk~tch, imogire that you c. e a t th~ point shown. Plor.n o r "t.., " or1 th-.' Ctrv~d ljne to s ho'"' h'Jw l high th~ object VIOS above the horizon (skylin~) wh~n you first sow it. P loc:e a ''13" _.,,.., d1o som~ c urv,..,.j lm~ show h o w high the object was above th~ horizon (skyline ) when you lu:;t -:o w 1t. Plare an "A" o~ ~h.; v,m"> '"' w he n you first sow it . P lace 0 " B " on th e compass wnere you los t sow t 28. !)raw a picture that will show the motion tha t the object or objects made. Place on " A " at the kginning o f th e path, o " B " at the end of the path, and show any changes in direc t ion during th~ course. 29. IF there w a s MORE THAN ONE object, then how many wer-e t Draw a picture of how th~y were arranged, onJ put an arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling. 31. Was onyone olse wi1h you at th" time you saw the o bj ect? 31.1 IF you answ~r:ld YES, did they s~e th" object too? 31.2 Plec3e lbt th~ir names and oddrdsses: (Circl~ One) (Circle Ontt) Middl. Name Cit y Zor.<!t Stet .. TELEPHONE NUMBE Indicate any additional information abo ut your self, including any sp&eial 0J:<p..,ri.,nc.!!, wnic h might be ~rti:;~nt. ,::,en end to whom di1 you rcpcrt t hat yuu had ::.een tha ooj :ct? DL-./, tqb? DlfiA"TMINT 0,. THE AIR ,.O .. CE HIADQUA.-Tifte ~OftiiGN TICHNOLOOY DIVI810N f A~8C) WNIGHT.~ATTI.-eON Alft ~ONCI 8A81. OHIO 11 eu..,.c,, UFO Observation 25 J\.tl 67 Hcf'ercnce your unidentified observation. The information l.-lhich we hav~ received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request ~'Oll complete the attached Fl'D Form 164 and ret ~nt it. in t he envelope provided. Thanl< you for reportinG ;J Ollr obse l'V{;Ation to the Air Force. C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF -~rector of Technology and Subsyatems FTD Fonn 164 w/envelope Dote you completed this questionnaire: Day Mont h Information which y ou feel pertinent and which i s not adequately covered in t h e specific points of the qu;tstionnaire or a narrative explana tion of your sighting d-cr:c) c~