Portland Maine — January 1968

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Keywords: pheno, phenomenon, tients, iself, imazination, 000lil, hioowpane, apres510tl, oistatl, orofr, vimon, iffefl, iatin, ienot, hiity, 4100le, aoorc, relephome, i11eh, oienon, infci, ariment, acquarte, ivlaine, f1ylng
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. ? ROJECT 10073 RE.CORD ~. I'UMBE?. OF OBjECTS 5. LENCTH OF OBS.;RVAT ION 2 -10 winutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 8 . PHOTOS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION ill:P.ZL:U.BLE R2?0?.T 1 l. BRIEF SUM.'~ARY AND ANALYSIS The observer sighted an object had oul~i-color libC-ts on i~. The object was seen in ~he NE and vas ooving U? and down. Co~Tients: The observe r is only 9 yrs of age. His mother wTo~e t':1at, '' I think ~hat this is so:r.ething ~e hi!:iself vent- ed to see and althouzh he believes that it is true, I do not. " Since it is felt that the report is the ~::.:.U.t of the active imazination of a child. The report is being carried a an "Unreliable report because of Age." :=TO SE? 63 0-329 (TOE) 'Prv l,uo edlll,n o f thl for::> oay b o \J .. d. SUNGL II SSE S EIIN?CU L i.P.:; 1 iiNO~'iiELO T i:'L ESO:::O P E THf-.:000Lil E SIOC WINOO.'I OF VC:HICLE I .'/HIOOWPANE \{ OTHI!H Iii \\HAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THC: S?E~':: ?..f PIC N OMENON? CIVE i!STIMATE OF SPEC:0 -_-..: I? WHI'T WAS YOUR I'APRES510tl OF H-'F. OISTAtl.:,.. ~'; iH~ ij 2 ) IN OROFR THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS ':LEAn A PICTURC' A CO'viMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, 'tO~!::N PLACED WOl.;LD DEAR SOME H:SEMBLANCE TO 'IIHA r YOU SAN , COMMON OOJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. -'<'i P.:l.:;SIBLF. OF WhAT YO.J Z f..'/t, C'E5C::'''E Ill I HE SKY, SIMILAR T O 'lhE'H: YOU 110 ;::, DESCRIBE' St~IL.AHITIES I"ID O IFFEfl..:tH E.> 2 1 010 YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. NOISE, OR HEAT S M.lo'IATIN G FRQo,) THE PHENO'-IENOt. OR A~Y <:FFECT o , VOUR<;ELF. ANIMALS OR ~!ACHINERY I 'I P.IZ VI::HIITY? ~'t. YE3 [_j NO IF ~YES" DESCRIBE. \ OlD T ... E PHE~"<O"'c-"'0'-D I STURB -"'E :;ROU'< D 0~ LEAVE A~Y P"iYSICAL EVIDENCE. fJ '<S ~MYON E \.VITH A'r TH!: TIME YOU S,.,',/ THE F'HC:HOMi!l'lOI'P 0 Yl:-' GJ NO. I F y~s. OlD THE Y SEE IT TO)' LIST THEIR NAMI!:S AHO AOORESS'ZS L.\ST NA,...E, FIA~T H.ll:lriE, >4100LE H A M E AOORC::>S (Srre~t. City, Slate and Zip Code) "rELEPHOME Area code ATION ABOUT YOURSE:LF INOIC.\TE ADDITIONAL INCLUDING OCCUPATIOH AND ANY El<PE.I11EH CE: 'l\IHICH MAY BE: PERTINt::NT. ~ 2.5 WY E N M-10 70 WHO"' DID YOU REPORT T H A.T YOU HAO SICHTEO THIS P"i O)oiENON> , 26. OA70:: YOU CD "LETE:O THIS QUESTION~AI~. .-cul<i. iike long t ir:1e.;,;..,. ln~t no~.; '..i:HI S Lon.;! i..1clud..e infCI!!ati on_ DE?ARIMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HE:ACQUARTE:-15 FOF!C:IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC l WRICHT.PA TTERSON AIR FOHCE OASE:. OHIO 4:34:!3 UFO Obs~rvation Portland, Ivlaine 04103 Reference your recent unidentified f1ylng object sighting :hich you reported to the Air Force. The information ";hich we have r e>ceived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. ne;uest you complete the nttached AF Form 117 e nd return it in the self- addressed envelope . Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. J'~IES C . !~\l'IATT, Colonel, USAF Director of Production AF Form 117 1JU;G!-:T bU:lE.!U ,.;>/".Jf)Y,l.L THIS c. UESTIO .\mE liAS DEEN PREPARED $0 T!lr\ ';OlJ C . Gl\'E Tilr. U.~ A'~ "Oi< ~ AS ":.iCll Jt-.FOH.\I. .. T'O:-f A S POSSlOLE CO~CF.P.':t:-;c THE U:-!IDE:-:TIFIED P~t::.. :--~..;};CN 7H/J' YO!J HA\'L:: C8Sf.I!VE.D PLEASE TR't TO A~SWEt< ALL' oF TilE QUF.sno~s. THE 1!11 FO L\ i :o:--. vou C!V.S. "ILL n;~ usED Fo:..: ,?r:S: .. -..Rc.:H PUPPos:-:s I \'OUR NAME \\ILl,. NOT 13E USED W CON:\ECTIO:-\ WtT!i A~Y OF YOUR f>T,\TE~::-ITS 0:-.: CO:'I<::..USlONS '~1'M10U1 YOUR PERM!SSJdK. ~ETURN TO AIR fo'ORCE BASE t:,\ r:s':"IGI\TOR FO~ fORW.A.rtD!.'H' TO FTD (TDETR}. W~lGHT PATTE RSON t\!'fi,OHI045/.33,l/l.'.'/ t.F'R&O-i7. (IF AD!J!'II ";,'J..l. Sr r:TS ,(!r: .'IJEDF:D ro,T? NARRII'flV[; OR SKTCU;:;:; A 1'TACH SECUR r::J. Y TO Tl{{S FOI?M OR AN NOTA TF; h:: H YOUR NA/'.11.' r. .JI:! TnENTI F'C. \ Ti'.:J ._. J 1. WHEN 010 YOU SEE 1 HE P~IENOMFNON' 2 WHAT TIM E 010 YOU F tRST SIGHl rHE PHSNOoiENOt.P 3 WHA T TIME 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PH~NOMENOIP ~.TIME LON E LJ O\YLIGHT SAVI":;:; L; e.~o" o EASTERN []CENTRAL 0"'0UNTAIN 0PACI"'IC f 'OTI"E? ~S_.:.W..!."'ERE WER<.:: YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEN~MENON' IF' P I CITY GIVE THC: t:::':A~ES. STREET AOOP:;::::; AND .tN O-IC A_T_C: 0"' A HANO O~AH'l MAP YIHE~E YOU WERE STM:OING WITh REIC':::RENCE T O THE A'J~o~e;:;:;. a;: Ill Ti-l!: t.:OUN rRY, IOE'oTIF'f TH.:.I HIGHWAY YOU YERZ ON 0R NEAR I.N;) TRY TO FIX t, DiSTANCE AI'IO OI~C:CTION r't~l~ S~\10:: ECOGNI?.ABLE LAN~"'.\R< i I) IMI\GIN!.': YOU 1\RE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE' S'<ETCH, PLACE AN " A O N TH!:: CV'>VEu LINE TO SHOW HO'I'I HIGH THE PHENOMENON Wo\S ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE WH!.':N FIRST SEEN . PLACE A 3" 0' Tt'E S C: CURVED L INE TO SHOH HOW HIGH ABOVE THC: rlORIZON THE PHENOMEt:O~ WAS \'IHEN LAST SEN. J 7 I N TI-lE 'i'<EiCH OEL0\41, PL,\CE -'N '" A " AT Tt!E I"O:iiT!O~ OF THE P~ENOM!!:NON WhEN F'!RST SE:EN, A"'O A s A T THE I PO'SITI')N o-: r't'E PHENO\!ENON WH!::N L ., ST s:;E"t. CONriECT TliL .,... AND e WITti A LINE r o fo?PROXIM.\TE THE Mov:::~o~:'IT O F THE P H E N 0\4C::l'10N BETWEO::N ", .. AHO "a . T HAT IS, :>CHEM A TICALLY SliOf WHETHER THE MOVEMEN T APP:C.:AR::O ":'0 e;,;: STRAIGHT, CURVEO OR Zit;-'tAG. REFER TO 5'-IAI..l.ER SI<ETCH AS A N EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COM?!...ETE Tt"E I.ARGE1 SKETCH. AF'R 80-J7(Cl) ! OUTDO ORS f---r.;~l BUIL.OIN G IN BUSINf:!>S SECTI~N OF C >T f r---L'N CAR , I N BOAT i--- r.0 AI RPL liNE 0 A S PILOT NEAR A I R F I E L D 0 AS PAS~ENGE R FLYING OVE R CITY FLYHl G OVER O::>EN CO'J~Ii"!Y A. IF YOU WERE I N A VEHICL!::. COMPLET E Tr'E FOLLOWI'IG: \'/HAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING' I HOW FAS T WE R:O YOU MO'IING ' SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANY T I MC: WHILE O fHERVING THE ~ NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST ~ EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVE M E N T AFFECT S YOUR SKETCHES IN ITE M S 5 AND o l D E SCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAI N OR BODY 0<' WATER YOU TRA/ER~:0 D URING THE SIG H TING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE T O P WERE U? O R DOWN, H O W MUCH OTHER TAAFFIC WAS THERE> j D I D YOU N OTICE ANY AIRPLANES DYES [iJ'NO. IF "YEs. DESCR:BE WH E N T i E Y HE~E IN 31GHT REL4 riV E TO T H E- OF SIGHTING THE PHENO'~ENON 1\NO HH::.PE TMEY WERE. IN THE SKY RELATIVE T O TrE: P.:lSITION O r T H E p,..ENOM110 ' 1. 9 . HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN S IGHT? ~ HOW WAS TIME OET~RMINED' , , WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY> .YES 0 N O . IF ~NO," iNDICA - E HHETHER THIS;<; OUE T O YOU~ - -A MiJV!::ME~IT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVE'JENT O R BEHAVIOR. I N D I C:.T;: 0 15;.c ~ PEARANCE S ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. 1.::: Jl!:. i ') 3.-fOW HO'i\1 T'riCY l'fE:fl~ C::>:OOIOI TIOt.'~ ( ;;;,.:ck ao;uo;ui'J.tr. ~!,dc~.J SKY I 8 . WEATHER .. --.l T~IILI!';dT Cl::l!'l';:; C'-OUDS (1/iglt (leer:y o r ff.:r ri - LIGH T RAIN OP DRIZZLE CLEA"l Nl1o''1US CLOUDS (Rutn) _J ? ARTL'! CLOU D Y C0'-1?\..ET::;:L Y OVERCAST r:U).IULOiolll.! :lUS CLOUDS ~NOW :J!l SLEET : . I!" THE SIGHTING \11.\S A T Tli'ILIOHT OR ~JICH T . 'I(H"T CID YOU 'iOTICE ._BOUT r.-iE S T,..R S .>.NO MOO''' 8~1~HT MOONLIGHT 1~0 MOON'-.IGH T A F"1 "'OOtl WITH HA\..0 . l lJh>( ~OW'i