. '>. :..!::NGTt. OF 03SE~VATION 10. CONCLUSim..: ?rot.9.bl.> o:uert 11. BR!Er SUMMARY AND A NALYSIS ! 6 . TYPE OF 013SERV,\TION Obser~e= sigh~ed ocs ~hit~ o~ 3il7er :U~zy P-li,~ic&: light:Jo ?he light wculd just ~ppear i n the s:<y n:o1e .:1lo:....; like a plo.ne and di2appear over th.a bay. Then c.not h.ar ,:oU::..~,., appear o t the ap.ot vhera the light was firs;; ~ae::. an<! agoi;::. dis~ppear o ter the bay. COI:.!.IJBi\lTSs The .An:t3.:?0lia :Police n_,pt receiv~d no re,or~a O - ll:lusual object or li;;ht:l on this ni~'lt. A cold fron~ with liy1~, rain a nd snow oho'.lers \'iaZ t:Oving just off the coast ill t he a.:u-1::.: ~orning h ours of 24 Jaa 68. It is f a l t tha t the o~crve~ va~ ~---------------------1-watcbing a search li~t reflecting off o: clouds c.ssociat.a.:! ll'i t c tt.1s front. ~ 10 IF' T Ht!P.E WE::t.:: MORE THAN O N E PHI!NOMENON, HO'" '-lA;y Wf::RE THE RC::7 OR.l..Y A ?ICTURE T O SHOll liO'. ntEY ''>!::!.! decid(::d it not a irplanes, as there \.Jere too too frequent. CONDITIONS (Chr:d etp p ropriac r: b lock.s.) A. SKY a . DAY CU!'-4ULUS CLOU OS (Low fluffy} HEAVY RAIN CIRRUS CLOUDS (fligh or Herring NIGHT LIGHT RAIN OR O?.ILZLE N I MBUS CLOUDS (Rain) H A I L PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULON I MBUS CLOUDS SHOW OR SLEET COMPLETELY OVERCAST (T hund~:r.storm.s) HAZE O R SMOG HON E OF THE ABOV~ I F THE SIGHTING AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU ~IOTICZ A BOUT THE STARS AND MOOH ? BRIGHT MOONLIGhT NO MOONLIGHT WITH HALO UHl<NOWN MOON HIDDEN BY CLO UDS PART! AL (New or quarter) UNKN O 'HN CHTI;-IC w .... s IN DAYLIGHT, \YAS THE SUN V ISIBLE7 WHEriE WAS T H E SUN .'\5 YOU FACEO THE PHENOMC:NON 7 IN rR0~7 OF YOU TO YOUrt RIGHT OVEi'IHEAD (N~cr TWOf\) TO YOUR L EFT SOURCE: O F ILLUl'o!INATION P R!::SC:N T OURI'lG THE SICHTINv, SUCH AS THE SUH, HEAOLICHTS ETC. FOR TERREST RIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE Illumination ~vhite fas t object ~.Jas 112. GIVE A 8RIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ?HE:HOM ENON , INDICATING WHETHER IT AP?EA?.EO DAi'IK OR L I;:>HT, 'I'IHET H:'::i'l IT 1 ~ REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND \'fHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. OESCRISE YOUR 1114PR!::SSION O F "'HC:THEP ~ IT WAS SOLI D OR TRANSPARENT, WHE THER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE Oi'l l'lDICAT!E: I F IT A?PEARC:O AS A P!:>IN T O F LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISON S WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A L IGHT OR OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. Object jus t appeared in the sky moved along like a plan e an d disappeared out over the bay. It did not c ome up from the gr ound, it just s uddenly appear ed moved right along, disappeared out onto the bay, then another appeared a t the same spot and continue d on out ov e r the bay. Reflection was white or silver, sha ped as below: PAGE 4 Oi= 9 PAGES lhJ.il ~ ESS l:!':CT!OH 0 i=' CITY I 9UILOINC. R:::SI~ENTI.\L SECTION Oi=' CITY 0 AS O~IVER 0 AS PASSZNGO:R X IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE I N::AR AIRFIELD I HI AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER ~LYING O VER CITY FLYIN G OVER OPE!-! COUNTRY I F YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: w-,AT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MO'J!NG ? EAST Sa:Je as airplane 010 YOU :.TOP ANYTI:-..4!:: WHILE ODS~HVING THE PHE~O~E-.ON7 EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVE ME N T EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHC:S IN ITEMS SA N D 6 . OESCRI3E: TYP E OF VEHICLE YOU WERE I N AND TYPE OF ROA O , TERRAIN O R BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGHTING. STATE WH ETHER WI~OOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH OTH E R TRAFFIC WAS THERC:? ~ 010 YOU 'lOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? QYES ~NO. l r yEs, OESCPiaE WHEN TH:!Y WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIG.~rtNC T HC: PHENOMENON AND WHER!:: THEY WERE IN THE S<Y RELATIVE TO THE POSITION O F T~E P>iEN O M E N O N . HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN S IGHT? LENGTH OF TIME C~RT AIN OF TIME N O T VERY SU~E FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS , HO'H WAS Til-lE OETERMINEDI 1 Had just returned ~.Jith family after a dinner engagement in Annapolis, Nd. WAS T~E P HENO M ENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? (29 YES n NO. IF No, I NOICATE WHETHER THIS 13 CUE TO YOUR IIOVE\.IENT OR THE BEH.\VIOR OF THC: PHEH0'4ENOH , AHO ocRIBE SUCH MOVEiloiE N T OR BEH 4>.VIOR. INDICATE OISAP- ?E.\AANCES O H PREVIOUS SKETCHES. Phenomenon 1;.;as at one height and moved along like plane, only mort: frequently, one after another a nd disa?pear ed over the bay out of sight. \Jhen first noticed we thought they were rocket s being discharged from Nike Sight which is about a mile from r~sidence, but on second thottght could not comprehend rockets being shot out of the bay. PAGE 3 OF 9 P AG'::S IS. -'!HAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZ!07 HOLO A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KtiOWN OaJECT, SUCli AS A ST!'{C:ET LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW l-4UCH OF THE 09JECT I S COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE M.I.TCH. NO'f IF' YOU HAD SE!::N '\BLE TO PERFO~M THIS EXPERIMENT >.T THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT !"RACTI0"1 0!" Tt'E PHEI'IDM=:NOH WOULD HAVE BEC:N COVERED BY THZ MATCH HEAD. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES i 0 VE 0 -SI~OKE! I C!IA ICE f 'liGH T N ESS? FLA3i-! ,;; r L lCKER! OlSAi'o'>~A.'l MID REAO?EA~? S;:>nl o.,;<E A TOP! X= MAKE A ~lOlSEl X FLUTTI!Fl OR W099LE7 X 1l. WH,\ T OREVI YOUR ATT ENTION TO THE ?1-<EMOME::HON? retu .~ned home lvith grandchild-ren, built .:1 fire in the fireplace, requested 'toJe turn off lights, which we noticed the things thf.: sky. thought they then it became apparent they 't.Jet' e t oo direction. A. H O<'I 010 IT FINALLY 013t.PP:!Ai'l7 \Jent out over the bay. As soon as it disappeared, continued in the same path . 1nother appeared, and -d'1Et10ME~OI'l 1-10v=: BEHI'lO OP l'l i"i"ONT OF SOl-I.:. ~HING, LIK~ A C~OUO, TRE<:.. OR 9L!ILOING I';-A~""'"!,._.:-", Tl NO. IF vEs, DESCRIBE. r j t ES 0 N O . 'A. .; r 'THEI R Nl\t.lt.~ Arlll ADDR!:SSE S llushand - Daughter-in-1m~ - Gr~ndchildren, GIVE THE FOLLOWING I N FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF LAS r II MAE , FIRST NAME, MIDDLE N A MO:: ,\:JDH :,:;~ (Sr~:et, City, Stc:~ nnd Zip Code) Rt 2 Annapolis, Md. TE:LC't-HON -1.\L E X FEMALE I'IOC \TC AOOITION~L INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCU?ATIOI'< ANO ANY EX"'ERIENCE WHICH l.4AY BE PERTINENT. Secret ary to the Director of Chemical Sciences , AFOSR, Arlington, Va . ::s. WY .:~ ,\ti O TO ',VHO ~ 010 YOU R!::PORT rHAT YOU HA::> $1G"' reo THIS P H ENQ,,jEI-!O)oP 1 :!;,. U Ai;: YOU CO~?L;oTEO ;'HIS QUEST!O'l~AIR"'::. T J;-FILTER, LE!Io::' P~<O:~CR!CTION 0~ OTH:?n APPL.ICABL~ Q,\T" j 31NOCULARS TELESCO? E.: , S J. "<INOOW O F VE'IICLE TH:.ODOUTE 00 'fO J O~OIN A RIL Y ' Vt:: A"l GLASSES! a. DO YOU US!:: R EADING GL.<\SSE.St '"IH"'1 VI\ $ YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEE D Or THE PH!;.~;. I eNON? GIV!:: ESTIMATE OF SPEED '"'riAT WAS YOUn f),IP~ESSIO"' OF TH!:. O ISTA.ICE ~F 'f!-!f PHENOMENON ! GIVC: ESTI\4\TE O f" D ' ) TJ\NCE.l ['ll C! l:l ORDER TH." T WE ).lAY O STAIN AS CLEA R A ?ICTURE A S POSSI 3 L'E: Or WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR O'.VH -.OM~S A COM'-10:0. OBJECT OR OBJ ECTS WHICH, WHI!~ PLACED IN TH=: SKY, SIMILAR T O 'HHER E YOU NOTED TH'-" P11EN O\IE'ION , HOULO B EAR SOME: RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU !';AW. OESCRIDE SIMILARITIES MIO DIFFERENC!S 13ET'1E.N THE C0>,1>,401l OBJECT ANO WHAT YOU SA\'f. Thought at f1rst tha t th1s l~as a s1lver r.ane, but they were too rc quQnt, and too many of them coming in one direction at one time. The o bject did not have any definite lines such as a plane, more fuzzy like. ?! 010 YOJ NOTICE ANY DOOR, NOISC:, OR HEAT C..MAHATING FROM T-IC: PHENOME~ION 011 ANY EFFECT ON Y.:>UPSC:L>', ANI'<IALS OR M.~CHINERY IN THE VICINITY? 0 YES ~NO. IF "YES, DESCR19E. .\. Ol:> r~;: ?i-IENOM~NON D ISTURB THE GROUN D OR LEAVE ANY PrlYSICAL EVIDENCE . 0 YES ,&] SO. i I F ~"C:S,' D ESCRIBE. f TDP'I'/UFO ') i.:"A T7'tvf.::"lT OF T'E AI~ F-Or'~Ci:: HEAOOUA:lfZr!S FOREIGN T ECHNOLOGY OIVI;jiON !AFSC) W~IGHT.<>ATI!:R.30N AlA f"OPCC 9ASC: OHIO 4!10:33 UFO Observation , 4 January l 968 Annapolis, Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting -.:hicb you reported t o the Air Force. The information :bich we hav e eceived is not sufficient f or a scientific invest igation. Rec~uest you complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ?-l.ANATI', Colonel, USAF of Production AF Form 117 OEPART~IlENT A N N A P 0 L I S. M A R Y LA N D Deoartment of the Air Force Headou=.rter-s For~:!.n:1 T0ch:;olonv Div. Wright-Patterson Air Fo=ce Rase Attn : Chief Aerial Phenome~a Office Re: UPC Observa~ior., 2~ Gentlemen: In ans1:1er to your letter of l"iay 6 , 1968 , pl~:J..::i.:> b e advised thc.t ,,,e have not had any reports of Fly i.r g objects being sighted in the Annapoli~ area. Very truly yours , B. Kaln oske -- Denu tv Chief l.'~:?'.r (UFO) L-r. Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/3 May 68 )~M~apolis Police Depe~nt . nnapolis, Maryland 21401 l . ~e Aerial Pb2nomena Of~ice is in receipt ot an unidentif!ed flying object (UFO) report from Annapolis, MarJland, ~.mich occurred on 24 J'anua.ry 1968 at app.ro:.d me. te ly ~ : 30 pm. to 10 pm, EST. ~. Por l~ hou"ra the wi tnesa vatched round vhi te objec t s that -:raTeled. rouglily. e.astw.rd and di~ppea...-ed over the Bay. The ob jeets would disappear to the East after three to .f1"7e ::;~1 rn.1tes, then re-appe-ar 1n the ori.g1nn.l position and repea t t.he :flight. The observer stated that the ~y Pollee received hundreds o:f reports 3. Did you receive ar.y report:J o f u.~usual o bject3 for this date'i ~;e 1110Uld appreciate ycur comments ns to a :possible ce.use for this sighting. .. 4 . Tbanjt, you for your assistance on this matter :t>~ QOINTAlHI.TA~ Jr, lat Colonel, U&\7 ' )\erial Phenomena Oft'ice. Ae.wapace Techno.logJ.ee D1 vision. ProduCtion Direatorate . , . o::?ARTMENI OF' THE .'\IR FORC!:: CA'-, , c=>LICA..-10'15 CENTER (MAC) 9LC":; '59 'IAVY VARO lo'-''IEX, W'\S"'Ir>:CTON , DC 2 0333 - . ..o conp e e !)endin.g UFO evaluations, the follov:ing 1-reather da-ta a:-e su'omi-tt..;;d: Ne~-r 'Hi.."lchester, OJ:l..io: See atta-ch.n:ent. b . A.rmapolis, }~aryl:md: Syno;:>tic situation on 23 January; Cold front ~.rest of Has;,;'1gton, D. C. at 1300L ~-:i.t~ light ra;n and snotv sho-..,ers .\nnapolis :..:1 t~e late af~er:1oon. The cold front Has off t~e east coast at 0100L on 24 Ja."ltW.ry. Su::-face 'trinds Southerly, shifti.'1g to .!orth-no:tlr.Tester~v a'ter frontal passage. Nr ..-,, a Cooperativ e Observe r at A,rl.na?ol; s subiT'itted t~e foll<J.ring data: Naximum t emperature nn 23 J a nll.ar'J = 450:; ?~; nimU."Tl te::~eratu:-c on 24 Ja.l'lu.ary = 23~; temperature 1ai::1 fro, 2000L to 2200L on 23 Ja.n~ta.r-J. Se e <:!..lzo attach.11ent for additio:-J.o.l c'1.to. i'or st.a~ions 721..:-05 ( rTashington, D. C. ) and 72406 ( Baltimore, !-:a_7lanC.) .. c ~ S.':'..:1 Luis Cbis;>o, C.?.liforn.ia: cD.l.'ll. S..li'face "":;:_1'1d at Vanden."~erg Hind for 8 Apr.68 2 . Data sources '\Te!'e STAG su:-:ace a.."!d upper - air history files.. E:<tractio:1 or e va:"..lc?.ticn o::' re-=:'..dred r,;eat~er data ~-;e'!'e ad.I'Jquate for all sighti: