P~OJECT 10073 RECORD . : .. "Tt: TIME C :OU? 2. LOCATION i 3. !;OuRCE 10. CONCLUSION Probable: Astro (Possible ARCTURUS) / S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual nearly stationary 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) The observer sighted a bright object in the ENE. The object appeared as one brightlight in the center and 2 flashing lightsto the side. The colors vere vnte,red,and green. Comments: At the
[email protected] of the sighting Acrturus vas at an az. of 78 deg and an ele. of 19 deg. At the end of the sight ing it vas at an az. of 93 deg and an ele. of 38 deg. U. HAVI: YOU I!:V!:"' S~H THIS Oflt A SIMILAR PHEHOWI!NOH ~II'OI't!!:? 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THI!: TIWI! YOU SAW THE PMEHOM!:NONf (B'Yu QHO. Ill' yz:s, CtVI!!: OAT AND 0 NO. IF ye:s, 010 THEY SEE IT TOOl ATION ABOUT YOURSELF INDICATE ADDITIONAL IHFOfltMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY I!!:XPI!!: .. INCZ WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT . 25. WHEN "NO TO WHOM 010 YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SICHTEO THIS PHI!>fOWEHOIO 'PHS QU!''iTIONHAI~!:. YEAR (;> J:- PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEl.. IS P~RTIHENT BUT WHICH IS NOT AOI!:QUATEl..Y COVERED I N THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. ALTERNATIVEl..Y PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THI!: SIGHTING. PAGE 9 OF 9 PACES U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Aif Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentif ied aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give w il l be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? (Circle One): 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): (Circle One): o . Daylight Saving b. Standard 4. Where were you when you saw the object? er. f ct?~v. It City or Town State or County 5. how long was object in sight? (Tot~l Dur a t ion) ;itJ b. Fairly certain c, No t very sure d. Just o guess Minutes Seconds 5. 1 How was time i" sight determined?--------::------------- 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? 7. IF you saw the obje~ct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Ci rc:le One}: o. In front of you b. In back of yoo d . To your l~ft e. Overhead c . Toyourright f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla rorm auperaedea F "[T) 164, jul 61, which I a ob olete. 8. IF yo u sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS(CircfeOne): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. None a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -p itch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remembe r 9. What were the weather conditions at the t ime you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle Orws-): WEATHER (Circle One): Clear sky o . Dry b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light ra in c . Scattered clouds c . Moderate or heavy rain Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. T ra n spar en t ck. As a l ight j e. Don't remerrober If it appeared as a light, was it br ighter than the brightest stars? 6:" Dimmer ( Circle One): c. About the same d . Don't know Compare brightness to some common object: 12. The ed~s of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like a briyht star ~Sharply outl ined '--a:" Don't remember 13. Did the object: a. Appear to stand still at any t ime? -b. Suddenly speed up and rush awoy a t any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change bri~tness? f. Change shape? g. Fl.:uh or flicker? h. Di soppeor ond reappear ? (Circle One for eoc:h question) Don't lcnow Don't know Don't know c~Oil!t kno0 Don t know Don't know Don't knovt Don't !<now 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object mO'v'e behind somP.~thinq at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the object move in front of someth ing at any time, particu larly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a few words the following th ings about the object: a. Sound l1.f-f" (L.f_L JL{; t'uvv,. 18 . We wish to know the angular siu. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. j 20. Do you th ink you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes IF you onswred YES, then what speed would you estimate?------- 21. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? IF you answer~ YES, then how far away would you say it was? -'--------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): @lnsid a building b. In a cor c. Outdoors d. In 'an airplane (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) )l In the business section of a city? 01n the residential section of a city? c . In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. East e. South b. NOf'theast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast w4're you moving? -------------'m.,iiles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop o t ony time whil e you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yu No Did you observ the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Sun glasses Telescope Yes Windshie ld Theodolite c. Yes No g. d. Window glass In ord, that you c on givtt as clear o picttJre a s possible of what you sow, de 5cribe in your own words a common object Of' objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the sarr1e appearance as the object which you saw 27. In th e fo ll ow ing slcetc h, imagine tha t you a re a t t h e p oint shown. Place on "A" on thll curveclline to show how high t h e objec t was above the hor iz o n (sky l ine) when y o u first sow it. Place a "B" on t h e some curv e d line to show ho w high the object was above the horizo n (sky l ine) when you last saw it. Place on "A" o n th e compass when you f irst sow it. Plac e o " B " on the compa s s where you lost s ow the object . 28. LJrow a picture that will show the motion that the object o r obje c t s mode. Place on " A " at the beginning of t he path, a " B " at the end of the path, and s h o w a ny cha n ges in d irection d uring th~ course. 29. IF there wa s MORE THAN ONE object, then h ow many were t here? ----------- Draw o picture-of how they were a rrang ed, o n.:l put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling . 30. Have you aver seen thb, or a simi lor object befon. If ao giv~ do;., or dot ond location 31. Was anyone el:se with you at the time you saw the object? (Cir::la One ) 31.1 IF you answred YES, d id they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following informatio n about yoursvlf: Midd 1 .. Nome T E LEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional intc)r"fOtion about yours~tlf, including any special ~J<o~ridnce, which might be pertinent. 33. When_;md to whom did you report that you hod seen th<' object? 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanati?n of your sighting. PROJECT 10073 RO:CORD ,,. 3. S0Uf:CE Jt. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONC~:...srot-~ Possible-: (SA.TEU.ITE) 5. LE,...GTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 Minutes One observer stated that the object looked like a star but i , i . . moved, changed color. and tha t he heard a noise like a buzz 1 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GroWJ.d-V 1 sual He also indicated that the object did not travel in a stru i gi t o line. (See item 15 of to~ 117) l The other observer statod that it appeared as a star or a ve;, y t small jet or airplane without its blinker on. In question 2J ; of the 117 he indicated that he heard no noise ann does r.ot 1 indicate that the object trav&led anything other than a stra,;g~' l--=Jlj='Y::;N...:.;o~---------i CQMr.ry.tiTS z Both. observers are very young (age 12 yrs). 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE duration and di:-ect ion are consistent with those of a satell1te. The change of'color was probably due to the atmospheric refr~c:' :c~ o~ the reflected li t. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOACE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOL.OGV DIVISION ( AF5C) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BAS. OHIO 4~43:l TDPI'/UFO ., UFO Observation, 4 February 1968 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting :hich you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received i s not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request you complete the attached AF Form ll( and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. AF Form 111 SIGHTIHG OF U~IDEHTIFIED PHt~OMtNA QUESTIO AIRt BUDGeT DVilZAIJ AP,.IIOV,J,L T HIS QUESTI O:-INAJRE HAS OEEN PREPARED SO Til A T YOU CA:-J G! VE THE U.S. AtR FORCE A S MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE O BSERVED. PLEASE TRY T O ALl) OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE \lllLL BE USED FOR RESEARCH P URPOSES. YOUR NAME WILT,.. NOT BE USED I N CONNECTION WITH A:-IY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR PERMtS:;IdN. RETURN TO 1\IR FORCE BA~E INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WR!GHT- PAT T ERSOI'I AFB,OHIO..S5433,1A'N AFR60-i7. ( I F ADD17'lONA L SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES A T TACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAMF. FOR I DENT/FICA TION.) 1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON ' 2 . WHAT TIME 010 YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHEN O !o!ENO N' 3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PH!::NO M E NON1 4 . TIM E ZONE 0 DAYLIGHT SAVI NGS 0 CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN MINUTES I s-0 A . M . \ cz( P . M . 0 STANDARD QPACIFIC QOTHER 5 . WHERF. WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEN O M E N O N ' IF I N CITY. GIVE THE NEA~EST STREET AOORESS A N D I NDICAT E O N A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDIN G WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE -::OUNTRY, IDENTIFY TH!: HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. 6 . IMAGI~IE YOU ARE AT THE POIN7 ;HOWN I N TH!:: SKETCH. PLACE AN "A~ O N THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE PHENOM E NON W \S ABOVE THE HO"li!ON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A e O N THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE ,..O=>tZOI'I ... ~11:: PHEN O M E N O N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . GA. H OW IIIIAGIHi!: YOU A,.E ATTH~ C~HT!:III OF THE CO~P~.SS ROS. Pl...t.C!: AN 11.,. O H THE COMPAS3 TO INDICATE TH!: OIRI!CTIOH TO T)ol!!: PHENOMZHOH WH!:H FI~ST SEEN. PLACI! A a O N THE COMPAU TO INDICATE THC: DIRECTION TO THf: PHEHOM!!HON WHEN LAST SEI:H. 7. IN THI! SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AI~ A A T THE POSITI O N OF THE PHEN O MENON WHEN FIRST SEEN , AND A a AT THE P OSITIO N O F rHE PHENOMENON ._,HEN L AST SEEN. C ONNECT THE 11 AND " 8 " WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE r MOVEMENT OF THE PHI!NONEHOH BETWEEN A AND e . THAT IS, SCHEMATICAI..LY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-IAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF HO'r TO COli.PLET!! THE LARGE,. SI<ETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ttpprtprirlll* blorlcs.J IN BUSINESS SECTION O F CITY IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION I N CAR 0 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD IN A IRPLANE 0 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT OIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVIN G THE PHEN O M E N O N ? PLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES I N ITEMS SAND 6 . DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING THE S IGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? DID YOU NOTIC:E ANY A IRPLANES' 0 YES 1(2! NO. IF "YEs. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN S IGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIGHTING THE P H E N O MENON AND WHERE TrlEY WERE. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE !'>OSITION OF THE F'>HENOM ENON. 9 . HOW LONG WAS THE PHEN O MENON IN SIGHT? LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE FA I R'L Y CERTAIN JUST A GUESS HOW WAS TIME DETER"'IN EO WAS#HE F'>HENOMe'NOfi I N SIGM T CONTINUOUSLY? $I '!'is 0 NO. IF "NO." I~OICATE WHETHER THIS I S DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT OR T~'E BEHAVIOR OF THE F'>HENOM E N O , AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEf.IAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP- F'>EARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. IF TH!::RE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, H O W MANY WERE THf::Ht:: DRAW A PIC rURE ro SHOW HOW THt::Y WERE 010 THIS ARRANO::MENT CHANGE C U R I N G THE SI G HTIN G > 11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate CU).IULUS CLOUDS ( L o w fluffy} F O G O R MIST CIRRUS CLOUDS (Hi [(h fleecy or lierrin11 H EAVY RAIN L IGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rilin} PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SN OW OR SLEET COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunders t orms) HAZE O R SMOG NONE OF T H E A BOVE C. IF THE SIGHTIN G WAS 1\T TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU N OTICE A90UT T H E STARS AND MOON> BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT A FEW MOON WITH HAL O _L' UNKNOWN MOO N H IDDEN BY CLOUDS [!i!!fi'!llflliiiJl PARTIAL (New o r qUJ:JI'ter) 0. IF SIGHTING ""AS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES IF yEs. WHERE WAS THE SUN A S YOU FACED THE PHENOMENO N ? IN FRONT OF YOU T O YOUR Rl:;l'iT OVERHEAO(NeMnoo~ I N BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATIO N PRESENT D URING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS TH SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LAMe>, ETC. FOR T l;:RRESTP.IAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY D ISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.