PROJEC7 i J'J73 RECORD Dt-l E TiME ::;ROUP 2. LGCATION J. :ivl.Jf: CE l.ll.V.l.~l.~::l 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Gro~d Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE .. ia:nisour 10. CONCLUSIOto. Probable h.s trc: 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~eport as given t o Duty Of~icer: Observe r sighted a rather bright flashing red, w~ite, oreen light that was stationary, however moved in a circular motion. The object wa s seen in the ~ at an elevation 55 degrees. COirl~iENI'S: Although. reports given to the duty o~ficar are not ! usually considered sufficient without a complete 117 the 1 sighting seems definit~y to have been of a s t sr. .~tair wa3 1 at am azimuth of 115 degrees and elevation of 30 de has a stellar mag of ?lus .89 j TD?!' (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUART!:RS F O REICN TECHNO L OGY OIVI SION I AFSC) WRICHT -P ATTERSON AIR FOR C E ElASE. OHIO 4!5433 UFO Observation February l96B Your name has been give n to t he Aerial Ph enomena Office (Projec t lue Book) as being a witness to a n unidentified flying object. were a witness t o an UFO sighting on 6 Feb~ lo68 would you p lease complete t he attached AF Form 11'( ana re~urn it in t he envelope p r ovided . If you were not a vit nes s to this sighting, would you please Qake a statement to t his effect on the attached form. Tne information which you provide will be used in evaluating this observation. Thank you for your assistance in this . C'roR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF n i ef, Aeria l Phenomena Offic e spac e Technologies Division Produ ction Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SUa.Jic:T: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION t AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCI: SASE. OHI O "":5"::13 UFO Observation , 6 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 117 a nd return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force &.1\M 'S C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF / irector of Production AF Form 117 U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observe.d. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this penonal il"'formotion so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When d id you see the object? Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a. t: o s te!.!l- c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. Where were you wherl you sow the object? Hour Minutes (Circle One): (Circle One): a . Daylitt Saving Q Standard ") City or Town State or County eorest Postnl Address 5. how long was object in sight? (Total Duration) o. Certain Fairly certain d. Just a ~ue~s How was time in sight determined? Was object in sight continuously? 6 . What was th e condition of the sky? ~a. Bright Yes v-::-No a. B right 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle f) ne): o. In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. T <> your left e . Overhead f. Don't remember S U ~ Ll.J Ac. r,. Thltt ~.,..,.. suoerHdtts FTn 164, Jut 61, which i a ob, o1ete. t!. IF you sow the objec t a t NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the !:>TAf<S ond MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8 . 2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c . No moon li ght-pitch dar k Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the t ime yoo sow the obje c t ? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): o . Clear sky_ b. Fog, mist, o r I i gh t ra in 0 b. Hazy c . Scattered clouds c . .~Aoderate o r heavy rain d . T hick o r heavy clouds d. Snow e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. T ran spar en t d. As a light e. Don't remember c. Vapor . 11. If it appeared a s o li ght, was it br ighter than the brightest stars? ( Circle One): a. Brighter c . About the same d . Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness t o some common object: 12. T he edges of the object were: (Circle One): a . Fuzzy o r blu~red b. Like a bri~ht star c. Shor!"IY outl1ned d. Don ' t remember 13. Did th~ obj '!!ct: (Circle One for each question) Don' t know Don' t know a. Appear to stand s till a t any time? b. Suddenly speed up and r ush away a t any time? Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don'! \,now Do n ' t know c. Break u p into parts or explode? d. Give o ff s moke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flesh o r f licker? h. Dio;;appeor ond rt'!oppeor ? Did the object disaoo.cr while you were watching it? If so, how? Did thtt obie<:t move .,_.,ind something at any time, p~tieulorly o c loud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move in frnnt of sonwtthing ot any time, p<uticulorly o cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you onsw-.red YES, then tell what in front of: T e II in o f~w words the following things about the object; (.bo vc... J Color G ~E"b.> We w ish to know the onoulor size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line witn a known object ond note how much of the object is cover~ by the heoo of the match. If you had pcrformotd this ex~r'il!"tent a1 th e t ime of the sighting, how much of the obiect would hove been covered by the match hend? Draw a picture that wi II show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object th~t you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes ":-(No IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you t h ink you can estimate how far away from you the object wos? (Circ:le One) Yes (_No IF yo u answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? --------- 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? 23. Were you (Circle One) (Circle One): a. In the business section of a c.ity? b. In the residential section of a city ? (C.,:. In open countrysid!?) (i Inside o buildi-n;) b. In a car c. Outdoou d. Near on airfield? d. In an airplane (type) e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 2.4. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then comfJI~te t he following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South g. West Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. NOfthwest How fast were you moving? les per hour. Did you s top ot ony time while you were looking at the object? (Circ:l., One) 25. Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses e. Binoculars b. Sun glasses f. Telescope Windshield Theodolite Yes No d. Window glass 26. In o rder that you con give o s c! ttor a picture a s possible of what you s ow, dc:tscribe in your own worrh a common object o r objects which, when placed up in th$ sky, would give the same app4lorance as the object which you saw. 2 7 . In t h e follow ing sketch, imagine that you Ol'e a t thf'l point shown. Place or "A" on th~ curved line to show how high the obja c t was above th e horizon (skyl ine ) when you first sow it . Place o ''B" on t htt t\Ome curved line t o sho w how high the obje c t was above the horizon (skyline ) when you last sow it. Place on ''A " on the compo.ss when you firs t saw it. P lace a " B " on the compass where you last sow t he object . 28. l.lrow a picture that w i l l show t he motion that the object or object s made . Place an " A " a t the beginning o f the p ath, a " B " a t the end of th e path, and show any changes in d irection during the course. 29. IF there wa s MORE T HAN ONE object, then how many were there? Dra w a picture o f how the y were arra nged , anJ put o n arrow to sh o w tha dire c t ion that the y were trave ling. Hove y ou ever seen this, or a similar object befOf'e. If so giv., dattt or dotn e nd location. , 31. Wa~ anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list .Uo.l~umes and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: Lost Nome Firat Nam e Middle Nome City Z or\8 State TELEPHONE NlJMBE Indicate any oddirionol informatio n about yours'tlf, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object?