Fayetteville Northcarolina — February 1968

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PiWJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA'(E TIME' GROUP 2. LOCATION ' 3, SOIJRCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Fayetteville, North Carolina 10. CONCLUSION .... Probable AIRCRAFT) cause of the proximity of several airfields in the area (including Grannis Municipal Airfield, Simmons Army .Airfield, 4FB) the local invest t 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS could be attributed to a small aircraft or helicopter lights . 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIOE1'4CE The observer sighted a bright white light. After several minutes it changed to a flickering red light and remained stationary for approximately 15 minutes it then became a brit'71'1T: light for several seconds, t hen a flickering red li~t again. Approximately 15 seconds later it was joined by another red light. The two lights remained stationary for approximately 1 minute, then the second red light moved off to the North disappeared. Several seconds later, the firat flickering red light started moving East, becoming a bright light a13ain and then slowly changing to a flickering red light again. FT D S E P 6 3 0-329 (TO E) PreYlou ed.ltlon of thh ,_ mA7 be u .. d, U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove ob~erved, Please try to answer as many questions ~s you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any state~Mnts, 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? Hour Mi nutell 3. Time Zone: Month Year (Circle One}:~ c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? (Circle One}: (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard -~.eLd c.A,Rd,ct A City or Town State or County 5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duration) .;?.$" Hourll Minutes Seconds 9ertain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a . B r ight 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked ot the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of y04J d. To y04Jr left e. Overhead c. To your r isht f . Doo't r::.~rnb.,r FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form upa .. adaa FTD 164, jul 61, .,.,hlch Ia obaolt 8. IF you sow the objec t at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS ond MOON? 8.1 STARS(CircleOne): d. D on't remember 8.2 MOON ((ircle One): a . Bright moon I i ght b. Dull moonlight Cc:JNo moonlight -pitch aerk d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): {a:)Ciear sky c. Scattered clouds d. Thick or heavy clouds WEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist , or I ight rain c . Moderate o r heavy rain e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): b. T ransporent {f)As a light . Don't remember 11. If it opoeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): G')Brighter c . About the some b. Dimmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness t o some common object: Lod~LN.~"? L Lv#.. r ec(A,Y A/tt'CR-4/'/ . 12. The edges of th" object were: (Circle One): a. Fuz:zy or blurred ~Like a br iyht star c . Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the object : (Circle One for each question) a. Ar>peor to stan~ still at any ~ime? D on ' t know b. Sudd~nly speed up and rush away a t any tim~? Don't k'low c . Break up into parts or explode? Don't know d . Give off smoke? Don't know e. Change brightness? Don't know f. Change shape? Don't know g. Flash or flicker? C(es..) No Don't know h. Disnppeor and reappear? 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 16. Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One}: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what n front of:. . 17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: a . Sound _d...t2AL c' . 18. We wish to know the angular size. 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 had performed this experiment at th e time of the sighting, how much of the object would have ~en covered by the match head? CoM plc/C: 0 J3J e;:c -;-, 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch ony details of the object that you sow such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object ? (C 1rcle One) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? _ ~ .:< 5" /J?.;.//1. 21. Do you think you con estimate how fo r away fr om you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then how fo r a way would you say 22. Where were you located when you sow the object ? (C ire le One): a . Inside a building b . In a cor ([;)Outdoors d . In an a irplane (type ) 23. Were you (Circle One) @ In the business section o f a city? b. In the residential section of a city? c . In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? e. Flying over a city? f. F lying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVINC' IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle a t th e time, then complete th e following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c. North c. East e. South b . Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h . Northwest 24.2 How fast werl': you moving? iles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time whil e you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? a . Eyeglasses Yes No e. Binoculars Yes No Sun glosses Yes No f. {)Windshie ld Yes No g. Theodolite Yes No d. Window g loss 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words o common OOj~Ct C r "~jects wnich, when placed U? in th" sky, would give the SOm~ COpo!OrOnC~ OS the objeCf '"'hie:, y ou SQW . In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on "A" on the curved I in e to s how how high the object was above the horizon (skyline ) when you first saw it. Place o "B" on th e some curv d lin to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline ) w~en you last sow it. Plac e an "A" on the compass when you first sow it . Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that wi II show the mot ion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, o "B" at the end of the path, and sl.u"" .:.ny changes in direction during the course. r/-trH Or IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many w~re there? ..z:i,y,J -C05~;/d.P.l.7" hv.R Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. };ftjf' SIC;HTiNt., co; f;ll.i? ,.:';;e$r Wllt'l'(}' 30. Hove you ever seen this, or a similar object before . If so give date or dotes and location. 31. Was anyone else wit h you at the time you saw the object ? (Circle One) 3 1. 1 IF y ou answered YES, did they see the o bject too? (Circle One) 3 1.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Please give the following information about yourself: City Zone State TELEPHONE NUMB AGE .3/3 Indicate a ny additional info rmat ion about yourself, inc luding any s pecial experience, which might be pertinent. 33. When and to whom did you report that you hod seen the object? 34. Date you completed t hi s questionnaire: l?l.rc.,...utr A a~lt)hT ..C..IC.Hr, AS ~vrl>c-_,::"I'A!S..,o~St<'.t=t,.l-,;>1 Month Year f'ltio "'- A nAit),f'#T /..llrNT~ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 464TH TACTICAL AIRLIFT WING (TAC) POPE AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH CAROLINA 28308 DOIN (Capt Emmingham/4777) UFO Report FTD (TDETR) 1. In accordance with AFR 80-17 the attached report is forwarded to your organization for appropriate action. Due to the proximity of several airfields in the area of this sighting (including Grannis Municipal Airfield, Simmons Army Airfield, and Pope AFB) I believe the UFO reported can be attributed to small aircraft or helico er lights. [ WILUAt4 H. EMMINGHAM, Captain, USAF Asst Chief, Intelligence Division FTD Form 164