0073 RECORC 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS !5 L_ENGTH Of OBSERVATION l.1.0 $ oconds . 6. ;ypc: Of OBSERVA"I lOH Ground-Visual ~roobole \S.o\TIJ.ITE) 1 is probable that the obs~rver s:..ghted e. satelli'te .nowever it so may ~ave been an aircraft ~ith s le~Qing lignt~ ong j n. BRIEr SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS observer sighted a tright white sky ~n an e~st~rly direction. light that ~raveled -8. PHOTOS 9. P f.iYSICAL EVIOl:NCE FTD ScP 63 0329 {TOE) P,.io1u edltlon o ( tl\i~ iOfTII _.,. t>e und. SAF-OIC/~liss Turnure/76526/Feb. 28; 1968 This will reply to your letter of' F-=brua..r:r 25, 1968 .. which you described an unident1 f'ied flying ob ject (UFO) that you and your f'riend. observed lilithout.. add:itional in:formation, '"e cannot offer an e~lanation o f' the UFO you. saw. However, 1.f you vi 1J com!Jlete the attached . _questionnaire and mail 1-t in the inclosed envelope~ our technical peo"9le at Wright-Patterson Air Force Ba.se will be a ble to investi- gate further and make an . evaluation. - : Should you ever sight another UFO, please report it as soon as possible to the nearest Air Force base~ Each base has a UFO ,_ L"lvestigator, who is in a better position to make an on-the-spot investigation which usually results in a more accurate analysi s , In the meanti:ne, we are sending you some literature that. may , ~ help you identif'y-your sighting. Thank you for reporting it to the , . Air Force ..... Attachments Sincere~y, DAVID L. ST!!ES Lt Colonel, USAF Chief", Civil Branch Couuunnity Relations Division Office o f Infor:csUon EvansviJler Indiana 47714 ~eord Cy -SAF- OIC Cmbk Cy -SAF-0~9 Activity Cy -SAF- t i C Reader Cy -SAF-fiC THIS()!', ;nON'li\IRE ilo\:. B~E.N PRF.PAPI-.0 SO THAT YOI' C \' GIVE THF U ~ 1\iR FO!KE AS :0.1l;CH ll'iF01{.\1A'dON AS P I S:)Ifjl E CO:'-:CE~:>li:-IG THE U:-:IOENTIFIEO PHLNO~VS""IS Tii.\T VOL. llr\VE 08S1:RVED PLT::r\SE TRY TO ,\~:!'\'.'11 ~ 1\LU OF T!iZ Q"ESTIONS. THE INFOR'-IATION "!0\.: Cl\'E \'riLL BE USE!) FOR RESE'\RCH PURPOSE'S YOUR N .;~.!r: WILJ,.. NOT B:;: USED IN CO='<NECTION WITH /\:-1 Y OF YOUR STAT~ ~.!E,'iTS 0~ co~;CLUSJO!'IS ',1.1T!IOUT YOUR PEH'.IISSidN. RETURN TO i\! R FORCE B.\SE I N V .:::>TI<.,:'\TOR FOR FORWArWI:'lC TO FTD (TDETR}, WRlG!-IT- p 1\ TTF:RSO"' AY. B, OH I 0 .!:5~3J, I AW AFR 80-f7, (/ F ADD! 'fiOt\'..1/ <;r/1:.!-'TS ARE NEF.DF:() FOR NARUA Tl VF. OR SKFTCHr:S A TTACll Sf CUREL Y TO Tl!lS FORM OR ANNOTAT E 111/Tfl \ 'OUf, .'\'A.W5: FOn JnF.N7 I FICA TIO:J .) 1, WH I:.N 010 YOU SE E THE PHENOMEN O N ' MONTH-<YJ.~ YEAR 2. WHAT TIME 0 10 YOU FIAST SIGHT TH::; PH E NOME ~ON! _/ 3. WHAT TIMI:. 0 10 YOU LAST SIGHT T H E PHENOMEtlON 4. TIMC: Z OilE ~-/ 0 D AYLIGHT S ~VI~tCS 0 STA~tDARO 0 EA:>TERN ~CENTRAL QMOUNTAIN [j P A C IFIC [joT;IER 5. WH):;RE ~iERE YOU WHE~t YOU SAW THE F>HES::J '!:.NOlO IF I N CITY GIVE THE NE:.AREST STREET ADOR!:SS ANO INOIC .... TE 0'1 A H '\NO OAAWN MAP WHERE YOU .VERE STMOINC WITH REFERE'H;E TO THE AOORE<;S. IF IN THE '=OUNTRY, IDENTIFY T H E HHAY YOU WERE O N OR) NEAR AN'Jl TAV n\~;;:::-:NCE AllO ,PIRE:.CTION F"lO~ SOME ~OGNI/~)../Atl G. IM"'GtNE YOU ARE A T THE POIN T SH OWN IN THE SKET CH, PLACE A" A~ O N THE CURVeD Ll E TO SHOW hOW HIGH THE PHENOMEN O N WAS ABOVE THE H ORIZON. OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEE~!. PLACE A '1-\JN THE SAME CURVEO LIN:! TO SHOW HOW HICH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE: PHEN O MENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . 08SERV!::R DtE C rtON T O THE PHE N OMNON WtiErl FIR ST :; CE>I. ~-->_,,_:; ~ 3 C ' -,,~ CO'-IPP,:;<; f Q II~OICATE THio. DIRCCTI O; TO i T H PHf.':-10'-I E N O N WH<N LAST SEEr!. l 7. IN Tilt:: .. KETCH 9ELO.Y, PLAC':' A N A AT THE ? OS rtO~ O F Tr'E ?~F'lO'-'ENOtl WHE~l F'IP.ST !:EE:I. AND A a AT THE POSITIO~ O F ":'HE PHEN O\IENON WHEN LA5T SEE~. ':O'~"'EC-T~E ~ S:.'lO " 9 " WITII .... L I N E T O APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMI:.N T O F THe PH:::NO~ENON BETWEEN ), AN:> " 9 " . Tl-1.:.-l S SCt!:.M.>.TICALLY S'IO'il WHETHER THE "'' O V EMENT APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG REF"'P TO ~'""A-LE:R SKETCH >\S A'l <:XA."'PLE o;-hO'H TO CO'-IPLETE HE LARG:R SKETCH. PAGe 2 OF 9 PAGES In c ~ QAs Df.!IV\:'"1 OAs P'\_ss::IIGER IN oPF.:~I cou;--~,~:.JE I N <JO ~T ~lEAR AltH'I<:;LO IN '"~"''-\NE 0 AS P I LOT 0 AS PASSE:tiGI!R FLYING OV!::R C I7Y OTHER FLYING OVE'l OPEN COUN rRY l w,.;.,._T OI~ECTION WERE Y OU M OVING? HO'~ FAST YIERE Y.:>U 1> SOUTH WEST 010 YOU STOP ANYTP~E IIHILt: OBSEr~VING THE I ~lOR iHEAST SOUTHEAST NORTI1WC:ST SOUTHWEST EXPLAIN W le:THER SUCH MOVF.MENT A F FECT S YOUR SKETCHES ttl ITE'AS 5 AND 6 D E SCRISE TY?E OF VC:HICLE YOU WERE 1~1 AI'ID TYPE OF ROAD. TERRA I N OR 80~V OF WATER YO:.J TRAVE:R S::D DURIN G THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER W I NDO'rt:; O"l CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR OOH'I. ~ HO"' ~UCH 0; IER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? / ! 0 10 YOU N OTICE MIY AIRPLANES ' 0 YES 5ZJ' N O . IF -vEs. DESCi'!IBE WHEN THEY WERE lh SI GHT RELATI VE T O THE T IME 0" S ICHTitlC THE PHENO~ENON A N O WHEP.E THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO Tl-<': POS'TION O F THE PHENOIIIEHON. H O W LOt-IG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LEHGTH OF TI"'C: f YOW {A S T IME DETERM INED? " CERTAIN OF Tl'-lc NOT VE:RY SURE FAIRLY CERT;>,IN JUST A CUESS ~AS THC: ~HENOMZ::NON IN SIGHT CONTINUdUSLY> -~YES 0 NO. IF "No. INDICATE WHETHEi> THIS IS O U E TO YOUR :~ov:::MENT OP. THE 13EHAVIOR OF THE PHENO"'ENON. A N D OC:SCRiaE SUCH MOVEMENT OR aEHAVIOR. INCICATE !JlSAP- PEARMI C E S ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES P ~GE .l o;: 9 PAGES CHAtiCO::: CONOI fiO N S (Cher-k tpprop i ate 5KY e. \VEATHER C U,..Ul..US CLOUDS t L o:.. FCC OR MIST CIRRUS CLOUDS (1/tiih f/,ecv nr flr.rrin~;- OR D RIZZLZ CLOL.:DS (Rain) n AIL C 'J ')';'. ~HIM 9 U S CLOIJDS t t '"-'"~c; t:r s corms) CCMPLC:T!::LY OVERCA$1 OF THE A B O V E c . IF T HE: SIGHTIN G WAS \T -;.~t-IGHT O R NIGHT. WHAT OlD YOU NOTI:::E ABOUT Tl-iE 5TAR3 A. 1 D Ill STAF!S (<!) 8~1GHT 1-'00NLIGHT WITH H ALO U'I)(NO WN D::> E N BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (flew o r r;!J>.!ttu ) SIGHTING WAS 11\1 D A YLIGHT, WA S SU N V ISIBLE> WAS THE SUN AS THe PHENOMENON ? FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEA D(New~o~ IN i:lACX: OF YOU T O U Nr<NOW~I SPE C IFY THE ~AJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DU ~ING "THE SIGHTI NG, SUCH A S THE SU N , DLIG HTS O R STR~C:T L AMP, ETC. FOR TF.R~ESTRIAI.. I!..LU"''INA -ION, D I STANCE TO L I G"iT !:OURCE. DESCRIPTION O F THE PH E~IOM c:;N0'-1. IN~ICATII"'G WHETHER I T AP? C:ARE:IJ DARK OR LlGWr, WHETHER I T REFLECT EO LICHT OR WA S SELF-L U ~INOUS AHO IIHAT COLO~S YOU NOTICED. DESCRI3 YOU~ !~PRESSION OF WHETHER~ IT 'i"A!> SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, 'NHC:THE:~ EDGES 'HERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRI81! T H E SHAPE O R INOICATE IF I T APP~.AREC AS A POI:-IT O r L ICHT. INCIC6,TC: C OI-!PARISONS 'HITH OTHER CBSF.~Vi::D OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R OTHER O B JECT IN :YOUR FIELD O F PAG::O:. 0"' 9 PACES A. HO.v DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? O:.SCRIBE. " TREE, OR OUILOIN G AT AllY TI"1E ' OI'A>"f .\ "'I("TlJPC Tt-<A: , L L SHOW rHE s;.oAP o:: 1 HF. PHC: :lM,.."'"''' IUCl'J'-J~ ~'IC t. "=lCL AN"f DErAILS THA T '~'~HT l o . fl,.j,I.T "fAS THE ANGULAR SIZC:7 HOLD A MATCH AT MlM'S L~NCT"' p., F'~ONT OF A t<NO'H N 0'3JECT, SUCH AS A STREET LA\IP OR THE MOO~I. N OTZ HOW MUCrl o;:-THE O:lJECT IS COV ~::> BY TH~ HEAD OF THE \lATCH. N O 'N IF YOU H A D BZE~ ABLE ro PERFORI-4 THIS EI<PEiliM!::ST A T TO.,E TIM E OF TriZ Sl':i'1TINC, ESTIMATE WHAT FR\CTivN OF TH~ PHENO:\IEN'J~l WOULD HAVE 9f.EN COVE?EO BY THE MATCH ~<EA:J. () 1: PAGE 6 O F 9 P >\GE:S Ul::l 'I .:>U NOTICI: .\NY OO.)R, NOIS~. OM hEAT Elo'AN "'-l~. i"ROM THE P HENOt.IZ~ION OR "-NI'"LS OR MACHINERY 1~1 THE VICINITY 0 YES W 1- 0 I F "YES. DESCRIBE. "-NY EFFECr o,.; YOUPSELF. YONl:: WITH THE ? HENOMNO'I I 0 NO. 1 vc:s. 010 ncJ:"v A. LIST ntEIR NAME S AND AOO~ESSES GIVE THE FOLLOHING INFORMAT ION ABOU T YOURSELF INDICATE >.OOITION"L IMFORliiATION INCLUOJliG OCCUPA7101'l AND ANY :!XPERI E NCE \'I:'IICH ~AY B:i!: PERTIN:!NT. 2:i. WHE N ,\~10 TO WHOM 010 YOU R EPORT THAT YOU HAC SIGHTED 7 HIS P H E NOM:.::NO N\-::.::_ _ \ ,..,. PAGE a OF~? GES