I 2. LOCATION .. CONCL USION Observ~r was sent a 11? out faile~ to r~tur~ i t as o t tn4~ The ob:;jerver lives r,e:a= the Colu:nbus ?.:uuicipal airport a:lo- LENGTH OF OBSERV A TION 11. BRIEF SUMMA RY A ND ANALYSIS aircraft with tk:eir l a n d i.n lic:::t~ on. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GrCJund-Visual Not !1e 'Ctjrted 8 . PHOTOS 9. PhYSICAL I:VtDENCE At 2200 and at 2JOO hrs, the observer sighted -c-.,.,.:> wni r . .:: i n the sky. FTCi SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,..vtoua edlUotu ot t.'Ua t o,. IDAJ' b. u .. d. S U !IJO.CT ARTMENT 0~ THE AIR FO?:JCE: ,.; !..\OO..,A'1T=:otS FOi-t!::IGN TC:Ct-.:'loOLOCY DIVISION '\"SC, WRIGHT-PATTeRSON ..\IR I"ORC= BA3.::. OHI O 4 3.l ~.hin:;t-:m, Ohio Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting .:hic h you reported to the Air Force . The information ";hich .:e have received is not sufficient for a scientific inv estigation. Resu es"t. you complete the ~ttached AF Form 117 a nd r eturn it in the self- addressed envelope. Than-~ you for reporting your observatio~ t o the Air Force. S C. NA.NA'IT, Colonel , USAF of Production AF Form 117 T ECHt'lll ciL u.s. AIR FORCE INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force os much information os possible concerning the unident ified aerial phenomenon thot you hov~ observed. Please try t o answer os many q uestions os you possibly con. T h e infor:nation that you giv~ will be used f o r r~seorch purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statement:;, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if i t is deerr.ed necessary, we moy contact you fo r further details. t'lhen J i d you see t he object? 2. T i r.1e of day : ~:+i nu te ~ ( C irc/e One): 3. Tim~ Zone: (Circle One): o. t:ostern b. Cen Ire I c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you sow the object? N e arest Postal Address 5. h o w long was obj~ct in sight? (Total Durction) (Circle One): o . D.Jylight Soviny b. Standard City o r Town State or Count y _ Minu!,.s . a. Certain c . Not very sure (S Fairly certain d. :us~gu~s;. 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6 . Wha t was the condition of the sky? (:;;Bright I 7. IF you sow the obj t during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located os yoJ looked at the object? (Circle One}: a. In front of you b. In beck of y o u your rifiht d . To ycur left e . Overhecd f. Don' t remember 8 . l r yvu sow t h e o!J1ect ot NIGHT, whr:r d,.-l you not1n concrrning thfl ~ T t. S ,nd MOON? H.2 t.'.OUi'J ((,ref~ One): tr. Br~ghr moonl1gh t ~'Dull moonlight c. No moon I ight pitch dar k d . Don' t ren~mSer d. Don' ; rP.me mbor 9 . Whet were the weath<'r conditions or Inc 11me you :.c.., the object ? CLOUOS (Circle Orre): HEATHER (C ~rclc OnP. ): Co) Clear sky b . Fog, rnist, or l1ght ra in c . Scattered clouds c . .t,o-l<>rn:e o r heavy rain d . Thick o r heavy clouds e. Don't rememb.:r 10 . T he object~ored: (Circle One): {.e.:._....Solid .i.JJt/.... ~ d . As a light b. Trans;>ore nt c. Don'trememb~r 1 1. If i~ oppP.ared as a light, was it bright:lr than the brightest stars? ( Circle One): a . Brishter " b. Dimmer v ~ ..... .About th e some d. Don't kno w 11. 1 Compare brightness to some common object : 12 . T he edges o f th e obj ~ct were: (Circle One ): a. Funy o r blu~:ed ':,;-Li~e a bri~ht star (c. Shornly ou t! ine d d. Don' t remembe: 13. Did tl...e object : c . Appear to s tond still a t any ti m., ? b . Su-i den ly spe d up and ru c;h o woy ::. o reok up into ports or explode ? d. Gi;e off smoke? e . Change br i gh ~ness? f. C hange shop-:? g. Flash or fl ic~er? h. Dis.:~ppear and rec;:>p!!!or ? atony time ? (Circle One for eoch question) Don' t know Don' t knc.Y Don' t k:10' Y Don't !mow Don't know Do,' t len o"Y Don' t know Don~ l.cnow 14 . Did t},.., obiJtc t di~ooo~ a.-while y o u wet"$ w o lching it? If .so , he>w? 15 . Did th., obj('lct mov<t ~hind som..,,hin q at any timo!t, p o rtic ul o rly a clo ud ? (Circle O;"te ): n= you answered YES, then tel l whet it moved behind: _ i6. D id t he obi"'ct movL"t in front of s om.,thinq qt 011y tim,o,, o orticulorly ' J ciNrl? ( C i rei a Oue ): in front of: Don't Know. IF you nnsw.,red YES. th"n tell what I 17. Ti'l!l in a f<"!w words the f ollowinq ~inqs about the object: I 18. We wish to know the an~ulor siz.l!, Hold o match stick at arm's !en~th in line with a !m"lwn obiKt and nol.., how much of tha objact is cov!'!t~d by th~ ht'tod of the match. If you hod p-erfor~d this eJC~ri,...,nt o t th& t imtt of t h e s ighting, how much of tht~t obiect would havf! been covered by the match head? Dra w a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your :sketch any d~toils of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place o n arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. I 20. Do you thinlc you con estimate th spe~d of m~ obj<!'ct? (Circl On~) y,s (Circl.t One) IF you ansv.,red YES, than ho"" fo r away would you soy I 23. Were you (Circl' One I 22. Wh ~rc were yoo locoted wht:n you sow the ob:ect? (C ire!~ One): a. ln'>id! a building (S,' Outdoors d. In an cirplcne (ty;::>e) a. In th~ bus111 s sectitJn of n dl"f? b. !nth ., re3id enti'll sect:c-n v f o ci:y? In ooen country<;ide? d. Near an Jirrcld? e . F lying 0"')' a ci:-y? f. Flying rw~r ap.,.n c:>urHr/? g . Other ~ 2.!. IF you wer8 MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE o r other vehicle at th.e tir.1e, then complete ih" following questions: 24.1 W1ot direction w,..r~ you moving? (Circle One) c. North c . East b. Northeast d. Southea~t f. Southwest 24. 2 How fest were you moving? ----------'' i le:3 per hour . 24.3 Did you s t op a t any time whil_e you w~re looking at the object? (Circle One ) (~./ No 25. Did you observe the obj~ct through any or th e following? 0 . Eye g la s ses Yes Binoculars Sun glosses Yes t{O/ f. Telescope 'rlinc! sh i~tld Theodolite Windo' gloss h . Nor~hw~<;t 26. In or-l.,r that you con give os cl~ar a picture as possibl~ of whet you so...-, df"scribe i 1 y our own w ords o common obj~ct c r obj.,ct$ which, when ploc-:d up in the sky, W"uld give th e scrr~ Oj)~Oronc~ ns .n~ obj,ct which you :.ow i~ thhahfol ing sko:tcbh, irnahgirhe :~ct y~uka, ~ ot) thh'b point sf~o....,.n. P~.acep<, 19 t e-'U!.J.~Ct was o ove t e or1zon (s y 1ne w en you 1rst sow 11. uc:o o show(hc-w higJT..t,!-1& obj'!lct was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Place an " A" 0'1 the compo-;, I when ~;~t s it, Place a " 8 " on the compass wnere you last sow the obiect. I 28. L)row o picture that will show the mot ion that th~ o bject o r object s mode. Place on " A " a t the beginning o f the path, a "[3" at th.e e nd of th e path, and she"" a ny changes in direction dur~ng the course. 29. IF there was MORE THA N ONE object, then h ow many were t here? Z t.."'7.(. ,.(,.,.,/ ~'t.t-A""'""~ Draw o picture o f h ow they were orronyed, on.:! put on a rrow to show the direction that they were traveling !-\ova 1ou ~Y r .;e..,n tniJ, oro similar v'_,j .. c~ b-cfon. J( 1 0 giv.J dote or Jot n c.~J loco~ion. Was anyon" olse with you a t t he time you saw the obj~ct? ( Circlet One) No 31.1 IF yov on3w.,nd YES, did they see thd object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Plea:se l ist th.,ir names and addr.,sses: I 32. Please giveth~ following information about yours ttlf: Last Nama Firat Name Middl Name TELEPHONE NUMBER Indicate any additional info rmation about yourself, including any special experienc-e, which might be pert inent. ''lh::n end to wh om Jid you repcft ~hot you had seen rhe object? Dote yo I u comp et~d t h . ll quest ionnoire . \nfo,mot;on w0. O --. ------. M onoh y quul;onno;,."' a . onent ond whkh ;, not ----------- narrottv~ explanation of . ad~quotely cov-ered in the f -- your stghting. spect tc points o f the t /ti/d cl