PROJECT 10073. RECORD Aiken South C lina 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVAlUATION ~. "liHE\cR OF OdJ ECTS ! -ENGYH OF OaSEAVATION H. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 1'-iinutes Ground-Vis Unce:-tain 8. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSIC.A!.. EVIO:~CE Observer sighted a bright yellow light that disappeared ~o th aout~ veat., Ca a The reporting officer stated that a 00-9 flight Col\wbio to Atlanta might have caused the obs~rvation. The observer was asked to complete a to~ 117 but refused. There is not enough descriptive material 'o really make any soQnd judgements on the cause ot the sighting. Tha cause ot the object, az~uth and elevation at the beginning ot the sighting is not UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE All FORCE STAFF MESSAIE BRANCI INCOMINI MESSAIE 16, OCO Fr..ET ID, 000 F!ET PAGE 3 F. UQ..EDK 00 It 320 DEGREES 320 DE ffiEE S 290 DEmEES 280 DEGREES 270 DEGREES 270 DEffiEES 25 J<NOI' s FAR- H: .~SfRC1'1L'1ICAL ACf IVITY: NONE < 1> INTERCEPr: NO INTERCEPf r~ADE. CJ) POSSIBILITY OF AN AIR FCRCE JET. <K) UFO OFFICER: JAMES V 861 RADAR S DRON, AIKEN s. OOE. cemENTS: SH4W WING COOAID POSf Of1ATIC~:s AT AFB, S.C. ~JAS CONTACI"ED AID IT WAS ASCERTAINED TPAT a SQU\DROO WAS Fl. YING LOCAL Jt IGHI'S IN THE AIKEN-AUGUSfA AREA .~.T T~E EXACT TIME OF TrE SIGHTING. DtE TO THE SCARCITY OF !Ni="C ::-:~J 03TAINAaE F'R0'1 Tr OB~RVER I CONQ.lDE TH4T THIS IS NOf A VAL !J L~ C S~GHT ING AND :!-!AT FLRT~ INVESf !GAT ION IS NOI' NEC::s Y. ~ ~ZSQVE TrE SIGhTING AS A CO~NENI'IONAL JET AffiCRAFT fPF CRM !~! 3 L CCAL FLYING IN T ~ AREA OF T } SIGHf lNG. JAN e11 0-3Q9C UNClASSIFIED AP R f~17(Cl) SIGHT ll-IG OF U;H DENT IF I ED PHE~O E~A QUEST t OtUfl HH.: ' vvrtr.~:M~:":~. :::;lOv.u. THIS QUF.S71Q:--;~;t\IRE I!A~ IJI~EN PI~EPARED SO THAT Y O U CA:'II GfVl\ THE U. . AIR FO;~CE AS MUCH INFORMATIO~ A S P03Slt3t.~ CO NCF.RNtN<i THI: tJNID~NTIFlEO PBENOM!:'.~ON T HAT \Oll l!AV~: OfiSEI~VI.:;n. PLEASE THY TO A NSWE R ALL OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORM.'\TIO~i Y OU G!VE \.liiLL H E U SED FOR HFSr:AI~CH PURPO~"t:S. YOUR N A~1E \;1LI,. NOT BE USED IN CON!';E CT l ON WlTll ANY O F YOtm STATEr-lEST~ OI~ CONCLtJSIONS .. 1THOUT Y OUR ?E?.'L2S:d~. RETUIXN TO AtR F ORCe 8:\SE l~VEZTlGATOR F O R FOf<WAlU I NC T O FTD ( TDETR), WR1GBT - PAT7t:R~("' Ar.B.OH I 0 4 5433,1AW AFR80-i 7 . ( I F A DD!'f'!ONAIJ f'flEI-:TS ARF N:iEDF::D f'Ob: NANRA1'H'I~ OH SKeTCH ES ATT/..C."~ :.:c~r:Ll-' T O T illS FORMO.~ANNOTATE W!J'H YOURNAME POPI V "'7N'f'/FlCATION.) 1. 1'-'E"t ::; ;: .)USEE TrlE PHENO M E N ON' 3 WH A T -. ': DID YOU L AST SIGH T THE PHNOME.~JOtP 4 TIME' Z:''i:: fj OA'I''LIGH T S/lVIN C S [ j STAt1ClA R D [JEA.ST .., ~CENTRAL nMOUN TAIN []P A C I F I C [lOTHE R 5 . WHS~E -'I~RE YOU WHEN YOU SAW T rlE. PHEN O M E N O N I F IN CITY CIVE T H!: FlEt,REST STREET A D OilESS ANI) IND I CATE O N A HA"lC :.;~\'IN MAP WHE~E Y O U WE R E S T'-tlOH~G WITt1 R E F E R C N C E T O THE AOORE'<;S. IF I N THE t:OUNTRY , IDENTIFY TH~ I b . 1..-; :; '<=:'":' ... :ARE A T THE POIN7 S -co~ro., ,p~ THE H . PLACE AtJ ' A ON THE C URVF:CI LtW:: TO SHOW HOW ~IGH THE o..,::::-.0'-'~"'::;~ W~S A B OVE THE HO=> :::>' LO R SKYLINE N FIRS T SEEN . Pi...ACE A R' O N 'Tt1E $M,C: CURVED LINE T O S,_,.:>..; t-0"' '"''G~ ABOVE THE HO;'l: zo-., T rl E PHEN O M E NON WAS WHEN L A S T SFEtL OE3S E RVER OA. N~llf IM~GIN.t YOU A~ AT TH~ Cl!NT .!A C'J, TfH. COMfll41' fl.:ll'!. P\. ACI': AN A OM THf. COM~ ASS TO I"401CATE THE DIFtt!CTION TO TH! F>lo1f!NC..a~HON ~H!:N FI~ST !U!P.t-1. PL.~\.t': A o OH THI COMil'AU TO INOICATE THE OIA~CTtON TO THt .. H~NOM!HOH 'WH~N l.AST SEt!H. -:.IN TH! SI<F.TC!o; E:i~ . OW, ?LACE AN .A,. AT THE P OSITIOH OF THE PHE-tCM~NON WHI::N FirST SF.~N. AND A '"O .. AT THE PCSI TION 0 ; T~ E =>M !::NOtwtENOH WHEN L AlT S~EN. COHN~CT THE A AND a \ilTH A L.IH~ TO APPROXIMATE THE ,..OVENE~T 0, ~'"'~ PHENOM!NC~ BETWEEN A AND o. THI\T 15, SCHEMATICALLY S~O~ tHt.THER THE MOVE-..ENT APP~A~EO TC &! STR"GHT, CURVEO OR ZIG-ZAG. :l~FEA TO SMALLER SKETCH AS A~ XAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE L.ARG !R ~KE-::M. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAC!:S AFR fl0-17(Cl) WHER E WERE YOU WHEN YOU SA\Y THE P~iENOMENON1 "PI''"Jirirzt r It~ BUSINESS StCTION O F C l fY I N RESil1ENTII\L SECTION OF CITY 0 1\S DRIVE R 0 A S P A'iSEN G t::R IN OPEN COLINTRYSinF. N E A R 1\lc:tFI E.:l.D 0 A S PILOT [J AS PASSENGER F L YING OVER C ITY Fl. YH'G OVE~l OPE N COU t1 TRY IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, C O MPLETE T H E FOLLO WING: WE R E YOU FAST WERE Y O U MOVING? ID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHilE OBSERVIN G PHE NOP.EN O N ? N::>~TI.I: ~ST NORT ... ""'EST EXPLAI N 'lr-:::7HER SU C H MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKE TCHES I N ITEMS SA N D 6 DESC~IBE TV~C:: O F VEHIC L E YOU WERE I N AND TYP E OF ROAD, TERRAI N OR BODY OF WATEH YOU TRAVE RSED DURING THS SIGH TI!-.0. STATE WHETHER WI N DOWS OR CONVERTI O L E TOP WERE U P OR DOWN. VU(;h o-HER T R A FFIC WAS THERE' \ ':'' :' :'J loO:--C E A N Y A IRPLANES' n YES 0 NO. IF yEs, DESCRIBE WHEN THE Y WERE H-J SIGHT RELATIVC T O I HE: TIME~ ::F Sl~ri71N-3 THE P H E N O M E N O N ANDWriC:F:E TnEY WERE IN nn:: SKY R EL.ATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENO~.~ENO:. HC".,. LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON I N SI GHT' CERTAI N O F T I ME NOT VEHY S'I RC: ">( FAIRLY CEHTAIN J U ST A GUESS WAS--:: :J,...~,~'-IE.._O~ I N S IGHT(j:ON-t..,~OU:iLY?l !')ll YES [j NO. I F "'NO, " INDIC ATE WHETHER THIS 15 t>U E T O YOUR M.::>V';\I::N-: --..,~ BEI-IAVIOR OF T-iE ::.>..,ENC~ENoN;"AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEM:::N T OR B~IIAVIOR. INDIC/\TF. DISA'-'- PAGe. J OF !J PAGE~ , t.). IF TH ~i~E Wt!rt!: MORE rHAN ONF. PHEHOMENON, H O\/ M \NY W.::Rr-: n1t:I-IP DRAW /1. PiCTllr~ (0 !HOW HO# THt:Y WERE .MH~A,..OEO. OrO THI S AA~AHGE"~NT CHANG!': OURHiG THE SIC.H f PIG' C0Nt11TIONS (r.ht!ck ap;-ropriu:~ blMks.) o. WE~THER A C~Y ~ CUMULUS CI.OUDS (Low flu{/)') .. f FOG 0'1 h41si ~ T'Wil.IGH~ CIRAUS Cl.OUOS (1/igh (l~ecy or 1/t:tring H~ A.V V RAit~ ~ P .l ~ TL Y :::LOU cv . CU ,..ULO..,IMSU~ CLOUDS SI'I0\'1 0>-1 .H . C E T ~ C Ot.APL E T E L 'f 0 \, ~ r1.:: AST ( 1-.un!erst"rrn.s) UN K UOWH j C : I F TH_E .:;~tilN~ '"ftS A 'r TWILIGH T O R NIGHT_:_ 'li:1"1A ';' DIO 'IOU HOTIC'! AE!OUT THE ST#.H~ ;._t-_I_O rA_O_O_I_I_' --'l ~ 0. IF $1.:iH' ii,.C ~AS I N OA.YLIGH1', WAS THE SUN VISIBLE' 0 Y E S (]NO. IF' ~ T)ol ..>He: N OME'iOJ, y;;:s, WHEnE \'OS THE SJN AS YOU FACE.O j1...1 ::PO" T ':);: Y(i..,. TO YOUR RICHT OVERHEAD (Nror r.con) l l),j a AC< O r Yr; -1 TO YOU R LEFT UNKNOWN i E. S~ECiFY TLi! ._., :-SOUHCE OF ILLUMINATIOH PRESENT OURING THE SIGH riNG , SUCH A S TH!:: !;LIN, HEADLIGHTS OR = STREET L'-~D, -.: FOR T~RRESTRIA!.. ILLUMIN"TlOH . SPeCIF Y DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOU~CE. GtV:. A n?EF' O E:.:= ,?TION OF THE PHENO NON, I~WICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED OARK OR LIGHT, WHC:::THE R IT R ;: -.L ::cT::::> ;,..-~:. >AS S!::LF-LUMINOU S . :-.:;) lft1AT COLORS YOU N OTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSIO~ OF WHETHER IT .-A s S~-IJ C~ -.,~..:.;?A~ENT, WHETHE R ~O>E1 .. ~RE SHARP OR FUZZY. D ESCRIBE THE SH ... PE OR INDICATE IF IT PE:AR.:o 'S;. ;..c ~ ... OJ: LIGHT. II',OICAT CO:I..,'P..,RISON!i WITH OTHE R OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIK E STARS, A LIGHT OR 0 rHER 03J CT ~y-<-oJ-"' _c.t c~..p~.e...e:utec iutP~t # cl fY/.()v'tiC_ed ~ PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES PHI!NO HON MOVE IN As-~41GHT LINEP STANO STI\.\.. ' T ANYTIME? SUOOZNL.Y - 0 UF' AND RUN "WAYT ~HO EXPLODE? CH.,~GE s:a ;;~TN!SST C._.AHG : s~:.ET FLASH 0 ~ - t CKERT ~I!APPE A \111 A~ D REAPPEAR' SPIN LIKE" ~OPT MAKE A H Oi;!? FL..UTTEq ':~ ~OBIJL~T 14. WHAT oct-.:-. YOUR ATTENTION TO T~E PHE1MENOND -, -j-ft A H Otw 0 10 , ... FINALLY DISAPPEAR' J;f rn'lkn~cJ) 04'ld ~.A/l'lCtf/L_,.,u 1'o:> C~ lfoo FRONT 0, SOMETWIHG, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, O R BUILDIN G A 'r A N Y T IME' P AGE 50 F 9 ;tAG~S U. DlltAW A PICTURE THAT WII..L SHOW THE SHAPI! 0, THE PH F.NOM~NON. INCLUDE AHD LABEL ANV DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEAR!O s WINGS OA PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE E~<HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. Hi. WHAT ~A "-:aa.AR SIZE? HOLD AM 'TCH -'T ARM-S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMPORT.,.~':'.:. ..1. NOT! HOW M!JCH oa= THE OSJECT IS COVEREO BV THE HEAD O F THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAO DC:EN AS:...C: -.: .::.::~;-~c:?"' THIS EXPI!:Rl MEa...T AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOM~N~"" O~-:: -~VE BEEN COVEREC S" iHE MATCH HEAD ! c.~ C:Uuoc.c) PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES H. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PtH3:~10MENON THROIJGH ANY O F THF. FOLLOWIP4(,, INCLIJOE INrORMATION ON MODEL, TYPE, F:LTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR O THER APPLICA.f:lLE DATA. EYE.GL A.>SES SUN:iL t...SS~$ fJINOCU~-"ll!i WIN!:)"=;l.o:::LO TELESC0E 1 S I C E J.f>.J :'JO'I OF V EHICLE THEODOLITE A . co Y~!J :-=!OtNA~IL Y_.!!._EAR GLAsse._:~ _ _ M YEs O "'~-~oo vo R E ADING GLASSE S ' L1 -s_Jq ?. _ 1~. WHA-'~--~YOUR ! Mf-"RESSION OF' THE SPEED OF' THE .. ll9. WHAT WA S YOUH IMP RESS