Richmond Indiana — March 1968

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10. co:~cLu~rc;~ ~ICIENT DA.TA. FOR EVJ.llJA'l'l~'l 5. Li:NG7H OF 0"3S~RVATION .L\ot Reported ,). iY?;E Or OOSA:~VATIOM 7. COU;1SE 11. BRI~P SU ~A~Y AND AWALYSIS co; 'TS a Observer gave a ve.-y s!tet y de scrip": ion of a s1ghtina to the duty officer. Both tho ob rver flnd tho vit~e were aent Fo~ ll7's. Neither hns rat~nod a ccwpleted to~' F Tn ~ f! P 1. 'l (.:.~:'9 iTD F\ Puvlcu C:lucae cl lhle fu:a m7 t&. a 34. Date you completed this questietnnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in tne specific points of the questionnaire or o narrative explanation of your sighting .. tPLV TO TDPr (UFO) DEPARTMF-NT OF THE: AIR FORCE H 'AOOUA .. T ERS FORE I G N TEC~f'lfOL.OGY DIVISION f Af'SC) WR.ICHT.PATTRSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 41!5433 UFO Joservo.tion Eaton, Ohio 45320 Yo nnme has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (ProJect Bl Book) as being a vitneas to an unidentified flying object. If you \Were a w1 tness to an UFO sighting on 29 l.farch 1968 would you please coreplete the attached AF Forrn 117 and return it in the envelope provided. If you were not a ~tness to this s1g:1ting, -would you pleane make a statement to this effect on the at~ached form. The information which you provide will be uoed in eva l uating this observation. Thank you for your assistance in this \.?3-..:0R QUINTANIIJA ~CC-!ef, Aerial Pheno~ena Office Ae:-.::Jspace Technologies Division Pro1uction Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope PIEII'LY TO TDPT ~UF'O) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUAATA9 FORJ.:':IGN 'TECHNOLOGY DIVI::IION ( A F5C) W~IGHT.PATTF.R50N AIR roAC E BASE. O HIO 4~433 UFO ouserva tion I 29 March 1968 Yo~r name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (ProJect Bl'.:.~ Book) as betng a witness to an unidentified flying object. I f y~u were a witnes5 to an m~ sighting on 29 March 1968 wo.! :.:1 you please complE'te the attached AF Form 117 and return 1 t in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this si;flting, would you please make a statement to this effect on the atta~hed fo1~. 1e i nfonnation which you provide will be used in eYaluatlng this obse r vation. Thank you for your assistance in this rn:;.t,ter. ( C'roR QUIIiTANILL&\, Jr, Major, USAF l:ief, Aerial Phenomena Offi ce Ae~ospace Technologies Division ~o1~c~ion Directorat e AF Fol'm 117 'W/envelope U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION TH s questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much inforf'T'Ot ion as possible concerning the unidentified aeriol phenomenon that you hove observed. Ple::se rry to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be use: for research purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, cenc ;L s ~ ons, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if ;t is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did yo ... see the obiect? 2. T i r.,e of day: _ (Circle One): Day Month Year 3 . Tirre Zone: (Circle One)~Q'-R;astern b. Central c. Mountcin d. Poe ific (Circle One): a. Daylight Saviny b. Standard 4. 'ffhere were ., :>u when you saw the object? City or T uwn Stote or County 5. now long w~$ object in sight? (Tot::' Duration) Hours Minutes Seconds c. Not very sure d. Just a guess 5.2 Was c~ e: ;-: s 'oht continuous!..,? 6. What was the co"= it ton of the sky? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you ( .. d. To your le_!t. e.-Overhe~cif c. To your right f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle form auperaedtu FTO 164, jul 61, whlrh ia <.'bolete. ~. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, whot did you notice concerning the ~ T Af.<S und MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON ((,c/e One): a. Bright moon I ight b. DuJ! fTlQ.O!ll i gh t d . Dcn't remember '~ -~ No moonlight -pitch dark 9. What were , weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS ( : !rde One): Scatter clouds- .. Thick or heavy clouds HEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, mist, or I i gb train----- c. ;Ao-::lerate or heavy rain e. Don't rcmembe; b. Tro,s;:>=ent e. Don't remember 11. If it oppec .. ~d os a light, wa!i it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): c. About the same d. Don't know 11. 1 Cor:-:pc:-e brightness to some COI'T'rron object: 12. The edges ~t ~:,$ object were: c. Shar~ly out I in~= :!. Don't reme1S~r a. Appeor t.:: s::'"ld still at any time? b. Sudder.!y s;:>e~d up and rush away at any time? c. Break u~ ;-,t:> ports or explode? d. Give off sr.1o ? e. Change brightness? f. Cha,gP. shape? g. Fla!ih or fl icker? h. Disappear and reappear? (Circle One for .. ~xh question) Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know 14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the ob.e':t move ~ind 8omnthinq at any time, P"rticularly a cloud? it mov behind: _ Don't Know. 16. Did the obj~et move in front of something at any time, particularly o cloud? Don't Know. IF you nn~w'!red YES, then tell w~ot (C ire i! One}: Yes (N"~) 17. T ttll in tJ f~tw words the following th i"gs obovt the obiect: 18. We wish to know the angular si.tiJ. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known obict and note how much of the obiect is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this ex~riment at the tirn., of the sight i r ;, h ">W much of the object would hove been covered by the match h~ad? 19. Drow o ~i=~:. that will show the s~ape of the obiect or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoi Is of the o!:: -,c; ~;,ot you saw such o~ w irg s, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trai Is Place a:-:r':"..-;,.side the drowir.~ t~ show the diri'Jction the obiect was moving. 20. Do y ou t hir1k y ou c:on ostimo t 8 the spt"~d of rlu, C'lb jt<..t ? IF yN on:o-.:Hctd YES, th...,n wha t SJ>ft~d would y oJ e.~timot..,? ------- 21. Do y01J tn ;r'( ) ou con e'timate how for owo y from y\)u th" o~juct w.Js? IF ~- . o-!. .._.., .. ~d YES, I he n how for a wCJy would you soy 22. \Y'.,~rl' w :'oo locot~ci wh"n you sow thet obj,ct? o. Ins id-: -: 1:-'Jitd in g d. In on o >olc:ntt (typ'l) 1.-' r~.f! tw~in!!>'. s octlo"l of ~ dtj? !n i'_h"": r-::~i--i~11tkd s~cdn11 of o city? c. In OpF:-n C:O'Intrysid~:? f. F lyiPg Cl\'f';" O j.; ''ll COUIJtf'/? 2.i. lF yoL 'H~r-: MOVING IN AN AUTOh~031LE or o t her v~hi cl~ ct th~ t in::t, th n t - .. >r~:p!-:t ~ho f olf,-,Hing q;l!stions: I 24 . 1 '"11:~ j:r~ction were you mo1ir1g? (C!:cl~ Ont!) o . N~:n c. Ecut e. South f. Southwest 24.2 How fes t were you moving? mil~:; rer hour. ~ vou w~r~ looking :.t the oLiect? 25. Diri 'Jvv obs~u~ th" object throu:;~ v""y o f the following ? <..-. ~Yes~ t'b g. Theodolite 26. In or J..,r ; t..-: i':;'--:-"' 3iv~ o s c! ;o :J .Pi'=tJrf! a s po~sihla of whot y o u sa'N, d.,~crihe t:-t your own word s a common \\#OVId give ma SOn\<1t Clp::l~ruance U $ tn~ O~ii}C't ._..,h ic h you SOW 27. In the following sketch, imogir.e tho:lt you are <' th~ point shown. PlocP. or "t..."' on the Clli'"~d lint! t o !.ho w how high the object was above the horizon (skylin~) when you fir_\, sow it. Plac:(' o "p." on the ~C1T'~"~ .:urv.r:rf lir.~ ?o show how high the nbject was cbove the horizon (s kyline) when you lost !.ow it. PIC1r:"" em ''A" on the <:OI'iDO~\ when you first saw it. Place a ''B" on the compa~s where you lost saw the object . 28. Prow o picture that wi II show the motion that th'! objec t or objects mode. Place-on "A" at the beginning ')f the path, o "B ,, at the end of the path, and sh:)w any changes in direction dur'ing th<.. r.our~e 29. IF r!,e ,...~s .~ORE THAN ONE obje.:t, then how many were there? J_tL_/. "'f --- Drow o pictur~ of how they were crrcng~d, anJ put on arrow to show the direction that th'l!y were traveling 30. Hove you ever s.ten thi:a, O f a ~imilar objctct lofore. If co g iv"' c.l<1~.:t or do~",; u.ht ;.~olit,l 31. Wa s c~v~,.t" ~;~&with you at the titne you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 I~ r~ on~w~r,d YES, did they see the o~iect too? ( c;rcla One) 31.2 ? !~.:$~ list thir names and addresses: p!,os~ gi"~ t~.: following infvn ncti t y our :;.,lf : Wrl-='i t .. lnm.., J~di.:o~ ::""/ cdditional informati-:>r c~ut your~91f, including cmy Sp9ciol ";.tp.:trienc", which mi(!h~ h~ A.ortifl~n:. 33. Wh.m end to wn~M d id you report that you hod Se'!n th., o~ject?