Arcanum Ohio — April 1968

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Keywords: phcnome, circltt, phenomenon, simil, henomenon, indic, phenome, clouds, insli, ooocrv, informstio, dudgf, nutfrfr, 1llcii, witiiclut, vfsti, j9_6r, siindmlo, aoorlss, inoicar, aocwt, t_ocnizadle, skelc, curvto, aflovt
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l. OA TE Til..: ';ROUP 3. :iuUI:CE B!:R OF 03o~::CTS 5. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION 1 0 minutes ~. TYPe Of OoS: ~YATION 1. CO:.JRSE 8. PrlOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EY IJ=-..ce PROJECT 100/3 RECO~W 2. LOCATION Arca:~um, Ohio 10 . CONCLUSION INSLi?ICIU i'r DATI \ ..:.to v : ne o-.~:;crvers \/ere sent a ut ui cd to co~plete und return it. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The ooocrv~rs si&ntcd a light that was like a star. (No more informstio:~ given. ) SIGMTIHG OF UHIDEHTIFIED PHEHOMEHA QUESTIONNAIRE DUDGf.T IJURF.AU APPROVAL NUtfRFR 2/.R:lH TillS ()liE~""II -.;\I HI. liM\ nEI:N I'REI'AREU SO TIIA'l' YO U C'AN Gl VI. 1111. ll ~ All( FORCI' i\S 1llCII l"<FCli~MATIC>:"' AS PO:>Sttr t ( l':-;CEI<NING TilE U :>:IDENTIFIED Plii.~OI\11:'\0N TIIA T Y(JU IIA\'E OllSEI~VED. PI E i\:o;F TI~Y TO 1\NS\\ ER \L. ')I rilE QUESTIONS. TilE INFU I<:.tA'IIO!I: YOU GIVI. Wli.L liE U SI.I> FOR I~ESI:;ARCll I'UI~POSI~S YOUR NA\. ~:.t,. N'">T HE liSED IN CO, N E CTION WI I'll ANY 01-' Y O U!< STATI-MENTS 01~ CONC'Lli:~IONS WITIIClUT YOllf< p E>.'' f:-i R E l'lJRN T O AlR FOI~CE B t\SE I:>:VFSTI(;ATOH r O R FOT~\VAI(IHj';G T O FTD (TDETI~). Wl~lt.IIT I',\ TTER:-v.-. "'r 8 , 0H I 0 4 !i4J1, I fi,V i\FR 80-i 1. (IF A Of)[ TION,\1 SHI';F '1'$ AUF N 1-"FlJ/W FON N t l R U A Tl V r: ( JH Sl{.r; T CI/ ,.;,c, ATTACH sr:~:..~U Y T O 'f'JIIS /OUAI O N ANNOTATF II/TII )'01/Uf\'ll,\/F F OU lnl.N'f'IF/C,J'/ /O'V I ;,E" TIIC Plft NO ME'NON> MON lll _Af'fl.IL. YEAR_ j9_6r/ IIOUR _ MINUI rc; _ IJ DAYLIGHT SAVIN(','? l J SiiNDMlO [ )CE.tl~.::---- 'OU-NTAIN _( lPACII'IC.:_ YOU 'MIF.tl YOU SAW T,..~ "'H!:,I0'-11'-NON ' If' I N CITY Cl'..'" Till t~Ff,RF.$T STRLCT AOORLSS AI~O INOICAr 0'1 ,..., rAP WHI:.<H YOU Y.l:"f--;..~o;QIN<. \\ITH ru.F U F liCE. TO TH AOCWt SS. IF I N THE. t:OU~THY IOENTif'Y TH E A R Ar.O ,.RY TO ~1..< '' 01 ,TANC." Mil OIHf.l.. I 1-..111 f'rtOM SOli.( RE:t_OCNIZADLE LAII 0 '1AHt". fl,.\':;lriE v :.~t: A T Til E POINT $1-'0"'" I N TIL SKElC"'H . PLI\C.!' A N . A ~N Tltt CURVED Lilli TO SHO,Y HOW HIGH THI:. f-1-'E,..-_vE , w:,, AE!OVE T H E HORI:O'> 0\ S~fLIN E \HII:.N I"IR!.T .,E f-N. PLI\CC A J 0' T H E SA~d' CURVtO Lltlf. TO &-~IW ":l" .~ AflOVt: 1 HE HORIZO-. r"J~ P EIIOME.IIOtl WAS WH!'.N LA'>T SrHt onSE'RV<"R N O W 1114AGINE YOU ARC AT T H E CI:NTER DIRECTION TO THE PHENO MENON WHF N TilE PHCNOME N O N \"HI::N LAST SCEN. OF THE COMPASS RO<;C. PLACI:: Atl " A " ON TilL C:OMP AS:; lO 11/0IC.ATf' Till FIRST SEEN . PLACE A "El" O N THE COMPASS TO INDIC ATE rHI:. DIRECTION TO -'I T H!;: SKETCH aELO>f, PLACE AN "A" AT THE POSITION OF THf_ PHENOM!:.IIOII WHEN IIRST !>I:.EII AI D A " 8 " AT THF POSITION O FT"':. PHENOME N O N HHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT T HI:. " A " AND u WITH A LitlE T O APPROXIMO.TE THE O\'' \1 'IT OF ;n:: PHENOME N O N 8ETWEEt1 "A" A,._O " 6". T~IAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEM t:.tn >.P?C:A"''!:O TOPE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. RE~E.R TO ~MALLER SKrTCII A S A N CYAMPLE OF HOW TO COt 4f>LETE lnE LAP.:i'::R S'<!-Cil. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE' PIIENOMENON ((;/uck "flllrctprintr: blorl.<.) 1----.--0-U_T_O_O_O_R_S -. --liN BUSINESSSE('TIO N OF CITY - NEAR AIRFIELD OT'<r 'I FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WI-' A-:'I~ECTION WERE YOU MOVING' H O W FAST Wl'"RE YOU MOVING! SO.:--WEST 010 YOU STOP ANYTII-1E WHIL 1;. OBSERVING THE SOUTH EAST EXPL.O.I)j """=:THER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6 . DESCRIS:: --.pe: OF VEHICLE YOU WC:R?: IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR OOOY OF WATER YOU TRAVFRSC::D DURING THE. SIGf.-,,-:;. STATE WHETHER WINDOW<; OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WE H E UP OR DOWN. 'lOW MUC>1 OTHER TRAFriC WAS TfiERE' 0 0 YOU "1071CE ANY AIRPLANES! 0 YES .(:?,(NO. IF "YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE Ill SIGHT RElATIVE TO THE TIME GHTI\IG THE PHENOMENON A N D WHERE THEY WERE IN TilE SKY RELATIVE TO THF POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN S IGHT? r ~ FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUI::SS 1'-.:> wr.s 7 V! DETERMINED \'1 ; fl'lE =>-:;:,o"l::NON IN SICHT CONTI'<LOUSLY> i){j YES 0 NO. IF ~10. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR v. e:v:::.-r ::l~ Tt'E 9EHAVIOR OF T11E PHE:C\IENOfi: AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR OEHAVIOR. INDIC ATE DISAP. PE~RA'lC!' O. PQEVIOUS SKETCH::S. 10 I F THt.:HE WERF ~ORE 1 HAN ONE f'HENOMEIION, H OW M >\NY Wc.RC: THEH E> ARF<AI<IGI:.O. 01D THIS ARRANGEM~"IT CHANGE OUHING T H E l>IGHTHIG' UHAW A PICTUFH' TO SHOY. HOW fHFY WERC 11. CON DITIO'IS (Citrr:l. <lPI""f'"""' i>l~>rJ.,,) \..U"'U LUS CLOUDS (l.nrof/r,ff) FOG OR MIS1 TWII.IC.HT CI~RUS CLOUDS (lli11h fl,.-n nr 1/ rrrirl! HEAVY RAIII X' NIG H T bon~:) LIGHT HAI'I Of! DliZZLE ,, CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUOS (F(ain) HAIL ' PARTLY CLC.: ( CIIMULOIIIMUUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLF.rT COMPLETE-~ ~RCAST C. IF nc. SIGH TII'<::l '"-'SAT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. "'n~T DID YOU NOTICE AOOUT Till SfAHS AND j.I00N' ~ ! I"ON'! f:IRIG'iT MOONLIGHT N O MOONLIGHT o :; T ~G rAs ., DAYLIGHT, wAs THE suN VISIBLE' LlvEs QNo. I F ~YES. WHEnE WAS THl: SUN AS YOU FAC.L:D It. S"'ZC rv THE loiAJ;)"l sounc E OF ILLUII.II><ATI;)\1 PRl::SENT DURING THE SIGH-riN G , SUCH AS THE SU'l, HEADLI G HTS Oft ST~EET ;..Aiol"'. E7: . FOr! TE~RESTRIAL ILLU'I"'ATION, SPECIFY DI~TANCE IGHT SOURCE. ~ GIV:O: ,> :l~'EF :>!S:::<;PTIO N OF THE PHE N~"'::-.JCI<, I~IDICATI~IG 'IIHETHER IT APPE ARED DARK OR LIGH r . WHETHER I T Ri:.rLE:ie;) _:;--OR WAS St:LF-LUMINO'.;S '"::l K KAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WKETHER IT YIA.-:o_ ::> 0" -::.A"S"'ARENT, YIHETHE"< ~:::;!O:S HERE S>iARP OR FUZZY. OC5CRIBE TH' SHAPC OR INDICATE I F tT APP::;p.::.;o AS A ;.:n'IT OF LIGHT. INOICA- E C "ARISOHS WITH OTHE~ 09SERVF.O OBJECTS, L I .<E STARS, A L IGHT OR THL PHENOMENON YFS tiO UN ... IJOWN s-R.\IGHT LINE' STANO STILL:.-"'~YTIME SUDDENL Y S::>0 UP AND RUN AWAY? BREAK UP I" < PTS AND I:.XPLODE' CHANCE CO-}'='' GIVE Orr_., t1 ee.Al?. A-IV C. IS CHANG':: SP' T"'ESS F'LASH C'~ "'~ C'<EIP DISADPI! ... ~ -"'l':l REAPPEAR' SPitl LIKE MAKE A NO = FLUT rER 0~ "'088LE7 14. WHAT oq- fOUR ATTE N riON TO THE PHENOMEIION HO'N OlD 1-i"'NALL Y DISAPPEAR> FRONT OF SO~C:THI~G. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TI"'E 15 nRAIY A. J"'ICTUIH" THAT Wit L SHOW THF SHAPE OF TilE PH!''~C.lMf liON HAVE APF'EAA 0 A~ 'HI'IGS OR f>'!OTRU';!ONS, AND INOICAl L I ...,.ttAltS1 OIRE.r" r!Otl 1 HE H!::N01o't. NON WAS MOVIN(,. IN(.llJOI ANOlAOll l.NYOErAII$THATr.l't.tlr OA VAPOR TRAilS I NO!"" I' Tr 1n A N ARI!f'IW ltl" N-AT,..:.:;-.,~;., _.;;;SIZE? HOL!>;. ..,..:.-.:"":..;ARM'S LENGT4 1-. FF.ONT OF A t:t.O'Iit: O!JJE""T. SUCH AS A ST<>EET !...).""' :-=> :'-:. " : :: -::HOW MUCH 0" --:: oa;::CT IS COVEP.::> av 7ri. liE AD OF TilE MA ' C H NOYt IF YO U IIAC 17 DID YOU OBSCRV E THE f>HENOMENON THI<OUGH A~IY OF THE:: FOLLOWING' INCLlJflf" II~FOit~A rtON ON I.IODf l. TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRCSCRIPTION OR OTitCn 1\Pr>LICI\I:lLE DATA. EYE.CLAS$ES SUNGLAS!-:.S nA VIC WE H WIN05~1C.LO 51 ~E "" :Y) I{ OF VEHICLE A . 00 ' .... t.. -.,.::NARILY WEAR GLASSE liE sPe.co f_fo(:YE tf F SPEED_ --H (;! 18 \'.HAT It;. YOUR IMPRESSION OFT PHEN:v=N~NI GIVE ESTIMATE 0 DO YOU USE READING GLASSES> r Jve.s I I N O A S Y OUR IMPf<F.SSION OF 111r 01SfANCF Cf' lH( A ENON ? C. I VI:. CST lr.t ATt OF 0 1 S l f1NCE /_M..J l..tE_ 20 HI CJ.:{:l "I HAT WE MAY OBTAII~ AS CLEAR A P ICTURE A S POSSIBLE OF WHAr YOU SAW. OESCRIOE. IN YOUR Ot/IJ WORO!. A CO~V "OCIJECT OR OBJECT S WHICH, WHE N rt.ACCO IN TilE SKY, SIMIL.AH TO WHERC Y Olt NOli:.D THE PHCNO:~rtiON, WOJLD CJ.:o.~"t SOME RESEMOLANCE T O YtHAT YOU SAW. OI!SCRIBE SIMIL.AH I rtF!> A N D OlfFI:.RI!NCI:S BLTWI:EN THL COMM~'< OBJECT AND W~tAT YOU SAW. ;>1 :J:. Y:ll' I' ')TICE 1\NY ODOR, 1~01$!:, C~ II EAT E:t.IANATI~IG FRQM THE P HENOMENON OR AllY FFFE-Cl 01~ YOliRSELF. ;.:-, '-1.!.-S :l'< VI'CH INERY IN THE VIC'O'II rV (_I Y'5 ~NO. II'" YES," 01-'!>CRIBE. A. 010 -._,:;: =--::. : ... ::,ON DISTU~B. Ht. . hJNO OR I FAVE' ANY PHYSICAL. EJIOENCI:. 22 HAVC Y O U E VER SEI:N THI:i O R A SIMI.LA11 P H E N O M E NON BEFOilC' [J YE!i lv'j NO. I F "YCS. GIVE OA rt AIID LOCA T I O N . I'\ 23. WAS ANYONE WIT"' 'r'?U AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHEN O M E N O N ' fJ YES ~NO. IF YE.S 010 1 H! Y SIT I T TOO' A. LIST THEIR"-.).':..> ANO A D DRESSES G I V E THE FOLLOWING I N FORMAT I O N ABOUT YOURSELF N INCLUDING OCCUPA T IO N AND A N Y E XI'ERI E NCF. WH I C H M A Y BE PER TINENT. 2 5 W H;.. ' A ',O TO,. .. ~ A-:: YOL RFPOI1T T'iAT YCU 11A U SIGHTI:O THIS PHENOMEtiON Nl\t.IE_ JVj A ~0 .~ U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl INFORMATION This questionnaire hos be>~n prepared sa that you con give th11 U.S. t.ir Fore& os much ntormorion os pouible concerning the unidt~nriAed atlrlol phenomenon thor you have ob\arved. oosa try to answer as many quesrionJ as yov pouibly con. ThiJ in formorlon thor yov giviJ will b ... sed for rt:nearch pvrposes. Your nom .. will not be used in connection w ith ony stot&m!!nts, c:~nc!usions, or publications without your perminion. Wa request th i' pwrsonol information so :l"at if It is deamed necessary, we may contact you for furthttr d etails. l. Wh:n .j;d you se. the objtoct? ou" Minur' (Circltt One): (Corcl<t On"')' d. Poet he .1, W"tere werl!l you whom you Jaw the object? (Circle O,n! r l 5 !o4ow lonq .,.as oo~t in sight? (Total Durotton) ~"'Y cer:oi;V C tty o r T owtf c. Nor very sure ..1 Ju" o gur:u Stat" or County 1 rF you ~ow .,., -,o,.,c '"''"., uAYliGHT, wher!! wos th!! SUN located a\ you loolced a t the obto!ct? . ou tnur I It I. Don't remetnber F.TO OCT 6'2 164 Tt111 lor"' llfl"r~"<'l,.1 r'TD hH, JUI 61, whch, nb,,l~u B. IF you \aw th11 objl!lcl at N 8. 1 STARS (Circle One): 9 . What war" rhe ..... ather c' o. C""loar .:.y' c. Swrr .. red cloud' d . Thiel( or ht'o~y cloud' 10. The ob,.,cr oppeor-d (C11c b. Transparent If it oppoored O\ u li~ht, '" u. Utm.,r 11. 1 Cornpor'! briqhrnen 1 12. The edgH of rne obl'tct wer (Corc/e One): o Fuuy Did rne obr~ct: Appear to Jtond \till a t b. Svddnlv so.,~d ""on Br .. olc up tnt, parts .,, Givft ufl \rnolce? Chong" brgt.rn!>H! f. Chnn'}.s shapo<? Flad o r fltckcH? h. Di,oppt:ar anrl reoppe DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AF9C 1 WRIGHTF'\TTERSON AIR rORCE BASE OHIO 4!14::13 ?.~f-!"lee your re.~0n'-t:.!1identifiecl flying object sighting vhich ;;c: ::-~port~d to t.hc ;i:.r :-orce. The inform~tion "hich "'e hRvc r~ -!t~d is not sufri~ient fort scientific invc~tiR~tion. Request -:.-::. . .::o:nplcte t.he Tt.t:>(!hcC. 1-F' Form 117 1.nd return it in the self- od":r~sscd cnv\..lope. 'Thank you for reporting your observttion to the ...ir For~e. i-i~C'JOR qun:'l'ANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, US/,F' Aerinl Phcnome:~:J. Cff'ice ~er:~,ace ~echnologies Division ?-~-l~tion Director e f1F Form 117 "'/rnvelopP 8. ,c fO" o w >,e object o t NIGHT, what c!id you uotico concerning the STARS and MOON? '3.1 3': A,oiS i Circ/IJ One): .. Don' r remembctr 8.2 MOO N (Circ/11 One): o. Bright moonlight b~Du.llm.o_onUm- 1 , tb novlcghl-, J r;"J d. Oon'r rutnemi.Htt 9. What -"J rhe w .. a rher condotions a t the ~im~t you sow the obj11ct? WEAT'"' -R Crc/ ... One}: b. Ha;v-b. Fug, mist, or ltght rain c. S:ored clouds c. Modt>rot,. or h~ovy rain Th.c < :>r h.oavy clouds c. Don't remecnber J Th .. ob1tct :::ppear11d: (Circltt One!: c. Don'r r'!.,ember b . Trol"s::Jar!lnl l 1 '. If it apo .. ored a , a light, was ir brighrer rnan rh" brt')htesr ~tan? (Circle Ont~): t r:r' r c. About the ~am'!; ' (), m..,r d. Don't know ll. l C;.,.,ear b , ig htnotn to some common :orect: Fuuy or bhud Don' t r!lmember a Ap;;..er ;, sc,c noll at nny tire:? b. s .. cctt"'" ;,e-d up and ruh ow>:~y or any time? c;. ~r,.olc :> r-:: ~orts o r exploda?