Smithtown Newyork — April 1968

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Keywords: phenomenon, lumination, infol, movement, compass, pnvtoue, phertomema, unidentuled, igat1, hutng, wrig11t, oljt4tain, quntby, attue, posaticn, uppropri1, counthysiue, airfii, loiined, h11catf, sighting7, jropriate, bloclo, nigmt, n1tlf9us
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t>f<OJC:C ; lOu,-, Rt.~O l 10. CO~CLUSION Probable Aetro LENGYH OF OoSERVATIO~ 11. 8RtEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSS 6. T t PE OF ORSE RVATION The observer sighted a bluish light second. The observer said that as in the llE tor about OLe saw it. it I ? . r' rl Y SIC A L E Y' .) EN C E FTD SfP 63 0-J.:9 ~TDE) PNvtoue edt :~1 L'lh for at. u .. d. / 21. INFORMA'(ION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHIC H IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE . ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING . PAGE!> OF 9 PAGES SIGHT I MG OF UN I DEH.T IF I ED. PHErtOMEMA QUEST I c:N.\ IRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL h W#BER li-R"I THIS QUESTtON:"~.lRE HAS BEEN P R I!:PARE O :.0 1'11Ar \'OtJ C.-\N G1'1E l'tH-. V . ~ 1\Jl< FORCE AS MUCH INFOl~MATION AS POSSIBLE CC~CERNING THE UNIDENTULED PllENO:~H:';ON l'H A T YOU Jf.'.Vr!. oo::;I-;RVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWE R ALU 1.)F THE QUESTIONS. THE INFOl(M/,l'ION YOU G!Vl!. Wlt.L llE U~t.D FO~ RY._:SEARC H PURPOSES. YOUR NA~!E ~'!:..~ NOT BE USED IN CONNECTI O N WlT H ANt' O F '!OUP T ,q EM NTS O R CON CLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR PER~U ;o-..:. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVES'! IGAT1.,;~ FOl~ \'"\, -""\HUtNG T O FTD (TDETR) , WRIG11T- PATTERSO~ ;..:;-:;: "'-1 10 45433, I AW AFR 80-f7. (IF Af'Dl 'J'IONAJ. SIIEF'rS A f<E N . ::;JJ.'~f"t FOR NAURA TIVF. OR SK E T CHES ATTACH SE~:.~::!.Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE W! Tfl YOUR N"'M FO: FOR !Dr.!V'/'11-'I C.\TION .) 1. WHEN Ot::> Y~J S~:! THE PHENOMENON? 2 . WHAT Tl~c o.: YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON 3 . WH A T TJ\IE c:. YOU L.AST SIGHT THE PHENO MENON' .4 . TIME) ZONE 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS (] EASTE~N 0 CENTRAL Q Y.OlJt4TAIN MINUTES _l.l 0 STA NDARD [J PAC IFIC [l OTHE R 5 . WHER E WE~E 'r::>U WHEN YOU SAW THE PHf""'" CNON ' I F IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET A DDRESS AND INDICATE ON A HAND OR'-V.'-4 "4AP WHERE YOU WERE SfA~O!NG WITH R EFERE NCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF lN T H E t:qUNTBY. IDENTIFY THE H IGHWAY YOv IYE Rl::. O N O R N E A R AND TRY TO FIX A D I ST ANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK . 6 . IMO:.GP;: "vJ ;:AT THE P OINT SHOWN IN THE SKFT CH, PL.ACE AN .. A . ON THE CURVCD Llt~E TO SliOW H O W HIGH THE PH~NO ... ~ ... -:-.. ., .:.~ABOVE THE H ORI ZOl'-1, 0~ S'<YLINE . WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A 8"' O N THE SAME CURVED L I N E TO SHO W t;.)"' )-' :;~ A3::>VE THE HOR IZON Tt-<:: Pr'ENOM~NON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . 6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTUE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. P L ACE AN A. ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A a ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PH~NOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. 7 .. ~ -~-E S-< ETCt-4 :~LOW, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHE N Fl RST SEEN, AN 0 A a AT THE POSaTICN OF THE OHENOMENON 'WHEN LAST S!:EN . CONNECT THE A At~O a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OFT~! PHENOMENON BETWEEN ~ A"'O e'". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT AC:?AR~C TO 6~ STRAIGHT, CURVED 0" Z IG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO C OMPLETE PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WERE Y O U WHEN T H E P HENOMENON'"' (C:IIt!rlc uppropri1 t~ bl<)Cict.) O U TDOORS I N B USINESS SECT I CIN C F C I T Y IN BUILDING I N R ESIDE N T I A L SEC f tON OF C ITY Q AS O,.IVE R 0 A S PASSENGER I N OPE N COUNTHYSIUE N ~ AR AIRFII:::L O lt4 AIRPL ~ '4E 0 A 5 P IL.OT 0 AS P A SSENGER FLYII' G O VER C ITY F L YIN U OVER O P E N COU N l"R Y IF Y O U WERE IN A V EHICLE, COMPLET E: THE:: F O I .. LOWING: O'~!~IION WEAE YOU MOV INO' OW F AST WE R E YOU MOVING! SOUT H WEST 010 Y O U ~TO? ANYTIME WHILE OBSER VIHG THE ,-,HE N OMENON? N O RTHWES"r SOUTHWES1' E X PLAI N WH!E:TH~:) SUCH MOVEMENT A FFECTS Y O U R SKETCHES I N I T E MS 5 AND 6 OE'5CRI:JE TYF:. -:::VEHICLE YOU WERE I H A "'J I Y ? E OF R OAD, TER RAIN OR BO::>Y OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING T H E S IGI'i ilNG . s -~ Tt:: WH ETHE R WI~W.);/5 OR CONV E RTIBLE T O P WERE UP OR D OWN . H~plo ~UCrl ~:-Ht::.: iRAF"FIC WAS THEnE? yEs, DESCRIBE WH E N THE Y WERE I N S I G H Y RELATIVE TO THE TIME i O F Sl~rl":" INv TH~ ~ ~ENOMENO"' ANO WHERE T H E Y WERE IN T H E SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITI O N OF THE P H E N OMENO N . WAS T H E PHEN;>MEN O N IN SIG H T ? LENGTH O F T i..-E: CE~T A I N O F T I M E NOT VERY SURE FAIRLY CE~TAIN JUST A G U ESS HOW 'tO,. TI~E OEi:-~loiiNED? WAS TH!: ?f'\:;:JOol~l.o!\,{;~-. I N SIGHT CONTINU~U-5-Y' I F " NO , " l t H11CATF: WHE THEt ' T H I S I S DUE TO Y OUR MOVE~ E 'IT OP T~ Z -!A V I O R OF THE P H C:~"'-='-.. ~NO~. A N D O E5CR ltl E SU C H MOVEMF'N T OR BEHAVIO R . INDICATE OISAP - PEARA~C:S 0~ o:~:. ~:.:5 SKETCHES PAG E 3 O F 9 PAGES ,0, 1r THERE \NEqE ~ORE l oHAN OHE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE:: T.-IE-:Rl::: DHAW A PICfURE TO SHOW H O W THEY WERE ARRANGED. 01-' THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING7 Ito CONOITIONS (Check np;Jropriate bloclo.) A . :iKY e. WEATHER CAY \f CUMULUS CLOUDS (l,ow f luffy) FOG OR MIST CIRRUS CLOUDS (1/igh fleecy or llerring HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ~) NIGMT CLE R N1tlf9US CLO U DS fl<airt) HAIL PART'L'' C -:lUDY CU~''JI ONIMBUS CLOU OS SNOW OR SLEE T r :. nr!ersrorms) C0\4PLET:-~ V OVEHCAST r~. IF THE SIG~T!NG WAS AT T\")ILIC.HT OR NIGHT, WHAT OlD YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? \ 1 NON~ \.! BRIGHT MOONLIGHT - , N ; MO;-NLIGHT !). :f' Sl~l.tTIN"'; u.s IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN V ISIBLE? D YE:S THE PHEHC; ... !"OHf IF vc:s. WHEHE WAS "!"'HE SUN A S Y O U FACED IN F:::OI>.Po YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (N~ar nnon) l TO YOUR LEFT I~ SACV. o: YOU E. SP,CIF'r' T HE: MAJOR SOURCE OF IL.LUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUC H A S THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR ST"S:ET LA.,.~. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL I~LUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO UGHT ~r>URCE. 12. G!\-~ ._ l!t~IEF ~!SCRIPTION OF THE PM~'0"4ENOH, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARE'1 DAqK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT R!FLECTE:l ._l,i~T 0~ WAS SEL.F- LUMI , ::..S ANO WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. D~';CRIBr: YOUR IMPr-<ESSION Or WHF:THER IT.-*~5 ~:)LI::l ':')~ T~ANSPAAENT_, WHETo"''~? E!:)GES WERE SHARP O R FUZZY. DESCRipE: rHE Sl:l/<PE OR INDICATE IF' IT AP?Z4~E-?'AS . .:. ? O IIotT OF LIGHT. IN~c,.. i. COMPARISONCS WITH OTHER OaSF.RVED C8JECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTI'i.R OE!.'Ci I~ YOUR FIELD OF V!E:'tf . PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGE S MOVE HI A ST RAhirJ T Ll N E 1 SUDDENLY SPCE\.J UP "-fH) RUN AWAY' Bf<EA K UP It- PAR-s AND EXPLODE? CHANGE. COLOR' CH ANGE aq1:;n --.=:3~ CHANGE:. Sri :..?E . ' J j FLASH OR F - IC" ,:,o SPIN L I K!:: AT:;::,~ V MAl<~ A NOISe '-.J IT F'IN \LL't' O IS I\PPE'IR' 9. 010 ~-l:--.Ji. :-..-:~:..., vCVE 3EHISD :-:~ :"t F~..:>,r OF SOMe-THING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR ElUILOING AT ANY TIME? PAGE 5 Oi" 9 PAGES 15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF 1 HE PHEt-IOMEt-JON. INCLUDE AtiD LABEL AUY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED A!: WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE f..<HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. IUDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRI:CTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING 1~. WHAT \0.~ j ,..o ,:.-.: - .-R SIZE? HOLD A ~ ATCH A T ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 8l!F.I 11;a._;;. - : -::~-':'Oq'-4 THIS EXPE"I\4~1olT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE J.JHEHO~!~:;-. ::' .... -~ .,AVE BEEN COVE~:::;;..., THE MATCH HEAO. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES f 17. DID Y O U OOSERVE THE PHENOMENON ntROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLO WING ? INCLUD E INFORMATI O N ON MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LEN S PRE5CRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICAALE O,t.TA EYEGLASSfS CAMERA V I E'NE R SUNGL ASSE 5 BINOCULARS WIN OS~tl E L D TELE~COI-F. , SIDE WINO:\~ :>F VEHICLE THEODOLIT E WINDOW?\"'~ A . DO YOU ':':."lA~ILY WEAR GLASSES? 18. WHAT W~'; t'C'.;>~ IMPRESSION OF THE SPEE D 0,.:' THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE P.HENO~!:N~"'~ G IVE ESTIMATE OF SPE.EO V .,, b._).:J_:~./l PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE . 20. IN ORDEn "':"' -.;. T WE MAY OBTAIN AS C LEAR A PICTU RF. AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DE5CRI BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS A COMMON :l3J ECT OR ODJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE S'<Y, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU t~OTEO THE PHeNOMENON, WOULD 6.: :..~ ~O~E RESEMBLAN C E TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND 01 FFERENCES B ETWEEN THE COMMON 0 9JECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES 22. HAVE VOU lEVIER SEEN THIS OR A SI1141LAR PHENOMENON D FOA! t LOCATION. . 0 NO. IF v5, GIVE OAT~ AND 23. WAS ANVO,!!.~ ._ITl-1 YOU AT THE TI~E YOU SAW THE PHENOMe':NONT DYE S ~N~. YES 0 NO. IF vEs, DID THEY S~E IT TOO?