Thj_s HJ 11 rcpl~r to your r ecent let. tel' j n \:rh:i.ch you rcpor Lccl .::.ec:lng an un:idcnLifj cd fly:i.nc; objcc:'L (llli'O) . \'li thout addi t j ona l j nfo:nn~d:~ion, \ TC ca:1nnt offer on cxpluna tion of the: object you sn\l, HoHCVf'r., if you vd 11 COinpl ei..( the at tach c d ~.1cstj onnoj rc and 1::1:i l it j n the inc losed cnvcJ ope, our technicaJ I 20J)lC' at H:c~.ghi..-PatLcJson A:h. lilo.tcc B~cc \.'111 be ahl( to invcsti- r,atc further an~l 11:~1~c an cvaluat:lon. . Should yo Lt ever td_r;h'L a no Lhcr Uli'O plea :,;c rcpo1 L :t t a r; scon &s posf.d.blc to the I1C!.u'C!t:t A:L:c Fo1ce l>anc. Euc:h base h ac; et UF,O i nvcstie;a t.or, \Tho i s :i.n a bc.:i.. Lc1 p :,:,;j.t.j 011 to 1!1Clkc un on-tbc-r;pot. j nvcstir;a t :i.oH ,,,hic:h 1.l~i1.~ally l'CSL.ll t:;i j n a r.10Y'C' acctU'<r t.c anlJ ~r~:dr;. I n the rncu::Y~,.iJ~:-, 1: u:rc fenC:i'i n~ you so!'!c Jj 'Lc .. :rA ~ur.c th~ t woy h elp you idcnt:i_fy th~ sie;lrL.i l1G. ThaHk you f(J.C reporting i'l. to the Jlir Force. Tl' I ''T-l pc Lt Colonc.:l , USAF Chief, C:i.v j 1 Branch Communit y Hc 1at:i.onc D:i.v j s:ton Of fice of' J:u l o:t'lPH t:i.on SAF'-OICC/.Miss Turnur:e/'(6526/Apr 16, 1968 This ,.;ill. reply to your recent lt!tter in which you r~ported .:;eeing an unidenti.t'1~ fl~li~ obje~t (UFO) \-li thout additional inforrr.tBtion, we cannot offer ..1n explanation o f tha object you .. HiAT. Howevar, iL' you will comple:t~ the attached ~uestionnaire und ~11 it in the ial!lo.;ea. e ...1valope, our technical people at \~rie;ht.-Pattc:rJon Air Force Baae will b~ C::ible to inve~ ti- ~ate further und malte :..\n CV};;lluation. Should you ev~r c;i~t anoth~r UF0 :9l ea.:;a rcpvrt it a r; noon o~ l)Osalbl~ to the l10dl'e:.rL Air For(!e ba.;e. Each ba.3e haG a UFO inv~s t.igator, ~-rho is i n a better posi ~ion to Int:ll<a on on-the-t.rpot investi6ation whi~h UtiUBlly results 111 a more u(;~;ttrat~ ~Jnaly.;i8 In the meantime, Ye are sc!nJ.in~ you some literature that r.:By h..:lp you iden t.ify the :~i~hting. Thank :JOU for r eportin3 it. to the Air Fore~. ; . t ~ach:nent a 31ncer~ly, DAVID L. STII; S Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Civil Branch Connrunity Rel~tion~ Division Offic~ o.t' Information ~Coord Cy -SAF-OICC c r"Y_QTCC Cmbk Cy -SAF-OIC Activity Cy -SAF- OI C Reader Cy -SAF-0! SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMEHA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL NUNJJJ;R 21-12$6 THIS QUESTI0!'\1'.;.-\!RE H A S DEEN PHEPARED SO TIIAT YOU C A N GIVE THE U.S. AIH FORCE AS MUC H INFORMATION A S POSSIBLE CO~CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENO~,ENON THA'r YOU HAVE ODSr:I~VEO. PLEA SE TRY TO A N SWER ALl) OF THE QUE STIONS. THE INFORMATlON YOU GI VE WILL BE U SED FOR RESl-:ARCH PURPOSES. YOUR NAME W7:.. i,. 2'\0T BE USE D I N CONNECTIO N WIT H AN Y OF YOUk STATEMENT S 01< CONCLUSI O NS \\1T HO U T YOUR Pr:RM1S3 . .:;~ RETU R N TO AIR FORCE B A SE INVESTI GATOR FOR FORWARDING 1'0 FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT- PATTF.RSO~ r'-.FG ':""!045 433, 11\W AFR80-i7. (IF ADDITIONAL SIJEF;TS AU~ NEDE.D FOR NAURATIV~ OR SKETCH e S ATTACH SE~:.'.--=-E.:... : TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITIJ YOUU NAMg I'OR 1Dr:N1'1" 'I CA 1'/0N.) :.::E THE PHENOMENON? -MINUTES----- 3 . WH 4T TIME Cl~ v o u LAST SI GHT THE P HE'NOMENON . 4 . TIME/ ZON t: 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS fAST ANOARO I]! EASTE.J:\"1 0 CENTRAL [l MOUNT ... IN Ll PACIFIC 0 OTHE R S. WHER~ \liE ':hJ WHEN Y O U SAW THE PH~'-:)'..AENON IF IN C ITY. GIVE THE N EAnCST STREET ADDRESS AND IHDICAT E ON A HAt~D r~A " " 'o4AP WHC:RE YOU WERE Si A"~OING WITH r<EFERC::NCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F I N THE (:OUNTRY, I DE.N T I F Y THE HIGH'rfAY Y O -t~ERE ON OR NEA~ t.N .J TRY TO FIX A DISTANC E AND OIRE.CTION FROM SOME flFCOGNI Z A B L E LAN DMARK. 6 . IM~':I"<E Y')..,, =~AT THE POINT SHO,.."' 1' THE SKETCH, PLA CC: AN .. A .. O N THE CURVC O LINE T O SHOW HOW H1Gr1 THE PH=.I'oC ._,;-...... ; ABOVE THE HORIZO"i. :>q Sl(YLINE. WH E N FIRST SEEN . PLA C E A IJ"' ON THE SAM E CURVED LINE T O .., HOl r-:;-.:..EOVE T H E HORIZON T ?riE..,OMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. OBSERVER .-:" 6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF ,.HE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A ON THE COMPASS T O INDICATE THE CIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SF:I::N. PLACE A e O N THE COMPA~S 10 INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENO,_. VfHEN LAST SEEN. 7. " : 7HE S'<~TCI-' 2'!LOW, PLACE AN A AT T~E COSITION OF THE: PHENOMENON WHF.N FIRST SEEN , AND A a AT THE ?:>St T! Ol-t OF Tl':. ~HENOMENON WHEN LAST SeEN. CONt~ECT THE "A AUD a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE ._,~VE,.E~I OFT.-~ PHENOMENON BETWEE~ A A~O e. THAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHEn THE MOVEMENT AP~.:.~'-E.:l TO;~ STRAIGHT, CURVED OR Z l:;.zAG. REFER TO s~&.LLEA SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF H OW TO COMPLETE PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES 10. IF" THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. H O W MANY WERE Tt-I:HE' DRAW A PICTllRE TO SHOW H O W THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING' CONDITIONS (Cher.lc appropriate SKY WEATHER DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ou [ltt{fy) FOG o n MIST TWIL.Iv '""; HEAVY RAIN CIRRUS CLOUDS (1/igh fleecy or Herrins- LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE , / CLE~.R NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rnin) HAIL PAATL." :: -OUDY CliH'; 0NIM8US CLOUOS SI'IOW O R SLEET COMPL ~ ':" ~ ~ y OVERCAST r'T'II4',.lcrstorrns) C. IF THE Sl/3hi lNG WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGH'f, WHAT DID YOU NOTIC E AI'30\JT THE S TARS AND MOO'-'? STAR S ( 2 l BRIGHT MOONLIGHT N O MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO 0 . IF S CI-fTI.,.'j ~AS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 tlO. IF "Y~s. WHEHE WA S THE SUN AS YOU FAC.EO THE ~H~N'"'!NON? IN F~O'l 'f' OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(N Mo~ I N BACK :JF YOU TO YOUR LEFT ?:. SP:CtF'V T t-.E MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLU MINATION PRESENT DURIN G THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THC SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR srqEET L...4MP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO UGHT SOURCE 12. GIV~ A 3~!EF OESCRIPTION OF THE P HENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DArtt< OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT Ft~IL!:CT :-::, I-lCHT OR WA$ SELF- LUMINOUS AND 'NHAT COLORS YOU N OTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT .t.s S=1.':l TRANSPARENT, WHET~ER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. Df.SCR18E THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APP~q!C ,..sA POINT OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH O T H E R OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OT~E~ o a ; ~CT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIE'fi PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES D. lliO THE PHENOMCNON ll N I<NOWN !; U IH.H .. t4L Y !iiC'E.O L.P AtHl R U N AWf\Y' '< r'<>NT OF ~OM~THING. L.IKE A CLOUD, THEE. OR ElUILOING AT ANY riME' PAGE 50~=" 9 PAGES 15. DRAW A PICTU~F. THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPI:: OF 1 HE. PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LAB~L ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, ANO INDICATE E.<HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRI:CTION THE PHENO'-'ENON WAS MOVING. 16. WHAT w-'S r -:: ~""~'JLAR SIZE? HOLO A '-IATC:rl ~T ARM-S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMC) o~ 1,.!: \..:: ..... !'.tOTE HOW MUCH OF T.-E OoJECT IS COVEREO BY THE HEAO OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD AEEJ ;.a-~ r " ::-::-c>='-4 THIS EXPERIME.,..T 7.-.E TIME OF THE .SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE J.>HE~i~I-JE:' :?~ - _:;, '-AVE BEEN CCVEP~;:) !!Y THE MATCH HEAD PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES 17 0 10 YOU O""~'RV~=" THl:. Ptt":::N O M EtiO N T ttll::>UGII ~NY \.~r T:tl FOLLOWifV' Ill 1 1 1r TYPE:, Fit Tf:: ~. L ; NCi PHE!:iCr"l i~TiON OR OTHI:'R APt->L IC~ALE OPTA. CAMEI!A V Ir HI ,, E'f CGL ASS lS 81 f'IOCU LA II. Ti:.LESCO~! SlOE w: ... o.:; ~ t;:;: VEHICLE TIH!ODOLI r t II) WHAT WAS YOIJ~i PHENOMENO U 1\ CO,":: ... : : . =-c T O H OOJECTS WrltC>; ~HEN PLAC0 WOIJ_:J n:;:.::: _:J~E RCSEMfJLA~C!:. T(' ., .... ~T YOU SA'N. COM"'=;"' .::i3.::.T M'O WHAT YOU SAW. DECi<..RIOE SIMILAHITI'