Reynoldsville Pennsylvania — April 1968

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Keywords: phenomenon, ssidn, siren, curved, ohi045433, enomenon, address, omenon, annotate, recognizable, savings, forwarding, compass, sheets, campaining, lvjau, nujjbej, sketchp, curej, enomf, ltfoicate, movemz, cerntng, unidlo, wjthou
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD l ... DA TE TIME G?.OUP 2. LOCATION .J & 13 A~, 63 Ol50Z Reynolds vile. Pennsylvania 4 \.Ji t.nesc~s 3. SOUF~CE 10. CONCLUSION AIRCRAFT WITH ADVERTISING SIGN 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OSSC:RVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ls-r.anutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grouni-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE On two different nights the observer sighted an ob~ect that had rotating orange lights end had a whirring siren type sound. COW TS:The Reynoldsville Police Department stated that on the dates in question a candidate for the State Senate was campaining in the area using a helicopter loaded with colored lights and a siren. FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Prnloua adltiOf\1 ol th.h fo,. aap be ue4. SIGHTING OF UN.I DENT IF I EO PHENOME:tA QUEST I OM~A IRE BUI)(';BT LVJAU AJ-I'IOV.I, NUJJBEJ ll 12JI THIS QUESTI0~NAlRE HAS DEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE TJU: U. S. AIR FORC E AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSStBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER Al.u O F THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATIO~ YOU GIVE WILL BE USR D FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. YOUR NA.\1E \UL\,.. NOT BE USF.D IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR P:SR.\-!!SSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO f'TD (TOETR), WRIGHT- PATTERSC~ AFB,OHI045433,1J\W AFR80-f7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHP:S ATTAC.~ SE.CUREJ .. Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDf:NTIFICATJON.) 1. ~"f'E"'l c .:, vcu SEE THE PHENOMENON? 2 . WH .a.T T IM DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? / HOUR I ( MINUTES ' ") {. -CJ A .t.4. 3 . WH .a.T TIY.~ 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? ,. , /,- 4 . TIME zo~.: 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS (?] ST,t,NOARD [J EAST::~'! [J CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN D PACIFIC 0 OTHER s . ~HERE w E YOU WHEN YOU sAw Ti-lE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NE.a.REST S TREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE oN A HAND C.;:,AWN MAP WHE~E YOU WERE ST.a.NDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON I)R NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LM~DMARK. 6 . IM~GI~E "'~U AR AT THE POINT S~O.,I,N IN THE SKETCH, PL.a.C E AN "A" ON THE CURVED LIN E TO ~HO'N H OW HIGH THE PHE~W D~ WAS ABOVE TtiE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEtL PLACE A 8 " ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO S'"'~W t-1:>..,. ,.,ICH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENO N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. AFR S0-17(Cl) GA. NO'.V !MAGIN!: YOU A R E ATTHE CENTER OF TUE COMF'ASS ROSE. PLACE AN A ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO T H E P.,.ENOMf:NON WHEN ~IRST SEEN. PLACE A a ON THE COMPASS TO ltfOICATE THE Dl~tECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. 7 . I~ ~HE SKET(;H S ;":LOW, PLACE AN A AT THE P OSITION OF THE PHEN OMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A fl A 1' THE P O Sl TIO!..I O F T1-4;. :HENOMEHON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A AND e WITH A LINE TO A PPROXIMATE THE MOVEMZ~T O F TME: ~HENOMENON BETWEEN A AND a. THAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT AP~EAP.EO TO 3~ STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REfE R TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONMAIRE BUDGET BU.~AU ~'~YAL THIS QUEST0~SAIRE HAS DEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE 1'HJ<: U.S. AIH F ORC E AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POS~lBi...E:.. CON CERNtNG THE UNIDlo~NTJFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO AN~WER A.L!...> O F THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL B E U SED FOn RESEARCH PURPOSE S YOUR N A.\4.:: WU .. ~ NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WJTHOU T YOU R PEF"i: SSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING T O FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT- PATTE?.S('~ AFB,OHI045433, lAW f\FR80-f7. (IF ADDITIONAl .. SHEETS ARE NEEDF.U FO.'l NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES A TT.\ CH :ECURF.L Y TO TillS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR /DENT/FICA 7'/0N.) 1. WMEP.. C.l : YOU SEE TtiE PHENOMENONl 2 . WHAT T I I'JE DIO YOU FIRST SI GI11 T H E PHENOMENON? 3 . WHAT T l ""':: 010 YOU LAST S I G H T THE PHENOMENON' 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [_j CEN TRAL 0 MOUNTAIN MINUTES [] A . M . [ J STAN OARO [jf'IACIFI C [_]O THER 5 WHERE w==:RE Y O U WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENO MEPtON' IF m CITY. GIVE T H E N E AREST STREET ADDRESS A N D I NOIC4TE ON A HA.N O ~ =AWN MAP WHF.R E YOU WE R E STANDING WITH REFE R ENCE T O THE ADDRESS. IF IN T H E t:: O UNTRY, IO(:NYIFY THE HIGL! v YOU WERE ON O R NEAR AND TRY T O FIX A DISTANC E AND D IRECTION FRO M SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. ~ !V-\..:>t ""C\U ARE A T THE POIN T SHO.VN I N T H E SKETC H , PLACE Atl A ON THE CURVED L INE T O SHOW HO W HIGH T H E c.~c:-.c~o,;:,?>-.l Wt.S ABOVE T H E HORo!ON, Oc:t SKYLINE . WHEN FIRST SEEN. P L ACE A 9" O N THE SAME C URVED LIN E T O S~O'N h:-. -~k A60VE T H E HORI:!:~"'l THE PHt::NOMENON WAS WHE N LAST SEEN . lA. NOW I._.AGIHE YOU ""'EAT THE C!NTl!A 0, THE COM?ASS RO~I!. F'LACE AN A ON THE COM?ASS TO INDICATE THE DIAECTION TO THE ~H ENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A e~ ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE:: THE OIR ECTION TO TH PHENOMEfooiON 'ft')1~N LAST SEIEN. 7 . IN THE Sl<::TCH BE .. OW, PLACE AN A AT T~E POSITIO N OF THC PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEN, AND A a AT THE P~S'~t~"' OF Ttl~ .;:orU!NOMENON WHEN LASTs:::"'. CONNECT THE A AND a WITH A Ltt.IE TO APPROXIMAT E THE VEM ~ ~-OF' -1-~ PHENOMENON BETWEEN ._. ,_NO o. THAT IS, SCHEMA TIC ALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMCNT A;:,F'E\ :> TO SE ~T~AIGHT, CURVED OA Z I G!'-G. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF H O W TO COMPLETi; Tl.tE LA EO SI(E-CH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES AFR 80-J7(Cl) asud F LX 1 . WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE: PHeNCJMf:NON? ((.'h,.ck np;>r flrriut,. hlodq.) ; I' OUTOOORS IN BUSINESS S~C rtO N OF" CITY NEAR AIRFIELD Ft_VI1"4G OVeR O~f.:N CO'J~ rAY :J;R~CTION WE~.:: YOU M~VINC? HOW FAST WERt: YOU MOVING) SO'..~ .. WEST 010 YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THt I --::.AST SOUTHEAST EXFLAI~ w-~THER SUC H MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOU R SKETCHES IN IT E~.AS S MIO 6 . ~ O'fr MUCH 0 THER TRAFFIC WAS THERE' --4=>'W LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? CERTAIN OF TIME t-l 0 T \1 E R Y S U R E F AIRL V CERTAIN JUST A G U E ~s OETERMIN EO? w:..~ -~E ~:-..,.~ C.,.ENON IN SIGHT' c:-... -... UOUSLY7 (!;j YES 0 NO. IF No." INDICATE ~H!:::THER THIS I S OUE 1'0 YOU R j.AO\ ~v=:t..-~:: T ,..E BEHAVIOR OF-.. ! c,.:,..OMENON. AND OE!JCRIB-=: SUCH MOVEMENl OR e ntAVIOR. IND ICATE OiSAP. j AA~A'Hl'!O. DID THi S A RitA>tGfMINT CHANG~ Oll,.ING 't;t~ ShH~1-UHi' THEY Wt::nE ~ n . CONDITION~ (Chuk a~propriate bloclc.r.) \ I i I~ H T bon c) LIGHT ~A 1 N 0 R 0 R I Z Z L E -1 CL..trA~ NIM9US GL.OUOS (Rail\) Si~t:JW OR SL..EF.T i C.. 1::-Tr-.. ..>:!;,.."riNG .... ~SAT TWIL.IGHT OA NIGHT, loltHAT 010 YOU ~OTICE ,\~OUT THE S"fARS AltO MOON? ~ ll STARS (2) 1 A ;:f."" MOON 'ot~ITH I~Al.O UNKNOW~ 00 N Vel. US 0 . I t 5 ~"" TI~G WAS IN =-'YI.IGHT, WAS THC: SU:-.1 V !S i3LE:' 0 YES 0 NO. IF yEs, WnEr'!::! WAS THE SUH AS YOU FACED l ll'l e:..< '< ')~ Y O.J T O '"O'.;R LEFT UNK~IO\n4 ,CIC"'I' f~:! WAJjF. ~:i!JFtCI! OF IL.L.\JMIHATIOI'ti P~ESENT OUi=tiNG TH! SIGHTHIG, SIJCH A S THE SUN, HEAOL..IGUTS OR !c. S"':)R TERRESTRIAL. ll.ll;~>tATIOH, SF ECIFY OIST..t.NCE TO LIGHT SOU:tCE. ~IVE .\ 9P.I E r. ~":s.::o::tTIOH OF THE PHENO~!'I:.-.. , INOICATING WHETHER IT APPF.MlEO t'ARK OR L.IGHT, WHETHER IT FH:rL'::CT:::> LIC~-r O::olt WAS S!L.,LUMINOUS A)JC WHAT COLORS YOU HOitC0. OF.5CRta;:: YOU R !~PRESSION OF WloiETHER IT Yl/o.S SOLI:, 0~ T j,"''S=-A~ENT. WHETHER :;~:; ..... EFH:: SHARP OR ,UZZY. DESCRIBE THF SHAPE 0~1 INDICATE IF 1r APP!!"-f"IE;.) A'S A :.c''"'~ ':; ,::LIGHT. INDICATe :~lt(-=A~ISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OSJEcrs. L.IKE STARS, A LIGHT 011 07HER vSJ!~T l.lti v::_ .:-. ~l:!LO OF VIEW . PAGE 4 OF" 9 PAGES AFR S0-17(Cl) OICJ TH~ PHilNOM~NON NO UNKHO.._N MOVE IN A ~l"~.-.ICH4T L I N E ' STAHO sr&:..L _._..,ANYTIME ! SUOOC~L'V :,o::~') uc:t AND RUN AWAY? 013'-P~!A"' i-10 REAPPEAR? 1 ~. W~ AT =;:~'II YOUR ATTt::N TIO ~ TO Tl-J E P H C:N0)4fiNON., ! -F'INAL.L.Y OISAPPEA~' IN FRONT OF S0t.4ETHING, L.I'<E A CLOUO, TREE, OR BUILOING AT .\tlY Tlt.lt PAGE 5 O F 9 PAGE..; 11. Ot4AW A ~ICTU"& TH4T WlLL IHOW THC SHAIII 0' THE "HJNOM2MOM. INCLU~ AMD LA.EL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT MAVt A~IA .. IO AS WtMOS 0" ,_ftOTfltUSION5, AND INOfCATI ~JlHAUIT 0" VA,.OJI T"AILS. INOICATC !IV AN ARROW THE DI.-CTION TH! -~ENOMENON WAS MOVING. 16. WHAT 'lf" l 7 .. ~ ;.,.:i_._... SIZE! HCLO _. ,.._,,:-=;, 'T ARM"S LENGTH IN 'RONT OP' A KNOWN OBJECT,