10. C OSCLUSION Pos!.>ible (AIRCRAFT) '.ENGTH OF 0~3:~VATION ~1ve m:.nut.eG 6. TYPE CF css=~VATION 9. PHYSICAL E.,;~:;"'l:'Z 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS Observern sighted a vee shape pattern of ycllo-1 lit:hts similar to those of an airplane, but the lightG d.i..ci not blink off and on. No noiGe could be heard because of the noise from a jet in the area. CG :S~TS: Surface winds at Snn Luis Obispo nt 200J hrs. wc:-e~ CC\i.~. At Van.denburg winds were from 120 dee. at 1 knot. One o~ the observers stated that she had seen garmet bag hot ! air b.:.lloons before and didn't think thut a hot nir balloon caused tte sighting . There are sev~rnl large airfields quite ne~r the observer and several aerial ndvertizers opera~e in the area. It is quite possible that the obser- vat!.o:-1 '-'as 'the result of one of the numerous aircraft thut 01~e~ate in the area. Probably one of t he electrical neria l F T D S E P 6 3 0-3 29 ( T 0 : ) p,.vlcnaa '"Uof\1 or We fora m.7 be uucS, AFR 80-l'l(Cl) 27. INFOP."'ATIOS t'fHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT AO~QUATELY COVERF..D IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALT!~NATI\.'ELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANA'riON OF THE SI<.;H'TI~,G. PAGJ~ C} OF 9 PAGE~ SIGHTIHG OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOMMAIRE BUIXil:iT BVIU.W .A."1'.'fO'f. 14 NUM~'1 :u -!l:IJI THIS QUESTJOSNAIRE HA~ OEEN PREPAReD SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THF. U. S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH lNFOR.\tATlOr-f AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE ODSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER A~!J OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BF. USED FOR RESEARCH PURPO:i~S. YOUR N E W1L~ NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OJ{ COSCI.USIONS WITHOUT YOUR P2~M1S5!dN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FOHWARDlNG TO FTD (TI>ETR), W~JGHT PATTE~SC.'i AFB,OHI045433, lAW AFR80-f7. (IF ADDITIONAL S1/EETS ARE NEEDED FOJ? NARRATIVE OR SKETCI!l-:S A TT,tCH SECURF.IJ Y T O T1/IS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDF.NTIFICATION.) 1. WHE'i 0 :> "OU SEE THE PHENOMENON? YEAR /f6 I 2 . WHAT T l tiE DID YOU FIRST SIGHT Tl'iE PHENOMENON? MINUTe:s~------- 0/' J';:J HOUR .4. TIME ' Z C ,, E: 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS S T M~ DAR D 0 EA~-EqN Ll C ENTRAL O~ou.NTAt~ ~ACIFtc OoTHE~ 5 . WH E~ E ..:. ~ ~ E YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE Ptl ENO M ENOtH IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAR EST STREET AODilESS AND I NDICA T E ON A HAN:> O~AWN MAP WHE~E YOU WERF. STANDING WITH REFERE NCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF I N THE '=OUNTR Y , IDEt4TIFY THl': H IGHWA 'r YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY ro FIX A DISTANCE AN 0 DIRECTION FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANOMAR K . : San I..~;, CbisfJ)f41if. 6 . I M A C ,..., 2 .. 0:.1 ARE AT THE POl NT SHO WN IN THE SKET CH, PLACE AN .. A ' ON T H E CURV EO LINE TO SHO W HO W HIGH THE P,..E.~=uc:~,ON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A o O N THE SA~!:: CURVED LINE T O S-iO'.V ,..~ 'i l"iiC.H ASOVE THE HOqiZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. I vte<k tL AI. lA. N O';ff HwiAGIN~ YOU ARE AT THE Ct!NTI!A 0,.. THE COMPASS ROSE. PLAC"E AN A ON THE COMF'AS5 TO INDI CATE THE DIFU!CTION TO Tl-1! PHEHOM!HON Wli!:N fi'IAST SEEN. PLACr:: A a ON THE COMPASS TO I.,.DICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOM~HOH 'ffHEH LAST SEEN. 7 . 1~ T"iE SXI!T C"1 e~1..0W, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A s AT THE ?CSITIO~ OFT;;~ :>1-fENOMENON WHEN LAST SS:E:N. CONNECT THE A AND a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MCV!:J .. ENT OF ";".:=: ~HENOMENON BETW!::EN A AND .,a. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER TliE MOV E M ENT A PPi::AR;D TO &:. :'rRAIGHT, CURVED O R ZIG-:AG. R EFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AH EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LA~vER SK::--:H. dJv~c l-i7 PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE ~HENOMENON' ((.'fa,.r:k npprt1priat,. bloclu.) OU':"OOCiH IN BUSIMESS SECTIO~ OF CITY IN BUIL.C'~G IN RE~IOF.:NTIAI_ SECTION OF CITY IN C 11 0 J.S DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OIOEN COUNTRYSIDE IN g::;A NEAR AIRFIELD CJ AS PILOT 0 AS PA~SENGER FLYING OVEn CITY FLYING OVER OPt:N COUNTRY A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COM?L ET THE FOLLOWING: ::~ECTION WERE YOU MC'/INCP HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING? DIO YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OHSERVING THE PHENOMENON 7 NOq7-E.A.ST SOUTHEAST NOR7~ EST ~X?LAIN I'I''-:7HER SUCH MOVE~ENT AF FECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6 . O ESCRISE TY;:,E OF VEHICLE YOU V.ERE I N AND TYPE OF ROAO, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER 'I'OU TRAVERSED OIJRING THE S:G HTI"lG. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS CR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE LIP OR DOWN. H~'w MUC~ O THER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? _ _. OU ,...~.,, ...,E ANY AIRPLANES. ~YES 0 NO. IF YES. DESCRIBE HEN TH Y W-Ac. IN SIGHT fLLAT.Vf. T O Tl-iE T I M t:..f ! )f ;,GrCil~G THE PHENOMENON AND ~,_.En iriEY WERE. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TC THE POSITION OF THE PHt::NOM'==NON. ' /oSJ~/, ic cv",ffa.J'ft, _ u;haJ fo,L:_c( Jae /;lrf ~/"(,t tf" 4/r)l L4-''U' f-rc.if,ry . I'jAkd' ohj ec+ H: If LONG Wt~s THE PHENOMENON IN SI GHT? -{~r CERTAIN OF TIME N O T VERY SUR!:: FAIRLY CERTAIN -~ JUST A GUE.SS ~011 ~AS Ta t~ ::>ETERMINED? Wid T._,E: ,.,_::"~..-!.._')~IN SIGHT CON- I"LO.JSLY? "'':tlvES 0NO. IF NO," INDICATE WHETHE R THIS l:i DUE TO YOU R ~OVC:\IE)o,~ T;..:: 3~HAVIOR OF T:-e::: ;:)H:.ItiOMENOI, AND DESCRiaE SUCH MOVEM ENT OR BEHAVIO~. INDICATE D ISAP- PAG E 3 OF 9 P AGES ' \ 10. IF THfi Wl!UUl ~0 THAN OMa PMZNOMENON. HOW MANY '"EFt!: rMEtU!? OAAW A PICTUR! TO SHOW HOW THEY W!R~ A""ANQ.O. Dl 0 THI!' A,,_,.ANG~MINT CH "NO!! DU .. INO THE SIGHTING? J 11. COt,OITIONS (CI.~ck op;trnpriate block.) A. SKY 8. WEATHER CU...,ul.US CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST TWILIGHT CIRAUS CLOUDS (Hila fleecy or Herrin1 HEAVY RAIN LIGt.fT RAIN OR DRIZZLE f-1 NIGHT bone) ~ X CLE.\R HIM iUS CLOUOS (Rai") .,ARTL Y C\.OU:>'f Co:-.4;.LF.T~LV Ov!!RC.\ST CUl.tUI.ONI~3US CLOUDS (T i..;.nrlustorrM) SHOW Ofl SLEET UH KNO\"'t .. 1 C. ! F TH S:GHTINO M.U AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAl 0 10 YOU U OTICE AOOUT iHE STARS AND Mv0~' -6Jt-r , (1) STARS (21 . MOON NONE . Df~IGHT MOONLIGHT N O MOONLIGHT I 0. IF !;lc:iH f1tofG ~AS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THI!' SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 HO. IF yEs, WHERe! WAS THE SUN A5 YOU FACED THE PHENOioi'ENON7 TO YOUR Rl uHT OVERHI!AO (N~ar nnors) IN 34CI( OF YOU TO YOUR ~EFT U~KHOWH ~ E . SPl.CIFY THE WAJ::>~ SOURCE OF ILLUMINATIOH PAF.SENT OURlHG THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEAOI.IGHiS OR J STR'!~T LAMP, ~iC. FOR TE~fltZSTAto\L ILLUMINATION, S~CIFY OISTANC!! TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. OIV! A JfFtl!i=' :i!.:;Ct;:tTIO>f OF THE PHEHOM~NON, INDICATING WHETHI!~ fT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT P.~F ~ ~CT !::> !..I :;1-4-~ ~ WAS S!Ltr-LUMIHOUS A '4 0 WHAT COLORS YOU NOTIC~O. Df!SCniBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT WAS SOl.I O 0"' ~",i."tSPAR!HT, WHTHt!R e.~GES W~A! SHAAP OR FUZZY. O~SCAHJE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPI!A,_E., .A..:i 14 ~01._.":' OF l.IGHT. INOICAT! CCMDA~ISONS WITH OTH!R OBS!:RVEO OBJECTS. LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTHf!R OBJ!CT 1'4 Y~U'It FI~LO OF VIEW. k/tJ.\ J ajf~dr'l ,t<, .. /n J li; ; bui VC1'7 krye. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES DID T H ... H.NO~...ON Yt!~. UNKt-40W.,. MOVIt IN .-$ T~ ,CJMT LtHE' STAND STll .. L. .l ~ .,HVTIMI!? SUDOt:NL.Y :i,L.t::J ; AND RUN AWAY? a.-tA~ u ':.t '='4~T5 AHO XPLOOI! CM A~C Z .,., THSS? OIS t\ P!A-AHO RI!APPEART SPI't~ LIK!! \ TOP? M AP<!! A H0 FLUTTER : ~ -.oa&LE? ,4. fl' l'fAT 0.~!:~ YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? ftUIIIJ J/11 f flp.;l' ; f .) tM,} Calle f r J.r'f 1-,c.-if he LIFo _r a-c:e f 4.. H~'IW C I O I T FINALLY DISAPPEAR? 8 . O l.:J T"'IE ~:~Cl~OH MOVE 8EH~O o I N 'RONT OF SOIIIt!THI>tO, LIK E A CLOUD, TREE, OR EIUILCIH G A T ANY T H .. E " 11. P~AW A f'ICTUP!. "r '-iAT WILL SHOW TH! SHAI'E 0, THE .. H ENOW~HO~. IHCLUDa AMO L. A YEL ANY OET AILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPI!AR~O .u WINGS 0" PAOTAUSION!, ANO INDICATE F.J<HAUST OR VAIIIOrt TAAtL~. INOICATE BY AN ARAOW THE DIRECTION THE PM EI'IOMENON WAS MOVING. 15. WH~T WAS;-:: ""~---"~SIZE? HOLO t.. .lo4"'7c:., AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNO.VN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAt-4111 OR T ."'C: ~c.:: .... ""vTC: HOW MUCI'i OF 7 09JECT IS COVE~eo BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. N O W IF YOU HAD BEE H ABL:! 7 ~ :::~.,-c., .... THIS EXPEPI..,.!N-~ T THE TIME 0 ~ T t'fE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMEN!:'Iol ._._.._- -"A 'IE BEEN COV!R=:C 3Y THE MATCH HEAO. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES AFH R0-17(Cl) 11. 010 YOU O~S:O:RVE THE PHENO M E I'ION THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? I NCLUD;:' INFORMAT I O N ON M OOF.:L, TYPE, FILI.::q, Lt::N S PRESCRI PTIO N OR OTHER APPL I C A B L E DATA. SU"'GL \~."F:i "/" Blt-IOCUl.AR5 TELESCO?C WI')"':' = ,.. 18 'o\H.:-1 .. ~ vouR IM~RESSION O F Tn:=: SPEED OF THE I. \9. WHAT WAS-YOLIRJMPRES!iiO;; c)F -r~-F OtS;.~:ICE~-F Tt-!!:~-~ ~J.. p,...:._,~ \~'t0N7 GIVE ESTIMATE OF SP'f!.Eo_J_$0_ ~tlM PHENOME NON GIVE ESTIMATE OF OISTANCE.2C!2_f-['.: r// 20 IN OR>;::.= -THAT-WEMAY OB;AIN AS C L EAR A PICTURE AS-POSSI~LE O F WHAT YOU SAW~DESCRI.BE IN Y O U R 0;;,.., \VOHDS-i. A COM~ .. ~ 09JECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR T O WHE R E YOU NOTCD THC PHENO M C N O N , ~ WOULC ~, R SOMF.: RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW . . D ESCR19E SIMILARITIES /NO DIFFERENCES FJF.:TWEtl THE C.OM~C.'I :;sJECT AND WHAT Y O U SAW. ~xccfi 21. :,,:::; ":)U l'.::-cc.: .:.NY ODOR , N O ts:: :)~ 1-: E.t-..T EMANA\!-~ FROM THE PHENOMENO N OR ANY E F FECT ON Y OURSELF, A . DID Hi -.:.._ '"~'-'ON D iSTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. [1 YE~ -~NO. PAGE 7 O F 9 PAGES 22. H~\1.1l"OU ltVE" .i.i~N THJJ OA A SIMIL.A~ PH.!MOM!~!OM ~I!,Of1tf7 0 YIU lfl' vts, GIVE DATE Af40 23. ~':'!'.~ANYON! ' ! :-., Y~U AT THE Tl~=! YOU SAl THE PHENOM!HOIH ~VetS 0 NO. IF "YES. 010 THEY S E E IT TOO? A. LIST THII~ '!~!.lilll.:i AHO ADDRJUSES GIVE THE FOL. LOWING IN FOf>~M ATION AIJOUT YOUASEL F L.O.ST NAfl4~. fi'I~S-._..'ME, ,_HOCl.E NAME