II:SU??ICIE.i\i"T DATA FOR EVALUATION The observer saw n self-luminous round object tha t "nad a glow ring around " CO:SG:'i:'S: : Observe r has sighted UFO' s several times pr~viously. Since the 117 for the 12 April report ~as not recei vcd until Sep 68 the case is being carried as insufficient data in accordance to present 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVE~Y PROVIDE A NAFt'RATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGE~ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 20330 Of IICL: Cf" IHE ~ECHE::"TARY Jear ~1r . This will reply to your l etter of August 24, 1968, addressed to the Department of Defense, in vrhich you stated that you have seen three unidentified flying objects (UFO' s ) during the past 21 year s . nfortunately, your UFO sightings of 1947 a nd 1963 are not recent enoug h to permit e scientific evaluation. We ha ve found that after 30 days, precise detai l s tend to become too vague to permit an accurate analysis. Howeve~, i~ you will complete the inclosed questionnaire on your 1968 sighting, a nd mail it in the inclosed e nvelope , our technical people .at Wright-P~tterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will be able_to investi- gate furthe r and ~ke on evaluation. Should you eve-. sieh t a notLcr UFO, please r eport it as soon a s uossible to the ~ea:est Air Force base. Each b &se in the United Stutes nas a UFO investigator, who is in a bett e r position to make an on-the- spot investigatio~, which usually results in a more accurate analysis. On the otheY :.andJ you might "be a ble t o identify your sightings by looking at the cstegories of objects often reported as UFO' s in the ~aterial on this subject that we are sending you . Sincer ely, J.hMES H. AIKMAN Major, USAF CDief, Civil Branch Con~unity Relations Division Office of Information OOJICT NO/ ODr.Nt~.'J. IN rHGCirY 011. FUU ~ WATT~ POW 1\~1-MO D. tOWtll:.O lY TU~U ( .. 2 PRZAMI M14 ~- II. ~lll. ANT! SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOHHAIRE fiUVG~T Bl/Ni;AU AI'PROVAL NUMBER 21-R251 THIS QUESTlON~AJRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GlVE TilE U.S AlR FORCE AS MUCHINFORMATrON AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING TilE UNIDENTIFli:D PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVf:O. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER ALU O F THE QUESTIONS. TilE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL HE USED J4'0R I<ESEA~CH PURPOSES YOUR NAME W~L(,... 'l'OT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENT~ OR CONCLUSIONS WITIIOUT YOUR PER\1!SS1d-..; RETURN TO AIR FORCE BAS INVESTJGATOR FOR FOI~WARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT PATTERSO~ f.t<'E, 'JHIO 45433,1J\'N AFR80-i7. (IF ADD/'1'/0NAL SHEI~TS AI NHEDI!IJ FOU NAUUATIV OR SK~TCH~S ATTACH SECUP?::: i ' TO THIS FORM OR .4NNOTAT . . Y,rf'~YOUR NAMI-: FOI? IDF.NTIFICATIUN. ) 1 . WHEN .:>10 v:: .. ::=:THE PHENOMENO N , 2 . WHAT TIM~::: 'rOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHE.NOMENON? HOUR. J:O_Q 3 . WH "T TIME u'~ YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? . TIMEIZOI'-~ LX!DAYLIGHTSAVINGS (]STANDARD D EASTERN 0 CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN 0 PACIFIC [.1 OTHER S. WHERE VIER: Y:>U WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEI'l'::>MENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATf" ON A HAND DR.A u, \.lAP WHERE YOU WERE STA.,.OING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE t.:OUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE HIGHVtAY YOL ~ E"E ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTI O N FHOM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARr< . 6 IM t!-OE YOU;..~=._ AT THE POINT SHOW,., IN THC SKETCH, PLACE AN - A ON THE CURVED LINE T O SHOW HO W HIG H T~lE P~EN0'-4ENO'II h~S ABOVE THE HORIZOI'l, Oct So<YLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A e-ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SHO'It' HO~ 1-'1:>-~BOVE THE HORIZON Th:: PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST S~EN. OBSERVER .-:" 6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER O F THL COM P ASS ROSC. PLAC~ AN A O N Till COMP A$!. T O ltiDICA T F. Tlif-' DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHE N FIRS T SLE:N. F'LACE A a O N THC COMPASS T O IND I C A T I TH~ OIPE'\.fiO N TO THE PHENOME'JO~ WHEN L.AST S EEN. "' ~ THE SK ETC u BELOW, PLACE AN "'A" A T T H E POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHE N Fl R ST SEEN . AN 0 A "'8" AT THE P0$1110~ OF 7'1E PHENOMENO N WHEN LAST SEEN . CONNECT THE "A AND e WITH A Llt<IF TO A P PR0XIt1ATE T H E P.IOVEM ENT 0 ~ -HE PHENOMENON BET filE E'i " A " ANO "B... THAT IS, SCH EMATICAL. L Y SHOW WH ETH C R THE MOVE,._, ENT Ao?;::;.o!o -:; 5:: STRAIGHT, CURVED C~ ZI~-:AG. R E F E R TO SMALLE R SKETC H A S AN EXAMPLE O F H O W T O C0\1PLETE THE LA.::c;Eo S {ETC H . PAG E 2 or 9 P AGES WHER E WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOME NON? (Ch('ck tlfJI"~'~Ilriatr bl o r k .t . ) OUTDO O R S IN B USINESS SECTIO N OF CITY X IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECT I O N OF CITY 0 A S DRIVER 0 A S PASSENG~R I N OPEN COUNTRY S IDE N E A R AIRFI E L D 0 AS PILOT O s PASSENGER FLYING OVER C ITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUN TRY A. IF YOU ~ERE I N A VEHICLE, COMPLET E THE FOLLOWING WERE YOU MOVING? H O W FAST WERE' YOU MOVING? DID Y O U STOF' ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE PHEN O M E NON? NO~T,...I*I;:,iT SOU T HftEST EXPLAIN w....:::-HER SUC H MOVE M ENT A F F ECT S YOUR SKET C HES I N ITE M S 5 AND 6 D ESCR19E --... o ;: OF VEHICLE YOU WERE I N A N D TYPE O F ROAD, TERRAIN OR B ODY OF TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGHTtN:;. STATE WHETHE R WI N D 0 ',5 OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP O R D O WN. HO'N !wiUCH C~HER TRAFFIC WAS THERE' 010 Y0U NOTi C E ANY AIRPLANE S ? ~NO. IF YES, " DESC RIBE WH E N THEY WERE I N SIGHT R ELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIGHTING 'iHE PHENOMENON AND WHERE T EY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE P H ENOMEN O N . HOW LO"'G WA S THE PHENOMENON I N SIGHT? !..ENGTH o::-7 :ME 3 MiNIIT ) CERTAIN OF TIM E t-~OT VERY SURE FAIR L Y CERTAIN UST A GUESS HOW WAS T l:.-:: =ETE~MINED? lo'AS -HE ?"'e'<=lo!ENON I N S IGHT COSI!N_OUSLY? ~YES g NO. IF " NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS I S DUE T O YOUR MOVE~E:NT OM-..,.:; 9EHAVIOR OF THE F'-!N0'-4ENON-;-AND D E C~IBE SUCH MOVEME N T OR BEH~WIOR. INDICAT E DISAP- PEAr<ANCES ;-..,. !='~EVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 P AGES 10. IF THERE Wf:RE ~ORE THAN ONE PHENO~ENON, HOW MANY WERE T .. IEAE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE ARRANG~ta. 010 THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING n~ E SIGHTING' CONDITIONS (Chcclc oppropriore CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluff>-} FOG OR MIST HEAVY RAIN TW&L.ICrJ i CIRRUS CLOUDS (lliBh (lcccy or Ht!rrinB- LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE X NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) COMc:tLE":" C.:-Y OVERCAST CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS (Thunderstorms) HAZE OR SMOG r~E SIG~iiNG WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGH"r, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE SNOW OR SLEET NONE OF THE ABOVE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT A FE* MOON WITH HALO NO MOONLIGHT U!ool<"i0"'., PARTIAL (New or quartP.r) u. IF' S t-:;11TING WAS 1 .. DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIOLE? ~YES 0 NO. T~E PHENOMENON? IF. yes, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED I N FRONT ~F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ne~nuon) 1~ BACK o~ You )(' TO YOUR LEFT uNKNOWN E . SPEC I =y T '"' E MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT CURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STR!ET LA\IP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFV DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. ~t<FCr suA! L.reN-r : DESCRIPTION OF THE P HENO,..ENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT R~FL.ECT~:. LICHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT 'II~S SOLI:> 0~ TRANSPARENT. WHcTMER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPE.II=tfO A-3 A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COM?ARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIK E STARS, A LIGHT OR OTI-'ER 08J~CT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIE~. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES 1 3 . DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINF.' STANO STILL AT ANYTIME' SUDDENLY SPE:::> U P AND RUN AWAY' BREAK UP IN P TS JINO EXPLODE' CHANGE COLOR. CHAI'II:E :""~""o- r po;.,T /fi'DW SPIN LIKE~ 7C!:)' MAKE A NOI~C. FLUTTER 0 ? ~<~BBLE' 14 . WHAT D'E.'N YOUR ATTENTION T O THE PH::::NOME