4. NUMBER OF 03J!CTS S. t.ENCiTH OF C3SERVATION b.5 l.J'.inutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Cround-Visual 9. PHYSICAL. EVIO!NC! PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCAiiON Cin~innati~ Ohio 10. CONCL.USION Frobable Astrot (JUPITER) t 1945 JUPITER was due south of the observer at an angular evation of approx 65 deg. At 2030 JUPITER was at approx azimu h 2l en and de elevation. 1 I. BRIEP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted a bright star like'ogject in the south at an elevation of 75 dog. 45 minutes later the object was atill in view slightly south of SSW and at an elevatioc of about 80 dog. The observer stated that there were some cl s end t hat a few stara ~ere visible. At the end or the sighti g the objeet just faded out of view. . 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FF.EL IS F'ERTINl::.NT BUT WHICH IS NOT AOEQUATL'( COVERED IN THIS QLILSTION~.~IRE. was a s a r a a a a a s au ass rata 3 41Cli!LJ s P9F E PI C ... ALTEA~ATIVE.LY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATIO N OF THE SIGHTINv. PAGE q ()F 9 PAGE~ SIGUT 1 NG OF Ut11 OEHT IF I EO Pii~NO~c QUST I mm \! ;{f AFll 00-17(Cl) rt!'~;n lifl~EAU Af#JIIilO'fliL THIS QtJESTi0~NAli:H: liAS BEEN lJRi~PARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE 'f'~:O: U . S AU~ fO?CE AS MtJCH INFORMATJ0N AS POSSIBLE CO~C Et~NING THE UNlDF.NTir'IE D PH ,;:N iENON Ttl.'l T '! OU HAVE OtlSERVED. PLEASE i'H\' TO A~SWER :\t..~ OF THE QUESTIONS. THF: INFORM.'\':"tON YOU GIVE lf, 1L L B E UC>ED FOR J~FSEJ\RCH PURP05E3. YOUR NAv:!:.. '"''ILl,.. ~OT HE USED IN CONNECTION WITH A.'lY OF YOUR S~fATl\MENT.j OH CONCLU~IONS WITHOUT YOUR ?Z:~" .. ?SidN. RETU~N 1'0 AIR FORCE BASE Il'<V~STIGATOR FO~ FOHWARDlNG fO FTO (TDETR), WRIGH'f- PATTSP .X. ' .\PB , OH I 0 45433, I/\',',' 1\rR 80-f7. (IF ADDl TI::JNA.l. 'SllERTS AUF. Nl'-1-:DfUJ FO/.: {\'ARRA TIVF OR SKTCJI~S A TTt; ~. i - ... ._ -:-..:EL }' TO 1'1!15-i FOR.\f 0 H ANNOTA YE WlTH ':'OVR NAM F'OU /DENT/ FTCA TION .) 4 . TIME' : ,"'"-E LJ DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [_jSTANOJ\RD [2'JEAS!:::;::>\f [ICENlqAL. 0MOUNTAI N [jPA C I F IC.. l_lOTHER 5 't'I'HEP.~,.. :::.~E YOU WHEN YOU SAW TrlE PH!::NOMENON' IF IN CITY. GIVE THt:: N c A RF::5 T STREF.l ~DORESS AND INDI CATE O i A H~Nu CO::&\WN MAP WHERE YOU W!-.RS :;TANDING WITH REFERENCC fO THE 1\D~RES~ I F I N T HC:: COUI"TPY , IOEN'1'1FY THE HIGHWAY "OU WERE ON 0 AND T=tY T ,O FIX A ~IS'!'ANCE. .NO D,~.RC.~Til?~FRvM SOM!: RECOGNIZABLE LANOAARK. HO~v, O W HIG H THE " E C"' lRVEO Llt~E To .. - PH:::~:no~,;:: ... ::N WAS ABO E THE H ::.)~. OR SKYLINE W~E"l FIRS T SEEN. PLACE A [1' ON S'10'H 1-::".\ -IGrl ABOVE'JHE HORt , .: l q,:;: PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEE N . lA. NOW IMAGINE YOU A lit!: AT THC C HTI!,. Of TU~ COMP A:iS fiOS!!. PLAC! AN A ON T~! COMfASS TO INDICATE THE DIA!CTIOH TO THi: PMt"COM!:NON WH~I"I r-"tAST SEl:::N . PLACi! A"~ 0:~ T HF. COMPASS TO INDICATE THE OIA!CTION TO THE PHENO'-'EHO H WM!,. lAST S!ttN. 7 . 1!'1 1'H E Si<ETCH :JEL.OW, PLACE AN A AT T H E POSITION O F THE PHENO~ENON WH EN FIRST SEEN , AND A e AT rHE POSITION O F T~E ::>Joi~NOM!NON WHEN L.A~T SEEN. CONf'!~CT TH~ A AHO a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIM ATE THE MO';~l!fE~IT OF Tlol~ PHENOMENO!i BETW!EN A AND e . THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHeTHER THE MOVEMENT A~PE\REO T O 8!: Sl'RAIGHT, CU~Vl::O OR Z IG-Z/o.G . REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN E XAMPLE O F H O W TO COMPLETE Tl..i E LARGE~ Sl<:::- cH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE Pt-IEN O MENON ? hlru As.) OllT00'J~S IN BUSINESS SECT ION O F IN 8 U I-r .rJ G ESIDENTIAL SECTION OF' C ITY []A S DRIVER D A S PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE N EAR AIRFIELD rJ A S F'ILOT [)A S PASSENGER Fl. YING OVER C ITY FLYING OVER OPEN C.OUNTRY A. IF YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE , COMPLETE T H E FOLLOWING: r:q e CTION YOU MOVING' FAS T WERE YOU MOVItJG? Dl D YOU S TOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSF-RVI ~IG P H E N O M E N O N " EXPLA!'I \WI-4~71'iER SUCH MOVE M E N T AFF'ECTS YOUR SKETCHES I N ITE M S 5 M~D 6 . Tv? E OF VEHIC L E Y O U WERE IN A N 0 TYPE OF' ROAD . TERRAIN OR OODY OF WATER TRAVERSED DU RIN(i SIGHTI~i~. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS oq CONVERTIBLE WE R E U P OR DOWN. M UCH 0THER T R A FFIC W A S THERE? ~o YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPL A N E a 7 "YES, D ESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE I N SIGHT RELATIVE TO THC u F SIGri,INv H E PHENOME NON AND lt'ri-R-Tf-IEY WERE. I N THE SKY REL ATIVE TO THE PO!liTION O F TH- 9 H':)W LONG WAS T H E PHENOMENON IN S IGHT? ,.., \ CERTAIN OF T I M E NOT VC:RY SUR!: .(',''f\.C<)Jj,j\.r-' , .'F AIRL Y CERTAIP.I JUST A GIJES<; ~OW ~AS T 'ME CETERMINED' WAS T,..t;;: I:I I.IE:'-.:i\ol:=:'-1 11'4 SIGHT CON-:"':...'~USLY? (8JYES 0 t-00. IF " N O ." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO 'IC'U~ ~'vVE\.-1:::'7 ~:::~ -:.JE S~HAVIOR OF TI-'E PriE '-' OMENON, A N D DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DIS ~r 10. IF THERE 'fiiEil~ MOR~ THA.N ONE: PHENO;.H::N o t4, H0.'J MANY WEHE 'ftl!:!; ARRAfo~c;:;:o. 010 T..-I S '- A.NGEM!HT CHANGE IJltr! I N G 'fHE SIGliTING' ClnRUS CLOUDS 01i(;h f i n er o r Al'U S0-17(Cl) 1' 0 SHO'fl 1/c-rrinx H'Z.P.VY R A lt.J tUN)( NO~N-- .~l..JONE 1\ND MOOt~' 1 t CLEAR N i M B U S CLOUDS (Nnin) {. - ARTLY CLO .:._:._"----------1 (~f\J~MUJLOtii"I~UJS CLOUDS 1 COMPLET!::LY C t=::RCAST .. !.1' ~>rston:ts fc. -THE S!GHTI ft,\S";~TWILIGHT Os:'l NIGHT. '.'Ht."~ O l D YOU NOTICC A B STAR:.: C2J t.IOCH WI n1 H A L O ' D. ' F Sl"t~iiNG W,\~ I~ OA.YLIGHT, WAS TtH~ SUN V I SI S LE? 0 'fES (J foiO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS TIE SUN A!; YOU FACED TH i: PH E NO~ENON., 1'4 :;:~Ot.7 O F Y C J TO YOU R FHGHT .JVf::RHE.A. O (Ncar noon) i I N BAC,..: OF' YOIJ TO 'r'OUR LEFT UNK NOWt~ SPECIFY TI-lE ~AJ'O~ ~O:.J~CE Or IL.LUM:NATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTit~G, SUCH A S THE S UN, HEADLIGHTS OR ST~EC::Y LA~?. ETC FOR TERREST"IAL. ILL.U~AINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOUP.C E C lvE A :??i:Zr :;ES":~IPTION OF THE PHENOM~'ION, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPE ARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT REF'LEC":"~:> :.tJWT 0~ WAS SEL.F-LUMIHOUS ANI;) WrfAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRJOF. YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHE R I T WAS SOLI~ 0~ ~':!4'-fSPA.RENT, WHETHER ~OGES -~rtE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPEAR20 A S A !)01-iT Or LIGHT. INO JCATF. C CVPARI50NS WITH OTHER OaSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKF. STARS, A LIGHT OR OTHER OS .. :.cT I~ C~IR FIELD OF VIEW. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES PHE NOMENON UNKNOW:O. J MOVE IN A SIC>~ J14T LINE ? ST ANO STI\ . ~ ... -ANYTIME? $UOO~HLY s.:.!~:> UP AND RUN AWAY' 8AEA!< u ! ~ -:-.,~iS AND EXPLODE? CHANG~ S-L";)!' FLASH OR tCI<ER? OI SA P P E A::t -'\'lot:> A EAPPEAR? SPIN L II<E FLUTTER o~ ~OBSLE? 14 . WH.l.T D~;.~ YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PH~NOMENON? FINALLY DISAPPEAR' !FRONT O F SOMETH lNG, L I K E A CLOUD, T RF.E, O R BUILDING AT ANY PAGE S OF 9 PAGE::i 15. OPAW A PICTURE T HAT WII.L SttOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, ANO INDICATE F.KHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW ntE DIRECTION THE ?H:iNOMENON WAS MOVING . 16. WHAT WA.S -... :: ".,:;..:t. SIZE' HOLD A M.:O.~CH A.T ARM"S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SIJCH AS A STREET LAMP OR Tr-'E" :.~::~-.. "'OTE HOW MUCH OF 7.,~ 09JECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BEEN ABL'! -::: ::.-:-:-;;::n .t THl S EXPERI '~T ~7 THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOM~'O:;N .t,:,u_:::.. AVE BEEN COVE:!!=:O ~ y THE MATCH HEAD. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES F THE 17.010 YOv )~S'.:RVt=.: HtF PHENO M S::NON THROUGH ANY 0 TYPE. Fl~:::t:~, LE:NS PRE:.SCRIP110~ OR OTHER APPL!C FOLLO WI N r.., AFH H0-17(Cl) I N r.t_ U rjf INFORMATIO N CA~F.RA VIE't'lf.R IS,:'~ ::~.vOFVEHICLE A . DO YCI. ::-:-r~,\RILY WEAR GLAS SES' SPFED OF THE 18. WHA-w~.-"'OUR IMPRESSION OF PHF.N.: ~:: .~N' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED:\~.J. TEL FSCOPE' THEODOLITE YOU USE F'EADING GLA~St:'S? (J YES YOUr~ !MPRC'S'SION OF" THE OISTAI~l.-: OF TI!F PHENOMENOr-.:? GtVE ESTIMATE O r 01 S 1' AN C c l~>:/ [Y-{ ._. 20 IN C~;J~ -HAT WE MAY OBTAIN A S :LEAR A PIC1'UF\E A S POSSIBLE OF WHA r YOU SAW, D~SCRif:IE IN YOUR 0\''N WClHDt; "-iC:.' . :JBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH , WH!::N PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAf:'l T O WHEPE YOU NOTED THE PHENO MC:NON. WOULD:;:; \ R SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMI:...ARI T IE.S ~Nu DIFFEiH:'N CF':.l SETWE.Et~ THE COMMCN : 3JECT AND WHAT YOll SAW. , -. ;1. :)li: 'I ::u " : -cE: ANY ODOR, N OISE: l"lcAT F.MI\NATING FROM THE PHENOMENON O R ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, A . 010 THC =-~.:::;~...,:)N DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSI CAL EVIDE NCE. j] YrS ,NNO. AFR B0-17(Cl) 22. HAV~ YOU !:Vi!~ l !N THIS 0 .. A SIMI L.A .. PH I: NOME NON !I~,.OPH!? v ru NO. If' YES, GIVE DATE AND 23. WAS ANYONE Wi'H YOU AT THE TIM! YOU SAW THE PHENOMI[NOHf lt!) YES 0 NO. IF ys, 010 THEY SEE IT TOO? .[g) YES 0 NO. A. LIST TH~t;f N .to ,..zs AND ADORES 24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMA ION ABOUT AST HAM&. FIRST HAME MIDDLE NAME G OCCUPATION ANO ANY EXPERI~NCE WHICH MAY SE PERTINENT . 25 WHEN AND ":'0 .,.,: -' c , J "OU REPORT TH1\T 't' OU HAO SIG .. tTEO THIS PHENO,..c' H ON? 25 . T E YOU COMP1.. E -::;;; -~HIS QU ESTIONHAIRE. _ YEAR _!,.._fCj_G_S' PAGE B OF 9 PACES rt m ?PIA- 27. lt4FORM4T!Oo.; ~t11CH YOU FEEL IS PERTit4ENT OUT WHICH IS NOT AOEQUAlELY COVEREO I N THIS QIJESTIONNAIRE, AL. TER"",\ .... eVEl.Y PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. T~P'! (U10) Lt Col Qu~tanilla, Jr/70916/mhs/29 May 68 t: .1\1 'Jbaervstion l. Het'erence :,---our unid~ntiliad obsel'V