Rocky Oklahoma — June 1968

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1. OA TE TIME GROUP lll Jttne 1<)68 J.,_liOtiRCE ThO Civjli.an 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS P ;\ QJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2-3 ro~i nutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7 . COURSE rom S . f . 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE An illuruinatetl " o bject", .glowin~ and very b right in the center, with a ~reat naany \\hite lights borderina the glow, approached the witnesses from the soutlu~ast, descending at a 45 de~. AngIe. The "craft" o r lights wer e rotating in a counter- cloc h.h i s e d.i.rect.i.on. Object. madf' nois e .it ri rst like hellcopeer--i...hen silent \vlten clos e by. The t \,'0 boys \-.rere frie,htcned and took rPfuge 1 n the hay barn nfLC"r two or three minutes. They cl;"~it:a oo.si.tivelvdtllat. j"t ,,ss not rln.tlircraft or balloon. uog s ofuk:'f', pre ... u.ma 1y at ODJeCt. 11useo on cvlclf'nce ~iven, <'llld unless boy' s "VLdencP i s very l:lrt!clv rlLsco1.mted. cauc;e of s i'.!hi...in,g is not knohn .. o rti r c r.'lft i.n vici'1ity. FTD S E P 53 0-329 (TOE) Pre lou ecUu.-of tlt.la t-_, be uaed, MEMO FOR THE RECORD Subj: UFO Observation, 19 June 1968 Mr said that he really couldn't say too much since he didn't .knov what type of counter was being used but did say that con centra tiona of 100-10,000 disintegrations/min./sq. centimeter requires the use of a gas mask. He suggested that I contact , the base Health Physics Officer or have local H. P . Officer measure vi th STAPLEX. Called .... and was referred to No . 76231 where he was at the time. Mr.~tated that without information such a backgroWld count and type of i nstrument (including Army Navy Pc..rtable Detector No.) he really couldn't say if the radiation was hazardous or not . Suggested that I cal l the base~and have Base Health Physics Officer accompany and ma ke measurements on count. If that is impossible find out; 1 . If' instrument i s properly calibrated. 2 . I!' Capt. Leonard i s familisr with the use o.f the instrument . 3. Type and make of instrument (including ANPDR # ). 4. BAckground count. 5 . If they are getting reading from A. An object B . General Area 6. If object, take several readings at various distances from 7. If area, take several measurements at various distances from 8 . T~ a reading wit h the window of counter open and closed at each point. 9 If object, see if r adiation i s transferrable. Rub paper towel (folded) remove from area and see if towel now is radioactive. If radiation is transferrable, shower immediately after leaving area and wear rubber gloves when working in area. Mr. Lewis wants us to call him back NEl-10 FOR THE RECORD Subj: UFO Observation & Investigation, 19 June 1968 AL 0920 hours Lt Carmon Marano, Aerial Phenomena Oft'lce, telephoned Captain Leonard at Clinton Sherman AFB, Oklahoma. C3.pt Leo::-tard ,_,as not in at the Lime and Lt Marano s call ,,as transferred to exten3ion 6208, MSgt Towne. The only thing that Sgt Towne knew about the observation was what was i n the TWX. He said that Capt Leonard had done the investigation. Lt Marano asked Sgt Towne to have Capt Leonard call Lt Marano since he, Lt M, needed the following informaMon. What type of radiac instrument was he using? The Register #? If it has been caliberated lately? \-/as he familiar wlth the instrument? Here the readings from the background o~ the area? Did he take the readings from a parti0ular object or fron the general area? Lt Marano requested that Sgt To,me return Lt Marano s call if Capt Leon!lrd would be unable to be reached in one and one-half hours. Sgt 't'mroe said he would have Cap~ Lr..~onard ca"!.2. Lt Mar-.:s.no and that he would return the call if Capt Leona1d could not be reut:hed. MEMO FOR THE RECORD 27 June 1968 Subj: UFO Observation, 19 June 1968 Lt Downey called on 21 June 1968 at 1135 hrs to say that disaster control bad checked the area and that there is only. normal background activity. I asked Lt Downey to check local police, state police, and local at Hobart, Cordell etc. and see if they received any reports. See if local radars tracked anything either identified or unidentified a t or near the time of the sighting. I also asked him to transmitt all the above information ( inclwUng statement that there was no abnormal radio activity in the area) to us. I also told him that in the future they should also transm.itt a TWX to the University of Colorado in accordance to 80-17A but that I would do it for this case. THE FOLLOWING UFO RiiPOR'F WAS FORWA.R.DZD TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORAro Rocky, Ok.lahoma I U8JIC:Tr TDPT (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HE.ADOUAAT!A5 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC l WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE B AS,;. OHIO 4!S<4:13 UFO Observation, 19 J une 1908 Reference your recent unidentified flying objec t sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for e scientific investigation. Request you complete the nttached AF Form 117 and r eturn it in the self- addressed envelope. Tha nk you for reporting your observation to the Air Force . ,._CTOR <PINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ~h f, Aerial Phenomena Office Aero~pace Technologies Division Production Directornte AF Form 117 w/envelope IUE,.LY TO TDPI' (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQU.A"TE"!I FO"EIGN TECHNO LOGY DIVISION ( AI"SC l WRIGHT-P ATTERSON A I R FO"CE BASE. O HIO 4!5433 UFO Observation, 19 June 1968 Rocky , Oklahome, 73661 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have eceived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request complete the nttoched AF Form 117 and r eturn it in the self- addressr d envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Alr Force ...-ru:..CTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena O.ffice Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHTING OF UMIOEHTIFIED P~H~E~i QUESTIO AtR j FJUrx;t:T fiUJIUU A/'..OVAL NUIIIBEI :JJ.I:JH THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING T HE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER i\LU OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU G I'IE WILL BE USED FOR ' RESEARCH PURPOSES. YOUR NAM E WILl,. NOT BE USED I N CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSI ONS WITHOUT YOUR PERM!SSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTI G ATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRI GHT- PAT T ERSON AFB,OHI04 5433,1AW AFR80-f7. (IF ADDITIONA L SHEE T S ARc NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SK E TCHES ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM O R ANNOTATE WITH YOUR N AME FOR IDENTIFICATION.) I. WHE N DID YOU SEE T H E P H E N O MENON 1 2 . WHAT TIM E 0 10 YOU FIRST SIGH T THE PHENO MENON? Lf ~ )S HOUR 3 . WHAT TIM E 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOM EN O N > TIM E ' ZONE 0 DAYLIGH T SAVI NGS 0 CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAI N 5 WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU S AW T H E PHE N O M E N ON> IF IN CITY. GIVE THE N E AREST STREET ADDRESS A N D INDICATE O N HANO DI'IAWN MAP WHEI'IE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE ':OUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOIJ WERE ON OR NEAR A N D TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND OIRECTIOJI FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANOM.-.RK. o. IMAGIN E vOtJ ~r1E AT THE Ol)tN T SHO'NN I N T ... E S'<ETC'i, PLACE AN " A .. 0'1 THE CURVED LINE TO SH O W HO W HIG H THE PI1EN0'4E!IION w.>S ABOVE THE H ORIZON , OR SKYLINE, WHE N FIPST SEEN . P LACE A a O N THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO S"'OW H O -IGk A90VE T'iO: '"0'H.!ON T-;E P"'EN O M E N O N WA S wwe:.-. L AS T SEEN ~A. HO IIIIJIOI/If~ YOU Al'l!: AT TM\t C2:HT!!,. 0;1' T Nt C Oloi .. ..US R-:>31:~. po, \Cl! ~1'4 A 0/o TM~ CO~jlt,,$5 TO IHOICAT!: TH[ Of~l!CTrON TO TH!: PM~H01o4ZHO~ 11Hili'l .. ,,.~T S1!:1'4. PI.ACI! A b OH T M!: CO .. li'A:ll TO I HOIC)IT THE OI,.~CTIOH TO THE P11 iENOW~HON 11HII!:H LAST u:aH. i 7. I N THit SKETCH BELOW, PLACit AN ...... A T THI! POSITION OF THE PHENOiiiiZNON WHI!H PIMT SEEN , ANO A a AT TH t POSITIO,. OF 'n11!: I"HI!:HO,..I!HOH WH!:H LAST .S!:f!H. C ONN!:CT THE A AND !3 WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE: 1 MOV!:NI!H 0~ T"'!:: PHI!HOWI!NOH ei!:TW[I!H ..... AHO o . THAT IS, SCHII!:MATICALLY SH011 WMETHEA TMI!: 1140VI!:MHT APjlt!!Af:t!:O TO Bit STRAIGHT, CUAV"!O 0~ ZIGZAG. R EFER TO SII4ALLEA SI<I!:TCH A S AN f!lCAMPLE O F HOW TO COWPLE TI!: THI! L A PIC 21'! :SI<i! ';'Ct<. PAGI! 2 OF 9 F"AGES WHERE WERE Y O U WHEN YOU SAW THE P H E N O MENON? ((;h,c k tlpproprirttf' blocJ.:.J.) OUTDOORS -.J I N BUSINESS S~CTIOp.j OF CITY I N BUILDING I H RESIOEI'HIA L SECTION OF C ITY IN BO.-.T N EAR AIRFIELD I N AIRPLANE 0 A S PASSENGER FLYING O VER CIT Y FLYI N G OVER OPEN COUNTRY A . I F YOU WERE I N A VEHIC LE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWI N G : WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU M O V ING' H O W F AST WE R E YOU MOVIN G > SOUTH WEST D I O YOU ST O P ANYTI M E WHILE OBSERVING THE NORTH~AST SOUTHEAST N ORTHWEST SOUTHWEST EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT Af'"f'"ECTS YOU R SKET C HES IN ITEMS SAND 6 . DESCRIBE TYPE O F VEHICLE YOU WERE I N ANO TYPE OF R O AO, TERRAI N OR BOOY OF WATER YOU TRA V ERSED DURIN G THE SIGH TING . STATE WHI';T~ER WI NDOWS O R CPNVE RTIBL E TOP WE R E U P O R OO'NN . H O W MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE> 010 YOU NOTit:E ANY AIRPLANES' 0 YES eJ. NO. IF y E s . DESCRIBE WHE N THEY WERE I N SIGHT RELA TIVE TO THE TIM E SIGHTIN G THE P H E N Oto41!N O N ANO WHERE T HEY WERE. I N T H E SK Y RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF' THE PHEN O M!:NON. H O 'N LON G WAS THE PH EN91'otE N O N I N SI G HT, L E N GTH 0<'" TI~E \} CERTA ip.j O F TIM E VERY SUR E FAI RLY CERTAIN J UST A GUESS "40 W "fAS !'I"'F OE TE~MINED WAS - H E PH~NOIOIII!NON IN SI GwT CO.,TJNUOUSL .. .~Y ES r.<~o. I"' 'lcJ" I N OICATE WHETHE R THIS I S DUE TO Y O U R MOV'!WE'OT o q THE IJEHAVIO~ O F TH!: I>H!:~OWI!/OION. AND OffiR~E SUC!-' "40VE'-4E N T OR BEHAVIOR . I NDICATE OISAP. PEARA NCES O H P H E VIOUS SKETCHES. ATTN "' TD?T (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EAOQUARTi::RS F O REIGN TECHNO LOGY D IVISION (AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTf:RSON AIR F O RCE BASE. OHIO 4!S4~3 ljQV 2 G "iSo8 s u o;cc::T, UFO Sighting, Rocky, Oklahoma, 19 Jw1e 68, ( Our lctt~r, 16 Oct 68) To date we have no t received the Projec~ Record Card on the 19 J une 1968, Rocky, Oklahoma siehtinB In th~ event you have misplaced t he form we have l nclo::;t:!J another blank card. Please return i~ to this office by 5 Der.emb~r 1968. "11t.~TOR UINTANILLA, 'Jt, Lt Colon_l, USAF Chief, Aerial Phcno~ena Office J\crslJ"lce rechnoloe,ies Division Prounctiun Dirc.!ctorate Project Record Card, FTD Form 0-329 10. IF TM~tllll Wl!:"l: WOR!: TH.t.N ONil PHI:HOW'ENON. >!OW WANY 'tf!:RI!: THE,1111!I O l'l.t.'IW A PICTUR TO SHO W HO. T HI!!:Y WERE AARANOCO. OlD THIS ARIIIANOtrMI!:NT CHANO!: OUI"INO TH~ SI!IHT:1'4Gt CONDITIONS (.CituJr opproprloltt bwck..) IJ. WI!:ATHI!:A CUMULUS CLOUDS (l.ow fluff'i) CIRIIIUS CLOUDS (Hi/1. (lucy ll' Hrrri, .. NIM.US CLOUDS (Rait~) FOG OR MIST HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE PAI'ITLV CLOUDY '\J CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW O R SLEET CONPl.ETI!:LY OV!!:~AST (TiuuuierIMfiU) UHKNO'I"H C. IF TH!!: SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT O R HIG HT, WHAT OlD YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS.AHO NOO N l Ill STARS (21 looiOON I NON!: BRIGHT MOONLIGHT V H O NOONI..IGHT A Fl!:'tf I NOON WITH HAI..O NOON HIOOI!:H BY CLOUOS PARTIAL (NetAJ ll' qwvter) 0. IF SIGHTING WAS 1 .. DAYLIGHT, WAS THI!: SUN VISI8LI!:1 0 YES (! NO. IF v!!:s. WHEAl!: WAS THE SUN A S YOU FACED TH!: PHI!:HOWEHON I T O YOIJ~ PIGMT I N 8ACIC 0'" YOU TO YOUR LEFT PAG:: 4 OF 9 PAG!:S NO! UNK>40W~ MOVI! IN A 'STAAIOHT LINE? SUDDIN\..Y SP!:IlO UP AND RUN AWAY? .J aAI!AK Ult IN PARTS AND I[XPLODE:r ' CHANGil COLOR? \ CHANGE 8AIOHTNSS1 \ HANG SHAPI!:? CISA!tii'EAA ANO llti!APII'I!AR1 SPIN LIKE A TOP? MAl( A NOISE7 I'LUTTt!llt OR W081tLI!:? 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTI!NTION TO THE PHt:NOMt:NO N ? HO!lr 0 10 IT FINALL Y OISA"'P~AIU 8 . OtC T Hf!: P~iNO .. t!NON MOVE BEHIND O R IN l'lltOHT o.-SOMI!:THING, LIKE A CLOUD, TAl!: , O R BUILDING AT ANY TIM 0 YES (JNO. I~ ve:s, OESCAitU!. . PACE 5 O F 9 PACES 15. O llt.t.W A PICTUA!: THAT WH.L. SHOW TH~ SH4JIIIl 0' TH ;-HflNOWEHON. INCL.UOI A,_O L.Aa!:L. ANY OI!:TAI I..S THA T MIGHT HAV!: A~!:4AI[O A S WINGS 0~ PfltOT .. USIONS, AND IHOICATI: EXHAUIT OA 'VAPOR TAAII..S. INOICATI! SY AN AFIAOW THE OIAECTIOH THI! PHENOMENON W.U MOVING. !'I 16. WHAT tfAS TMC: ANGULAA SIZ!!! rtOL..O A MATCH AT ARWS L..ENGTH 1,. FO,.T O" A I<~>~O'ilrN OI!IJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAlli,. OR THI!: MOO,.. NOTI! HOW MUCH 0" TH!: OBJECT IS COVI!:AI!D BY THE HI!AO OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAC BI!:I!H A8LE TO P!:AI'ORM THIS I!XP!:RIMI!:NT AT THE TIME OF THr; SIGHTING , ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMI!HOH WOULD HAVI!: BEI!:N COVAI!:O BY THE MATCH HEAD. PAC E 6 OF 9 PAGES AFH H0-17( Cl) 17. DIO YOU OBSERVE THE PHE NO M E N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWIN G ' I~ICLUD!:: INFOR MATION O N MODEL. TYPE , FIL T ER, L E N S P RESCRIPTION OR OfHER APPLI C ABLE D A T A . EYEGLASSES C A MERA VIEWER SUN GLI\SSES BINOCULARS WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE WI NDOWPAN E ' OTHER _/_ A . DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? G1J YES Q N O B . DO YOU USE READING CLASSES~-.---.-----:R'J YES '7_1 NO 18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED .F 'U!E J 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANC E O.f TH{f. PHE NO M E N O N ' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED ."" <~ 00 }l PHEN O M E NON' GIVE ESTIMATE O F DISTAN C E I 1/Q -' 20. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN A S C L EAR A PICTURE A S POSSISLE OF WHAT Y O U S AW, DESCRIBE I N YOUR O WN wdRDS A COMMO N OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHE N PLACED I N THE SKY, SIMILAR T O WHERE YOU NOTED T H E PHEN9MENON, WOULD B EAR SO M E RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCR I B E SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES SETWE N THE COMIAO N OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAl . ... ~ ... ..,J. A~ L . /} / Ol:l v~ll.: N O.,..IC"' 4\"'Y 000? NOISE. 0 " MEA"7 C:MANATING FROM T-<E P~ ENOM~NO" O R A N Y ANIMALS o q M~>C:,..INE RV l"t T.,;: VICINITY> ISiJ YES 0 N O . II'" "Y"'S" OESCRIB~ EFFECT ON YOURSELF. IF "YC:~. O!':SCRIBE. ' P AGE 7 OF 9 PAGES 22 . MA~I: ro\J ~V!:,. SI[!:N THIS 0" A SUfii..A .. ,.H.IMOJoi.!ICOH HS:,o.-~7 I..OCA710N. ~. ' ' "YI:s. GIVE O AT AND 2.3 ... ,_ A~YOHI!: WITH YOU AT TH! T llo4f: YOU SAW TH PMI!:NOWII:NONt YII!:S 0 NO. n: v!:s. DID THEY SEE IT TOOl A. LIST THI[U. HAMI:S AND AOOIU:su;s GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF LAST HAMil. "IMT NAMI:, WIODI..I NAWC MAL E FEMALE AOOITIONAI.. IHI'OAMATION INCI..UDIHO OCCUPATIO N AND ANY f:XP!:I'UtNCII: III'HICH MAY Bi:: PERTINENT . 2$. \IIHI!:H AHO TO WHO M DID YOU RI!:POAT THAT YOU HAD SICHTEO THIS PHfNO N ENONf 26 . DATI!: YOU CO!o4PLET!:D THIS QUI!STIONHAIAE. P AGE 8 OF 9 PAGES PAG E 9 OF 9 PACES .O.TTN OF