f1:' JATE TIME GROU? 3. SOIJRCE IJ L..1..nl\ 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS , !1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GROUKD- VISU .. ~L cm:rLIC'l'IKG 8. PrlOTOS 9. ?HYSICA L EVIOENCE p;~QJECT 10073 RECORD 2. L OCATION MARIETri\, O:UO 10. CONCLUSION CONFLICTIXG DATA 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observer sighted an object that vas red vith yellov lights. The observer indicated that the light went from the SE to the North. CO~ffi S: In his original lett e r the observer stated tha~ he first sighted the "object" coming out of the constellat.ion Hercules ( : a t approximately az. of 300 degreez) and that it disappeared by way of the big dipper (due North). This conflicts vith info given in 6A of the AF Form 117. I su aJ&C:T: TDPI' (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTER5 F OREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC I IGH T .PATTER5 0 N A I R F O RCE BAS OHIO 4:J433 UFO Observa tio:1 f.farietta, Your nome hos been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Projec t Blue Book) as being e v:i tness to o n unioentified flying object. If you \.:ere e \dtness to a n UFO s i ghting on 22 June 1968 .. ould you please corr.plete the att11ched AF Form 117 and return it in the e nvelope provided. If you vre r e not a ui t ness to thi s sighting, ~oulc you p lease make a statement to this effect on the :n.t~lc;hed form. The infor::t.ation whi c h you provide \.:ill be used in ev1lu1tin~ t his observatio~. Thank y ou for your assis t a nce in this ::!:CToR G,UINT/\NIU..:., Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ~rrief, Aeria l Phcnc~ena Of f i c e .... ...J..er ospHc e Technolo~ics Divis i o n P r oouc.:tl o n Direct.o:-1te 117 "W/envelope DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC I WRIGHTPATTERSON A I R F ORCE BASE. OHIO 4!S433 TDPT (UFO) UFO Observation Marietta, Obi o 45750 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. HECTOR lc(UINTANIJ.I.A, Jr Lt Colonel, USAF #chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospa ce Technologies Division Production Di rt!C tor a :.e AF Form 117 w/envelope \'/RIGHT PATTERSON AIH FORCE BASE Dear Sir : NARIETTA, OHIO JULY 27, ID968 I am going to t ell about a U. F. O. I savr. It l'ta s late a t night 't'lhen 1 sa~ a red light it soon c ame cloS.er, it 'tvas a disk it was red lvith yellm.; lights on i t . It c ame out of the constellation Hercules2i t then "'rent to Urasa. Minor chhnged coursesand went to Ghefus~ i t s oon flew out of sight by way of the Big Dipper. The time I sighted it 1-1as 4 :30 Do you have any explanation for thio? S I GHTI riG OF UHIDENTIFIEO P~E~C~N~ QUEST IOH~AIR DUDCi EV%EAU AP'~OVAL H UltiB'A 21 fll$1 THIS QUESTIO~NAIRE HAS 13EEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION A S P OSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO A~SWER ALU OF THE QUESTIONS. T H E INFOR~ATlON YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RFSEARCH PURPOSES YOUR NAME ~1~ NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF Y OUR STATEM ENTS OR CO:-!CLUSJONS ~'ITHOUT YOUR PERMISSI N. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE 1:-IVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT- PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, I AW AFR 80-11 . (IF ADDITIONA L SHEF.TS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM O R ANNOTATE l"IT.'/ YOUR N AME FOR 1DNTIFICA TION.) 1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE P H E N O M E N O N 1 2 . WHAT TIM E DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHEN O ,..E NOIO 3 . WHAT TIM E DIO YOU L AST SIGH T THE P H E N O M E N O N ' HOUR MINUTES 4 . TIM E ' ZON E (MDAYLIGH T SAVINGS 0 STANDARD 0 MOUN T A I N 5 . WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHEN O M E N O N ' IF I N CITY. GIVE T H E NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND I NOIC,.TE O N HAND DRO.WN MAP YIHE<lE YOU WERE STAN DING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN THE COUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE aWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR ANO TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTIO N FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LAND"'ARK. he neo1'-t;s/ s-frec.T vc/,.r::->5 /j 4/ .rerPV-e/ 6 . t"'A G I N E YOU ARE AT fHE " OINT SH O WN I N T-1 SI(ETCH. PLACE"" "A 0~1 THE CURVED LIN E TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE ; PHENOM E'H' N ~.\$ A90VE ""HE HORtlON . OR ',l<YLINE. WHEN FIRS":" se::;s . PLACE A a ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO S>10W !-10 'itG~ A30VC: T11E l-IORt!C N THE PHEN O MENON WAS W'iE " LAST SEEN . &A. NOW JloU.;;II .. I: YOU AA!: A T 'T~ii Ct!I'IT!!:~ .;), 'iti CO!oiii>AS!l ~O!IlL ).0\.AC!t AN A C'l1 TI"U.: COioVAU 'TO tMOICATf: TH!: I)IA!:CTION TO THE <>Hf!NOWI!HO~ "HiiN 1"1~5T 5E.~I.. PLAC Z A~,~ O M TH\:: COI'A;IIASI Y? IHOICATF. THE O lfi<!CTION TO TH!: P14~1'10ioli!!:HON WHEN LAST &'l!N. i 7. I N TH'! SXE -:"CH C?:LOW, PLACE AH "A A T THI! POSITION OF THe PHEN01o4ENON WHt!:N P'IRST SEEN , AHO A " B" AT THE , P051-:"IOH :>F l"ti.! .o>~oH'.NOWl!!:HOH WHI!H L AST SEEl-4. CONNECT THE " A,. A~O e WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT O F THE PH:!NOioi!!:HOH Ot:T'JIII!:EN " A" ANO " B " . THAT IS, SCHEM.t.TICALLV SMOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPI!:AREO TO 91! STA~IGHT, CUAVEO O R ZIGZAO. REF ER TO SloiALLER Sl<f:TC H AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CO!o!PLETE THE LAPGI!:R 31<~TCH. PAG!: 2 OF 9 PAGES 8 . / WHERE W!::RE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Cher.lt nppropriut~ h/o,-1, f,) BUSIN ESS SECTIO N OF CITY IN BUILDIN G I N RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 A S DRIVER 0 AS P ASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEA.R AIRFIELD I N AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT 0 A S P ASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY IF YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE. CO~PL ETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVI NG1 H O W FAST WERE YOU MOVING> 010 YOU STOP ANYTIM E WHILE OBSERVIN G THE PHEN O MENON ? SOUTH E A ST SOUTH WEST EXPLAIN WHETHE R SUCH MOVEM ENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES I N ITEMS 5 AND 6 . DESCRIBE TYPE O F VEHICLE YOU WERE I N AND TYPE O F ROAD, TERRA I N OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DUR I N G THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN . HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? OlD YOU NOTIC E ANY AIRPLANES? QYES @NO. I F "YES. " DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIM E OF SIGHTING THE PHENOM E N O N AND WHERE lHEY WERE. I N THE SKV RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHE N OMENO N . HOIN ~0"'G WAS THE P H ENO~ENON IN SIGHT> I L E NGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME N O T VERY SURE "'AIRLY CE?TAIN JUST A GUESS IJt::Tf:q.,.IN EO> T..,E ? n el'j0>4E NON IH SIGHT CO,..TINoJOliSLY> gYES 0 "10. 1;::-"NO. " INDICATE WHETHEq THIS IS CUE T O YOUR ; rAOVEMEN-'lR r -.e t3EHAVIOFI O F Tt1E PI-'ENO~i::NON, A N D DESCR19 ~UCH "!OVEME N T O R BEHAVIOR. INOICATE DISAP- PEARANCES O N P~EVIOIJS SKETCHES. ,_ACE l OF 9 PACE:S IF Tloi~JII~ loiORE THAN OM. WERE THE:I'IE1 OAA'lf A PICTURE "rO SHOW H O 'N A,.JIIANGitMl!N T C~AHG4 OUI'tiHO THl 11. CONOITIONS (Ch elc appropriat~ bloclc6.) SKY B. WI!:ATHl!A CUMU~us c~ouos (Low fluffrJ CIRws CL.OUOS (Hi h {l~ecy or Herrin HEAVY RAIN ~lGHT R A I N C LEAR HIMIIUS C~OUOS (Ral~t) HAl~ :/ PAJIITLY C~OUOY CUI4U L O HIM!IUS SNOW OJII SLEET COMPLET!!:L.Y OVERCA ST (Tia~er6lonro~) SI40G y NONE OF THE ABOVE IF THE SIG~TIHO WAS AT TWILIGHT 0~ HIGHT. WHAT 010 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND H O HI!: BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOON~IGHT A F E W MOON WITH HA~O 14AH Y MOON HI OD I!:H 9Y CLOUDS PARTIA~ (New or qunf1.~r) UH:<NO...,N o . iF SIGHTIH G WAS IH DAYLIGHT, WAS TliE SUN VISIB~E I DYES 0 HO. SUN A S YOU FACED P HENOMENOH T FqO,.T O F YOUR RIGHT OVERH~AO(Ne o~ S A=!'C OF YOU YOU R LC:i'T SP!:CI prv T "1 !:: lloiAJOR SOUR C E OF I~LUMINATI01'4 "RES!:HT DUJIII N G THE SIGHTING, '>UCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR F011 ":'t!.,l'I!!STRIAL IL~U ... IH>~TIOH. SPI!:CIFY OISTAHC~ TO L.IG~ i SOURCE. OE'SCRtfoT:ON orr THE ?11 E H O"'I!: 1'40 H , INOICATI NG WHP:THt:R IT .l. F> "' .,.EO OARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER o:I'EFL::CT~::) ::;oLORS YOU HOTICC::l. :::eSC~IiU: YOUR IMPRESS ION .. 511> \'tEN T . tlfME-H!!:R !!: OGt:S \Ill! lit'! SHARP OR I"U.Z:l"'. ~ E'SCRI81!: TME SHAPE OR INDICATE IF" IT L l<iH T INCICAT:! C O,..PA,.ISOHS WITH OTHER OaSE,.VI!::l O BJECTS, LIKE STARS, OIH~"t 09J !!C -I S VOIJP " I'!LO o.- PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES 010 THE ~HKNOMitN01'4 NO UNKNO'Iflol MOll!: 1>1 A STiltAIOHT LINE? STAHO STI\..\.. AT AHYTIWEP SUl:lO~OtLY SPI!:I0 Ull ANO RUN AWAY? ti!':A~ U~ IN PARTS ANO EXPLODE? CHANGI: COLOR? GIVIt OJrl' SNOKE? CHAHGI .JIIIGHTHES$7 CH AHGI!: SHAPI!: P I'LASH OR I'"LIC KI!:RP OISAPPI!:AR ANO l'ti:AP .. ItAR 7 S'"IN LIKE A TOP? MAKE A NOISE? FLUTTER OR WOIIIILE? 14. WHAT OI'I!:W YOUI't ATTI!:NTION TO THE PHENONI!;NON? j IJo 1"-c.A~ tlJ /JI}f;c_e J a ~e J lj),r A . HO~ 010 1; FI~ALLY OISA<"P!!:AR? f.r a . ~10 ~HI!': (f(,liiOtlti:NOtf-NOVI!: S!HINO Olt I N ~JII~T 0,. SONI!:THING, LIICE A CLOUO, TREE , OR BUILDING AT ANY TIMEr 0 YES NO. I F YEs, O!!:SCI'IIII!:. PAGE: 5 OF 9 P AGES 15. Dl'tA .. A I"ICTURI!: THAT WILL SHOW THE: SHAI"I: 01' THE P'HNO)II!NON. IHCL.UOil AltiD LAIJ!!:L ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT H4VE APP!:ARI!:O AS WINGS 0,_ Pl'tOTI'tUSION.S, ANO 1N OICATII!: E..<HAUiT OR \IAPOI't TPIAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE Oll'tECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. 15. WHAT W4S THE ,.NGUI.A.!t SI:Z:C:? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM$ LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET L.t.MP O R ~HI!: MOOI'f. NO':'!!: HOW MUCH OF TH!: OBJECT IS COV!:I'ti!:O SY THE HI!:AO OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAO BEI!:N ABLE TO PERI"ORM THIS I!:XPI!RIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIG,!!'TINO, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHEHOMI!:NOH WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THI!: MATCH HEAD. ~ /JCJ(. '/.L. .~ /) ' / PAGE 6 OF' 9 PAG~S 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH AtJV OF THE FOLI.OWI N G > I~ICLUOE I'IFOF!MATIO~I ON MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, Lt::NS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA . SUNGLASSES j/ B I NOCULARS WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLI T E A . 00 YOU ORDINARIL V WEAR GLA SSES> e . Dl) You use: READING cLASSEs-,-----[] -;-E-s-~ 18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION O F THE SPEED OF THF. PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED 2 19 WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE PHEN O ME N O N ' CIVE ESTIMATE OF OIST A NCE _,[._:::> , 20. I N ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN A S CLEAR A PICTURE "'-S POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU S AW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR O WN WORDS A COMMO N OBJECT O R OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN P L ACED I N THE SI<Y, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE P H E N O ME N O N , OULD BE"'-R SOM E R ES!::MBLANCE TO ~T Y O U S A W. DESCRIB E SIMILARITIES AN3:-P~FFERE NCES BETWEEN THE coM MO N o9JEcT AND WHAT You sAw 010 Y':JU N OTIC:t:: /oNY OOOP, <0151:. O R he~T eM.>.NATI~9'"FROM THE P"'EN O"'ENON O R ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, Y E I 0-.4F.NON DISTURB THE Co:>OUND 0~ LEIIVE A N Y PHYSI CAL EVIDENCE. PAGE 7 OF 9 P AGES 22. HA\ftl YOU VI:,. Ut:H THIS 0111 A SI .. ILAJII ?Hi!'loiOII!I!O ION Dli,.OMT L.OCti.T!OH. 23. W>.S ANYO!!f-WITH YOU AT TH~ TIME YOU SAW THE PH I!:NOMJ!:NOtH Q YES l.!:::J NO. I~ YI!!!,~ CIVE DATE AND 0 MO. IF yf!s, DIO THEY SEE IT TOOl G IVE THE F OLLOWI N G INFORMATIO N ABOUT YOUR S L. F LAST NAMI:, ,.11115T HAM~. NICOL HA~E INOICATI!: AOOI rtOHAL IH,.OI'UIIIATIOH IHCL.UOIHG OCCUPATION AHO ANY I!::CI"I!:,.If!"CC WXICH MAY B E PERTIN E N T . 2 5 . WH!!N AND TO WHO M 0 10 YOU IH!PORT THAT YOU HAC SIGHTE D THIS PHI!:NOMENO!Cl DAY lo\0>4T H YEAR M O N T H .Av 9 V?i YEAR PAGE 8 OF 9 P AGES