Shepherdsville Kentucky — July 1968

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P:.OJECT 10073 RECORD 10. CONCLUSION .:. i'. . JMI3EK OF OSJECTS :-. L !:"-Gil-l Or OvSERVATION '< TYPE OF OBSERVATION . 7 . COURSE ln. SRiEF SU.V.iJ..t..RY AND ANALYSIS ':roc o:)se::-:er si~h~eC. ~n ob.)ect CC>:.S:\l'S: Tr.c observer stated tho.t he thO'-lGfl'-t:t; oo~e~t vns ".:.:n:.vei:.:r.;; c:.~ c::cout 20CO mph, yet g i ves a duration of 15 :::-.ir,s. ~e also cs~i \,ed the heieht of the object to oe 150, b~t d~c ~c~ s~awe ~Le1:.ncr n~s was L .l.~J yearcs, or ~l.CS. nCQl u:-;~ inforr:-.a\.io:r. ... :as req_uested o f 1:.he observer but he i;nsnot returned it as of 3 September 1968. S . PrlO"iOS I 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ?ravloua edltlor.a c.! t Mo !or.n "''-Y bo u oed. O:U !IJECT H!::AOQUAflTE:iS F"OREIGN Ti>CHNOLOGY OIVISIO.', I AFSC l WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE SASE OHIO 4~433 ':"DFff (UFO) ::cur :1<~, .. e il'lS been given to the /\eri.t.l Pl":cnor:1o..:n O~.:'ice (?roje~t due :Cock) as oeinG [:. ,:i <.r.ess to !ln . .midentifie~ flyinr. obj t . If you :e r~ c. ~:i~ness t.o ~:1 UFO si .. ;::-:inc on 1 J,_tl y oula :;ou ple;=J.se co;r.ple~e ~he ntt;c~.::::~ A? Fo:::-rr. 117 ar.d. return it in the e:1velopc p roviced. If you .. e r e not :"'. .:i tness 1:.0 t!:is sic;htin~J ,-:>ulc you plca:e :n?..ke r-~ s:..-:.e:nent to tr.i s c.lfect o n the ~.t. <:f:e d fori:\. The infor::-t~.tion .hie:-. you proride ,:ill b-used. in ev~lu1tin~ t.ii.is obser :.ion. u:tl< :,.:::;.; .fo:::-your o.ssist::.nce in this ;:.:~CTO;{ C:.UlfJT/:lliLU.. , Jr, Lt Colonr.l, :Js . .:..F Chief, A~ri~l Phcno~e:1n Office :~crosp~ce Technolog ies Div:sion ?ro~uction Director.1te f. F ror:r. ll 7 '1" /envelope :'DPT ( Ur'O) HE:AOQU.\RTEi'l$ rORiOIG:'-4 TECHNOLOGY DIVI S I O N I AFSC I WRIGrlT PATTERSON A I R FORCE BASE OHIO 43433 Your :: .. 1e hJs T.lue Boo:<) been ~iven to the Aerial P~cnomena Off'ice beinc ~ ~i ess to en ~nijentifie~ flyin~ OOJC; t... I f you .:c r: c. \.rit:1eS5 to '-n U?C sic;htinG or. 1 .J,tl y ould ;ou ple2.s cor:ule'te the ntt .'!~ed A? F'orr.: 117 :::r:d. returr. in t.he envelope p rov::ced. If you .:ere not ~ 'i tness to t:.ic siGhtinG, woulc you plense :nckf' Ft st'Jt e:ncnt to t;tiS e1'fec-r 0 n 1-;~: ..:reel for m. fr.e info::-~1~t1on ,.hicr. :,ou pro.,ide ,:ill b~ t:.seC. e1~lu~tin~ this oose dtion. i.lR t ter . Tnur.~ you for :our 'J ss l.st::.::ce in thi:. c.uinT:..iIIL&.J Jr, l',e riel Ph ~no::1er.n Aerosp~ce Tcchnolo~ies Div!sion ?ro~uction Director~te IN TH SKETCH ~ELOW, PLACE A N A -A T TH"-._,, -tON OF THe. P E"lOMi:::-lON t'IHI;;N FIPST SE.C..N, AN!:> A-: AT TH!:. "'O~IT'C~I (IF THE PHE'-' 0\II!'l?'l WHEN LAST !>!':<Or -::o,:r::CT Tl-'f ",.AND " 8 " WITil ' LlliE TO A <>:>f>O>.II'.ATE THE \f' 'f:l'-~ J 70 SE STRAIGH~. CU~VE!J 0~ zc t~-: f!ErCr> T? 5'>1/,LLell ,'<ETC~ AS.>, I EXh'-IPLE oc 110' TO CCrl c,c;: SIGHTI~G n~ IJ~lOEHfiFIEO PHEHOMEHA QUESfiON~AIRE J S All~ H.Jl~CE .\'; '.lti('fl l:>il'():<\1 \ J'IIJ'j 1. Ol 1:11. ,)l 'FSl'IO'\S. '('I! !"I CJW.tt\T IO'I YOI' t.t\'E \\iLL IlL l'<!~D F(J~ I<!.SI~i\R('JI I'UI~r'Ch'. (];-.. I~! "II l<~ TO AIR FO<C L 1:\S!-. I'IVI.SII(,,\TOf.t FOR H !~'\AROJ;>;(, TO FTIJ CTDITR). WI<ILIII' ' f \'1 l rr:~ '\ \Fn.OHt01'.>l33,1fl'.'l AFRf\0-i7. ff.-AIJIJI f'/01\AI SIIF.I~T.'\ AUF 1\'FJ-:IJI:.IJ FOF? NARt'?ATIVh 01~ .'\1;1 f'CIIF 10 Y':)U :>EE THE:: "HEIIOI-lFNON> ,\< ' r .. 0 10 YOU FIRS~ SIGHT fi~E PHC'I'7\'AHh)IP J ,O.>i <\. I'' 0!0 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PrlE.NOI.Idl'=lll P'DAYLIC r JJ\VIIICS r C':.NTIIAL ( jt~OUII rt IIJ l_] STAN OARO 1 Pf..(.IFIC I I OTHEH 6 . 1~1 ,c;rJ-Y:1U I>PE <\T Tu::: POINT SHOWN IN T"" '\KETCH, PLACE:: AN ' A ON THE CU!'P/EO LINE T O SI-'ON ~10'H HIGH THF PHE.N"'\'f'ION w;.;; A90VE THE hORIZON. OF> .,"'YLINE WHEN F'IP5r SEEN PLACE A 3 ON THE:: SAMF C'JRVE~ LINC: TO SIIOW rt;;N IIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON T.-iE PH!::NOMEII O N WA:; WHEN LAST SC::EN. ' AS DRIVER -~ , C:Si"::>::.N"'"IAL SO::CTION ry;: ':tTv V o, OPE.., C~.JIITRVSICF' 'lEA<> A'R"IE:Lu It" AIRPU~N. CJ AS PILOT ['AS PA'.>SE:NG"R FLYitiG '),;;.R O:=tEN COUNTRf HOW FAST WEDE YOU MOVINr;? WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVIN":;> ORTHWE$T SOUTHWE:ST DID YOU STO" i\NYTIME WHILF 09SER\'ING THE E'XPLAIN WHE rHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKF.TCH!:'S IN ITE\.IS 5 ANO 6 O~SCHIBE TYrE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN MID TYPE OF R0.\0, T!!Rrl'\1"1 ~=> 3~::>" 0" WATER Y?U -RAVE~SEO OURt"-r. THE SIGHTING. s rATE WHETHER WINDOWS 0"! CONVERTIBLE TOP W ERE U ? Oi'l ~.:>.'1 HO.'I "''JCH OTHER TR;FFIC WAS THERE 1010 YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES> [l YES r~o. IF "YES." O::SCR:BE w~ES 7"::v "ERI= 1~1 S;G-i-RELA riVE TO T"if.. ~ ; tl)!= StG"iTI'IG THE Pl-tENO\.IENON AND liHERE/f~EY HERE I N THE S'<1' RELA-11' - ? . t"E POSI-!0' o::-T..,E Pr'EN C''F'')'I. ~'I HOW LONG W A S THE PHENOI'j;:NO"-IN 31G'"IT' L.EliGTH OF T IME -d \./ C"'PTAitl OF "" ','-!=_ "0-V "RY so.<>;: /,? ,//'? t-t.--?:-.t.. '7::..;_ FAIRLY CERTAI'I UST A GUESS HOW WAS T IME DETER'-IINEO' _ -+ WAS rHE PHENOMC:NON 1\1 SIGH T CONTINUOUSLY> MOVEMEN T Oil THE BEHAVIOR O F THE PHENOM E PE'ARANCES O N PREVIOUS SKETCHES. ~YES fJ NO. IF "NO. 1\IOICATC:: WHETHER T-IS IS DUE-TO YOUP N. A 0 OES;:R18E SUC"' 'JO'. ::.lEN-OR SE"iAVIO'> '"DICATC 0 1;,!." Trl"-rtE 'lleR!:: f.H)RF TH/>N ONE PHEN0;-.10:::N':>N. HOY 1-'ANY ""C:RC:: rtit:RE ARRANv!"O OlD THIS APRA:-IGEME:~lT CHAI-.IGE DURI~Ir.; THE '>IGI"TI"107 [,TWILIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY CONDI T IONS (Check appro;>rzacc blocks.) 8. V EAT HER CUMULUS CLOUDS (Lo~< [l~fi> ) J CIRRUS CLOUDS (f!tgh flcuy o r ilerring FOG OR MIST HEAVY PAIN L I GrlT RAIN OR ORIZ Z L E ,'\ NIMBUS CLOUDS (R.t!in) H AIL 'v CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET ~--+-C-O_M_P_L_E_T_E_L_Y_O_V_"'_R_C_A_S_T-----1 {T hundersrorm.s) U NKNOWN C. I F THE $!0HTING WAS AT TWILIGH T OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON > V BRIGHT MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO MOON HIOOEN 3Y CLOUOS PARTIAL (N~w or quarter} NO MOONLIGHT U N KNOW;-.1 D. I F SIGHTING 'HAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. I F "YES," WHERE WAS THE SU N AS YOU FACED TH.i PHENOMENON> J I N FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR PIGHT OVERHEAD (\'erJ nnon) j IN 3ACK OF YOU TO YOU R LEFT UNKNO WN f :o.. SPECr-Y THE MAJOR souRCE OF ILLUM INATION PReSENT DURING THE SIGHTING, sucH A S THe: sJ'l, j sTREET LAM P , ETc. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, s<>::ci;:Y OISTA)'lC::: T o L IGHT souRcE. HEADLIGHTS O R G IVE A BRIEF OESCRI?TION OF THE PH::N O MENON , INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT . WnETHF.R IT REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SE:LF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLOi'!S YOU NOTICED . DESCRIB:: YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT 'HAS SOLID OR T RANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHAR"' OR o:uzzY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR I NDICATE IF IT APPEAPEO AS A POIN T OF LIGHT. l~lDICATE COMPARISONS WI7H Orl-IER OaSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS , A LlvHT O R OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.. , /"'< r-- ,..if PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES ST.\'10 Snt.L A T ANYTIME~ S\JDOO:NLY S;:>EC:D UP AND flUN BREAK LJ? IN P ARTS AND EXPLODf:: CH '\NGE COLOR' GIVE OFF SMOKE Ct-' o\~1-:iE BRIGHTNESS CH \NGE SHAPE FLASH O R FLICKEr!' OISAPPEAR AND REAPPEARI SPIN LIKE A TOP? I FLUTTER OR W089LE7 140 WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE A. HO'.'f DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR !3. DID T~::N0\4:0~10N MOVE BEl-liND 0~ ! " ;:""!ON T OF SOM::THING, LI~E A CLOUD, T R=:!::, 0?. BUILDING A T ANY -IME' n YES NO. IF' "YES.~ DESCRIBE . P~G:i 5 OF) PA:;E:s AFR F0-17(Cl) LCC~TION. , .. , IF "YES," O;D fi-IEY 5!:10 I r TOO> I 21 -.1\':J A~l O N E WITif YOU /~T i rJ YES t' O. ~!-\-.-l.-1-!:.TTfiFIR HAMES AND ADDRESSES THE TIME YOU SA-'1 THE PHC::NOI-'E~I(~' 21\ GIVE THE FOLLOWING I N FORMATION O.OOUT YOURSELF MALE FE,..Al.E TIONAl. INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION .. NO ANY EXPERIE~CE WHIC MAY aE PERTHIFtli r2! '"''"~" '''10 TO WHOM 010 YOU REPORT TI-'AT YOU HAC SIGHTC:O Tille; PH:!NOM!:'~ON' l O~T~ VulJ COMPLETED T'ii S QUESriONNAI'-'E. PACE 8 or: 9 PAG!iS I E:YEGL:.sSF.S 3P.OCULAR5 T"'"ODOL.ITF S ..>-"''t,OOW OF VEtiiCL~ 111 '"' \T HAS YOUR !"<\PRESSION OF THE SPEE;O 1; TtE 1'l ""'AT HAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF 1 t~ Ot~TANL.E fJ~ T~E ~0 IN O~u~'i'l fHAT WE MAY OOTAIN A S CLE/IP r,; CTURE AS POS.dR!..E OF HHAT Y011 S''H, DESCRIBE. IN YOUR ')WH WORD:. A C.O'A")'I OOJ~.CT OR OBJECTS WHICH. WH< II !'LACED I N Tt'E. ~'"(, $ti~ILAR 1'~ 'NH!'"qE YOU NOTED l 11C PH!!NOME'ION. NOliLC <Jr AH SOME RESE~:BLANCE TOw..;;.-YOU SAN. DES<.~IC!r '1'~ 1\ ... A"liTIF.S A~IO Dli-FERENCFS RFTJdo"ll rHE CO>.OMO~I OBJECT ANO WHAT YOU SAN. ALS OR MACHINERY 1'1 7h"'" VICINI""(> Y3 NO. IF ""'ES, ' DESCRIBE. 21 ;:)1::. Y:)U NOTICE A~IY ODOR. NOISE:, OR HE;AT -'AAN~ATINr: FRO~ T"E PHEN O M E NON 015rUR3 THE .,?0 Observation, 1 Jul:r 19ta