Ci"T'illan i. llllMRER Or OBJECTS Sea L~tter S . LENGTH OF OBSE~VATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grouncl-Vi~u.al 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE P ,~OJECT 10073 R ECORO ~wo ovill e, 1 o. CONCLUSION Possibl~, Othert (LIGh'TNING BUGS) ~ obs~rver ~as requested t o ccmplet8 ~ form 117 but ha~ not doni ao a a of 18 Oct 68 . The observer io a young boy of 13. Tber~ ~1 no e de~ce in the si tin t o indi 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ob3~rvlng lighting The obs~rver and a friend wer~ alee~ing out, whan 3 eral t1rr~a they sightad ~ a be~ or light 'that appeared and di~ Qppear~d. Ro r wh~n they a~ned tu~ix flashlight i~ the di:rect i on of the oighting th~y could not_ aae an~hing. FTD SE? 63 0-329 (TOE) Prevlou edltlo<>a o l t~l t:.r::> m J' be u .. :~. SAForccj J . Tuz-nure/cp/7o52~/l9 Jul C.d This "'"ill repl.y to your U."'!d!l.ted letter, in 'Jhic!l you described your s ighting of an un:identir'ied !lying o'Dject '. Wi thouc addi tiona.l information, we cannot. offer an explanation of what you saw. H '\-rever, if y ou wj.ll. complete thO' attached questionnai.re and mail it :tn the inclosed envelope, our technical people at Wright-Patt~rson J\ir Force Base viJ 1 be able to investigs.T.e fur..her and make atr evaluation. ..: "~Should you ever sight a.'1.other UFO, please report it a s s oon aa. possible to t he-nearest Air :Force bas~. Each base has a UFO in-vestigator, who is in a better ponition to make an on -tte-sr;ot investigation, which usually results in a more accurate anelJais. . ~ :tn the meantime, you tnight be able t o identif';; "the sighting yourself a:; looking at t he catcgo:-ies of o~jects of.;en re!;o::-ted as. UFQa i n t h e Project Blue Eook repor-t .1e are .J.nc.l.os1ng JMtES H. AD<l.Wi l.fa,J or, USAF Civil Branc!l. Conr.::lunity Relations Division Office or Info1~t1on South Zanesvi.lle, Ohio 43701 r '~lJr~Jr I') r Hli:AOOUA~TE~S FO~EIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AF3Cl WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIH FORCZ BASE OHIO ~!5433 TDPI' (UFO) U70 Observatio:1 South Zacesvill.c, Ohlo ~-37C4 Your !!Ur.1e hns been give n to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Projec t Blue :Soc~) as being e. ,:i tness to a n '..lnide!ltified flying object. If y<?u \.'C:re 2 vi tness t o a n UFO sighting on 11 ;rut y 1q68 .. auld you p lease corr.plete the att:!ched A? For m J.l and return it in tne envelope proviced. I f you ,.:e r e not a \!i tness to this sighting, .. :oulC. you plc::?.se :r.ake a st~ te::1ent to this effect on the -:.~wched form. 'l'he infor.1ation v:hich you provide ,;ill be used in ev~tlu:1ti:1g this :::>bse:::-r:1 :ion. Thank you for yo u r assistance i n this r.tn tter 't o one , r.r Chief, ,\eri~l Phen one:12. Office P..erosp.<:ce Technologie s Division Procu:tion Directornte JI.F ?or:r. 117 '1.1/envelope 1i11S 0l1!'.SfiONNA.lkE HAS UI~Ei'l PREPi\i~EO :)<') TIIAT YOL' f'i\:-l C.IVF. !'liE IJ,<,, m F('>fWF. AS :,III'H l~IFOR'.IAli<J:-1 AS 1-'0~$lBLt CO:-:CERNlNG THE UN!DE:-ITlFIEO Pl-IE:-/OMLm'l 'IliA r YOU H \VE OBSEI.:V0. PLt.AS~. THY TO ,.~.SWER \l. U OF THE. QUESTIONS. THE 1:-iFOR!\l !\TION YO\J ( , JVF. '.'ilLL 'it' t.,: '::!.> FOP. f.!ESE.\RCH PU~POSES i'OUR tl ,.:.u:: WILt,. NOT BE U~ED I N CONN I~C!lO:-i \HTH ANY OF' YO'JP STATI~:.IE:-ITS 01~ CONCLU$10:-iS \'t!THOUT YOIJR Pfo:P\IISSid:-.1. RETU~N T O AIR FORCe H,\5!:. INVESfiG,\ fOR FOR FOf<"/At<Ol;>iC' TO FTD (TDr.TR), \',RlGHT- PATTEPS(t~l ,\r0,0HIOl5433, 1i\W AFRS0-11. (IF ADDITIONAL SlleFTS ARI:. NE:.TDF.D FOR NAURA1'1Vt:. Of'< SKF1'CffF:.<, ATTACIJ Si-CURELY 'CO 7'1-115 FORM OR ANNOTt~ TF \HTH YOU!? NAMl~ FOU JDf NTU:ICA TION ) l. w H <H n1o You sEE. nH' PHENOM E NON' / ,. - 2 WHAf TIM E 010 YOU FIRST SIGH T THE PHENO..,.ENON> 1 WHAT TIMt:' (.)10 YOU I.AST SIGHT T H E PHE NOMENON! HOUR,:.::_ MINUTES--- -- <\,TIM!:.' lONF 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [j ST AN0..\"10 (J E A S rF.AN [.1 CENTRAL f] WJUNTAIN Ll PACIFIC 0 OTHER S. WHERe WERE YOU WHEN YOIJ SAW THE P HEN0"4EN 0 N ' I F IN C I T Y . GI'/E T HC: NEAREST STREET ADDRc'.,S .1\N O I NOICAT"' O N A H \NO DRAWN MAP W~ERE YOU WERE ST-"NDING WITH REFE'Rt:NCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F I N THE COUNTRY. IOENTIC'Y T"'E HIGHWAY YOU 'HERE ON OR NEAR .'\NO TRY TO "'IX A DISTANCE AND OIRE:.<.TION FRO!! SOME RECOGtii'ZASLE LANOM.\~1< o IMAGir-lfC: YOU A R E AT THE POINT S H O WN IN THE S~ETCH. PLACE AN 'A O N THE CIJRVC:O LIIIE TO SH O W HOH H I::; 1 Tr!:O rHENO:'!IENON 'HAS A BOVE THE H ORIZON. OP SKYLI~E. WHEN F IRST SEEN. PLACE A :~ 0~ THe SAM E CURVED LINE TO SHOW H0/1 HIGH ABOVE THE H O R IZON THE PHE~IOME NON HAS WHEN LAST SEE'l. J THe. r'H .tiU,I:: N \Tn:.:-< Flol:>r S::l 1. PL.C~ A "U'I)H iriS COM >AS> oO 1101~ \'l'E: rH.~ Otfle(;TION To:) l THf' r'rl" 'lOMENON WHEN LAST SEE:N 7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A" AT THE POSITION OF THE PHEtiO"'ENON WHEN FIRST S:::EN. A'IO A a AT Tr'E POSITIOil Cr THE PH::CNO~:::r<ON WHEN LAST s::<rN. O:O ... N!::CT THE ~.\ A'ID a WITH A LINE TO APPrtO;.<:MATE THE M:>V:: !c.'IT OF THC: PHC:NOI.I S NON BE:TWEEN " A Al'IO "0" . THAT IS, .. CII!:MATIC4.:..LY SHO'<f 'IIHETl.lEP. TYE MOVE MENT J AP?;::;>RF O TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED 0"1 Z10-.!.AG. i'!EFER TO 5"1ALLE<'l St<ETCH AS A N EXAMPLE C"' H O W TO C0'4PLET THE L ARG C:R SK ETC'i. PACE.?. OF' 9 PAC':':S , IN OUILOING _ - _J_IN R"'.iiOC::N fi.\.:.~FC1'10"l Or TY IN t:l().\T NEAR AIRFIELD IN AlrtPLANE 0 AS PILOT 0 Ai; PAS5C:NG~R FLYIIIG OVER C I T Y FLYIN'3 OVER OPE~I COUNTRY I;: YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE:, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT OlRC:CTI OI-1 W ER YOU -.IOVI~IG H OW FAS T WERE YOU MOVI~ICP l NORTf''.Y~ST SOUTH'REST , J;:XPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR 5KETCHES 1'1 ITEMS 5 AND G. D~SCRI:3E TYP'! OF VEHICLE YOU WERE I N AIO TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR SODY OF \'1,\TE R YOU TRAVeRSED DURIN G , THE S!":;HTINC. STATE WHETHER WI N DO'.'I'S 0~ CONVERTIBLE TOP 'n'ERE UP OP. DOWN HOW M U Cri OTHER TRAi"FIC 'H,\S THF.RE7 010 YOU NOTICE ANY AI:::!PLANES> 0 Y!!:S OF SIG'-l f!NG THE PHENOMENON ANO WHERE 0 NO. IF 'YES,~ DESCRIBE W"lE~I THC:Y VIERE fN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIY.E TrjEY WERE 1'-l THE SKY "lELATIV!: TO THE P OSITION OF fHE PHENOMENON . 9 . HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LENG7H Or TIME... i ~--t-C_E_R_-_,_A_I_N_O_F_T_IM_E J _ j NOT VERY SUR E - i . FAIRLY CERTAIN VJ :JUST A GUESS HO'.'I W.\S TIM:: DE TERM IN EO? WAS TH<: PHE:NOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY> C'<C:S !~NO. IF No. INDICATE WHETH!OR THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MOVC::~lENT OR THE BEHAVIO R OF TH P HENOMENON , AND DEsCRt9E SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEH AVI'JR. INDICATE OISAP- PEARA~lCES ON ?REVIOUS Sl<TCHES. --' _.: ,. .. PAGE 1 OF 9 PAGES ( ,_TWILIGnT CU>.IULUS CLOUDS (l.nw [:t.jfv} CIRRUS CLOUDS (f!i,;h j'lecv or H,rri,.K FOG OR MIS T LIGriT RAIN CL;:: .\ R \/ .-111'~9lJS CLOUtiS (Rain) ri AIL P.>.RT L Y CLOUD Y CLJM'J,_Q~IMSUS CLOI.Jc:JS NOW OR SLEET ,.--CO\t?L E T C::L Y OVERCA ST fi/;:;.;H:ir's'orms) D R I 'ZZLC:: HAZE OR SMOG ~IOtJf-: OF THE A ~0'12: C. IF 'rti E SIGHTING WAS A'f ! WlLIGHT OR NIGHT, WH,\ T DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON> STARS ( 2) (" -1 'lOW;;: BRIGHT ).lOONLIGHT '/~ NO OONLICHT ' , \ , .:. ~ 1-!00N VIITH HALO UNKNOWN D. IF :il:::;f1T I't.:; WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SU N VIS!BLE? 0 YES 0 ' 10. I F y:::s.~ -'iHERE WA S THF-SUN AS YOU FACED TH~ P '1!NOMC:NON? OVERHEAO(Ne~MO~ IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT 1tN RAC:< OF YOU TO YO'Ji'l LEFT ~TC. F')P. TF.:.lrlE<jTRIAL ILLU'~I.'IATION, SPeCIFY D 1:! GIVZ A 3?.1EF D::::>CAIPTIO I'I O r THE PHEN0;\.4:::1-ION, INDICATING Hlolc iHER IT APPEAR:::IJ DA"lK OR LIGHT. WHETHER IT REFL<::::TEO L I GHT OR W\S SZLr-LUMINOUS AND HHAT COLORS vo:; NOTICED. DS3CP.19E YOUR IVP f<:O:SSION O r WHETHER IT 1'1..\S SO LIO 0."'! TRANSPt\RENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP ~R i-'U:!ZY . OE:SCRISO:: THC:: SH\PE OR INO ICAT:O:: IF :T AP?E,'Ii'la:D AS A POINT OF LIG'1T. I~IDICATC:: COM"'ARISONS WITH OTHER C a:.'-:RVC::D 03JECT S, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTHeR OBJECT 1~1 YOUR FIELD O F VIEW. PAGE 5 OF 9 P AC .S