p:.oJECT 10073 Ri:CO:<O . iJ. CO~ICLU -;IC,'-1 R:\L..J.R: .:-::-o.;2.'bl::! 1\r.orra.>.lous ~rop~gation VISU,\L: Proo3ble A::;tronomico.l (~:Oor.) ;;>tJ .. I 1. N' JM 1:: R OF OllJECTS Co:n.11ents: See rever~e s.ldc of cerci Is. L '::NCTrl oF ossEIW>. TION 11. BRIEF su . .l~ARY AND ,\NALY SI:; 1 A.t 0300 loc~tl, several nlrcraft controllers sighted u lare;e 13) mi_n_G_----------1 orange or yellov lisht in a clear area of sky south of' the : OBSERVATION base. Tne liGht did not move much laterally (except slightly west) and gradually became dirrmcr until it disappeared to sround vldual 0325 into the haze that had moved i nto the area. The ~--------------------------1 Fairbnnks RA?CON was contacted, by the to~er personnel, and reported radar returns !:i::>nt o .f i'= son rB. St~e ca.;e :3. PHOTOS 9 . ?hYSICAL EVIDeNCE Pr<~vloua .. dillon~ of thl f oro Cl Y b a ued. in c;L:~s tion. ;:o s i,;.-.t.i.rP,;3 could nove bc~n tn ~h8 .... ci:..; i:-..:olveC. a?;..: p')..;::.cion of objer.ts. 'Y'nic co:nbinc:d \.J.:.~h t.:.~ "!t.t t.ho.t t::e ra~::!~ -:c..:.:-r:.G ':c:~e ir.de~c d~e to arlorr:~lous p.:-O.r;Jtt;A.t:..:.on. i:.O 5 Ce~ e!.evati.on. 'Yn:.s CO:ilb:.r.ed .. it~ 'tri~;r. t patch o:' sky e;,ci. tha;:, -che st-y see~ to indicate that 'the observ~rs vere (d) J~iel:..o:: 'i:r Force B~s~ -Base Cp":lr~t:iorts. (c) Fort Greel~: Flight (,j)a:r:J.tiono. (f) Fort Greely . n~e Gfficvr -(,1 10 also c ecke~t all npp:ron:ia' . . ; ni''"'flnizJ.tions \forking l:1 the .r'ort Gr ly arcC~.). ( P;) Fort il nrrlTht Ranf"l Officer -( l:lho alsu ch~cko--:d !.11 0p- nropri, tc or~r,A:'lizations 'orY.in~ in tl.e Fort ~/::lrHr-i ht 2-rea). (h) Alask:1:1 :,. ir Co:-r.mand -Corar:c.nd Post. ( i) Alzsk:m '"CP.AJ or;::cni~ations .:it:tin Pe:;iun Ccs..bat. Ce:1t cr -(' .10 n1 so ch~c~:ed ~rn.:. "dron r.; else"' ?~-:.rb;mks ..... ona ron, a Fair~i1rlo corrnercial or-;ariz;;.t.1on tlicn occ~sion-1llv ,lias a ra 9d ballco~. Informatio~ Reque3ted; (a) Kno aircraft th~ ~rea in auestion. fl :-tts Hhich could vossi':;:!.y pl<;ce the air- (h) Kno1rlled~e of the l:!:..tncili~g of a.11y vehicl:s Hhich could, at i."'., rockets, 't32.loo~3, .f:!.U"es, etc. (c) :\nonle~;.: of an:-.r orrrar.ization Hhich rJ.~ht l:n .... -:c~, o:r ,3.va '::h-=! la.unch of any aircra:t, or ;.rehicle 'Thit:::.., cvuld. <!.: ... "'~':e pri:<Jar; ro;-'3on.nel ~n~;,, t:!'~t ''13i'fe +:,~1i.~np, ar-cl CJn~ist~:1tly :ti~h pdrforrnnce a~d r~liabi:.'..i;,7 .Lrv~-l.r Hc:-k r~'\t]'Lres cor.3tc>:1~ obs'3~rat io-:i l'l id<'nt if~ cat:!._r\:1 <J.t' :1 e;:te::t::. '12. ltr<ll nhe .lcrr.:ma (1) The P\.'CC 7 co:1sole opPnt:.or is :1. highly tr~.L1ed, expt:rienc~d rnd rPll le Sf~Cialist. correlA.t'J ouite Hell '.lith vi..mal ( 3) i1adfl.r si.ghtings do not corr0la l:.e He 11 \'r';. t h .i.n reference to novament, quantity of o':ljecls involved , o0j<')cts. (Sge Atch # 5). "Y'i.5ual sic.'htir.rts a'1d rosi tiort o.f (4) ?alse radar returns ~re not unusual. by rad~r operato::-s, sor::P-tir.es act ln much eturns received on the morni ng of ll July 1968. These returns, c~llod th~ same ;a."'L:er as the (5) The consol e operator on du:.y on 11 Jul y told the investigatin!2; officer that, had tmver pe:-scr ... "lel not r; rh:d h:L-:1 concerning re".:.urns .re- ,ei V-"'d !'ror.t t~e south, he Hould h."ve a:.:.ributed these returns t-.> routine .:ri1ost" t racks. ( 5) '!'hot!J:;. ; t is pe.:..:'ectly :--o3sible that rauar retur-ns >1ere 1-y ob.iects re-oorted by ritnessess , it is enually oossible that there r;;l , l'.ion..;hip ~'~i':.'treen the risual c:1d e! -=ctr:.c:l :Jig~tinzs. <1. It i3 tl::llikel~i tha ~ the obj ~ct. obsdrved \h1S 3. vehicle l aun ) . .ad o r fl m by an,y local civilian or ::ore:-:-:..-:~e!!t agency. e . The sighting which occurred on the morning of 11 July 1968 i s an "l.hidantifie d Flyi!lg Oh.ject" as it hr>.s not been explai.1.ed and A.p;:>eared out of' the ordinary. It is therefore reportable under the provisi uns uf AFR 38- 1 '/ .. l. )~ Foru:t 117 (3 .!lpts), H/1 Atch 2 . ?.Ai-Cv.T Ltr, ::r. Sprou2., w/1 ,. tch l SIG~TING OF UHIDEHTIFIED PHEtiOMEHA QU~STIO~NA!RE THh c,.LT..;TLO:"'N,\WF !1:\S BEE:>; Pf~l.:..f'r\t.'L-.1) SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE Tllf. U.S i\!1-' H1!-<CI. AS r.JI C'll I:>:tO:<\L\Tl ();>l A S p(ISS!DL!:; CONCER.--:r;-;c THE UMDE:-.ITIFlED Pl!Si':O\IEN0:-1 T llr\T YOU !lt\VC OBSr:RVF:D. PLL'ASE T!-!Y '10 .\:>:5Wl-:R ,\LU OF THE QUESTIOXS. THE 1~1-0H~.li\TLO:; YOU GIVI:: WILL 131;; USSD FOR I~ESL\l<\!1 PUPPOSE<; YOU!< :-lr\~.\E WlLI,. NOT Bf:. USED I~ CO:-!Nli:CTION WI I'll /\NY OF YOUR ST/\TE.\11:':-;-r. OR CONCLUSIO:'-.S WITIIOUT YOUR rI.R~HSSidN. RETURN TO AlR FORCE lJAS INVF.ST!GATOF~ FOR FORWARD !;>H; TO FTD (TDl::TRJ, WI<!CHT- PAT1 f'l<SON i\FH,OHI045<133,1AWAFR80-f7. ( I F ADIJTT/ON.\L Sll1':'[8 AHJ-: Nl~IW!W FOI? NAURAT/VJ-: OR Sf~F~TCflf~<; A TJ".lUI S~CURF.I.. )'TO Tt.f!S FOl?M O R IINNOTII T E IHTH YOU I ? NAME FOR IDENJ'!FlCA '1'10.\'.) 1 'lrlEtl 010 YOU SEE THE PHt::NOM ENON7 2 WH \T TIME DID YOU riRST SI G h T THE PHENOMENON > 3. WH :1T "t'IME DID Y O U LAST SIGH I T H E PHENOM ENON' MINUTES -:..2._ ~J .A.M. OP.M. : . TIME ZON~ G_] DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 0 STAtiDARD u::A5TERN [lCENTRAL QMOUNTAir.. QPACIFIC 5 '//HERE Wi::RE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMt::NON' IF IN C IT'( G IVE THE NEAREST SiREET ADDRESS AN:J I N DICATE ON A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING 'NITH REFE R ENCS TO THE ADDRESS. IF I N THE COUNTRY IOF.NiiF Y THE HIGHWAY YOlJ WERE ON ':'lll NEAR AND T R Y TO FIX A DISTANCE ANO DIRECTION FROM S')ME REC0Gtlll.A9l E LANO'JARK . 6. 1/.IAG!:-..i! YOU ARE AT ThE 01N r S"iO\VN IN Tt-'< SKETCH, PLACE AN "A ON THE CURV=:D L INE TO SHOH ~O.V t-'IGH rHE PH:::NO:>.lENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON , OR SYLINE. W'"!EN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3" ON T'-iE SAME C'J"lVE::D LINE TO S>i0N HOW HIGH ABOVE 7HE HO~IZON THE PHENOM E N O N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. AHath:nent 1 (Becomes Attachment 1 to 1\ FR 8J- .l7) AFH BO-H(Cl ) N..J 'i 1'1"-0IN:. YOU Alll:. AT THE CENTER DIHECTI ).1 TO THE Prh.'~OME~JON W'iF.N o"Hr 1-'H _ttOME~ION IYi-'!'"N LAST SEEN. OF THE COM.-'M.s R0 .. i! PLACE: A N "A' ON THE CO'I?ASS TO IN~JC,\T. rH71 FIRST SEEN . PLA'"!i. " n ON THF CCI'AF/\!.~ T'=> INOICA1 c THE OI:1F..CTI0'1 r 7. 1'1 TilE St:ETCH a:::LOW. PLACE AN " A " AT THE POSITICN Or'" Tl'le PriE",':>MENO'l WHEN ""o~ST s,;:C:'l. AO A "El" AT THIO POSITION Or THE P11NO~ENO'I WHEN LAST SC:E'I. CO,N:::CT THE "A AND a WITH L l l'.::: TO Ai"PROXt:. .>.rt,. THE MOvEMFNT OF THE PH!i.NOM:::NON SETW=:EN "A" A' O a . Tt'A"'" IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOo'/ HHE T HE<> THE MOVC::~I!::NT APi>EAREO TO BE STRAIGHT. CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO !>'ll.LLER SKETCH AS A ' l E Y.A'I?LE OF HO ~TO COMPLETE HE LARGER SKETCH. . \tto.c'hment l (Becomes Attachment 1 t o AFR 80-17) ~ ltN ")IJH.DIIH~ -l-I N fl'::!iiOE:NTIAL SeCTION OF CITY IIEAH AIPFILD ,\SSENGER FLYING OVE:R CITY I " :IR?LANE 0 AS Pli.Oi FLYING OVEH OPEN COU~IT?.Y A. I F YOU W2RE IN D IRECTION HOW FAST WEPE YOU I~C>VI~IG? NOA"rH EAST SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIMe 'o\'HILE OUSERVING l'H NORTHeAST SOUTHEAST N'JqTt;WC:ST SOUTHWEST E XPLAIN 'IIHETH~R SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES I N ITEMS S ANO 6. O'=.SCqiEt"i: ,.YPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF RO>\D, TERRA I N O R SODY OF WATER YOU TRAVC:RSE D DURING THC:: SICHT I NC. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBL!:: TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE' l)ID YOU NOTICE ANY AI.'!PLANES1 0 Y ES 0 NO. I F ye:s.~ OESCR 16E WHEN THEY WER!:: IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIM::: OF SIGH"fiNG THE F>HE-IOMENON AND WHER!:: TH:OY WC::RE IN THE SKY R ELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LENCTrl OF T:~<lE CERTAIN OF T'ME NOT VEPY ~IJ::lJ:: FAIRL Y CERTAIN JUST A GUESS HOW '.VAS Tl E OETERMI NC:Ql Wi>,S THE PHENOMENON I N SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY' 121 YES 0 NO. IF "NO. " INDICATE WHETHER THIS I S DIIE , . 0 YOUR MOVE\IF.:NT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND OESCAIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP- PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. !lrflw oL1"" 4 J 10 rr:-THo.P:O WF.:RE ,_lORE T'IAN ONC Pt-tCNO',\f'"r. )N, H'JN MANY W::RE I r-t~REI OF!AW A PICTlJ"t'" TO SHOll HI.. li rH:::Y 'l:::.:v: ARRf\NC.l:.O. D I D THI<; \RRA).IGCME~IT CHI\IIv DURING r H E SICHTIN<P CON 0 I T 10 N S ( C heel: up p ropri" r.: b Inc: k .~.) Y/E'A.THLI! CUM LUS CLOUDS ( l.otJ fluf.f>) FOG 0R MIS1 tEAVY RAIN TWI L IGHT CIRRUS C L OUDS (llit!h f i<Cc)' or fl,rrifll! ' N I GHT UOttP) LIGH T R A I N Of'! ORilZL E C LEAR N I MSUS CLOUDS {Rrw&) Hf,IL r~ rARTLY CLOUDY CUMULO'IItABUS CLOUDS 1--+S_ N_o_w_o_R_S_L_E_E_r _ CO.IPLETELY OVEI1CA S T (ll,td~:r~wnr.s) UNK NOWN C. l r THE S I GHTING WAS AT TWILIG H T O R N::JHT , WH A T DID YOU NOT ICE ABOUT THE STARS 11.110 MOON > IGHT 1-'00NLIGHT N O M OONL IGHT A FEW I-lOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN D. I F SIGH T I N G WAS IN DAYLIGHT, W A S T H E SUI>! VI$19LE7 fJ YES 0 NO. I F "YE.3," WHERE WA'f> rHE ::OUN A S YOU FACED ENOM E N O N ? IN F'lONT O F Y O U TO YOUR R IGHT IN BAC K OF Y O U TO YOU~ LEFT - I OVERHEAD (~V N:r nrJOII) E. S"'ECIFY T H E MAJOR SOURCE O F ILLUMINATiCN PRESENT OUR!N G THE SIGHTING, SUCH 1-S THe SUN H:::ADLIGl-iT S OR ~ STrte:eT LAM P , ETC. FOR TE:RRESTRIAL ILLU~II'IATION SPECI F Y D I STAN C E TO L.lt.HT SOURCE. 12. Gtv:: A BRIEF DESC RIPTIO N O F T HE: PHE N O ME'ION. INDir;ATING WHETH E R I T APP:A~t;D DAR K OR L I'3HT, 'tlri"'THEn I T RC:FLECTEO L I G H T O R WA S SELF-LUMI'-'O U S A N D WHAT COLORS YOU N O rtCED. LE::;CRIR:;; YOUR IMPRESSI O N OF WI-'TH:::"'l I T WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WH E THER E DGES w=:R E SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE ~rlE SHAP E O R I'IOIC.I.TE I F I T PPEARED AS A POINT Or LIGHT. I NDIC.l.TE COMPARISON S WITH OrHEq OBSERVE D 0. '"C"' ., .IKE STAPS. ,, LIGHT 01-l OT:;ER OE'JECT IN YOUR F IELD OF V IEW. S rAND C:TI!..L AT A:!YTIIolt SUL10E:NLY SPI:.E:D Uf> AND RUN AWAY? SREAio( UP IN PARTS ANn c;:xPLODE? CHAilGC' COLOR' G IVE OFF SMOKE' CHI\NvE BRIGHTNESS? CH ANG E SHAPE? ., FLASH OR FLICKER~ r DISAPPE:AR AND R;::;AP?EPR' - SPIN LIKE A TOP? M..:>.KI:. A NOISE? FLUTTER OR WOBBLE' 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON' A . HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR7 S. DID TH!:: PH.ENOMENON MOV!:: BC:::HINO 0:=! IN [}NO. I 'F "YES.~ DESCRIBE. FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKF.: A CLOUD, TREE, OR ElUILDING AT ANY TI:IE' PAG!:: 5 OF 9 PA";ES [Jf<\W ,\ 1-'IC.TUPE THIIT WILL SHO.V Tl'i': SHA"'t:: 0" THE PHE::NO'IiiNO~t. INC.:.LUD!:. /\NO L.:.BEL /\NY OF.1AILS THAT 111\ni r HIIVE:: Ai f't:.II!'!EO AS WINr;S O'l PROfR'JSI0NS, loND INOICJI'rF f /.1-'AIJ~ rOil VAPC.H-( Til 'IlLS. INDICATE BY 1\N Ill ROoY THE C'IIR F CTI "I, Ttl" PHC::~IO\'f.:NON W'\S MOVI:-t