.t:Ut:; Kt:CO~D i 2. LOC,!. TiON ! 10. CONCLUSION l i .:>. U: .. C Trl uF OSSERVATI0:-1 ; 7 . COURSe ~b. ?HOTOS ! 9. ?HYSICAL E VIDENCE to complete. a n AF' ?orm 117 out 11. BRIEF SU...WARY AND ANALYSIS Observe;-s igr.ted a cisc~Jearcd i~ tte t.ion i:eac ing r.o:th. ~t lignt t~at se eG ~o cl o s na cov~r a~ approx ately 80 Ce3 eleva - light ap;eared to zig-za;; i n its cours-' . R!PI..Y TO DC::PARTMENT OF THt:: AIR FORCE HAOOU A "tTi::~:;. FORF.:IGN Tt-:CHNO!..OGY DIVISION I AFSC I TDPT (UFO) u'FO Observation ' ~ :.1. ... ;~:::o , Geor gi il 31905 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Fo~ce. The information which we have r~cei 1;ed is not. sufficient for a scientific investig3tion . Request you comple~e the atta~ned AF Form 117 an1 return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation t o ~he Air Forc e . i-:ECTOR ~ctUL'lTANIILA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USA? Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologie5 Division Production Directo~ete AF Form 117 w/envelope U 1\,lT.S:Cl .STA ,-ss AJ~ :""'?~CE: l'{e?R.S E NT..\TJVE FORT B'==;'PJ.'iG. ~.ZOR~Ii\ Jl ~0.5 F ort of U~ideatified FlyiQ6 ~jects !? ~:eig!l ':'cchaology Divis ion ,/r..!.,3ht- P:1-:t:ersun AFB, Chio 45433 : ~ta.clled r~port is fon,r:;u ded in accordance '"'ith A."'R H0-17 c::;ORC3: W .. PO~TER, Lt Col_, USAF nior Alr Force Representative t.JFO Report Brigz, 52 Co 5th 0C Bn, &.ndolf IT. Be.a.ni:1g, Ga.. RE?GR'1' OF UNIDIDf'Ilf lED FLYING OBJECTS L A.bl"i~!' description of tho object(s) : b. Size (Conr~re _ ApJ~eac~L~.9~.e si~e <.:. Color of nn airplane flash Ln} r..:1ys , g.. Ta.:i!, trail, . or a""thau.3t, incJiidji:.g size o:e" F=at:la compared:t_,;;, Eliza of ~bject i; Ovt~ pertinent or ~usual featurei'=-Appaared distance a~o1ay and climbing. 2 (t. rescription of course of object" (o) t:o oe a goo'd a . 1-That .first called tl'l..e attentiCt. f o ob~ervm-(s) to the objeet(~ brightness of light ~ . - bJI A11g!e ef eievafli on and azimuth or=~bjeet{s)' When first -ob~a~ almos t overhe.:1d, appr o:< 80 .. . ~ ~.-. C,. )\.r..gl e 0' o l avatien and azirrn.1th of cbject(s...,.J_W_J_cn_' - a'""i_S_a_po 3_ar_' -a-~-C-d._.- object seened to clinb ~nd disaopea red a t approx'80~1evatlon -a~ neacripticn of f'1Ight path and tr.a.n...b'U.-vers Of' :a.Jje<t.t .(s.) e. -JE.nne:!' of 3isappearance qf object -s .. .. :- , ..... , _. ti.iEn o:r.' tiilie In sighll aoor ox 1 minute . j . Ha."1tlsr Of '?bs ervation Use c.~e or acy ccmbi.n.atian. of the f'aJ...1.3J1r.g items; gr Olmd -olsctt'cni.c.., a:tr-1eotr-ro.ic.. If el.ec trm d .o " ground t o air (vis ual) . (Gr ur.d-Visual b . StntiJnk.,"'!lt as to optical a ids (tolcscope, binocula r s , .::tnd a ., fo:::'th) use d and doscription thcrAof c.. I-1~ t."P.o. Sighting j_s rn...nde while airborne , give -cy-pe of aircr:ut) ldontif:Lc aticn nu.:nber) altitude , h eading, .speed , Md. O.ome station 4. Tline of ai ghtj ng _ . a . Hour and date of s i ghting . b . Light ccriCiitlons (use cne G>I' to~j fo!IOYr.ii1gj N~gh_t,,. y, - ~ 5 ... location of obsar\fe:r~s) .,fiact '1ntitude ana.' longitude of . each obsa..---var' or thereof position, or position with :ref~c1 to a. .. lmcr~.l. mark siQhting \vas m~d.e in front of 5th OC Bn_p.l}~Qr-- -------------- Oo ldenEi:fy:i.ng i.ltfOlma-ti.on on. ill observer( s ) b.. :Hili tary --.. AGE ,. H!\TI.ING .ADDRESS CRGANIZATION 52'Co'5th ocsN OCCUPATION DUTY EST OF RET 7. 1l.z:iY o"t.her -~'liS\Jji"l ac.ti v i tY ._condition r.1eteoro:iogica:J . _a~ t-.retCftld.c4- - or otherr..iise , . ~rh::tch might' accouirt fer the s1.ght:LTig _ dis tu:tbanc~ and low cloud. cover . -. . B .. 'Locatlan ~ ~IY air tra.Pfic in'. the 'are a nv time of sightin g 9 o Position, -title and c ctnn:ents of t hs p ar:ul-g~o.~..-r-'f?!'i:;-c-e""'"':r:-,-.,...,. in.--c"'""lru"""':dr";1-i'i-g:--rfii .... -s- prelim:irm.'Y analysis ,.,:r_ the possible caruse of tl'l..e sig~t.ing.( . (If-~ . - pai't r ec eived from ot her Air Force activity, inclUdi.hg ACYT sqba<b:-on, ente:r 'i.nfett"r.tat:tco part.a:tn:L~g to Tt:JPa!'ting :i.nd.i..:v:tdual) . .. 10 v Exi.st~nce ,.t!: physic>.1 evidence , such as mat.eri:!ls ?.nd phO"t .11ph~ rr.. Nar..e; :i:'anl-:m and tivle cf' p erson rccei7f/.g l'CportJ> and COrr:T'letltd and cctiros Policy Letter n2 was complied with but no contact wa s na de . Sithting wac entered o n Dispatch Log for further action. CO~"lENTS: Possible lightning passing from cloud to cloud and appearing from the g~ound to be a bright ova l light moving at a rapid spe~d. Low varing cloud thickness could give the effect of flashln~ rays and zig-zag flight path. I s I JOBN c . t-'fC~-!ILLEN Observer disregarded above possibility snying it lasted to long, \vas to bright , and maintaine d a cons tant configuration .