. ~. ~thi3!::R ()f OoJcCTS 2. LCCAT.O~ I 'l.'he c;)s<:: rvc :r-s !>. LeNGTh OF Oo SERVATION 6 . TYPE Of OoSERVATI0:-1 . 7 . CvJRSE , 8 . PrJOTOS ? . PHYSi(:AL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUti.MA RY AN~ A NA LYSIS The.observer sizhtea a gr e y object surfboard wi~h a black propellfr f=TD S E;> 63 0-329 (TOE) Provloua od!Uona of thl form cay b o uaod . that looked similar to in :fro:1t. TDPT ( tJFO ) OE?ARTMC:NT OF THC: AI.-! r-"ORC~ l-'-,\'~OUA"'I-''"' < 1i:ICN 11("~"10LO~""" OIVlSirlN IArSf:l UFO Observation J 17 J .l :r 1 ;{::.~ Refcren you~ recent unidentified flying object sighting ~hich you reported to the Air Force. The inr'ormation which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request you complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- aJ.iressed en1elope. Tha:1k :;ou for reporting your observation to ~h-Air Force . .rlECTOR "'UINTANIJ.LA, Jr Lt Colonel, USA.l<' J\~rospace 'fechnologies Division Produc~ion Di rectorate AF Form 117 w/envelope AFH S0-17(CJ) ' :~o,v IM \CI1. "OU AHE />.rTH:-: CENTER OF THF CO'~PAS'> poo;. t'L.~:r A~l " A " ON rH;: CO:l'4?ASS T O ! IH.liCATE TH< OI.H!..:-TICIN "C THE PH,:NOt.'EN 0/'1 Wl-lEtl FIR;T sr:. N. PLA f-.. \ " I ~'I TtH. CO\IPN,~ T O :tlOICATE 1 H S LtRECTt~':-l TO Tr.: PH IOVC:tiON 'HHE I LAS7 ~rE~ . ttl ~HC:: .,<ETCH 9C:L0o'f, "'LACE A "'' A-AT TH::: POSITION 01= Tn"' P"10:"0 ENON \'r"iEN FI~ST s=:E"'. At/D A a >'T THE POSI oiOtl 01' T'"IF PHE N O"'tW)N WHE'I LA~T SE!::N . CON..,i':CT Td "o\" A'IO a .YIT"i A Ll'lE TO ~<>?ROXI ... AT no:: MOv:::..,e: IT OF T~tE PHC:NO'-!E NON BETWEEr-. " A Ar.O "!3" . 7HAT l!i. :C'"IE'~ATICALLY S'i::>N WHi::TI"ER THE MOV:O,._.E N T "'E"R~O 'iO SE ST RAIGHT, CU"!VEO OR ZIG- Z A G . REFER TO SM .. 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YOUR ~TATEMI.:-rrs OR C'O:-ICLUSIONS WITIIOU I \ Ol'~ PLI-!~IIS:-.td" <RETUW'i TO ;\lR FOI\CE UASE J"\\ f:S'I :o..'..-\TOR FO!~ FOI~WAI.:I>!;>;(., TO FTD (Tl)!:.Tf<), WI\ICiiiT 1 o'Jhc:N ')10 YOll Sr c THF: PIIENO ENON' DAY------MONTH- z ;H :1 Tl'.'[' DIO YOU Ftn:;T SIGHT THE P"1t:Nn'~t"NON> HOIJ R-I l 3 'IIH t,l TI'-I E 010 YOU LAST !;ICHT THE ?HENOM"'NON> [ lDAYLIGHT SAVINGS [ !"'A.>TF.f!N [ \CENTRAL r j MOUNT AI' [ j STAN 0.\RO s 'H -~ I"He YOll W N YOU SAW THE ?Hf'~l(li>'ENON> IF IN Cl-( ::iiV E THE NEARE~ r STREET ADORE~;, AND INI')ICATL "'' ,>. lt:NO U'l \.VN M.;P IH!':"CE YOU WE.R!: ST ~'I DING WITH PEF!':R-:-..:E. -u f.<E AOORF.SS. 1 IN THE r:OU~ITRY, IOE N 'fiFY T,,..- "'' -Ho'J\Y "'OU \'otRE '>~ "'R "'EA"l A'I'J TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE: A,:; :li~ECTIO~I FROM SOM E RECOGNIZASL"' LANOMAR..- e, 1'.1 \CI >H. YOU AH:i. td THE POINT SHOY'< IN TH" SKE1 CH, ~'>LA'=;: ~N 'A O N THE CURVED L INE T O ShOW HOo'J HIGH THE P'1!.'.Nf'l\\FNO'l we.s ABOVE THE: HORIZON. O"C SKYLINE. WI-IE" FI::;ST "EE~I. PLACE A 0 O N THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ~0'/. hOII HIG"i ftBOVF THE ~:ORIZON T..,E P~ENOMENON W.~S ,._,:,,1 L:.ST SEEN. Dl::> T~JIS A'l,lA~;vEMC: rr Ch .c; _ OUi'll'lG Tllr. '.. l'jHINC> r-.,OA;----"~.; CUMULU S CLOms (l.r,w flu{)y} ---~FOG OR MIST----------. S _t:L!:::AR '-.. NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rnin) I H\IL ! I co.-.p:n_t;:T F.:LY OVEPCAST (Th"nrier-.,Jrrn.<) I UriKN OHN .>IGHTI'IG WAS A7 TWILIGHT OR NIGH7 WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE S rM~S AI>.D "'OO N > lc I;TI". J s T A qs I ( 21 MOON J;o..o~.: 9"-'IG,..T ""OO'ILIGH T I 'IO MOONLIG ...,T ! A I' C:'V MOO N WITH H~LO D. I F SI~HTIN O 'liAS IN OAY'LIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? '~;{J_YES 0 N O . I F "YES," WHER<:: WAS THE SUtl AS YOU FACED T~E PH-~IOM'=.tiO"'? l [''I 1 \Cl< OF YOU T O YOUR LEFT _ j UNKNOHN -- , -E-~-.-IF-~ TH E_M_A-JO_R_S_O_U C_E_O_F_I_L_LLU-M_t_N~A-T-IO_N_P_P E S_E_N_ T_D_U_?_I_N_G T_H_E_S_IG_rl_T_I_N_G_, SUCH AS THE SU'I, HEA~LI~HT~ 0-R--- ;TP~ET t.'\MP , F-TC. F O R TERRESTRIAL IL..LUMINA TION, SPC:CIF'v DISTANCE TO LIGHT SO:::U~CE. GillE A iPIEF OESCRI"'T'ON OF THE PH::NO"'E N O N , INDICATING WHETHE R I T APPE ARED OAR'< OR LICHT, WHETHER I T RE:,.-L::CTEO LIGHT .)R W~S SEL F-LUMI.'IOUS liND IIHAT COLORS YOU N O T ICED. DESCP.Ia;:: YOUR IMPRESSION O F WH ETHER IT W \S SOLI D O R TRANSPA~ENT, WHETHER EDGES 'HE FIE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE: THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF I r A?P!=.:o\"1';0 A S A POINT OF LICHT. INDICATE COMPARISON S 'olfiTH OHlER OBSERVED 03JCTS, LIKE STA"'S. A LIGI-iT O R QT.;-;> OuJECT IN YOU R FIEL~ OF VIEW. ' { ' . '":" , 11 null "JINC (]AS O~IV!OR UID YOll STOP ANYTIM E ----., PHENOM ENON' WHILE. OBSEHVIN C THE EXPLAIN IHIETHER SUCH MOVC:MF.:NT AFFEClS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6 D"'"CRI!:iF. TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE II' A lO TYPE OF GOAD TERHAI~I OR BODY OF .VATER YOU TRAVE~SEO OUHIN.> 'H:: SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVEflTI9LE T':>? WERr UP OR OQWN HOh ~UCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE" ::>'0 VCU 'IIOTICE ANY AIPPLANES? ~j~,v:::s _-, ~O. IF "Y~S-::>E5C"'I!'lE hl-'!;:'11 T,..!:Y IIE<>E 1'-51:>1-'.,-REL;.TI'IE TO -He, Till- Of' SIGHTI'IG T4E r>Hl::NO'-!~NON A~l:> Yr4E-:: Tt"<EY wE<>E 1'1 H S'<Y RELATI J<:: 70 '!'HE 05 -ION or THE -,,... OI.IHlCI'II, HOW LON G WAS THE PI-'ENOMENON IN SIGHT? L=.NCl'H OF TIME , 1 CERT.A''l OF TIME l tlOT V:.~Y SU~!:. JUST A GUESS wAs rhE-~HENOMENON IN SIGHT coNTINUOUSLY' [._!YES V::"---.:!o I"' "NO.' n1o1CATE wr;::THER THIS 1s DUETO -- 'AOV<, NT O R TI-'E 3Er1AVIOR O F THC:: P'-'ENO~cNON, A~l:> ::Jf';;C"l13E SUCH 'IOVE~ENT OR 9E"AVIOR INO.:..ATE Ct'At.> ?!:.O."' <\,'-CES O N PR:!:VIOU3 SK!:. TCHES. AFft H{}-17(Cl) li.JV~ I N A So.RAIGHT LI>,CI STANO .~TILL AT AtiYTI'-'~' SUOOSNLY ~PEED UP ANO RUN AWAY> [l~l::AK U P IN PARTS AND !::XPLOOt=:> CHA!~:;E COLOR> 1 GIV<:: OFF' SMOKE! OIJAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? 5?1~1 LIKE A TO?> 1-1. '~i \ T DRF.:W YOUR ATTENTION TO A . HO'.'I OlD I T FIHALLY DI~APPE AR? THE PHENO~ENON I 3 . DID :_He: ~E~'lOMC:N?N_Mc:VE-BEHI N~ OR I N F R ONT OF SO M !:: THiNG, LIKE: A CLOUD, TnEE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIMEI C 0 Y<:.S ~0. IF Y::.S, OcoSCR19co. j 1-'AVi::: ~FPE'/'IRED AS \'liNGS O R PROTRU3t'J~IS, ;\NO INDICA1 E EAHAU->T OR VAP O R TRAILS. I~IDICATE BY AN ARROW T H!?: J DIRECTION THE P HENOMENON '105 MOVI~IG . ~ 16 HhAT WA3 THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLO A M!.TCH o\T A.~M'S L E NGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A S TR!OET 1 ~ L-''1::0 OR TI-'E MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJC:CT I S COVERE;J 9Y THE HE.'-0 O F THE MATCH. NO'fi I F YOU HAD 2E:E'l .;aLE T O PERFORM THIS EXPC:RIME'l-.\T THE T IME OF THE SIGHTIN G , ESTIMATE WHAT FR-\CTION OF T H E PHE~l::lMEIION WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERE::l SY THE MATCH H E AD. PA'>C:: 6 OF 9 P .loGC:5 CAMERA VIEW E n B I NOCULARS WINOS~tlt:LO TELE!;COPI: :;IDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE f.). ;JfJ YOU USE READING Gl A S 19 WHAT WAS YOUR I~AP"lES.SION OF THE SPCEO OF THE PHCNO'IENOI'<' Gl 'JE C.STIMA rE OF SPEED 'I r ?HENOM ENON? GIVE ES riMATC OF OIST/ 'IC::<" ' ' "' I"'AT WAS YOUR IMPRE!'SION OF THE OIETANC.E 0~ THF. 20 1~1 ORO":R THAT H'f.. MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAq A <>ICTURE A COI'~ION 03JEC T OR OBJECTS WHICI-', WHEN PLACED WOl L:J DEAR S0'-4E =I ES!:::MBLANCE Tl) WHAT YOU SA'H. C:JMMO~I OSJ:::CT AND WHAT YOU SA'H. AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU s:..w, OESCni8E IN YOIJR OWN WORD!:. IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WH:ORE YOU NOTED THE PriENOMfNON. DESCRIBE SIMILAR! riES AND DIFFERENCES i'l<'TWE:SN 1 HE 21. uiD YOU NOTICE ANY O::>OR, NOISE. OR HEAT !;:M.),NATI'IG FROM THE PHE'IOMENON ANI\IALS OR MAC>liNERY IN TH:;: VICI'IIT"" 0 YES ~0. IF ~YES. DESCRIB~- DE!:,:RI!?E. DISTURB THE GPOU'ID OR L:AVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSE:LF. 0 YES (SJ NO. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES l.OCJ' riO" ' YOU AT THE TIM E YOU C.AW THE PHEN OMENON' {I Y E S QNo. IF "YE!;." 010 THF.Y SEE' 17 TOO' LAST NAMe, I~DICAT!. A GIVE THt FOLLOWIN