Tne observe r stated that "P.t first there was a srr.all S?Ot in tl1e sl~y and it g r e w slowly in size. It held its fall siz e for a fe~ seconds, befor e startin~ to s : o\.,rly disappear. As it ere,-snaller the secor.d one s"Carted to ap?e~.!r the same wa y . " The second one then c:s~ppeared l ike the first one ::c:-:3::\"''S : The local investigator felt that the c:servation was of 'the moon fading in ana out of the ~:ouds. Tne moon was on the horizon at an azimuth of -:.3c deg at the ti:<:e. Dr. Hynek a g reed with our e;a:uo.tion of prob. ~oon through clouds . a7. INFOAMATI OM 'I'IHICH YOU F!::EL IS PERTINENT 9 T . ALTf::RH~T!V~LY PROVIDE A NARR,)."'"IV!! EXPLA~A;I ; :J;~O!!TS~GDH!:TQUATELY COVERED IN THIS Q U ESTIONNAIRE PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGES TD? T (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR F ORCE BASE. OHIO 45433 U?O O.::~se rvation Re:orence your recent ~nidentified flying object sighting which yo~ reported to the Ai~ Force. The information which we have re:eived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request yo-complete the atta(:~ed AF Form 117 and return it in the self- actressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observati on to tne Air Force. EE~TOR :.ctUINTAN ILLA, S r) L t Colonel, USAF C ef, Aerial Pheno2e O~fice AF Form 117 w/envelope Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directo=a~e 'JypAlt.a Vista, V'irginla UHCU\S5UJED DEPARTMEHT Of THE AIR FORCE STl\fF MESUQE BRAHCH. l)fCOMIHQ ?AES$.\Ql INFO: XOP-2, XOX- 2, SAFOS-3, DIA- 1 (13) ADV CY JCS/DIA S13 C:.:C9PTTlJZYlJ.J RLEDARD2183 2 132025-UUUIJ--RLEFHQA ZNR UU JUU P 312CGOZ ,JlL 68 Frl 6 49TH RADAR SQ BEDFORD A FS VA 10 RUi~fi/ADC Em' AFB CCLO F11..EDA?.ft/33RD AI R DIV FT LEE AFS VA f11..EPITl2YU..J RlEDARD2183 2132025-UUULr -RlEDFIF RlEFHQA RLW~lFVA. ZNR UL"..!UU P 3 12COOZ , JlL 68 FM 6 497 H RADAR SQ BEDFCPD AF'S VA m RUH~FVA/ ADC ENT AFB COLO RU:DA?.~/33RD AI R DI V FT L~ AFS VA RI..EDFI?/F'TD \JRIGHr PPTI~?:S:N AFB OHIO L?O REroRT. FTD ~JPAFB FOR TDETRt CSAF FOR PFROC, C8~::--=-o?. SAF-01, 1/lF FOR lAF-OIN, 3-.)ffi ADI V FOR 330IN. ThE FDI.l...D'!~!G J?OnMATION CONCERNING A UFO SIGHriNG I S StBNITTED IA\v PARA 11, f.. r? BG-1 7 I N THE FORftlAT PREsr:RIBEDo AFHQ JAN .. 0.309C UNCI.A1Slf1ED UNCU\SSifJED DPARTMEHT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSASE BRANCH INCOMJHQ MESS.lGE r.. DEScrr IPT ION OF THE OBJECT: ( D Qt.ARTER MOON SHAPED (?) POSSIBLY SN~LLER T~AN T~ MOQ\J r3) tIHITE-YELLOVJ (5) T\JO OBJECTS SIDE BY SIDE C 7) NCl'lE R\GC: 2 RLEDARD?l 83 lliQAS (f)NI'l'JE P. DE:S:::?I?f ION OF COUR~ OF OBJECTS: ( 1) '!OTICED BY THE PROPRIETOR OF A RE5rAURANT. OB~FNER our OF CI_IRIJL~i:'Y I'C:NT OUfSIDE OF P.::Sf AURANT TO WITNESS EVEt-IT. C2~ :: TJ- \1JESTERN S<Y ? ?PROXnlATELY 20-30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. U . : :::-:--:~JECTS t1.'EP~ Pkt.TTY M~P SftTIONARY. THE OBJECT ON THE LEFT t'P.~iC .s:J:: tlOVED COL~iTERCl.OCKWISE ONE QlPRTER TlRN WHILE n -E ONE C5) I~;_0 IP.LLY O'JL Y ONE CBJECT W~S fEEN, AND THEN \VJ-EN IT BEGAN UNClASSJJ1ED UNCLASSIFJED DP.\RT~DtT OF THE AUt FORCE SUff MEWQ BRAMCH mCOMIMQ ~ESSASE m FP.~E THE ~COND OBJECT APFEARED AND INCREASED IN LIGHT INTENSITY. PS T}-IE S::COND OBJECT INCRE.'lSED IN INTENSITY TI-rE FIRST OBJECT D I5- ~PPEPtr.=.:; CO~lPLETEL Y. THEN -~E SECOND ONE RE~!A INED AT FLU. INTENSITY FOR APPR!Jr:IMATEL Y 30 SECm:DS AND THEN IT FADED our CCXolFLETEL Y. <6) FIRST OBJECf; 1 ~liNlJTES SECO'JD OBJECT: 2 N I NVIT S TOTAL TIME BOTH 03J:::crs VISIBLE: 2 NINUIES AND 30 SECONDS (I'HE LOSS OF 30 SECX)NDS IS DLE TO THE Tn!E THAT BOTH OBJECTS \\'ERE VISI~LE smu_ TANEOUS.. Y). C. ~! :t-.;E?? OF OBSERVATION: E. LOCATiC~! :ii=' OBSERVER: 4 tHLES NORTH OF PL TA VISTA, VI F.G INIA, ON F. I DE.\J'f IrV _N'F'ORtv'.ATION ON OBffiRVER: AFH Q JAN 05 0-309C 0 ) CIVIL LAN; AGE: 24; UNru\SSJFJD DEPARTMOO OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BUMCH INCOMIHQ MESSAGE eTH GP.P:E:; SPOKE INTELL IG!BL Y AND HIS CGNMENTS' ON UFO vJERE VERIFirn Pr' A S:::CND ~1ITNESS < S::E SECTION }0 o I SEE NO REASJN TO OOI..BT THE FfLIAED. .. ITY OF HIS REPORT. G. t.T,1'\ Ti-ER P. ND \I INDS -P.LOIT CONDITIONS PT T I~lE PND A.. ACE OF (1) OBSERVER ACCOLNT OF \IX: CLEAR <2) REPORT OF \JX FROtl US \t!X BUREAU: Ff!GE 4 RUEDARD2183 l.NQAS < t) VI SIBILITY: l.N..TI~ITED UNCl.\S$1fJED UNCLA5S1F11]) DEPA1'TMDIT OF THE A1R fORCE STAff ME~GE BRAMCH IMCOMIMG MSSU'E (5) ~OUD COVER: 2./8 CIRRUS c6) 7HLNDERSfORN: NONE c 7 ) ':E:RTICPL TEtlP GRI!DIENT: REfER TO PARA GC2) ' A \IIE/ITHER BOLLOON \JAS LAlNC)-IED BY T~IE I.VEATJ-IR ~RVICE I N HLNT- INGTCN, ''ESf VIRGINIA, 165 .~AIJfiC'AL NILES ~JN\ol Of THE PLPCE Of S.GI-ITD!G. IT I'AS LALNCHED AT 1915 EASTERt-! DAYLIGHT ~VINGS TINE 1\1"'!9 REt:p.If\J'ED PLOIT UNTTI... 'CJ47 EASfERN DAYLI GHT SAVINGS Tll'JE. IT Ri-:ACFED t~NALTITlDE OF 94,000 FEET. fl.ZI!'lUfH Of BALLOON AT P.IG!-EST ;.LTITLDE APPROXIr'~TEl. Y 260 DEGREES AND AT A DISfANCE OF .:5 ~ IL.:S FRot1 LP LNCHING R:: :NT. J<. cce ;:s 0::-INVEST IGF-7 J::N CrFICER: 2LT RICPPFD H. RELPER, GROOO ELE:-:?':~:::s : ??ICER, 6L;~::-: ?;.J:!R SQ, BEDFORD ~FS, VA.,: PREP illDE 703 TIHS D:i::.-:' C I N TH~ r?Ot: TPE REroRTED TWE OF SIGJ1TING ~CO LOCPL t.: lD T t'E T :~ :t-I Bt~LLOCX\l S JOURNEY TERMINt~TED <APPROXIt1ATELY 2100 LOCI!L o:s::r_,;:-s THE EXPLM~ttTICN Of THE SLN J;EFLECTING OFF OF Tt Pf..LLCC~l, LN..ESS OF COURSE T I ES REroRTED \JERE INACCURATE. AFHQ .IAH n 0-309C UNCLASSifiED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGE BRAMCH IMCOMIN8 MESSAQE LYNC:-G:..Rn CONTRQ TO.JER C 15 NILES NORTH Of SIGHTING)' RECEIVED ONE (}.LL ;T ~PPROXI~lATEL Y Tl- !:Art TI~JE AS REPORTED BY T~ OBSERVER. TiiEY P.SPORTED ~EING NO OBJECT. ROPNOKE ~JUNICIPAL AIRPORT C50 r':ILES VESf Of SIGHTING> IJ. AS ALSJ CAllED PND THEY REFORfED RE- CEIVI :G A NUr1BER OF CALLS AT THt\T TINEo THE INVE5riGATED AND ~nTICSD t1 FADING IN AND our OF THE MOON IN T~ ~JESTE~ SKY. TI-Y t~TTRI3UI'E ~lOVING CLOLDS IN FRONT OF THE NOON P.S BEING THE CAUSE FOR T FS I'LARM, rt.l.SING THE FP.DING AND BRIGHTENING P.CTION REFORTED BY OBSERVER. THE UFO INVESTIGATOR \~OLLD TEND TO .BELIEVE THIS FEPORT FRON THE ROP.NOKE CONTROL TO\VER AND ATTRIBUfE THE TWO. CB<JECTS REPORTED BY Tl OBSERVER AS BEING TWO PARTS OF THE ~lOON S F.:rt.ECTICl'l VARYING IN LIGHT INTENSITY. .P)FHQ JAN u 0309C UHCl~SSlfJlD BUDCE:T IW.JEAU AP.I',toV~U. NWiBE!il 21-N:JJ~ SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEN~E~A QUESTIO AIRE THIS QUEST!O:\N:\Ir~E liAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCll lNFORMATlO:"i AS POSSiBLE ~""ONC'ERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENO:'.iE.NON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER A..LL Of.' THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU G IVE WILL BE U SED FO~ RESEARCH PURPOSES YOUR N .~.'-t::= n:...y NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR r'C:~\l.:".SiON. lH:TLJRN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FOKWAKD1NG TO 1-' fD ('fl.JETR), W'RIC.HT- p ATTER.SC''I AFS, OH I 0 45433, I f\ W AFR 80-17. (IF ADJJITIONA L SHEF.TS ARE NEEDED FOR NAi?RI\ T / VF. OR SKET C H ES TT: lC:{ ::::URF.L Y TO TliiS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR /DENT( FICA TION.) I. W"'E'---"::lU SEE THE PHENOMENON ? 2. Wrl .1.7 -ME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT Tr!E PHENOMENON 1 . M O N T H - ;J?i tz~ Y E A R MINUTES L A ."i. 4 . TIME !.)-.E ~LIGHT SAVINGS QsTANDARD 0 EAs-;:;m [I CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN 0 PACIFIC Cl OTHER 5 WHEPE ,..:!'lE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE P H E N O M ENON' IF IN CITY, GIVE THE N EAREST STRECT ADL>RCSS AND INDICATE O N A HAN~ ~"lA'.VN MAP WHE"lE YOU WERE S1'ANDING WITH REFErtENCE TO THE ADDHESS. I F IN THE COUNTR Y , IDENTIFY THEJ HIGHW,O:.Y YOU WERE ON 0R NEAR AND TRY TO FIX J, D ISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. ' vv c .te 6" 1/}f /P ...d?a ;F /r' ttJ EsT 5 1"'.;;:; ' E "~U ARE AT THE POINT S'-OWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW ~lOW HIGH THE P"::::'-O'-'~'-ON WAS ABOVE THE HO"<I!ON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A 3' ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO s .... .:>'H H.j'.Y "iiCH ABOVE THE HORIZ::l N THi:: PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . Alt'n S0-17{Cl) ClfH!:C710:-4 '1"0 1"".!: ''M~'!OM'i!'iO~ \IHt!~ P'l?t~'l' G"'--e: fii...J'~:I. iA ~:""OM 'r~ CO,o~.~.t,;;lro INOIC/t.TF. THE Olfi~CTION T O Till! PHEliOMl!'iO:; '.VtH:~ ~-A~T r-ll'.:!!-1. IN T"lt: $ l(c'l'C'" E>:;:Lo;, PLACE: AN ~A" .\T I~1E PI.),.;ITIO~I Or THE PHE .:>rdEHOH WHC:N r-m3; SF.C:Oi, AND A "Cl" AT THE P0$1TI0"' OF '''H.; :i>HE~IO"ENON WH e N LA.:;T S!::EH. COIHP!CT '(tiE "A ANO a W17H A LI~E TO APPROJ<IM.O,TE THE - ~O'I!:>iZ>;T OF 7~.::: PHEHOM!::NON F.li!T E-"i .. ,_. ;,"o - a . THAT IS, SCHEM.J,TICALLY SHOW WHETHER 'iHC:: MOVEMENT ~ A?P:!AR:::::J 70 ::;-;: STRAIGHI", CURVED Ort zt::;.::,;c;, flEF!::R T.::> S:-1,\LLE~l SKET C H AS AN EXMAPLE OF HOW T O COM?LETE ! P AGE 2 OF 9 P,\G'::S WHERE WERE YOU WH E N YOU SAW T HF.: PHENOMENON? (Check nppr1printe blncks.) OUTDOO~S v' IN BUSIN ESS SECTI O N OF C ITY IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTIO N OF CITY IN C.l"' 0 A S DRIV E R 0 AS P.t.SSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYS IDE 11-1 i'!OA-N EAR AIRFIELD II'< ::. ""''.AN::: 0 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY A. IF YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWIN G : "f-. -:liRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? H O W F AST WERE YOU MOVING? WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE ~Ci'l7HEAST SOUTH E A ST EXPLAI N WH:THE R SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. DESCRI5E 7YPE: OF VEHICLE YOU W:::RE IN AND T YPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU T R AVERSED OUR THE SIGhTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP O R DOWN. HOW MU':H OTHER TRAFFI C WAS THERE 7 DID YOU lo.OnCE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES tkf.:o:IF "YES, DESCRIBE WH E N T HEY WERE H l SIGHT RELA T IVE TOT 0<" SIGHTI>.jG THE PHENOM E N O N AND 'HHERE:.T~IEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITIO N OF THE PHE~IO,..IE HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LE"'CTh cc: T IME CERTAIN OF T I M E ,} NOT VERY SURE ! '<~II WAS T i::: DETERMINED' l.~r.s Tl-1~ ::>..,;::NO'o4ENON IN SIGHT CO>ITI'l'JOUSLY? 0YES QNO. IF No.~ INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE T O Y O ~ lo'OVE'"::: 7 0~ THE eEHAVIOr< OF 7"'E Plo'ENOMENON, AND DESCRIBe SUCH MOVEME N T OR BEHAVIOR. INDIC~TE DIS AFll 00-17(Cl) I 1 1. CO'l ~I :-tOHS (Ch~ck oppro;)fi:lle b/uck~.) 'A. Z"'t ~. IVI!A'rHE.~ ~ C>. y C: l: "! U l US CLOU OS (Low fluffy) F O G O i l MIST I~EP.VY RAIN Ctl>lfLIS CLOUOS (fliKh {l~ecy or IJt!rring ./ HIGHT bone} LICH1' HAIS OR DRIZZLE: 1 . .--.... LES.P. N 'MlUSCLOU:JS(Re>Ln) HAIL ~ PIIRi'LY C_:;;.s')Y CUiwluLO'JilA9U5 CLOUDS S 'NOW OH SLEET f C. tf' THl:! $1GH~I1'1:1 ':'lAS Al' TWILIGHT 0'1 NIC;.T, 1fHJJ.T 0!0 YOU ti0TICC: AC3CUT THE STA~S ANO loiOO :-t> ; I H OHE !l~I~HT MOONLIGH T Nl) I.!OONI.IGHT ~ I 'A :: E W ;t;..--'"'OON WITH HALO UtiKNOWH r MOO>j HtO.:>~N BY CLOUDS ? A'< rIAL ( Nr:tu o r (/IJ.(lrUr) THE PHEN OM::NOH? \YAS n-:e: 0 Yi:S 0 NO. IF ~YES," 'IIHIII'!E ~AS THE SUN AS YOU FACED YOUR RIGHT YOU i'l LEFT HE.i\OLI(;HTS OR CIVE A .il~t?;= c=:sc~tf>TIOH OF THE PI-E.,.O,.~I00/11 , IN::>ICATii"'G "'H!!:THE R I T APP~'-REO OARK OR LIGHT, WHETH~R IT r<e::F'-ECT:0 Ll::-,-;-OR WAS S!tL F..-.LII'Il 'H l .. '..JS \NO \-HAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. O:!SCA!9!:! YOUR IMPRESSION Or ~HETH ER l'i 'lL'AS SOLIO 0'" o"'I.'IS?ARENT, WHETt10::? ~;)~ES WEA~ SHARP OR I"UZZV . OESCRHtE: THE !;rlAPE OR INDICATE IF IT A??c;;.:O.,J!EO AS A "'01N7 O F LIGHT. ltiDtC~r.::: .::oM?ARISOH S WITH OTHER Oa3!!:RVl::O 08J~CTS, LIKZ SIARS, A LIGHT OR O T HZ"l 0:3Jt::CT i!-< YOUR FIELD OF V IEll'. J PAGE 4 or= q PAGES AF.R ~17{Cl) 010 THI! PH ilNOMlUtOH UN:<N O'"J"o tAOVI! IN A :;-:'~AIO,..T LINEl STAHD STI~L J.T ANYT I ME? SUOO:!>oi\..Y <>~!!0 U P AND R U H AWAY ZS~!..t.< v "' P AI'IT S AHO EXPLODE' GIV!:C;t: