I P r.CJcC , 1007:> KECOR~ 10 . CONCLUSION DA'I'A .:-'OR EVALUA'!'ION 5. LEt--v7'-OF OBSERVATION 1 1. SRI;:F SUMMARY A ND ANALYSIS I , :-. .:..:..:.t.e~ ':'he o"cserver repor~ed to the Duty O.:'fice r t.hat she had . ;..-7YPE c;: OBSERVATION s iJ!.t.cd a bri cht white blue light tha t traveled from t!'le ~i:):-t.'!'". :.o the SSE. The liLht was seen for 1~-rnin but the observer did not hear any noise. ! co:,:,:.:sX?3: The observer was rcques ted to cor.ipl e t e and return Is. Pr-iOT05 j::;oservct ion could be of o. satellite o r a n aircraft, but since ! ::-.e :~rm. 117 has not been returned it i s b e ing e valuated us ; r:J Yu l~SU1.J.iC1.ent dat u 19. ?HYS.C..:.~ EVIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION C AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTERSON A I R FORCE BASE. OHI O 4~433 tJ7: :::>servation ' 29 July 1968 Re~erence your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yc_ reported to the Air Force. The information which we have r~:eived is not sufficient for a scientific investiga tion. Request yo'..t.. complete the atta::hed AF Fo r m 117 and return it in the self- ac~ressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to t he Air Force. liE~TOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF , c hief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division P~oduction Directorate AF For m 117 w/envelope AFR R0-17(Cl) OUDGr:T /JUR F. AU AJ>PROV AT. NUit/IF R '11 -RH8 SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMENA QUESTIOHHAIRE TillS Q\IESTI0:'\'11,-\ml: HAS BEE N l'l~EPARED SO TIIJ\T YOU CAN \.JVE Till': U.S All~ FORCE AS MUCJI INFOl<MATIO~ AS PO!>SIULE CO'ICF.ImiNC TilE U:VlDF.i'ITIFIED PlJENOt.!I:NON T IIAT YOU 111\V OBSERVED. PLEAS E THY TO AN~Wl.l~ /,L\.. 0 F TilE QtJESTfONS. TilE 1:-IFOI<~lATION YOU (ilVE WILL BE U~EI> 101~ l<ESEARCJI Plli~POSES YOUR l'A'l W'LL :-lOT OE USED I:-1 CONNECTI0:-1 WITII ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS 01~ CONCLIISIONS WIT IIOU I' YOU!~ PF:<''"~ :ds. f-IETURN T O AIR FORCE !lASE J"'VESTICiATOI-1 FOl-' FOI~WAIWlNC TO FTO (TIJET"). WI~Hill"l' \ PATTEI~'-1.."~'\, , \::H. C-110 45433, lAW AfR80 -i7. (II-' Af)f)/T/ONAI. SI/Ef:TS AW: NWWI-:D FOR NARUATIV I : OH SKI : T CIIT:S ATT\C:I ,- -'.""Lt TO TillS FONMOI?ANNOTATF 11/Tfl YOUUNAMF: I'OI?Jni~NTIFICATION.) -e_ -~ E P H E NOMEtiO"l ' ')YOU FIRST SIGHT T H::: PH!::NOM E N O N ? -. 3 ',!.hAT "'= :.t::> YOU LAST SIGHT T ,_,!! "'1-'ENOM ENON' [~ Dt..YLIGHT SAVI NGS [ I STANDARD Ll CENTRAL []MOUNTAIN l ] P A C t F t C [I OTHER 5 Yi"'C R '". ~-.;. YOU WHE N YOU SAW TH!:: "'HE N OMENO N ' I F IN CITY , GIVE THE NI:.AREST STRCET ADDRESS AND INDICATl ON A ~AI>:" - c. "'"'l MAP WHERE YOU WE?F STAN DING WITH REFE R E N C E TO THE AODilESS. I F ttl THE t;.QUNTRY. lOENTIFY Till HIGrtNA WLRE ON OR NEAR A .-:::--=>y TO FIX A Dl'\TA~lCE A~lO DIREC'rtON FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK v:.-:;tNE vr.;_ AR!! AT THE POINTS'":'"'-1/'. THE SKETCH. PLACE AN " A ' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW H O W HIGH THE r>ri!O:,OV=-N:.-. WI'S ABOVE THE HO~t;::". 0?. SKYLINE. WHEN F IRST S~:rN. PLACF A !3' ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO 5-'011 HOlY f.':;:~ AOOVE THE HORtz::> 7nE "'HENOM E N O N WAS WHE N LAST SEEN. 6A. N OW I MAGIN E YOU A R!:: AT T H E CENTE'-' O F THE COMPASS R :)'iE. P LACl A N A ON T~IE COt.IPASS TO INUICATE THE DIREC1"10N T O TilE: PHEtlOMEN O N WHEH FIRST SEEN. PLACE" 1\ a ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE T H E DIRECTION TO THE PHEtiOMENO~ .NHE"' LAST SF.EII. 7 IN THE :>KET C H EHoi..OW, PLACE A N "A AT T H E PO:;ITIOtl OF T HF: PHEtlOM E:NON WHEN riRST SEEN. A N D A e AT THE r>:>~I710N OF T-iC PHEtiOM E N O N WriEH LAST SEEN. CONtlEC r THt:: ~A A N D a WITH A LIN E TO APPROXIMATE ThE t.!OVEMENT OF TliE P H E N O M E N O N BEf\IO::C:I I "A~ A'lD "B" . l'IIAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT ~oPtAR!:O TO r;~ ST RAIGHT , CURV E'O OR ZIG-ZAG . REF'E.H TO SMAL L F.R SK E T C H A S A N EXAMP L E OF HO'H TO COMPLETE T"iE L 1\ih-; ER S{ETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 P AGES WHERE WE~E YOU YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? "PI'"JIJrintr BUSINESS SECTION O F CITY IN S UILCliNC IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY I N CA? 0 A S DRIVE R _ 0 A S PASSENGER OPEN COUNTRY S IDE N EAR AIRFIELD 0 A S P ILOT 0 AS PASSENGE R FLYING OVE R CITY FLYING OVER OPE N COUNTRY A. I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: "'H ~-:-:::;l;:tc;;CT I ON WERE YOU ),oQVING> HOW F AST WERE YOU MOVING? DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSE RVING THE ' PHENOMENON? I S::>UTHEAST WJ"'-1-WEST ! SOUTHWEST EXP L..:.IN "oo::THER SUCH MOVEME~I r AFFECTS YOUR SK ETCHES IN ITEMS SAND 6 . DESC~IoE 7YPE OF VEHICLE YOU '1/ERE: I N AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATE R YOU TnAVE R SED DURING I TH!:: S!G'->-: NG. STATE WHETHE R WIN00-'15 oq CONVERTIBLE T O P WERE UP OR D O WN. ! ~ov MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WA S THERE I I D l " Y O U NOT ICE ANY AIRPLANES? QYES 0 NO. IF ~YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT R ELATIVE TO THE TIMF. Or SIGI'i 7 1N G THE PHENOMENON AND "'HERE THEY WERE IN TH!': SKY R ELATIVE T O THE POSITION OF THE PHE N O M E N O N . 9 . f-lOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? LE'lGT .., o;: CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY StJRE FAIRLY C ERTAI N UST A GLIESS v.:.s 7!-iE "'-E'-101-'ENON IN SIGH T co .. - ..... .,OUSLY> [](YES QN O . IF "NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR "'-'E:NOMENON, AND DESCRIB E SUC H MO V E M E N T OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAc:>. "'EA"ANC!':3 0~1 c:>~SVIOUS SKE TCH .::s PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES 10. I F THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOM E NON, H O W MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SH O W HOW THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMEN T CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING' TWILit;:;- ARTLY :::..:>UDY UNKNO,ol'l CONDITIONS (Check appropriate block s.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) CIRRUS CLOUDS (lliRh fl,.ecy or II erring NIMBUS CLOUDS (Roin) BRIGHT MOONLIGHT MOO N WITH HALO MOO N HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (New or qunrte r) FOG OR MIST HEAVY RAI N GHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE X. NO MOONLIGHT Cl. I F SIG;JTING liAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE7 0 YES 0 NO. IF -vEs.-WHE R E WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED THC: =>HENO>.!ENON ? IN rRON T OF YOU T O YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ncwnoo~ ! N BACK ?F YOU T O YOUR LEFT ::. SPt::CIFY T.-1~ MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LA,..P, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIV<O: A 3"<':<: O<::SCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT REFL~CTE:l ;_I CHT OR WAS SELF-LU>.IINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT WAS so:..;:: 0~ T RANSPARENT, WHC:THER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT AP;:>:::A~O::O AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICAIE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OT.,E'< 0'3JECT I N YOUR FIELD OF V I E W. P AGE 4 OF 9 P AGES PHS N O M E N O N YES N O UNKNOWN MOVE I N ' A S'ri~AICHTLINE' STAND STILL A T ANYTIM E > SUDDENLY SPEEC U P AND RUN BREA K U P IN"'~;:;-:; ;t.ND EXPLODE' CHANG!:: COLO~ GIVE CFr S""vK"':I ""'= qc;:APPEAR' 1/,. 'HHAT c~;:,t; YOUR ATTENTIO~I TO Tl-1:: Pr1ENOMENON HOW D I D I T F'l~IALLY DISAPPEA R ! 0~1) Tr~ ==-~ ... ::0'-'i ON MOVE aa:-:.,.:; C~ P~ FRONT OF SOMETHII-IG, LIKE A C LOUD, TREE, OR BUILDI N G A T ANY TIME? t :-yEs, OESC~:a:. PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING' I NCLUDE INFORMATION O N MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LEN S PRt:.SCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER SUNGLA::SE~ BINOCULARS WINOS..<'EL.:' TEl.ESCOPE SID:': W'J::,-<-OF VEHI CLE THEODOLITE WINDOI""'~"'"' OTHER ' A . D O YOU 0'-~ ' I A RILY WEAR GLASSES LJ YES Ll N O B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES> [J YES 18 'lr H.:.T .... ~S ~uR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE PrE!'.:)Y,: y ..... GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED . 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE D I STANCE OF THE/ PHENOM E NON1 GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE -:J-.0 .f' "!:.. 20. IN OR:>"! --~T WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRII::IE IN YOUR OWN WORD:; A COM\10' :>EJECT OR OBJECT S WHICH. WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SI M I LAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOM E IION, WOULD E-:'-"l S0!-1E RES EMBLANC E TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SI MILARITIES AND DIFFERE NCES BETWEE N THE CO!>H-ION ::2:ECT AND WHAT YOU SAW . 21. :>I:J 'OJ 1-.C"-ICE ANY ODOR, llOISE, CR HEAT EMANAT!'j,G FROM THE PHENOMEtiON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, A>.;'V<.LS C:"' '-I:O.CHI NERY I N THZ VICINITY> 0 YES ~NO. IF "YES,~ DESCRIBE. A. DID THE?'"'::-~:=::.:"' :)ISTUP.3 TH:: jl'i;JlJNO OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICA L EVIDENCE. 0 YES ~NO. PAGE 7 O F 9 PAGES 22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS O R A SIMILAR PHENOM E N O N BEFORE> [jYES Y.SiNO. IF "YES,~ GIVE DATE AND 2J. WAS ANYONE ... ITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOM ENON? Ll YES 0 NO. I F "YES, 010 THEY SEE I T TOOl 0 YES [J lo.C' 2 4 . G IVE THE FOLLOWING I N FORMATI O N ABOUT YOURSELF LAST NAME, EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. 25 WHEN AND TOY'-:: ... YOU R<:'PORT TnAT YOU Hf,D SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? DAY M O NTH 46. 'J Cv""'L:: - s:::: THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. DAY MON"fH P/\CE 8 OF 9 PAGES