PROJECT 10073 RECORD CIVIL:;.:~ 4. NlJMo::::: OF OBJECTS 5. LEI'GT:, OF OBSERVATION 2. LOCATION KETTeRING, OEIO 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION 11. S;(l c F SUMMARY A ND ANALYSIS The observer reported to the Duty Officer that he had ~----------------------~ si~hted a bright light with fuzzy edges. 6. TYPE 0!= OBSERVATION G~OtJSD-VISUAL CC>:r.Em'S : The observer "''as requested to complete a Form 117 !,.._ -; o.r-:. has not returned it as of 5 Sep 68. The sighting could oe of a sate lli tc or an aircraft. ( Note: 'I'here was an aircraft with a battlefield illum. lighting system in r---------------~------~the Dayton area in latter July). Because the observer did 9. ?riYSl C.:..L EVIDENCE ~ot ~eturn his Form 117 the sighting is being evaluated as Insufficient Data. D EPARTMENT OF THE AIR F ORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION { AFSC l WRIGHT -PATTE R SON AIR F O R C E BASE. OHIO 4!5433 K tering, Ohio 45429 F~:erence your rece:tt unidentified flying object sighting which yc reported to the Air Force. The information which we have r-=::~ived is not s ufficient for a scientifi c investigation. Request ,Y:)\.. complete the a t t a c hed AF Form 117 and return it in the self- a~iressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to t he Air Force. lff:CTOR ~UINTANIIJ.AJ Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ~Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division P=oduction Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope AFH H0-17(CL) S I GtiT l tiG Of UN I DENT I F I EO PHEHO~EtiA QUEST I OM;1A IRE DUOGF.T 1/IJRI-:AU AI'I'ROVAI. '!'Ill~ (llll:sn. '\ >:\!RF HAS llEEI': Pl~liPAl~ED SO TIIAT YOU C'AN GIVE Till. U . S All? FORCJ: AS MlJCII I:'I:FCH<~.IATJON AS POS5iUI r.-r"O:"C~R:'IIING Til E Ui\I!)ENTIFIED Pli!.NO~IENON TIIAT YOU !lAVE OI!SEI~VF.D PLEAS!. TI<Y TO ANSWER .\:..L-'" Tl!E QUESTIONS. TilE 1NFOI~.-.1ATION YOlJ (;JVI': WILL liE USED FOR I<I~SEARCII PURPOSI.S YOllR :\ \:: \\!:.. L :'-lOT 13 USED IN CO:-INF.CTIO'I \~I I'll A!'<Y OF YOUR STATEI\IE:'IITS 01~ CONCLUSIONS WlTIIOUT YOU!.-: PI ' \:! :C:-; !~ETUI~N TO AIR FOIWE liASE I~VESTJf;ATOR FOR FORWAIWII'G TO FTD (TDETI~). WI~J(;IIT . (IF II DIJI TIONA I. Sll gf~TS 11/U~ N I' E VIW FOU Nil HH II 'f'l V 1: OH SK J;TCJ fl~.<, ATT.l. Fi :;: :-: T O Till S FOR\/ 01~ ANf\.'OTATE 11/TH l'OUU NIIMI: fo'()f,' IDEN'f'IFICA'l'ION. J ":>~ SE'E THC: P H E NOMF 'olON ' 2 . \IH t..-;-T .-..-0 YOU FIRST SIGHT T.-1!:: ?-lEN O M ENONI :1 WHAT Tl''"" 010 You LAST SIGHT THE: ?riEN O McNON' / O 7 t. ii'.'L :: ~ .: [>}._D:..YLIGHT SAVINGS l -~STANDARD s wHE"<"-1o :;: YOU WH E N YOU SAW T~ "'rlE,.,OM ENClN' IF IN CITY GIVE: THE N EAREST STREET ADDRESS A~IO INDICATr: O N A 1-'-H,O --~liN MAP YIHERF.: YOU WERE S'A'<DING WITH RLFE'ReNC.F TO THE ADORES$. I F Ill THE COUNiRY, I D ENTIFY T H F C. It.,, ? U WCRE ON "lR NEAR AN:J -qy TO FIX A DISTANCE AND OIRFCTION FROM $0\ol' P.ECOGNI7ABLE LANDMAPK G 1\o\A~I,:: "...oU A.R!':': AT THE POINT S;..::'N\1 l i-l THE SKCTCH, PLACE AN 'A' O N THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW 110'1/ HIC,H THl" '=rl:::,-:,,.::,'1 y,.;s AOOVE T H E HO"' !':)" 0"< SKYLINE. 'HHEII FIRS r SEEN. PLACE A G' ON THE SAM E CURVEO LII~E TO S:-:).\ -,:. -'3H 1-BOVE THE HOPi<:::-.. -r!E PHEN O MENON WA S 'NHEN LAST SEEN. 6t . NOW IMAGINE YOU ARI: AT THE CENTEn QC' TI!F.: CO'-IPAS'i 1-!0';E. f'l.ACE AN "A" ON THE COMPASS TO ltiDICI\TE THE DI~<:Cl'ION TO TkE PHENOME~ION WHEN FIRS1' SEEN. PLACI:': A "U' O N THE COMPASS TO I~IOICATE THF DIRECTION TO THE PHENOio'ENO N VIHEtl LAST SEEN. , Th.O. -,:;-.::H E\CLOW, PLACE AN "A" /'."i THF POSI riON O F TI-lE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AIID A e A T THE POSITION OF T ilE PHENOMEtiON WHEN I.I>ST SEI:::N. CONNECT THE ~A AND e WITH A LINF TO APPRO'.IMATE THE t.'')V::.M-"tlj' OF THE PI-IENOMENON BETWEEN A" ANO " 0 " . THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHCW WHTHEP. THE M O V E MENT .C."'?E ... REO iZ dE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REI' ER T O SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXA PLE OF HOW TO COMPLCTE TriE LA-(GEq S;<ETCH. PAGE 2 OF!) PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (f:f.,c-k "l'l""l"i"t bl.,rlc,.) )<_ OUTDOOR S IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY IN so~-N EAR AIRFIELD IN AIRi->~.-.E [j A S PILOT 0 A S PASSENGER FLYING O V F.R OPEN COUNTRY IF YOU WERE IN A V EHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: H O W F AST WE R E YOU M OVING? .,.,.., -1.:: =.ECTION WERE YOU t-.'O\"IN G SC'L!-. WE3 T DID Y O U S TOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE UTHW!::ST 0 YES l:l N O E X?LA!N '"'-?:THER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECT S Y OUR SKET C HES IN ITE M S SAND 6 . OESCRIB:::-'"'E OF VEHICLE YOU WER E I N AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN O R B ODY OF WATER Y O U TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGH-"..:;. STATE WHETHER WINOO N S O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN . - 01< MUCH o-HER TRAFFIC WAS 1'HERE? 1 0 10 YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES j J NO. IF "YES," DESCRIBE WHE N THE Y WERE IN S I GHT RELATIVE TO THE T I M E I Q<" SIGHTING THE PHENOMENO N AND ..,.,E=<E THEY WERE IN T H E SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHE NOMEN ON. 9. H.;:) .'I L ONG WAS THE PHENOME N O N IN SIGHT? LENGT ~ CF I v:: j_ . _.L CERTAI N 0 F TIM E NOT V ERY SURE ._ ..,._,.... FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS hCH ,,...AS - rv:: ::ETERMINEO' ?i::AF> .-;;;s 0'1 ::>qEVIOUS SKETCi1ES 'I .. O'JS~Y' R'! YES 0 NO. I F "NO,' INDICATE WHETHER THI S I S DUE TO YOUR "'-i;;NO"'ENON,c'ANO DESCRIBE SU C H MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISA<> . PAGE 3 OF 9 P AGES IF THERE WERE MORE T HAN ONE P HENOM E N O N . H O W M A N Y WERE THE R E ' DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THE Y WERt::: 010 THIS ARRANGEM E N T CIIA NGE DURIN G T~IE SIGHTING? 11. CONDITION S (Check appropriate blocks . ) 8. WEA'rHE R CU~ULUS CLOU OS (/.ow fluffy) FOG OR M IST CIRRUS CLOUDS (High fleecy or fl crring HE/\VY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR D R I ZZLE N I MSUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SN O W OR SLEET CO"'P!... ::-C:LY OVERCAST (Thunderstorm.s) HAZE OR SMOG N O N E OF T H E ABOVE THE SIC'-'TIN G WAS AT TW!LIGH T 0"' NIGHT. WHA T DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON ? RIGHT MOONLIGHT N O MOONLIGHT A FEW MO O N WITH HALO MOON H IDDEN BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (New or quarter) UNKNQ' v'l I<' S IG-<TI'iG WA S I N YLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? ONo. IF ye:s, WHERE WAS THE SU N A S YOU F ACED THE PHE"lC'-! E N O N ? IN FRONT OF YOU T O YOUR RIG H T OVERHEAD (Near rwon) IN SAC!': OF YOU TO YOUR L E F T SP::OCIFY ":'HE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUM INATION PRESEN T DURIN G THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS T H E SUN, H E ADLIGHTS OR STREeT LA"!?, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLU M I NATION , SPECI F Y D ISTANCE T O LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIV:O A ~=>1-::F OE:SCRIPTI 0 :-1 O F T H E PriENOMEN O N , INDIC ATING WHE THER IT APPEARED DARK O R LIGHT, WHETHER I T PE:FL<:CTE:~ LIGH T OR WA S SELF-LU"'I N OUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. SCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHE:THER IT \V.I.'S SO:..I D 0?. TRA.N!>PARENT, WH~THER EDGES WE R E SHARP' OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR I NDICATE I F I T AP?i;:A,.E.:J AS A POIN T OF L I G HT. INDICATE COMP A RISON S WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OT' ... :OR C'? ':T IN YOUR FIELD OF VIE. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES DID THE PHENOMENON YES N O U H K IIOYrN A STRAIGHT LINE? l\ STANO STILL AT A.NYTIME> SUODE""L" S=>!::EO UP AND RUN AWAY BREAl( v"' .,. "Ai'lTS AND EXPLODE I DIS AF',.. O.A .\NO R EAPPEAR? FLUT-E"' ?rl WOBBLE? 14 0 Wh -::"'EW YOUR ATTEN"r10 N TO o riC: PHENOMENON? HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR> FRON T OF SO THING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE. OR BUILDING A T ANY TIME? PAGE 5 OF 9 PACES AFR RO-t7(C1) 17 . DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHEN O M E N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ' INCLUDE INFORMATIO N O N M O D E L , TYPE, FILTER. LEN S PRESCRIPTIO N O R OTHER APPLICAOL E D A T A . E Y EGLASSES C A MERA VIE WE R SUN G Lt.SS5 \oil E:i.. 0 SlOE: ,I''I..JOW OF V EHICLE THEODOLITE WEAR G L ASSES DO YOU USE REA D I N G GLASSES' n YES [l N O WriAT "'"$ Y':l~ R I MPRESSION OF THE SPEED O F 19 . WHA T WA S YOUR IMP RESSION OF THE DISTAr~CE O F THF.) PnE.r-JC -=~<t')N' G IVE E STIMATE OF SPE E D P H E N O M E NON? GIVE ESTIMAT E OF DIST A NCE "2--0 ~W./ ,1.4 l"l o:.;:-::-"1 -r~AT WE MAY OBT AIN A S CLEA R A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCR I B E IN YOU R O WN WO RO:; A ::C'.,.MC\. 09JECT O R OBJECT S WHICH, WH E N PLACED I N THE SKY, SI MILA R T O WHE R E YOU NO fEO THE PHEN O M E N O N , WO~L:l ::::-HI SOME RESE MBLANCE TO WHAT YOU S AW. ESCRIBE SIMIL ARITIES AND DIFF ERENCES BETWEEN T H E C OMMCl>l :::l3JECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. Zl. 0 1:> YOIJ ..,::lTICE ANY ODOR, N OISE, OR H E A T E MANA TIN,G FROM THE PHENO M ENON O R ANY E F F EC T ON YOURSELF, ANlV;..:,.~ :R MAC HINERY IN THE VICI'IITY? 0 YES ~0. I F "YES, " DESCRIBE. D l ::> T - ~-:: : - .. , ') ~ CISTUR6 TnE ~R::l\!ND O R L EAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. QYES (g)_N O . P AG 7 OF 9 PA GES ~2. HAVE YOU EVER 5EEN THIS on A SI MILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE' U YES I F ye:s.~ GIVE DATE AND 23. WAS ANYONE II TM YOU AT T H E TIME YOU SAW T H E PIIEN O M E N O N > [j YES 0 NO. I F -Yt.s. DID T H E Y SEE I r TOO> Q YES Q '..J A . L IST oHEI~ "'.'-I~S A"D ADDRESSES GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMA'rtON A BOUT YOURSELF LAST NAh'E. ;-r>:T NAME . MIDDLE X MALE FEMALE UHMATION INCLUO!'IC 0 UPATIO N AND ANY EXPERI E NCE WHICH MAY BE PERTIN E N T . ~ WHEN A"'O TC ,..,_;. ... :) j YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENO M E N O N > M O NTH DAY ~6. DATE Yv..J :v"'"'-0:-~::l THIS QUESTIONNAinE. PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES