P:<OJECI 10073 RECORD 4. :-.:UMSE?. C.f= OBJECTS 5. LENGTH Jr OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OoSERVATION 7 . COu~SE 8 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSICA:_ eVIDENCE 10 . CONCLUSION I!\Si.J'},?ICIE T DATA FOR EVALUATION ll. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS T:r.~ observe r sigr1ted an "oblone; objecc (?) that had a dropping tail a:1d had flashing lights. c m :xct\TS: The observer submitted his report on a AF Form 117 . Since we did not send it to him and SAFOICC apparently <iid not send it to hi::1J we have no idea how he cot it . The report itself i s somewhat confusing. A For:n 117 was sent to the listed witnesses to the sighting bu~ none have returned their forms as of 24 Septe~ber 1968. Because t:r.e submitted report i s confusing a r.d no witness would confi rm the sighting i t i s being carried as Insuffi c ient 27. IIHOR)!IO.";IOI WHICH Y O u F E!::t. IS ?RTI'Ie'NT O~T Wi11CH IS llOT AOCQIJATELY COVERED IN THIS OUE~TIONNAIRE. ALTERNA7' /o.'_Y PROVIDE A NARRATIV::: l:XPL.ONATION 01'" T~IE. SIGHTIHG. "t"'I.V TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVI510 N I AF5C I RIGHT-PATTERSON AIR F O R C E BASE OHIO 4:S433 U:'C .::'Jservatio::1 , New York 13903 '!~:.:.:-nnme hns been E;iven to the Ae rial Phenomena Offi ce (Projec t E~:.!e Book) as beint; a -...i tness t o a n unidentified flying object. I f vou "ere 2 ;.Ji tnes s to a n UFO sighting on ., hR ~uld you please ccii.plete the att ached AF Form r1'f:enWft!turn it i r. ~ne envelope provided . If you v:ere not a vitness to this sightin3 , "oulc you please make a stntement t o this effect on t he ~7.tvehed f orm. The information vlhich you provide \.'ill be used in c~1lu~tin~ this observation. Thunk you for your assistance in this ' 1:::::roR '>.UINTAl'HLU, Jr, Lt Colonel, Chief, Aeric.l Phcnor:lena Office Ae r ospAce Technologies Division Production Directornt e USAF 1 Atch AF Form 117 w/envelope P\EI'L.Y TO D EPARTMENT OF T H E AIR F ORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AF!lC l WRIG H T -PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 4!5433 ~.:-...::--nn r:1e has b een t.~ven to the ./\erial Phe nomena Office (Projec t r.: _e Book) as being a ,:1 tness to nn unidentified flying objec t . I t you "'e r e c .itness t.o a n UFO sighting on c _ l d you please cou.;;'!.et.e the att:!che d .1\F Form 117 and return it i:-t t'ne envelop e proviced. If you -..:e r e not a ,,.itness to this s _.:;hting , "''oulc you please make a stfltement to this effect on the -:. . - :ehed form. The information -..:hich you provide \..'ill be used in ~ .lu'ltint; this observa tion . Thank you for your assistance in thi::; t-:::21'0R qUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF C.:-.: e f , Aerial Phcnc~ena Office ~t~cspnce Technologies Division P uction Director e AF Form 117 w/env elope lJUDIJcT IJI,,,. r:AL AI' I 'IIOV,IL. SIGHTIHG OF UNIDENTIFIED PHE~OME~A QUESTIO~MAIRE TillS QL ! SitO:-;';,\li~E liAS HE:-1 PRPP,\f~Fn SO TIIAT Y')\J CAN GIVE T!IE U.S A I H FOl~Cr.:: .'\S r.VCIII;>;H>P\1!''110:-I AS P()~.;s!~:..: CO:-:CE! ING THE LiNIDEI\'llFILU PJIE. O'.lf.M't'-1 TIIAT YOU IIAVE OB<;.{O:RVED. p;,EM r. TrH TO /\1\!-.\d~ .' !..!. 0r TilE QUESTIO:-IS. TilE 1:-.IPO'{i\IAT!O:\ YOIJ Gl'v E WILL HE u.:;En FOi~ nLSEA.'C'Il l'lll<l'OS!..::S \'OUR :, ,;;. 'l'r:L\-NOT HE USED lN CO'\NECTIO!'. WITil A"'Y OF YOtll~ STATfot,JPNTi'; OH CONCI.ll'-;!l>:-\~ WI l'I'OvT YOl': "~ "":\!:..:,;,!'\ RF:TUR i': TO .:O.lR !-"0HCL': RI\Sl. l"VL.~Tl<i/\TOR F()}-1 FOI~IiAl<DING TO FTD (TlJE1 h:). \~:~!':liT P.'\T-;;;..-.. J~; AFB.OHI045433,1\H MR80-j /.(If' A{)n!TIU,\'A/. Slli~f~TS ARF NJ::EDJW F'OU NAf~RATJVI' 01: SKF~-rt.:n.:!: I,:.,-'.;; 010 YOLI FII'ST SIGHT;,..;:: "'HENO~NNONl / 3. I, --\o1:" 010 YOLI LAST SIGHT T"c PHE~IOMCNON> ( ~ fl'-lf: .. Ji: tV) AYLIGrtrSAVINGS [JSTANDA~O ( J ES-"'RN (-jCENTR4_ [ ] MJUNTAI:i IJr>ACI F I C [}OTHER 5 "HE:P: . OlE Y O U WHEN YOU SAtl 7 :: ?'1<-.NOr.'EN<:lN' I F I' C ITY G IVE:: T11E NCAREST s-<>!'::FT ADDRESS A'H) l~.uiCf l' 01~ A H-'1:' - <>AWN to!AP WHE"lE YOU bC.;~ 5f~'IDING WITH "lcF::'\FNCC TO THI::. ADDRESS. I F I N THE O::OIJIJTRY , tt.>Ct:ltrY THE YOU WERE ON OR Nc;AR ..4':: -py TO FIX/.. O IS'rAN::E AND DmcCTION FROM SOME tli:COCNIZABLE l.INOMA~K . " '"'~'~ ::. ':o<J ARE AT THE POI N T S"i::: VN 1' 1 THE SK!::TC~t. PL;.c::: AN A ON THE CURVED LINC TO SHOW HC>',y H l v H THE :::o~;:.::,o,~ "' ~u\S ABOVE T H E 1-'0~ : )'-1, OR SKYLINE:. WHFN FIRST SEI!N. PLACE A a~ O N THF SAME CURVfO LIIIC TO S~.:;..,. ~<'If-r."l ABOV E THE HORo:::; -"lE ~'~HENOME:NON WI.'.. 'NHEN L AST 5EEII. 6A. NOW IMAGI N E YOU ARE A T THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN " A " ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE THE DIRECTI O N TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A e O N THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHE'IO"'ENON WHEN LAST SEEN . 7. IN THE St<ETCH BELOW, P LACE AN "A A T THE POSITIO N OF THE PHENOME NO N WHEN FIRST SEEtl , AND A e " AT THI::: OSITIO"' OF THE PHENOMENON WHC:N LAST SEEN . CONNECT THE " A " AND e WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEM C:NT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWC:EN "A" AND "e. THAT I S, SCH E MATI CALL Y SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT A PPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVC:D OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LAR::i!?:R SKETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES IN Sli!LDI'C:; IN RESirJEN T IAL SECTION O F CITY ~ lf'-1 60,..T I IEAR AIRFIELD FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY A. I F YOU .,..;;:,"ll:. IN A VEHICLE, COM?l.ETE THE FOLLOWING: 'lrrl '\-:;: .:>;CTION y, ERE YOU vo., ~li.P HOW FAST WE R E YOU MOVING? WEST OlD YOU STOP MIYTIME WHILE OBSERVING T H E NO~T ST SOUTHA3T EXPLAIN Wl-'~':"-lSR SUCH MOVEIAeNT AF"f'ECTS YOUR SKETCHES 1~1 ITE MS 5 AND 6 . toESCRI3S 7""'! OF VEHICLE Y C U W.ORE IN ~:~0 TYPE 01" rtOAO, TERRAIN OR UODY O F WATER YOU TRAVERS !;;O DURING 1 THE SIGWilt-.v. !iT ATE WHETHER W!NOO',IIS 0?. CONV ERTIBLE 1 O P WERE UP OR DOWN. ! "'OW f,I!)CH OTriER TRAf-'FIC WAS THER1 I -::1-,-n--v-C_l_l_IJ_O_T_I_C_E_A_N_Y_A_I_R._P_L_II_N_E_S_>_. --:(-:=-j-Y-':.-.S--:!=-j-N-0-.-~-F-.-Y-ES.-DESCRIBf: WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME :i ~ o' ""' T><, -,E P H E "oME NON >NO w" "" ,_ "v WERE ' THE ,. v nELA nv E r o THE ooso noN o' THE PHENOMENON. I 9 . HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? ~ ._.,....._,.l-/1-.V FAIRLY C l:.RTAIN JUST A GUESS -~i W\S 71-'~ ?.-::;:.::-"i::'I::IN IN SIGHT CON-'-='JSLY> YES QNO. I F No,ft INOICA'rE WHETHE R THIS I S DUE TO YOUrt t-10111-<t:;'l-0" :-. S:::HAVIOF! OF Tl-~ o,..::,~I0,-4'::NON, AND O '!:SCRI<;t;:: SUCH MOVEM E N T OR BEHAVIOR. I~IOICATE DISIIP- PAGE 3 OF 9 PAG:::S ARRANGED. OlD THIS A R R A NGEM E N T C HANGE DURI N G T H E SIGHTING? CON D I T I O N S (Cil<'rk rJpproprwte blocks.) n. W E A T H E R So< y DAV C UMliLliS CLOU DS (LotoJ fluffy) FOG OR MIST HEAV Y RAIN CIHRUS CLOUDS (Hi~:h fleecy o r Herring- LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZL E SNOW OR SLEET ,_ONE O F THE A OOV.i-: r C . p: THE Slt;;.-<TING WAS A T T Wl L I GHT 0?. NIGhT, WH A T D I D YOU N OTICE f,BOUT THE STARS AND MOON > I), L'..'LJ v'V~J f I NONE ..j J BIH C HT MOONLIG H T J tiO MOON"_L_tG_H_T l I F SIGHTio~G WAS IN D A YLIG HT, WAS rH::: SUH V I SIBLE' THE PHEN C M E N O N ? 0 YES 0 N O . I F PYES. WHEPe: WAS THE SUN A S Y O U FACED I N FP.O N 7 O F YOU T O YOUR R I G H T O V E R HEAD (Neo~r noon) IN B A Ct< OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN E. S?2:C!F Y 7-~ MAJOR SOUR C E O F ILLU MiriATION PRESENT DURI~IG T H E S IGHTING , SUCH A S THE SUN, HEADLI G HTS OR STRC:E T LA"!?, ETC. FOR T ERRESTRIA L ILLU MINATION. SPECl F Y OIS 'rANCE TO LIG H T SOURCE. ~IV!;, S" ~;;:-DESCRIPTION O F THE PHENOMENON , INDICATitl G WHE T H E R IT A P P E ARED D ARX O R LIG"'HT, WHETH E R I T P.'::F _:;: :-;-<::: LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMI'IOUS AND WHAT COLO R S YOU N O TICED. DESCRta::;; YOUR IMPRESSION O F WHE TI-iER l i ,,.>,;; :;c:...::: O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER C::DGES WE R E SHARP OR FUZZY . D ESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR I NDICATE I F I T APP!ARC':J AS A POINT O F LIGHT. IN'JIC,\T~ COMP;\RISDN S WITH OTHER OBSE R VED OBJECT S, LIKE STA R S , A L I GHT O R . -.<Ll.i'V'Vvp - PAG E 4 O F 9 PAGES ;:)10 THE PHENOM E N O N MOVF. I N A :>r;A'O-!T !..I NC:: STAN O ST!LL ~ T ~.Wr' n:~E1 AKC: A N~loE WHAT 0 'fOUR Al'T E:-4T ION T O Tr.-:. P:-IC::N O M!:::NON' A . 110 '"' CliO 17 " I NALLY O ISAP ?EAiH " <'~O'lT OF SOMC:Tf.'I'IG, LIKE A CLOLID. TREE , OR BUILDIN G A r ANY TIME' PAG E 5 OF 9 PAGES 15. DRAW A PICTURE ThAT WIL L SHOW TH!:: :;HAPE. OF THE PHEN O M E N O N. INCLUDE AND LA9EL ANY OE'rJ,ILS o HAT MaGti T HAVE APPEARED AS WI NGS OR PROTRUSIOtiS, A~IO INDICATE E.<HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THI! OIRECTIO,. THE PH.ENO~EIWN WAS ~OVINC'i. \ \ h .o.~.:.-"..:..~ -.;; A'iCULAR SIZE~ '<.D A "ATCH AT AFH.I'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN 09JECT, SUCH AS A S1P.EET L._.,.::o ::-"-:. "?0'1. NOTE HOW"" ""' C" -riE 09JECT IS COVERED BY THE HEA D 01" THE MATCH. ~lOW IF YOU HAO iaE!',.. -..: --: :o::;t;:-OR/-1 THIS EX"';;~ ~E-IT A T THE TIME OF TnE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF TI~E PAGE 6 OF 9 P ACES OS3ERVE THE PHENOM E NON F I L T::,.., LENS P R ESCIHP T tON OR o rH c:R .ePr'LIC A THt:: FOLLOWINC'' INCLUDE INFOR>.1ATION ON M?DEL, l3LE:. DATA. EYEGL P S.: Z$ CAMERA VIEW!:..R BINOCULARS 'r'l~iC:>w 8. DO YOU USE REAOIN("; GI_I\SSES? . 0 YES Tzf NO-- .:'J=> IMPRESSION OF THC ~"'EED OF 1:1+E._,.- ESTI,..!ATE OF~::>: D 19. WHAT WA S YOUR IMPRE:S<;ION OF THE D I ST.<>IICE: OF THE PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE:: _ MAY OBTAIN As:: ... =An A PICTURE ;)SJECT OR OBJECTS Wi-iiCH, WriE N PLACED WOU1.C -:: \ " 50ME RESEMBLANCE TO "HAT YOU SAW. ASP CSSIEILE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRI!JF trl YOUR OWN WvHo:.; HE SK Y . SIMII.AR TO WHERE YOU NOTED TilE.. PHENOio\EilO N , CRISE SIMILARITIES AND O IFFC::RENCES ue:rwEEN 1 HE