J. SOIJRCE 4. NliM13ER OF OBJECTS P.~OJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Boise, I daho 10. CONCLUSION Probabl!!t (HOT AIR BAI.I.OON) ( 2 \iitne.aaea) face ~ind ~a3 from 120 deg at 7 knots. There i s no evidence at the light ~as not from a garmet bag hot air b~loon. 5. LENGTH OF J a SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMA~Y ANO ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBS:RVATION Gro und.-Yi:rual Tb~ observer sighted a r ed light that ~as about tha siza or G grapefruit. The object ~as at nbout 15 deg.~l&Tation 3n~ mOTed roughly in a westerly direction . The obj~ct W83 oeea tor appro:x. 4 minutes. I 7 , COURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 27 INFORMATION WHIC H YOU FEEL I p DEPART M ENT OF THE A I R FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC) WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR F ORCE B ASE OHIO 4!5433 _. ~ Observa tio-::1 S..!, Iclnho .::m r nmte hos been t;iven to the Aerial Phc n omen?. Office (Project ::lue Book) as being a "i tness to an unidentified flyinE; obj~ct. : :' you \.:ere c ~.fi tne::;s to un UFO sighting on 31 J.D.:; 19oe ~uld you pl!::ase corr.plete the ntt~ched A'F' Form 117 ar.d return it in the envelope provided. I f you ":ere not n ,.,i tness to this s~ghting, ~oulc you please make a st~tement to this effect on the :l:.tuched form. The information ":hich you provide \-:ill b e used in c~lu1tinG this observation. Tha n k you for your assi s t ance i n this ::ZCTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief , Aeri~l Phcnonen a Office ospcce Technologies Division ?~eduction Dircctornte AF Form 117 w/envelope :urt c ,r:,.:.in .. , in:'OH!!J.I:.ion .~.ccu.:.tulltnd ~m L:-.i t.n i~!i.' _t,i ::: i..~ \,Lin~-cf <ln Lnid<. nLi fi.. ... d Flyit.f C ; .:._, :J;=:..:. "o:::.urtic~Lion .. Cent.~r, i:loi::>e PolLee: J<.'I .rt:wnt, Jvise, Jr: w. ntrnent r~:;ceivt~d tl.c. <)l'll ionu.l rvr:orl. of' the si: hti.1z f::c)m hvt. , li'Ji :-e , Irh ho. the 'fine: Coirrr'1nr! Fost BlutL~.r 1s of Ocs))l hours, )l "'lis _ :~st.i.:ration WJ.s c.:;:vluctcl by S~;ft Tlworion.: C . Ackley, .:\FJ/4572)5, (':r,!. :"ri.ty Police Squ;.drcn, l:ounl..rLi.n i:ome FB, Id~ho. .5; t .-;:_ i:.nn :3. Cussie, :~.:is-= Police DepJ.rtment, t3olse, Idaho ~;o;a5 contacted a n! ::.::-ishcd the follo,.-~-: inform~tion; S .ur;si0 was on duty a t the t..:.:r:> the origion t l r:rc:-t frcm rr . ~rt:. Cussie dro.ve to the ar..,a o."' t.he sirhting i n 2..:-: ..:.t'!..~:.:pt to rve the rheno:.F'na. S[t. Cussir:' s =-~::-:i:-~ ) f the; sightin g ar~ ~c~, ... ained on . F form 117. S[t Cu:::;r.i e stu ted u~clin~ I king a wrltLen s te~ent of' wn~L thay OtJS~rved .... -.:..~::.~:.s vrerP made to co:-.t;,;::t l:r. t his r ef:idence to oLWin his .::.:...,c:-.:.: ~i.on o f the s ie;ht,;_ ..... F :r was-not <it his r~sidence and c culd :-.::-:. Ot-~onta<.:tect Ly telc;-.;:,o:1:::. rt m ':!:..Si.lfe Wts lPft for c ont:J.ct t~e ,inve~st~ator by ~elep;,on:, Lo schedul<.: :1n uppolntm"!nt for a n intE:rvi~H ;,.., l.r . ....,-s conven~enc~. Jr contactel the invcsLigator by telcJ.;hune ~:.~ s t...,_:.:d h~ would b e in ::oun':.c.:. Home, Idaho durin~ the week of l? Au[:ust f..: t h rt.:. l 6 ... ugus t 68 an:i ::h:1"':. he would contuct the invc-sti[<itor a t that tim~ f o r , .. n i:-.tervie~;o;. At t.:Z.; t~riti.nz of' t.his report, has m<!de n o .!7 .... -:-:-::::-. 3UP.:!:AU I rm THY. BOL.lF, r1U::rcr? .... L niRPORT, BOISE, IDA!!O: i;;"'-::-:-.3.~-~:-- xeather c:-.--:.:ti o n s cove rinr the p:;riod of 0100 hours, 31 hou~.=., _ _ :::::--::es at 9 .:<:ts. ilinds at hLrner cl"'v,.tlons durin thi.s p:::riod ciep-r~es t.lt clE!t._'rees a t dt-.t:rr>es 260 degrees ~t 3U kts. 0~0 degrees b t 7 kts. 2'10 detreE>s at 095 deprees at There ...,:.._ <" :':> :'lOOn at thi s tir:!e anJ there H:lS rood visibility of thE:: ::;tars. ':ied.the:-... e1 ::.oons vJe r e reled.sed :1t 161) houn;, 30 JuJy 1968 and aL 0415 hourt>, F.-\ A, Control Tovrer (;hie f unci ~1. C . "T. ,\b hj re, Ft\.A, Flitht Chie f \-.rert: contacted. Th8y ::;tute,J ther(.: was no unusual during tb= period of the sirhting . :::: s.., ::', .:. . .i..:.~. Burkley, C:S-ll, Con trol Tm..;er 0(~etator o n dut y at the tim~ of LhL: sicr t L : :urnished the follo,;inr inform1 t..i o n : ./hen '-loi :3: Police Department j n f'orr.. ~ : :.he Control To: . .;:~:-~f t h e si.rht.i.tl[' , She ~c:.J.nne ~ tr1e northl:l'l'l horizon vt.l.th b.:.:,.. :ulars and could obs~rve nol.hin& unusu:tl. "'her e HJ.s a smoke h ll::: in the ~ rth ern sky rE>sultir~s-f rom the ranre fire ill the il!f=-iser, Idaho :J.rei.!.. ~.:h0 s~ ... i that just prio:-to the reported siehting a T;~i Cesna aircr ;.d't had l-:- :3d from Trin FaL.;:;, J i:J.ho. The pilot of t hil:i ..J.il'<;l'aft h:1d seen r.ot.hir.f ..:."\usual. Just a..: !" tr.is rcrortinr c.mot.h-r uircrc..ft departed f'or l rtc-:;~..~n::.:ion north of I3oise. The pilot of t."lh; ai..rcr<1ft s:nt nothinp unu.st:...l. ::r. J ::J H. Prcnderr:ras:.) SuD':!t'Vi::>in[! [nbpt!ct.or, ('en~ral Aviation id!:>trict '~ .~ . .i.ce , .S contaeted. rie st.:;.t.ed his offict-: h::1rl recl:iv::d no report:;, o~ "~ll.;~n.,_Llc 11enorr.~na. : ... ~. ~<'.1.:: J . l!endr.r, Crot:.? S:::curity Office) 12/,th Fighter -~..i..r,, Guard, Gowan 1-'i::.:d) iJc.isc, Id..1.ho t i2.G contacted. _: -<.;-:.t:i received no r<:-:J o: Uniclentifi~d Phe'10!':'tCn:i. Croup) I d:..ho .\i r Sc-s tJ.tP.(i rt is SIGHTI~lG OF U~IDENTIFIED PHE~O~ErtA QUESTIO AIRE BUDGE T 8 U.<E AU ;I?PROY,\L NU)IIBER 2/.Rl$4 THIS l,llii:STtO;>;;>;,\l!<i. liAS BEE:-; PIH.PAi<ED SO TIIAT YOU CA~ GIVE TilE U . S Am FOI<CE A S MUCII 1:-:FOW.IA' I 10~ /\~ P OSSIIILE ('!);>;( 1:.~:-;ING TilE U:-:lDEI'o:TlFIEO PHENO:-IE~O~ THAT YOU !lAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE T~Y TO 1\:-:SWI-.~ :\Ll. Oi T!IF. QUESTIONS. THE I NFORMATION YOU G IVE WILL LIE USED FOR RESEARC H PUI<P(lSE<; YOU~ NAME \ltl~.t. :-.OT UE USED IN CO~I\F.CTIO~ WI TII /\NY OF YOU~ SrATF.Ml!.NTS OR CO:-;CLU$10NS \ltlTIIOUT YOlll< 1'1-:R\H~": '-Rr:TURN T O AIR FORCE UAS E 1:--IVESTIL;ATOR FOI~ FOI<WARDING TO FTD (TDF.T J.:). WI<IGHT I' t\'1 T ER~O'\ \! ! i, ~ 1 J .! 5 433. I liN AFR 80 i7. (IF A D[)/'f'IONA I. SH E I':T S AFU: N I~T::DFD FOH NA UR A Tl V F. 01-< Sl\. r:T<.:IIi S - -~ ThE PHE.NOMENON' J WHAT riM E C :"YO U LAST SI GHT THE PHNOMENON > HOUR MINUTES ~A.M. l"l P . M . f;r~t:. z v-.: ---{l-jOAYLIGHT SAVINGS I jSTANOARD -------I I I EASTE'>~ I.ICENTRAL li MOUNTAIN llP A C I F I C [IOTHE.R ;--;.~ i:. 'F ws, .- ~ J "WH'E N vou s A.,; THE ~ _, EN?MEN O N ' 1 F 1 N c 1 T Y ciV'E THE N E A R EST sTREET AODREss A N-o i01c ATE 014 A H\"0 oq.:.~-. -tA<> WHE'lE YOU tERE S~lo'iDI'lG WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE t:OUNrRY. IOENrl~-y THE REC ION FRO M S?~ R ECOGtiiZABL E LMID'-11\RK. "' l"'.l~lt~< - -> .. T THE POINT ShOr.~ 1-l T"'E SKETCH. PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINF. TO SH O W H O. '11GH T H E PH> -.::>v:;'l:"-. ~ .A90VE THE HORIZ:)'-0~ S"<YLINE WHE~I FIRST SEEN . PLA C E A 3 " ON THE SAME CURV 0 LINE TO S,...::>.., ... ~ ... -~-->?OVE THE HORIZON--E pu:;:,.;OM E N O N WAS WHE N LAST SEEN . OBSER .JC:R GA . ~lOW IMAGitiE YOU A R E A T THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLAC E AN " A " ON THE COMPASS T O IND I C ATC T H ~ DIRECTION TO THE PHEN O M E N O N WHE N FIRST SEEN . PLACE A a O N THE COM P A SS T O I NDIC A T E HIE D IRECTIO N T O THE PHE N O MENON WHE N L AST SEEN . r --c S"~TCH BELOW. PLACE AN " A " A T THE POSITION OF THE PHENOM E NON WHEN FIRST SEF.N . AtlO A a AT TilE OSoTION OF THE PHENOM E N O N WHEN LAS T SEEN . CONNECT THE .. A. AND " B " WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVE"'ENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETW EEN " A " AND ,.a . THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE M O V E MEtlT A C.?..1\F'\ED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. R E FER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S Ml E X AMPLE OF H O W TO COMPLETe THE L A.RG !OR SKETC H . P AGE 2 OF 9 PAGE:> A S Plt..OT S PASSF:NGE. R 1'1 UU<;I'<rS'> !.ECll"" OF LlfY IN A! Sl(. !;.NTIA L srCTIOI I !", Cl fY ,_!IN-OPt" C')UNTRYSI~H: J 1~!:: AFl A IRFIE'l 0 {FlYING OV!::A .=11 v 1 F l YlNG ovrn OPC" cou~TR~ t _lOTYE:f.( I F YOU t.ERE IN A VEHICLE'. COMPLETE THE fOLLOWING I t:Ac.-I -ll -f w::_s~ ---j D I D YOIJ ~TOP ANYTIME' WHILE ORSERVH<G TH' 1-lErl C.UCH MOVFM~"NT t.P'"H::lS vouq SKETCHES I N ITE.M S 5 AND 6 uP oR o.~w N ! -. $ v- He. P H E N O ' .I.EN O N AN.-" =~ -HEY WE"l!' IN THt:. SKY Rf-LAT!VE TO TrlE: POSITIOt-. 0=' Tl-'f Ptrt. "''ft,l"), WAS 1 ttE I"HE'N O ME NON IN S IGHT' r, F T~E;tE WE HF. MORE THAN O N E PHENOMENON , HOW MANY WERE THERE> DRAW A PIC ~UR~ T O SH O W HO~ THY WEnr- AIHIANGEO. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURIN G THE SIGHTING> CONDITIONS (Check appropriat e blocks.) ~<"f 8. WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) OAY FOG OR MIST H EAVY RAIN CIRRUS CLOUDS (/{i!lh fl eecy or lferring LIGHT R A I N OR D RIZZLE NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAlL P>.RTL Y C~ ;)'JOY COMPLET.:_,. OVER C A S T CUMULONIMBUS ( T hur~der.<torms) SNOW OR SLEET U N~$-NOWN THE SIG H T " G WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGWr. WHAT 010 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON> STARS ( 2 1 ' N?_>S BRIGHT MOONLIGHT L..--"1.-f:(O MOONLIGHT t....-' A F E W MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN PARTIAL((\ ! ::l I F SIC~TI'l~ A'J.S IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN V ISIBLE? 0 NO. IF wyEs. WHERE WAS THE SUN A S YOU FACED I N FPONT OF YOU T O YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nenr noe>n) IN BACK OF YOU T O YOUR LEFT UNKNOW N E . SPECIFY THE ~"JOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE S IGHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN, HEADL IGHTS OR STREE T LAV"', ETC. FOR TERRESTRI"'-L ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURC:E. 12 Gtv:; ,>. :?'> ;::-~SSCRIPT~.e(F THE ?HEI-l)J>~ON, INOICAT}NG WHETHER l:t Ai?PEAREO DARK OR LIG HT, WHET HER IT RSFLE::T.::.J LICHT OR WAS SELF-LUMIN~lf,Y'ANO WHAT COl/O RS YOU NOTICEO./OESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION O F WHETHER t I T '~'<AS 50'-1:) 0~ TRANSPARENT, WHETIi"ER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR IND I C .ATE IF I T AP?~.\"1;) .;.sA. POIN T OF LIGHT. l~vlCATE COMPARISON S WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJEC T S , LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTnC:~ o:L=:.:-IN YOUR FI,ELD OF VIEW. / A STRAIGHT LINE STANO SriLL A. NY TIM E SUDDEN L Y SPEED LoP AI'.O RUN BREA K UP IN p.,.o~; A'IO CHANGF COLO~' F'LA!>t-4 Ok OISAPPC: A,,:, - -:.a.P?EAR? F L.UTT F.R 0~ "'33LE' THE PHE N O MENON PHENO M E N O N ' f":>UR ATTENTION TO THE 010 IT FINALLY --~ VOVE BE>- SO M E T,_.lr.C. L II( E A CLOUD, 9UILOI'I 'j AT :-vEs r OESC~ 15 DRAW A PICTURE THA T 'WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF T H E PHEN O M C:NON . INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT lo'IGHT HAVE A PPEARED A S \lriNGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. I NDICATE BY A"4 AqROW THE DIRECTIO N THE PHEN O M E N O N 'WAS MOVIN G . ..,., -'JI,..~ ---:: .li-I:...!L.AR SIZE> HOLD;. uA-C H AT A R M'S LENGT H I N FRONT OF A KNO WN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET LAio'P C"' --~ .. :;:.~. ~iOTE HOW "' 'J':,.. o = -_,c: OBJECT IS COVE:REO BY THE H EAD OF THE MATCH. 110</t'IF Y0 s :E." ~:::-~ ':' ; ;:::o::-o q M THIS EX?c:~u=:..,-:..T THE TI'-IE OF THE SIGHT I NG, ESTIMATE WH A T FRACTION OF THE PAGE 6 OF 9 P AC.ES