l. sour.c~ fiyjli an i . HliM~E~ o~ O&JECn 5. LEHGTH 0'= Oi\SEAV.\TIOH j 8 .Se con,_, s f(: TYP~ Or C!5S'IHtVHt0.. PROJECT 1C073 RECO~D l. L OCA liON Pound Ridge , Ne w York 10, C OHCLUSIOH Fos ::li bl e O'l'HETI : ( DLB!US IN WIND) ( S IGHI'li-i:J RE-EV .ALUA'ffiD, S:E.E ATTACHED OLD CAJ\D.) 1 I . B::liH !UAA y AN<> ANAL'i o iS The Ob$erv. r sta t e d that he ~ighted a m~talic disc-shaped tha t traveled in a SSE direction end cro3~ed abou~ 50 d e g approximately 8 second~. objec~ j ; of ar~ ;..c' ~, G'-l"r~o~l!.L...r .. i:..:-:..:'"!....i~!'li.lln~tln:.~.,~----1 COi.UZNTS s Inquires were made to tbe pol ice departments o f aeve a, 17. cov~sE cities and t owns along wha t \vaa indicated as the probabl e fligh~ l ; 1 a t h of the object. No one reported anything unusual for :G(r;( 1 I-----------~ 11 Aug 68 to the volunteer fli(3ht office r s n et\..rorlc a n d no meteors r were reported t o the American l~e teor Society f o r the afternoon ) f 11 Aus. ':'he oh3erver s tated that "v!s ibil i ty on tha t day was I 1 unlbited" , however, sur fnce weather o b3ervo.tions indicated thr .. ., the:e waaiadn ovfercath3t sky in the art anthour tbhefor o . tThe f;. sur1ace w n s . or c area o.re sou le-\3 er y o sou er yo. 5 -11 knots, and a3 such, n small object being blown in the \dncl I, 8. PtiOTO 9. PHYSIC AL EYIO!MC~ y ~ccount for t he sighting . I DID THE PHENOMENON YES N O UNKNOWN A STRAIGH r LINE> STANO STILL t\NY Tl ME? AND E XPLODE WHAT OP=:N YOUR ATTENTI O N TO THE PHENOM ENON> A. HOW DID IT i"INALLY DISAPPEAR> SO M E THIN~. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME> PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES DRAW A PiCTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL. ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE A?PEAREO AS WINGS On PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE E.<HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDI CI\TC BY AN ARROW 'rilE D l nECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. 1~ . .., .._-"f"-3 TI"E ANGULAR SIZE' HCLO.:. MATCH AT A RM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET '._,.:.'"'" :;"' 7,..q;; ).lOON . NOTE H OW ~IJC~ OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE H EAD OF THE MATCH. ~lOW IF YOU HAD ?~E.' , _;; >O PC:RFORM THIS EX?;;=> '-'!::NT A T THE TIME OF THE SIGHTI~IG, ESl'IMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE Pn!' : ~:.~:.._ ""::JULO HAVE BE!:"' COVZ~EO BY THE MATCH HEAD. PAGE 6 OF 9 P A GES FOLLOWI~I(;> INCLUDE INFORMATIOII O N MOO[ L, 17. 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THI:' TYPE. FIL Tt:R, LENS PRESCRIPTION 01~ 0 niER APPLICAOLI:: X:: ! E:YEC. o,~ESf/v_ ( r, s u-; ct. /I SSE S I OltiOCULAR<; , b '?:.. "; ;:>OI oA~ILY WEAR GLASSES' ~ ''"". -.S YOUR IMPRESSION 0=" THE SPEED OF THE ~,,;::NONl GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEO_i'OC,(' , .1~1., t'l W~IAT WAS YOUR 11-'I'RCSSION OF TIIF. DISTANCC OF TilL PIIEHOMEN ON7 GIVE F.S riMATE OF 013TANCE:: ; .!0 1..; r ::R THAT WE MAY ODTAI" AS CLEAR A PICTURE A S f"OSSIULE OF WHAT YOU S/\W, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN YIO'H)~ .1. J . .,ON OBJECT OR Cl~JECTS W'11CH, WHF.N PLACCD IN THE:; SKY, SIMILAR rO WHERE YOU IIO Tr:O TH!i PHI:':NOM~:Na~l. WOL-::> BF.AR SOM E RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILAniTIES AND OIFFER11CES BETIVI:.Ctl "fli t.: CCM"'::IN OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. Z\ C ::l ::;.; "''=>TICE ANY ODOR, N:; 3:0. 0? H EAT EMANATING FROM THF. PHENOMENON OR 1\tiY EFFECT ON YOURSELF . .:.o v~-S 0"1 MACHINERY IN TH~ --: t!'.ITY' 0 YES ~Q-0 IF ~y es. DESCRIBE. PAGE 7 OF Q PACES 22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOME NON 1::-:FORE> 0 YES (;8'NO. IF yes, GIVE DATE AND 23. WAS AN'!'OI'o'i WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON ? ,(SfYES 0 NO. I F "YES," DID T HEY SEI!: IT T007 ~!YES (2 NO. A . L15T ":'I"Z .:: ~IA'~ES AND ADDRESSES 24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF ATE A DDITIONAL INFORMATION IHCLUOI ANO ANY EXPi::RIENCE WHICH 'MAY BE P ERTINENT. 2S. WHEN A o"i.: 7'; ,..,0"1 010 YOU RE:?O~T THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON ? 2o. O;.l' E: "'::..: C::'-?LO:TED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. PAGE 8 OF 9 PACES 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUr WHICH I S NOT AOt:QUATELY COVER!:.O IN THIS OUE"STIOHNAIRr, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. PAGE 9 Of' ~ f->;\t;ES Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/6 Sep 68 'J~U Ohs-er'lation., ll Au~us;,. 19'.13 ?olice Departments at: Stamford" Conn 06904 Darien, Conn 06320 1 . !he Aerial 7nenor!.IP.na Ofttee i!> i n :rt:Ctli"Ot of: an unid~nti1."1~d .<"lji.ag .:lOject. (U/0) report. .i'rc::.t ?ouml. Ri3;;e, New York ( ;;t;c,lt:. 10 .til~s rlOr'Ch of StF.t:n.rord, \:on.'lt'?cticu:c) 111hich occurr~:u on ll ,n~:.:u.;:.. . ;e o~>-1erver . 'lOR "-UlJf:A.l'VlLIA, .rr, Lt Colol'!el, u o'\F ~o:iet, /le :-tal Yl;~nom~ml Ofti.:e '.);el.f- Ad-:!res:;;ed ~velcpe Aeros~ace ecb~o~ogics r:i tision ~uc~ion Directorate R EP LY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTE~S FOREIGN T ECHNOLOGY DIVISION C A FGC) WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FOR C E B ASE. OHIO 4~433 ,:J':..:e rvo. tion, l l August l 9ffi :ic.~ .. a lk Police Depr.1r::>:ent ?ic~-alk, Connecticut 06820 l. r~he Aerial Phcnomenu. Of'r'lce is j.n receipt of an unidentified f::..".:.~g o bjcct ( UJ'O) re:po-::t from Poun(l Ridt;e, Ncvr York (about 10 :-nl:.es no r t h of Sta:n...~orJ, Connecticu t ) vrbich occurred on J.l Augu~t 19:50 at. approx i tuately 4 :10 put, ED'l'. 2 . '1'he observer stated. that he sie;hted a tuetal l .ic diGc-shuped o't.ject 1:.hat t raveled in a south-southeast 6lrcction and cros s e.:. about 50 dcgr eeG of arc i n approximately eight secunds. ::;. Dlci you rece:ive any reports of u nusual object~ fo:c thL; date'! \.'-: ,;ould appreciate you:-comments as to a po::;sible C:3.use for t.his sie:ht.ln,_;. 4. :nank you for your a~fjistance on this rnat ~cr. USAF 1 Atch L't Colonel , Self-AddresseJ ~nvclop~ P.e:-0space Technol o gi:s Division ?ro- tion Directo~2:~ DEPARTME N T O F THE AIR FORCE HEAD Q UARTE R S FOREIGN TECHN O LOGY DIVISION ( AFSC) WRIGHT-PAT TERSON A I R F O RCE BASE. OHIO 4!S433 PolicP 1k!p~.rtment Connecticut 06820 Lt. Colonal, r 1 v l::.tlon ::::n reference this Department did not receive anj --.., -..:1 v.a.. conce 1ng unusual objects Very truly y ours, Re co rcl si'i~...w'ltt"_.. .... TXJ~1!iX-X >fk*'~X'>o~Y. BRUNO E . GIORDANO September 11, 1968 Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr. ef, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Dear Lt. Colone l Quintanilla: In reply to your letter of 6 September 1968, please be advised that the Stamford Police Department did not receive any reports or any telephone calls regarding UFO on August 11, 1968. ery truly yours, Joseph W. Kidsella Police Chief U?O Obserration, 11 : .. u;;ust 1960 : r Charle3 P Olivi e r :erican Meteo r Society 52 1 North wynnewood Avenue .Nar b e.c-t.h Penn.5ylvania 1907 2 1. ~he Aeria l Phenomen3 O!'t'ic e i s i:1 recelpt o t' :m uni-:.en t i .fied :l.tin ... ~ object (U~O) report ftom Po und Rid!.:;c , rlew Yor~< ( a bout 10 ~:ale~ north o.t' S~a;;1..r'or-d, Connecticut ) whi c il occurre d on 11 :\u.~-us r. 2 . .:'he ooserver 3 t a te.3 ~;ha:; h e si~'lte<.l a rcet..al1ic ' i 3C- 3haoet..! obje that trav~led i~ a 30uth-~outheast <'irec~ion Qx c cro ec '\oou:: )0 de~ee:> o.t' ::trc iJl appr oxl:T'.ately ..!lg."-lt.. s econJs. 1:1..: you receive any r c-corts of R ayli,sht u'le+:cor on thi:> (]ate a t the abo ve '1ppro:<Lna:ce t ime? !~ . '[ou.r c ontinue u 3;'35i:Jt3ace is ."Jincert?ly a.pp r e c i 3 '"cll. aTOR ~UDJTA,ULI.A, Jr, Zhier', 1\erial ?heno:nena Aerospac e Tec~1ologies Produc~ion Di~c~orate Lt Colonel, USAF crossed a.oout. 50 <:o.-::.s alons the ir:di c a ted !)robo.ble f'l:i._::nt pa tr. o ... "' the o'o jcct . !Yo o::c :-e~.:.:-tcd. any unlA.suo.l objects to t~esc :po2.ic~ C:t.:_ . .J."t;.;er:ts; no:r ~.,._r.; c:..:1:--:::.i:.e unusua l repo:-ted t:~::>. t C:o.y co the Volt:7'"'..(;0r Fli3h-c o:-:~i Cl~r.:; t ~:::ternoon of AuGust 11 . The observer .s"..nfacc wcac::.c::- s}<y in the area fo... the area ";ere CC~:CLUSIOXS: This re:;:ort "-'C.. c ce:.rri l.C ::o:: .2 -~i;.;(": a.c L1~.LJ:).I':J:?I:.!;D) bi.~t l'HIL/\DEI.l'l UA l!J!Ol Flower rrd. '::-;:Jh Observatory ~ulnt:tn1ll8.: Very ny th~nka for the lar~e batch o~ ~c- cv ~tat dc~rccc rneFnR But some reported us~blc datr . 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