Cincinatti Ohio — August 1968

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. ('t.TE 1~E GROUP CONCLUSION 3. SOlJ.RCE INSUFFICIENl' DATA FOR EVALUATION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Dut1 Otticer Report. ObaerTera to~ waa not returned 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi suel 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD s.~ ~ 5) 0 329 (TOE) Prnloua edltlon of thl form ma~ be u .. d. , SUDJICT TDPT (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AlA FORCE H~ADQUA,.TE .. 5 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f AFSC t W .. IGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO .t54t33 UFO c,cservation 20 Auzuat 1968 Refe~ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yoL reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- add~essed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. - \HEc rOR QUINTANIIJ.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerc5pace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envel ope AFit HO-l7(t;JJ RUDGET fiURE AU AI'PIWVAJ. NU!ttfiER 2 f RHIJ SIGHTING OF UHIOF.NTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE Tt II~ ()\IESTIO~:--i,\1 R E HAS HEEN P l~EPAT~ED ~() THAT YOU ("AN Gl VE Ttl E tJ. ~ All~ FORC 1. A!=i M\JCfl INFOI~M ATI0:-4 A S 1,0SStHLE C'O~C'ERNING TilE' tJNIOENTlFII~ll PtiENOMl: NO N TIIAT YOU IIAVE OllSEI~VED. PLEASE THY TO /\NSWE~ 1\i...U OF T H E QUESTIONS. TilE lNFOI~MATlON YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOI< 1tlESt-.At~C:II PtJ~POSES \'OUI~ N J\~1F n!.. r :'-JOT UE U~EO IN CONNECTION WiTII ANY OF YOUR STATEMEN I'S OH CONC't.USI ONS WITIIOUT \'OU~ P E1 1i. . 1-<t<:TUI~N TO AIR FORC'I~ HASt: lNVJ-:STIGATOR F OI< FOI~WAI~f>INU TO FTl> (TLJETR), WRlGIIT ~. 01-110 45433, I 1\W AFR 80 -f 1 . (IF A 1)1)11"fONA I . SI-IEWfS AI~ I : NI~F.ni~IJ FOR NA UUA Tl VI ~ OR SK I : T CIII.S AT r \ Clf .::,;;, :., -.tOO::l..l TO 1"1-IIS I'ONM Of< ANNe >TA TF. IHTII YOUU NAM1~ F'OU lnr :NTI FICA TION . ) 2 wn 1\T IJt':.:: vou FIRS T SIGHT THE u H E NOMr: N o N ,Houn 2:/ MINUTE S _ I ] DAYLIGHT SAVING S ('] STANDfdlD [1EA51 :--: [_!CENTRAL l_IM OUNTAIN [_)PAC IFIC I 5 \'fHE'RC: w=:~: "OU WHEN YOU S AW THE. ? H E N O M E N ON, I F I N C ITY. GIVE THE N EAREST STREET ADDR ESS ANO IND I CAT!: ON A H AND c,=. '.J MAP VIHE~E YOU VIE R!: s-A~DING WITH REFERE N C E T O THE ADD R ESS. l r IN THE t:OUNTRY. IDENTirY T H.. H I G P WAY "),...)WERE O N OR NEAR AND TRY T FIX A DISTANC E AND DIRECTI O t l F R O M SO ME: RECOGNIZABLE LANOt.1ARK. 6 I'I.'~CI'IE '),.'.;~::AT T H E POINT SI-'OW..,_ I N THE SK E T CH, PLAC!:: AN - A ON T H E CURVED LIN E T O ~HOW HOW HIGH THE Pn::'\0~-iEI,:'. ,.'\S ABOVE THE HORI Z:>N . o q SKYLINE W~EN FIRST SEEN . P L A C E A e O N THE S AME CURVE D L I N E T O ~ ... 0 1-'0_.,. u C H ;.saV E THE HORIZOII.. -~:::PH ENOME NON WAS WHE N LAST SEFN . 6A. N OW IMAGitiE YOU ARE: 1\T THE CLtiTI:F' O F ' r Hr. COMP.-\;t; FW!:.I- . J;lLACE AN .A,. ON Hir:: COM P A SS T O INDICATE THE Tilt:: rHENOM:::r-.o , W.-IEN L A S T SEF. N . ; , ,,; - :: SY.E::T:H 32:LOW, PLACe AN " A .. AT TI-lE POSITIO N Qo:-fHl:: P -iENOMt::I'I O N WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A " 8 " AT T H E M~\'-:M ENT OF .::: fJHENm-IENON DE.TWEEN A MIIJ "8" . THA T 1.5, SCHEMATICALLY SHO'H WH ETHER THE MOVE MENT .A!')? :!D TOe ~ S T RAIGHT, CURVED 0~ ZiG-ZAG . HEFER T O SMALLER SK ETCH A S AN EXAMPLE O F HOW TO COMPLETE T--;E LAqSER S'<ETCH. PAG E 2 OF 9 PAGES WHER E WERE Y O U WHEN YOU SAW T HE P H E NOMENON? ((.'ltfclc "l'l'fiiiJr i t&tr b luch s.) lJN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY IN BUILOINO IN RESIDENTIAL SECTIO N OF CITY fJ A S DniVER c_:)~S P ASSENGER IN OPE N COUN TRYS t DE N EAR AIRFI ELD 0 AS PILOT _[J A S PASSEt-IOE~ _ FL VING OVER C I T Y FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY A . I F YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ::JRECTI ON W E R E YOU MOVING 7 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOViNG? DID Y O U STO P ANYTIME WHILE O BSERVING THE. P HENOM E N O N ? NOR7 AST SOUTHEAST OR7 -IWEST SOUTHWEST EXPLAIN 'h"'1~THER SUCH MOVMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES I N ITE M S S AND 6 . DESCRIBE - voE OF V EHICLE Y O U WERE I N A N D TYPE OF ROAD, T ERRAIN O R BODY O F WATER V O U TRAVER SE D DUR I N G THE SIG~T . ._.G. TATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVER T IBLE T O P WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH (;T HER TRAFFIC WAS T HERE? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES?. ~ES .fJ NO. IF "YES, .. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WER E I N SIGH T RELATIVE TO T H E TIME OF SIGHTING THE PHE NOMENON .A N D WHERE THE Y WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSI TION O F THE PHENOMENON. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENO~NON IN S IGHT? LENGTH Or TIME CERTAIN OF T I M E OT VERY SURE FAIRLY CERTAI N UST A GUESS 'I"A3 7:-.-::: Pr:~')MENON I N SIGHT CONTINUOUSl-Y? -~YtS 0 NO. I F .. NO," INDI CATE WHETHE R THIS I S DUE TO YOUR '-'.:J\'E'-I~NT ('=>THE BEHAV IOR O F T H E PHENOMENON, A N D DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICAT E OISAP. =..e. R ;..NC ~S Cl'l PR~VIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES 10. IF Ttt~RE WER~ MORE TH~.N ON! PHENOMENON, HOW HANV WEAE THEREl ARRANGED. 010 THIS AARANGr!.Mf!N~(; NOE DURING THE SIGHTING' DRAW A PICTUHE TO SHOW HOW THEY WE.RE CONDIT IONS (C heclc nppropriate bloc lcs .) B. WEATHER DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Lo w fluffy) FOG OR MIS T 1,.-TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDS {lli.gh fleecy or llt>rring HEAVY RAIN v- NIGHT bone) LIGHT FIAIN OR DRIZZLE ~ / CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL PARTLY CLC~:>Y CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COMPL ~T !.1.. Y :::>VERCAST (Thunderstorms} j)N r< NOWN i C. IF THE SIGHTIH~ WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT OlD YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? a ltl S'iARS (2) MOON ..i',. NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT v NO MOONLIGHT A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN PARTIAL(N ) f ~."i'.="s:-::;:-71NG W~S IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE S U N VISIBLE? QYES 0 NO. IF yEs. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED i>iE PHENOMENO!i? IN FRONT OF YOU !!'l SACK 0 F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR LEFT OVERHEAD(New~o~ :: . SC>!CI:='Y THE Mt.JOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STRC:ET LAM?, ETC. FOA TERRE.TRIAL ILLUMINATiqN, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIVE A t3,=>1~F CSCRI?TION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT RC: F L ::-::TEO - ' ~>1 T OR WAS SELFLUMI NOU S AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER I T W iS SOL I::> 0 ~ TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT A P ?E.a.-=::::> A:. .\POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH o rHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTH~R 0'3JE.C"r I N YOU~ FIELD OF VIEW. ~. I ~':'~>') PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES PHENOMENON Y E S N O UNr<N OWN M O V E IN /4. STR~IGHT LINE? SUOOf;NLY St:>t:.~D ll~' AND R U N AWAY! BREAK UP l'f P A ?TS A N O E)(PLOOE' CHAN C: E C O . .J DIS~P:~::.a ~ ~-..o REAPPEAR? M AKE AN F L UTTER f.::J WOBBLE ? CA;_. YOUR ATTENTION T O THE PHENOMENON' HO'H OlD I T F INAL L Y DISAPPE AR? IN FRONT OF SOM E T H I N G , LIK E A C LOU