P.~OJECT 10073 RECORD OAT( . TiM~ CROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIE DATA FOR EVAlUATION 4. NUMBER CF OBJECTS One A.F Fonrt s. LENGTH o= OBSERVATION 11. BRI EF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The ~bserver sighted a twinkling point light source and 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION reP."orted 1 t to the Duty Otticer. . . . ~. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE F T 0 S E ? 6 3 0329 (TOE) p,..loul edHl~t'\e o f thle f o,rm may~ u .. d. 22. HAVE YOU EVE R SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON 8EFORE 0. IF yes," GIVE DATE AND ANYONE WI-H YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ES 0 NO. IF yEs. 010 THEY SEE IT TOO' ./LIST THEIR :::: AND ADDRESSES LAST NAME. OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHI H MAY BE PERTINENT. 25. WHE N AND TO,.:;--;.;.-:J YOU REPORT TI-IAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? : 6. :>ATE. Y O U CO~PL:-c: :J T H I S QUESTIONNA IRE. PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES .. I~L.V TO TDPT (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR ,.ORCE HIEADQUARTER!I ,-oREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f AP:BC t WRIGHT.PATTl..R~ON AIR FORC E BASE. OHIO 45433 L~O Cos~rvation, 20 Auguat 1968 Refe~ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yo~ ~eported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Reque s t : omp1ete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ~5~CTOR QUINTANILh~, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 'Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Divis i on Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHTING OF UHIOENTIFIED PHEHOMEr~/QUESTIOHMAIRE IJUDGf:T f lURF.AU AJ'PitO'IAl. Ttl IS QUESTlO:'l~AIRE It AS nEEN,PREPAHED SO Til A T YOU CAN Gl VE Till: U. S. AI~ FOI~CI: A S MUCII INFOI~MATION A~ PcJSSIHLF: CO~CEI~NING TilE UNlDENTI F IF.O PltENO~H:NON TIIAT YOU H AVE OHSERVEfl. PLEASE 'J'~Y T O A:'-ISW .. :R :\L U OF THE QlJE~'l'IONS. TilE INFORMATION YOU GJVT: WILL B E USED FOR RESEARC H Plll~POSES YOUI~ NA i E '\-~\. NOT UE USED I N CONNECTION WITil ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR C'ONCLUSIO~S WI TfiOUT Y()UR PEK 11>'''-i~. ~t-:TUI~N TO AtR FORCE U ASE INVE~TIGATOR FOR FOHWA~DJNG TO FTD (l'IJET~). WRIGIIT - PATTERSO:~ ri.FB,0-11045433,11\W Arf~80-f7. ( I F ADDITIONAL Sft~F;TS ANI; NEF:OI:U POU NAI?UATIVI~ ON SI<WfCifP.S AT'/'. 1 C T! ~r:c. ~,:~L F TO TillS f.'OI~M OR ANN0 1'A TE WI T H YOUN NAMf..; f'OR IDF:NT/1-' ICA 'fiON . ) : ;:. '"..I SEt ThE PHENOMrNON' ~ c. (/ -- 3 wHAT r1:.~-:: ~;o you LAsT siGHT THE P~E NOMENON' c;--, , / /; ,. Hou? .L._. r .. M INIJTEs L . _ A . M . L l P.M. lJ n A YL I G H T SAVINGS 4 TIME :~'l ~ [j t:ASTEq, [1 CEN'I RAL 0 MOUNTAIN [ j STAN DAR[) (jPAC I F I C f_]OTHER 5 WhER~=-: y.,r:---;:: YOU WHE N YOU SAW THL: PHE N O M E N ON' I F I N CITY G IVE THE N EAHEST STREFT ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON A HA N D D-:- , N MAP YtHERE YOU WE R E S7ANDING WI T H REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN THE COUNTHY, IOCN"rtFY THE f-'IGHo;.,v ' : 'J WERE ON O R N E A R AND TRY T O FIX A D I STANCE AND D IRECTI O N FROM SOME RF:COGNIZAE:tLE LANDMARK . 5 1'-II:.GtNC:: ':'~J A~E AT THE POINT SHOW~ IN THE SKET C H . PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE ossEov~P ~ GA . NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTfZR OF n1E COP .. PASS RO:il::. PLAC E AN A ON THE:: COMPASS TO INDICATE ntL OtnECTION TO TH~ PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST Sl::EH. PL/ICr A e ON TIH.: COMPAS ~ TO INDICATE THE OIHECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST !iEEN. !. , "irlE: ~r(~7CH SELOW, PLACE AN "A'" AT THE ?OSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A "B'" AT THE POSITION 01=' P-IE PHENOMENON WHEN L AST SEEN. CONNECT T H E "A" AND "O" WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE tw'OVE'-I:::NT O F THE PHENOMENON B ETWEEN "'A .. AND "ll" . THAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SH O W WHETHER THE MOVEtAEI-H A??EAREO TOe. STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SM~LLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COM PLETE:: TiC: LARGER SKE7CH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHE N O M E N O N ? (f.'l~tt" "i'l' ' ''i'riutt bt,, h .,.) ve X>UTOOORS 1~.8USINF.SS SECTION OF CITY IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD 0 AS PILOT [_1 A S PASSE NGER IN AIRPLANE: FLYING OVE R CITY I="L YING OVER OPCN COU tlT RY A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ~'-iA.,. ~ ~ECTION WERE YOU MOVING 7 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING? S:>UT-WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE NORI,..:::.l.ST SOUTHEAST EXPLAIN \'r THER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETC HES IN ITE M S 5 ANO 6 . DESCRIBE 1'! E OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING THE SIGHTt'l:.;. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OFt CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? DID YOU N OTICE ANY AIRPLANES? ~YES D NO. IF yEs. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WE~E IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIMF. LENGTH Or liME HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE y/ FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS 't'IAS 7:-t ?.-l;::'. OMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? ~YES 0 NO. IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR l..tO'.Jc~:SST 0~ THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMEN~,""'" D DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR B EHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. ? EA ~A~ C ?:5 ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES THERE WER! F'tiENOM C:NO N . l J.l E R E ' CTUHE TO SHOW ARRANG.0 . ARRANGE M Ef.IT CHANG!! tJU n iNO THE SIGHTING ' 11. CON OIT IONS (Check appropriat e block .v .) C U MULUS CL.OUDS (/,ow fluffy) FOG O R M I ST OUDS (lligh / lerc y nr lle rrirag H E AVY RAI N LIGHT RAI N OR DRI ZZLF. CLOUDS ( Rain) H AIL PARTLY CL::!.J~Y CUMULONI M9 U 5 CLOUDS ( T hundcrs torms) COMPLETe -"' O V ERCAST HAZE O R S MOG ONE OF THE DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE t:-;. IF THE SIGH T i t-,IJ WA S AT TWILIGHT O R ST .t. R S tON~ BRIG t-IT ONLIG H T N O MOON L I GHT A FEW MOO N WIT H HAL O MOON HIDDEN B Y C LOUDS PARTIAL (NeUJ o r quarter) SI 'Ji-1- I N G AYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISI BLE::? I F "YES, WHERE PHENOM ENON ? OF YOU TO YOUR R I G H T OVERHEAD (Near noon) IN BACK OF Y O U T O YOUR LEFT U N K N OWN SPC:CirY THE MAJOR SOURCE O F I LLUMI NATION PRESENT SIGHTING, S U C H AS H EADLIGHT S STR'2:C:T LAMP, C. TC. FOR TER RESTRIAL ILL U M INAT I O N , SPECIFY TANCE TO LIGHT SOURC E . 8PI~F :'=:SC Rl PTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDI CATING WH ETHE R IT APPEAR E D DARK O R LIGHT, O R WAS SELF- L UMINOU S AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED . ESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION O F WHETHER TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY . DESCRIBE INDICATE I F APPt:A. D LIGH T . INDICATE COMPA R I SONS WITH O 'fHER OBSER V E D OBJECT S , LIK E STARS, A YOUR FIELD OF V IEW. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES 13. DID THE: PH~NOMENON MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? STANO STILL SUOOENLY ~ EEO UP AND RUN BREAK UP ll'! :3APTS ANO EXPLODE' ' CHANGE COL.:~ i.II.M :> REAPPEAR? SPIN Ll~=: FL.UT7E~ C =' ~OBBLET 14. WHAT c;;::..v YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? FIN ALL. Y OISAPP EAR? ~RONT OF SOMETHING, AFR 80-l'l(Cl) L-IKE A CLOIJO, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY PAGE 50 F 9 P,\GES AFit 80-17(Cl) 15 . I')RJ\W A PICTUR::: THAT WILL SHOW THE. SHAPl: OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE ANO LAO~I.. ANY D ETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE A~PEAAEO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE: E'AHAUST OR VAPOR TRAII..S. INDICATE BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THE HENOMENON WAS MOVING. 15. Wr:AT .i,AS -~"'! -.'t~ULAR SIZE? HOLD A M.!.T=\1 AT ARM"S I..ENGT H IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREE T LAV C~ --:: ~.o: : ..... '-~':>TE HOW MU C H Or- r-:: OBJECT I S COV!R!D 9Y THE HEAD O F THE MATCH. f\IO W IF YOU HAD I SEEN Az_:: ~,::::::;=--:-?.~THIS EXPE~'l..iE.-tT \ 7 ~HE TIME OF TriE SlGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTIO N OF THE PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES AFR R0-17(CI) 17. 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMFNON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING' INCLUDE IN F"OHMATION O N MODC L. TYPC, FILTER, LENS PRtSCAirT,ION on OTHER APrLICA8LE DATA. SUN COL AS:;~ S BINOCULARS WIN OSH IE'-Q T t::L ESCOPE SIDE WIN:)()W ::JF VEHICLE TH t::OOOLI T E WINOOWI=' = / DO YOU ~rlOt ~ ILY WEAR GLASSES' 0 YES~ NO lB. WHAT w.\S "'~JR IMPRr:SSION OF THE SPEED OF THE <' PHEI'J.),_I::'-1,:-~ GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED a . oo You usE R EADING GLAs-s;:-s;------[ - J YEs-rJ.N 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSIO N OF ;;E-O~STANCE OF ~E-I PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF OISTANC~; I ."1. 20 IN oqc T-~-WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRlt:H :. IN YOUR OWN WORD::> A CO~V~"J -? J ECT 0 R OOJ ECTS WHIC H . WH t:N PLACED IN THE SKY. SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON, WOULD 6:~::2 SOME RESEMBLANC E TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERE N C ES BETWEEN THE COMMO "" 0~. :.cT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 0 1!:> Y~J N o - : :;E ANY ODOR, NOIS E , OR H EAT EMANAT~/; FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY ANI'-1~!..~ 0:) '-I~.CHINERY IN TH::: VICINITY? 0 Y E S ~NO. IF ,.YES, DESCRIBE. EFFEC T 0:-.1 YOURSELF, .J ST U R 9 TI-!E c;q~...;'-f:> O R LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. PAG E 7 OF 9 PAGE S