P.~OJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Miomia'burgf. Chio 3. ~OURCE 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER OF 09JECTS One eaeh tcr tbree di f'terent t uea. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Probable (AIRCRAlT) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observer was out looking at stara when he aoticed a mov1 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION' light on the horizon. The light was alightly red-orana-and traYeled NNE ani waa aeen to.r about.4 miuutea. Ground-Visual 9. PHYSl;:AL EYl~ENCE FTD S E? 6 3 0-32"1 (TOE) Prnloue edlUOftt of t"l form mey.,. uud. l1. IHFOP'-I' T ION 'lfH IC.H Y O U FE~L I S PERTINENT DUT WHIC~ 15 N O T A O E QUATCLY COvr_ f4t;O I N THI;. QUCSTIONNAIRC, M .. TE""""'T' Vf.LY PROVIDE A HAAAATIVE EXPLANA'riON 0;:' THE SICHTI~H# . PAGF 'J OF 9 P A G E<; ,_I~L'f TO TD?r (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HllAOQUA .. TE ... F'0,.1GN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f Af'SC) WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR F'ORCE BASK OHIO ~5.33 U?O Observatio:1 You:-nnme h3s been given to the Aeria l Phenomena Office (Projec t Blue Book) as being a \:itness to nn unidentified flying object. If you ~ere c. \.Ji tness to n n UF'O sighting on 29 Auguot 1968 .. Ct !ld you please corr.plete the attnched AF Form 117 and return it in :,he envelope provided. If you \:ere not a \vi tness to this sighting, y,oulc. you please make a statement to this effect on the 2-t ~uched form. The information v.hich you provide y,ill b e used in c v tlu,ting this observation. Thunk you for your assis t a nce in this !-"3:TOR v,UINTANILU, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Ch i ef, Aeri~l Phcnonena Office ;..erospf!ce Technologies Division Prc~uction Directorate AF For~ 117 w/envelope DEPARTMENT OF THI! AlA ,.ORCE HKAOOUAATE"S F0"1GN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f Afl'SC l WAIGHT.PATTER!lON AlA FO"CE BA9E OHIO <45.C33 U?C Jbservatio:1 > 29 Augu.s t 1968 Yo'-'r nnme has been civen to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Projec t Blue Book) as beine; a ~:itness to an uni:lentifiert flying object. If you ~ere e ,..,i tness to n n UFO sighting on 29 Ausust 1963 .. c uld you ple~se con:plete the att:-Jched AF Form 117 and return it in t.ne envelope provided. If you "'ere not a lli tness to this slehting, woulc you please make a stntement to this effect on the 'lt. U lc:hed forrn. The information ,..,hich you provide. :111 b e used in cr;lu."lting this observation. Thank you for your assistance in this r.t::it ter. ~:SCTOR QUINTANILLA Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Ctief, Aerinl Phenomena Office Aer ospace Technologies Division P~cjuction Directornte AF Form 117 w/envelope Rlft'-V TO TDF:' (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUAATEN5 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f A'!!IC l WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO A!!A33 UF'J ::servation, 29 \uGu. .. Yo~:-nnme h a s been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project Blu~ Book) as being a \:itness to an unidentifiert flying object. If you y,ere a ..,.,i tness to nn UFO sighting on .. culd you please corr.plete the att:1checl AF Form 117 and return it in t.ile envelope provided . If you \:ere not n ,,ri tness to this siGhting, woulc you please make a statement to this effect on the ?..~:.:.chcd f orm. The information v:hich you provide. v.ill b e used in cv~,lu~tinb this observation. Thunk.you for your assistance in this CTOR Q.UINTfu~ILU J r , Lt Colonel, USAF Chi~f, Aeri~l Phcno~e~a Office ~ercspece Technologie s Division ?~c :tion Directornte AF Form 117 w/enve lope ' UII'l.V TO 'l,DPT ( UFO ) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS f-"OREIGN 1 ECt-4NOLOGY DIVISIO N C AFSC) WRIGHT.PATl"E.H~ON AIR FORC E BAS E . OHIO 4!l433 UF0 -::oservation, :~9 Re!'c#~ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yo~ ~eported to t he Air Force. The inforn~tion whi~h we have rec e i ved is not suf.f'icie:1t for a scientific investigation. Request you :omplete the at t.ached M, Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed e nvelope . Tha:1k you for reporting your observation t o the Air Force. ~HECTO~ ~UINTA..~IIJ.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chie_ , Aerial Phe nomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division ?roiu~tion Directorate AF Form 117 w/envclope BUDG~T VUREAU APPROVM. NUMDER 21. R251J SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOHMAIRE THIS QUESTlO !'INAIRF. liAS OEEN PREPAI~EO SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THI: U.S. AIR FORCI: AS MUCII INFORMATIO:: AS POSSIBLE. co:-.;CEI~NINC't THE UNI DF.NTIFl ED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE ORSE~VEO. r~LEASJ-: TRY Tr J ANSWER ALU 1.1~ THE QUF.STIONS. TilE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BlO: USt<:T> FOI~ I~ESJ-:AJ~CH PURPOSE:, YOUR NAME WIL\-l'OT DE liSJ.:D IN CONNECTION ~1Tit ANY OF YOUR RTATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WlTtiOtrr YOUR PEf<~.\:::.:'0'-J. HIO:TURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FOI~WARDtNG TO FTD (TDETI~). WRIGJIT P ATTERSO:\ \FB, 0H l 0 45433, I f\W AFR 80-i7. (If' AD VI TIONA L SIIEF.TS ARE NREDT~D POR NAHRA T/V,.; OR SKI:TC/11~ TT. \ Cif SF r:L l'' 1'0 TillS FORM OR ANNOTA TF. W11'H YOUU NAMF: FOR ITJF.N'J'lf'ICA T/ON.) \. WHEN Dl;) v .:-:..: SEE l ' H E PHENOME NON, 1-q A v f {,. <J 2 . WHAT T IMe CIO YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON, :\. WHAT TIME C'!D YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON' HOUR I 0 MINUTES l ~-[ ]A.M. [~P':'M. 4. TIME.'ZONE ~DAYLIGHT SAVINGS _]STANDARD G{EASTE=\'-l [I CENTRAL O MOUNTAIN LJ PACIFIC [_l OTHER t-5-V._H_E_R W_E_::; ::_Y_O_U_W_H_E_N_Y_O U_S A-W THE PH EN 0 MEN 0 N 7 I_F_ I_N_ C_ I T- Y-. - G- 1 V E THE NEAREST STREET AD 0 R ESS AND IN D I CAT!='-::::. A HA"'D DC\.;,\~ MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN THE t;OUNTRY, IDENTIFY r ... ~ HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMAPv. IS. IV'\'3,NE ':;J ARE AT THE P OINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SH O W HOW HIG H THE Pri~"-:''-1!::'-l':'. HAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A e~ ON THE SAME CURVED LINE T O 5-0'."' '.J:)if - :;:;-1 ABOVE THE HORIZON TH:: PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. 6A. NO W I"AGINE YOU ARE AT THF. CENHR OF TME COMPASS ROS~. PLACE AN A" ON TME COM .. ASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMFNON WMEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A a O N TME COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO 1'HE PH ENO~ C:NON WHEN LA!iT SEEN. 7. IN TM E SKE7,;" BELOW, PLACE AN A' AT TM E POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WH Ell FIRST SEEN, AND A a AT TME I"OSITION C< THE PMF.NOMENON WHEN LAST S~EN. CONNECT THE 'A ANO a WITH A LINE T O APPROXIMATE THE MOVF.M 'NT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A AND a. THAT 0,, SCHEMATICALLY SMOW WHETMER TM E MOVEMENT APPEA~EO TC BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIGlAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE Tri!:: !....;.RCER :<ETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHEHE WERE Y O U WHE N YOU SAW ldowk \ .) O U TDOORS I N B U SI N ESS !jE.CT I O f 4 OF C I T Y IN 9UIL:>,NG I N RESIDEN T I A L SEC TION OF' C I T Y rJ AS DRIVER [l A $ P A SSF'NGFR IN OPF.N COUU TRY 5 1 Dt: I N e ot.r NF.AR AIRF ICLD [J A S P ILOT ( ]AS PAS!:.ENGER FLYING O V E R CITY FLYING OVER O P E N COUN T R Y I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, OMPLETE THE FOLLOWI NG: H O W FAST WE R E YOU MOVING ? D I D Y O U ST OP ANYTIME WHILE OBSCRVING PH EtWME N O N 1 NO~-_,::AST SOUTHE A ST N O R I.., ..VEST wu::THER SUCH M O V E M E N T AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN D ESt::q;s:: - ypE OF VEHICLE YOU WER~ l"l AND T YPE O F R OAD. T ERRA I N O R BODY O F WATER Y O U TRAVERSE D DURING T H E SIG~T:-.G. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS O R CONVERTIBL E WERE U P O R DOWN. HOW M UCI-1 OTHER T RAFFIC WAS T HERE,- J O l ::l You r..:-::>TIC E ANY AIRPLANES? (2"YEs f] NO. DESCRIBE WH E N THEY WER E IN SIGHT R ELAT IVE TO THEY WERE IN THE SKY R E LATIVE TO T E POSITION O F T H E PH E N OMENOtl . 9 . HOW LONG WAS THE P HENOMENO N I N SIGHT? LENGTH c=- C E RTAIN OF T I M E FAIRLY CERTAI N JUST A GUESS :: :JETERMA.ED? I F "NO.~ INDICATE WHETHER THIS I S DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT'::;-::> THE B EHAVIOR OF ::':l.iEN~'-1E NON, AND DESC R I B E SU C H MOVEM ENT OR B EHAVIOR. I N DICATE DISAP- PE~.RA:>:~ES 0"-PREVIOUS SKETCHES. r>AGE 3 OF 9 PAG5 10. II=' THERE WERE M ORE TH .a.H ONE PHEtOMt:.NOH, HOW MANY WERE Tt-l ERE' DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW H O W THEY WC H C A~ RANGE D . 010 THIS A~RANGEMEN T Ctt ANGE DURING THE SIGHTING' j 11 CONDITIONS (Check appropriate block.~.) B. WEATHER ... DAY CU~WLUS CLOUDS (l.ow /lr~ffy) ..,..... FO.G-OR' MIST ~.>l,l &H'( TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDS (1/igh fleecy or //erring HEAVY RAIN 7 NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE V CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS {Ruin) HAIL PARTL Y CL.:>~.o OY CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET L_ COMPLETEl-Y OVERCAST CUMULONIMBUS (T ltu.nderslorms) NONE OF THE ABOVE L:'~ II=" THE SIGHT~G WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT . WHAT OlD YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON, BRIGHT MOONLIGH'r N O MOONLIGHT : :: SIGHTI~IG WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUIII VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. THE PHENO ... ENON? IF "YES, '" WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED 1JN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) l i N BACi'< OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN ~. SPEC! F Y THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LAMP, C:TC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE ~ , 2 . Gl'/~ A 9 ~! ~ F C ::SCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER 1 T REF LE.:T~O LI'~HT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT itf.lo,S SCLI:;:l TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPE'-.::t~O A S A ?OINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE CO~PARISONS WITH O 'THER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OT'-if.:R OS.;~t::7 ' N YOUR FIELO OF VIEW. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES u 010 THE PHENOMENON MOVE IN A STRA'(;"1T LINE? STANO STil.L. A.T A.~YTIME? SUDON~Y S~!EO UP AND RUN AWAY? OREAl< U P I"' :> &PTS ANO EXPLODE' CHANG co:_e-;; FL.ASH CR f-'~KER? OISA.PPE-'~ J,-..'J REAPPEAR? SPIN L.I!\.E MAKE A N 0!5!' FLUTTR 0~ ~OB8L? 14. WHAT OrUI YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? I:"JNAL.LY DISAPPEAR' 0 0 7-S =--"": 1>4-;!'-ljN MOVE BEHINr:J OR 11-1 F'RONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUO, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME' ' F yEs, OESCRI9::: . PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES SIGHTING OF UMIOEMTIFIED PHE~OMF.NA QUESTIOM~AIRE BUDGET AU Arr~rAL NUII~E, 21 a2J1 THIS QUF~T10\;~AlRF. HAS DEJ.:N PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE ruE U. S. AU~ FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE cO~CEI<NING TilE UNIDENTIFIE D Ptll:NOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OOSERVEU. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER "\LL O F THI-~ QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOH RF.SEARCH PURPOSJ!.S. YOUR ~A.'tfE \rfL~ NOT DE USJ-:0 IN CONNF.CTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS Ot~ CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR PC HS!dN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING 'CO FTO (TDETR), WRIGHT - PATT'E.RSCX AFB,OHI045433,1AW AFR80f7. (II-' ADDITIONAL SHEF.TS A.RF. N F.1JF.D FOR NAT\RATIVE OR SKETCIIES A TTAC.'I : ~ :URF.l~ Y TO THIS FOHM OR ANNOTATF. WITH YOUR NAMF-; FOR IDf:NTJ FICA TION.) 1. 11'-iE~ C ~YOU SEE THE PHENOMFNON? 2 . WH-'T T l\.\1:: 010 YOU FIRST SIGH1 THE PHENOMENON? 3 . WHAT TIM:: 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON 1 HOUR MINUTES 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 0 STANDARD []CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN D f.IACIFIC [I OTHER 5 . WHERE -\o::..,E YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE N EAREST STRfET ADD RESS ANrJ INDICAT E ON A HAN:> :>~AWN MAP WHE q E YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN HIE t:OUNTRY, I DENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTIO N FROM SOME RECOGNIZ ABLE LAt-40MARK . 5 f;.,jf.G:~.=: " OJ ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH , PLACE