p::~OJECT 10073 RECORD . [t DA lc TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION ( 4 . Nl-JM_B_E_R_O_F_O_B_J_E_C_T_S---i ATIP. A LOUISIANA 10. CONCLUSION CONFLICTING DATA s. LENGTH 0::: OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS c :<I.NUT~ The observer sighted a. blinking blue light ~----------------------~seen for 60 sec and was about a.s bright as a. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The light '..a s fourth magnitude ~-------------------~COt S: In his original ietter the observer.stated that he sighted the light when it was directly overhead but in GA o~ the 117 he indicates that he first saw it in the North and ~----------------------~that it disappeared in the N1~. The observer also sa~ a UFO 8. PtiOTCS FTD SE? 6: the first week in August. DEPAi1Tr1~NT O F THE AI F~ FOF~CE WASHING fON 2 0 331) OFf-ICC OJ-TI-lE.: ~:O::PC.iAr~Y September 1~, 19~o~a This vTill r eply to yotu lett2r of , in \-ihlch yo u stated ttat you and a frie d seen an unide ntifie d fly)ng object (U~O) the evening of August 29 . 'Ti thout addi t i on:tl inforr:1ation, ,.re can.r:ot offer an explanation of your sighting. Hot-rever, if you \-Till complete the a ttaehed f o r n 2-nd mail it in the inclosed envelope, our t e .:!hnical people at \Tright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio , will be able to check it further and F.Bke an eval~?.tion. Should you ev e r sight another UFOJ please report it as soon as possible to the neare3t Ai l' Fo rce base. Ea~h base in the Unitei States has a UFO :!.nv~si:i?:a t.or, ;.rC.o i s i n a be:.~er position to :-r:a!:e en on-the - spot invcstigatiot!, ..rhi~h us:.!ally results in a r.!:>re e.~ct:rate I n the meantioe, you looking at the categories rna terial vre a r e sending. might ~e able to of obj~cts oft8n Sincerely, iC.e:1tify J PJf~S H. AII<1 .1f !:. j or, USP..F C~ief, Civil Branc h the sighti::g b y as l.iFO' s i n the Co::.::nu.r1i t:r Relet ions Division Office of Infor~ation SIGHTIHG OF UHIDEHTIFIEO PHEHO~EHA QUESTIONHAIRE ltUCJGET nmu :Au APPROVAIA NUMBF.R 2r R'J.U THIS QUESTIOS~.1,.IRE HAS BEEN PREPA~ED SO TIIAT YOU CAN {iiVE TIIF. U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUC"'JI INFOix~1ATlON A S POSSiBLE CO~CERNING THE UNIDENTlFfEf> PHE N OI\1ENON THAT YOU IIAVE. OHSErxVEn. PLEA~l: T~Y TO ANSWER ALU OF THE QUt-:STlONS. T H E INFORMATION Y O U GIVE WlLL nE U SED FOI{ t-<ESEARCII Pl/RJ..oOSE.S YOUR NAME V\1L~ N O T BE USED tN CONNECTION WlTH A N Y OF YOUH STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSI O N S WITHOUT YOU~ PER:\U5S ..J:~. RETURN TO AIR FORCF. BASE l N Vt-:STJGATOR FOR F'ORWAROlNG TO FTD (TDETt-<), WR l GHT- PATTERSO;.; AF~ t'H10~5433,1AWAFR80-f7. (TF ADIJ/1'/ 0NA/A SliJn: T S ARJ-: NEEDED FOU NANUATJVI~ 01< SI\./~TC/IES .<\ TTACI-i 3I::: :F.FL Y TO T1JIS FORM OR ANNOTA 1'F. WI TI-l YOUR NAME 1:01?. rnL:N ;riFIC A T ION. ) 1. WHEN D l t v c ,. 3EE THE PHE N OMENON 2 WHAT TIMEr 0 YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHEN OMENON 3 . WHAT TIME 0 D YOU LAST SIGHT THE:: PHENOMENON? 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS f'J STJINO.ARD 4 . TIME I ZOP.: E 0 EASTERt ~ENTHAL [l MOUNTAIN 1-J P A CIFIC LJ OTHER 5 . WHERE \H.R "0U WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON ? IF I N CITY GIVE THE N EAREsr STREI:.T ADDRESS AND IND I CATE O N HAND ORA'""l MAP WHeRE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REF-ERENC E TO T H E ADDRESS. IF IN THE ".:OUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE H IGHWAY YO~ WERE ON OR NEAR AND T~ Y T O FIX A D I STANCE AND DIRECTION FP.OM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. 6 . IM~.GI''E: y-:;1_. A~E AT THE POINT SHOW~ IN T H E SKE:.TCH. PLACE AN ~A O N THE CURVED LitlE TO SHOW HO'N HIG'"i THE SKY Ll N E . W H E F I R S T S E EN. P L A C E A 3 . 0 N T H E S AM E C U R V ED L I N E T 0 SHO'H M~.Y ,.<:G'-1 A.80VE THE HORIZON Trl::: PHEN O M E N O N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . OBSERVER -" 6A. N0\11 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THt: COMPASS RO:iE. f"LAC~ AN A ON Ttlf-C.OMPA!.!i T O ttHJICA r r nH.: DIRECTION T O THE PHENOMENON WHt::N FIRST SEEN . PLAC L" A o ON THE C0'.1P A5S TO INDIC A rt THE:. DIHECTIOH ro TtiE PH CNOM ~JON WHE N LAST SEEN . POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. C ONNECT THE "A AND a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT 0'= THE PHENOME NON BETW~EN . A .. AND "et. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW VIHCTHER THC: M:)V~MENT ADPE:A~EO iO ::E STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG- ZA:::;. REFER TO S~;..LLER SKETC~I AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLET E THE LAM:::;E~ S-<ETCH. PAc.;E 2 OF 9 PAG E S WHERE WER~ YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE P H E N O M E N O N ? (Chcclc opprnt,rirat~ blorlc$.) V OUTDOORS IN B U SINESS SECTIO N OF CITY IN BUILDING IN A E SI O E NTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 AS DRIVE R 0 A S PASSENGER V~IN OPEN C O U NTRY SIDE . NEAR AIHF I ELO 0 AS PASSENGER YING OVE R CITY FLYING O VER O P E N COUNTR Y A . IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLE T E THE FOLLOWING : W~AT :.~ECTION WEAE YOU MOVING ' FAST WE R E YOU MOVING , NO~T~ E AST SOUTH WEST DID YOU STO P ANYTIME WHILE O BSERVI N G T H E NOR T~!AST SOUTHEAST NOAT EST SOUTHWEST EXPLAIN Wlo4!THER SUCH MOVEMIENT AFFECTS Y OUR SK E T C HES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. OESCP.I B E TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE I N A N D T Y P E OF ROAD, TER RAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED D URING THE SIGH TING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WE R E UP OR DOWN . H O W MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? D I D YOU NOTIC E ANY AIRPLANES ? 0 YES 0 N O . I F yEs, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE I N SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIM E 0 F SIGHTING IHE PHE N OMENO N AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION O F THE PHEN OMEN O N . LENGTH O F T I M E HOI WAS , i .I:-.4E CE~ER 0' HOW LONG WAS T H E PHENOM E NON I N S IGHT? \.,../' CERTAIN O F T I ME NOT VERY SU R E FAIRLY CERT A I N JUST A GUESS WAS T11E ?.,EN0"'4E N O N IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY' DYES _l,aNO. IF' .. NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS I S DUE T O YOUR MOV~._.!NT C~ TME BEHAVIOR O F THE PHE N O M E NO N . AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEM E N T OR B EHAVIOR. IND I CATE OISAP - PEARA~C~S 0 " PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 PA G E S 10. IF THERE WI!AI! MOfU: THAN ONI! PHI!NOMI!NON, H O W MANY WE R E THE R E ' DRAW A P I C TURE T O SH O W t.OW T H E Y WE R E AARANGI!D. 010 THIS ARRANGEMI!NT CHANG E DURING THE SIGHTING' 11. CONDITIONS (Ch~ck a pproprirt e block s . ) B. WEATHER TWILIG ... ~ CUMULUS CLOUDS (l.ow fluffy) CIRRUS CLOUDS (1/i~la fleecy or H~rrirtl FOG OR M IST LIGHT RAIN O R DRIZZLE HAIL , , CLEAR NIM!IUS CLOUDS ( Rairt) PART I.. Y ::.OUOY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW O R SLEET COMPL~7!1..Y OVERCAST (Thunderstorms ) V' N ONE OF THE ABOVE MAZE O R SMOG C. tF TI'1E. SIG.,HING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR N IGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MO O N ' NONe: BRIGHT MOONLIGHT t'O MOONLIGHT A FEW MOON WITH HALO 1., U N K N OWN MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS .................. ,.,_ O oooooo .... oooooooooooooOooooooooooo. oooooooo o o oo o 0000 0 0000 . OoOOOO oooOOOoOOotoOOOooooooooooooooooo U N KrotOWN PARTIAL (New o r qu.arter) O. !F S I C)-4TING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SU N VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS T H E S U N AS YOU FACED TtotE Plol! N0"4 !~ON! IN FRONT O F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near nnon) I N BACI( O F YOU T O YOUR LEFT U N K N OWN E . SPECIF'Y T M!: MAJOR SOURC! OF ILLUMII'fATION PRESENT D URING THE SIGHTING , SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET L.t.MP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL I LLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. G I V E A B .ltl! tr :iESC RIPTION OF TH! P"'! NOME NON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHET HER 1 T P.~F"L::CT!:) LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION O F WHETHER I T liiAS SOLl O OR TRANSPAR!NT, WHEi'I'1ER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE O R INDICATE IF IT _AOO!-'~e" A S A POINT OF LIGHT. INO'C~i'E COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECT S, L I K E STARS, A LIGHT OR OTI1!R OaJECT I N YOUR FIELD OF V I E-... PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES P HENOMENON MOVE IN A STRAimn LINE' STAND STILL AT ANYTIME' SPEED U P AND RUN BREAK UP IN F'"RTS AND EXPLODE' CHANGE COI..C' GIVE OFF SMOK::' BAlC:""T"'ESS' FLASH OR Fl..lCI(EFP OISAPPE '!= :..-.. ') REAPPEAR' SPIN LIKE A 'i~i='? .., MAKE A NOIS:. FLUTTER OR H~BBLE? O EW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? HOW 010 l'i FINALLY DISAPPEAR? MOVE BEHIND o q IN FRONT OF SOM ET H lNG, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY I F "'YES,"' DESCRIBE. . PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGE~ I 15. DRAW A F'ICTUR! THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LAOE L ANY OETAILS THAT MIG H T HAVE -I:'P!A~!D AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE E.<HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE!: DIRECTIO ... THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. 16. ~HA1" +:i 7""~ -'~GULAR SIZE? l-4-:LD A M4TCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET Llo"'a c::a --~ loiQOpof. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD eE::"4 .. : _! -:> .;:>ERFORM THI S EX::I!;~I .,.T AT THE T IME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTIO N OF THE PHEI'-Ciol~-.:: ... 'I'OULD HAVE BEEN COVE~ED BY THE MATCH HEAD. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAG E S 17. 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUG H ANY OF THE FOLLOWING' INCLUDE INFOR~ATION O N MODEL, TYPE, FIL TEA, LENS PRES