Pi~OJECT 10073 RECORD 1. ('\ TE TIME G~OUP 2. LOCATION Bristol, Virginia (,3.\tituaaea) -10. CONCLUSION INSUPTICJENI' DATA FOR EVALUATIW CiTilia.D. 4. NUMBER OF OSJECTS The obsener and witnesses were requeat.ed to oaaplete a torm 117 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6 . Tl'PE OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The o~erver reported to the Duty Ottlcer that he had a1Sbte4 an object that h~d reTolviDs red l~sb' on the bott 1. COURSE DATA still st~ds, since the ob3erTers d14,not ret~.tbair withia a month. Although it appears thatth~ observers may h seen a Hot Air Balloo1. . . 9. PHYSICA'-EVI~EHCE Y \I PN1oua edltlOftt ol tMt form~' b uud. 17. 010 YOU "'3.iERVE I Hf:o PHE NOMENON THPOUGH TYPE.~ _-:.R. !..lN~ PRE.S<.;IliPTION OH OTHER II.N'r' OF T H E FOLL0\1#1.,4C:' ltiC'LU'~: 1NFOP11..'\TI0'4 O N MOUEL, T._.~OI')OLITE [j YES (a-J N O <3. Qr) YOU U~E nr.:~IJINC. C.,l A 5::,r<; \t} ~.H~1' lo. . ... "OUR fMDRE~SION OF Tt-1=' SPEED O F .TH ~ Ll) WHAT WA5 Y OUR IMPRc:"~SION OF T HE. 015Tl~NCE OF iH[~ P HEf'.:l\ '-' . .)N 1 G IVE E.STIMATE OF SPC:ED ; '') (dT_ll . PHEI'JOME NO ' G I V [ ESriMIIH (.H DtS r ANCt::. 20 IN 0~0-:..: ! HAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLC:AR A PICTURe A S POSSIBLE O F WH \ T YOU S AW. or-SCRIIJE I l l Y OUP O WN WO r<IJ:i \.l: QqJECT O R O B JECT S WHICH, WHEN PLACED I N THE Sr<Y, SI M ILAR T O WHC:Rt: YOU N OrE .. O THt: Prit10ME NON. YtOULO-:..~R SOM RESEMBLANCE TO WHA'f YOU SAW. DESCRI B E SIMIL A f11TI[!> MID DIFFEHENCES BETWEEN rHE COM\40rt "?JECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. ,,:--r::: .:.NY ODOR , NOs::: ::>~-AT EMANATING/FROM TriE PHEtiO'.\ E N O N 0R ANY E F F c:cT o:. YOU HS ELF, A . Ot D T,:: ::t-:::: :' ..o :: 0 /'. 0 l S T U R 8 T rl E G RO UN 0 0 R LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ! YES VJ ti 0. SIGHTIHG OF UNIOEMTIFIED PHE~OMEMA QUESTIO~MAIAE IWIXiET CJUJt,lU .A? .. .YOt'.JL THIS QUESTi ) AIRE HAS DEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIH FOHCE AS MUCH INFORMATfO N AS POSS:BL~ CONCERNING TilE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON 1'i1AT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWE H Al..!J O F THE QUESTIONS. THF. INr'ORMATION YOU GIVE WILL 11E U SF<JD FOR RF.SI-:1\l~CH PURPOS.:<:'>. OUrt ~ .\. i-::: :~;.. !\O T BE USED lN CONNECTION WITH ANY oF YOUR ST ATJ~MESTS OR CONCLUSiONS WlTHOUT YOUR r :::-=:~:::5ICJN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORW/\f<DlNG TO FTD (TOETR), WRJC'i~1T p A77E;;:SC' ,. c\FB, OH: 0 45433, I AW AFR 80-f1. (IF ADDITIONAL SHF.ETS ARE NF..EDF:IJ PO.~ NA RRA TIVF: 0.~ SKETCHES .4. TT. \ CH .~: -::.:-:-?1-:l. Y TO THIS FORM O R ANNOT/l TF:. WITH YOUH NAMF:. POR 1/JF.NTI FICA TION.) 1. WHE N C l ~ ou SEE THE PHENOMENO N 2 . WH &.T Tlt-1:::: :::>10 YOU FIRS T SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 9 3 . WHAT T !'-'E 0 10 Y O U LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? HOUR MINUTES A YLIGHT SAVING S QsTANDARD [J CENTRAL 0 MOU~,jTAIN 0 PACIFIC 0 O T H E H 5 . WrlERE W:' . ~E YOU WHEN YOU S AW THE PHENOME N ON, IF IN CITY. GIVE T H E N EAREST STREE T ADDRESS A"'D INDICATE 0~ A HAND C~AWN MAP WHE~E Y O U WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN THE r::OUNTRY, IIJ~NTIFY THE HIGH..,.A. Y Y O U WERE ON O R NEAR AND T R Y TO FIX A DISTANCE AND O IRF.CTlON FROM SOMF. AECOGNIZAOLE LANDMARK. ?H:::-.. ::-N:::l~ WAS ABOVE THE HO~t:ON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A' g~ O N THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SHO'f rQIIi --!1:3~ ABOVE THE HORIZO'I TriE PHENO MENON WA5 WHEN LAST SEEN. &A. HOW IM,\GINE YOU AqE AT THE CENTI!A OF TH COMPASS ROSE'. Pi..AC AN A ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO Tt-i ~ ow F:NOM!:NON WHEN FIAST SEEN. PLACE A B ON THE COMPASS TO INOICAT E THE. DIRECTIO N TO THE PHENOMENON YEH LAST SEEN. 7 . IN THE Sr<::TCH SELOW, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A e AT THE POSITION OF Tt12; PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE '!'A AND a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OF T'H~ i='HENOMENON BETWEEN A AND a. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEA~EO TO 5E STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF H O W TO COMPLETE THE LA~vER SI<E7:::H. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES AFR f,0-17(Cl) WHERE WERE YOU WMEN V O U !SAW TMf! PHENOM!:NON? (Ch,.c~ npprnprirr!f.' 'bl ur:lf ., . ) VouTOOO fiiS .. IIUSINES'S SEC TIOH O F CITY KN RlStOENTIAL SE CTION OF CITY IN Ca.~ [J A~ ORIVER 0 AS PASSI!NGEn IN OPeN COUN'rRY!iiO.Z NEAR AIRFIEl.O l l'i .t. ~CI!.."NE 0 AS Pll.OT ~ AS PASSENGE A FL. VtNG OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COU~IT RY IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, C OMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ..,_H A":'" Ol~t!CTION WERE YOU MOVING' WERE YOU MOVING 7 Of 0 YOU ~TOP ANYTIME WHIL E O t iSE 1-1VI N c; THE PH Et40MNON? NO!ItTio4:: AST SOUTHEAST ~ORTi;'lli!ST EXPLAIN 'fo'~!:THER SUCH MOVEMENT AF'FECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN IT E~S !5 AND 6 . t1~SCRIBE T YPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEF'E IN AND TYPE OF AOAO, TER~AIN OR S O OY O F WATER Y O U TRAVERS E D DURINC. TH!:: SI GH7tNG. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP "'ERE UP O R OO'NN. MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE7 l 0 10 YOU N.:>TICE ANY AIRPLANES? QYES c:rNO. IF ye:s, DESCRIBE WHE N T HEY WERE lN SI GHT nELA T IVF.: r o THe TlltF.~ 0)-" SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHE~ THe:Y WERE. IN THE SKY REL.\TIVE TO THE P O SIT ION O F T HE. PnENOMEt-.0~. ll HO''N LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? CERTAIN O F TIME v NOT V ERY SUR E F At R L Y C E R T A I t~ -~UST A GUESS Tl-,~ .'fO 'ofON IN SICHT CON,..I N UO 'J3LY ? 0 YES Q-NO. IF NO ." INDICATE WHETHE R THIS 1$ DUE TO YOU R ,_.O VE\o.'::'o-=~":'"ME 9EHAVIO~ OF THE PHE ... OMENON, ANO OESCRIBE SUCH MOVEa.4E N T O R B EHAVIOR. INDICATE D ISAa. PE.a.~.sw:;:; , =>R::V IOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 P A G E 5 AFR 8Q-17(Cl) !,{113. 1 F' THEl1t! ,l!~lt WOA!. TH ~N ON! PHf:NO,_. ~NOM, HOW t."NY WERE THEA::' DRAW " PICTUHE TO ~HOW HOW THEY WERE AA,.AHQSD. 010 TH1:S A""AHG!Mt!NT CHANG~ DURING TH! SIGHTING? ~ 11. CONDITIONS (Cht:ck apr1rnpriatc block s.) ~ OAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (l.oru / l uff>-) FOG on MIST TWILIG1'4~-----------------~ CIRRUS C L OUDS (lligla fleecy or H erring t----~N_E_A_'_>J_Y_R_A_l_N _. ~ -tel-EAR NIMBU S CLOUOS (Rain) HAIL 1 i='A,.TLV CLOUO'I" CUMULONIMBUS SH"W OR SLEET ~C. p: T1-!~ SI~HTING W\3 AT TWIL I GHT OR NIGHT, WHA T DID YOU N OTIC E ABOUT THE STARS A~O MOON' ..(D. IF ~IGHTIHG .. A S IN DAYLIGHT, 'NAS THE SUN V ISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. IF "YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED T~E p,_.~NOME>ION7 J 1;-J F'~:)MT Oft YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHI!AO (N~ar noon) a-'CK O F YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN A E. so::CIFY THE U.\J::>R SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN, ) STA!!T LAlilf:>, t':"C. FOR TiE:RRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. H C: ADLIGH TS OR CIV ! A I!'F C~S=?.l"-TIOH "THE PHENOMENON, IN~C<\TING WHET!>IER IT A ?PEAI'lEO DARK OR LIGHT, WH ETHE~ IT ~EFL E.O Ll:i~-0~ WAS S!:LF-LUMINOUS .AN O 'NHA T COLOR~ YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHE R I r WAS !:v;..l :::> C ~ --:"~A!to!SPA R~NT, WHETHER E 0'.3 ES WE R~ SHARP OR FUZZY. DES CRt BE THE SHAPE OR IND I C ATE IF IT A:;:tPEA O ;.SA P~IN T O F LIGHT. INDICAT:: C0"4?A~lSONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIG H T OR OTH!R 03J.:::~ I N i;: J R F IELD OF VIEW . PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES I Willllt! .... 5T~ "GMT LINE' !T /\totO i'tl ~!.. lNY TIMt::t rA:qTs AND EXP~OOE' J;,IG~TNESST C:H A~IC ~ ,. ~ICKEAT OISAPP~ '~ .t.NO REAPPEAR' SPIN Ll~!:: '4f0BEJLE' HAT :,::{EW YOUR ATTENTION THE F'HENOM:O::NON7 A . MO'IIt C:.i O I T FINALLY DISAPPEAR' :: ~:-.. -: ... '..:?"'4 MOVE s:H,...,::> :> FRONT OF SO).IETHIHG, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUI LCJI N G AT ANY TPAE' 11. O,.,W ~ '"ICTU~E i ~AT WILL. SHOW THE SHAP+! 0, THE PH~NOMEHO~. INCL.UO AHO LJH3El. ANY D E rf\ILS THAT MIGHT HAV! APP!AR~O '~WINGS OR P .. OT,.U!ii O NS, AND INDICATE EMIAU!iT OR VAPO,. TAAIL S. INOIC.-TE B Y AN ARRO W THE OI AECTION THE P,.. ~HOME N O N WAS MOVING. 'tl ? . WH.\7 \it.a.S -... :: ' .. :: :.;::>SIZE? HOL~ A .,..;-:-c;.; AT A RM'S LENGTH IN r ? O N T OF A KNOWN OBJFCT , SUCH AS A STR:::t::T 0~ T i-1:: )1.1=.: .... '-:)T:: HOW MUCH O F r..;E ~eJECT I S COVERE::: a':' TH~ H EAD OF THE MATCH. N O W IF YOU HA:> t BE,::N ~3LE ;: ~:::-..:-.;-;,...,.THIS EXP E R I"'E:"''7 -'.T 71-,E T I M E OF Tl1E SiGi1TING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION O F THE PAGE60F9 PAGES n. 010 YOU OuSf.RVE THt PH.NOMEN 0 fll THfH")UGH ANY OF THE FOL LO'I"IN r , IIICI lirE" I"H'O~..,,,TIO O N OOEL, TEL f:Scon t: A.. a o v: ... :'lOI~AP.ILY W FAR GLASSE~' 0 YES I .l r~o a. DO You usE REA DING r.LAs~;rs ! .. J YEs 13 . Wn6.-.- "'0UR IMP R E~SION OF" THE SPEED O F THE ,,_ P H~"<:~-"0N1 GIVE F.:S T IMATE OF SPEEo/-Jc?.. )t~IJ.>'~I)r. 19. WHAT WAS YOUr~ IMPf(I:~SION OF-Tit:. DISTANCF. OF TH' PHE N O M ENQ'J? <..IVf:; E'~TIMATL O F D I STANCE _ 2 0 . IN O RC1::.=-THAT WE MAY Ot:iTAIH A S CLEAR A P ICTURE AS P O!:iSIEH. E OF WHAT Y O U SA...,., O E SC RIEJE: I N YOUR O WN \lORDS A COVVC\o 08JE:CT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACt:D IN THE SKY, SIMILAR T O WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHEN O M C'IOP-1, WOU L D ::;:.~R SOM E R E5EMOLMlC E T O WHAT YOU SAW. DESC R IBE SIMILA R I T I E S t..ND OIFFCRtNCES A ETWEF.:N THE COMMO~ :) 9 J ECT AN 0 WHAT YOU SAW. 2 1 DID YO'_, -.,:,-ICE ANY ODOR , ~O!S=: C~ rl=:AT EMANATI':I._G_,;:ROM THE PHENO~ EtiOII OR A '-c,"'A - S o:o :.I A CrliNCRY IN T H:: V ICINITY" (_l Y E S [_4'NO. IF " YCS. DESCR19E. A N Y E FFECT ON YOUF1SE LF, A. D l D TH =: p..., ~ :, , ~ '10N D I S T U R O T H c vr:\0 UN 0 O R LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIO!:N CE. AF7~ SH-17(Cl)