Ci.vilian t . M\1..-l'!llt Oft OIJtCn S. LEHGTH OP OII! .. VATION. 90 l1ln..ttcs Ground-Visual 0'..ai. .. innary in IP.l 9. PHOTOJ 9. PHYSIC~L EVIDIMCI J, LCCAT"* Riverdale, New York INSUFI'ICIENT DATA No date Liven for observation. t 1. l_.tl, IUlWAJtY AND AMAt. Ylll 2~ h~VE Y O U EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMI:.. A>-( f'Ht::N O MENON !.H:.FoqE l J Y E S GJ N O . I F vFS,'' GIJE D A TE. AND 43. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIM;:. YOU 5 AW THE PH ENO~E~ON, [J YES 0 N O . IF YES. DID TI~FY SEE IT T'JO 1 0 YES 0 NO. A . LIST THEIR NAM LAST NAME. FIRST GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF ME, MIDDLE NAME ITIONAL INFORMATION INC LU.::>ING OCCU?ATIO N AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHIC H MAv 8E PERTINENT. 25 WriEN AND T O WHOM DtD YOU REPOHT ~..-;..T YOU HA~ SIGHTED i"HIS PHE N O MEI'ION7 MONTH ._ PAGE 8 OF~ PAG~S 2 / . IIIIFO,.t'..CATION WHit.~ YOU FEEL IS PP.:A'fiNt-: N r quT WHICtt I S NOT ADEQUATELY COVt:.Hf.O I N THIS QUC.STI ONNAIRc , ALT -~NATIVELY PAOVIOE A HA~AATIVE EX' LANATIOH OF THE SIGHTING. PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGE TDPT (UFO) CEPARIMENT OF THE AI~ FOiiCE Ht::AO"lll \""'~ n.:; ''J!l~l\.N TF.CHNOLOGY OIVI310N t AF'1C) UFO Observation, 21+ Oc Lor er 196j Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information whic h we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request mplete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to t he Air Force . HECTOR" 'c(.UINTANILLA-, jr, L t Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena 0 f fice Aerospace Tecfuiologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope -s FUa:.s a PtuJ'& SIGHTING OF U~IDENfiFIED PHEHCMEHA OtJESTIOM~A IRf IJUJJGI-: T !lUG F AU APPROVAL I'll!~ ">l"ESTION~/\li~F. HAg OEEN l'l..!EPt\l<l.IJ SO T HAT YOU CA~ G IVE TilE lJ. ~ ,\IR FORCE AS MUCff l:'llFURI'-1/\ riON t\'-' PCl~'~lBLE CONCERNING T H E UNIDEN riFIE.U PHE~OMENON T HAT YOU HAVE OBSERVEr>. PLI.ASE 'I RY TO t\ \\E.I~ !\Lt) OF T H E QUESTIONS. TlH. I:--:FOR~1A1'10N YOU <..ilVE WlLL UE U SJ:o:r> FOl< I~ESE/\I~CI I PlJRPOSJ<:S YOUI~ :'ll.\:\1E \\1L~, NOT BE tiS F.D I N CQN'j ECTIO:'ol ~11'11 ANY OF YOUR ST ATEM F.NTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT \'OUf~ p Et-1:\HSStd N . l<ETUI~N TO AI R FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARIJIN(, TO FTD (TLH:Tf~). WF~lGIIT p :\1 TEI\'!:\()N AFB, OH I 0 45431, I f\W AFR 00-h . (IF A.DDI TIONAL SHF.I~TS ART~ N~,.:DF.D FOR NARRATIVE OH SK I~TCHJ.;') A rr \ Cfi Sr Cl./1\EL Y TO TillS F ORM OR AN,\OTA TF. H TTH YOU I? NAMF. r.or..: /Dr:rn I F ICA T I O.'V.) 1 WHEN OlD YOU SEE THE P H ENOMENON ' TIME D I D YOU FIRS T SIGHT THE PHENO~ENON7 ~ M INUTES _ J W"lAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT T H E PHENOMErlON' [J DAYLIGHT SAVINGS M INUTES---- []STAII.OARO Cl CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN 4 . TIME lON E Ll EASTER N S WH~R~ WER E YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEN0 '--1:::NON' I F IN C ITY, GIVE THE N EA~EST S TREE T ADDRESS AND INDICAT~ ON A H.\ND D RAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN T H E t:OUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY T O F I X A D ISTANCE AND I)IRECTI O N FROM SO M E RECOGNIZABLE LANO ... ARK . PHSNO '-, E N O N WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR St<YLINE . WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLAC E A 3 O N THE SAM E CURVED LIS~ T O -,v HOW H I G H ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST S~ EN. OBSERVER -----y , , , NO W )M,\GtrH:. YOU A:Hi AT THE CENTEf~ o.: ~n: '.:OMP~SS R05r PL~CE. AN A" O N rHF: COMPASS TO ltiOICA re THC tJIPr.CTir} 1 ;"()THE PH~ ~lo-..r:NON WHEN r:nl.;T S ... :ErL PLAC /1 "r; 0'1 TilE CO AS!j TO INOICATF TtH. Olf'tECTION TO ! 7 . I N THE S.<ETCH BELOW, PLAC=:: A N A AT THE POSITIO N O F THE P H ENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A s A T THE POSIT ION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT T H E " A " AND e WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE TH~ 1,10\'EMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A AND "8" . THAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APP~A~ED TO 9E STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LARGER SKETCH. PAG'Z 2 OF 9 PAGES r'tHA7 DIRECTION WERE Y O U MOVIN(,, HOW F A ST WERE YOU MOVING ? s~u;.-,..------------+----t-;E;T------~-,DID YOU STOP ANYTIME wHIL._t:._oEisERVING r'H'E-------- ~ORTHWEST souTHWEST I I] YES I J N O 2X~-AIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS Y OUR SKETCHES IN ITEM5 5 AND 6 :>::S IBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE:. IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, T ERRAIN O R fl"'HW OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED ('lJRING -H~ SIGI-ITING. STATE WHETHER WINDOW) OP CONVERT19LE TOP WERE UP 0=1 D'H'N. 1-'0'N '4 UCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE, D'Q YOu NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES 0 NO. IF YES R DES-:~IBE WHE N THE Y WERE IN SIC.HT RELATIVE T O T H E T t'w\F. Or S'G'"'71NG TH!:: PHENOM~NON AND WH:.P::: THEY WERE I N Tl-'~ SI'.Y 11ELATIVE TO TI-4E POSITION 0!=' THE PHEIQO M E N ON. HOW LONG W~S THE PHE:~OMENON IN SIGHT' LE~GTH OF TI._.E HO' NAS TIME DETERMIN~D .fA3 TH:: PH ENOMENO N IN SI GHT C O N T INUOUSLY' 0 YES E2J NO. IF "NO ... INDICATE WHETIIER THIS I S DUE TO YOUq MO'/E"A::'-T 0~ THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOM ENON, AND DESCq13E SUCH MOVEMEtlT O R SEHAVIOR. INDICATE 01s,;o. P:::.;=1A~lCE:; ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. AFR Hll-17( Cl) . ;)10 THIS A 1\H.:;~MENT ~"~lfo"o!::. IJfii!'IG Tilt ~ ',lc,';.l I I G f A . SI<Y 8 . 1EATHER j D~Y \..,. CU~ULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) FOG OR MIS T TWILIGI1T C t q RuS CLOUDS (1/i'-lt flc~cy or Jler}jri~ H E A V Y RAIN ~IGHT b vrt,.) ,.:/ LIGHT RAIN OR D R IZZLE Cl.E:AR \ . kiM13U'; CLOUDS ain) .... HAIL PARTLY CLOUDY CUp,tULONIMBUS CLOUDS \.)' SNOW OR Sl.EE T t C. IF Tl'4E. SIGHTING WAS AT TWil.H.iHT OW. NIG,..T. WHAT DID YOU NOTIC E ABOUT THE STARS ANO MOON? t ( 1) STARS (21 MOON ! NONE 13.:tiGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIC"iT j A F'!!W MOO N WITH HALO UNKNOWN ~D. I~ SIIJI.tT:NG WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN V ISIBLE? 1 THE r-:HEN':>~ENON'~' IF '"YES, WHERE W/. S THE SUtJ A S YCU FACED r lr-1 F-AoN T O F YOU T Q (') JR RIGHT V OVEili-4EAD (Ncar r.no n) iL. St=~ECIF'Y THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMIN,.TI0"4 PRESENT D URING THE SIGHTINO, SUC H A S THE SUN, HEAOLIG,..TS 0~ ,~ sn~E :!T L A MP, ETC. FOR TER~eSTRIAl. I L. L U Ml Jot AT ION, SPECIF'Y DIST A. NC E TO L IGHT SOURCE. GIV E '' t3RIEF DESCRIPTIO N OF THE PH EN0MEH JN, INDICATING WHETHER IT A~PEARED OAR I< OR l.IGH T , WHE THEA IT q GFl.ECTED L.IGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND oiiHAT COL..ORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION O F WHETHER I T WAS SOl..IO OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDIJES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APPEAR E O AS A POINT OF l.IG"'T. IN OICAT E C OMPARISONS WITH O 'f H ER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTHFR OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. PAGE 4 OF J PAGES AliiR 80-17(CL) C H ~ "'4G E Sl=tiGHTNESS' / ----- CM' lGE SHAPE? ' ' S P I N L. ; t< E A TOP 1 F L ll TT ER 0~ WOI38L.E? 1~. WHAT C~EW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? A . HOW 0 1 D IT FINALLY 0 ! 5APPEAR? B . 0 10 THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FA ~YES 0 NO. IF yEs, DESCRI!!~. ONT OF SOMETHING, L.IKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR SUILOIHG AT AHY TIM:' PAG E 5 OF 9 PAGE S I :7 'FAP'RI 1 'rOf!M h F)lt COG L Rf 777 - I' nrmsw vrv~ OF1AW 1\ '->I:TU~E rHAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF nt~ PHENOME'fON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY OC:TAILS T.._.Ar MI<..HT HAVE .1\PPCAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, MIO INDICATE E 'I.HAUST OR VAPOq 1 RAILS. INOICATF BY AN ARROW THE DIRE.CilOt-. THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR 51 ZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN F'RON T OF A to.: NOW'J OOJ ECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF T H=: OBJECT IS COVERED 3Y THE HEAO OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BEEN A9LE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTIO'J OF THE PHENOMEtJON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVEREu BY THE MATCH HEAO . PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES ,,. D't) ).:JU .;. b-tLt IHe Pth .. P.,\."~M\.'n)~ rrlr~Our.;H T Y P E:. J'IL TCR, L ~NS P HE:SC RIPT tC'1N 0'-l OTiiCR APPL I C A f.h f:. O ATA. , "'\ ~UNGL ,\ S!>t:.S UINOC U LARS ,/