p;~OJECT 10073 RECORD 1. OA TE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION l. SOlJRCE JO. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA Foa ~IAl.JJATION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS A 117 was s~nt to the observer but has not been returned as or S. LENGTH OF OSSERVATIOH 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vioual Not B~ ted ?, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE The ob~ervor rsported to the FI'D Dl..Lty Otticer thQt ah.-b...ld ae~D a UFO. F TD S E P 63 0-329 (TOE) Prnloua edltlo M of thla lorna 111a7 lN und. LCCATIO'i. 'tOU A T THF. TIM~ YOU !jAW THt:: r"lHt:HOME~40~? QYES 0 ~HJ. "vEs. 0 10 TH~Y S EC. IT TOO' 1' l.IST TH!:I~ HAMIS G IVE THE FOLLO'HING INFORMATION A90UT YOURSELF ATION IHCl..UOif'o!Q OCCUPATION AND A~Y E~PE.-.I!HC~ WHICH ~AY BE PERTNc.tn. ,\~0 r o \HOM IJID ~0\.. RtPOP.T THAT YOU ~o~;.o SlGHTEO THI S PHEHO, iEI'fCNl 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUS!O~ 0 := 03SE RVA T ION TY?c OF 03SERVATION ,'.."'ARY AND ANALYSIS 'rDPT (UFO) OEPAnfMENT O F THi! AIR FORCE C:..\OQUAil.tE., - ._ OrH:Ir..,. TECH '<C.. LOr;;~ OIVI:J!OI"' f \ '-'>C l WRIGMT.PATTE ~50N AI~ FOR.::E BASE OHIO -4~-433 UFO Observation' l9 October l96S Dayton, Ohio 45424 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting vhich you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request you complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force . HECTOR UINTANIJJ.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope AFJt HO-l7(CI) Oll'lF.<..1'1 II TO T Ht:. Pt-~::::NOVENON WHL:N Ht" P~ .:-..o-.. :NON WHr LA3T SEEN. Ff'l.:T C.!:EN. PL ~cE A 8 ~>'I PiE COMPA% ro I'~CJICI\Tf:; TilL OI~E.CTION T O . 11'1 THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A A T THE P:>SITI O N OF TH=: PrtENO~ENON WHEN FIRS T SEEN , ANO A s " AT THE POSITION 0 F THE PH E~0>.4E!'iON WHEN LAST SEEN . CONNECT TH ,. c. AN::> a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE ~.'JVLMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEE N A AND s . THAT IS, SCHMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT 1\0PEAREO TO BC: STRAIGHT, CURVE D OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER St<ETCH AS AN E..<AMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE l.ARG ER SKETCH. PAGE: 2 OF 9 PAGES 'V" fotUtln.~.'f 2 J .1\JH '1111~ i~I'ESTIO~;\JAIRI. H.\~ BEEN Pl~EPAREO SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S Al~ FORCE AS MlJCfl 1:--:FOR~.,I\TION !\:-\ Pl' :~tHLE co;.:c EI\NlNG TliE UN 1 DENTtFlED PJ-H:~O\t~0N Til AT YOU 11 AVE OT1Sl-:RVF.O. PL F.ASE TRY TO .-\:":!--\\ El~ !\LU OF T HE QUESTIONS. THE INFO~MATIO:"oi YOU GIVE WILL BE USt:n FOR RESEARC H PURPOS E S YOili~ ~AME WlLl,.. r\01' BE USED IN CON"lECTI()~ WlTll ANY OJi' YOUR STATEMI-:NTS OR CO~CLUSlO~S WITHOUT YOU!' Pt-.f tiS~JdN. l~ETURN TO AIR FORCE UASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRJCitiT- PAT n::t\~ON AFL1.0HI045433,1AW AFR80-f7. (IF A1JVIT10t\'AL SI-IEF.TS ART-: NRFDF..D FOR NARI?AT/VF: OR SK/:1'CIIF.S .\ 1 T . 1 '-r1 SECURI-:L Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE UITH YOU!'? NAMF. FOR /Df:N1'1 F I C A T /ON.) I \"''::~OlD YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON 2 '.'lrl\fTIMEDIDYOUFIRSTSIGHTTHEPHENOMENON7 '\'\ . ""- 3 W-l AT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON' H 0 U R MIN U T E S ; G TI:A[. ZO~ E 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [j STANDARD l_..~!::: ASTERN QcENTRAL OMOUNTAIN []PACIFIC QoTHEq 5 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE N EAREST STREET ADDRE!S A"'lD INDICATE ON A H\'ID QqAWN MAP WHE11E YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRE SS. IF IN THE COUNTRY. IDENTIFY THC HIC. HWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANC E AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZ.A.BLE LANDMARK. 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN " A '' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHON HON HIGH THE P'iENO~ENON WAS A90VE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINl:: WI-lEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 9" ON 'iHE SAME Cl!~v=::> LINE. T O .V HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . OBSERVER .., W'-iEPS WERE YOU WHi:N YOU SAW THE. PHENOMENON1 fl{'f""l''irtt,. IJI,rJc.,. ) ,..UTOOOR5 IN UU~INESS !;E.CTION OF CITY -...._ lt~l OUILOING IN RESIOF-'NTIAL SECTION or: Cl1 Y I CAR 0 A S DRIVER I N OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD :IN AIRF'LANE 0 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVF.R CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY tF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? j H O W FAST WERE YOU MOVING? DID Y O U STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING ! PHENOMENON 1 ! NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST I NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOU fit SKETCHES I N ITEMS SAND 6 . DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHI CLE YOU WERE IN ANO TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED OURIN'J THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR C ONVERTIBLE WERE UP OR DOWN. H O W MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES' OY~S l.SNO. IF YES, " DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME 0 F' SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WH ER!:: THEY WER:: IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSt TION OF THE PHEN OMENON. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? L.!NGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TI~E NOT VERY SUP.E FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS HOW WAS TIME OET ERMiflt ED? WA S THE PHENOMENON IN SIG._,T CONTINUOUSLY7~ES (~NO. IF "'NO," INDICATE WHETHER THI S I S DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, NO DESCR13E SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE D ISAP. P E 1\R A N CES ON PREVIOUS S'< ETCHES. THE f'H ~NOMC:NON MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE ? STANn STILL AT ANYTIME' SUOOt::Nl.V SP O UP ANO R U N BREA~ UP IN PARTS ANO EXPLODE ' CHANGE COL.OR' GIVE OFF SMOKE' CH ANO E BRIGHTNESS? CHANG E SHAPE? Fl. A SH OR FL.ICKER? DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR1 SPIN LIKE A TOP? MAKE A NOISE' FLUTTER OR WOB9LEt WHAT DREW YOU R ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON' A . HOW 010 IT FIN ALL V 8. DID THE~OMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANV 0 YES O. IF vEs,- DESCRIBE. PAGES OF 9 GES ~ A~a dil-t7(C:l) 0 H ,. V. A ? I C T U H T H A r WI L L ~ t-1 0 W T H E S H A? E. 0 c-T H E P 1-i E 'I C"l M E N 0 N. INC L U ~ E A N 0 L A c E. L ANY 0 1:: r A I L S T H A r M I C H T HAVL: PPEAREO A S WINGS on PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VA 0R TRAILS. INCJICATE BY AN ARROW T P E CTIO!'I THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING ' IS. WH,\ T WAS THE ANGULAR SI Z E ' HO L D A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGT H I N FRONT O F A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET LAMP OP. T H E MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED B Y THE HC:A O O F THE MATCH. NOW I F YOU HAD 8EEN ARLE T O PER FO?.M T~ IS EXPERI MENT AT THE TIM E OF THE SIGHT I NG, !::STIM ATE WHA T FRACTION 0 F THE P HE::NOMENO N WOULD HAVE BEEt-1 COVEREO B Y T I-'E MATCH HEA D . P A.GE 6 OF 9 P AGE3 T Y P E. F I L T E R , L 01 ~ P H L 5 C RIP T I 0 N 0 R 0 f H E P. A P P L I C A B L E 0 AT A.. SIDE WINDOW O F VEHICLE I H1EODOLITE WINDSHIELD WI~OOWPANE A . 0 0 Y O U ORDINARI L Y WEAR GlASSES ... HAT WI-S YOIJR I M PRESSION OF THE SPEED ~F .E II 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE_OF J;HE I I \ PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED. --~ '- c~ '..- . PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMA1' E OF DISTAN=-E . i-J' . '.'' J 20 IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A ?ICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU S AW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORD :; A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE Sr<Y. SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU N O T E D THE PHE N O M ENON. WOULD BEAR SOM E RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESC RIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWeEN T H E C0\1MON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW . 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. N O I SE , OR HEAT EMANA .~R0"4 THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFEC T ON YOURSELF, . ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN TH:.:: VICINITY? 0 YES LJ(O IF yEs. DESCRIBE A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE G ROUND OR LEAVE ANY ?HYSICAL EVIDENCE. 0 YES 'bJ NO. IF yEs.~ DESCRIBE. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES I'UPL.V TO C~PARTMENT OF TH~ 1\IR FO~CE Ht:ACQUART'19 I ORt:IGN TECHNOLOG Y DIVISION ( AF'jC I TDPT (UFO) UFO Observation , Octo~er 5, 1968 Dayton, Ohio Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. HECTOR QU:U'l'rANITJ.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directora~e AF Form 117 w/envelope H 1\ V E Y 0 U EVE R S E t:: N T H I !i 0 R A SIMI L A R PH E N 0 ~EN 0 N BE F 0 R E WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON, 0 NO. IF yEs, DID THE Y SEE IT TOO" A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES GIV E THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF MATtON INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINEHT . i :?5 W:-iC:tl AND TO WHOM 0 10 YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAC SI GHTE D THIS PHE,.IOMENON7 ! ;,s U.o\ r-E YOU C OMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES Uil'~CTI':)H ro TrL. F"11~NOM!IOH WHt!H c:1 i 3!' ~::::N. PLACE \ r~"' :HI TW?: CO'P"'~<JS TO I,.IOICATC THi: DHH!CTION TO Tt-4 [ P t r N O "wh!UON Vlt4 ~N I.AST SW:I!H. PO~IT10'4 OF T~E ?HENO:...ENON Wl-ir.~ LAST SE~I'L CONNECT TH~ .>. AND a WITH o\ l . I NC: TO A~PROXI"4ATE THE ~OVC:tt4'!HT 0~ THE Pl-!~ ... 0\tEHO!'i aTWEEH '" A .. AND a . Tt4AT IS, SCHE"4AI ICALL'l SHO.V WHEi'HER THE >-I:>V MENT 1 APP O T O az STAAIG)ofT, C!.JRVEO OR ZIG-ZAG. RE::rER TO :>MALLE R SX:ETCH AS A H !:.X.-.'-4;:tLE OF HO'N 7 0 COM? LEiC.: A!Yrt gi)...17(Cl) {'t;(IUiJ';t1 1f. 'tl'll TH!<, ~ttJESTlO~Nt\IIH. !IA!=i DI':E>f PR~.PARED SO TllAT YOU Cr\~ \tl\ E T':f. U.~. AlR F~V<f'E r\~ MUCH INFO tATIO:-i AS PO~SlBLt: CO~C'ER~ING TilE t; :.:1 ~F:~TlHED PHEr-;0 ,;;;: O S : H \T ~ OU H A \'E OD!-ERVr lJ P L E.\SE TRY TO ANS~cR ALIJ