PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 13 Oct 68 lJ/2JlOZ North Forestville, l1aryland l. SuUP.Cf t. HliMSER OF OIJECTS 10. CONCLU510H OTHER (HOAX) GrHER (Srtu\ll S. LEHGTH OF OISERVATIOM 11. IAI!F SUJ.WAR't AHD ANALYIII 10 -15 r.1inutes The obserre r stated that and gray flying o~ject. he sighted and photogra phed a sil ve (,. TYP E OF 08S!RVATIOH Ground-Visual co;.'NENTS: There were no radar paints nor were there any othe r 1 . cou~sE witness e s deapite the fact that obsetve r lists th~ duratio~ a s 10-15 minutes. There was also s one gigglying in t~g backgr d ----~K E~-~E~rm~--------~--J as the initial r eport was given over the telephone. Although 8 . P HOTOS th9 observer would not release the original photo3, the object NHlooks very s~ilar to a small suspended model or ~imilar objec ~Y (Orig not receiv J 7. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTO ~fP6J0-32f (TOE) PesheetlthAe-'#'efsZI._u G \. NOW I '-1AC' H : YOU ~RE A. T rH~ Ct..NTER T~E.,PH ::Ct r .:NON loi{H~N L ,!.R'i' S~Ef'i F'IRZi Jr.L'I :'.JL.j\~f: :.>Lo\C~ AN "A'" 0'1 THt: COMPASCi TO INDt-:ATE:. THC ' ( O~i .. .,q : C.OM~'A"'' TO l.1 01CATE THe 111F(FCTIQ N TO IN TH~ SKETCH ElELOW, PLACE AN A AT THC POSI rtO'I OF Tu: =-HE~0\4ENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A " B " AT THE POSITION OF THE PH~N0\4EN0~ WHN LA:T s.::c:~ CO ... NC::C"";" T!-,E "A" ANu s"' WITH A LINE TO A?-::>ROXI MATE THE MOVE,1EN'i' OF TH PHENOME'40 N 8E:T-N~C::~ A' AI'IO .,a . T~Ai' :E SCHEMATI<...\I_LY SHOW WHETHC:P. THE MOVEPAF~T ,\?P~AREO TO B~ S'i'Rt\IGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-Z~G RErER TO ::, .. PLL~ s :<ETC:J AS ,\.N EXAM?L.r:: OF HOW 10 COMPL::TC: THE L ~1G E~ SKETCI-1. WHERE WE~E YOU WHEN Y~J SAH IHE ;::>~::'-IO NON (C:herk appropriate blocks.) . 'I uUS I N =:5!j Sr:CT ION 0 F CITY . A. IF YOU WO::~E ~ A 1 I FLYING O'I~R OvEN COUNTRY 'IEHICI..E:, COVPL ETE THE FOLLOWING: I ulD YOU STOP A.NYIIME WHILE OBSERVIN G J Pn E,_40M~N0N? I NOR TH2 AST :I. NOR rHw r::si -:XPLAIN WH::THER SUCH MOVENIENT AFFeCTS I"OUP S"<~TCHES I"J 1'1"EMS 5 A~D 6 . DC:SCRI B~ TYP OF V EHICLE YOU wa:q E IN A'l 0 -{ O F ~0 ~ 0. T E ~ ~ l.l '-' OR SOOY OF WATER Y O U TRAVERSED DURIN G -I -HE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS 0~ C');"fVC:~TIBLE "!"":)~ ~ERE U P OR DOWN. '"iO'N M UCH OTI-1ER TRAF FtC WAS T H E RE1 :)F SIGHTING i"HC: P HE~OMeNON AND WH~r -~;::v W!gE !NT-..=: 3 "<Y R~LATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. '-ENGT H OF TIM E H OW WA3 TIME OETER~IN E01 -1 AS iHE PH=:NOMENON IN SIGHT HOW L Ol'i\, w~s -H ~ CON T INUO'J SL q PH ;: o,v::soN IN S IGHT7 , CERTAIN OF TIM~ N O T VERY SU~E CERT A I N I F '"P-JO. " INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOU~ ~IOV =:~EN T OR THE 9EH A V I OR O F THE ~"'0 O E SCR3=. SUCH MOV:ME:NT O R BEHAVIOR . NDICATE CISAP- =>i:='l\RANCES ON P R EVIOUS SKETCHES . 010 rH f~ f-"t HEN OME NON Y e::s S f..\'10 STILL l\T ANYTIM~ : D>l:AK LiP IN PAf-lfS AND EXPLODE' C H ANvESHAPE? ,.. ' t:'t_A SH O R FLICKER? , , o:sAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? SPIN LIKE A T O P 7 MAKC: A NOISE' t:'LUTTER OH WOB~LE' l 1<! WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON I A. HOW 010 IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR! , :~. DIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TRC:E, OR BUILDING AT ANY T IME? c YES G NO. I F "YES,"' DESCRIBE . PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES DRAW A P I.:;TURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHE NOMENOH. INCLUDE ANO LAUE.L ANY DETAILS THAT M IGH f HAVC: APPc!AREO AS WINGS OR PAOTRUSin~s. ANO INOICATE c, HAU S T OR VAPOn TRAil- S INDICATE tJY AN ARAOW Tt4E OIF-lC:C T I O N 7 HE PHENOMENON WAS MOVIN G WHAT 'NAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? H OLO A MATC H AT ARMS LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LA\4 O~ T H E MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH O F THE OBJE:CT IS COVERE:O BY THE HEA O OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BE=:N ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE S!GHTING, E STIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF TH!:: PH~NOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVER!::O SY THE MATCH HEAO. P AG~60r9 Pl\GE S VEt-41C L E I I, A R I L v IMPRE SSION OF THE SPEED OF TEL E3COPE THEODOLITE 00 YOU USE READING WHAT WA S YOUR IMPHCSSION OF THE O IST ANCE M NHA.T wA, ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? G IVE CSTIMATE OF , I N O p ,...AT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAP A PIC .. rURE A S POSSIBLE OF WHAT Y O U SAW, DESCR IBE I N YOUR OWN WORDS fo. COM'v!Ofl "'>9JECT OR OBJE.CTS WHICH. WHE N PLACED IN THE SKY. SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED T .... E PHENOMENON. W')ULO t..,~-~q S~ME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIB!:. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN T H C :0\1MON O:L f::CT AND WH ~T YOU SAW. lJI~'"' YOU N~ Tt< F. ANY 000:1 N01SE. OR HEAT EMA.NATI~FROM Tr-4E PHENOME.NON ANI -...AL3 Q::J AACHINERY l"l 1 Hr-VICINITv'l L_J YES ~NO. I F .. YES,"' DESCRIBE. OR ANY EFFEC T ON YOURSELF, L,YES Q(No. ~ ~ ,.he i?-_,::,MC::...,ON :JIS T U P.B T~JE GRC'J'\:) -,~LEAVE ANY P!.iYSICAL EVIQENCE. MAVE YOU f.::V E R SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHE N OM,NON BEFORE? 0 Y&:S [J NO. IF YES, .. GIVE DATE AHO ""~3. W.~S ANYON~ WITH YOU AT THE TIM! YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? 0 YES G) HO. IF yEs. 010 THE.'I' SEE IT TOO? . Ll:;i TH~IR NAMES AND ADDRESSES GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF T NAME, MIDDLE NAME City, State and Z TELEPHONE (Art-a code and number) L INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT -t~EN AND T O WHOM 010 YOU REPORT T H A T YOU HAD SIGHTED THI3 PH!::NOMENON? P.A.G:::: 8 OF S PAGES 2;. IN<;.-O ATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS P.::FITINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT AO~QUArELV COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIP.E, .ALT~qNATIVELY PROY'IOE 'NARRATIVE CXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING PAGE 9 O F 9 PA~CS TDPr (UFO) lL70 Report, 13 October 1963 lOCll AB Wg (OOBO) 1. Ref'~rence th~.-~ttached unldentitied :f'lying obj e.ct (UFO) report of 13 October 1968, on AF Form ll7. The f'or:n \Jas r~ceived , in an envelope tros your office vithou~ any COQment. The report . _ ..:.:)ea not a~pear to have been 1nveat1e,'1lted in accordaoce wit h , ~.\...~ 80-17 aod cMngea the to. Request you investigate this reportJ . , . . . 2. .. _pap 9 ~ t)ie-:. couple ted fOliA indicate~ that the observer took. . . . ::.. .,. pbo c4.. . uro. When aubmi tting your report, please . . .. / :.:.. ina~ 'tbat you' alao inc~ude all' data requested 1n paragraph . . "'. . "=-:" l2a:l :fA: photographi~ ysie t. be pe~ vi tbout the ~ . ~- ... =-, . original' negatives;.' they will be returned._to the ovner upon." ... .. .'. : 3. We. -would appre~iate com111ents from tbe preparing officer as to Vhatsttmuiua might have poeeible caused the sighting . .Uao,. in:the coaunents section, it is he~pful to our anal:,--sts if you would jzc~ude tboc1e areas that YO'J. have c.oeck.ed a. RADAR PERSOimXL -whether they bad any identified tified bllpa at. tbe ot the observation. . ~-b ... :; CONTROL TOWER PERSCfil1. ;. staten:t.~aa to whether the ~- contxO:J. tower tor observed anytb'1ng unusual at the t:1me .. ot -: . ill_,. .~ :. ... .. .Jc-~.: LOCAL LAW: DivRCEMut'r AGENCIBS. -.-, tb.e;y can pz-ovide ~- 1nt . . o:J. _the-re~iabilityot the witness. Also, they may . , .. ~. . . bave~nceived. a uro1 .. eporl, or addi tional.illfotmation that may:;:~,-;: :-... r- ...... providd you vi th. tbe-. ,atinrnl WI ~-the UFO observation. . . ~-... ~:. . ; : l t ia=.=ia~rtant: . 0 you pro vida this int tion in.-your report - .;o tblat -~Ur ott1ce doe a not d~icate your .. investigstion.. . ~: .~:-'Z :. . . .: .