Pronx Newyork — November 1968

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Keywords: phenomeno, ndicate, phenomenon, pheno, movement, commo, tiiat, imate, street, sketch, menon, passenger, novemb3r, sotirce, diuolll, fblhe, manatffjg, icinityf, siiing10n, tmnrkcd, tovembcr, vlithout, pcopje, ple1tsc, usuojly
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P ~OJECT 10073 RECORD OATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION Novemb3r 68 3. SOtiRCE 10. CONCLUSION (CONFLICTING DATA) NUMBER OF OBJECTS Obe~rver originally 3tated tha~ observation t ook pla::e on 20 Nov however, on his completed 117 he indicated ~hat aigt:~ing LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OCC\.l~d on 2l. ~OY btse TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. Ground- Visual PHYSICAL EVIDENCE F TO S E P U 0329 (TOE) PNvlo\11 diUolll of W r.,. _, M lind, DID YOU O BSERVE THE PHE N O M E N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI N G? INCLUDE INFORMATION O N MODEL, TYPE, FILT E R , LENS PRESCRIPTION O R OTHE R APPLICABL E DATA. EYEGLASSES C A MERA VIEWER SUN GLASSE S WI N D SHIELD TELESCOP E SIDE WI N D O W OF VEHIC L E T HEODOLITE WI NDOWPANE OTHE R DO YOU O RDINARIL Y WE A R GLA SSES' DO YOU USE R E ADIN G GLA SSES? 18 . WHAT WA S YOUR I MP RESSI O N O F THE SP E E D O F T H~Pi+ P H E N O ME N O N ' GIVE ESTIMATE O F SPEED fi~C}Q _I. 19 . WH A T WA S YOUR I MPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE FblHE P H E N O ME N O N f GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE(\ I &If? 20. I N O RDER THAT WE M A Y OBTA I N A S CLEA R A PICT U R E A S POSSIBLE OF WH A T YOU S A W, DESCRIBE IN YOU R O WN WORDS A COMMO N OBJECT O R OBJECT S WHIC H , WH E N P L ACED I N T H E SKY, SI MILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE P H E N O M E N O N , OULD B E A R SOM E RESEM B LANC E T O WHAT YOU S AW. DESCR I B E SI MILARITIES A N D DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMMO N OBJEC T AND WHAT YOU SAW. 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, O R H EAT E MANATffJG FRO M THE PHEN O M E N O N OR ANY EFFECT O N YOURSELF, ANIMAL S O R M A C H INERY IN T H E V ICINITYf 0 YES N O . I F " Y ES, DESCRIBE. A . D I D THE PHE NO M E N O N DIST URB THE G ROUN D O R LEA V E ANY PHYSI C A L EVIDENCE. yEs, DESC R I B E . PAGE 7 O F 9 PAGES 27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTI N ENT BUT WHICH I S NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAI RE, A LTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF' THE SIGHTING PAG E 9 O F 9 PAGES DEPARTMENT O F I IlL /\In FORCE WI\SIIING10N ?0330 Orr I C L 0 1 "TIl L ~C.CitL"I AHY November 25, 1968 his replies to your Jetter po::;tmnrkcd l'Tovembcr 2J, 1968, in which you described your sight i ng of un unidentified flying object vlithout additional information, we cannot offer an explanation of what you saw. However, if you wiJJ cornplc>te the inclosed question- ire and mail it in the attached envelope, our technical pcopJe at Wright-Patter~on Air Force Buse, Ohio, will be able to investigate further and make a n evaluation. Should you ever see another Ul<O, ple1tsc report it as soon as possible to the nearest Air Force bose. Each base in the United States has a UFO inve~Ligator. He i s jn a better position to Make an on-the-spot investigation, \orhich usuoJly r~sul~..,s in a morf' accurate analysis. the meantiMe, you mie;ht. be ablr-to identify yot.r sl by looking at the cateeor:ies of o'tljccts ofLen r erortcd as UF0 the material we are sending. Attachments x, New York Sincer ely, JAt1FS H. AIKNJ\.H tIO jor, U:JAF Ch.icf, Civil Brcmch Community H"']Jl " onz Division Offlce o f Information 6A. N O W IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSr PLACE AN " A " O N THE COM P ASS TO I NDICATE T H E DIRECTION TO THE PHENO M E NON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A " 8 " O N THE COMPASS T O INDICATE T H E DIRECTION TO THE PHEN O MENON WHEN L A ST SEEN. 7 . IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN " A " AT THE POSITION OF THE P HENOMENO N WHEN FIRST SEEN ... N O ... e ... T THE POSITION OF THE PHENOM E NON WHEN LAST SEEN CONNECT T H E * A " ANO " 8 " WITH A LIN E TO APPRO X IMATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A ANO e . THAT IS, SCHEMATIC ALLY SH O W WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER T O SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE O F H O W TO COMPLETE THE L ARGER SKETCH. PAG E 2 OF 9 PAGES SIGHTtHG OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUOGF.T BUREAU APPROVAL NUIIBF.R :JI. R,$11 THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS OEEN PREPARED SO TIIAT YOU C AN GIVF. TIIF. US AIR IORCE AS MUCII INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CON CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENO N TIIAT YOU HAVE O BSI-:RVED Pl.F.ASE TRY TO ANSWER ALU OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED F O R RESEARCII PURPOSI:.S YOUR NAME WIL~ NOT BE USED IN CONNECTI O N WITH ANY O F YOUR STATEMENTS O R CON CLUSIO NS WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING T O F'TD (TDETR). WRIGHT- PATTERSON AF'O, OHIO 45433, lAW AFR 80-i7. (IF ADDITIONAL 511/~TS ARF. NEEDED FOR N ARRA TIV OR SKETCHF.S ATTACH SE.CUREL Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDF.NTIFICATION) 1 . WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENO N ' 2 WHAT TIM E DID YOU FIRS T SIGHT THE PHENO ME N O N ' 3 . WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGH T THE PHENOMENO N ' DAYLIGHT SAVI N GS & . TIME' Z O N E 0 EASTERN 0 CENTRA L 0 MOUNTAI N M ONTH YEAR ( j P ACIFIC [ OTHEP S WHERE WERE YOU WHE N YOU S AW THE PHEN O M E N O N ' IF I N CITY GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND IND I CATE O N HAND ORAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERE NCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF I N THE ':O U NTRY IDENTIFY THE R ANO TRY TO FIX A DISTANC E AND DIRECTION FRO M SOME RECOGNIZABLE LAND MARK 6 . IMAGINE YOU ARE A T THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN " A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE PHENO M E N O N WAS ABOVE THE HORIZ O N , OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN PLACE A 3 " O N THE S AME CURVEO LINE T O SHOW H O W HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENO N WAS WHE N L AST SEEN . 10. I F THERE WERE MORE THAN O N E PHEN O M E N O N , HOW MANY WERE T~IERE DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW H O W THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANC(EMENT CHANGE DUR I N G THE SIGHTI1::2' ski.JjJ) ~ ;;cA. PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS (Cheek appropriate bloc ks.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy} CIRRUS CLOUDS (lli8h fleec y or II erring N IMBUS CLOUDS (Rain} FOG O R MIST HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN O R DRIZZLE Ill STARS 121 \1 BRIGHT MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (New or quarter) N O MOONLIGHT D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 N O . IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED THE PHENOMENON? IN FRONT O F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Neornoo~ IN BACK OF YOU T O YOUR LEFT E . SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE O F ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATIO N , SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURC E . 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING wHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER I T REFLECTED LIGHT O R WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLOR S YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION O F WHETHER I T WAS SOLID O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE I F I T APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDIC ATE COMPARISON S wiTH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, ~IKE STARS. A LIGfJ OR OTHER OBJECT I N YOUR F IELD O F VIEW. l 0'--i--_J PA G E 4 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' (f:h,-ck nppmpnalf" bln,-lu.) BUSINESS SECTIO N O F CITY IN BUILDING I N RESIDENTIAL SECTION O F CITY 0 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE IN BOAT N E A R AIRFIELD IN A IRPLANE 0 AS PILO T 0 A S PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING' H O W FAST WERE YOU MO V I NG' 5 ho '-J~ tB ,_, srof~a SOUTH WEST 010 YOU ST O P ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVIN G THE PHENOMENON> N ORTHEAST SOUTHEA ST EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEME N T AFFEC T S YOUR SKET CHES IN ITEMS !I ANO 6 DESC R IBE TYPE O F VEHICLE YOU WERE IN ANO TYPE O F R O A O. TERRAIN O R BODY O F WATER YOU TRAVERSED DUR I N G THE SIGHTING . STATE WHETHER WINDO WS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE 010 YOU N OTIC E ANY AIRPLANES' 0 YES (!" N O . IF yEs. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENO N ANO WHE RE 'fi EY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION O F THE PHEN O M E N O N . 9 HOW LON G WAS THE PHENO MENON IN SIGHT' LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIM E N O T VERY SUR E FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS HOW WAS TIM E DETERMINED ~ j_ WAS THE PHi OMENv...-N SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY'-~ YES N O . IF No . I NDICATE WHETHER T H I S IS OUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT O R THE BEHAVIOR O F THE PHENOMENO ANO O t ~I..RIBE SUCH MOVEMENT O R BEHAVIOR . I NDICATE OISAP. PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 P A G E S I 15. DRAW A PICT U R E THAT WILL SH O W THE SHAPE O F THE PHE NO ME N O N . INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THA T MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WI N G S OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE E.(HAUST O R VAPO R TRAILS. I NDICATE B Y AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENO N WAS MOVING. ~lh\ AYi~l 16 . WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATC H AT ARM"S LENGTH I N FRONT O F A K N O WN OBJEC T , SUCH A S A STREET LAMP O R THE MOON. N OTE H O W MUCH O F THE O B J E C T IS COVERED BY THE HEAD O F THE MATCH. N O W I F YOU HAD BEEN ABLE T O PERFORM THI S EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME O F THE SIGHTING, E ST IMATE WHAT FRAC TION O F T H E PHENOMENO N WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATC H HEAD. P A G E 6 O F 9 PA G E S 22. HAVE YOU lEVIER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE! YES LOCATION. G . , tr> I I I b 2l. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHIENOMENONf 0 YES 0YES 0 NO. A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES NO. II" yEs, GIVE OAT!: AND NO. IF yEs. DID THIEY SIEE IT TOOT G IVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, Ml ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY !EXPERIENCE WHIC H MAY BE PERTINENT. 25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? ~ Li! It !=crus=- DAY ~A?J.. PLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. DAY M ONTH YEAR PAG E 8 OF 9 PAGES