Northmerrick Newyork — November 1968

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Keywords: ndicate, mooni, phenomeno, descr, mpression, movem, commo, bject, compass, change, rllol1, grotnd, pro1ouo, di1jo11o, ferta, noise1, bellino, zvcjej, manatw, naarative, eia3vfft707ij, tflle, rlff1j7j, ijcvj, h1arv
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1. D~TE TIME GROUP _Q Nnv1'~r _ffi 1 rlloL1 3. SOIJRCE .Ci vil'an .4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grotnd-Visual 7, COUR:~t: t-""lll}~tv N o 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE P~OJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION Possible Other (GROUND LIGHT) Thete is no r eason why the observation could not have been of a gr ound libht reflecting from the cloud bases. 11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer sighted a light, southerly and disappeared condition were cloudy and similar to a star, that moved after a bout 1 second. Weather Pro1ouo o di1Jo11o of lhlo ferta 1 IN uood, D I D THE PHENOMENON OVE I N A STRAIGHT LINE> STANO STILL AT ANYTIME> SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY> BREAK UP I N PARTS AND EXPLODE' CHANGE COLOR' GIVE OFF SMO KE> CHANGE BRIGHTNESS> CHANGE SHAPE > FLASH OR FLICK E R DISAI'>PEAR AND REAI'>I'>EARl SPIN LIKE A TOI'>I MAKE A NOISE1 FLUTTE R OR WOBBLE> l<l. WHAT O llEW YOUR ATTENTI N T O THE I'>HENO ME N O N vfJ; ew;r/ A . HOW 0 10 IT FINALLY OISAI'>I'>EAR> JJ! tv&lllf dllJ /j{f)1tf THE ~NOMENON MOVE BElliNO O R I N (11 NO. IF "YES. DESCRIBE. FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD. TREE. O R BUILDING AT ANY TIME' PAGES OF 9 PAG E S 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE P HENOM E N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI N G> INCLUDE INFORMATIO N O N MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE D ATA. EYEGLA SSES CAMER A VIEWER SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS WI NDSHIELD TELESCOPE SIDE WI NDOW O F VEHICLE THEODOLITE WI NDOWPANE O THER A . DO YOU ORDINARIL Y WEAR GLA SSES? B . DO YOU USE R E ADIN G GLA SSES> 18. WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION OF THE SPEE~f Ff) T}' E J PHENO M E N O N > GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED . (~rJ S 19. WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION OF THE DISTANC~ PHEN O M E N O N > GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE If/f)( IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTA I N AS CLEA R A PICTURE A S POSSIBLE OF WH A T YOU S AW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR O WN WORDS A COMMO N OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH , WHE N PLACED I N THE SKY, SI MILAR TO WHERE YOU N OTED THE PHEN O M ENON, WOULD BEAR SOM E RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SI MILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMMO N OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. rtf i'cu1~J ~r/zvcjej(o/Jf/ 21. OlD YOU N OTICE ANY ODOR , NOISE, OR HEAT E MANATW.FRO M THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANIMALS O R Mof<C H I N ERY IN THE V ICINITY> 0 YES N O . I F "YES, " DESCRIBE of<. 010 THE PHEN O M E N O N DISTURB THE G ROUN D O R LEof<VE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. IF "YES," DESCRIBE. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES 27. INFORMATIO N WHICH VOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED I N THIS QUESTIONNAI RE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NAARATIVE EXPLANATION OFT E SIGHTI NG. co~oRv IJ;/ Vf~' M!6t}7 )fctD -~MWJ flf!J, EIA3VfFT707iJ -M (J()Y )rJ_;OOO s rz-r -M jJIM c1 tflle /PM I{ .1 /rtf . ~/Ill G!jT- no ,() fiY/0 J /Z/J )rlff1J7J , IJCVJ ~ !)~. vfJ UtJ-<J PI / , J;/ tJCt() J(fvf) P AGE 9 OF 9 P AGES DEPARTML N I OF 1 I I E /\I R FORC E WASHI NGTON i'OJ I() (II I I( I C)f I Iff 5 1 ( f"H1ARV Tltir trpJi: lr, ,YOII.t' l1l.l,t I' r.f' NttVI'Itll).t It,, I')! J ll vtltil'lt j'' II :,nrJ .Ynw l't tl.h0r hov" ::I'('IJ 1111 unir!~'nt il'ic'l 1'.Jyjng il;1,~,r,u1 , Jr! i l,irmn] i n f'ntrnul,l nrt, wr 'lllJJlnt. l)I'J'<'t' :111 \j'l'lt.: l !\'! 'f' ,1f,:J1 .,'i' rw . lln wrvrr) iJ' ./Oil wi.J I cqrnpll.t Lit" ill J ilh'~Lit)/l ,,:J rr unrJ wJi I i 1. i n t:l r-:-d,lr,ltcrJ t 11V0lOpC', 1ur lhJtit"t I Jll'Op.l' nl. Wrir~ht-Pnt L0r :on Ajr Fo rN' Do~r, Ohio, wiJl 1 e ;tble Lo illvu;Li[SuLc f'l.u-LIJ0r or~<l mukr-> nn cvaluot.ion. :-'tAirr. I w. 'J UFO invr-t igutf"'r. HC' i n ., b ttcr po!it.i011 r:mkr m >11- 1 h0-.p L invcsLlga Lion, wh ich u~.uolly re~ultp in :J more u ,. tura l,e 111H I yr. is Wr ,r, 'ncJCI~.ine flllr-/1(11itiorJl rpy n r t.llro .il.;llt.lnt~ l'tJrlll i11 ,_,, f'V I 111. .Y'lla' L':J l.hr-r " Jr t. Lo romp l ( l.r i I 'II HI !~f'lld it-Lo \oJr i cit I.- I':,! l,rr.:on Alr Fn r c-r. Tn Lhc lllf~CJnt.imt', ynu itltL he 'Ill],. to id"nt i 1',\ ,Y()IJJ' ir~ht irw J,y lool<inl-' 'I L tiJ,. 'tJtr-gor .i c r 'l.>jrcl 'fLtfJ I'Cported ~ .!11 Llt0 Pro jer.:t Blue Book w0 rc"<!ntlJ :.f!nt Y'JU. Glncc>r elyJ JAMF.;, H. AIKMAN H<t J or , Uf':A P Chi " C, Cj vi Dr111 II r.nnununi y I\ J 1:. i n. Di vi!"" lnu Office of I u f o r100 tion !r I li It (It /h ftl fje /r r J.t,f pLAtr~(J,/2 i 6A. N O W IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER O F THE COMPASS ROS! PLACE AN " A " O N THE COMPASS T O INDIC ATE T H E DIRECTION TO THE PHEN O M E NON WHE N FIRST SEEN. PLACE A " B " O N THE COMPASS TO I NDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHEN O M E N O N WHE N L AST SEEN. 7 . I N THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A" A T THE POSITIO N OF THE PHENO M E N O N WHEN FIRST SEEN ,OND A " B " o\T T"4E POSI TION O F THE PHEN O M EN O N WHEN LAST SEEN CONNECT THE " A " AND " B " WITH A LIN E TO A ROXIIIATE THE MOVEM ENT OF THE PHEN O M E N O N BETWEEN "A" AND " B " . THAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW N HETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEARED T O BE STRAIGHT, CURVED O R ZIG ZAG . REFER T O SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF H O W T O COM PLETE THE LARGER SKETCH. PAG E 2 OF 9 PAGES SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL NUMBER 21 . /UJ8 THIS Q UE STIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO TIIAT YOU C AN GI VF: TifF. US AIR FOHCE AS MIJCH I N F ORMATI O N OSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIE D PHE NO ME N ON THAT YO U HAVE O BSER V E D PLE ASE TRY TO ANSWER ALIJ O F THE Q UESTIONS. THE INFORMAT I O N YOU G I V E WILL B E USEO FO R RESEARC H PURPOSES YOUR NAME WILT,. NOT BE USED IN CONNEC T I O N WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS O R CON CLUSI O N S WITIIOUT YOUR PERMISS!dN. RETURN TO AJR FORC E BASE INVESTIGATO R F O R FORWARDING TO FTD { T DETR), WRIGfiT. PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, 1/\W AFR 80 i 7. (IF ADDITIONAL. Sf/EF:T S ARF: NEEDED FO/~ NARRATIVE OR SKETC HES ATTACH SE CURE.. Y TO THIS F ORM O R ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME F OR IDF.NTIFICA TION) I WHEN DID YOU SEE THE P H ENOMENO N ' 2 WHAT T I M E DID Y O U FIRS T SIGHT THE P H E NO M E NO N > 3 WHAT TIME DID Y O U LAST SIGHT THE PHE N O M E N O N > OUR \ \ MINUTE S T lf"E ' ZOI'oE O DAYL I GHT S A VINGS rl STAND ARD ~EASTERN O CENTR A L 0 MOUN T A I N l j P ACIFIC f OTHER S WHE R E WE R E YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHE N O M E N O N > IF I N CITY GIVE THE N E AREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE O N HAND DRAWN MAP WHE R E YOU WERE STANDIN G WIT H R E F E R E NCE TO THE ADDRESS IF I N THE <:OUNTRY IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY Y O U WERE O N O R N EAR AND TRY T O FIX A D I STANCE AND D IRECTIO N F'W.~ SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK 'X=-kkU. d MV~ 6 IMAGIN E YOU ARE A T THE POINT S H O WN I N THE S K E T C H . PLACE AN. A O N THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIG H THE PHE N O M E N O N WAS ABOVE THE H O R I Z O N . O R SKYLINE WHE N FIR S T SEEN . PLACE A e O N THE SAME CURVED LIN E T O HOW H O W HIGH ABOVE THE H O R I Z O N THE PHENOMENO N WAS WHE N L A ST SEEN. OBSERVER ..:"" 10. IF THE R E WERE MORE THAN ONE PHEN O MENO N , H O W MANY WERE THERE> RAW A PICT U R E TO SH O W H O W T H E Y WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SI GHTING C O N DITIO N S (Cheelc oppropriOit! bloc Itt.) e . WEATHER UI.US Cl.OUDS (l.nw f luffy) FOG O R MIST CIRRUS Cl.OUDS (Hi~h flruy or Herri n6 HEAVY R A I N l.IGH T R A I N OR DRIZZI.E NIMBUS Cl.OUDS (Roan) HAll. PARTI.Y Cl.OUDY C U MUI.ONIM BUS Cl.OUDS SN O W OR Sl.EET COMPI.ETEI.Y OVERCAST (Tiaundnst o rm$) HAZE O R SMOG N O N E OF THE ABOVE THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWII.IGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU N OTIC E ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON ' STAAS ( 21 BRIGHT MOONI.IGHT N O MOONI.IGHT MOON WITH HAI.O MOON HIDDEN BY Cl.OUDS PARTIAl. (Ne w or QIUlflt!t) D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBI.El 0 NO. I F "YES. " WHERE WAS THE SUN A S YOU FAC E D THE PH~NOMENON1 IN FRONT OF YOU T O YOUR RIGHT OVERHEA D( ,\ f'ar noon) I N BACK O F YOU T O YOUR !.EF T UNKNO WN SPECIFY THE MAJO R SOURCE OF ll.l.UMINATIO N PRESENT DUR I N G THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN , H E ADLI GHTS O R !STANC E T O LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIVE A BRIEF D ESC RIPTION O F THE PHENOMENO N , I NDICATI N G WH .tHEA I T APPEARED D A R K OR l.IGHT, WHE THER I T REFLECTED LIGHT O R WAS SEL F - L UMINOUS AND WHAT COLOR S YOU N O TICE D. DESCR I B E YOUR I M P RESSION O F WHE T HER IT WAS SOLID O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP O R F UZZY . DESCR IBE THE SHAPE O R I NDICATE I F IT APPEARED A S A P OINT OF LIGHT. NDIC ATE COMPARISON S WITH OTHER O B SERVED O BJECT S, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R OTHER O BJECT IN YOUR FIEI.O OF VIEW. 5 [ /-:::--_LV l!flliJOOJ lltJ11A7c/. P AGE 4 O F 9 P AGES WHERE WERE Y O U WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEN O MENON ? apprnpriat,. blnrlr&.) BUSI N ESS SECTION O F CITY IN BUILDIN G I N RESIDENTIA L SECTION OF CITY 0 A S DRIVER 0 A S P A SSEN G E R OPEN COU NTRYSIDE N EAR A I RFIEl U 0 AS PILOT ()A S PASSENGER FLYIN G OVER CITY FLYIN G OVER OPEN COUNTRY A . I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE , COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVIN G ' FAST WE R E YOU MOVING' DID YOU STOP ANYTIM E WHILE OBSERVIN G THE P H E N O M E N O N ? SOUTHE AST N ORTHWEST EXPLAIN WHETHER SUC H MOVEMENT AFFEC T S YOUR SK E T C HES IN ITEMS SAND 6 DESCR IBE T YPE O F VEHICLE YOU WERE I N AND TYPE OF ROA D , TERRAIN O R BODY O F WATER OU TRAVERSED DURIN G THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WI NDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR OOWN. H O W MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS T HERE' O l D YOU N O TICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES 0 N O . I F "YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WE R E I N SI GHT RELATIVE T O THE T I M E O F SIGHTING THE PHENOMENO N AND WHE RE THEY WE R E I N THE SKY RELA TIVE TO THE POSITION O F THE PHEN O M E NON. H O W LON G WAS THE PHEN O MENO N IN S I GHT? LENGTH O F TIME C E R T A I N O F TIME N O T VERY SURE ~ FAI RLY CERTA I N JUST A GUESS HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED t~1"vt 'f.t( WAS T H E P H E N OM E N O N I N SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY' ~YES g N O . IF "No . I N DI C ATE WHETHER THIS IS OUE TO YOUR VEMENT O R THE BEH A V I O R O F THE P H E N OMENO , AND 0 C RIBE SUCH MOVEM E N T OR BEHAVIOR . I NDICATE OISA P - PEARANC E S O N PREV IOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 PAG E S IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SH O W THE SHAPE OF THE PHEN O M E N O N . I NCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED A S WI NGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. I N D I CATE BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING . 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MAT C H A T ARM' S LENGTH I N FRONT O F A KNO WN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREE T LAMP O R THE MOON . N OTE H O W MUCH OF THE O BJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD O F THE MATC H NOW IF YOU HAD SEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THI S EXPERIMENT AT THE TIM E OF THE SIGHTING, ESTI M A T E WHAT FRAC TION O F THE P A G E 6 O F 9 P A G E S