PROJECT J0073 RECORD l J Nov 68 14/00JOZ s a ,, ncrville, Ohio J . SOUF!CE JO, CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA t . HIIMI:\fR OF OIJECTS S. LENGTH OF OISEitVATION Not Reported ~. TYPE OF OIISEitVATIOH Ground-Visual Not Rc orted f. PHYSICAL fVIDINC! Observe r requested to compl ete an AF Form 117, but ka a no t retttrned it a s of 12 Feb 69. SEB CASE 1" ll.E ,'KVc.57t1iTidN bt: ""'tlelltf a~N -t. rT r~,c.rs f.rl.,.-i,Jiv? 17 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHENO M E N O N THROUGH A N Y O F THE F OL.L.OWING' INCL.UOE INFORMATIO N O N MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LEN S PRESC RIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. v EYEGLA SSES C AMERA VIEWER SUNGLASSE S BINOCUL.A R S WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE SlOE WI N DOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE WI NDOWPAN E OTHER A . oo YOU ORDINARIL.Y WEAR GL.A SSES> k(YES []N O B . oo You usE R EADING GL.ASSES' 1 j YES 1 1 N O Ill WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION O F THE SPEED OF T,HE/, 19 WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION O F THE DISTANCE OF THj -P,H_EN O MENO!P GIVE ESTIMATE O_f SPEED, f-~{)aJHr, PHQIOMENOfi! GJ_VE ~TIJ-IATE OF .PIST~NCE _;1.(? 20 I N O R DER THA T WE MAY OBTAIN A S CL.EAR A PICT U R E AS POSSIBL.E OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR O WN WORD~ A COMMO N O BJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH , WHEN PL.ACEO I N THE SKY, SI MIL.AR T O WHE R E YOU NOTED THE PHENO M E N O N WOULD BEAR SOM E RESEMBL.ANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SI MIL.ARITIES ANO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMMO N O BJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. BE P.t./lCJ. ED A/Y o8..JFt!...T SKY TI-l/IT BoT J uDG-/ IY6- TftosE 8 / G 21 010 YOU N O TICE ANY ODOR , NOISE OR HEAT E MANATING FROM THE PHEN O M E N O N OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANIMALS O R MACHIN ERY I N TH::: VICINITY! )(:]YES 0 NO. I F "YES, " DESC R IBE. ft/HII- .STOfJPFD fiT S03 .Sr.RT. WI=" /J/tJ7!CF.fJ VI' ll r T 1i != ..Sk X. T# E" DcJ G d 8 I" I II (}.S 1-Y lYE S/1//J r THIIYG t..u 5/IW /1/VLI (.IV" A . 010 THE PHENO M E N O N DISTURB THE G ROUN D O R LEAVE ANY PHYSICA L EVIDENCE. 0 YES r:J NO . IF "YES. DESCR IBE. ~ P A G E 7 OF 9 P AGES U. T~g~.EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE I NO. IF "YEs, GIVE O ATE AND YES 0 NO. IF yEs. DID THEY SEE IT TOOt DI7UG-HTE/. D/9 UG-H TE~ 24 . GIVE THE FOLLOWING I N FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUP .;:s MALE )( FEMAL E ATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHIC H MAY BE PERTINENT. Nor G' YEIY ro >tf'06-S-yl.51" tS -oR ()1/F. IUA2CJUGI-IT I /JJ II & ;';v It r /tJ ;YS, THtJ VG H r ~ITH /1/V UFO.J 1 H/1 vC C!r//l/VGrLJ /?/ Y /JI//YO OFIYY SEFING- 25 WHEN AND TO WHO M DID YOU REPORT THAT ' /11 ,_ ; r f:. 11/~1 G H/ P/IT7//fSO!V' ;~;AD SIGHTED THIS PHENO MENON NAME LJ/JYTtJIY ( J#/t'l DAY L'/ 26 ~-MONTH D ATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. DAY MONTH YEAR PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES leveaer 14,.1968 I wul like te repert the ei&htin& et a uro. It happenec en JfeTem.er 13, 1968 at apprex1atel)" 7:30 P.M. NT eleven )"e&r elc cauchter; My feurteen year elc cauchter; anll a7selt were eriTin& Nerth en Jacksenwrc-Gratis RfiU. te~artl State !eute 503. I Jlla)" ace that nene et Ul rink, cmeke, tau Cru&e, er elieTe rn &JV t)")Ht et science tictien er ether wile t7pl thine 11, neticec tae lilht tir8t, an callec eur attentien te it. We cent ec it a8 a search licht. Then all et a there was twe "aearch- li&ht8", ani the)" were mevinc. I elewei iewn the car, ani we can te leek te eur lett up in the s~, ani shertl7 we ceunte tiTe lichts, attachec, ~t unattachec. I triei te explain it le,icall)". I ficurec ~e it was the retlectien ef the lichts en -r caehearc. I turneC the lichts ett. The li&hte were still there, tleatin& areunl in the 8~. It wa1 net ~ caehare retlectien B7 this tiae I hac criTen perhaps ene-halt aile, anc the lichts were ecinninc te keep pace with me. I alewei cwn eTen JDere ane rellec tlewn the wine.v. The lichta c&JDe cleeer te the creunc, ~ I ceuli 811 th17 were attaohetl te a huce fle7 Ject. The li&hte wultl ceae en &M ett. It remintlec et a fast ri at an ueaent p1rk where the li&bt are whirl in& areunll TerT fast. I leeke at it fer quite a ~ile, ~t I neTer ct the nerve te step the car, anti cet eut. I ceulc rwt hear &n7 ewa T the ee\lNI et the en&im en '87 Pre8entl)", I Calli te thl enc et Jackenurc-Gratil llea.l aml steppec. The Ject with the liahte tlashin& went arwnll ill trent et the car &nil eteppetl, waitin& it eeee te te serve lilieh wa7 I wuli . It heTerec eYer creup et aaall heuaea, anA a little 4& eTen arketl at it. I turnei te the ricbt, an leekei ever -r lett 8ha!lier. The next thin& I II&W territetl .. , an I a]aest pt, b7eterioal. !he hue cre7 thinp witla the li&}lta tlaehin& arelmll it was JOLLOWIJD US. I Te neTer en ee tri&htenetl in~ lite. I trietl te euterin it, llut it kept perfect paee witla Orati1 is enl)" a ehert tli8tance trea where I turnetl ri&ht. At thl first street in Gratia, I turnec ri&ht acain. We tlreTe en ter a ~eck, parketl the car, ani ct eut. I l"k" ack in the tlirectien trea lilioh we bu just ceM, al'llfl the UPO was heverinc wer Gratia, an we saw it neat ett 1n the 4li.rectien et Iaten, 4lue lertb. Three et ue saw itlenticall7 tne sue thine. I can't axplain it. I ient knew lilat it was. I enl)" knew I hepe I mTer 1ee it acain. I hac the e44eet neatiea it want te ce~ate ld.tla ., wt I r C14D m7 )l&rt et it. s .. errllle, Ohl IU,.\.Y TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS f'OREIGN TEC~NOl.OGY DIVISIO N I AFSC I WRIGHT.PATTERSO N AIR f'O RCE BASE. OHIO ~!1~33 TDPT {UFO) UFO Observation 13 November 1968 Reference your recen t uniden tified flying obj ect sighting which you reported to t he Air For ce. The information which we have received is not sufficien t for a scientific investigation. Request you complete t he attached AF For m 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to t he Air Force . C R lc(U1NTANILLA',I/Jrl Lt Col onel, Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Divis i on Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/ envelope I weul4 like te repert the eichtlnc ef a UFO. It happene en Nevemer 13 , 1968 at appreximately 7:30 P.M. My eleven year elc cau,hter; My f~urteen year el4 4auchter; ~ myself were 4rivin: North en Jacks nurc-Gratis R$aC t ewarc State Reute 503. I may ace that nene ef us ri nk smeke, take rues, er elieve in any type er science f icti en er ether wile type thincs. ~ea 11, neticec t he l ieht f i r st, an calle eur attentin t e it. We~ entifiec it as a search li:ht, Then all ef a nccen, there was tw "search- lichts", an they were mevin:. I slewec cewn the car, ana we ecan t e leek t e eur left up in the sky, an shertly we ceuntec five lichte, attache&, iut unattache. I t rie4 te explai n it lcically. I ficurec m~e it was the reflection ef the lichts en my dashearc, I turne4 the lichts eff. The l i chts were still there, fleatinc areuni in the sk7. It was net ~ iashara reflectien. By this time I hai cri Ten perhaps ene-half aile, ani the lichts were e~inninc te keep pace with me. I sl.ewe4 ctwn even mere, ani relle4 cewn the wincew, The lichts came cleser t e the creuna, ami I ceuli see they were attache& te a huce cfey ject. The lichts wtuli ceae en ani eff, It remin4e4 me ef a fast riie at an aausement park where the lichts are whirlinc aroun4 Tery fast, I leeke4 at it fer quite a while, "lut I never ,.t the nerve te step the car, ani cet eut. I ceul4 net hear any seuni ave the seuni ef the enp.ne en my Presently, I caae t e the en& er Jackenur,-Gratis Reaa ani steppe&. The ject with the lichts flashinc went arcuni in trent er the car ana steppe&, wai t inc it seemec . te me te serve W1 ich way I w.ul4 p o It hevere4 ever a ,reup ef suall hGuses, ani a little c even arkei at it, I t urne4 te the richt, ani l eeke4 ever my left shtU14er. The next thine I saw terrife4 me, ana I alaest ct h7sterical. The huce crey thin~ th the lichts flashin, areun4 it was FOLLOWING US. I've neTer een se frichtenei in ~ life. I triei te eut4riTe it, wt it kept perfect pace with Gratis is nl.J' a shert tistance frem wher~ I turne4 richt. At the first street in Gratis, I turne4 richt acain, We 4reve en fer a lck , parke& the car, ani ct eut. I leeke4 ack in the iirectien fro which we ha4 just ceme the UFO was heverinc .ver Gratis, ana we saw it fleat eff in the tirectien ef Eaten, 4ue Nerth. Three ef us saw i4entically th e saae thine. I can't explain it. I n't knew W'lat it was. I enly knew I hepe I never see it a,aino I ha4 the &est sensatien it wantei te cevnurlc ate with llut I sure tiin' t want any ,:art .r it. 6 A . N O W I M AGIN E YOU ARE A T T H E CENTER O F THE COMPASS ROSE. 'I ACE AN " A " O N T H E COMPASS TO I NDICA T E THE DIRECTION TO THE PHE N O ME N O N WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A e O N T H E COM P A SS T O I N D I C ATE THE DIRECTI O N TO THE P H E N O M E N O N WHEN LAST SEEN . 7 . I N THE SKETCH BELOW. PLACE A N " A " AT THE POSITION OF THE PHEN O M E N O N WHEN FIRST SEEN . f..ND A e AT THE POSITION O F THE PHEN O M E N O N WH E N L A S T SEEN. CONNECT TH " A " AND " B " WI T H A LIN E TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE PHENO M E N O N BETWEEN " A " AND " B " . THAT IS, SCHEMATICALL Y SH O W WHETHER THE MOVEM E N T PPEA RED T O BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG -ZAG . REFER T O SM A LLER SKETCH A S A N EXAMP L E O F H O W T O COMPLET E THE LARGER SKETC H . P AG E 2 O F 9 PAG E S SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET fJURE AU APPROVAL NUJIDER 21-R2H THIS QUE!'TIONNAII~E liAS OEEN l'ln:PAREO ~ TIIAT YOU \ AN GIVE TilE U. S AIR FORC E AS MIJCIIINFORMATJON AS POSSIIJLE CONCERNING TilE UNIDF.NTIFI EJ) PHI.NOMENO N TIIAT YOU liAVF: OOSI.I~VED. PI.F.ASE TRY TO ANSWER AL U OF TilE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMAT ION YOU GIVE WIL L Ill-: USF.J> FOR I~ESEARCII P URPOSES YOUR NAME WILT,. NOT OE USED I N CONNECT ION WlTII ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CON C L USI ONS WlTIIOUT OUR PERMISSJdN. RETURN TO AI R FO R C E BASE INVESTIGATOI~ FOR FOI~WARDING TO FTD (TDF.TH ), WRIGJIT . PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4 5433, 1 AW AF'R 80 i 7 . (IF ADDITIONAL .<ii/EFTS ARF. NF.EDF.D fo'OR NARRA TIVF. OR SKETC HES 1\TTACI/ SF..CURF.LY TO THIS F O RM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUU NAMF. FO R IDF.NTIFICATION) I WHEN DID YOU SEE THE P H E N O M E N O N ' 2 WH.<IT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHEN O M E NO N > 3 WHAT TIM E DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOM E N O N > r J,. tJ (} 4 TIM E z oNE r D AYLIGHT S AVINGs k-J sTANDARD (X\EASTERN [lCE NTRAL 0MOUNTAI N rJPACIFIC f s WHER"' WERE YOU WHEN YOU S AW THE PHENOMENON' IF IN CITY GIVE THE NEAqEST STREET ADDRESS AND I NDIC.<ITE O N A HAND DqAWN MAP WHEqE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERE N C E T O THE ADDRESS IF IN THE t;OUNTRY IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE O N O R NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A D\-iTANCE AND DIRECTI O N FRO M SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK NoPT\-\ oN , ( 'l:' i'lsr. RT. 6 IMAGI N E YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN I N THE KETCH, PLACE AN " A O N THE CURVED LIN E TO SH O W HOW HIGH THE PHEN0'1.1E N O N WAS ABOVE THE HORIZ O N . OR SKY I N E WHEN FIRST SEEN . P L ACE A 9 ' O N THE SAME CURVED LIN E TO SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE T H E HORIZON THE PHEN MENON WAS WHE N LAST SEEN . OBSERVER . AFR R0-17(Ct ) 10 . IF THERE WE R E MORE TH~N O N E PHENO M E N O N , HOW MANY WERE THERE DRAW A PICTURE TO SHO W H O W THEY WERE DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING I wJ1>orr TH/.5 ,DE..S C!t$G PHr IVoMF/11 11 O!.S r ~ IYif- It SE19R~ If 1-1 G HT, Enl('c-~ THe O/Ye Ot3...Jre.r 'rl'lr/ P. tt..lr NI r I" if' /II ;f I I ,~IV CON DITIO N S (Cht-ck appropnate bloclr.) C U MULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) FOG O R MIST C IRRUS CLOU DS (lli{l.h {lt'ec y or llerri'IIJ H E AVY RAIN LIGHT RAI N O R DRIZZLE N IMBUS CLOUDS (Rol'l) PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SN O W O R COMPLETELY OVERCA ST (Thunclerstotms) HAZE O R SMOG N O N E O F THE ABOVE C . IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU N OTIC E ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON ' v BRIGHT MOONLIGHT f.. r11 y ( N O MOONLIGHT MOON WITH H ALO OON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS U N K N OWN PARTIAL (New or quatter) 0 . IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE1 IF yEs. WHERE WAS THE SUN A S YOU FACED THE PHENOMENON IN FRONT O F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nt!ar llOOn) IN BAC K O F YOU TO YOU R LEFT U N K N OWN E . SPECIFY THE MAJO R SOURCE O F ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURIN G THE SIGHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN , HEADLIGHTS O R STREET LAMP, ETC . FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIF Y DISTANCE T O LIGHT SOURCE. rY\OAN~I~HT 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTIO N O F THE PHEN OMENO N , I NDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK O R LIGHT , WHETHER IT REFLECTED LIGHT O R WAS SELF- L U M I NOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU N OTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR I MPRESSIO N OF WHETHER IT WAS SOLID O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP O R F UZZY . DESCRIBE THE SHAPE O R INDICATE IF I T APPEARED A S A POINT O F LIGHT. DICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER O BSERVED O BJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R OTHER OBJEC T I N YOUR FIELD O F VIEW. I N (:, Tr\E o 8..J FC.I ~FlY rF,e. o;::. F-IRSr IJrt/) /T F. o u N D m o J/ r .o !=" R tJN I WI I V 0 ~tO IJ , v o o o r L , IV r D /1 ff r J 1 ry .s r r H r WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHEN O MENON ' ( (,/.,., A ''1'1""1""''" blol'lt.,.) IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY V OUTDOORS I N BUILDIN G I N RESIDENTIAL SECTION O F C