P ~OJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. 14 Nov mber hF\ lun''10d7. CONCLUSION , t---W r.: i vi 1 i :tn Other (CONFUSING REPORT) 4. HUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SEE CASE FILES Ploue edlllone or thle rore _, ... ueed, 11 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOM E N O N THROUG H ANY O F THL FOLLOWI NG' INCLUDE INFORMATIO N O N MODEL. TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYEGLASSES CAM ERA VIEWER SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS WI NDSHIELD A . DID THE PHEN O M E N O N DISTURB THE G ROUN D O R IF "YES,* DESCRIBE. YSICAL EVIDENCE. P A G E 7 O F 9 PAGES 27. INifOAMATIO,. WHICH YOU F!:!:L IS P!:RTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT AO!:QUAT!:LY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. ALT!:AHATIV!:LY PROVIO!: A NARAATIV!: EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGES ,\VV-IJ,If v l.JU:-.L Jt,L J I : , P;:oJECT 10073 RECORD ,1. DATr; TIME GROUP 15 Nov 68 l6/ooo5z 2. LOCATION l , SOIIRCE NUMBER OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 -l 0 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 10. CONCLUSION Du1 uth, lUnneaota Astro (METEOR) ThP.re 1~ero no known satellite decayo on the could be correlated to the sighting. There observation co~d not have be~ of briunt 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 15th or 16th 1s no reason The observer sighted a brigbt white 11gbt that vas about 1/3 the aize ot the aun and baa a tail like a meteor. UNQASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: RDC- 4, lNFO: XOP- 2, XOX- 2 SAFOS- 3, JCS/DI A-1 (13) ADV CY JCS/DIA Zt-R UUUUU fM HQS29 AIR OIV OU..UTH INTL AFRT MINN T 0 R LWM fV AI AD C RlNAADA!fTO WRI GHT PATTERSON AfB OHIO RlfHQAI CSAf LNQAS 290 I N fCR: TOETR, AFRDC, SAf-01. SUBJ: Uf O 1. OEXffiiPTION Of OB..ECT. A. CIRCU..AR B. Ot T H IRO SIZE Of SUN f. A TAIL L I~ A METEffi G. T A IL AFHQ .IAN o-soec UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE I. APPEARED TO DE I N WOOOEO AREA. 2. OESffi I PI' ION OF COLR~ OF OBJECT: PAGE 2 RUNTPI'A0617 UNQAS A. LOOKING OUT Y/1 ~OW OF I-WE B. EAST, 30.40 DEGREES ABOVE HCR IZON C. BEL ON HORIZON, NCRT H D. ~TO Nil, ARCEO DOWN TO ~OUt-D E. ~ T 0 Nil, ARCEO DOWN T 0 GR OUt-D E. BELON HOO IZON F. ABDUl' 5-10 ~ ro~ S MANNER OF OBSERVATION GROU~ V I SUAL SIGHT I NG 5. LOCAl ION: NEAR H:>ME IN OLt UT H IDENTIFICATION ON OB~RVER: MR STREET, 0 ll UT H, MINN. TELEPHONE UNCLASSIFIED 1. WEATHER A. OBSERVER ACCOUNT, QEAR B. AW S ACCOUNT PAGE 3 R lJNT Pf A0617 UNQAS NO S I G N I F I CA NT I M'ER S ION UNUSUAL A Cl' IV IT Y: 9. I NT ER CE PT I 0 N A cr I 0 N: NO~ UNQASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 10. AIR TRAFFI C ~KNON~ BALLON NOT RELEASED FROM AIRPORT UNTIL AFHQ ..IAN O-S09C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AJR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 11. STOECKER WILL lAM B, CAPf, CHIEF, INTELL IGE'J(L 0 IV I S ION. OBSERVER WAS IN SAME PART OF TOliN AS OTHER REPORT CAME FROM < WRS H/\GEN S 14 NOV SIGHT lNG. PHYSICAL EV IOENCE: NON: AFHQ JAN 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED IU~I..Y TO TDPT (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOI..OGY DIVISION I AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO "5"33 UFO Observation, 13 November 68 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 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. C 0 UINTANILLA ;-+.J!J' Lt Colonel Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUOGF.T OUREAU APPROVM, TillS QliESTIONNAII~Jo: liAS OF.EN Pl~EPARI~J) SO TIIAT YOU C AN GIVE T H E U.~ AIR FOI~C:I. AS MIJCII INFORMATI0:-1 P()SSIBLF. CONCERNING TilE UNIDFNTI FIEJ> PIIENOMEi'ION TIIAT YOU IIAVF. OOSF.RVF.D. PJ.F.ASE TRY TO ANSWEI~ ALU O F TilE QUESTIONS. TIJE INFORMATION YOU <.:JVE WILL BE USED FOR IH~SI:ARCII PURPOSES YOUR NAME WlLJ,.. NOT DE USF.O IN CONNECTION WlTII ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CON C L USIONS WITIIOUT YOU~ PERMISSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING T0 FTO (TOETI~). WRJ<;JJT. PATTERSON AFB,OHIO 45433, lAW AFR 80-17. (IF ADDITIONAl. SIIEF.TS ARF. NI!F.DF.D FOR NARRA TIVF. OR SKF.TCIIF.S ATTACH SECURF.LY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATF. WITH YOU!? NAMP. FOR lf)F.NTIFICATION) AY /$-L-:/ M ONTH // YEAR L_L ~ 2 WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PH 3 WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENO N 'HOU x-~ s~'7~t~ Et~=: ... ~,...,:""- 4 TIMC Z O N E ~ fJ DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ( )STANDARD EASTERN 1" NTRAL f jMOUNTAIN ,. P~FIC _fjOTHER 5 WHERO:: WCRE YOU WHEN YOU SAW T H E P H E N OMENON' IF IN CITY GIV A HAND D"lAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE HIG:WAY YOU WERE O N O R NEAR AND~:: T O FIX A DISTANCE7~ T EN E REST STREET ADDRESS ANO I NOICATC O N A D RESS. IF IN THE t;OUNTRY IDENTIFY THE C 10 FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK 6 IMAGINE Y O U ARE A T THE POINT SHOWN I N THE SKETC PLAC AN ' A O N THE CURVED LIN E TO SH O W HOW HIGH THE PHENO~ENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE HEN F l ST SEEN . PLACE A 3' ON THE S AME CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZO N THE PHENOMEN N WAS HEN LAST SEEN. OBSEPVER ~ 10. IF THERE WE R E MORE TH~N ONE PHEN O MENON . HOW MANY WERE 1 HERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW H O W THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING' PARTLY CLOUDY COMPLETELY OVERCAST CONDITION S (Check npproprial e blocks.) B . WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) CIRRUS C LOUDS (lltth fleecy or llerrint NIMBUS CLOUDS (Ratn) CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS (T lau nder s l orms) HAZE OR SMOG OG O R MIST H E AVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE SN O W OR SLEET V N ONE O F THE ABOVE C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? N O N E t'l /JR _.sRIGHT MOONLIGHTa.~.e~ .'$,-/"-4 -Nc>"MoONLIGHT /J / V U NKNOWN 'l"f..b / -'/-'"j t I' PART IAL(NeworqU411er) /f.-e~\7 1.% .,}., ""'il Y~ c._Ar I D . IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHt. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. IF YES.?f /!: E WAS T"'HE SUN A S YOU FACED THE PHENO M E N ON' I IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeMMOn ) BACK OF YOU T O YOUR LCFT UNKNOWN E . SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE O F ILLUM INATION PRESENT DURIN G THE SIGHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS~R ST~T LAMP, ETC. F O R TERRESTRI A L ILLUM INATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO L IGHT SOUR C E . 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION O F THE PHENOM E N O N , I NDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED D ARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT REFLECTED LIGHT O R WAS SELF-LUMI NOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR I MPRESSIO N O F WHETHER IT WAS SOLID O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE O R INDICATE IF IT APPEARED A S A POINT OF LIGHT. I NDICATE COMPARISO~ITH OTHER OBS~JjVED O BJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR r'~, ,.I ' OTH(J ~ECT I N YOUR FIELD O F VIEW. ~A /' ' ~. ~ lo- WHERE WERE YOU WHEN IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING : ~ WOW MUCH OTH~ TRAFFIC WAS THERE( D I D Y O U N OTICE ANY AIRPLANES' 0 YES O F SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE NO. IF "YES, " DESCR IBE WHEN THEY WERE I SIGHT REL ATIVE TO THE T I M E THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION O F THE PHENOMENO N HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT' / CERTAIN O F TIME N O T VERY SURE N . F AIRLY CERTA I N JUST A GUESS IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EJ(HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THE P H E N OMENON WAS MOVING. 16. WHAT WAS E ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A K N OWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MU C H OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHEN OMENO N WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. PAG E 6 OF 9 PAGES 010 THE PHENOMENON N O UNKNOWN MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? STANO STILL AT ANYTIMET SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE' CHANGE COLOR ' GIVE OFF SMOKE' CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? HANGE SHAPE FLASH O R FLI CKER? / DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR' SPIN LIKE A TOP? MAKE A NOISE' FLUTTER OR WOBBL DID THE PHENOMENO N MOVE BE 0 YES 'QJ'NO. IF "YES, " DES 0 O R I N FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDIN G AT ANY TIME' PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES 22 . H AVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE> YES IF yEs, GIVE D ATE AND LOCATIO N . 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHE N OMENON? 0 YES 0 . IF yEs, DID THEY SEE IT TOOl LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES 24 . GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF MALE FEMALE I N D ICATE ADDITIONAL I NG OCCUPATIO N AND ANY EXPERIE NCE WHIC H MAY BE PERTINENT. 26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. U HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON P AGE 8 OF 9 PAGES