J, LICATeoN 8 De c 68 08/2400Z Cen t erville. Ohio J . ~CI 11. CONCL~ Civil i an Probable Astro (VENUS) ._,/' I . N\lt4f'f,_ Off OIJ!Cn 5. lfHCTH OF OIU .. VATION 25 Minutes . lo. TYPE OP: OIS! .. VATION Ground-Visual l o COUASE Seen in SW l o PtiOTOS f . PHYSICAL EVIDINCI The observer sighted a bri ght light tha t s eemed b i gger a nd brighter than a star. Tbe obs erTer ~atched t he light t or 25 minutes, during vhich tlme it a ppearently stayed in the same pla ce in the sky 17. 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHEN O M E N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI N G> INCLIJOE I NFORMATIO N O N MOOEL, TYPE, FILTER, Lt::N S PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICA BLE OAT A . EYEGL.t.SSES C AMERA \o'I E WEP SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS v' WINDSHIELD TELESCOP E SlOE WINDOW OF VEHICLE T HEODOLIT E WI NDOWPAN E 0 YES ~]NO B . Ol) Y O U USE REAOIII G G L ASSES' CJ YES fltj N O A. 00 YOU ORDINARIL Y WEAR GLASSES' 18 WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION OF THE SPEED O F T H E PHENO M E N O N GIVE EST IMATE O F SPEED IIIJJJ- 19 WHAT WA S YOUR I M P R E SSION OF THE DISTANC E OF THE PHENOM E N O N ' GIVE ESTIMATE O F D I STANCE , 20 . IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAI N AS CLEAR A P I C T URE A S POSSIBLE OF WH A T YOU S AW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WOROS A COMMO N OBJECT O R OBJEC T S WHIC H , WHE N PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR T O WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHEN OMENO N , WOULD BEAR SOM E RESEMBLANC E T O WHAT YOU SAW. DESCR IBE SI MILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES B E T WEEN THE COMMO N OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 21. 010 YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR , NOISE, O R HEAT E M.t.NATI N G FROM THE PHE N O MENO N OR .t.NY EF"FECT ON YOURSELF, ANIMALS OR MACHINERY I N THZ VICIN ITY' 0 YES ~NO. IF yEs. DESCRIBE. A . 010 THE PHENO MENON DISTURB THE GROUN D OR LEAVE ANY P HYSIC A L EVIDENCE . ( j YES ~NO. IF yes. DESCRIBE. P A G E 7 OF 9 PA GES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC l WRIGHT-PATTERSON A I R FORCE BASE. OHIO .. 5 .. 33 TDPT (UFO) UFO Observation, 8 December 1968 Centerville Reference your recent unidentified flying obj ect sighting which . reported to the Air Force. The information which ve have received is not suffi cient for a scientific investigation. Request complete t he attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air For ce. , r,' Lt Col onel , USAF Chief, Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 v/envelope lA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT T H E CENT I!:R O F THE COMPASS ROSE. PLA C E AN "A" O N THE COMPASS T O I NDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN F IRST SEE N . PLAC E A a O N THE COMPASS T O I NDICATE T H E D I R E C TION T O THE PHENOMENO N WHEN LAST SEEN. 7 . IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A" A T THE POSITION OF THE PHENOM E N O N WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A a AT THE POSITION O F T~E PHEN OMENO N WHEN L AST SEEN. CONNECT THE " A " AND e WITH A LIN E TO APPROXIMATE THE MO V E M E N T O F T H E PHENOMENO N BETWEE N "A" AND a. THA T IS, SCH EMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEARED TO B E STRAIGH T , CUR VED O R ZIG-ZAG . R E FER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LARGER SKETC H . PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES SIGHTING OF UNfDENTI~IE PHENOMENA QUESflOMMAIRE IJUDGET BtJJt.AU Al'riOVAL IYUIIBEI 2t.J211 THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS OEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THF: U.S AIR FORCE AS MUC B INFORMATION AS POSSIOLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER ALlJ OF THE QUESTI ONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL HE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. YOUR NAME WIL\,. NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WlTHOUT YOUR PERMISSidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TUETR), WRIGHT- PATTERS<;>N AFB, OHIO 45433, lAW AFR 80-f7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARF. NEEDED FOR NARR A TIVF. OR SKETCHES ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDF.NTIFICA TION.) I. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE P H E N O M E N ON' l~c. YEAR y 2 . WHAT TIM E DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? HOUR Q 7 MINUTES 1)0 3 . WHAT TIM E DID YOU L AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON' 4 . TIME ZONE 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [)CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAI N 0 P ACIFIC [j OTHER 5 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON ' IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST S TREET ADDRESS AND I N D I CATE O N A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH R EFERE NCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF I N THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU W E R E ON O R NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK 6 . IMAGIN E YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN I N THE SKETCH, PLACE AN 'A" O N THE CURVED LINE TO SH O W H O W HIGH THE PHEN O M E N O N WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A 9 ' O N THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENO N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. OBSERVER .... 10. I~ TMIIU WIIIIIIE MO R E THAN ONl P H I!:NO N E N O N , H O W MANY WER E THERE? D R A W A PICTURE TO SH O W H O W THEY WERE AIIIIIIIIANOID DID T HIS AIIIIIUNOIMINT CHANG E OUI'UNG THE SIGHTING? tl. CONDITI O N S (Check approprlat r biCicl<l .) UMULUS CLOUDS ( t ow fluffy) FOG O R MIST T WILIGH T IRRUS CLOUDS ( HiKII fleecy or Herrin1 HEAVY RAI N LIGHT RAIN O R DRIZZLE NIM B US CLOUDS ( Rain) HAI L PAAT L Y C LOUDY C U M ULONIMB US CLOUDS SN O W O A SLEET COMPLETELY OVERC AST (T lluttders conns) HAZE OR SMOG ......... N O N E O F THE ABOVE C . IF THE liGHTING WAS AT TWILIGH T OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU N OTICE ABOUT THE STA RS AND MOON ' BRIGHT MOONLIGHT N O MOONLIGHT A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON HIDDEN B Y CLOUDS PARTIAL ( New or qU4rter) D. I F SIGHTIN G WA S I N DAYLIGHT, WAS T H E SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES _jjiN O . yEs, WHERE WA S THE SUN A S YOU FACED T H E PHE N O M E N O N ? FRON T O F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ne~Mo~ I N BACK O F YOU TO YOUR LEFT E . SPECI~Y THE MAJOR SOUR C E O F ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS O R STIIIIII!T LAMP, lTC . TERRESTRIAL ILL U MINATION, SP E CIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. GIVf: A .RIEF DE~C RIPTION O F THE PHEN O MENO N , I N D I CATING WHETHER I T APPEARED DARK O R LIGHT, WHETHER IT IUFLECTE D LIGHT Ollll WAS SELF- L UMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESC R IBE YOU R I M PRESSION OF WHETHER SOLID O R TRANSPARENT , WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY . DESCRI B E THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF I T PPE A .. E D AS A POIN T O F LIGHT . INDIC A T E COMPARISON S WITH OTHER O BSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R THI!IIll o JEC T I N YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. PAGE 4 O F 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU lAW THI! PHENOMENON? (Ch,.cJc fl(lprupriatl' blorlrs.) IN IIUSINESS SECTIO N O F CITY IN 8UILDING I N RESIDENTIAL SECTION O F CITY IN CAR (;3 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER I N OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER F LYING OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY A . IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING' J.. DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE PHENOMENON? N ORTHEAST NORTH WEST EXPLAIN WHETHER SUC H MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES I N ITEMS SAND 6 . DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE I N AND TYPE O F R O A D , TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURI N G THE SIGHTING . STATE WHETHER WINDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE U P O R DOWN. HOW MUCH OTHER TRAI"FIC WAS THERE? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES' 0YES ~NO. IF vEs. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE T O THE TIM E SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE HEY WERE. I N THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION 01" THE PHE N OMENO N 9 . HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN S IGHT' LENGTH OF TIME CERTAI N O F T I M E FAIRLY CERTA I N HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED' WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY' P. YES ~NO. IF N o , INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT O R THE BEHAVIOR O F THE PHENOMENO , AND 0 C R IBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR B EHAV I O R . I NDICATE DISAP. PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 P AGES 11. D"AW A P'ICTURE THAT WILL SH O W T H E SHAPE 0,. THE P HENO ME NO N . I NCLUDI: AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED A S WINGS 0 .. PROT .. USIONS, AND INDICATE E.KHAUST OR VAPO" T .. AIL S. INDICATE BY AN ARRO W THE DI"ECTION THE PHE N O M E N O N WAS MOVING. 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE' HOLD A MATCH 1\T ARM'S LENGTH I N FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT , SUCH A S A STREET LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT I S COVERED B Y TH E HEAD OF THE MATCH. NO'N IF YOU HAD BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERI M E N T AT THE TIM E OF T H E SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRAC TION O F THE PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE B EEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. P A G E 6 OF 9 PAGES MOVE IN A STIUIOHT LINE? 010 THI: ~H.NOMI:NON STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? .,.EAK U~ IN PA,.TS AND EXPLODE? CHANG E COLOR ! G I V E 0 II' If SMOKE I CHANGE ... IGHTNES$1 CHANG! SHAPE? lfL ASH 0 " lfLICI<ERI D I SAI"PEAA A N D R E APPEAR' SI"IN LIKE A TOP? MAl<! A NOISE? FLUTTER O R WOBBLE? 1 WHAT D IIII!W YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOME NON? A . H O W DID I T F I NALLY DISAP PEAR! 8 . DID THE PHEN OMENON MOVE BEHIN D 0 .. IN lf"ON T 011' SO M! T HING, LIKE A CLOUD , TREE, O R BUILDING AT ANY 0 NO. IF yEs, DESCAI81! PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES U. HAVI YOU lYlE" IEIH nul 011' A IINII..A,_ II'HP:HOMI!NON SII'O"If Yll .0. "vt:s, GIVE D ATE ANO LOCATION. Tvfe n. . Zl. WAS ANYON! WITH YOU AT THI! TIMI YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ~ YEI 0 NO. II" viEs. 010 THEY SEE IT TOO' A. LIST THIEl,_ NANIS AND AOOAEISU 24. G I V E T H E FOLLOWING INFORMAT I O N ABOUT Y OURSELF LAST NAME. ,..l AST N MIDDL E NA .. E 25. WHEN ANO TO WHO M 010 YOU REPORT THAT YOU H A D SIGH T E D T HIS PH[HOMNO N T D A Y M O N T H 26 . DAT E YOU COMPLET[O THI S O UESTIOHNAIAE. D A Y M O N T H PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES