Germantown Tennessee — December 1968

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PROJECT 10013 RECORD 2. LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION Probable AIRCRAFT t . NllMI'ER OF OIJECTS The observer was requested to submitt his pho t os but has failed do so as o f 1 2 .Tan 69. There is nothing to indicate tm t th. observer could not have seen an aircraft. 5. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 11. lilt IE, IUMMAAY AHO ANAL YIIS 7 - 8 Minutes to. TYPE 0, OBSERVATION Ground-VisLB 1 f. PHYSICAL EVIOENC! The obsrver sighted a pulsating light that traveled from the ENE to the ssw. The light was visible for 78 minutes and the obaerTer reportedly photographed it. P A G E 9 OF 9 P A G E S UlO Report ot l2 r(\~r.man~owp,,Tenneaaee ~038 Refere~a your recent UFO sighting vbioh you reported to the Air sufficient tor a the attached : Force. The information ve r :'t'a';. , .. scientific 1nve stiga tion. have received is not Requeat you complet e --~ AF Form 117 and Photo-Data sheet atd return them, along with your original negatives, elides, or addresaed envelope. Thank you the Air Force. polAroid prints, 1.n the self - for reporting your observ~tion to ). . HEC'J'OR QUINTAKILLA, Jr. Lt Colonel . . ~"Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch U8AI' 2 Atcb 1. AF Form 117 Aerospace Techno1o~iea Division 2. Photo-Data Sheet Production Directorate AFR SG-17(Cl) lA. NOW IMAOINE YOU AJII!: AT Ttl! CEN1'1t~ 01' 'T .. I COM~I.U AOU. ~LACt: A N~ O N THI1 C.OMJ'AIS TO INDICATE THI[ CIIUCTION TO THE PH!HOMINON WHI:H ,11tsT SEtN. ,.LAC! A t O N THE COM,.AII TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO TH~ ,.HENOMI!HO N WHIH LAST SE!,.I. 7 . I N THE SKETC H BELOW, PLAC E A N "A" AT THE POSI TION O F THE PHENOME NO N WHEN FIRST SEE N . AND A e A T THE POSITION OF T ... E PHENO!o4ENON WHEN LAST SEEN. C ONNEC T THE.,.. AND " B " WITH A L I N E T O APPROXIMATE THE , MOVEMENT O F THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN.,.. AND a. T H A T IS, SCHEMATIC ALLY SHOW WHETHER THC MOVEMENT APPEARED TO BE STA~UGHT, CUIItVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW T O COMPLETE THE LAIItGI!IIt SKETC H . PAGI! 2 OF 9 PAGES AFR ~17(Cl) 8UDGET BUI~AU AP,.OVAL NUMBEI 2t.f2JI THIS QUESTIONNAIRE liAS DEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THF. U. S AIR FORCE AS MUCII INFORMATIO N AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER ALL' OF THE QUF.STJONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL D E USF.D FO R RESEARCH PURPOSES YOUR NAME WILl,. NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS O R CONCLUSIO N S WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSJdN. RETURN TO AIR FORC E BASE INVESTI GATOR F OR FORWARDING TO FTD ( TDETR), WRIGHT- pATTERSON AFB, OH I 0 45433, I AW AFR 80 f7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEE T S ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES ATTACH SECURF.L Y T O THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME F OR /DENT/FICA TION.) 1. WHE N DID YOU SEE THE PHEN OMENON' 2 WHAT TIM E DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON> 3 . WHAT TIM E DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON' 4 TIM E ZONE L1 EASTERN 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [j CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN ffz,5: MINUTES 0 STANDARD 0 PACIFIC 0 OTHER S WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON ' IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND I N D I C ATE O N HAN D D~AWN MAP WHE~E YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFE R E NCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN TilE t;OUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE O N OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FRO M SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK 6 IMAGINE YOU ARE A.T THE POINT SH O WN IN THE SKETC H . PLACE AN A O N THE CURVED LIN E TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE PHEN O MENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A 9' O N THE SAM E CURVED LIN E TO SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHEN O M E N O N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . OBSERVER .. to. 1,-TMifllll Wl!lltt: MORE THAN ONI PHINON!:HON, MOW MANY Wf.:A! THEIItET ~fiii--ANGIID. DID THIS ARRANOIMINT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING? D lltAW A P ICTURE TO IHO W HOW THEY WEltE CONOITIONS (CIIeclc approprlalc bloclt . .:'..:.l:._ -t 8 . W!A THIER CUMULUS CLOUDS (/..ow fluffy) CIRAUS CLOUDS ( H ill fleecy or Herrinf FOG OR MIST HEAVY R A I N IGHT RAI N OR DRIZZLE NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rnirt) HAIL PAIItTL Y CLOUDY CUNULONIIttiBUS CLOUD S SN OW O R SLEET COM,.LP:TELY OVERCAST (Tiuu.ders lormll) UNKNOWN C. llf THE liGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT Ollt NIGHT . WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON J BRIGHT MOONLIGHT ')< N O MOONLIGHT A FlEW MOON WITH HALO IV MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS I/ UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or qu.orler) D. IF SIGHTI N G WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. HE PHt:NOMENOHl IF yp:s, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IN FlltONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHP:AD(Ne~MO~ I N BACK OF YOU T O YOUR LEFT SPIECIIfY THE MAJOIIt SOURCIE Of' ILLUMINATION PRESENT D UAING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR U. GIVE A Blltll!f' DESCIItiPTION Of' THE PHE,iOMENO N , INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAIItED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT RI!,.LECTEO LIGHT O llt WAS SELF- LUMIHcS'US AND WHAT COLOIItS YOU NOTICED. DUCIItiBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WliETHER SOLID O R TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP Ollt !fUZZY. D E SCIIt18E THE SHAPE OR I N DICATE IF IT A"PlARED AS A POINT O F LIGHT. INDICATI!!: COittlij_RISOHS WJTH OTHER OBSEIItVED OBJ T~ LIKE STARS, A ~7 PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU lAW THE PHENOMENO N ? (f:hec lt npproprint~ b loclr.J . ) B U SI N ESS SECTION 0!' CITY 1N BUILDING I N R E SIDENTIAL SECTION 0!' CIT Y IN C A R MAs D RIVER 0 A S I"ASSENGER I N O P E N COUNTRYSIDE N EAR A IRFI ELD I N A IRI"LANE 0 A S PILOT AS I"A SSENGER !'LYIN G OVER CITY !'LYI N G OVER OPEN COUNTRY A . I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLE T E THE FOLLOWING: WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING1 H O W F A ST WERE YV' MOVING? sL.owL -;u DID YOU STOP AN'\-TIM E WHILE OBSERVIN G T H E PHEN OMENO N ? )>(YES 0N O XPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEM E N T A FFECT S YOU R SKETCHES I N ITEMS SAND 6 . DESCR IBE TYP E O F VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYF>E OP' JIIIO A D , T ERRA I N OR BODY 0!' WATE R YOU TRAVERSED DUR I N G THE SIGHT I N G. STATE WHETHER WI NDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUC H OTH E R T R A FFIC WAS THERE7 D I D Y O U N O T ICE ANY A IRPL ANES YES !.rl N O . IF YES. D ESCRIB E WHEN THEY WERE I N SIGHT REL ATIVE TO THE TIM E O F SI G H TING THE PHENOMENO N ANJ 'MERE HEY WE RE. I N T H E SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION O F THE PHEN OMEN O N . t . H O W LON G WAS THE PHE N O M E NON I N SIGHT ? LENGTH O F TIME CER TAIN O F T I ME VER Y SUR E F A I RLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS H OW WAS TIM E DETEJIIIMINED' WA S THE I"HEN OMENO N I N SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY! 0 YES ..ot'"O. I!' N O , " INDIC ATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MOVEMENT O R THE BEHA V I O R O F THE I"HENOMENO N , A N D D J ::;uRIBE SUCH MOVEM E N T O R BEHAVIOR. I NDICATE DISA P . PEARANC E S O N PREVIOUS SKETCHES. '( PAGE 3 OF 9 P AGES MOllE IN A STAAIGHT LINE' V I " STANO STILL AT ANYTIM E ' \./ ~ CH,.NGE COLOR' V GillE OFF SIIIOI<Et \/ CH,.NGE BRIGHTNESS 'V / FI.ASH OR FLI CKER .V / DISAPPEAR AHO REAPPEAR' , / SPIN LIKE A T OP? MAKE A N O I SE FLUTTER O R WOBBLE' 14. WHAT o;EW YOUR ATTENTIO N TO ~HE PHENOMENON' A . HOW 010 IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR' B . 010 THE ~NOMENON MOllE BEHIN D O R IN FRONT O F SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD , TREE. O R BUILDING A T ANY T IME' 0 YES lYJ NO. IF yES, DESCRIBE PAGE 50 F 9 PAG E S U. HAVI YOU RVI"ft URN THII Oft A lllllll.Atll PHINOMENON .I,Oit.? Q YIU 23. WAS ANYON WITH YOU AT THI TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMf.NON? 0 Y1 A. LIST THIIft NAMII:S AND ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING IN I..AST NAMI "yr.s, G IVE DATE AND . "v5, " DID THEY SEE IT TOO' MALE FEMALE UPATION AND ANY ElC .. t:tiiiiNCI WHICH BE PERTINENT. ZS. WHEN AND TO WHO M DID YOU REPORT THA T YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHE NO MENO N? NAME D A Y M ONTH YEAR 26. DATE YOU COM .. LETEO THIS OUI!:STIONNAIAE. PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON T HROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG' I NCLUDE I NFORMATION O N MODEL, TYPE, FILTER , L E N S PRESCRIPTIO N O R OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYEGL ASSES C AMERA V I E WE R SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS WI NDSHIELD TELESCOP E SlOE WI NDOW O F VEHICLE T H EODOLITE WI NDOWPANE A. 0 0 YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES ~YES Cl N O B . 01) YOU USE READIN G GLASSES' 18. WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION O F THE SP EI~'O.:J.AHj_A~ 19. WHAT WAS YOUR I M PRESSION OF THE DISTAN C ~; T HE:A PHENO MENON ' GIVE ESZATl 'IF S~ED PHEN O MENON' GIVE ESTIM ATE O F DISTANC E ./ IN O R OER THA T WE MAY OBTAIN EAR~ PICTURE .t.S POSSIBLE OF WH A T YOU S AW DESCRIBE I N YOUR o'w.J'woRDS A COMMO N OBJE C T O R OBJECTS W C H , WHE N PLACED I N THE SKY, SI M I LAR T O WHERE YOU N OTED THE PHENO M E N O N , OULD BEAR SOM E RESEMBLANC E TO WHAT YOU S AW. DESCR IBE SI MILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BET WEEN THE COMMO N 0 J ECT AND W1fAT YOrAW. 21. DID YOU N O TICE ANY ODOR , NOISE, O R HEAT E MANATf1/- F R O M THE PHE N O MENO N O R ANY ANIMALS O R MACHINERY I N THE VIC I NITY' 0 YES N O . IF yEs, D ESCRIBE. EFFECT ON YOU R SE L F , A . DID THE PHEN O M E N O N DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICA L EVIDENCE. IF yEs, DESCRIBE. P AGE 7 OF 9 PAGES