i}~c(!mbcr .19GB Sa r aLoc.:a , Calif ornia CCUCLUS.OU (1\IRCRAFT) NtiM~f~ (W oancn lfHCTH 011 Ollf .. YATION l~lf, IUMMA .. Y AHD ANALYIII 1 5 1-li nttl.es siC}'lted bright pulsatin(; white light TYPE 011 OII!~YATION s e emed to do G 1n 1d-V;i sual PHYSICAL fYIDINCI J7. INP'OIUIATIOH WHICH YOU FEEL I S PERTINENT BUT WHI ALTIRNATIVI!:L Y PROVIDE A NARRATIV E EXPLANATIO;HO!STNHO T ADEQUATELY COVERED I N THIS QUESTIONNAIRE " r E SIGHTING. "\c z oofV\ AWll ~..; trl 1\ 'kJ~ soo -lo GOO J'YlfJ... P AGE 9 O F 9 PA G E S tUaJ I CT DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC I WRIGHT.PATTE RSON A I R FORCE BASE. OHIO ~5433 TDPT (UFO) UFO Observation, 23 Dec 1968 CaUt'orn1a 95030 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to t he Air Force. The information which we have received is not s ufficient for a scientific inve s tigation. Request omplet e t he att ached AF Form 117 and return i t in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your obser vation to the Air Force. CTOR '<tUINTAN ILLA, J r, L t Colonel, USAF ief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorat e AF Form 117 w/envelope 6A. N O W IMAGIN E YOU ARE A T THE CENTER O F THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN " A " O N THE COMP ASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHEN O ME N O N WHE N FIRST SEEN . PLACE A " B " O N THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHE N LAST SEEN . 7 . IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITIO N OF THE PHENOM E NON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A " B " A T THE POSITION O F THE PHEN O M E NON WHEN LAST SEEN . CONNECT THE "A" AND " B " WITH A LIN E TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEM E N T O F THE PHENOMENO N BETWEEN A AND " B " . THAT IS, SCHEM ATICALLY SH O W WHETHER THE MOVEM ENT APPEARED T O BE STRAIGHT, CURVED O R ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW T O C O MPLETE THE LARGER SKETCH. P AGE 2 OF 9 PAGES 10 . IF THERE WERE M ORE TH~.N ONE PHENO MENON. HOW MANY WERE T ~IERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SH O W HOW THEY WERE 010 THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING' II CONDITIONS (Checlr oppropnote bluclrs.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) FOG O R MIST CIRRUS CLOUDS (llillh fleecy o r 1/errln H EAVY RAIN L I G H T RAI N OR DRIZZLE NIMBUS CLOUDS ( Roln) PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULON IMBUS CLOUDS COMPLETELY OVER CAST (Thunderstorms) HAZE O R SMOG N O N E O F T H E ABOVE C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT O R NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT T H E STARS ANO MOON > N O N E BRIGHT MOON L I GHT N O MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO U N K N OWN MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (New M q~U~Tter) D . I F SIGHTIN G WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLEl IF yEs , WHERE WAS THE SUN A S YOU F ACED THE PHENO M E N ON? IN FRONT O F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEA D (N~ar n.oon) IN BACK OF YOU T O YOUR LEFT UNKNO WN E . SPECIFY THE M AJOR SOURC E OF ILLUMINATIO N PRESENT DURING THE S I GHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN , HEADLIGHTS OR STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATIO N , SPECIFY D I STANCE TO LIGH T SOURCE. 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION O F THE PHENO MENON, I NDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT REFLECTED LIGHT O R WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU N OTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR I MPRESSION O F WHETHER IT WAS SOLI D OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP O R FUZZY. SCRIBE THE SHAPE O R I NDICATE IF IT APPEARED A S A POIN T O F L I GHT. I NDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R THE R OBJECT llf YOUR F IELD OF VIEW. P AGE 4 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE Y O U WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ( f ;J,.,. 4 "I'I""Pritttr blflrh ,,,) I N BUSINESS SECTIO N O F CITY IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION O F CITY I N CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS P ASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD I N AIRPLANE 0 A S PILOT 0 A S PASSENGER FLYIN G OVE R CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY IF Y O U WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE F O LLOWING : WHA T DIRECTIO N WERE YOU MOVINCP H O W FAST WERE YOU MOVIN G> DID Y O U STOP ANYTIM E WHIL E OBSERVIN G THE PHEN O M E N O N > RTHEAST SOUTHEAST NORTHWEST SOUTHWES T XPL A I N WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITE MS 5 AND 6 DESC R IBE TYPE OF VEHICLE Y O U WERE IN AND TYPE OF R O A D , T E R RAIN O R BODY OF WATE R YOU TRAVER SED.QURIN G THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WI NDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE TOP WE R E UP O R DOWN. (..\-\C..\..)"'-.,(:Jt_c :-,;-\:.,:) \C..b:- HOW M U C H OTHER TRAFFIC WA S THERE' DID Y O U N OTIC E ANY A IRPLANES> 0\Y ES 0 N O . IF "YES. " DESCR I B E WHEN THEY WE R E I N SIGHT REL A T I V E TO THE T I M E OF SIGHTIN G THE PHENOM E N O N AND WHERE T~ SKY RELATIVE T O Tt+ P~SITI~N OFT~ F>.HENO M E N O N . 9. H O W LONG WAS THE PHENO ME N O N IN S I G HT? LENGTH OF TIM E CERTAIN O F T I M E VERY SU R E FAIRLY CERTA I N JUST A GUE SS TIME DET ERMINED> WAS THE PHEN O MENO N IN SIGHT CONTI NUOUSLY' 0 YES ~NO. I F "NO , " I NDICATE WHETHE R THI S IS DUE T O YOUR OVEM ENT O R THE BEHAVIO R O F THE PHEN O MENO N , AND D SCR IBE SUC H MO V EMENT O R B EHAVIOR I NDIC A T E DISA D . PEARANCES O N PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAG E 3 OF 9 PA G E S IS. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE O F THE PHENO M E N O N . INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED A S WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICAT~ EXHAUST OR VAPO,. T,.AILS. INDICATE BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THEt~MENON wAs MOVING. ~ej~c.\ r.t Au 16 . WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE' HOLD A MATCH A T ARM'S LENGTH I N FRO N T OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET LAMP O R THE MOON . NOTE H O W MUCH O F THE OBJECT IS COVERED B Y THE HEAD OF THE MATC H . N O W IF YOU HAD BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THI S EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTIO N O F THE PHENO MENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED B Y THE MATCH HEAD. (\ \ ( \ I /) f'\ ('.. - P AGE 6 O F 9 PAG E S 010 THE PHENOMENON OVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE' STANO STILL AT ANYTIMEt SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAYt BREAK U P IN PARTS AND EXPLOOEt CHANGE COLOR' G IVE OFF SMOKEt CHANGE BRIGHTNESS' CHANGE SHAPE f FLASH O R FLICKER? DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR' SPIN LIKE A TOPt MAKE A NOISE' FLUTTE R OR WOBBLEt u . WHAr;:&ouR-B:RI~c; P.:;Nc.ss' A . HOW 010 IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR' B . DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND O R I N FRONT O F SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE. OR BUILDING A T ANY TIMEt j2 N O . IF yEs, DESCRIBE. PAGE 5 OF 9 P AGES U. H AVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS 0 ILAR PHENOMENO N BEFORE7 YES N O . IF "YES, " GIVE D ATE AND 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON! fi!.YES 0 N O . IF "YES, " DID THE Y SEE I T TOO' l)_t YES 0 N O . A. EIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES G IVE THE FOLLOWI N G INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF DING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENC E WHIC H MAY BE PERTINENT 26 D ATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUE STIONNAI R E . PAGE 8 O F 9 P AGES 17. DID YOU O B SERVE THE PHENO ME N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING > INCLUDE INFORMATION O N MODEL. TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION O R OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYEGLASSES C A MERA VIEWE R SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS WINDSHIELD SIDE WINDO W OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE WI NDOWPANE B . DO YOU USE READING GLA SSES> (J YES [I NO A . DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES' 18 WHAT WAS YOU R I MPRESSION O F THE SPEED 05 THE PHENOMENO N ' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED l ~ top'-' 19 WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSION O F THE DISTANCE pF THE P H E NO M E NON> GIVE ESTIMATE O F DISTANCE l lrl. {0.1 t IN ORDER THA T WE MAY OBTAI N A S CLEAR A PICT U R E AS POSSIBLE O F WH A T YOU S AW, DESCRIBE I N YOUR OWN WORD!O COMMO N OBJECT OR OBJE C T S WHICH, WHEN PLACED I N THE SKY, SI MILA R T O WHERE YOU N OTED THE PHEN O M E N O N , OULD B EAR SOM E RESEMBL ANC E T O WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SI MILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE coMMON OBJEC T AND WHAT You sAw. A lJ~I\ 21. DIO YOU N O TICE ANY ODOR , NOISE, OR HEAT E MANATIN G FROM THE PHE N O MENO N O R ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANIMALS O R M A CHINERY IN THE VICINITY> YES, " DESCRIBE. DID THE PHENO MENO N DISTURB T H E GROU N D O R LEAVE ANY PHYSICA L EVI DENC E . IF "YES, " DESCRIBE P AGE 7 OF 9 PAGES