Southcharleston Ohio — 1968

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10. CONCLUSION INSUi''i''ICI.E! .. T DATA l Tile report -was phoned to the Duty Officer. l ?ive was sent to the obzcrvcr but has not been rettlrned . ; .S. L E NG7t-: OF Oe$E RVA TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY At\:> ANALYSIS 1 0 ~i:1utes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G:-o:..!:ld-Visual PHYSICAL EVIOE~CE The observe r Gighted toward the east. FTO SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prewloue ed1Uon -::l We lorm~aar be u .. d. five {?) star-like objectz that t ravel<::\,. I. TTN Oil' 'l'DP'T {UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FO~CE HE.\OQUARTERS FOR&::IGN T ECHNOLOGY DIVI$10N f AFSC) WRtt:;HT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433 UFO Obs,:!rvation You::-name has been given to the Aerlal Pheno11ena Office (Project Bl: Book) as being a w1 tneas to an unidentified flying object. If .~;:,u were a witness to an UFO sighting on 26 March 1968 we:.:::! you plesse complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in t~e envelop~ providea. If you vere not a -witness to this sigt.ting, wonld you plea s e ma ke a statement to this effect on the at:.ached form. The infonr.ttion which you provide will be used in eva:ua.t.ing this observation. 'l"ha.nk you for your assistance in this }{EC"::R QUINTA!iiiJA, Jr, lbjor, USAJt, thie:, Aerial Pheno~ena Office Aerc ace Technologies Division Pro :tion Directorate AF Form 117 'W/envelope j t l,..f'i.:O U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION T"';s questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much inform ~n as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please ~ry to answer as many questions as you possibly con. The information that you give will be ~sad f~r resflareh purposes. Your name wi II not be used in connect ion with any statements, cencl~.~s:~ns, or publications without your permission. We request this personal il"'formation so that if ~ i s deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did y.:.~ s~e the obiect? 2. Tir.,e of day: - M i nutc $ (Circle One): 3 . T i~e Zone: ' (Circle One ): (~)tastern 1). C entre l c. Mountain d. Poe ific 4. 'ft'here were> ~u when you sow the object? (Circle One}: c. Daylight Saviny b. Standard Near~" ~oatal Address City or Town State or County ( T o t,::, I :, .Jration) 5. how l~n; ... :~ o~ject in sight? Hours Minutes Seconds c. .._erto rn c. Not vt!ry sure 5.1 How 'o=s ~!' i :. s ight determin~d? d. Just a guess 6. What was the-c-:rd .t ion of the sky? 1~ ' Bright 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locate d o s y ou look-"!d at th~ obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you FTD OCT 62 164 b. In bock of you c. To your right Thle form euppreede FTO 164, d. To y ovr le ft e. Overhead ~Don't remember ~. !F you sow the object at NIGHT, what rlirf you 11oticc conc crr11ng the ~rtd~S ond MOON? 8.1 STAR5 t'Ctrcle One): d . C c,'t remember 8.2 MOON (C trdc One): a. Elright moonli~ht b. Du II moon I i gh t 0 No moonlight-p it c h dark d. Don't rememLor 9. \\hat were ,~-.e weather conditions at the time you sow the object? a. Clear ski' (_C Scotte-re:: clouds d. Thick C'r h~avy clouds ,vEATHER (Circle One): b. Fog, rnist, or l ight ro1n c . .\~odf~rotP or heavy ro in c. Don't r e-:u!mbcr 1 10. The object ~ppeored: (Circlr.: One): (_g, As a I i gf1 t e. Don't rerrlt!mb~r b. T :-cnsp-:r~nt 11. If i t o;-~eY~d os a light, wa~ 1t bris~ter titan the brighte5t stars? (Circle One): c. About th!! some d. Don't know ColT;..~-~ b"ightness t o some cc-rn mon ob jc 12. The edf:.: :.f '"te obj~ct were: o. Fuzzy N bl u re:J ~. Sho,nly ou~:;:-:ej (Circle One for each OJ~!-tion) ~:nd still at any tine? Don't know Sudden r,, .>:~ ed up and rush awoy at wty timt'? Dcn't know c. Brecl.-~.p .n r:) parts or e xplode? Don't k:1ow Give c-:~f sm., ke? Dcn't know No / Chango bri ghtness? Don't know Chong:! ~hape? Don't know Flash or fl ic:kt-r? Dnn't know h. D i sapp(m nnd rea p.>::>eor ? Don't know 15. D id th~ i~r.:t move t,.-hind som~t~irt~ nt 'lny tim~, ptJrtic-ulorly a el~ud? ( C; ref~ One): No Don't Know. IF yoJ answered YES, then tell whot 16. Did the o': ct move in front of somft'hin~ ot flr'l'/ tim.,, r.("'rtic.tlorly tl cloud? (C icl~ Ote ): Don't Know. IF you nnsw-..r~td YES, th~n tell whet 17. T ~11 in o f,.,w words thtt foJinwinq things about th" obj~::t: W~ wish to know.the an!'ular .. i-ze. Hoi:! a match stick at arm's length in line with a knn"'n o!>jow:t and not., howl m'Jch ~f tt,e object is covered by thfl her.d of the motc:h. If yoJ had perform,.d this ex~rim~tnt ot th~ tirr.tt of th~ s i gl->ting, how much of th-., ob!~ct would hav& been covered by th!t ma,ch heod? 19. Drew a ;>;c:..,:-~ th~t will show the sncpe of the obiect or obiects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the o;; ~=-:-- you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Piece _, .. .:--w :::eside the drawi r.g to show the direction tha obiect was moving. 20. Do you thin~ y~u can estimaht the sp d of the o bj tt<.:t? (C i~c /e One) IF yoo on~wer~d YES, then what speed would you estimo?o ? ---- 21. Dl )'~ thi "'l'-/~U can eatimate how far away from you the object was? ( C frcie One) IF yoJ ons-.ered YES, then how far owoy would you soy it was? ----------- 22. Where wer~ fOU located when ynu sow fh~ object? (C irc!e One ): a. Inside o ~uilding In a cor ' d. in an oir~lc:ne (ty~) 23. Wera you (Circle One) a. In the Lus in 'i soc ion of a ci1"/? b. In the rasidt-,ntia l s~'rtion o f a city? 6\Jn op~n coun~ry!>id...,? Cl. Nt:or '='" oidi., ld? e. Flying ov:>r c.t city? f. Flying ove r OjA"'n comtry.:' !F :'CU w~r~ MOVING IN AN AUT0.',A03iLE or oth.-!r v~hi cle ut the tir:1e, th~n coor.plet~ th_, following qu~stions: ~;/ Ncrrh c. Ec st e. South g. West A-..-t-.... b. N :>r~eost d. Soutl-,e"'o., f. So uthwest h. Nor~hwest,. ~ ~ t;/uJl 24.2 ro.-'-:Jst wera you moving ? _f_7(;o&n_ G: . ~.i tes pe r hourw 24.3 D d y~u s top at any time wh i ! fOv W!tre looking at th' object? r~s ( C ir: :a One) 25. D ici y ou s~rve ri-ta object througl---cry of the following? Binoculars Tere,copft Theodolite 26. In ord~r th::~ "'ou con give os clear a picture O!; p~ssibl(') of what you saw, d e.,;crib, in your own words o common obj~ct or o b ; .,c s ~ ich, when ploced up in th o sky, would give th e scme op;>eoraore os the obit'lct which you saw 27. In thG followi~g !k~tch, imogine that y o u 01"0 c t th~ point s h o wn . Plor.:e or " A'' on'""' t.:urv~rd l int'! t o ~how n o w hi gh th& obj t was a bove tht! horizon (sl~yline) whe n you first SCJW it. P lo c e a ''B" e n th!! s am"l c:urv~J line t o show how hi g h ~he obj~ct was ahov" the h ori zon (sky I in~) when you /as t s ow it. Place on 'A" on "he compos s whe n you {: rs r !;-::JW a. Place a .. B .. on the compass where you los, SOW tlac object . 28. t) :,J w a pic~v~ thtJt will show the tion that the object or obje cts made. P lace on " A a t the beginning of the p~th, c "~"at the e nd of the path, e nd sl,ow o ny changes in dircc:ti on d uring t he c our!-e. 29. IF t .,.::Js ...-ORE THAN ONE ob;:c ~re n how many wer~ there!? ---~J--..JC--- Drow :J ~i~; ..: -;; ho w they were arr~n;~d, an.:J put on a rr ow to show the direction that t ~Y w~re trove I i ng 30. Hove you ev~r seen this, or a sirnilor objuct b3forft. If so giv.J dote or dot..:Jl ond locuti~tl. 31. Was o:-:yo~t' !>!:se with you at the tima you saw the obiect? (Circlu One) 31.1 IF ":~ On$wer ..td YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Pleo!. list thir names and a ddresses: out yoursulf: Midd Ia Nome TE LE ?HC NUM8E !l'di:c~e o- y ~dditional informa ti on c~iut yourself, including any special ox~arienc~, which might~ p3rtinent . 33. When and to whom did you roport thCJt y.:>u hod set:n t h.! obj~ct? 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the questionnoir or Q narrative explanation of your sighting.