OJS~RVATION 9. ?nYSiCAL EVIDENCE DATA'FOR EVAL~ATIO~ l \, BRIEF SUMMA~Y Ar\0 ANAL.YSIS ~he observer reported to the Duty Officer that h e and ~v:o other \..'it:lcsses had sighted a licnt, about the tensity of Jupiter, that changed colors between white, g~ee11 and red. The liGht gradually disappeared below the ho~izon in the West after an hour. co:-..~ZNTS: AF Forms 117 \.:ere sent. to observer and wit~es ses. None were returned withi~ 30 days . Description is consistent with star planet but carried as Insufficient data since 117 not returned. 13. DID THE PHENOMENON IN A S TRAIGHT LINE ' STANO STILL AT A"YTIMET SUDDENLY S::>EEO U P AND R U N AWAY? BREA'< u~ "' ::>A~TS ANO EXPLODE' CHANC:: c~:..CFP -i..: Ct<ER? D t s ... .:>P:-:-AND R EAPPEAR' MAKE~ ~C.SE? F'LUTTE.Q :;:~WOBBLE? WHAT :;~EW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON' HOW CIO I T FINALLY DISAPPEAR cr.l sa.r r FRONT OF SOMETHI'IJG, U it ( O'lf)t LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OH BUILDING AT A N Y TIME? APR &t-17(Cl) 15. DRAW A PICTU,.E THAT Wlf.L SHOW THil IHA .. a 01' THa ~M&NOMaPtO ... INC'-UO& AND LA.S'-ANY OITAI'-S TM.lT WIGHT HAVE APPI!A.-10 AS WINOS o-. ,_,.OTAUIIONI, AND INDICATil EXHAUST 0" YA,_O,_ T.-~t'-S INOICATI DY AN A,_..OW THt DIRECTION THI P"'!NOJIItiNOM WAS MOVIMO. \6. WHAT WA3 ~.; '! ;\~ G:JL. AR SIZE?. HOLD A ,.ATCH AT' ARW$ LENGTH IN ,.~OMT 01' A KHOWM 03J!I!CT, SUCH AS A STREET 1 LA~? 0~ Tot.! '-1-:::o,... Jo40TE HOW MUCH 0~ TH~ OSJ:!CT IS COVztA!D SY THE HEAD 01' TMI! MATCH. HOW II' YOU HAD BEEN A S'-.:-~ ;.:;~;:o~M THIS EXPERI)ot!!li~ AT THi! TIME OF TH~ SIGMTING, ESTIMATE WMAT P'RACTION 0,. THE PH ENOM!'NO~ 11':>~.J 1.. :J "4 AVE BI!EN COV~R~O i!Y ,.HE MATCH HeAD PAGJ! & OF 9 PAGES ,7. 010 YOU OBSERVE THE PHE NO M E NO N THROUGH ANY O F THE FOLL OWING' INCLU DE" INFORMATIO N O N MOOCL, TYPE, FIL TE~. LEN S PRLSC HIPTI O N O R OTHE R APPLICAOLE DATA. CAMERA VIE WER EYEGL AS~ =s SUNGLf\3:.~ BINOCULAR~ WIM05~1=:LC' c./" T ELESCOP E ~.) '"- THEOOOLITE A . DO VvU : ::.: =..l>..Y YrEAR G L ASSES' 0 YES ft.{-No 8. D O YOU USE R EADING GLASSES? [j Y E S ._t.:.t,:fw E E O O F THE t 9 . WHAT WAS Y O U R IMP RESSION OF THE D ISTANCE OF T H E PH...,:Oioll'::~-. G I V E ESTIMATE OF SPEC::> ~I\, It~ . P H ENOME N O N ? GIV E ESI'IMATE OF DISTA N C E C.../l-i.e_ 20. IN O;t::>.::~ - - _toT WE MAY OBTAI N AS CL=:AR A PICTURE A S POSSI B L E O F WHAT Y O U SAW, DESCR I B E IN YOUR OWN WORD:; A cou~o'-; ~5JECT O R OBJ ECTS WHICH , WHEN PLACED I N 1 HF. SKY, SIMILAR T O WHERE' YOU NOTED THE PHEN O M ENON WOULD 8 =:! = SOM E R ESEMBL AN CE TO WHAT Y O U S AW. DESCRIBE SIMIL A R I Tl ES AN 0 01 F F E R E NCES H FTWE E N TIt E C O MMO N Oa; :::CT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 21. ;:)10 '"OJ N:J~ CE ANY ODOR, N OiSE , 0~ nEAT EMANATING, FROM THE PHENOMEN O N OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, AN!!J4"...S C ~ Vt.,CHINERY IN TH::: VIC I..;i -'r? 0 YES (';lt:lO. IF "YES, DESCRIBE. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES 22. HAVE YOU EVEtt SE E N THIS OR A SIMILAR P H E N O M ENON O E FORE U YES JZ! 0. I F YES, .. GIVE DATE AND LOCATION. . 23. Wl\5 ANYOP..IE WITI"i YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHE N OMENON D_l(YES 0 NO. I F '"YEs, OlD T H E Y S:E IT TOO> -t;:ct.Y ES NO. A.. LIST THEIR N '"":. ,tNO ADDRESSES GIVE THE LLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF I)Nb,L INFORMATIO N INCLUDING OCCU PATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINE NT. 2~. WHC:N "'N~ 7~ ~-~'vi.: C YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENO M E N O N ? ~6. [)A T E YOU CO~=-L:::-:::) THIS QUESTI ONNAIRE. PAGE A O F 9 PAGES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUA .. TEAS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR r O R C E BASE. OHIO 4!S433 UFO .... b s ervation , 16 .. 17 Auguat 1968 Re: ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting whic h you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigatio~. Reque s t you ~omplete the attache d AF Form 117 and return it in the self- add~e~sed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air F,orce. ~CTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Ch~ef, Aerial Phenomena Office Ae~ospace Technologies Division Prc ction Directorat e AF Form 117 w/envelope IUIJJlC T. DEP~\RTMENT OF THE AI~ FORCE HEADQUAptTpt~ FOPfEIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( Af!~C) WrtiGHT PATTE R!.>ON AIR FORCE DASE OHIO 4~433 Yc:..:-nnme h a s been t;iven to the Aerial Phenomen a Office (Project 1~: ~ = Book) a s bein6 a "1 tness to o.n unidentified flyinG objc\.!t. I f you v:e r e a '"'itness to a n UFO sigh ting on l 6 l'l A~ ~ t .. o,_ld you please corr.plete the ntt ched AF Form ll't an~rl.~c\urtr"tt i n ~ne envelope provided. If you v:ere not a ,,,i tness t o this sighting , ~oul~ you plensc ma ke a sta t ement to this effect on the 2-.:.tu~hed form. The i:1formation "'hich you provide. will b e used in CV'"!lu .'1tin{.; this ~bservution. 'I'hunk you for your assistance in thic ~:OR C;.UINTANILU, Jr, Lt Colonel, Cb:.o : .. , Aeric l Phcnc::1ena Office ~er~sp~ce Technolog ies Division ?~c =tion Directornte USAF 1 Atc h AF For m 117 w/envelope DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUA.-TIE .. S FONEIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV1910N f Af'8C) WRIGHT-PATTERgON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 433 U?O O:;sPrvatio:1 .3inrille, Ohio )5039 Yo,.J.:-nnme has been given to the Aerial Phe nomena Office (Projec t bl~= Book) as being a v:itness to an unidentifie~ flyinG object. I f y0u "'ere c. ,.,i tness to nn UFO sighting on 16 _ 1 ... ( Augu~; t 1968 .. ot..ld you please corr.plete the at tf-l ched AF Form 117 and return it in ~he envelope provided. If you \-:ere not a "i tness to this sig hting, woul~ you plenf;e make a statement to this effect on the :;:c:.!tehed form. The informn.tion vlhich you p rovide "-ill be used in CV' tlU'lting this 0bservation. Thank you for your assistance in thiG "::~T'OR'(~UINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 f...tch Cr.:.~f, Aeria l Phenome na Office AF Form 117 ~/envelope ke~ospcce Technologies Division P uction Directornte FTv (TD-PI'( UFO) ) 'iWRtGHT-PATTERSOH AFB, OM:O 45433 POSTAGE AHD FEES PAID ITEO STATES Air. FO~CE .)t=r:ICIAL 8U$1MESS flRST CL4SS Thle fw .,._,._. AT1C ~--Jtr, Sll. d.t .. O.e .. , wtal~lt L. .a.eolt DEPARTMENT OF THE AI~ FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION f AF5C) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 4~433 Y.:t:.:--nnr:1e h~s been given to the Aerial PhcnornenH Office (Projec t nlL~ Book) as being a v~itness to an unidentifieo flyin object. I f ~'::>U \..ere 2. ~.,i tness to un UFO sighting on l 6 _ .. c ._ld you please corr.plete the ott:1ched AF Form 117 ancC return 1 t. i n r-oe envelope provided . If you v:ere not a ,,ri tness to this sighting, ~auld you please make a statement to this effect on the :1\. t.Hched form. The information 'v:hich you provide. will be used in CV'!}u~tinc this observ8tion. Thank you for your assistance in thic ::.zC QUINTANILLA Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF C~ie~, Aerial Phenone~a Office rosp~ce Technologies Division ?rc =tion Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMEHA QUESTIOHMAIRE nUDGET f/URF.AU APPROVAl~ NUMIIER 2 I R H8 TlliS QtJESTtO:\~AlRE HA~ nt-;EN lJI~F.PAr~EI> SO Tlli\T YOU CAN r.t v .. : THE U .!' All~ FORC E A S MUCfl INFOf<MATION A S POSSIBLE CONCEI~NlNG TtlF. UNlDENTl F l Ef> P HENOMENON T H A T YOU IIAVI~ OOSERVF.O. J-'LEA SE TRY TO A N SWER .t\LU n F T HE. QUESTIONS. TilE tNFOH~tATION YOU G IVE WILL llE USED FOI~ I~ESEARC.:II PURPOSES YOUR NA~r \1Lj NOT DE tiSF.D I N CONNECTION WITll ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WI T HOUT YOUR Pl:-. : '!':..d:'ol. R E TURN TO All~ FORC E 01\SE INVESTIGATOR FOI~ FORWARDING TO FTD (TUETR), WRI <iflT . P ATTER~O' .\Fa , OH I 0 45433, I AW AFH l\0-17 . (IF AVTJJ'l'IONA L SIIEI~rs A RF. NHEDRV FOR NARH/\ 1'1 VI~ OR SK I;t ci/F:S ATTACH,....,,::;_-, .,.~L.Y TO TillS F 0 0:A1 OH ANNOTATE WI T H YOU U NAMF. FOR IIJF.NTI F I C ATION. ) 1. W~EN ;;:. : l "':'uSEE THE P H E NOME'NON 2 W'-1 :..T I I',: ;:\10 YOU FIRST SIG H r THE P H E N O M E N O N ? 3 WHAT Tl:-.::: O l D Y O U LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON 4 . T I~ E : C "-:: U DAYLIGHT SAVI NGS [1 STAN 0 A R D - fttEAS1E~'l QcENTRAL [ JMOUNTAIN [JPA C I F t c CIO THER t--5- W-HER E ~=:;:;;=:YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE -PHEN-O M E N O N, I F I N CITV-.-G,-V-E THE NEAREST STREET ADDRES S AN_[). _I_N_D_I C_ A_T_E-0---N Ho\ND ::: ~,'/N M A P YIHE~E YOU WERE ST.ANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRE SS. I F IN THE COUNTRY, IDEN TIFY THE HIGHW;., '! :>U WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND D IRECTIOII FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. 6 1'1AGI"J:::-V::JU ARE AT T H E POINT SHOW"l IN THE S KETCH, PLACE AN ' ' A ' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIG H THE PHE~!:>\.1\!~N WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON . OR SKYLINE. WHEN F IRST SEEN. PLACE A 8" ON THE SAM E CURVED LINE TO Sr<C;, H')~ r>IGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE ?!JENOMENON Wf...S WHEN LAST SEEN . G\. N O W I M A G INE:: YOU 6,RC: A T THE CEN TEH OF THE COMPI\SS HO~E. F'LACE AN A ON THE COMPASS T O IND I C ATE THF D IRECTI O N T O THE PHENOMENON WHE N FIRS T SEEN. F'LAC F A f3 ON THC COMPI\SS TO I N D I CATE 'f HF. D IRECT I O N TO T H E F'HENOMENO'~ WHE N LAST SEEN . l 7 . IN THE' SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN . A ,. AT T H E POSITION OF T H E P~iENOMENON WHEN F IRST SEEN, A N D A e A T THE T I 0 N O F TH::.: P HEtlOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT T H E " A AND s WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE Mv\':.::ME:IT OF Tr' E PHENOHENON BE'fWE E N ,\" A,'Q " o . THAT IS, SCH :::MATICALLY SHOW WHET~iER THE MOVEMEIIT A.;:.?EM~!::O TO 5.~ STRAIGHT, CURVED OR Z IG-ZAC. REFER TO SMALLE H SKET C H AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE T i-iE LA~GER 5'<EICH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WEHE YOU WHE N YOU S A W THE PHENOMENON 7 (r:httl, OUSI NI:'lS SECTION OF CITY I t-1 8 UILOING 1-'I N RESIOF-:tiTIAL SE.CTION OF C ITY 0 A S ORIVE R l- l AtJ P A SSENGER IN OPL=N COUNTRYSIDe I N BC'A T NEAR AIRFIELD [.J A S PASSENGER FLYIN G OVE R CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY I F YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: .::;zCTION M OVIN G 1 H O W FAST WEl-lE Y O U M OVING? DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVIN G PHENOME NON? N 0?7.-::AST SOUTHEA ST SOU TH'HEST rJ NO .,_,.,=:-HER SUCH OVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKET C HES IN ITEMSSAN06 DESCRIBE T ' E O F VEHICL E YOU WERE 1"1 AND TYPE OF TERRAIN OR BODY OF TRAVER5.ED DURING STATE WHETHE R WIN D O .VS OR CONVERTIBL E OP WERE UP OR DO\IIN. ~ow t.\U CH 07HER TRAFFIC WAS THERE' Dl!:l YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? %NO. IF "YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT REL ATIVE T O THE TIME 0"' SIG\.iTING fHE PHENOMEN O N AND WH ER::: E Y WERE IN THE S:<Y RELATIVE TO T H E POSITION OF T H E PHENO M E NON. h O W LONG W A S THE PHENOMENON I N SIGHT? CI::.RT AIN O F TIME FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS WAS 7~E ::.~-.:;: ::'-1ENON I N SIGHT CONT IN.J'):.JSLY' ~ES 0 N O . IF "NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS I S DUE TO YOUR ~O'. i='J-::;:; T~E BEHAVIOR OF T~E o...,:::'IOMENO , AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVE M ENT OR B EHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAo. -.:>REVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 P AGES 10 . IF THt::R E WERE MOH E THAN ONE PH ENOM t-:NO N, MANY WEl-lE PICTLIHE TO SHOW H O W T H E Y WE H E ARRANGEMENT oANGE 11. CONDITIONS ( f:lteck uopropriute block.<~.) CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) CIRRUS CLOUOS (/lig h fleecy o r Hr.rring- HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) CUMULOt'~IMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COMPLETE:.. 'r' OVERCAST (Thunderst orms) U N K N O WN HAZI:': OR S MOG I F THE SIGHT ING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE AND MOON ' BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOON L IGHT F E W MOO N WITH MOON HIDDEN