PROJECT 10073 RECORD J . sour.cE t . HllMtH!R OF ca .. eCTS ~. LENCTH OF Oa>ERVATION 1 0 llinutea /.. TYPE Of OBURVATIOW Gro~nd-Visual 9. PHY liC-'L EVIOU4CZ Near Greenville . Ohio 10. CONCLUSION Probable AD1CRAFT 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AHO AHAL Y&IS The ob9erver sighted a star-like light in the \\est t h a t chan, ~'il f rom red to light red a nd back again at the r ate of once a second. The light disappeared below t h8 horizon in t he ~"~. FTO sn u ~nt (TOE) 22. HAVI:: YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR P H E NQj,IENON BCFORE' lJYES NO. IF yEs.~ GIVE DATE AND 2 3 ~/AS A NYONE -,q-~ '"':l'J AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENO N > f'JYES 0 NO. I F yes, 010 THEY SEE IT TOO l.~Ycs 0 N::J GIV E FOLLOWING INFORMATI O N /\flOUT YOURSELF MALE F E MALC l~ji~A-E ACO!TIO' ,),L INFORMATIO N INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY CXPERIENCE WIIIC H MAY 9E PERTINENT. Student. Have work~ble kno.o~ledge of astonolly, space aircraft, etc. Know p~etty well sky around residence. 2'> WHCN ANO -oft ;:::"::; : J"' REPORT THA ... YOU IIAU SICHTFO THIS PHE:NOMFNOIP :\)D.1r\c : . ~.;~: .. ::1-Jerriff b)Ohi o SL.1tc llhvar P:ttrol (E;;~ton,O.) :<'1\ DATL YOU COo.~.:>. -<;::, 'TI"IS QUF.STIONtiAlRE. PACE a OF 9 P ACES J7. I'I'O .. ATIO't ~H'CH YOU FEL IS PE:RTINENT BUT YIHICH I S N O T 1\0I!: Q UATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE , ALTIU'INATIV!LY PROVIOE A llARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. NOTE Q.ue3 :9..:U9. I would not \'iS.nt t o say e.s I could no t giv e a vory good an- swer f!>:-!:. o f e~erience in such things . ' : :..e-7~ an interest in astrono~. aircraft etc., nnd have n ev er seen such a phr.:no~a:!On b efore . It i s my impression that it wa.:J not a planet (too large and h:l7 ~ ~ever seen a pla net look like it) or an aircraf t (it did not carry required :tghts and w~s not in a n a i r l a n e) . PAGE 9 OF 9 PACL<:. --F -IIIIF 3UDGET ousAU AP~10Y~ t:u:.JBE'if ll-~lU THIS QUI-r: ,;'1\l~E liAS DEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CA~ GIV ETH!' u.S AiR FORCE AS r.IUCH INF'ORMAT I O'i AS POSS! B LE. CO::\CERNII'\G THE U~IDENTIFIEO PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAV E ODSERVED. PLEA!;E ' fRY "!'() ANSWER \!..' 0F TilE Q U F.STIONS. THE INFORMATlON Y O U GIVE \f'lLL nE USED FOR RESEARCH PliRPO~:.::.:; YOUR N.'\~,,_ ~;.:u,. NO T OE USED IN CONNECTION WITll ANY OF YOUR STATF.~IENTS OR CONCI.USIONS ~1TilOU'i YOUR ?:.:.:'-1 ':ildN. RETURN T O A!R FORCE BASE l N VE<>TIGATOH FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (Tl>F.TR), WRlGH'r. P ,\TTER~:' ,\FB , OH 10 454 33, I A'N AFR 80 i7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHF.T S Al?F NF.EDf:.O FOR NARHA 'f/W". OR !>KETCH I!:. ATT\('!1.:-r:uRF.L\' TO THIS FORMORANNOTATf~ \'tJTH YOUf<NAMF. FOF:IDF:NTIFlCATlON.) , WriC::l ::-:. Y ,;)U SEE THE PHENOI.IEtlON' 2 WH .O.T T : \1: DID YOU FIRST SIGHT T H E PHE NO M E N O N ? 3 WHAT Tl"~ 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHE NOMENON ~ TJ\'o:. :",-O D AYLIGHT SAVING S l (sTAI"DARO - ----1 l E,.s-~ L 1 CENTR AL. 0 MOUNTAIN [!PACIFIC CJ OTHEH ~ S ~Ht'R"' ,,:.,~YOU WHEN YCU SAW TI-E: P t':O:N O M E N O N ' IF IN CITY GIVE T Ht:. NEAREST STRECT .AODRC:SS ANf; INOICJ.T~ 0._ A HANC ~A'I/N MAP YIHE~E Y O U WERE STANDING WITH R E FERENCE T O THE AOORFSS IF IN THE '.:OU>ITRY, IOENTIFT 7H:.I HlvH'I>A, YOU W E P E O N O R tiEAR AND TRY TO FI'X A Arl F AND OIRE':TION FP.OM SO"'E P.ECO.:iNIZAUL.t:: L.I\N:J'lAnK i b !":..:,1' : :::;ARE A T T H E POIN T SHO.YN H< THE SKETCH , PLACE AN A ON THE CURVEO LitlE TO SH;JI'I HOH HIGH THE n,..t:I~E: .:. liAS ABOVE THE HOqiZON , Oq SKY L INE. WHt:.N FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3' O N THE SAME CURVE'O l.lrlE TO o:i~OH 'i: .. H ABOVE THE HORIZC'I THE "HEtiO M E N O N WAS HHCN L AST SEEtl, Am t'~l7(C1) P('-; T'~t oc '1'1:. "IP!t~Oiol~tl(l~ Wlio!N LAST 3::. C":>:IN~C r Tl'-"N' MI D n \~li' l II. LIW: 'iO ,\:>P~OXII.IAT!: TH!;; 1~0. "'I.O.:."'T OF 7..:" PHEtiOI-lE~I;:>H Ol!T'it'EEH .... ~ Jo.l'l:> a. Til A T 1~, SCii ATICALLV S'40l'f YtH!'iHC:R TH:! MOVEHENT APP~.u~ro T O h. ';TR AIGHT, CUf\VEO OR ZI~-'ZAG. <H:I"ER TO SMA'.LCn S'<i!ICH A'i All EXAM?LE OF H0.4 T O COI-lo3L:T WHERE WERE Y O U WHEN YOU S A W THE PH!::~OMENON? IN 9USINi::SS SECTIO~ OF CITY , IN BUlL O'I'IG RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 AS PASSENGER I N OPEN COUNTRYStO.:: tiEAR AIRFI E L D 0 A S PILOT 0 A S PASSi!NGER FLYING OVEA Cl1 Y FLYI N G OVER OPEN COUIITRY A . IF Y O U W ERE I N A VEHICLE, C O MI?L ETE;t THE FOLLOWING: ::>tRECTI O N Y O U MOVI NC H O W F/WERE YO-~t.40VItiG' DID Y U STOP A NYTIME WHILE Ol:lSERVIN G THE PHE O MN0N t .,~ .l, ST SOUT H E AST t~OR71-HIEST ove:s (]NO EXPLAIN 'fi..,!THER SUCH MO V E M ENT AFFECT S YOUR SKE'fCHE I N ITEti S 5 AN06. OE<;CRISE TYPE OF V EHIC L E Y O U WERE I 'I AND TYPE OF ~OAO, TERRAIN OR BOOY OF WATER YOU TRAVE RSED OURI~G T..CE SIGHTn .:;. ST-"TE WHETH E R WI NOONS O R CONVERT SLi:: TOP WERE UP OR OO~rN. HO"" '-'UCH O THER T R AFFI C WAS T HERE ? '> ~ VOU .... CTICE ANY A IRPL ANES [JINO. IF ye:s. OESCR1i3E WHEII THEY WERE I N SIGHT RELATIVE T O T H :;: TIM~ O" SI':#HTI'Iv T H E PHEN O M E N O N ANO W..CERE THEY WERE. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION Or THE PtE~IO' lENON. H O W L O N G WAS THE P H E N O M E N O"' I N SIGHT> CER'r AIN OF TIME FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS w .. ~ - H e P-O:'c~'o4eNON I N SI G H T CON~I"'UOUSLYl (l YES NO. rtF NO,* INOICATEw'Hh-~ ~R-HIS l!i DUE TO YOUR MOV>:~:;I>oiT THE BeHAVIOR O F THE f>HENOMENON~NO oJJRISE SUCH MOVE F.NT OR SEH \\['OR. INDI ATE OISAP. ;Z .. J P: ~.~.\NC:: ~"' ?<:tEVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF!) PACES A:iF'R B0-17(Cl) CONOIT'~I'lS (Ch,ck op;uo:uio.Ht! b lucJu.) \VI! A 7HER v ...._ CUHUL US CLOUDS (Lou fluffy) FOC OR MIS T HEAVY kAIII CIFI~V!i CLOUD<; (fli;;h (l,.ecv u r 1/errirtB LIGHT "11\lt~ OR DRIZZL E 1'11'-Hl US CLOUCS (R oit~) 1 C. 1-I'll!::, ClHTING WAS AT rwll .. IOHT 0" NIGHT. WHAT 010 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STA~S AND W)0N1 STARS ( 21 )< 8RICHT ,_.OONLIGHT NO HOON L IGHT I l-lC.'f! 0. IF 51Ct1Tt~:; lot , 51,. O"YLIGHT, WAS THE SUN Vt:;IBLEl 0 YE5 0 NO. I F MYES. WliC:RE: \Y"S THE SUI A S Y O U FACED ! I lot l"::t0'17 O F YC'J ro YOUR RICHT OVERH~AD (New n.oon) ~ flo! 9\C< 0;:' "OU T O YOUR LEFT IINKNOI"N j E . S?ECI-'':' T-1! )AA~::--. SOURCE OF ILLU~INATIOM PRESENT OURI'fG TI1E S IGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLI GHTS OR STi'l!,.1' -A'" :>, tiC. FOR TEil~EST~IAL ILI..U)oll)fA T I O H , Si"C:CIFV DISTANCE TO L I GHT 50URCE. \>IV..:: A ~ ''"!F O!:lC"'I?'iiON OF THE PHcEWC'"'! " C'i, INDICATING WHETYC:R I T APPE-,RED DAR K ORLICH r, WHETHER IT REFLECTc;, U~I'IT 0-\ >~A3 :OEl.F'LUioAI~OU~ .,..,_.,WHAT COLORS YOU NO r!CED. OESCTUtlt:: Y O U I'l 1~1-'RESSION OF WH:::THER IT WAS !i"=l..l~ t;:P -~l..,~P.VlENT, WI~ETH~P :,:,~S:S WER~ SHAi'l? O R FUZZY. OESC~13E TilE SHAPE OR INDIC ATE I F I T >.PP~ ... i\!::> :. 5 A::>>) '-'f oc LICHT. I HOICA-! CO.I"ARISON~ WITH OTrt::R OBSERVED O.JJECTS. LIKE STAHS. A LICHT OR PAGE 1\ OF!) P AGES hiOVE I N A s- p.&tG~T LI"'E ' SPIN Lll\~ ~ - op> 1 \ , WH.-T O"'E"' YOUH ATTENTION T O THE: PHENOIA.:: ON> .. f / "-:.,z,_,E,ON MOVC: 6C:_. ... ~ :>~ l'l i"~ONT O F SCME:THIN~. LIKJ: A CLOUD, TAEE, OR BUILOII'oG AT ANf TitlE 13. O~A'f A ,.ICTUR! T"'-'T WILL SHO W THE SHAPE: OF T H E PH~NO\IZNON. INCL.UOI!: A~D LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGMT tiAVE APP!A'l~:l A 3 II' INGS OA PROTRUSION S, ANO INDIC ATE E;01AUST OR VAPOA Tf\AILS. INDICATE BY AN ARnOW THE DIRECTION TrlE p,. !:NOME NON WAS MOVING. H I F.:IONT OF A KNO'~N OSJE C T . SUCH AS A STRCI:'. r LA'~-~-" ~. ,~-E HOW'Il0t? !-r=:.:: 09JEC riS'COVf:Rsf:)-~'I""TH!'"HEAD OF' THE I~ATCH. N O ',Y I F YOU HAD 9CEN A3-! -:: ~-"'"':'"'V THIS EX?~RW!..,-J;T ~HE TIME OF THE SI~.,.TING, ESTIMATC WHAT FRACTION OF THE PAGE 6 O F 9 PACt::<; 17. 0 10 YOlJ 09S!::RV C THE PHF N O M::::H O H THROUG H ANY OF TI"'E FOLLOVfiN ~> I NCLUDE I NFORMATI ,:\N O N MOOtL, TYPE, i'IL T.:::R, LEN.i PRESCRIPTIO N O R OTHEI'l APPLICAClLE OATA. CVEGLA>:.~:; WINC~' ~-=> TELESCOPE StC'~ ~1 :ow O F V E HICLE THEOCOLI Tt:: 1a v.H.:.: .. ~ ... vouR IMPRESSION o F T H E sPEE D o Ff.. t.Ht:: !(~ 119 wHAT H'Asvourii~H"HESslot: oF THe:O.s.-~NcF fF T;-E-- Pr =.ot~GIVE E -TE OF SPEED -~-"fl~ PHF.NOM.::~O;.l' GIVE t::HI~E OF DISTA'ICE ic.Q ~ t-2-0 l'J ,;jR:J!::> iHAT WE M A Y OBTAIN AS C L EAR A PICTUR E A S P OSSIBLE O F WH\T YOU SAW, DESCRIBE I N YOUR OHN WOROS I A CO~" 'l OBJECT OR OBJECT $ WHICH, WHE N P L ACED IN THE SKY , SIMIL I<R TO WHERE YOU NOTED T H E PHEN O ME"lON, V.OULO tt:AR SOM E HESt:MOLANCE TO WHAT YOU S A W OESCRIGI:: SIMI~A HITICS MID DIFFERNc>:; BET V.EE 1. THE 21 :'t~ v;;J lo~':"IC~ lo'IY ODOR. NOISE C'~ l<lE.\T E MANATING FROM T H E PHENOIAEN O N OR ANY EFFECT ON YOUR!>CLF , .l"l"'.lL~ o q VA :'il'iERY I N TnZ V :::t-.ITY' [1 YES 1,2j.J'lO IF "YES. DESCRIBE. "DID THC: "'-!;:.~,.,O"i DISTURB TM:: G ROUN D O R LEAVE ANY PHYSICA L EVIDE~ICE. Ll YES !>~NO. PAC!: 7 o-C') PAGES ~\,1 A7 Tlii! TI'U YOU !i.\>l Tt- f'n~tw:~.iri.J'P f~J VE:. [) N .), lr" ~tf's, DID TilEY SEF. IT ,..OC)> TD?:' (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -4!5433 UFO s~servation I 4 January 1969 ~nville, Ohio 45331 Refc nce your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yo~ reported to the Air Force. The information which we have rec-"'ived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Reque5t. yo~ ~omplet.e the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self - add~essed envelope. Than k you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. -HECTOR ~UINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chi~f, Aerial Phenomena Office Ac~ospace Technologies Division Prod~ction Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope 27. INFOI'>'-'~-~-'1 WHI C H 'YOU FEEL IS PERTINE:~T BUT W>iiCH I S NOT AOEQUo\TELY COVERED IN TillS QUESTIONNAIRE,