I oh/lS,l'J P~OJ.:;CT t::n r.~cc::n Probable ( AIHClW"'I') Discri 1ll ... ion con:.;ic tent wl Lh aircraft obGcrvution. also tiCIO for March 196) from ol>oervcr. 11. BRI EF SUWo&ARY A~ A>fAI. YSII ft. Tr? e CF 03SE~VATIOH ? . PHYSICAL f'/'!H<l Observer siQ'lted a movinc white lir.;ht that chanLed to Breen and then to red and then back to wnite. IJUDGI!.T DUIIEAU APPROV,tJ. NUMHF.R 21-R2.S8 SIGHTIHG OF U~IDENTIFIED PHEI~O~EHA QUESTIONNAIRE THIS QUI::STION~;AIRE HAS 13EEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THJ;: U.S. AIR FORCE AS M\JCII INFOR.\IATION AS POSSIULE CONCERNING TilE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMI~NON THAT YOU 11/IVE OJJSERVED. PLEASE: T~Y TO ANSWER ALU Or THE QUESTIONS. THE INFO~MATION YOU GIVE WILL H E USI?.J> FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES YOUR NAME Vv1LL NOT BE USED I N CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR PER:-.tr55JdS. RETURN TO AIR FORCE RASE INVESTICATOI~ FOR FOI~WARDlNG TO FTD {TDF.Tf<). Wf~IGHT p ATTERSOS A?3, Ci-1 I 0 115433, I AW AFR 130-i7. (IF A DDITfONA I. S/ JEF.TS ARF: NEF.DF.D POU NAUF?A Tl VF. OR S/( r:TCH I.:S A TTI\CH SF.Cr_,-;>EL Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATF. IY/'111 YOUR NAMF: FOU IDF.NTIFICA TION) 1. WHEN D o:' r ..:u SEE THE PHEN O M E N ON> 2 WHAT TIY.;. :; ;:. YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENO"'FIIO N ' 3 WHAT T l"'!': ::li C YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON' 4 . Tl"lE' ZONE 0 EASTER'! 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS QCENTRAL QMOUNTAIN (XI PACIFIC I jOTHE:R S WHE R E 'NER:O: "':>U WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMEI~ON> I F IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAI!EST STREET ADDRESS MoO INDICATE ON A HAND oqA '<\lAP YIHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERI::.NCE 10 T~IE ADDRESS. I F IN THE (;0UNTRY. IDEtiTIFY THE HiGH'IAY Y.)._ .,ERE ON OR NEAR ANO TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE 1\NO DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGN IZABLE LAilOMARY. ., A"'i: A T T H E POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN " A ON THE CURVED LlllE TO SHOW HOW tHG '-t THE F''-tE,.,OYE-.0"' "AS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR !.KYLINE WHE N FIRST SEEN. PLA CE: A 3' 011 THE SIHAE CURVED LINE TO SnOii H:",.. :;.., :0.30VE THE tiORIZON THe P~ENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN 6A. NOV. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT TilE CENTER OF TilE COMPASS RO'iC. PLACE. AN " A " ON THF COMPASS TO IIIIJICAT nl!;: DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHE N F lAST ~EF.N PLACE: A "El" O N THf: COMPAS': TO INOIC.ATI.: THE OlnEC. TIOII TO THE PHENOM N O N WHEN LAST SCI::N. 7 Ill THE SKETCH BELOW, Pl.ACE AN "A" AT THt:' POSITION OF THt. F'HENOMF.NOI 1''11!':~1 FIRST SE~""N ANO A "B" AT T11E POSITION 0" -HE PHENOME NON WHEII LAST SEEN. CONNFCT TH:. "A J.NO u WITH A LIIIE TO A"'PROYIIIATC T11E OVEVENT o:-T H E PHENOMENON BET Wi:EN "A" AND "El" , THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW W~rrTHER THE l.oiOVEME.NT A"'P~"'=>EO -~ SE STRAIGHT, CURVED OP ZIG.;;: AG. REFER TO SMALLER SKE fCH AS Ml EXAMPLE OF HOH TO COMPLETE PAGC 7 01 q 1-"AGLS WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Cio,cl. apprtsrinte blorlcs.) IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY ,_. -c;,. I N RESIDE~ITIAL SECTION OF CITY ----=0 A S PASSENGE~ IN OPEN COUIITRYSIOE NEAR AIHFIELD 0 AS PASSENGt:J.I FLYING OVER OPEN COUll TRY A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLC, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING> WH _,-:::"'ECTION WERE YOU MOVI NG1 5 ::~ - -WEST 010 YOU STOP MIY fiME WHILE OOSERVING rHE I'CORT'1!::AST SOUTHEAST [1 YES 0 N O EXPLAIN W"'C:~IiER SUCH MOVF.MENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND G DESCRIBE -v<>E OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AtlO TYPE OF ROAO. TERRAIN OR BODY OF "HATEP YOU TRAVERSED CURING THE SIG"i-,-:; STATE WHETHER WINDOHS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWtl. HO~ MUC'i ~-HER TRAFFIC WAS THERE> 0'0 YOU -.:~-ICE ANY AIRPLANES> 0 Y ES fJ NO. IF ~YES. DESCRIBE WilEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIC.H~IN:i THE PHENOMENON AND WHE~ THEY WERE IN TilE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITIOI~ OF THE PHE'IOMEil~N. HOW LONG WAS THE PHr.NOMENON I N S IGHT? '' '"'Ak_ FAIRLY CF.RTAiN---+- JI-..:_; 1 _ /\.. JUST A GUESS "A.:;-.. =: -""'::'~MENON IN SIGHT CONTINiJOU:>LY> 0YES nNO IF No. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS CUE TO YOUR I.IOVC.'-10::'1~ -:~THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENO\IE'IION, MIO OE'sCR19E SUCH MOVEME~lT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE OISAP. REVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF" 9 PACES 10. I F TH~RE 'NC:RE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HOW MANY WERE THERE> DRAW A P ICTURC TO SHOW flOW THE Y WERE ARRANGEC. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGC DURING THE SIGHTING CONDITIONS (Check nppropriarc blod.s.) SKY 8. WEATHER DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.ow {lu{{r) FOG OR !.liST TWILIC..,: CIRRUS CLOUDS (/(ill/a {leer y or Herring HEAVY RAitl LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE , , CLE.\F NIMBUS CLOUDS fRnin) ?~R Tl.." CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COMPL! rELY OVERCAST (ThullrlN~ IOtrTI\) C. I<' THE SI TING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICC ABOUT THE STARS AND M')ON ElRIGHT MOONLIGHT . , N O MOONLIGHT MOON WITH ~IALO MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (New or qwmer) D . IF SICiHTINC WAS ttl D AYLIGHT. WAS THE SUrl VI:;II:$LC? 0 YES 0 N O . IF "YES," WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU F'ACEO TH!: PHENOUENON? I N F'ROIO-OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (tlcnr nnon) I N BAC'o( OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT E. ~:>ECIFY 7r<:7 lo!AJOR SOURCE OF ILL'J M INATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS TilE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR s; p:T L.a.,..?, E TC. fO~ lERRESTRIAI.. ILlUMINATION~ SPECI?Y DISTA~CE TO LIGHT SOURCE . 12 G''-.1:: A e"' <:::DESCRIPTION OF THE P);E:NOAENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK O R LIGHT, WHETHER IT REFI..E~TE::l l iGHT OR WAS SELFLUMI'<OUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU tiOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IM"'RESSION OF WHETHER 17 .,!S S::l-::li)R TRANSPARENT, '"'1-.:'- H E?. EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE TilE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT Joi??!:"'"U:o .as A =>OINT OF L IGHT. '"':;:ATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTrlE? 03. :::;-I N YOUR FIELD OF V'E"-f PA GF: t: OF 9 PAGES DID THE PHENOMENON YES N O UNKIIO.YII A STP.\IGHT LINE' STANO STILL A..-.:.NYTIM E> SUDDENLY ~;:>Z!C. :.JP AND RUN CHANCE CO!..":::l' DISAPPE AFt ; "":;>REAPPEAR' SPIN Llt<E A MAKE A NOISa FLUTTFR 0"1 YOUR ATTENTIOII TO THE PHENOM ENON> nO H Dl D IT F INALLY DISAPPEAR> VDVE BEHIII~ :: ... -:ooNT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TRI:.C. OR BUILDI'lG A T PACE'\ 0~" 9 PACES I 15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAIL S THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSION S, AND INDICATE EJ(HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. ,o; -~- -"S -., :0 A NGULAR SIZE H0\..0 A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREE T ~ .J<> ':, -,.,~ loi=>ON. NOTE HO M ..;=:ti OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD 3:: .... _: -;;> ::>ERFORM THI S ~Y"'E~ lolc'IT AT THE TII~E OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE ? !":-",::"'-"' "OULO HAVE 9EEN co.E~EO BY THE MATC H HEAD. PAGE 6 OF 9 PACES 17. DID VOv OBSERVE T H E PHE N O\IE N O N T HROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG INCLUOI:: INFORMATION 011 MOOf.l. PE, IL TEq, L E N S PRESCRIPTION OR OTHt.R APPLICABLE D A T A . E.VE(.'.)I~SES C AMERA VIEWER SU-.1 ;;. M.S~S BINOCULARS .,. '~"'" S:LD TCLESCOPE I :;:.-,., "OOW OF V C HICLE THF.ODOLIT!:: 0 YES 0 N O 8 . DO YOU USE REAOII'.C GLASSES 0 Yl:.'; :0",:)1NAR ILY WE A R GLASSES' 18 ~-\-".:.5 YOUR I M PRESSION O F THE SPEED O F T H E 19 WHAT WAS YOUR I MPRESSI O N OF THE DISTANt' t r_.F 1" PHE N O M E N O N ? GIVE: ESTIMATE O F DISTfoNt:E 20 IN;::;;_::;~ THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS C L E A R A f'I C TURC A S POSSIBLE. O F WHA T YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR O 'H'I ' ~ A CC ~,N OBJECT O R OBJECTS WHICH , WHE N PLACED IN THE SKY , SIMILAR T O WH ERE YOU NOTED THC PfH; Il )V , , WOI.-: 3EAR SOM E RESEMBLANCE TO WH A T YOU SAW. DE:.SCRIBE SI MILA R ITIES ANO DIFFERENCES BETHECN T"f COp,j\o!~'l OBJEC T AND WHAT YOU SAW. :1. :l :l ~:, '-O TICE ANY ODOR, NO'S:':, :)q HEAT EMANATIN G FROM T H E P H E NOMCNON OR At.Y EFFECT ON v::o~ .. , ' 0:.'-''-'C.-' 0"~ VA!:HINERV INT.-;::. 'Co'IITY' 0 YES 0 NO IF vES, DE: SCRIBE. A. 010 -:-~r ::.~!:":"'~'~::>'1 DtSTU~"' --:: G;;ou NOOR LEAVF ANY I"HYSI\..A L EVIDENCE. QYrs Q11o. 22. HAllE YOU EllER SEEN THI:i OR A SIMILAR PHENOMEN O N OEFORET LOCATI O-.. ES NO. IF -YES,~ GillE DATE AND 2). WAS Al'<vO"'E 'lt iTH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENO NONT 0 YES 0 NO. IF -YES." 010 T HEY SEI!: IT TOOT A . LIST-... ;:-" AMES AND ADDRE SSES G IVE THE FOLLOWING I N FORMATION ABOU T YOURSELF LAST NAME FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME UOING OCCUPA riOH ANO ANY EXPERIENCE WH ICH MAY BE PERTIN E NT. 2S WHE"' A":: -~ ~"'OM DIO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SICHT E:O THIS PHENOMENON1 2'). DATE YO.; C~"''"I..~TED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE . PAG~ 0 OF 9 PACE S