Kettering Ohio — January 1969

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. CiA TE - .TIME Gr\OUP I 2. LOCATION . 'I I I 3 . SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION : S. LENGTH Or 03SERVATION o. Tl'PE Or OBSERVATION ! 7. COURSe 18. PriOTOS 9. PHYSICAL -y "-CE 11. BRIEF SU.v.MARY AND ANALYSIS r.e. ve colo1s u..'1dc:::-.;ce. tr1 i 't: . sce:r.cd to SIGHTIHG OF UHIDENTIFIED PHENOME QUESTIO IRE BUDGRT DU.~AU ~?~,OYJL NUMBE!It :11 . lt:13 J THIS QUES-:'!n'l~:AJ~E liAS OEEN PREPARED SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE TITE U .S. i\IR F"ORCE AS MUCH INFORMA'C'IO N AS POSStn!.. E CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHEKO:\>IENON THAT YOU HAVE OOSERV E D. PLEASE TRY TO A NSWER A.:...lJ OF THE QUESTIOKS. THE lNFOlWATION YOU GIVE WILL BE U~ED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES YOUR l'At..:. \1Lf,.. NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEI.!E~ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT UR ?:.'=>,!h!d:-:. RETURN T O AJR FORCE BASE INVESTIG ATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRWHT PATTE?..:.:'= ,;;:-8, OH 10 45433. I 1\W AFR 80-f7. ( I F ADDITIONAL STIEF.TS ARE NEEDED FOR NARPA 't/Vr: OR SKETCHES A TT.\C'!.f .~=-::t'RF.L Y TO Tll/S FOR!! OR ANNOTATE 1\'ITH YOUR NAMF: FOR IDF:NTIFICA 'f'ION.) 2 'lt'H.:.T-E 010 YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENO M E NON? ,.--., MINUTEsfl{J 3 WHAT Tl'~'! DID YOU L AST SIGHT THE P'iEN O M E N ON> 5 11-1.:.:;.~ v;_, ARE A T THE POINT S -, 0 1''1 HI THE SKET CH. PLIICE AN 'A" ON THE C URVED LINE TO SHOW H O W HIGH THE Pr-1:;1~"'~'')'1 WAS ABOVE THE HO=<':O'l, OR SKYLINE Wn~N F'IRST SEEN. PLACE A 3" O N THE SAM E CURVED LINE T O SHO:::'I' "':>" ,...IGH ABOVE THE HORl;:ON THE P H E N O ME N O N WAS WHE N LAST SEEN. 6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE C ENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A ON THE COMPASS TO INDI.:ATE THE DIRECTION T O THE PHENOMI!:NON WHEN FIRST SEEI~. PLACE A s ON THE COMPASS TO I~IDIC ATt. THE DIRECTION TO THl:: PHENOM~NON "II'H~N LAST SEEN. 7. ,,._ TI-H: SKETCI-' BELOW, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHE N FIRST SEEN. AIID A e AT THE POSITION OF ThE PHENOMENON WHE N LAST SEEN . CONNECT THE A ANO a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVC::\4-.7 OF T'"-E PHENOMENON BETWEEN A AND e. THAT I S. SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APP5:AREO T O 6':: STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETC H A S AN EXAMPLE OF H OW TO COMPLETE THE LARGER S'<ETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 ?1\GES WHERE WERE VOU WHE~I YOU SAW IN 9USINE'.iS SECTIOtl OF CITY IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY 0 AS DRIVER 0 A S PASSENGER OPE:.N COUNTHYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD 0 AS PILOT 0 A S P ASSENGER FLYING OVEA CI1'Y FLYING OV~P. OP!::N A. I F YOU WERE IN A VSHICLE, COMPL ET THE FOLLOWING C'RECTION WERE YOU MOVI NG1 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING> SO:.JT'-~ WEST 010 YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVIN G THE PHENOMENON' SOU T H'N ES 'f EXPLAIN I''"::TH~R SUCH MOVEMENT AFfECTS YOUR SKETCHES lt-1 ITEMS 5 AND 6 OESCRIBi:: TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEFE IN AND T YPE o,: ROAD, TEFHlAIN OR SOD'( OF WATE R YOU TAAVE~SED DURING ~ -nE SIG~t'"i-:;, STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVErtTillLE TOP WERE UP OR DOW~L ~ "'UCh OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE' ;) 0 ".:>U 1-oC";'I::;E AtiY AIRPLANES> 0"' SIGiiTING THE PHENOMEtlO N AND WHE~ ('SlNo. I F ye:s, O!::SCR IBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVC TO THE TIME THE'Y WERE. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO n1E POSITION OF THE P!iENOMt::HON. h OH LONG WAS THE PHENOM E NON IN SIGHT? LE'IGT"' o= 71"'E CEAT AIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURF. FAIRLY CERT C\IN JUST A GUESS MO"f 'If AS T'IM C!::TERM I NEOl , ,~ /.' -'' ::'-:E:'<~'I IN SIGHT CCS-1 '-~'-'0USLY? ~Y ES g '10. IF No, INDICATE WI-'ETHCR THIS IS DUE TO YOUP '-'0'/E>'E"T ? "'-~:.BEHAVIOR OF THE PHEN0'4E N O N , N O OE O:~IBE SUCH tAOVEMENT OR OEHAVIOR. ltlOIC.\TE OISAP- ?E ;.<>A~:z: ~" "'~EVIOUS SKETChES. Pt.r:;E 3 OF 9 PAGF. ~ AFR M-17(Cl) ~ tO. IF T>H! 'l'f!:~'S: ~O~E i'HAH Otll. ?li!>!OMENOM, H0'14 MANY WERE: TH~H E7 OnA\f A PICTURE: TO SHOW H OW THE Y WERE ~ 1\:Jt,.AIOIO~P. 0 10 THI S Af(RAHOi!:M!lNT CHAHGt: DU~ING THl! SIGHTING' .111. CONOITIONS (Check nppropriatt: bloch.) A . SKY B. WEATHER , OAY CUIAULUS CLOUDS (/,ow fluffy) FOG O R MIST ' I T..,ILIGHT C IRRUS CLOUDS (fligh fleecy or Herring H~AVY rtAIN ~ X.t >liGHT bon!!) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE I >-! CL.!!AR NIMSUS CLOUDS (Rnin) HAIL .\~iLY CLOUD" CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEE T COloi::>LETI!!:LY CV'::"'CAST (Thunder.storms) UNKNOWN HA.ZE OR S~)OG NONE OF THE ABOVE i C. IF THE SIGHTING ,.,,U A T TWILio:>HT OR tiiGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STAI'lS AND MOON' J 111 STARS 121 MOON ' ! 1'1"':-tE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT X tlO MOOtlLIGHT l I A =:::"' MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN MOON HIODH BY CLOUDS P ARTIAL (N~w or qt.W.tter) 0. 1."' SltiMTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. IF yEs. WHERE WAS rHE SUN AS YOU F "CED THE PHENOMENON? jiN FrtO . .,T OF YOU TO YOU R RIGHT OVERH~AO(Newooo~ IN 9A ::.< 0 F YO'J TO YOUR LEFT E . S"'ii'.Cti"Y Tl'i NAJ~R !>OURCE OF ILLUMINATIOH PR!::SF.NT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH A S THE SUN. HEADLIGHTS OR STRf!:!7 L4UP, ETC. FOR TeRRESTRIAL IL.LUMINATIOH, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 12. G I'IE ~ ~?1~1" ~ESC?IPTIOH O F THE PHENOio4EHON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT RE,:'LC.CTEO Ll'i"'7' .::~ 'IIA.'i S!':LFLUMIHOUS ANO WHAT COLORS YOU N OTICED. DE:SCRit!E YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT ..-As SO ... I O OR T~A'<';"'ARENT, WHETH!::R EOGES oitC::RE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICA1'E I F IT APPEAPZ:::> A~ A "'~ >4T OF L ICHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH o rHER OSSERVED OBJCT S, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTHI!R 09J~-=:T IN YOVq FIELD OF VIEW. ; PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES NO UN K~ I) ,fi-4 IIOVi! 1!11 AS ;.~ JHT LINE? S T Mt O S TII.. L ,_-ANY TI ME ? S U OO:!'H. Y ~""~'l.:l U P ANO RUN AWAY? ' N O E XPL.OOt::f F L,.!lM 0~ T~ICKE:fH O ISAPPi:""' A\10 RI!:APPEAR1 SP I N L IKE ;.. iOPl FLUT TEP !:~ WOB~LE 14. WHAT C'\EW YOU~ ATTENTIO N T-.E PHaNOIUHONt A . H~W 010 I T FINALLY OISAPPEAP1 .:..._;:..o.Ooi!NO H MOV ')~HIIof~ 0~ I N FRONT Of' SOW~THING, LIXE A CLOIJO, TREE, OR 8UI LOIN G A T A NY Tlt-4C:> P A G E:'> OF f) ' A GC:'JI NC' t'lr.f.JC'= f'IFO~I..f.O.TIO"' ON MODeL, TVDE, F'tl TEn, Lf:.t:S r>Rl::.5C~IPT 0N OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA SU"':: I .~O:S v OINOCUI.AH:i I ;oo~ :;:,w OF VFHICLE , I TIIEOt.:lOLITC A CO "C. C ';,I'IARILY WE t. R GLA%1:S ~ES r: NO B. 01) YOU li';E IH l'.'"liNC GLASSES? ~-j Yt.S '.110 .. T ~ .1,. I' OUR IMPR('SSION OF TnE SP!::CO C:O! ,T,Jjfj-/ I !I WHAT WAS YOUR IM"'RE.!>SION OF' Ttl OISTMIC~ o;; _,-:,~:: !:lN I CIVf ('STIMAT E OF SPEEO, :-'Ll --PHC:NOMI:.'I()'; viVE E.iT IMATE OF DI~TMICI:._ -'-- 20 IN OFI:i':< rHAT WE MAY OBTAIN A<; CLE.AR A PICTURe AS POSSIOLE OF' ~IHAT YOU SA~'. D"'SCRIOE n. YOUR ()WN IOJO"iO. A CO'-~'' 1 OOJ<"CT OR OOJECTS WI-'ICH, WHE H PLACED IN THE St<Y, SIIAILAR TO V.HU1E YOU NOTED <HE ~HENOMnlOrl, WO'JLO . : ~R SOME HESEMOLANCE TO V.,.,AT YOU ~AW. DESC~ItiF SIMILARITIES AND OIFFERC:IIC:::S fiETWEC'N l'llt.; C0~/.40 "".JECT AND VIHAT YOU SAW. :!t :;r:, "'0:~-. -.,_ >.'ll' ODOR t.:> SO:: z.:; 1-lE.&.T EI>'ANATI~j FRO\A THE PHEilOMENOII OR A"lY EFFECT ON VOU~S!:.l F , A CIO Tri:. : ;.":"'" l OI:OTUR9 ii-'E G;'!OUN O OR LEAVE AllY PHYSICAL EVIOEI~C"'. I' ;.t.::A..,~ A0~17IO.;.a.t. IHFORAl'ION INC:l.UOING OCCU?ATION ANO AUY fll?l! ,;:)fCI! ',1'11=H tiAY 9E EflTitlf;,N~. 1"?~ 'YHC':N JINO - o . ., ' :.. v~U Rc;:PO~T THA; ' tOi.J H/10 SlCtl f EO THl> F'HI!II~).IE~IQNl 27. INFORMATIO'< '11CH YOU FEEL IS PERTI~IENi' OUT WniCH 1!1 NOT AO:i:QUATELY COVt:;P.EO IN THIS QUJ:STIOIHIAIPC:, 1\LTERioi..\T!v.O:- 't' PROviDE A UAF<RATiV('; EXPLANATIO'J OF TtiZ SIGIIT