C l'.f il i.e!l t . ~liM!\f ;t OF OJJECTS S. LENGTH OF OJ~ERVATIOH f.. 1'1'PE OF OSSERVATIOH Crou::1d-Visual 9. PHYSICAL fVIO!~! FTD SE!t 6l ~-3~ POOJ:CCT l~3 l. LOCATfOH Los Alamos New Nexi co 10. COHCLl/1~ Possible Astro (S I RIUS) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AHD AHAL UIS The observer sighted a light t o the east. Whe n firs t seen it wa s blue green and fairly clos e to the horizon in the SE. When last seen it wa s at about 75 deg elevation in the ESE and appeared the same aa a star. 22. HAVC YOU EVER SEI!N THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOME N O I'I B EFORE' l_j YES (}1 NO. I F "YEs.~ GIVE DATE A~IIJ 23. WAS AlYONE WI T,.. YOU A T T~IE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOM~NON> 0 YES r:J tiO A. LIST THCIR 'I .>,I., iS. A ... D ADDRESSES G IVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMAT I O N ABOUT YOURSELF LAST tiA~E. r IO"AL ltiFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY CXI>ERIENCE WHI':: H IAAY BE PERTIIIE tlT o .u REPORT Tr'AT YOU H/;0 SIGH1'J:O THI S PHENOMENON\ ":l>. ZG. DA 1 C YOU C::"'"'-~. :::: THIS QUCSTIONNAIRE. OAY _ _l MONTH --- 27. INFORMATION "'r11CH YOU FI!EL IS P!:RTINENT tiU' r \IIHICH IS NOT AD~QUATELY COVEREO IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVEL-Y PROVIDE A NARAATIVI!: EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. PAGE 9 Or 9 P ACES S I GHTitfG oF-u~IDEMTfFIED PHEH0)14E>f~ QUESTIO~z.tAIRE DUDGET BVI~AU AP7~0VAL NUJIBI!./1 21-#:HI THIS QUESTI")';:-:AmE liAS OEEN PREPARED SO Til AT YOU CAN GIVE THF. U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCU INFORMATION AS POS 8LE CO:-<CERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO '!..~ OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BF. U SED F O R r<ESEARCII PIJRPOS~:s YOUR ::-.A'.:E ,.1~ NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WlTil ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS \I.TTHOUT YOUR PE ~:.S..;! 'J. RETURN TO AIR FORCE DASE INVESTI GATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTO (TDETR), WRIGHT P ATT:S~'<-., AFB, OHI 0 45433, I AW AFR 80 f7. (IF' ADDITIONAL Sll1-:TS ARF. NEDF.D FOR NARRA TIVF. OR SKF.'rCf/F.S A TTAC.r.: 3E.':UREI. Y TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE \VITfl YOUR NAMF. FOR JDF.NTIFICAT/ON.) V.HE'< :J~ "0U s=:E THE PHENOMENON' WHAT T ,,:;: 010 YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON1 WHAT TI"E 010 YOU l.AST SIGHT THE PHENOIVEtlON> HOUR MINUTES_ 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [J STANDARD t_. EA.s-::c;N 0 MOUNTAIN [j PACIFIC WHER<: ,.!"RE YOU WHr N YOU SAW THE PHENOMEN ON' IF IN CITY . GIVE THE NEAR~ST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE 0~1 A HAND ~"lAWN "'"p YIHrRE YOU Y.ERE STANOHIG WITH REFERENCE T O THE ADORES~. 1c-IN THE t:OUHT R V , IOE TIFY THE til(.;t~-t.Av YOU WERE ON OR N E A R f.N O TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE MID OIRECr!ON FROM SO'IE RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK :> 1"'~-:i .E j~ APE -.T THE POINT SI"OrYN 1"'1 THE SKETCH, PLACE 4N -A' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HO'II' HIG H TilE c. .. ~.:.v::JO"'l W"'S ABOVE THE HORIZ O N , OR SY.YLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A g O N THE SAME CURVE D LINE TO s~::t~ -.:,,. "<IGH ABOVE THE HORIZO'l T H E HENOMENO N WAS WHE N LAST SEEN. OBSERVER . 6A. tiOW IMAGitiE YOU .>-'lE AT THE CENTER OF THE COI-IPASS nOSE. PLACe Atl "A" ON THE COMPASS T O INOIC}'Tt:: THE DIRECTION TOT'-':: PHE:'IO MENON WHE'I FIRST SEEN . PLACE A a ON Tttr COMPASS T O INDICATE THE DIRECTION T O THE PriENOMENO" HEN LAST SEEN. 7 1'0 THE SI(C:TCH a:::..ow, PLACE AN ~A AT T!-i<O POSITION OF THE PHt::NOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A a AT THE POSITIO'I OF T'H!: PHEN O MENON \VHEtl LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A AND a WITH II LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OF T11E PHENOM E NON BETWEEN A~ AND ~a. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APPEAR:O TO BE: STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LAqGER SK~-::H. PI\GC: 2 OF 9 ?AGES CAY CU...;ULUS CLOUO:; (l.nw {!11//-y) f'OG OR MIS T "CAV Y RAllo: ?A~Tl. Y CLOU:::.Y SNOW OR !>LEET t C':'\ol,>l.E: -.::LY C VE<{CA ST ' UNl<NOl'/'4 ~C. IF T"'<! Sl'it;TIIlG "'-'SAT T WILIGI;T OR NIGHT. WHAT 010 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS ANO M:.IOI'P .. I l l STAI'<S (l'l I-lOON ~ 6~1GHT 1-10-:lNLIGH T OON ill I TH H A l.O MOON L I G H T "100~ HIOOlHI IJY CLOUDS ~ 0. IF' Sl'jlo,Tf .,G '.lAS l"' ::>A YLIG HT, \VA S THE SUN\ ISlSLE1 0 YES 0110. I F y E s . 'ifHER~ WA!> THE SU N AS YOU FACED t T ~<: ?>'CNO\l~NON > IIH F."tO~T Of' YOU TO YOUR RIGHT II'; ~ 'Ct< OF YOU T O VOUrt LEFT U>-4KNO':IN e. S"i!:CH'Y T)ol<;C )U SOUR C E OF ILLUtJIIJ 'TlOH PP.:;;SENT DURIN G THE SIGHTII'JG , SUCH A S TH~ SUN, STI-l~ZT L.-.MP, ETC. FOR T ERRESTRIAL ILLU\4; N ATIOH , SPECI F Y DISTANCE T O LIGHT SOUilCE. IIEAOLIGHTS Oil 12. GIVE A ;.?.?.F O~:. ' "TIOH O F THE P HENOioi!.,O"', INDI C A T ING WHETH~R IT APPEARED O A R K 0~ LIGHT, WHETHE R I T REFI..~C '~0 L I CI-'T ~H .,.AS SELF-LUMIHOUS ... ~o "'kAT COLO~S YOU NOTICED. OESCftlB' YOUR IMPRESSION OF 'II!HE THER !*(\lA S SOLI:> CP T::..,.,s:>AREN T , WHETHE E:.:CO:::S HERE SHARP OR FUlZY. OESCRiaE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT J AP?~A~ :CO \SA :>o: 'tT 0=' LIGHT. I HOIC.I\-i: COI-!"'ARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OEI.IECT~. LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R PM'iE 4 OF 9 ::>AGES AF.H fl.O-l'i(Cl) Hrl:::RE W!::RE YOU WHEN YOU S A'rl THE PH IOM~NON? ( Cht!rk uppraprin!l' hlco k.:.) ~ s SECTIOII Cr CloY OUTOO::.:; -n~ RO:SIOt: NTIAL <;CTI0"< Or CITY 0 ~S DRIVER N EAR AIRF Q AS PILO~ Fl.YING OV r H OPEII COUNTnY A . I F YOLI WERE IN A VEHICLI!, COMPLETE T H E FCJLLO'NIN(;: WH J...T ;)IRECTION WCRE YOU ~OVING? H O W F .O.ST WEl-l~ YOU I>IOVIN<; > 010 YOU S'fOP A NYT:M~ WHILe OOSEP.VI~IG THf. PHENOMENON ? HOP. "::A~T SOUTHE AST HOP-~"' ZST SOUTH NEST EXP L AIN ~ .. <::-HER SUCH MOI/!::I .. Et:T ~rFECTS YOUR SKCTCHe5 I T E!AS 5 ANO ~E:SCPIBE -~PE OF VEHICLE YOU NEi'lE 1'1 A'IO TYPE OF ROAD, T;::nPAIN OR a OOY OF Yo f. TC'R V.)U TR~'IF4 !::0 f1UHitHi TI-lE SIGHT !..,G STATE tHE fHER WIHOO'.tS OR CONV<=ATIOL E TOP WERt UP 0~ DOW~ I F veS o-SCI'HBE ~H-N -HEY w -'lE IN <;IGHT AELAT11r TO 1H-TIME.~ h~"" M U::;"' OTHER TRAFFIC WAS T HERE> -.:> 'l':l:.J "'~-CE AtiY AIRPLANES> 0 y-s il NO t:. SIChTI/'tC THE PH E NOt~ENON ANO 14'H? l n t::Y WERE. II~ T'-~L St<Y ~C:LA':'IVE TO THe PO!>ITivN Or THE Pt. :::~oO' .. ENON. 9 . H~W LONG WAS THE PHENOME NON IN !iiGHT> CERTAIN OF TIIAE OT VEi'IY :.UrtiZ FAI"!LY CERTAIN JUST A Clle!iS I NDICATE WHETnER THIS 15 OUE TO YOUR ,.HK,..OMI:HON loiOV<!: llol A '$T.tJ>tCMT LINE7 STANO S T II..l. ~ "'JVTIM!!:f SUDOEHl. ':" :5P:''ZO U? AND RUN '< ..,"N':':; AND EXPL.OOE' CHA-It~ C~L ~:t FLI,S,.. 0~ o~L.IC:<I!f1l OI$APPf:" '.> ;..,.;o RZ:APPEAR? SP I N l.II<E-" T.>P7 14. lfio4AT C~!:>4 YOUR ATTENTIOtl TO THE PUENOM!:H ON1 " HOW ::>1::: IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? AFn B~17(Cl) U NI<WO,. = : .;-.!'10'1 I-IOV 9!"' "'~ c;:~ :l.l ,.RONT OF S OioiETHI'IG, LIKE A CLOUD, Tr\EE, OR BU ILDING A T A 'I' 15. OHA~f A f'ICTUR!!: "':'I-I"'T )i\LI.. SHOW THI! SHAPE OF THE PHENOME~Olol INCLUO! A~O LI.OEL AtlY DETAIL S THAT MIGHT H AVI! 1\PPEA~E:. AS ""I"'GS O R P~OTI'IUSIONS, AND n ot<.ATE EAHAt!iT OR VAPO" TRAI!..S. INOICA"':'E BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION T,.. P;..r,OM~NON WA S MOVING. LAM=> c q --: v C "::" ,..~..,.::.,.OW "'UCr. o: T_.::: O.,JECT I~ COVfq~o OV THE HEAD o c T H E IIATCH. N O W I F YOU HAD DEf:'J '""' : .,.:::>: :'"''~ -"ii S E.f?EP .-::-.-AT ~"'E TIME OF THC ~lljliTING, ESTII.IATE W'HAT FR"-CTION OF THC 17 DID YOU C1 :e.-Rvr THC PIIENOMENOU THROUGH AllY OF' fl'i(' F'OLLOWII~C INC:l.JC' l'lr::> ~ ATI::lN 01 ~O:H.L, TYPE, F I L r:q, LLNS PRE Sr'f"li"TION OR OTHER APPLI('.l."'LE DATA. 18 WH.;T ('.:..,_ fOUl'! IIIPRESSION OF PiE SPEE!:l OF Pr1C't ''1~'1011 ' G IVE: ESTIMATE OF SPEED _ Ptf.ODOLIT!:. 19 WHAT WAS YOUR tM"'Hf"5>10N OF T HE' UISTAtlt.E: OF Tl' r I 20 111 OFI"~.:; -r~AT VIE M.\Y OBTAI~I AS CLEA n A P ICTURE A S POSSIBLE Or Wf'i,\T Y O U ~A". O CRIBE p, YOlll ()"fN ,;o~.:;::J: A CC''~'' .o~JE.CT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHE N PLACED II~ Tit~ SKY, SI:~IL A R T O HH< R E YOU tiOT::> THE PHE NO M E IIvl", WOULO :_:._ \ q SOME L>CSE MBLf,NC TO Y.HA1 YOU SAW. OESCRIB!:. Sl'-'I .. ARITI!. AN(' Olf'I"E.I{E~ICES BrToF'Et l THt: COM'~:>.._ :.!!JEC:T AND '1/'IAT YOU S/W. A . DID Tn!: ,_ Ct.:::.,.:: ':>'-OIST !Rt:l TI-'E: C.ROUNO OR LEAVE /'N ( 1-'HYSIC.AL fVIDEII'.:E:. A:t':t BO- l7(f1) -~ ~CICA'\'II'J"I. '''L-I r "AlL T>ll'l ?H !.t~OII~H":lN r S U DJCCT: TDP:' ( tiFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AFSC) WRIGHT.PATTE RSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 4!5433 U?O servation, 18 January 1969 Reference your recen t unidentified flying object sighting which you reported to the Air Force. The information whic h we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request you complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ,?.ifEc:oR Q'OINTA..'fru..( jr ~ Lt Colonel, USAF Chi~f, ~erial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope RUDGET flUREAU Al'PROV!J. NU/rfflf.R 2 1 . R258 SIGHTIHG OF UHIDEHTIFitD PHEH~MtHA QUESTIOH~AIRE TillS Qlii.:ST!()'>;~ \If. 1: liAS llEEN Pl~EPJ\1~11> 'fJ 1 !lA 1 \ , \" 1 \"l Cl \ 1. Till-: U S All~ FOI~CI. AS MIJ<.:II I~FO~\IATION .'\~ POSSiiiL!:. C\ .. l'-Cl-:R:'\I;<;G TilE U~ll>J ~n tl II II I 'll. ,fl',' '''" Tllt\T YOll 11/\VJ-: OIISEJ~VEO. Pl.F.J\SI. T~Y TO Ylrl' C:l\'1; WILL liE lJ S I Il FOI~ l~ESEAI~CII f'U~POSI:S YOU!~ l':A'IF \; :..:._ :'-.OT fiE liSEn 1:-l CO:-I"il