PROJECT 1C073 RECORD I. OJ.Tf TII' E ~ifDUP l . LOCATION 1. sour.cE -10. CONCLUSION Possible AIRCRAFT c. NUME\ER OF C~JECTS tfhe ohservC'r did not g i ve his canplete address. No other reportFI ~ere received of anything crashing i n the Columbus area. It i s I foossible that the oboerver saw an airplane disappea r over the [ .S. LENGTH OF O iUERVATION S -6 r-iinu ~ es Ground-'~isual 7 . COU~SE 8 . P HOTOi 9. PHYSIC~l f VI:H tC! 11. BRieF SUMMA~Y ANO AHALYIIS h orizo n thus g iv1.ng the appearance t 1e f . it crashed. The observer ~ighted a white, b lue, and red objF.!ct (?), eout, of hie position. The o bject or lights were observ e i for 5-E ~ minute s and a t the end of the eight ing appemed to crash. SIGHTIHG OF UHIOEUTIFIEO P~iENO~EH UESTIO IRE BUDGET BUJLAU ~? OY.~ NU/iiBS.t 21-2U THIS QUESTI0~'1Al~E liAS OEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN Gl VE TJH: U S AI~ FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBL= CO:-ICERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENO~l::NON THAT YOU HAVE OOSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER \:...L OF THE QUESTIONS THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE \/ILL OE USEO FOR RESEAI<CII PURPOSES YOUR NA~':': 1.&..!,.-NOT OE USED IN CONNECTION WITH A.'lY OF YOUR STATEI.lE:-:Ts OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT YOUR p::_Q,at~::tdN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTI GATON FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TIJETin, WRIGHT- p AT7E?~ .. " Af'O. OH 10 45433. I AW AFR 80-f7. (IF AVI)ITIONAI~ SUEJ-.TS ARF. NEEDED FOR NA.RRII TIVE OR SK~TCf/F:S ATT.ICH -::URF.l.Y T O TillS FORMORANNOTATF. WITH YOURNIIMF. FOlllDF.NTIFTCATION.) 1. WHEN : ~ Y:>U SEE THE P H E N O M !::NON> 2 WHAT -;'1 -:i: DID YOU FIRST S I GH1 THE PHEN O M E NON 3 WHAT T:'4:; 010 YOU LAS r ~IGHT THE PHENOME NON? MINUTES ff} ol. Tllo'E z::.-. ~ 0 D AYLIGHT SAVINGS (J ST AI~OARD Lr E:Ai_!:_" c MOUNTAIN r ~ WHERE: w"RE YOU WHEN YOU SAW PiE PHENOME NON' I F IN CITY, GIVE THE NF.AREST STREE:T ADDRESS AIIO INDICATE 0"1 AHA.._:) :;:<>i>,WN I-lAP WHI::qE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERE NCE TO THE ADDRESS IF ltl Til E -:OU~ITRY. IOEtiTIFY THE HIG'i-.Y"" 'IOU WEllE ON OR NEAR I.ND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE ANO DIRECTION FROM SOM!:: RECOGNIZABLE LANDMAqK, o ""'' -.~ ?:.I AA!l AT THE POINT SHO'.YN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE Atl 'A' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE r "'::'C'- ""'II WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE WHE N FIRST SEEN . PLACE A ()'ON THE SAME CURVED Llt~E TO ~-40~ , ., -'ICH ABOVE THE HORIZO N TnE PHEN O M E N O N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. 6A. NOW IMAGINE VOl: "qE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSg, PLAC E AN ' A " O N THE COI-!PASS T O INDICATE THE DIRECTIO N T O T " E PHENOMENON WHE N FIRST SEEN. PLACE A o O N THE COM P ASS TO IN DICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHE N OMENO N WHEN L AST SEEN. 7 IN THE Sf( E TCH B E L O W, PL.ACE AN " A " A T THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENO N WHE N FIRST SEEN, AND A "0" A T THE POSITIOI-I O F T-1~ PHENOMEN ON WHEN LAST SEEN. CO~INECT THE "A" AND " B " WITH A L.IN E TO APPROXIMATE T H E I-IOVEio!E N i O F T...,E PHENOMENON BE'rWEEN " A " AND "t:J" . THA T IS, SCHEIAATI CALI. Y SHOW WHETHE R THE MOVE M ENT AP? EAREO TO 9E: STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIO-ZAG. REFE R TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE ThE LARO c!R S.<.c!TCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 P AGES , IN BUSINESS S!':CTI Otl OF ("ITY IN t!UIL:l'S<; IN RESIDE N T I A L SECTION OF CITY 11-l CAl': (}lAS DRIVER _0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUWI'RYSIDE N EAA AIRFIELD 0 A S P ASSENGER 0 AS PILOT f'L YIHG OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY I F YOU WERE II'J A VEHICLE:, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING WHAT C'PcCTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WER~ YOU MOVI NG' 010 YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBS"::RVIl~C THE P~IENOMENON ORT..,EST SOUTHEA ST NORT~...,~:T SOUTrl'NEST 0 vc:s [JNo ,IYF-~ER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SK ETC~HO:S HI IT ElliS S ANO 5 ~ Oc.SCRI6r::. T . ?_OF VEHICLE YOU WE~E IN AND TY. t:. OF ROf\0, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER (OU TRAVERSED OURII'.G a HI!': SIGHTIN;:>. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR COJ-.VERTISLE TOP WERE UP OR DO',N. ... ow M UCH o~ .. ::R TA,FFIC WAS THERE? 0 YEs ON O . I F ye:s. DESCRIBE WHt:N THEY wERE IN SIG ... T OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON A N D WHER!': T HEY WERE. IN TYE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION Or THE PHEl-.OME?-10~4. RCLATIVE TO THE TIME "UIO YOU NOIIC!': ANY AIRPLANES> HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOM ENON IN SIGHT? _ _,.., ..> o,..,. --CERTAIN OF TIME Vt NOT VERY SURE FAIRLY CERTAitl l JUST A GUESS --. HO-.. "-'S T I M::: :;ETERMINEO WAST-E Pw;:.::- ! ... O N IN SIGHT CONTINUCUS -Y 1 [1~ES 0 NO. IF No. A I~IOICATE WHETHER THI S I S DUE TO YOUR MOVE"''::'"T ::~ -._,;:; 3E'1AVIOR OF THE PHEto;O~ENON, 1\NO DESC RIBE SUCH MOVEMENT O R BEHAVIOR. lt~OICI\TE DISAP- PEACJA..,:;:,: =!?E\:OJS SKETCHES. PAGE') OF 9 "',\CES ~ Hl. I!' YHl;: n:<: \lt!t'l!: ... ORE THAN ON~ PH!!:~IOMEH0:-4, HOW MANY WER:: TH~R:1 DRAW ill PICTURf: TO SHOW HOW TI1EY WERt: ~ AH::t~HOI!!:O. OlD TI-ll~ .. ~'.RAHGf!lti!!NT C H A NG" OU::!ING THi! SIGHTING i .,. CI!I>IULUS CLOUDS (/.ow fluffy) ",.. ~ _ ~TWILIGHT CIRRU!i CLOUDS (lligh fleecy or 1/r::rr:ng '-----!---' ~" . _(N!C'I r one L IGH"r RAIN OR DRIZZLE A '::LEA~ NIIJSUS CLOU03 (Rain) H AIL P AAT\.Y CLOUt:.':' CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW On SLEET C. 1-7"i! SIGI"'TI~G ~ .. :;AT TWILIG H T OA NIGHT, WHI".T DID YOU NOTICE ASOUT THE STARS .-.J'IO IAOI)N> fili STA P S (2) MOON I H O N E 8RIGI1'l' IA,JONLIGHT ../ N O MOOt/LIGHT --' F~W MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN MOONHIODENBYCLOUOS ~D. '= SiCr.TI.-1(. \liAS I N tlAYl.IGHT. \li A S THE SUN VISIBLE' 0 YES 0110. IF yEs. WHERE '.liAS THE SUtl AS YOU FACED ~ -HE PHE~IOVCN ? I I N f ~ONT O F YO~ T O YOU.q RIGH'l' OVERHEAD (Nt!ar naofl) 5 11-1 9 \ CI< OF YOIJ T O YOUR L EFT UNKHOIYN (;:. SPV:IFY T"t !aiAJ :>~ SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESE~IT CURIN G THE S IGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, IIEAO!..IGH'l'S OR S TR!ET l.A~b. !:T~. F'OR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY OISTANCE T O LIGHT SOURCE. If:. GVE. A 'l-..1!" c::s:;;.-. i>TlOS OF THE PHEI~OJ.IE~ON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR L I G'iT, WHETHER IT I "'EFI..~':7 !? Ll:#~-O't WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLOR S YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER IT "JA., SO.IO O>< -;>t.J>i$PARENT, 'MHETHER EDGES WZRE SHARP OR FUZlY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICA T E IF IT ,l.::>PC:II--~:::1 A3 A O'j .,-0" LIGHT. IHOICATE CO'-'?Ai'IISONS WITH O '(HER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR PAC:E 4 OF 9 PAOES 13. 0 10 nl!! ~ 1-1 ttNOMlo:totO l'f MOVe: IH A ~H~AIGHT LINE? ''iAHO S~ILL .AI ANY T I ME ? SUOO~)Ii..V S!='!!:-J UP A N O RUN A 'OlAV? ::H AK U .. I'-::....,ATS AND EXPLODE! CHt.NC CLO"l7 GIVE: o::: <E:f CH .\:>cGC: ~>"IG\ol i N E SS? 1' LASH 0~ .:-tCKER! OISAP?C:"'P. A>IO R:!APPAR' SPIN Lll<E FLUTTER C~ 'JIOBBLE! 14. WH.- T ::>~!"'YOUR AT'f'ENTIO N T O THE PHENOiUNO N ' A. 1-'0"" 010 I T FINio.LLY DISAPPEAR? :: vEs, OESC~>ts=:. AFR S0-17( Cl) YES N O U~IK>IoJV i P;>Gi=: S Of" 9 F'AGt:S III::;LU!lr-I"<"CRI.'A710'1 Oh ~OOI:.L, I] 010 VOl.: ('O<.!:I:IVS 'THE:. PHF:NOMENO H THROuGH All ( 01' 'IE FOLI.O''II""c;' TYPt <" ~ r::.R, Lt:NS PRESCF<If'TI0"4 OR OTHC::R APPl.ICUlLr. OATA . I I:IIIIOC UL r.. tS I TEL I:.SCOP 1: THEOOOli'Tt: , 8 01) YOU U';' RF:ACliNC CLASS~C.I lj WHAT WAC. YOIIR IMPRESSION Or T"'t: fltr,TAII(..l 0~ r '" 20 I"' 0'1.! ; HAT WE MAY OEJTAI~. A!. CLEA R A PICTURE ,),S P.:>S~IBLI: OF tdi'T YOU !.AI\, Dl !>CP!rlL I,_ r'Ut. H C':t"' "'01'1'-l!' C:>~ r CBJFCT OR OSJEC.TS WHIC>i, wHEN PLACCO IN TH" SKY, SIMIL.Arl T::> W U 'YOU NOTHJ THC PHriiC..,~IE"'IC'I I, WOJL :l. < -~ 50ME RFSCMBLANCE TO WliA r YOU SAW. OESC~t8!': SIMILAHITil f,,o D FFI':RL'!CES fP T,.,~ ii:N TH CCr,.IA:)t< .9.'LCT AND WHAT YOU s;...t. 2! ":tC YC;U ,._:1. Ci:: t." Y ODOR, tOt~:: :; ::.AT F.MIIINATI N G F~OM rHE Pt!ENO'H';IIOt. OR Ali) Ef'FEC r O:l YOI..I ~C:L F, A 010 Trlt' =~ _..,;.v;: o,.. DISTURB Tr!O G~OUtiO OR LEAVr Atlf PIIY ';ICAL EVIOCNC[. 2 l . '.lAS ~HYO'I~ ... -.,.)U AT THE!: 'fl .. ~'! YOIJ SA\f HIC: ?k~IIO:II2::NONI 0 Yi!:S 0 >10. I F "YC:S, 010 TH!:Y SCE IT TOO' FO-.LOWING IN FORMATION A ROUT VOURSI::L<' 1:)-.AI.. IHF'OR:!ATIOtl lhCLL'OIHG OCC.U:::>.t.Tit"\~1 AU AllY f'Xf'EhiE'ICE WHICH HAY ar:: PERTIN!:IIT j 7) IV"i -N A~IO TO II"'":' : : r,.:, Pl::PORT THAT YOU )i,\0 $!C:i1TCO rttiS PHEHONENO N1