Pinebluff Arkansas — February 1969

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD l. LOCA liON Pine Bluff, Arkansas l. SuV:-'C~ -10. CONCLUSION t . NliME\E ~ O F 0 \\ JECTS 5. L ENGi '1 OF OlUERVATIOH 11. BRIEF SU.W.ARY AHO AH~LYIIS 5 -2 0 Ilinute s Th.a observe r sighte d a blinking white light that travele d HE,. . ~. T YPE OF Oa.-ERVATIQtlf COi1~Errrs G~oun1-Vi3ual the l otte r 1. C OUiUc ?. PHYSICAL EVID!MC! Duration and flight and observers 117. FTJ ~El-'l O.m (TO) Pu l' If ell?tusa ,f D;h fsza ,.., ,_ ..... path differ conaiderably frcm However, both appear to be airc~1r 7.!. H 1'VE YOU E V E n SEf:..N THIS O H A SIMILAR PHe N O M E N O N B LF-O R!::r LJ YES '\.. ! NO. IF y i:.S,'" GIVE DA1 E AND LOCATIO N . /c 23. WA!;. ANYONE WITh YOJ AT 1HE TIM E Y O U S AW Tt-IE PHENOME I WN ! QYES LJN O . I F " YES," 010 THE.Y 5.::: If TOO? L~YES O No. 2 5 WHC N ANa TJ tt- ... o;o, :"\ "Ol.: ~EPOHT THAT OU HAD 51G111"EO THIS P HENOMENON ? --1!. CUESTIONN..\I~E . PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES DEP RTN\i:NT OF 'THE AIR FO.~CE H EAOQUARTEHS 1' 00 AIR 13t\SE WING (MAC) COTT AIR FO!{CE BAS::, ILLINOIS 62225 -~--j::..c:hed AF Fonn 11'7 on a UFO sir;hti.ng on 10 Fcb1-ua-ry 1969, by j s fcr~tm.rdod for app:copriate acLj on. 2 . .. =-:.1,her infonna.tjor. for ScoLt AFB durine; tht.\ applic:ab.Lc tim' ... peri:~ w~s as follo~rs: AJ.tj tudo b . Cc!ili.ne: None c . Vlslbiljty: 10 d . ..Ln0unt of clou:"i C""J~::r: thin AF' Form 11? SIGHTIHG OF UHIDENTIFIED PHEHOMEHA QUESTIOH~AIRE RUDCii-.T BURE~U APr.?OYAL NUMRI-' R 2 1 R2H TillS QUESTIO:'\~AII~E HAS OEEN PREPAl<EIJ SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE TilE U . S. A I R FORC E AS MUCII I N FOH 1ATfO:--l A S POSSIULE CONCERNING THS UNlDENTlF'JE D PHENOi\1ENON TfiAT YOU HAVF. OHSr:t~VED. PLI::M;E 'fRY To r\NSWER A:...L OF TilE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATLON YOU GIVE WIL L 11E U !:iED FOR RESI::At~C'H PURPOSE~ YOUR N;.~.IE '.i'IL NOT BE US0 I N CONNEC1ION W! TII ANY OF YOUl~ STATEMENT S OH CONCLUSIONS WITIIOU r YOUR PSP'I:$c::ld~. RETU~N TO AIR FOI~CE BASE INVESTIGATOI< FOR FOHWAHDING T O FTD (TDET~). Wl~IGHT P ATTr.z.:;::.:'.\i 'FB,OHJ045433,1f\'N ArR80-f7. (IF ADDITIOf\'AL Sfi1.; T S ARI~ NEr:nED FOr? NAURATIVJ.; OR SKE'FCHr:S ATTACH . .::.:-L ... :RF.L Y TO THIS FOH.H OR ANNOTATE UJT!l YOU/? NA;'.TF. FOI< IDENTIFICATJON.) 1 . h'I-'C:N c~ "'OU s:.E THE PHENOME N ON? ~ WrlAT ~'-"~DID YOU F I R S T SIGHT THE PHENOM E N O N ' 3 . V.HAT T VE DID YOU LAST S IGHT THE PHENO M ENON' 4 . TIME z:--..:: lJ DAYLIGH f SAVINGS [j STANOARD 0 EASTE~N C:lcENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN D PACIFI C LJ OTHER 5 WHERE ..,=PE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHE N O M E N O N ' IF I N CITY. GIVE THE N E AREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICA'!~-Otl HAN:: J .:fA.WN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WtrH R EFERE NCE TO T H E ADDRESS. I F IN THE t:OUNTRY. IDEtlTIFY THC HIGH,.,,l'-' vou WERE O N OR NEAR AND TRf TO FIX A DISTANC E AND DIRECTION I-ROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LAND~-1AI1K. & I V;..G,N;:-Y:::>U ARE A T T H C POINT SHOWN IN THE SKET C H . PLACE AN - A S t"'J N HO:.~ r11vH />80VE THE HORIZO N THE PHEtJOM E NON WAS WHE N LAST SFEN . URVEO LINE T O SHOW H :J W HIGH THE Cj THE SAME" CURVED LINE:. TO GA. NOH IM CiiNt:. YOU ARE ATTHE CENTE R OF T H E C OMPASS ROSE PLACC AN A" O N THE:. COMPA !IS r o INCJI C ATL THL OIHE:.CTI O N TO Tt~E PHE:N OMENON WHEN FIR ST SEEN . PLACE A u ON THE CO~PASS T O '"''DI CA1 E HiE OIHt.CTION TO THt:. PHEN O MENON WHEN LAST S E E N . ( --t. S ':::TCI-i CJ=:~o..OW, PLAC E AN "A,. AT THE PO~tT:ON O F T H ':. PHE~40ME'NON WHEN FIR~T SEEN, AND A oro AT THE .-::. - ,o ~OF THe PIU::r~OMENON WHF.N L AST SEEN . CONN!!C T THE.: "A" AND e'" WI T H A LINE T O APPROXIMATE THE 1-1 ''I~Mc:"NT OF rHE PHENOME N O N BETWEE N .A .. A N O " 8 ... THAT IS, SCH E\1ATICALLY SHOW WHETHL R THE MOVEM eNT APP~ \ FD TO 8~ STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO s..-ALLE"R SKETCH AS AN EXA't1PLE OF HOW T O CO''PLETE THE LARt;_R SKETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 P/\GES WHERE WERE YOU WHE N THF PHENOMENON? (Chr>rk OJifl rtJpriucc bln c ks.) BUSINESS SECT I O N OF CIT Y IN 11UILOING . / IN RESIDENTIAL SECTIO N D AS DRIVER 0 A S PASSE NGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD A!q~LAt-JE 0 A~i PILOT [J A S PASSENGE R FLYING OVE R CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY A . I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLI~. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: W~-oj;. DIRECTION YOU MOVING ? OW FAST WE R E YOU MOVING? ,s-.-~ WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE PHE N O MENON ? No----lEAST SOUTH EAST NOR f:-tWEST EXPLAIN '-'H'::THER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECT S YOUR SKETC.iES IN ITEMS 5 MID 6 . DESCRIBE 7"'PE OF VEHI C L E YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAV ERSED DURING THE SIGH'i! ).IG. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE U? OR DOWN . HC:" MUCh O T H E R TRAFFIC WAS THERE? j DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES ' 0 YES 0 NO. I F y ES, DESCRIBE WHE N THEY WERE IN SIGHT R ELATIVE TO THE Tl M E 1 OF SIGHTING THE PHE N O MENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE T O THE POSITIO N O F THE PHE NOMENON . H O W LONG WAS THE PHEN O MENON IN SIGHT? LE-.IGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME OT VERY SUR E FAIR L Y CER'r AIN JUST A GU:::SS ~OW '~AS TIME OETERMIN ED' IF No." IND I C ATE wHETHE R TH?s1s DuE:-To You R 4'~5 T'-1~ ~ .... !"'OMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? GJYCS QNO. t~'-fE..,- THE B EHAVIOR O F THE PHENOMENO N , AND OESCRI8 E SUCH MO V E ME N T OR 8 E H A VI OR. INDICA T E DISAP- t ::.z :.~A.~'::::~ 0 .... PREVIOUS SKETCHES . PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES D rl A V A P I C. r U I < E. T 0 S H 0 W H 0 W r II l. Y W Lf II AHRANGED . DID T HIS ARRANGEME N r CHANG!:. DUHING THC S I G H TING1 11. CONDITIONS (Check apprupriutf' bl1cJ...s.) A . ~-. B. WEATHER v CUMULUS CLOUDS (l.nw fluff>) FOG OR MIS r TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDS (lfir.h fl,ccy or llerring v NIG H T bone) H EAVY HAIN L IGHT nAIN OR DRIZZLE CLEAR N I MBUS CLOUDS (f<uill) HAIL P A R T L Y CLOU: Y CUMULONIMBU~ CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COM ? L E T C:L Y c::: RCA S T (Tht.r.cicntormo;) UNKN O WN C 1:= fHE SIG Y TI~G ~SAT T WILIGHT OR NIGHT, \ HI'f DID Y O U N OTICE ABOUf THE STAHS AND MOON' ~ ';,.~'4~ ORIG"'iT :AOO'ILIG H T N O MOONLIGHT ~-lr :-H -1' WA5 1._ DAYL I GHT, WAS T H E SUN VISIBLE' [_1 YES LJ N O IF' "YES," WHEF<E WAS THE SUN.:.;..:..A_S.:..Y_O_U..:..;_F_A:...-C-E D 1 i N ~F<ONT OF' YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVCRHEAD (Ncar r."on) ltN BACK OF' YOU T O YOUR LE.F'T E <;-"' c;. Y THE 'AAJOR SOURCE OF' I L L UMIN,\TI')N PRES::NT DURit-IG THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, H"=ADLIGHTS OR ~-~-ET ~..\IJP, ETC FOR T ERHE5TRIJ\L I L LUt.IINA T I ON, SPF.CIFY DISTANCE T O LIGHT SOURCE . 1:!. GI\' E P. e~r::;:-:JS~::''>tPTION or: T!:E PHC NO~::: 10'1, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPE ARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHE:.R li R:::F~C:~ ;::~ L' _.-.T :)q -tA:; SELF-LUMINOU~ AIO WHAT COLOR:; YOU HO rtCED. :JC~CRIBE YOUR H~Pi1ESSION OF WHETHER I T .v)._; 5 0 - 'J 0;) -~M~SPARENT, WHFTHER f:JGFS .,..,Er~E SHARP OR FUZZY. DCSCPIOE THE SHAPE OR I"'DICATE IF' IT ;,o;:-f.AD=:"J :.S .l. ,:):>INT OF L I G HT. IND I CATE COMPARISONS WITH 0 fHER 09SERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR :J ... I"'f.~ v<?j.::r:-l'i "'OUR FIELD OF' VIEW. PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES THE PHENOMENON y E!i A STRAIGHT LINE? ...... StANDSTILL SUDDENLY S=>~EO UP AND RUN AND EXPLODE' CHANGE r::C' .0~' ~ -<> R~A.PPEAR' FLUTTEP o~ ~O~aLE' -;.;:.::.li YOUR ATTENTIO N TO THE PHENOMEN ON' .A.~O!IO:ol-FI ALL Y D I SAPPEAR? FRONT OF SOMETI-!1" LIKE A CLOUD, TPEE,OR OUILDING AT ANY PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES 1 C . 0 R A W A P I r. r U H F r H A T W I L L S H 0 W 1 H ,_ S H A P F 0 r TtH:. lj H E N 0 M E. N 0 N I N C l. U D:. A N D L 1\El L L A N Y D t T A I L S r II A T M I r, II T H AVE APPEARED A S WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, ANU INDICATE ~.XHAU"T OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE B Y AN Allf10W rHt:=:. UIRECTION THE PHE:NOMFNO N WAS MOVING . 8==~ ~-:..;;: - : =~::~:1V T~IS EXPERI -)--._=:TIME 0~ T'IE s:.:;HT!NG , ESTIMATE \olrHAT FRACTIO N OF THE: P/\GF 6 OF 3 P AGE<; 1'1. DID YOU 0051-:RVE THE PHE N O M E N O N THr~OUGH ANY OF TH:. FOLL OWINC..7 I N CLUDE INI-OitMAT I O N O N MODLL, TYPE, FIL T ER, LENS PRESCRIPTIO N OR OTHI:::R A PPLI C A B L E DATA. EY E~L ASSES CAMERA VIEWt-H SUN GL ASSE.S WIN:.S'"'IELO TCLESCOPE:. THEODOLITE 18 W_. \-~.-.s YOUR IMP R ESSION OF THE SPEED OF THI;:: Ph~:o.J:.,.I=:NON7 GIVE E STIMATE OF SPEED JVhldJ ( ((. 19. W~IAT WAS YOUR IMP RESSION O F THI:. DISTANCE OF THE PHE N O M E N O N ? G IVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANC E -~j~-i. '-~{ <:0 1"1 '):::.:-:::::>THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAH A P I CTURE A S POSSI13LE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESC R I B E IN YOUR O WN WOHD$ A C-l'-'"':>N OBJECT OR OBJEC r s WHICH, WH E N PLACED IN rHE SKY , SIMILAH T O WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOM F N ON. WOU'-:'1 6!::A R SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU S AW. DESCRIOE S