Belridge Missouri — February 1969

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD f l . SvUi!C f. 2. LOCATION Belridge, Missouri 10. CO~CLUSIOH Astro (r1ETEOR) l~HGTH OF :3S~AVATION 11. !SRI !F ~U~ARY AHO ANAL YIIJ Tne ob3erver sighted a light blue object that traveled frcm J!- Tl'PE OF 0.\SERVATIOM th3 NNE to the E end disappeared in about 6 aecond:J. ~ ! Grcun.d -Visual HAV~ YOU EVER SEEN TillS OH A SIMILAR f1HLNO MI:.N O N UI:.FOF1F7 LOCATIO N . NO. IF yr.:S," GIVf-()ATL AND t"-2-J-.-W- A-SANYONE ''itTI'1 YOu 4.T-THe TIME YOU SAW T H E P tH .. NOME:NON7 U YCs--(;..,..tJ-~'-N-O-.-~-F-";C!; .... -D-ID-,-H-;_-Y -C-IT_T_0_0_7 L l yES [_J NO. A!:> DRESSES GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AOOUT YOURSELF Fl ST 1'. .... "-lE MIDDLE NAME: FEMAI .. E A!):>ITIONA~.-I NFORMATIO INCLUDI'4v OCCuPATI O N AND ANY EXPC:R I E NCE WHICH MAY B E PERTIN E NT. WHi. N ANO T O '"rr ~ ~ :.~ ' ... "il; r.L?O~T TH;.T YOU HAD SIGH rED THIS PHEt~o~c::-NON7 P AGE 8 o;. 9 PAGC~ 27. INF'OfHI4,TIO N Wl-iiC H YOU F t;:EL I S PERTI N ENT ~UT WHIC H 1: NOT ADCQUATELY COVI::.IH:O IN THIS QUFSrtOUNAIAt:, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE El<PLANATIO N OF' THE SIGHTING . P AGC 9 OF 9 PAGE~ ' tf'l ( TO DEPARTtv,::NT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADOUART "RS 1400 A IR BASE WING (MAC) SCOTT Alrt r O RCE BASE, I LLINO IS 62225 19 lt'cbrun cy I 909 ~.-: .:.:. Pa~ tors on AFD, Ohio 1 . _!._,. 1ached Ali' Form '117 on r-:1 UFD s.i[;htin~ on 11 rcbrua1y 1S16<J, by H~. ";-:.ry Lcuis , i.s forvTo.rddd for app)op! ' i ate a~ tlon. 2 . '.{sathnr infor rr.ation for Scott AFD during th0 appl icabJ'J l,jmc p eriod Has &s folloHs: Al Li tudt! b . CcJljnc: 14,000 feGt ~. VJsjbiliLy: 20 miles Arnoun'L of cloud co7(r: AF Form 117 SICllTIHG OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMEN~ QUESTIONNAIRE nUI'GcT /IUXf.A.U AI'I-'NOVJ4l . 1\'UMHcR 2 l -Rl58 T H I::; QUEST0 .\lf<E l i A S BEE N PREPf\HED SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE TilE U.S. /\11~ FUI~CJo: AS f\1UCII INFOI \1\TJO~ A S POS~I-L:: C'O~CEI~NJNG TilE UNI DENT! FlED PIIEN0~1ENON TIIA 1' YOU II AVE OB::;ERVE 0 . PL f.ASE TI~Y ' J 0 ANSWER \.:~L OF TJII~ QUESTIONS. T.n;: INFOI~I\11\TION YOU GIVE WILL BE U SED FOR l~I.S!* /\I~CII PUl<POSES OUR r-.i.\\1-:. .nLL 1"0T B E USED I N CONNECT i l>N Wl'fH ANY OF YOUR ST/\TEMEN'l'S OR CONCLUSIO N S WJ'fllOIJT YOU~ P2~ ~-:!~5:d~ RETUf~N T O AIR F OHCE BASE I NVEST IGATOR FOI..! FOI<WAl~OING T O FTD (TDETI~). Wf<I<;ItT PATTER'( .. ,~b.OHI045433, l f\W AFR80-f7. (IFI\0/Jl'J'/ONAL Sllr :ETS ARI;; NF.I~Dr;IJ FOH NAIU<AT!VR O U Sf{J;TC!IF:S A'J'T.,. :: s~--.=\E~}' TO TJJIC::. F 0!\."1 OR ANt\'OTAT IHTIJ YOUR NAMP. F Oh' I[)J;;NTIF!C ATION . ) .._J SEE THE PHE NOME N O N 2 Wr~!T-:-.:~ :>10 YOU FIRST S IGHT THE rHEN O M E N O NI MINUTES------- 5 WHER=: , .. :=-:.E YOU WHE N YOU SAW ThE PHENO M E N O N ? I F I N CITY. GIVE' THE NEAREST STRE E T A DDRESS AND IND I CAn: ON A H A "- C :::;AWN MAP WHE~E Y O U WERE S i ANOING WITH REFE R E N<...E TO THC A D ORFSS. I F IN THE COUNTRY, I D E NTIFY TilE HIGYt~.; "'O U WERE O N 0R NEAR A N :J TRY T O FIX A D I S fANCE AND D I RECT I O N FI10 M SOME REC O GNIZA8LE LAND -1,\RK. r-.:_.:,v=.,.:;N WAS A BOVE:. THE. HO'l!:iN . OQ ~YYLINE WHE N FIHST ~EEIII. PLACE A e -O N THE SAME CUHVED LIIH : TO 5r~.: ..... -" - t:;H AEJOVE THE HORI:::p, ~rl::; PHEN O M E N O N W f\S WHE N L A ST SEFt~. 6A. NO. IMAC.INE YOU ARE A T THE Cf:.NTE R OF T HE. COM P ASS ROSE.. PLAC E A N . A .. O N Tilt: COt.H~ASS TO I NDICATE THf:. DIHLCT I O N T O THF. P H E N O M E N O N WHE N FIRST SEC::N . PLA C E A o O N TH~ COMPA !iS TO INOIC'AT C TH~ DIRLCTIO~ r o 1 HE:: PH !..N O M E N O N WH E N L A ST SEEN. J 7. l"i i' :: S TCH El-:~OW, PLAC E A N .,A .. A l . THE 0SITIOtl O r Tit. .. PHENOr1E.NON WHE N F IF!ST SFEN, AND A " B .. A T THE J ;. 5'il.::o. ':Jf:' i '-~ ?HENO~ENON WHE N L AST SEC.:N. CONNECT THE " A"' ANO a WITH A LitlE TO A PF'P.OXIMATC THE -.: .. :-...-~:: -":: P H CN O M E N O N B ETW.::C N " A " A~D " 8"'. THAT IS, SCHE"-4ATICAL L Y SHOW WHETHER T H E MOVEM E.tH A,...,-.c:.,,,kO T O e.: STRAIGHT, CURVF.:D O R Z IC-ZAG. REFER TO S' 1ALLER SKETCH A!i A N E X A "'\PLE OF H O W TO COM?LTE - ~A~.:;CR SKE-CH. PAGE 20F9 PAGES 8 . WHE R E WER E YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE P Hf:N O M E N O N ' ( C h uJ.. OJIIJro pricHt fol n rks.) /,/' O UTDOOR S I N BUSINESS SECTI O N OF CITY I N BUILDING ;_,/ IN RESIOFNTIAL SECTION Or C ITY IN CAR 0 A S DRIVER 0 A S PASSENGER IN OPEN COU N TRYSIDE I N OOA.,. NEAR A IRFit:LD IN A''"t~:...ANE 0 A S P I LOT 0 AS PASSEN G E R FLYING OVER C ITY OTH:::-:; FLYING OVER OPEN C OUNTRY A . I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE T H E FOLLO WING: \'---14-OIRECTION WERE Y O U MOVING? HOW F AST WERE YOU MOVING? WEST DIO YOU STOP A NYTIME WHIL E OBSERVIN G THE j~'<C ~-...&:: AST SOUTH EAST N0~7~NEST SOUTHWEST EXP L A I:-1 H::THER SUC H MOVF.MENT AFFECTS YOUR SKET C HES IN I T E MS 5 ANO 6 . DESCR t B:. 7YPE O F VEHI CLE Y O U WERE I N A N D TYPE O F R O AD, TERRAIN OR BODY O F WA T E R YOU TRAVE RSED DURING THE SIG"17""G. S'rATE WH ETHER WINDOWS O R CONVERTIBLE T O P WE R E UP OR DOWN. HO't MUCH OTHE R TRAFFIC WAS THE RE" Of 0 YOU NOTICE I\ N Y AIRPLANES' 0 Y E S [f(No. I F y ES, DESCRIBE WHE N THEY W!::R E I N SIGHT R E L AT IV E T O THE T IM.E OF SI G H T ING THE P HENOMENON AND 'l'liHERE T HEY WERE I N THE SKY R E LATIVE TO THE POSI T I O N O F THE PHENOMENON. ' HOW LONG W A S T H E P HENOM e N O N I N SIGHT? CERT A I 'If OF TIME NOT VERY SURE ;./ FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS H O W WAS T I I.IE DET ERMINED' W ~S -.,. E Pr !'fOMENO N IN SI G H T CON TIN UOUSL Y 1 0 YES El NO. I F No." INDICATE WHETHER T HIS IS OUE T O YOU R "iC I~"E"'-')~THE BEHAVIOR O F THE P H E N O M E NO N , ANO DESCRIBE SU C H MOVEM E N T OR BEHAVIO R . INDICATE D ISAP- J ~E.:.~.l\40::!3 Ct-1 r'REVIOUS SKETCHES PAG E 3 OF 9 PAGES DR A W A P I C T U H E T 0 S H 0 W H 0 ,y T H F. Y W 1 R E:. ARRAN\..tcD . DID THI3 ARRANGE M ENT CHANGE DURIN G THE ~IGHTINCl 11. CONDITIONS (r.hcr.k fl[lp ropfloJ.te l, l ucks.) CUM U LUS CLOUDS (LolJ flufh) FOG OR MIST H EI\VY RAIN CIRRUS CLOUDS (llir,h [f,uy o r Herring- LIGHT RAIN OR DRILZLE NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) H 1\ I L CUMULONIMBUS CLOU D S t-10 \li OR SLEET COM~LETELY v/~RCAST (Trun!t'rstorms) UNKNO WN l:.:_ I:-T rl E SIGHTING ,.; ~S AT TWILIGHT OR tiiGH T. WHAT Dl[) YOU N OTIC E ABOUT THE S_ T_ A_R_S A_N D_M_O_O N_, ---1 ~-l "lONE -- IGHT lo100NLIGH T _ N O MOONLIGHT C_LI~I F!tOtiro'F.~u-/--f-~ YO~R n~G'-iT ---I o~.Ef:~7E;~ (t:;;:r noon) r. 5:-CirY THE MAJ O K SOURCF. OF ILLUMitlATIO N PR-=:S':.t-IT DURit~G THE SIGHTitiG, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLI GHTS OR ~r~E.:T L \MP, E1C. FOR TERREST RIAL ILLUIINATIO'I, SPECIFY D ISTANCE TO LIGHT SOU~CE. 12 Cl J:.. .l I::F a:: :~I?TION OF THE:. PHEt~OM.:.NON, I N D I CATING WHETHEH I r APPEARED DARK O R LIGHT, WrlETH~R I T r.,...t-L~':r::= ~,-,,...., C'1 W.\5 SE'LF-LUMINOUS ANO NHAT COLOPS YOU N O TICED. Dt.SCRIHF YOU.~ 1'-I?RESSION OF WHETHER I T -HAS$')~!'))~ ."=~A~SPARENT, WHFTrlE R EDGES WERE SHAJ-.IP OR FUZZY. DESCRI8F THE SHA E OR INDICATE IF IT t.POEA.=-e..~ -'5" .:>,..,NT OF LIGHT. INDIC.ATE COMPAF-ISONS WI fH OrHER OBSc..RVI:.D OBJECTS, L IKE SfARS, A L I GHT OR OT~. ... (J3J:=-I f.JUR FIEL D OF VI, "1. PAGE 4 OF9 PAGES D I D THE P HENOMENON Y E S N O UN KtlO ,YN MOVE IN A ST~AIGHT LINE' STAND STILL A.T ASYTIME? ~,-/ ANO EXPLODE' CHA'~vE c:..o~ ::> REAPPEAR) t , EW YOU R ATTENTIO N TO THE PHENOMENON? A . HOW OlD I T INALLY DISAPPEAR' FRONT O F SOM E THI'IC, L IKE A CLOUD, TR!::E,OR OUILOING AT ANY TIM:::? PAGE 5 OF 9 r;\GeS 15. 01:.'\W A PiCTllt~E rH \T 'rtiLL SHO\f ntr SH \PE 0~ TH .... f.,Ht:I'IOM<NO~ INCLUI:lr AtiD l f. oil AtiY I H rAILS Til A. r MIGH r H 1\ VI~ APPF.:AH:!: n A<; WI NvS OR PROTRU .. ION<;, AND IN OICA l E (.;.<HAll T 011 VAPOH l HAILS Ill OICA P HY A N A N ROW Tl~ E Oln-CTI~N THE PHENC~t:.NON WAS PIOVING. ;POP-- E u o ' ""i:J== Y ON HUCH c.:-.. ~ ""~J~C:T l ' COVrRs::o V( TH'::": HFAO OF THE' tATCI1. NOW I F YOU HAD E!'li A 7 0 -rg -~AM YIS EX:Pt:PIM~N-/1,-i'~t TltAt' OF" T~1E S lf'"IT!IiG, ESTIMAtE' WlifiT FHAC:TIOtl OF TIIF PAc..t: C OF 9 PAGr'i 1 / . OIU YOU OO~LRV~ THE PHEN O MENON IHHOUGH ANY Of-THt. FOLLOWINC.' INCLUO INF0~'-11\fiON Otl t.IODLl. fYP , f-ILTR, lENS PRtSCRIPTI O N OR OTHLR API->LICAOL'-DATI\.