Ci:rili~:: PROJECT 10073 RECORD l. LOCATIO~ Clifton, Ohio 10. CONCLUSION Pro babl e A!ltro (ALTAIR) NllMAE R :JF 08JECTS 5. LENGTh Oi= OlUERVATIOH ~t 0545L, Altair was at azimuth 101 deg and 29 deg elevation. A.t O(h5 it wao at 11,. deg azi(Tluth, 40 deg ele vati on. 11. !SRI~F SUMMARY AHO AHAL.YIII The observer sighted a otar-like object in the ESE. faded and disappeared at dawn. The ligt': I~-TYPE OF O~SERV.\TICM Ground- Visw 1 j 7. COURSE ~ s~ ~ ~ i onary ESE t ;.. ?H OTO.S 9. PHY51CAL fVIO!NCE 22. HAVE YOU E VER SF.EN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHE N O M E N O N IJEFORF" l j Yf S [r] NO. I F "Y . .. v iV:. D A fL MID LOCATIO N . LJ. WAf. ANYONC:: 'f~-H (':)U AT T~iE TIMF YOU S AW THI::: P H E N O M E:I-ION? f)itYES [)NO. (fjYES 0'-t I F "Yf s . DID THE Y Si=:E I r fC>O? A. LIST TH!::.~ ,..s,;~.: .:: ~\ID A DDRESSES .~; ~ G IVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIO N ABou r YOURSE L F NAME. FIRST SAME -\ O:>!TI:>'I;AL INFORMATIO N INCLUDING OCCUPATIO N AND i\tiY EXPEni E NCE WHIC H MAY BE PERTINE~IT. T-1I S U E ~ T I 0 t .tl A I K t:. PAGE 0 OF 9 PAGE-5 21. INFORMA T ION Wn iCH YOU FEEL IS f-c:.Rrlt~LNT t)UT WHIC H I S NOT AOCQUATELY COVI:flf-0 IN THIS QUl'STIONNAIHE, ALTF"RNATIVEL.Y PROVIDE A NARRATIVt: EXPLANATIOH OF filE SI GHTING . PAGE 9 OF 9 P A G E S 0:1 :!_!!. i'eu ::.969, Lt . tlarano -:-eceivcc.l a call f rom , Gli: - .:!1to to report a UF'O sichtlng. M.c reported nccing nn c~ -~in the southeaot a L 0600 hr3 on 14 At l'irst the cbje ~pp~ared to be a sLar . ~he object was a red boll siniJar Lo l'ire . 1 st.e ;J in one position duri n6 t he s l0hting. 'l'he s i ehLiuG lo.r.ted c l o se l.o -;. :~.:.n~.ltes. The object cot Jibhtc!" ar.d fad~cl fn:ay to .. mrd daylizht R E PL.V T O D EPARTMENT OF THE A I R FO~CE H EADQUARTE R S f' O R E I G N TEC~NOLOGV OIVISIO N ( AFSC) WRIGHT.PAT TF:R50N A l A r OR CE: O A S E . OHIO 4!'3433 R~.-~ence your recent unidentified flying object sighti n g which y o ... :-eported to t he Air Force . The information which \Je have re.:~.:.ved is no t suf f icient for a scientific i n ve s t igati on. Request ~':)U .:ompl ete the a t t a : hed AF Form 117 a nd return i t in the self- ad~ressed envelope. Thank you for r ep or ting your observat i on t o th~ Air Force. RZC.lOR .tUI NTANI ILA, Jr, Lt Col onel, Chie f , Aerial Phenomena Office Ae:-ospace Technologies Divisi on Pr ction Di rectorate AF Fo r m 117 w/envelO})e AFrt H0-17(C1) 11UDGeT llUR FAU APf't(OVAJ. SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOHHAIRE TillS QUESTlO 'I\lRE HAS llEEN Pl-!EPArn: n SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE T HP. U.S 1\ll~ FORC I: 1\S MUCrt INFOm.1ATfO N A S PUS:-;IJH.E C U:"JCEI~NlN(i TilE UNlLH;:NTIFJEI> f'IIENO:vtF.NON TIIAT YOU 111\VE 011Sl.RVED. PLEI\SE Th:Y TO 1\:"/S\\'ER ,\Lt' \.)F TilE QUESTIONS. TliE INF01 11\TLON YOU G IVE WILL UE USED F OJ< I<ESEI\RCII PLJI~POSES YOU!~ Nt\'.lE \~' - l'iOT DE tJSF.D I N CONNECTION Wf'l II ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT Y OU!~ PE.i-,''II' : -:-.;. I~ETUHN TO AIR FOI~CF HI\SE INVESTIGATOR FOI~ FOI~WI\I~DI:'-IC TO F Tr> (TIJETI<). WI..:JCIIT PATTt.H;)()' , J\>'"~'.011045433, II\WArnaO-i7. (IF Af)fJ/'.fiONAT. SllF:J~"TS ARE Ntl~VI~D FON NAI<UAT/VI~ (JH SKF~TC/IFS A T"J'. l C"li ''"('' .~;.!. t ' TO TillS FOUM OR ANNOJ'ATF: 1\t/Tl/ YOU/? NAMr:: F Or, IDENTIFICATION.) 1 'nHEN t"-v~.., SFE THE PHEN O MFNON 7. \',1-l A.T fl"~ ::'';)YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHEN O M E N O N' 4 1 I ~E. Z ~ "J ( ] 0 A Y Ll G H T SA VI N G S lJ S T AN DAR D 5 WrlC:R:':: /'f==-:. YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHENO:.t CNON' IF IN C ITY. GIVE THE N EAREST c;TRCET ADDRESS AND IND ICATE ON A HA"'0 C'~' -.1 MAP WHC~E YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE' ADDRESS. I F IN THE COUNTRY. IDEN T irY THt. HIC.H .. A'' -:.J WERE 01\1 OR N EAR AND 1RY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECti O N FROM SOME RECO GNIZABLE LANDMARK S :E. v:c A~E AT lHE POINT SHO'.V"' IN THE SKEl"CH, PLACE AN . A ON THE CURVED LINE T O SHOW HOW HIG H THE S~'';A '-':>A ~n::;~ ABOVE THE HORIZOfll THE PHC"NOME N O N WAS WHEN LASr S!::E'N. AFH H0-17(Cl) bA. N O W IMA(JI N E:. YOU ARt A r THE CEN 1 C:P 0 r f H E CO~IPA~<; ROSL PLACE A N .,/\,. ON T H C CO 'PAS'; TO I H O I C AT F TH L DlrtFC"1' 10 N T O THE fJHF-NO~t1ENON WHC:N FHlST SF. " N . fLA C F A " 8 " O N THE. COMPA!S TO I NDICATf: Tltr OIRtCTIO N T O IH" P Ht.N O MPl(.IN WHI:N LAST SE:EN . ! 7 . ltl THC !'.Kl~Tt::H ufLOii, ?LACE AN "A" AT THf: POSITION Of-fHC Pt-.ENOMENO WliEN FIR~T 5EHI, AND A "'8 " AT THC.. I P'SI710N O F T.;c; PHCNOM E:-IO N W\.iEtl LAST SEEN. CQtWE:.CT THE "A,. AND '"a WITH A LINC TO APPROYIP.IATE THC !'j'.'l:ME;t~T OF -~o.q; PrtEt~O\~E'NON UZTWC:I'N "A" AND "E.l . 1 HAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW YtHrTHCH THE MOVEMUIT ,c.:...?:;.t.r1EI') 10 ~E .,TRAIGHT, CUi'VED OR Zt....,.ZAC. H~F~R TO SMALLER SKETCH A S A N EXAMPLE:. O F HOW TO CO~?LETE l'r1F. L:..RGER !:Y.ZTCII. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES AFR H0-17(CJ) 8 . WHEnE WEnc YOU WH E N YOU SAW THC PHI::N O MENON? (f.ltrf'lc 11/'J"ol'rittt 1;/u,.ff\,) IN 8USINCS!; SFCTIO N OF C ITY IN RE';IlJf'NTIAL SLCTIO N OF-C ITY IN CP ~ f} A S DRIVFR I N 0 P F N C 0 U N TF~ Y S I D c N "AI~ AIHFIFl.O IN,.\' ; -_;sF n A S PILOT [)A S P ASSENGE:-"R I-LYING OVFn CITY FLYING OVER OPE:.N COUNTRY A. I F YOU WE~E I N A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ,_.-J V I NG H O W 1-A S r WERE YOU MOVIt~G? y 0 U S T 0 P ANY rIME W H II. E 0 8 S E k VI N G THE NOMi!NON ? IN0~7- ST SOUT~EAS EXPLAI N '1\-:;THER SU -i MOVE M ENT ArFCCTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITFM S 5 AND 6 TH~ SISH7i!\~ STATE WHETHEH WINDO.VS C~ CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE:: U P OR DOWN. 1 \ O f/ ""'-'C~ -_.TiER TRAFFIC WAS T HERE? ~;-;;-vc;-,;-;;-o-;lcE ANY AIRPLA~Fs7 [_IYEs-~-~No. IF "YEs.:-o-Escqlnr wHFN THEY w-ERE 1 ;s;c;HT RLLArtvE-ro i~ETI~ A Oi= :!v'-i711-_:: 7 H E PHE N O M E N O N AND WHc.R!:: THEY WER!: ttl TH~ SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHE.NO'.IF.NO 1. H Oh LC 'G \'lAS THE PHEtJOMENON IN S I GHT? CERTAIN OF TIMF' t ,,. I NOT VERY ~U_R_t _ ~ W S -o~c:-;; ... ~ ~'-'E'l~'J IN SIGHT co~.-IS.vUSLY? t lYFS [J~lO. IF "NO. " INDICArE WHCTH(.R THIS IS OUI TO YOUR ,;v~.:-..-:'--o~:: Cl'=.HAVIOR OF Tlf-:;::.- 0'-iE.NOti. AND OESC 1. E SUCH MOVt.M cNT OR O>HAVIOR. INDICATE DISAr>. PA'3E '3 OF 9 P.I\GES AFH R0-17(C J) 10. I F nH:. R E W~RE M O RE' TH~.N ONF. PHI1'10M ENON, H O W MAllY WCHE THC~ E DFIAW A P ICTURE' TO 'iHOW H O W THI:-Y WE:.RC ARRANGeD. DID THIC> ARRANGEM ENT CHANGE C>URING Tile SI GHTING' ~ 11. CO~DITIONS (Cht:ck approprwt e blocks.) CLOU OS (l.ow fluffy) TWILIGi-' T CLOU DS {lltglt /leery or 1/cninf! FOG OR MIST HEAVY RAIN L I G H T F! A I N 0 R D R I Z Z L 1:: CL~AH NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) CU'14ULONIM8US CLOUDS SNOW O R SU:. E T (T!tio n.der <: nrns) HA'ZE on S...,OG N O U!:: OF THE ABOVE ~ :::. IP T~-JE: SIGHT, C WAS AT TWil. IGHT oq NIG~H. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS A~,JD MO:::>P I N 0 'I=: eqr:::HT 1-.!00NLIGHT tiO MOONLIGHT M :>ON WITH H ALO MOON HIDDE N ElY CLOUDS i .:~. ' NC,.h P/J RTIAL (N~w u r quurt cr) fw. t = :-:::-i-,"'~ ,.,,5 I N DAYLIGHT, v.As THe SJ"-vr.:IBLF? DYEs IF " YES," WHERE WAS lHC SUN A S YOU FACED J jl"' FRONT o::-YOU 1 TO YOUR R I G H r . OVERHEAD (Ncrrr -,non) TO YOUR LEFT ::.. ~:;,;::c F Y THE oo~>.JOR SOURCE OF ILLUMI'l,!.,TIO N PR~SE NT D URING THE SIG HTING, SUCH A:i THE SlJI'I, HF.AOLi nHlS O R STREET L A \,4?, E7C. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLU~!NATION, SPECIFY OISTANCC TO LIGHT SOURCE. ::~ :::::RI?TIOtl OF THE P).<E:"'E'~O-.... INDICATING Wn ETIIER IT APPE ARED DII.RK OH L I GHT, WHE.THf::P IT REFLE::;~-; _ I :;-T 0~ WAS SELF-LU'-(I N:''J S '"~D WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRII:tE YOU~ IMPRE'SSION OF VfHt:..THE'q r-1:0.5 $:':..10 == -qA~SPAREN r , WHETH EO(;ES WERE SHARP OR FUZlY. DC.,CRIBE THE SHJIPE OR I"'DIC A rE IF IT : p;:>:;: o-;.:=' - -;. '=>O'NT O F LIGHT. INI ~ ~ :-C:::>M?ARISONS WITH 0 rHt::R OdSERVED OBJECTS, LIKL STARS , A L I GHT O R :::q oa; ~.:-I " YOL:R FIELD OF' V I E Ji. , I PAGE 4 OF 9 rAGES I S Of(AW A f>ICTtJR:.= T H A T WILL SHO W THE SHAPE:: Of-THE PHC..NO'H:.NON. INCLUDE. AND LAUCL ANY Of:.TAILS THAT tiiGHT HAVE.. APPEARFD AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIO N<;, AND INDICATC E ..... HAUST OR VA vR TRAILS. INOICATt ElY Ar~ ARROW THE UIHf:.CTION ThE PHEN O M E N O N WAS MOVING. ', 'r"l'": ,..s r ~ :t.'':iULAR SIZE ' HOLD A vr.-c~ ,\T Aq~S LEI'IGI,... I N FRONT OF A KNOWil OBJCCT, SUC H A S A STRECT L.; c Q:) -~: t-.OTE H O 'H MUC~ c To;c! OOJEl.T IS CCVE~co ElY T H E HEAO OF TilE M A' TCH. N O W I F YOU HAD l"EEN AE---:: ::;::):o;:)v THIS LXPE.:RI VC:"'7 ;). ... 1 HE TIM:: o = Tnt. SIGHTING, ESTIMATE' WHAT FRACTI O N OF THE PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES \1 OlD Y O U OO~c:.~VE: THE PHENO M E I'. O N THROUC,II ANY Of-1 Hf: FOLLOWI NG' INC:LUDI INF orH<lATION O N MOOLL.