au sa s as t!S&L e r~3~Y 'J7 C~OZ l . SOUP.Cf Civil i a:1 i . ~liMP.ER OF 03JECTS 5. LEHCTH OF OlUERVATIOH 4 f'.iinutes t.. TYPE OF O &SERVATIOH Gr ound-Visual 1 . cou;,se 9. P H YSICAL iVID!HC! CIS(lt aa.ua 2 40 OIJ5GG ....... Z2W$ilaiald[ W .. (,SIJlk)$2 !CI' ........ tPI!A$1 5 .. !L& )iSIS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOC~ TIO~ Shingel Spring, Ca l ifo1nia 10. C OHCLUSIOH Probable SATElliTE 11. 8RIEF 5U>.WAAY AHO AHALYIIS The observer sighted-a flickering white south and disappeared after 4 minutes. light that travel ed FTD Hi1'6l :.(TO) Pwulsuuuel~Jua..., ... u SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOME~A QUESTIO~MAIRE BUDGBT BUif!UU A?I*~IIAL IYU~BE 2 t -:zu THIS QUESTIO:-iNAIRE HAS OEEN PREPARED SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FOf<C AS r.IUCH INFORMATIO N POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENO MENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO ANSWER AL;..i OF TilE QUESTI ONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL DE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES YOUR NA.W. .i-1Lt,.. NOT BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITI-IOUT YOUR ?2.'.1!5SidN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), Wl~!GHT p ATTt:R=>l.'~; .\FB, OH I 0 4 5433 , I AW AFR 80-17. (IF ADDI1"10NA.L SHEETS AR~ N1-:DF..D FOR NAUflA Tl Vr: OR SKETCHES A T TACi-! .-~:.CURF.LY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.) I. '1/HE/'J 0 1::1 t'OU SEE THE PHENOM ENO~? 2 WnAT T".<'IE OlvTuU FIRST S IGH1 THE PHENO M E N O N 1 3 . WHAT T I M E DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOM E NON' M O NTH YEAR HOUR M INUTES 0 A . M . Z.:>~E 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS QSTANOARD 0 EAS"'"E~N 0 CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN 0 PACIFI C 0 OTHER !>. WtiERC: h'E:RE YOU WHEN YOU S AW THE PHENOME U O N ? I F IN CITY. GIVE THE N EAREST STREET ADORES!. AND INDICATE O N HANC :J"'AWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDIN G WITH REFERE NCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN THE '=OUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU YIE R E ON OR NEAR AND TFIY T O F I X A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOM E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. i b ( J O I I~ACII'I!:: YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A'" ON THE CURVEt) LINE TO SH O W HO'I HIGH THE Prl::' "::"ON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHE N F IRST SEEN. PLACC A o~ O N THE SAM E CURVED LINE TO S>iOII' 1-'0'1 " IGH ABOVE THE HORIZO N THE PHEN O M ENON WAS WHE N LAST SEEN. Gl\. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN .-. ON THE COMPASS T O INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE ?HENOMEHON WHEN FIRS1. St::EN. PLACE A a ON THE COMPASS TO I N DICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENO M WHEN LAST SEEN. 7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE A N A AT THE POSITIO N OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A " B " AT THE .:>SITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A .-.No a WITH A LINE TO AP?ROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN " A " AND " 9 " . THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT APP!::AREO TO a::: STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIGZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE THE LARGE~ S'<ETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES AFR SI>-17(Cl) WHERE WERE VOU WH E N VOU SAW IN BUSINESS SECTIOH Or CITY RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY =,I."=' 0 AS DRIVER 0 AS P"5SENGER I N OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIHFIELD 0 A S P " SSENGER FLYING OVER CITY F LYING OVER OPEN COUH rrtY A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE: THE FOLLOWING: ::>IRECTION WERE YOU MOVI NG7 HOW F'AS'r W!::RE YOU MOVI~IG 010 YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE PHENOMENON? NO"->iW EST SOUTH'NEST EXPLAI'l '""'-IETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR S\TCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6 . OSCAI9~ TYP E OF VEHICLE YOU WE?E IN ANO T'IPE OF R OAD, TERRAIN O R BODY OF WATER YOU T RAVERSED DUR ING T H E SIG>iToNG. STATE YIHETHER WI NOONS OR CO!'IVERTISLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. H.:>W MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE OtO YOU >\:>TICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YES 0 NO IF "YES DESCRIBE WHE N THEY \IIERE 1~1 SI-:>HT R1 A 7 1VE TO THO:: Tl'-lcq ~OF SIGt'TI'I(; THE PHENOMENON A~ID WH:::Re: THEY WE RE. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION 0" T t1 E PH ENOM '!:ri0:--1. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CERTAIN OF TIME :-lOT VERY SURE FAIRLY CFRTAIN JUST A GUESS :JET ERMIN ED wAS 'rH2 ?,_.c'iO't4ENON IN SIGHT COI-.TI'IUOUSI..Y? 0 YES Go. IF "No. INDICATE \IIHI::THER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR MCV!OM::'o-o~ THE BEHAVIOR OF T~<2 "'HE .. OMENON, AND Of~RI9E SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE OISA.P- P::Vt0US SKETCHES. PAGC: 3 O F 9 PAG~S IT '011;;:~4( \V!"~ UOME THAH ON~ PH!NOME N O H , OW MAH Y WERE T H E H E 1 ORA.W 1\ PICTUHC: TO 3 H O W ~lOW .1\RH~NO!:O. Dl~ T'ltl .\I A~O!MZNT DURIN G T H!!: !iiGH'riNC ! CONDITIONS (CI.eck approprir.t e b locks.) CUMULUS C LOUDS (!.otiJ fluffy) F O G OR M IST LF""ILI GHT CIRRUS Ct..OUOS (lli R,\ f l e e c y nr HrrrinR 1-'EAVY R Aitl vi N I GHT L I CHT R \1 ~I O R D R I ZZLE N I:.C9US CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL I PA"TLY CLOU~V CUM Ut..OHIMBUS CLOUDS SN O W OR SLEET (T 1: urtcir:rs t o rm.s) CO 4?1. ET:!LY C''!:~CAST U N K N O \\N H A 2 E OR SMOG THE ABO V E THO! S I G -lTIHC "'-'SA T T'141LIGH T O R NIGHT , WriA T 010 Y O U NOTICE ABOU T T HE: rr0 MOON L I GHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT OON WI T H Ho\L O B Y C LOUDS P ART!AL {New o r q t.WJlcr) I F 5 1G 1-tTI N C WAS 11'1 (;AYL I C H T , WA S THE SUN VIS19LE1 IF YES, WHERE WA S T H E SUN A S YOU FACED TrlE ;:>HNC"!EHO'f? O F YOU T O YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAO(Nt:WMO~ I . '4 OA CI( vF Y O J YvU R LEFT E. Si>:!Cii"Y THE !oiA JO .It SOU RCE OF IL.LUMINATIOI>I P R ESENT DURING THE SIGH TING, SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS O R LJI.Jo4? OR T ERA:!STRIAL I L L U)oltNATION, SPECIFY DISTANC E T O LIGHT SOURC E . OF THE PH E NOlo~ ::'1 0'1. INDICATING WHETHEr! IT APPE.t.R=:O D A R K OR L I GHT, WHETHE R R~F~CTE:> ,..-':>~WAS SI!LF- LUMIH O US A~'>~ 0 Wi-IAT COLQ;-!S YOU N OTICED. DESCRiilE YOUR IMPRESSI O N O F \VH ZTHE R !ill AS SOLI:> O .:t -R.,.-4SF>AREN T , WHETHE R ZOG E S WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR I N DICATE I F A P;>E.A,.O::J A:> A P O I N T O F IN D I CII T:; CO~"'ARISONS WITH OTHER OBSE R VED OOJECTS, LIKE ST ARS. A LIGHT O R OTH:!R 03J~CT ''< You-. FIELO OF VIEW. P AGE 4 O F 9 PAGES 0 10 T H I!: }'HlllN O MI:NON YES N O U~IKHO',tiH loiOVI! IN A :STI"AIOHT LINET !TA:-10 STILL AI IH4YTIMEf SUDDENL Y s I!D UP AND RUN AWI..VT eA~A)( U "'" 1"1 ,.:O).~TS AND EXPLOOl!? Ci-!A'i-:z .,,.tGHTNE SS? CHA!W~! :>r,."Ef FL ;..s-, ~p -- ICKERf O IS.a.;>P!:A2 AI<!O REAPPEAR? SPIH LI"C: 4 TOP? FLUT TEt'\ ")?'WOBBLE? 14. WHAT 0 YOUR ATTENTION TO T H E PHEHOM!NO N ? A . HOW OlD IT FINALLY OISAPPEA R T a . 01~ ,...1"\: ""!''"V~ENON MOV BEHI~O 0~ ' N f'AONT OF $01111f:THIHG, LII<E A CLOUD, TflEE, OR OUILOIHC AT ANf TlloiE PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES 1l5. ORAW /lo. I"ICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUO!: AND L ABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVC: APPEAR:::O AS WIN GS O A PROTIWSIONS, AND INDICATE E X H AUST OR VAPOPI T"'AILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRECTIO N TH PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. 16. WHAT WA~ -..,;:: ~:;J\...0.? SIZE? HOLD A '-IAT~H A T A RM'S LENGT H IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET L AM"' OR 7hE "'=C~. !'tOTE HOW MUCH o;;-"rrfE: OaJECT I S COVERED BY THE HEA D OF T H E MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BC:EN A3LO::: :"': ~:::>::Jq\4 THIS EXP ERIVE"i:" AT THE T IME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTI O N OF THE PHENO UE::-.0"' .. c _:; r" AVE BEEN COVERED 3" TriE MATC H HEAD. PAGE 6 O F 9 PAGES 17 010 YOt. OeoEr'IV" T H E PHE N O MENON THROUGH ,:... ;::p, ._t::N S ?RESCIUPTION OR OTHER o~>.Pf'L'CABLE OAT A . ;::.,E ; r,\)N ' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEIOO _ PHE N O M E NON I GIVL CSTit.IA"rE OF DISTANCE -- 1~ ,.,-1;.; .,_,YOUR IMPRESSIU~t OF T ri: SPEE:l O F TH!:: :=119 WHo\T WAS YOUr> IMPRl:SSION or TH OISTC.tiCI' OF (Ho:. 2.l IN 0 ~::-.THAT WE MAY OE!"rAitl AS CLEAR A P ICTUR!: A S PO:;SIBLE OF "'HAT YOII SIIW, D' SCRIBL I N YOUf OWN 'HOPO~ A CO'''-:;-. OBJECT OR OBJECTS 'MiiC-', WHEN f-'LACEO IN THE. SKY , Slf'AI:...AR TO 'ntft.:RE YOU NOTED THF. PHEtiO~Er-;Or., YtOUL'"' i'>'::4R SOM E RESEII.BLANCE TO WtiAT YOU SI1W. DESCRIBE SI Mh .. ARITIE.S ANI f'IFFE-:'1t..NCi:'> BETWFEH THE CO'-'~r .J9JI::CT A~IO WHAT YOU SA W. A. Dl;:l Tt-l: :.,;;, t:)uo :J:-1 OI~TURB THE GROU'lD OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICA L EVIDENCE. .A.FR SiJ.-17(CL) Ct.UOIIf(; OCCUP~TION AHO ~HY E.<~E,.IfHC1: \tHICH Mo\Y B ?ERTIIENT.