Civili a n t . NliMl\ER OF OSJECTS PROJECT 10073 RECORD 3. LOCATION engo, Indiana 10. CONCLUSION Possible AIRC Flight characteristics a nd duration is atmilar to an aircraft. 5. LENGTH o:: O~lSERVATIOH 11. 8,_1Eft SUMMARY AHD ANA'-YIIJ 8 f1inu tes ft. TYP E 0~ O~SERVATIDH Ground-Visual 7 . COURSE 9. P HYSICAL EVIDI!MC! SEE CASE FDE REMINDER MEMO WORK OROIER + AVOID ERRORS-PUT IT IN WRITING + R OUTING S Y,..BOL. TDPT (UFO) Report of Unidentified Flying Object The attached letter and drawing are referred to you for handling IICNA 1.1~ II Louisville, SU9JI:C:T DEPARTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE H EADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY D IVISION I AFSC l WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4!5433 TD?T (UFO) :servation, 4 February 1969 Refe~ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yo1! reported to the Air Force. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request yo~ ~omplete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. HECTOR ~ctUINTANIIJ.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AerospaceTechnologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIOHHAIRE BUDGET IIUHF.AU APPROVAL N U!rWER 2t.R258 THI S QUESTIONNAIRE HAS llEEN Pl~EPARED SO TIIA T YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S Am FOI'<CE A S MIJCII INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE CO NCERN ING THE UNIOENTIFIED P IIENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OllSERVF.D. PLF.ASF. TRY TO ANSWER ALL. O F THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU G IVE WILL UE USED F'OI~ RESEARC H PURPOSES YOUR N A:.:c: '.\1-\-NOT OE USE D I N CONNECTION WITII ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CON CLUSIONS WITIIOUT YOUR PER\:<=:.::!:J'\1. RETUI~N T O AIR FORCE HASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWAI'(DlNG TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGIIT- ~ ATTERSO:>. .-\FB OH I 0 4 5433, 11\W AFR 80-f7. (IF ADDITTONAL SH1-:TS ARF: NEEDF.D FOR Nil. URI\ TIVE OR SKF:TCHT~S ,\TT/1CH SF':'i..RP.L}' TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTII.TF. IHTH YOU!? NII.MF. POl? IDENTIPICII.TJON. ) 1. WHEN C ::> Y~Li S!:E THE PHEN O M E NON? 2 . W'i t. T T I"!E: DID YOU FIRST S IGHT THE P H E NOMEN O N > 3 . WH 1\T TIMC: DIO YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON> HOUR ~ MINU TES J fJ A .M. 4 . TIME'ZO~:;;. QDAY L I GHT SAVINGS QSTANDARO ~j-'EA5T E~ [j CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN LJ PACIFIC 0 OTHER S WHER::: w C:"!i:: YOU WHE N YOU S AW THE PHE~IOMENON' IF I N CITY. G IVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICAT ON A HAND C=i:O.VN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WIT H REFERENCE TO THE ADDRE SS. IF' Ill THE t::OUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOMER NIZABLE LANDMARK. r P''<GIN;: 'fO_, ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN " A ' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE PHi::NO"'E'~O"-WAS AOOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHE N FIRST SEEN. PLAC E A g~ ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO Sl-'011 "':)N ..,IOH ABOVE THE HORIZON TH!: ?HEN O MENON WAS WHE N LAST SEEN. OBSE RV E R AFR 80-l7(Cl) 6A. N OW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER CF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN.,,. ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEt! F IRST SEEN . PLACE A e ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE TtiE DIRECTI O N TO THE P H E N O MENON WHEN LAST SEEN. 1. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A AT THE POSITIOil OF THE PHENOMENON WHEtl FIRST SEEN. AND A " 8 " AT THE POSITIOil OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEE~I. CONNECT THE " A " AND a WITH A LINE T O APPROXIMATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN " A " AND " B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT AP?EARED TO 9E STRAIGHT, CURVED OP. ZIG-ZAC. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH A S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW T O COMPLETE T~E LARGER SK:OT C H . PAGE 2 OF 9 P ACES AF'R H0-17(Cl) WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON> tlJif~"~IJrintr bl IJI'k '.) IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY IN BUILO'~IG IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY INCA? 0 AS DRIVER _ 0 AS _PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE NEAR AIRFIELD 0 AS PILOT 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY FLYING OVE R OPEN COUN TRY I F YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ::~=:CTION HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING> DIO YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING PHENOMENON> ~IOi'\1 ,...WEST $0UTH.VEST EXPL'I.IN 'I<M':.THER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN 11 EMS SAND 6 . D!::SCRI9C:-'PE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN A'IID TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF TRAVERSED DURING T H E SIC.l-'7! ' v . STATE WHETHER WINDONS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE> DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? IF "YES.~ DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT R ELATIVE TO THE TIME OF SIG'"ITING THE PHENOME NON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE S~Y RELATIVE TO T~IE POSITION OF THE PHENO M E NON. 9. HOW LONG VIAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT> LEN~T-l 0" CERTAIN OF TIME N O T VERY SURE FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS Tl OETERMINEO> ... .-X'J? ' TJ:: "'-!1'-o.:>MENON IN SIGHT CO'l- '<IJOUSLY> (\?YES ~ "lO. IF No. INDICATE WHETHE R THIS I S DUE TO YOUR vov::-' E'l-J" 7'"~ 9EHAVIOR OF T'-:: ;:>1-'ENOMENON, AND D E CRISE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. IND I CATE DISAO. PE~P>.'l::ES ~'I ;:oREVIOUS SKETCH::S PAG E 3 OF 9 PA~";ES IF TIIERE WERE MORE THA N O N E P HENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE> DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANCE DURING THE SIGHTING DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE CONDITIONS (Check aptropriat c blocks.) S'< y B. WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS (/.n .. fluffy) FOG OR MIST CIRRUS CLOUDS (High fl e e c y or Herring H EAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL PARTLY CLCUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET COMPLETE'-'( OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) HAZE OR SMOG N O N E OF THE ABOVE C. I F Tt4E SIGHThG WAS AT TWILIGHT OR N I:>HT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON > NONE BRIG'-iT MOONLIGHT N O MOONLIGHT MOON WITH HALO MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS PAR Tl A L (New o r qu.o.rter) ::J. 1= S'G"'71N~ WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? Tr4e PHEN OMENON? IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IN FRONT O F YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(New~o~ IN B&.CK Or YOU TO YOUR L EFT U N K N OWN =-S?ECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF I LLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR STR:::~ LAMP, ZTC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMIN~TION,,SPECIFY DISTANCE!.? LIGHT.SOU.RCE. /.' 12. GIV!:: A. 9 "' ':;:-cgsCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMEN ON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARE D DARK OR L IGHT, WHETHER I T REFLE:CTC:;) Ll:i:iT OR WAS SELF-LUMI NOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSIO N OF WHETHER IT WAS SOLIO 0"! TRANSPARENT, WHETHE R EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY . DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT APP:::A? :;:.:; -' S A POINT Or LIGHT. INDIC ATE COMPARISON S WITH OrHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIOHT OR OTP.E:~ 99J!t;-I N YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. ~ ( ! I ' ( .Jl I PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGF.S AVi! ~17(Cl) I 3. 0 10 THE PHEN O M ENON MOVE IN A STR"IGH T LINE? j.../ STANO STIL L .:IT ANYTIME? V SUDDEN L Y S<>C:i:O U? ANO RUN AWAY ? I,.-/ BREA K UP IS o;.::ns AND EXPLODE? ........... CHANGO: COL ,. ;...- MAKE A NOIS~1 FLUTTE R 0':1 WOBBL E ? fA. H O'N DI D IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR "'-E'I'=> NON MOVE B'::H I'IO OF! I N FRONT OF SOM ETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT A N Y TIM E t PAGI: :S OF~ PAG\t:5' 15. DRAW A PICTURe: THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL A N Y DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEAP.:::O AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW TilE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING. 1 lo . WH.l,T 'lAS -c.-"" j!JL.C..R SIZE? HOLO AM :-TCY AT ARM'S L ENGTH I N FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET LA~"."' 0"' -._:;: c~ .... N:>TE HOW MUCH:>"' THE oaJECT IS COVERED B Y THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD EE"::"< .t..!O'LE-"'E=>::-o:>\4 THIS EXP E R "'0:'1T AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING , ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THC PHE'IO"'E .. : ., ::~ -~ i-AVE BEEN COV::.:>::'J SY THE MATCH HEAO. PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES DID YOU OBSERVE T H E PHEN O M E N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLL O WING' INCLUDE INFORMATION ON T YPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTI O N OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EY!!GLASS!O::. C AMERA VIEWER SUNGL ASSE3 BINOCULA R S SIDE \II;NOO ~ OF VEHICLE T HEODOLITE WI NOOWi'>.;,"':_ A . DO YOU Oi'<'::' ""~ILY WEAR GLASSES QYES NO 9. DO YOU USE READIN G GLASSES> WHAT"'"" v:;u~ IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE ~ 19. WHA T WA S YOUR I MPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF TH~ PHENO~E'-::l"i' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED =f"QO.~;.> J.~ENJMEN~' ... liVE ESTIP,!AT E.OF DIS~NCE (,O(') f . 20. IN ORDER --iAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE IN Y 0UR OWN WORD:; A C OMMO"' :: 3JECT OR OBJECTS WHICH. WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOME N O N . WOULD SEA.~ SOM E RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SI MILARIT I E S AND D IFFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMMON CBJ ECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 010 YC\.. -.o-t::E ANY ODOR. NOISE. OR HEAT E'-IANATING FROM THE PHE N OMENON OR ANY EFFECT 0:-l YOURSELF. AN"~ild.S OR VACHINERY IN THZ VICINITY' 12fYES 0 NO. IF "YES," DESCRIBE. e!.. A. DID THE ?-!E'-~.:"~=-.~)1, OISTURB THE GPOU'<D OA LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. IF " YES.* OEs:::.,e~. PAGE 7 OF 9 P AGES 22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS O R A SIMII;-~R PHENOMENON BEFORE> DYES [;JNO. IF "YES.~ GIVE DATE AND 23. WA!l ANYONE .,II YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON> YES 0 NO. I F "YEs, DID THEY SEE IT TOO> G IVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIO N ABOUT YOURSELF LAST NAME . YEAR jCJ{/ / NAME DAY MONTH PAGE 0 OF 9 PAGES