Kettering Ohio — February 1969

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~. LOCATtoH POOJECT ~3 ~co;;o l. l!iv~C~ . 10. COHCLU3tcfit tj-- C~vilian . . Probabl e Astro (VF.1~US) / t . HliM2'E J't OF ~IJECTS The address given b y the observer i s non-existant. However rr~ One the iLfo~ation given it appeares that she was watching Venu9. 5. LEHCTH 0~ OiUERVATIO,_. 11. !~liEF SU~ARY AND AHALYIIS 15 rlinu t e s t.. TYP Ott OUERVATIOH Ground-Visual The observe r siePted a wh ite light that was stationary in the west. The observer was still wa tching it at the time of the i '7, COURSE a. PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL c't:O!MC! A Fit W)-t';{ Cl) C' 3:i:Rvo: THE PHENOM E NON THROUGH A~IY PRESCRIP rtON T4F. FOLI.O\wltlr IN.LIH'lE I'IF'O 'ATIOtl 0'1 MODEL, tiLE DATA. UiNOCU l.A"'S T !:L ESCOf.o f. 'IN JO~ OFVEHICLE I-THEODCL:TE D? Y )'J C ~ ~ ~I 'I AIL Y WE Afl GLASS !OS' (]YES WHA'i' ~.::. ~OUR I Mr>RESSION OF THE SPEED OF G I VE. ESTIMATE OF SPEED IN OROt.."~ Tl-iAT Wf. MAY OBTA I N A S CLEAR A P IC'fURE L ~DO YOli_!:J .:_ !:._A:JtNG GL ASSs : _ [j Ff, T.l1o f WHAT WAr, YOUR IMPRC:.StO N OF THE DISTAIH .. E OF THF PHENOMENOtl: G I V E FS.TI'.'ATE OF ()!STANCE OSSIOLE OF oirl.AT YOU St.W. CF.SCF!IBE IN YOUfl OWN WOR D:i A COM~-..1 O O JECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHE N PLACED IN T H E SI(Y, SIMILAR T O WHt:r:c YOU NOTE D THC. PHEI'IO M E N Ot.l , r:RISC SIMil.ARITIC!:. I"IU DJFC'E RCtiCE,. GC: rwF..EII THC Y.OULD 1:. ~R SOM E RESE MOLANC E TO WHAT YOU SAW. DES. COM ON O<>JEC1' AND V/H,\T 2 1 :):t' YO' ._;;-tC" o\Wr ODOR, NOIS~ v"' rlE:AT EMANATING FRO M THE PHE~IOMEII:::>N O R A'~Y EF'FEC T 0 ' 1 YOU'l:iELF , O'STt.;"U:! Tr'E GROUND OR l.EAVE ANY PHYSIC Al. EVIDFNC(.. [_j Y E !; .:_. 0. A . DI O ThE HI\VII VQIJ t!Vi!l'l LOCt\l'IO,., AFR 30-J7(Cl) NO. 1r ' VI!S, " GI'IE DATE AHO H. '.l AS ANYO~'! ":., ~-':'"''J AT THi! TIM!:: YOU S~\Of THC:: F'HEHOri~NON? LJ_Yi!:.5 0 HO. IF "Y!::3," 010 THC:Y SC..E I T TOOl ON INCLUOINO OCCUPATIOH AND M4Y EXP!i::AIEHCI! wHICH HAY BE PEPT 1r4E'H ;!! WHEH ""::i -;, ~ : - C;; YOU REPORT T,.\T YOU H .AO SIGH TI:O THt:; f>r1EHO~!:H0"1' 01\Y_ MOWrH DAY M O N T H P AvE 8 OF 9 P\C.~S t I. O"lE r,:.;.. Du, I:. L OC A T IOM J l . SvlJF!Ci: 10. CONCLUSIOn . L c_t.rni ~ 1. l~liMI:'ER Or 0'3JECTS l !1. LEHCTH OF OlSERVATION TYPE OF o:s;O:RVATION 17. ccuqse I_ s !: C.lSC 9. PHYSICAL EVIOEHCE }.;;3Jii'FICIC::~'T' DA?A FC11 EV ALUATIC~J AF Form 117 not r Dt u4ned us of 15 Apr 69. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVISION ( AFSC I WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR rORCE BASI::. OHIO 4!1433 UFO voservation , Ref ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting ~hich yot:. reported to the Air Force. The information ~hich \/e have rec~ived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request you :omplete the attached AF Form 117 and re~urn it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. ~HECTOR lclUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF ,Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorate AF Form 117 ~/envelope ) . )\)lJf~C!. j10. CONCLUSIO~ ?rubablc (Al;;Cn.o\i;-~) t . NllMt\E R 0 F OilJEC TS l S. LEHGH.; O F ODSERVATIOH that moved nort h~ard a:1c! T YPE Of OaSERVATIOH The o (_.aervcr sighted a bri~t lie)1t disuppaareu after about 3 minutes. i _g_round-V isunl i B. Pt10 TO\ I ~. PHY$iCAL EVID~HC~ DEPARTME N T OF THE AIR FOrfCE H :l:AOQUARTERS roRCIGN 1 ~CHNOLOGY DIVISION f AFSC) WRIGHT.rATTf" Rc;ON AIR rORCC DASE. OHIO 4!Sd'l3 Re~:~ence your recent unidentified flying object sighting which yo1.... :--eported to the Air Force. The information whic h we have rec ~ived is not sufficient for a scientific inve s t igati on. Rcqucs. yo~ comple t e the attached AF Form 117 and re~urn it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for r eporting your observation to the Air Force. HECTOR lclUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Divisi on Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/cnvclope SIGHTI;JG OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIO~HAIRE BUDGET /fU~EAU ,lr'PRO Y,t(, TiltS QP::c : "'\~;~.;AIRE HAS BEEN PRFf'AI<EO SO THAT YOtl CAN Gl V E TilE U . S. All~ FOI~CE AS MUC IJ IN!-ORMATION A S h)3 :::;_,_ CO. 'CERNING THe tJNIOENTIFIEO P11ENU\1ENON TIIA'l' YOU liAVE OHSEHVED. PLEA SE TRY '10 A:.; ... ;. E -. :\L4. OF THE QUESTI07\S. THE INFOI~MATIO~ YOU GIVE WlLL B E USED FOR l~ESEAHCH PURPOt;t:.: YClF\ Y .V2: ~1L~ NOT BE USED TN CONNEC l'ION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMr:NT~ OR CON CLUSIONS WlTflOtJT YO~i7~ ? . !"Z"'!d~. RETURN T O AIR FOI~CE U/\SE IN\'ESTIG/\TOR FOR FORWAROlNG TO FTD (TOETR), WRIGHT P \ ' 'I'":.?:: ~ ,:;"Lj, CHI 0 <15 433, 11\h AFR 80-f 7 . (l F A D Dl'IIONA L SIIEr:T S AU I~ N tEDFD VOR NA 'RRA Tl VI~ OK SI(E'J'CIIS A T7'. - -L'~!~L }' TO TillS FOR'H OH ANNOTATE lHTll l'OUI? NAMF FOR Jnl~NTIFICA TION.) ::~YOU SEE THE PHI:NO'-IENON' 2 . W"i:.. 71-.i:: DID YOU F I RST SI G H T TrlE PHENO M ENON? HOUR l ( : 3 . ~HAT -.v=: D I D YOU LAS T SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? Ll DAy L I G H T sA vI N G s [1 s T AN 0 A H D [1 CE:NTR.:.L []MOUNTA I N [ 1 PACI F I C IJ OTHF.R 5 .,..,..,::: :: ~RE YOU WHE N YOU SAW Tl-iE ?HEN 0"1ti'ION1 IF I N CITY. GIVE THE N E AREST STREET ~DDRt-!:SAN D INDICATr O N A HAN: :>~AWN MAP WHE~E YOU 'HER:. STANDING WITH REFERE NCE TO 'IHE ADDRESS. I F IN THE COUNTHY, IDE N T if-Y THE HIGH .. :.' YOU WERE O N f')R NCA~ .:.~::>TRY TO FIX A DISTAilCE AND DIRI:.CTION FROf-4 SOME RECOGNIZAElLE. LAND"1ARr<. 5 IV,jl ~":H..; AqE AT 1HE POINT :~:)~'liN Tti ~KE1 H, PlACE A N "A' O N TH~ CURVlD LitH:: TO S HQ,Y HON HIGH THo; ::-_ ~-- 4 WA!i ABOVE THt.. ..-c!) - ' ~ O R SKYLII':E WH ~ FIRST ~LEIL P L ACF A J .. ON THE S A 'H. CIJHVE:.D LINE TO H N OMENON 'nAS 'H~F N LAST S~"EN. O?S RV;;:R A U I , I> I 6A. N OW I'IAGINE YOU A E. ATntE CENTE R OF THE COM~ASS ROSE.. PLACE A N A ON THE CO,o4P,\SS T O INDICATE THE OIHC:CTION TO THE: PH:!NOM~NON WHE N FIRST SEE N . PLACE A o ON T H E COM~ASS TO INDICATE THf:. DIRECTIO N TO THE PHENOMENO"t 11t~E"f LAST SEEN . ... -... .;,' =--~,.., J!LOW, PLACE A N A AT THE POSIT.O~ Of rHE PHEN0\4:NON WHEN FIRST SCEN, A!l40 A a A T THE P0$1710:-t OF T H!! PHE:-40\4eNO~ WH:::N LAST SCCN. C ONNECT TH~ A AND i) WITd A Ll~l= TO A '>PHO..<IM\TE THC: lo'O~ C:'"'EioooT Or Tl-:; PHCN0 "4ENON OETWC:EN A AND u . rHAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHO'N WHFTHF.R TilE MO VEM IT A~?C:H~..:O TO Ei! 3 TRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZICZMi. A E Ft:R r o SMALLER SKE'rCH AS AN EXA>,4PLE OF H O W TO C OHPL.ETE PAG E 2 0~ 9 PAGES FTr (TO. Pl' (UFO) . ) :~.'~IGHTP A 11ER&011 AF2, OHIO L:-5J.JJ l::-.IITEO STATES .~!R FO?C7: OFFIO/~ RliSIHE~ 0 d, left. no addr~ss [2f No such numh 0 !\,loved, not for,..ta Gr'Addre::;see ur. WHERE. WcnE YOU WHEN Y OU SAW rilE PHrNOMENON? I!/ /lfiiJifL(Il,. OUTDCY-l3 BUSINESS ~t:.CTION 01 CITY RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF C l r y DRIVER n A S PASSENGER IN OPL:~ COUN THYSIDE N FAR AII1Fit::LO 0 AS PASS~tlGER FLYING OVER C ITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY \ERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: ~OVI N G 1 H O W FAST WERE YOU DID YOU STOP ANYTI M E WHILE OEJSE:.RVIN G PHE N OMENO N ? SOUTH E:.AST N OR-.. "'EST EXPLAIN <~'"' ~ THE R SUCH OVE M ENT AFFECT S YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEM$ 5 AND 6 D~s:Rt5E-OE OF VEHICLE Y O U WE R!:: It-; O.N;:) TYPE OF R O AD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF YOU T RAVER~&::"D DURIN G STATE WHE TH!:.I1 WINCON S OR CONVERT18Lt: E'RE UP OR DOWN. OTHER TRA F FtC WAS THERE? D 0 Y~u N :>TICC ANY AIRPLANES? DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WEHE IN SIGH r RELATIVE TO o : SI~HTfN"': T H E PHE N O MENON AND WHF.~E THEY WERE I N THE SI<:Y RELATIVE TO THE' POSITION or T H E PHENOMENON H:) N LONG WAS THE PH ENO~IIENON INSIGHT? CERTAIN o r TIME OT VCRY !'vRE FAIRLY CERTAIN A C.U E::i'i I\-.::;.. .. -:,~-""':) -'"'E a:HAVIOR OF T: :~:>VE:NOI'. N O D::-CRlt'!:' ~UCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INOICATE DISAP- 'c::~RA :=:: ::":1EVIOUS SKETCHC::S. PAGC 3 oc:-9 PAGE!. DR A W A PIC T U HE. T 0 S H 0 W H 0 W r riC: Y \>f ~ R '! ARHANGE D . D I D THIS AF{RANGEM~NT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING ? 11. CONQIT!ONS (Chrck appr o priate block s . ) 8. WEATHE R CUMULUS CLOUDS {/,ow flttf [y) FOG O R MIST CIRRUS C LOUDS (lli?.h fl~ecy o r l/erri11g HEAV Y 11AIN T WIL I'::;H T NIGHT bnno:) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE l . , l CLEAR N IM3US CLOUDS {Rain) HAIL , ~-PARTLY ::uL """ C U "-..JLONIMBUS CLOUDS SNO W OR S LEET i jCOJ.4c:ou::TE~ :::::.HCAST {TJ: ... n-i.:rst o rm.<>) UNKNO WN i .... T W:: SiGHTI"G M-'S A T TWILIGHT OR HIGHT , WHA r DID Y O U N OTICE ABOUT THE STI\HS ANO MOON ? r :,. c-Ew Moo~ WITH HALo / utiK NONN i ::. lt" !ilu-'-~.::; 'tf \S ..., DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SU'I V.~I9LE? 0 YES 0 NO. I F "Y~s. WHERE ~-~.~S THE SUN AS YOU FAC:O ; g; FPONT OF Y O'J T O YOUR Pl:iHT OVZRHEAD ff'/car noon) ~. Z~IFY T'"'~ loiAJ::>~ SOURCE OF ILLUMINA,.IO"' PRESENT UURING TH:. SIGH T I NG, SUC H AS THE SUN, S,.~ZO:::T L o .E-c. FOR TER~EST RIAL ILL'J'-4' "4'-TION, SPECIFY D ISTANCE T O LIGHT SOURCE. H E ADLIGHTS OR I~ :11t::.. A 3-"' =:,. :'::.-: TION OF THE PH::~c.,.:: ... 0/>.4, II'ID ICATING WHETHR IT APPE,\H::D OARl< OR LIGHT, WHETHEA I T t)~rL:.~-:.:> .. ~::>~WAS SELF~LUMINOUS J4 "" wr4AT COLORS YOU N OTICED . OCSCRIBE YOUR IMPRE~::iiON OF WHETHEr~ i \A~ S O-"" v> i '"'~SPARENT, WHE THER :o:;:;s '~qc; SHARP OR F UZZY. DESCRI9=: THt::: SHAPE O R I~OICATE IF I T t..?Pc!-, -, S ~ -=>:.-. -OF LIGHT. INDICA":': ~ouoAqiSONS WITH OrHER 03SERVED 03JECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT O R r-r!::LD OF v1~w . PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES O l D THE PHENOMENO N STANO STILl.. AT ANYTI ME? I ..., T' i J.' I 1... ... \) v SUOOEkLY S;>C:ED UP AND RUN AWAY' l,...- BREAK\;:;, i P.-.RTS AND EXPLODE' FL.A$-1 C.- _ ICKER' OIS._l:)!:)~ ~ -\NO REAPPEAR? SOJN L I h.: .\ TOP? MAKE A Jo.OISE' ~ FLUTTZP 0~ WOBBLE? (--"' 14. WHAT DRE W YOUR ATTENTIO N TO THE PHENOMENON A . t-'OW 01 D IT FINALLY OISAPP EA fl' FRO N T OF S0'-4ETHING, LIKE A C LOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES 15 . DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SH O W THE SHAPE OF T H E PHCNO M ENON. INCLUDE AND L AOEL ANV D E l All.5 THAT MIGHT HAVE A P P E ARED A S WINGS OR PROTRUSION S, AND IND I C ATE f .J(HAUST OR VAPOR T RAILS. INDICATE 8V A N ARROW TliC RECTION THE PHE