PROJECT 1C07l RECOflD 01. TE T IUc C;tOUP' :l. L OCATION r l . sour.cf 1 '_/02( sz D;.yton. Ohio t . NIIME\ER O'F OBJECTS S. LEHCTH OF OGSERVA.TIOH _ 7 -1 0 Seconds f>. TYPE OF 03SERVA.Tiott 1. C OURSE {_Sout.1erlv &. PtiOTOS 10. CONCLUSION Probable A.stro ( r A Fireball (meteor) \10.S si{jlted at approx. ircraft o.t 18.SS Deer N 11-\titude and 86. 21 11. BRIEF SUM.OIA.RY A.NO AHALYSIS the same time from Deg W longitude. Tne observer sighte d a dull gold colored light fran the northwest to the south,.,est in aoout 7 tha t traveled ! 9. PHYSICAL E'!IO!HCI! FTD sf,.' l O.Y.lt (TO) r liS. ORA...-A ,-IC TURl!: 'r'iAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPO:: O'F THE PHC:tlO M .:: N O N . INCLUO'! A N O LAOEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPI!:AAEO .. sWINGS OR PROT~USION!>, MID INOICArE F..<HAUST OR V APO,. TU.I.ILS. lt-:OICATE BY AN ARRO W THE DIRECTION THE f>'4SNOMENON WAS MOVING '".:#ULAR SIZE? HOLD A v~-cu " T A RM'S LENGTH 1:1 F'llONT OF' A K~IOWN OBJECT. SUCH A!> A STREET .. ~" l'lOTE H O W MUCH OF T,.:: ~3JECT IS COVE:REO BY THE HEA D OF' THE M ... TCH. NOW IF' YOU H A D ER'~E'i-.1-":' 7HE TIME Or THC: SIGHTING, ESTIMATE \IHAT FRA C TION OF' THE -:' -AVE BEEN COVER::O v ThE MATCH H EAD. PAGE 6 Of' 9 PAGES AFR W.)-17(Cl) II 010 YOU~:>':~.;!;: THE PHENOMEN O N THF!OUGH ANY OF THE FOLI.OVIfoH; > IN ~I un~ I'IFO;'lM~TION 1')>1 HOOt::L, TYPE, r ._ -~, '_E'I', PRC.SCRIPTION OH OTt'E:R API->L I CIIOlP. OATA. Utr~OCULI '1$ FRO~ TrlE PHE'IvH:NON OR 1-.t~Y EFFEC'i o~ YOl:RZ!OLF, NO. IF "YES." OESCRiqE A~:ltTICh \L. lhFOHM \ T IO:, IHCLUCII-IC OCCUPATIO N AHO f ,-.."f t.X?E~IO::~CZ WHICH ... AY 9C: P E.R1 I'IC:I'IT. !ri'!Et _..,0 _.., -!::.,. "'.: Y.::>u R':::POr<T ThAT YOU HP.O SIGHT!;O r111S PIH"NOioi:!HOH? 27. IN !:QP"'.Io-ICN 'I'HICH YOU FEEL IS Pt::RTINE:NT OUT WHICH IS I~OT AOEQU"TCLY COVERED IN HilS QUESTIOUNAIRE. ALT!::""' -'J!::LY PROVIDE A NAF.AATIVE EXPLANATIOtl Or THE SI\.HT!IIG. PROJECT 10073 RECO~D -l tVl2JO t . HliM~E~ Cr 03JECTS 5. LEHCTH oc OISERVATIOH AbO'J t 2 :-fours ~. TYPE OF 035ERVATIOH f _Sec: Case t8 ~HOTOS o. PHYSICAL EYID!HC! Dayton, Ohio 10, CONCLU~IOH Other ( KITE) Air Force investiRators identified stimulas as a k .tea 11. 5RIEF SU~AAY AHO ANALYIIJ SEE CASE FD .E !:.~J ( U?O) to r , '1=' an ob jcct llc w1::; ob!"lc rvi nc;. : .J t n ) king t o U J , the obtjec.:L r o .;c ab out l)OO e ~La tec.1 th"t t r'cP t. tl1 l ' :rooc '0 He sni d Lhe ooj~cl l oC'k('rl ljke it. 'va:J jn the v 1 c in i t y lJ t' P a t. L e r - ; :. -.... Jones e n 11ed 3~ 1phc r Gro ,re t o S':!C' if t r1e r c wf're .. , ny b nlloo:1 s the y (S11Jpher Gr o ve) S'i l d 1-hc.y Jrntnc!Y~d heir .:n about 1133 h ours . It \ :ovlrJ lJJ',~ 5 -:.ye a up .for abou t )0 nin. ill"~XilnUM a:vi t h er. b Ur !t. S~,t. Jon~:; PS~Cd t,l_ : .1 : thP Al l o o n couJ d h a vP. b~en o v:")r t h e ar~ a "'h~rc L:H-' u J.;;~rv:)t.ion e. .. ::..:; l_ ~au::Jc the "'inJ.:; -~re fcortt t.h e 1!-r~: d i r e c ti o:t. 3 S Jones thr2n ca1lec1 r'!-f ( o n t l.',c) nnd s po!.:e \Jilr1 ft..c. Sc.:;t.. _-... n~o a~,; ked hi..n lf' t~1err~ t...cr e a ny Pi r c rnft j n the ;~j r b_ L\:E~en jCJ- J j l ) t:na~ .... uld have bf'cn over '. oodr.1:tn a n l Lj nuen at the Rppro.drn-,1,<. tirn0 of the tir . t o J d h i :1 th-=1 th~"lre very ~tefinitcly cotl1 < t.:~ca~1-;~ th~y -we r e usinb R.:.'t.-.::ly ~'), n n d the a j rer:tfL v--r e cu"'ill-...~ in 1'ron t h e :.:to 'tJ.:;e th~n L'.lrni i 't ... ~:~ t0 Hunv''.Y ). i~e saic. thcLr .r.h..J; ltion 'nOulr.! 1c ccrt.'"tin aJ.+.i~u.cs tt.fJ t.o ~,coo t'e .. t , th,, n conl in.~ t ., : att e rson i'ic' ~ t'li.~d t hat th~r'-) co.1ld h av h~..!n t"'l:-;hes -;: Jig .. f r on 'the plt.!!'!~: .JUt th-. J'l'Hlt! d i d r.ot have :J ~tro1e .. "".::-~.K.:ition of' tr1 't l'.n~ ..;n~ 6 n i S\J of' P'lt c r f;on 'Nith on "'1Ste r l y o f t .h ~ r!lt"l.l] t h3. t th~! i.n (':a:,rl i TDP! (UFO)/Lt ~erano/sac/15 Apr 1969 U?O Obse:-ration, 10 Feb 1969 ~e!erence your UFO si;htinh o f 10 Feb 1969. We believe that you .aay have s i gb'teli a bright r.'le teor called a fireball. Fireballs a r e rs'ther rsre end durations for so:ne fireballs have been reported to be as long ss 30 s econds althou..)l the most common is 1 to 2 3e~onds. A :'ire ball was si3hte~ ~t 9 :09 p . l\. ZST b y a member of the Volunteer !light Officer ~tvor~ ~ho was flying a~ 35 ,000 ft. at 86 21' ~est lon~itude an: 380 55' Nor t h lnti t ude , and >~e believe you -.nay have si ted the same meteor. Your report ~111 b~ forwurced to Dr. Olivier or the A~ricaa Meteo~ Society for coc ntation of the fireball sight- OR ~UI~'ANILCA, Jr, Lt Col, USAF ehlef, Aerial ?henomena Branch Aerospace '!'echnologi .e s D1 v13ion ~oduc'tion Directorate :.":'c:..t):m (DME and radial readi..J.g ~l_'Oi:".t.l a VOR or lon,;i~t!~e and l::::.ht'l:C:(!) ~o~:.mate dcgl~ecs r-ight or left o'i pl:~nc h~adi::g_ ~i"~d eZ.c;;e>.tion :Ss~irn~tc degrees rig!-;~ vJ.~:>ve horizon of objec-;; !0, Apparent brightness: 11. Duration of s ighting As brioht as full r.'loon 'N3.:s this a predicted re-antry? yes :;1o rr.:o lis~ additional info::-:7lation~ please use the ii, :o:-:..:-. :-eason, you \Vis:~ :::~t to b a identified ple<::.:sa _-::..::a.te so under:1ea-c."-l your s!gnat\.14'~. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC l WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORC E BASE. OHIO 4!5433 UFO ~oservation' 10 February 1969 Reierence your recent unidentified flying object sighting whic h yo~.. reported to the Air Force. The information which we have re~eived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request yo~ complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. HECTOR ~ctUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Di . sion Production Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope SJGHTIMG OF U~IDENTIFIEO PHE~C~EN~ QUESTIO AIRE DUDGET BUJIEAU ltP1'.t0'1.4L NU.'IBFil 21-IUI THIS Q:r:s:'l">!\:-1,\!~E HAS BEEN PREPARED SO TIIAT YOU CAN GIVE THr~ U.S AIR FORCE A S MUCH INFORMATI();-{ POS~:?L: CO:-:CERNING THE UN!OENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU IIAVE'. OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO J ANSWER ,:_:... OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATIO'N YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOS.!i Y OIJP. ~ .' ."":. ;~LI,. NOT AE USED I:-1 CONNECTION \lllTH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCI~USIONS WITllOUT YOUt- .:>~R. ... ~:d:-1. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORwARDING TO F7D (TOETR), WRIGHT- p ATT-::..~.:. , ;;-a, OH I 0 45 433, I AW t.FR 80-f7. (1 F' ADDITIONAl~ SHEETS AR~ N~EDED FO.~ NAR/V, TIVF. OR SKETCHF:S A 1'1 .I c.: ~-;::,,r~F.L 1' TO THlS FOR.\1 OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAMR FOR I DENT FICA 7'/0N.) YOU SEE THE PIIENOMC:'<ON MONTH . YEAR 2 . WHA r T:"'E D I D You FIRST SIGHT Tr!E PHENOMIONOtP C. , .c;-1 3 . WHAT - ti.IE DIO YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOME~ION> C.l A /' ~ TIME :-:,"' O.:JAVLIGHT SAVINGS . QsTAtiDARD f [0 0,!>-:.~'1 _11 CENTRAL 0 MOUNTAIN f j PJ.CIFIC lJ OTHER_ 1 S W't:OR': .~qE YOU WHEN YOU SAW T"iE PHENOMEt~ON> IF" IN CITY , CIVE THE NEAREST STREF.:T ADDRESS At.-0-IN~D:-1--:C-A_T_E O_'-_' A.HANO D"!A'NN MAP WHI:"!E YOU WE?ESTANOI~IG WITH REFCRENCE TO THE: ADDRESS. IF 1~1 THE COUNTRY. IDENTIFY THE HICHWA~ YOU \',ERE ON 0~ NEAR A'<O TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOHE RECOCNIZAALE LANDMfll'lK. ~.I' ,:;"''::..! ARC 1\T THt:. <>OINT Sl.:>lo"-IN T H E SKETCH, PLACE. AN " A 011 THE CURVED Ll~l:: TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE Prl~"C"'E .,;N 't.AS ABOVE THE HO" !::lN. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEE'N . PLACE A (3' O N THE SAME CURVED LINE TO .oH~II ro:>,. "lGH ABOVE THE H0~12::l" THE PHENOM E N O N WAS WHEN LAST SEEN . 6A. HOW IMAGIN E YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PI..I\CE AN "A" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTIO N TO TJ.'~ PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PI..ACt; A e ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHENO"'EN;:)'j WHEN l-AST SEEN . 7 IN THE SKETCH BEI..OW, Pl-ACE AN "A A T THE POSITION OF THE PHENOME NOU WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A e A T THE P::>SITI~N OF 'iH ~PHENOM ENON WHE N l-AST SEEN . CONNECT THE "A AND a WITH A l-INE TO APPROXIMAT E THE ..tOV ENT Of" P~E PHENO ME NO N BETWEEN "A AND " B " . THAT I S, SCH EMATICAI..I..Y SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMEt~T AP?EA~::O TO 3! STRAIGHT, CURVED OR 7.1G-ZAG. REFER TO SMAI..I..ER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW T O COMPLCTE THE LARGE R SKETCH. PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WERE YOU \1/H!::N YOU SP..W THC::: PHENOM~NON7 ((.'herh npflrvpritll,. b/c,r.Jc:;.) OUS! N ESS S!:: C f 10 N OV C ITY RESIDENTIAL SECTIO"' 01" PASSE NGER IN OPi::N COUN"rR'I'S!DE I'! E AR -'.IRFIC::LO 0 AS PASSENGER LYING OVC.:R CITY ;,- -- -FLYING OVER OPEN COUll TRY 1::-YOU W!::RE HI A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RE YOU '-IOVI NG' HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVINGI DID YOU STO;:> ANYTI4E \IHILE 08')!': RVING TH PHC:NOMEHON7 SOUTHEA.ST SOUTHWES"i t:;;X<>L 'IN ""-l::THER SUCH MOVEMI'!:NT AFFECTS YOUR SKET C HES IN ITEMS!; A'<D 6 . i :J~SCillo:: ~v?t:; OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND T YPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BvDY OF W\ rE:-t YUU TRAVF.~SEO ouqiNG I T'iE SIGH-I'''lG. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR 00'11'1~. { l10"{ MUCH OTHER TRA~FIC WAS THERE? l 0::.1:::1 VO:.S NCTICE ANY AIRPLANES> 0 YES (8 NO. IF ye:s, DESCRIBE 'I'IHEN THEY WER ~ 01'" SIGHTING THE PHENOM E N O N AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE Si<Y R:::LATIVE TO THE I> E II\ SIGHT RE:"LATIVI: TO THE T I"-IZ OSITION OF Tf1E Pi-! ENO>.ti::t40!L HOW LONG WAS THE PHE NOMENON I N SIGHT' NOT VERY SIJRE X CERTAIN OF Tl":: HOH \AS Tl"'!: I)::TER/IIINED? ~ j 't,~ T~:: :. .. ::;-.:;\i";").ON 1~1 SIGH T CCN-I~UOU'SLY> [)YES {8!'NO. IF "NO," INDIC ATE WHETHER THIS 15 DLE TO YOUR J MO!::"'C:!--"'"' 7":: BC:HAVIOR OF TI'E ?"'C:HOMENON, AND DES IBE SUCII MOVEMENT OR 8'1>\VIOR. HIDICATE OISAP-