Dayton Ohio — March 1969

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PROJ:iCT 1~73 ~cCORD 1. 0 AlE TIME C~OU,_ ~. LOCATION l. SuUF!CE 10. CONCLU~ION . ; Civili:ln Probable Astro (ST!JB/P"..Liu iETS) sighting was not of Sta:.."'.J o: I . Hll~t'ER OF OIJECTS r~o evidence pre~ented to indicated 5. L f ;.;~ TH 0;: OaSE RVA TION H. &RI E F SUMWARY .l~ AHAL y 515 t-. TY ?E OF OBSERVATION Grc.un1-" isual Observer sighted t'r:o star-1 ike lights in the Northern sky. Lights disnppa~ed th daylight. 1 .. COUPSE 8. Pt-10 iOS i ;. PHYSICAl !V'J!HCE 13. D I D T H E PHENOMENON STANO 571-L \T ANYTIME? SUDDE NLY s.::.::::.:.o UP AND R U N BREAK U., lioi AND EXPLODE' FLAS~ O'::t .1.'10 REAPPEAR? SPIN Lt.<~ MAKE A N 0 FLUTTEt-1 C ~ WOBBLE' O~C:W Y OUR ATTENTIO N TO THE PHENOMENON? A.. HOW D I D I T FINALLY DISAPPEAR' N O Uti KNOWN ) B. C:: --: c-.;...,':'~ot!~ON MOVE a::"' '-'J O::J 'I FRONT O F SOMEri-<IN~, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDIN G A T ANY TIME? P AG 5 O F 9 PA'3ES 1~ DRAW A PICTU~E ~H AT WIL L SHO W THE SHAPE OF THr PHENOMt::NON. INCLUDE A N D LAU~L ANY Df'TI\ILS TH;\T f.IIC,HT HAVC APPeAHi;:O A5 WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDIC A rE l J<.HAUST OR VAPO R TRAIL~. INDICA rr BY AN A PR':>W THt: DIRECTION THE '"'' -IOMENON WA S MOVING. ... : :_Aq SIZE' HOLC:.. v!.":'C,.. \T ARM"S LE"'C. ,.. I~ '"~ONT OF A KtiOW;4 OUJt.Cr. SUC.H rr A Sr1l' E T ;:;::~. '-OTE HO.Y MUC'"~ :..: i O!JJf:CT I S COVE.FI::u 3 "' THE H E A U Of-" T HE: MATCH. N OH I~ YOIJ HAD -E.F!=:'j--4 THIS EXPE .... :;: i' ;T T H E TIM C OF TH~ SIG"'iTIN G , ESTIMATE WHAT FI<\CfiON OF THr. '.,._:> -o\vE BEE N C,. /E~o.!D BY THE MATC H HE~C 17 DID YOU OB:;EnVE THE PHENOME N O N THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI'4G 1 INCLUDE INFOR~Al I O N O N MODEL, TYPE:, FIL TCR, Lt::NS PRESCRIP riON OR OTHL:R APPLICAFJLE DATA. EYEGL AS~ ES CAMERA VIE.WE R BINOCULARS THt::ODOLITE A . DO Y""..J J : .:J I N t\ R I L y WEAR GLASSES' (\t}' YES DO YOU USF REA DING GLASSES' IJ YES rttNO RESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE 0 F TH C GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTI ... ATE OF DISTANC E 2 0 IN 0~'"'=::) THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS P OSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCR18E IN Y OUR OWN WORD~ I A CC~M~-. OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR T O WHERE YOU NOTE O THI:. PHENOME N O N , VtOUL.J -::AR SOM E RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIOE SIMILA R I T IES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEt::N THE I COMVC 'l OdJ ECT AND WHAT YOU S AW. .)TIC ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAl L MANATIN~P;tOM THE. PHE NO MEt Otl t MACHIN~RY IN TH~: vi::INITY' l J YES ~NO IF "YEs. DESCRIBE. On A~IY EFFl::C T O N YOURSCLF, ; :;)ISTUR~ ~to!': :OR~u.OOR LEAVF ANf PHYSI CAL E VIDEN CE:.. !]YES 8,'ft~O. A . 0 ~ ";".-:- PAGE 7 OF 9 PAvES 2'Z. H ,\VE YOU EVC::R SEE N THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENO NON OEFOH i' U YES rfl NO. I F YES," GIV~ OATt: AtJ() LOCATION . LAST N ~ME. 1'4:JICAT~ 11--! Y O U AT THC TIME YOU SAW THE PHI::.NOM ENONl 0 YES :..1'=::3 .t.N D ADDRESSES [}J NO. IF "'YEs, 010 THEY SEE I T T001 GIVE THE F OLLOWING IN FORMATION ASOUT YOURSELF MIDDLE NAME AND ANY EXPERI ENCE WHICH MAY BC: PERTINENT. ::>.J Y O U R E P ORT THA"!' Y O U HAD SIGHT..0 THIS PHEN0 '4 EN0Nl DAY MO NTH Y E A n THIS QUEST I ONNAI RE. DAY MO NT H I Y EAH P AGE 0 or 9 P,\GES 27. INFO~:-..ATIO"f WHICH Y O U FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHIC H IS NOT AD~QUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGE". ). SuUP.Cf 10. COHCLU~ION Fo:>~ib1e Astro \ ......... uJJ L N\JMgER OF CJJECTS Descriptio n i a r.or ... -.istcnt with u.:1 obscrvatio n of a ot1r or plnnct. Venun i s or,ly about 2 - ; dec; belo,.; the horizo:l whe n li . L c HG TH OF O.lSE RV 4 TION &. Pti 0 TCl ll. BAI E F SU,.tWARV AM> ANAL 'I 'IS Observc:r sighted u b~ight lit:ht i n the \iest. PtEptL.V T O DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FO~CE HEADOUA"TEfl~ r OREH . N TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( AF!\C) WRIGHT.PATTF.RSON AIR F O RCE BASE. O HIO 4!5433 U?~ Ocs:rvation, 1'7 Nar 19$:; Re::rence your recent unidentified flying object sighting vhich y o reported to the Air Force. The information vhich ve have re i ved i s not s ufficient for a sci entific i n vestigation. RequesL y-:: complete the attached Ai' Form llr( and reLurn it in the self- ai~ressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation t o the Air Force. J~CT:)R "-tUINTANIT.I.A, Jr Lt Colonel, USA: Cr.-ef, Aerial Phenomena Office Aer~space Technolo~ies Divisi on ?rc ction Directorat~ M Form 117 w/envel ope SIGHT I MG OF UNIDENTIFIED PitENOMEH.~ QUEST I O~;iA I aE BUDGET 1 UJU:AU ,VPtOVAI. hU~III:.R 2J. 1:1J!J Till$ QtT2STtC..:~!'lAIRE HAS 01-:l!.N PREPAHl.O SO THAT YOl C AN G IVE T JI E U.S All~ FORC E A S MUCH INFOr~M/\TION AS pQo;:,:,:-~ S CO'-.CEl~NING THE UNlOENTI F IEO Plll~N0~1ENON THAT YO U HAVE OUSEl~VED. PLEASE TRY 1 0 AN WER "'-: . O F THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL n E USF:D FOR RESEARCH PURPO<.;;;:-, UR :-..,:. ~1-~1LJ: N O T D E USFD tN CONNECTION \\lTll ANY O F YOUR STATEMENTS OR CON C L U SiONS \lll'l'HCJU r YOuR -. ~ .. . :..:ru~. RETUR N 1'0 AtR FORCE BASE l!'IVF.STlGATOR FOR FORW,\Rl)lNG T O FTD ( T DF.TR), \\olUG!lT - P ,\ 1~::!:~.:-!"' \F'~", OH I 0 45433, I AW AFR 80. 17. (lF Af)D/ T I O."VA L SfiEF:T S ARE NELDF,D FOH NAf?RA T/VI~ OR SK!;;TCTfi-..'S ~ A TTJ...:::: .:E._ . .'=(.:.;;L Y T O TillS F O R,\-1 OR ANNOTATF: UITH YOUR N A'\ifr; FOR I DE-.'NTIFICATI ON.) 2 u;-:..---.,..E D I D Y O U FIHST SIGHl' ir1E PHEN O M " N O N ? 3 WH.Ai -,AE D I D Y O U LAST SIGH r THE PHEtJOMENON U DAYLIGHT SAVINGS l_L}ST A N OARD [Y'(e -:~N OcENTRI\L [ lMOU~HAitJ ['"lPACI F I C Oo THER 5 titHE~ -:;R F YOU WHC.N YOU S A W ThE Prit:.r~OMENON? IF IN C ITY GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS MID I NDICATE: OIJ A 1-J ~ ::>R AWN MAP WH ERE:. YOU WE STAN D I N G WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRf:.:.S I F IN THE COUtHRY, IOFtJTIF Y THe:. HIGt-t;. .., YOU W ERE ON ,..,R N E Art A'~:' TRY T O F l>. A DISTANC E AND DlnECTION FR0\1 50IJIE RECOGN IZABLE L AIID'"'AHK. 5 I~A~ : '0U ARE A T THE POI~i ~"'0ht4 1114 1HC: SK T C H , PL \CF AI~ 'A ON THE C:liHVf U Ll~l! TO S H".).Y HOt'i HIG"i TtiC: o .. :'<~ ,..,.....,0114 WAS ABOVE' THE ~O.~IZ:>N, OR SI(YLINE. WHEN FIRSTS E.N . P L A CE' A a O N THt:: SA:AE CURV-D LINE T O -: >-ii~H ABOVE THC tt0~1: :._ TH~ PHEt JOMENO N w.-:; WHEN LAST SEE'I~. 6A. NON IMA GINE Y O U AR~ ATTHE C E NTER o;: THE CO~PASS RO!iE. P L ACE AN ...... O N THE CO"'PA5 S TO I N D I CATE T H E DIR ECTI O N T O TH= Pr(E:N O M E N O N w:~EN FIRST SEE N . PLACE A a ON THE COMPA SS TO INDIC A T E THE D IRECTIO N T O THE PHE N OME'f0'1 tfiiWC:N L AST SEEN . 7. I N T~i:: S~EfCH 9C::LOW, P LACE A N .A., AT TH~ PO~ITtO OF TH ~ ? H E NOMENO N WHE N FIP:iT ;,:::EN , A N D A u A T THE P031TIO."~ CF T H;: ;,HENO HON WH~H LAST SEEN. C ONNECT THE A A N D a WITH A LINE T O A.,PROXIt.'Ait! THC "'":.'!\ol~>ti 0'=' T P H E N O M E N O N OET' 'IEEN A A"'O d . THAT IS, SCHEt .. A T I CALL Y SHOW WHC:THCR THL '-'OVE"'C::NT "o~EM :l "'".) S~ STRAIGHT, C U RVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER T O SMALLER SK:::TCH A S AN EXAMPL~ OF h O W T O COMPL E T E I o olio TD?T (UFO) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H EADOUAfltTEJ.t!J .. OREIGN 1 ECHNOLOGY DIVIS I O N f AF9C) WRIGHT PATTER50N AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO -''433 IJFC -= 5'-?rvation, 12 Mar 69 tayton, Ohio 45424 Ref~rence you r recent unidentified flying objec t sighting which yo-reported to the Air Force. The information whic h we have re~eived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request y oJ complete t he attached AF Form 117 and return i t in the Gclf- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation t o tne Air Force. HECTOR '<tUINTANIIJ.A, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Ae~o space Technologies Division Pr~iuction Directorat e AF Form 117 w/envelope V.HE R E WE H E YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE P H E N O MENO N ? (CiucJ.. u pfJropritrtl' ld twJ..<o.) HI A U SINl'SS SCC. r i O N OF C l fY IN I"H SIDrN TIAL SECT ION OF C l fY INCA" 0 A S DRIVE R 0 A S PASSEN GfR IN OPEN COUI~THYSID. 1'4 B.) .. ~ NEAR AIRHC L D FLYING OVC R CITY [J A S PI LOT [lA S PASS ENG E A FLYING O V f" R OPEN COU NTRY 1... I F Y O U WERE IN A V E H I CLE, COMPLETE THF: FOLLOWING Yi.-: ... ::'!:;:)~CTION WE RE:: YOU MOVING' H O W FAS T WE RE:. Y O U MO V I NG' NO~-... : AST SOUTH EA ST O Y E S n tiO NOR r -'I' EST SOUTH WEST EXP L A I N tiP::THE R S U C H MOV E M ENT A FF ECTS Y OUR SKE T C HES IN ITEMS 5 AND G D""SC~I~=: - y.,E O F V EHICLE YOU \,t,qe; 1\ A "- D TYPE OF R O A O , T E R RAIN OR B ODY O F 'NATEH Y O U T RAVER5EO DURIN G T..J= y.~-;;..,-. STA T E WHETHI:R WIN~O'TS 0~ C O N V E RTIBLE TOP WE RI! UP OR D O WN. ""0-;;._.!.JCH O T HER T n A FFIC WAS TIIF rtE? 0 0 YOU :-iO~!CE ANY AIRPLAN F S j Y ES fO'No. I F .. Y E S." DESCRIBE WHE N THL Y WC R E I I SIC,HT REL.A riVE TO THE TI'~F: '"l-SIG~TI!-JG T H E PH( NOME~ON AND WHERE THe-Y W~RE IN THE SKY RELATIVE T O THE POSI T I 0:-1 OF THE PHEt~O'H:NOt l :o H O N LON G WA~ 1 HE PHE N O M E N O N IN SIC,H T ? N O T VCRY ~URE -,...= _.:TERMINEDJ .. .a:; 71-!E P-E:-.:'-'EN:>~ I N SIGH T CONTI .uo ..... :;LY' ILJ yc.c; ( l N O . 1-" NO." INOIC.ATE-. w H C THLP r H t,., I S D'J~ ro YOUR "'':vE'V E vF.-~ q::HAVI O R OF"' T~: =HE:t.,;:>'AE NO~. A N D OE5CRIOE SUCH MO V E M E Nf O R B EHAV IOR. INDICA.TE D ISA', p-AR~ :cES C'. ;:t-H:VIOUS SKETCHES PN~r 3 or~ PAGES tO. I F THCHE WERE MO-=<E fHAN O N E F'HENO M ENON, H OW M.\NY \-1!:-.R E THEnE' DRAW A PIC TURt:. TO SH O W H O W THEY \~C.RE AHRANG~ 0 . OlD 1 ~IS ARR ANG E:.MEN T CHANGE DURING THE SI GHT lNG 1 CONDITION!:i (Ch f'r.k upproprt lfe blocks . ) B. WE ATHE R CUMULUS CLOUDS ( l.otu fluffy) FOG OR M IS r T'HILIGH"f H EAVY RAIN CIRRU S C LOUD3 (llig h fl,.ecy o r /l.rri..,c- bo"e) L I GHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE v C L EAR J"l ('~ '''" /"' (tK(.'"tr-<--l) N 1,..3U.i CLOUDS ( Rnin) HAIL 1 ... _ PA~TLY C!..O:... :v CU.,.U L ONIMBU'> C LOUDS SNOW OR SLEET r-COMP~!::TELY ~vERCAST {TI:~:.n<ier~torm..,) UNKNOWN 4 '- ,-!,1 -t-riNG AS AT TWILIGH T OR NIG H T . WHAT DID Y O U N OTIC E ABOUT T H E STAR::, AND MOON ? I Ill SiA~S .I, :~.-MOON WITH HAL O , .... '-'4Y MOO~ ~IOOEN 8 Y C L OUDS n .-~-" " P ARTIAL (,V"wo r "llarter)