PR{)JECT 1~73 ~ECO~D . i L :J"TE. TI~E \:6-IJU,-2. LOCATfO)of j i oafo245 1 :l. SulJJ!C:: 10. CONCLUSI ON , Pr ocab J.c As tro U1ARS) ~ : Civili3n G '~BER OF OSJECTS Observatio n probably o f r.:ar5. At 9 :45 p . m. ED'r, !.ars was o.t ~ ' j 'l. L EMGT~ OF OJSE~YATION i 2 l/2 hours " T'I'PE OF 085EAVATJO.. Grounj-Visunl !J. PHY$1CAL CEVfOIMCR an azirr.uth of 142 deg rees and an angular elevation of 20 degrees. At 5:15 a . m. EDT, Mars was on the horizon at 244 degrees a nd n~d a stellar magnitude of -1. 4. 11. 8~1 E F SU)WA~Y AHO HAl Y&IS Observer sighted a red light in the southwest that s brighter than the average star. TDPT (UFO) H.:':"..:>OU l'tT C J~ t-OrtE'IGN 1 i..CHI'IOLOGY 01Vi3tON f A F:)C.I WR IGHT PATTF:R~ON AIR F O rCE BAS E OHIO 4!H33 UFO Observation -8 J~n l~bJ Reference your recent unidentified flying ob~ect sigJ1ting which you reported to the Air Force. The informatio~ ~hich ""e have received is not sufficie~t for a scientific inve stigation. Reques~ you complete the atta~ned AF For~ 117 and return it in the self- oddressed envelope. Tha~k you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. HECTOR q,UI!f..LtUl IIJ .A, Jr, 1t Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phe~ocena Office AJrospace Technolo~i~s Division Production Direc~ora~e AF Form 117 w/l'!nve..~..ope SIGHTI:~G OF lJNIDEN'fiFIED PliEI~OME~A QUESTIONH~IRE AFH h!>-17(Cl) RUDGf. 'f /Jfi'U::AU AP1' ROVAL ,\-..; !':'~:--11\1 E CONC'Ek''li :'-:C TilE L'\.J:IF:"-. riFLr.D PHE O~ 1.\.d"i THAT YOU !lAVE onst~f~VI.I>. PLf-.t\SE 'ff-IY TO :\\l.,WFI~ \LU OF THI:: QUI'STlO"-S. TilE l:"lfO f,\Tl(, -.; 't'l)ll CIVE WILL IJ E t;SJD fo()!< 1\FSI.AI<C H l'ljRPO:-'ES Y('UR );.\~11-: \\IL!r NOT 0! U SE[' f'l CO:'-.~ECriO'l \\ITf! /'~Y OF YOU!-< STATLMENTS 01~ ('()NC'LIJ...,IO:'i:-) \l;lTIJJUT \'Ul'l~ PI:l<\IJ:-)~1dN. 1\l-.TUI TO AIR I OI~CE HASE l:'\\'1-::>TIC.\I'O R r:'O R FOi x Wt\lxDINC TO I-1D ( T DE11<J. WRi c;ttT Pi\TT~JxSO'l t\FH,OHJ().1~43'1, 11\,'f Ar~a'~-17. ([F AODI710i\'1\f. SIIF~FTS AUF. N J:F,[)F.D /OR f\1,\f<I~ATIVI~ Of? SKVTC!ff~.c; ATT. I Cfl ...... rCUFU.f. Y F > T lil' [ ."(J!,'M ON 1\N,\'OTATI~ lH11l t'fJiR .'\/,,\ f r : ['():~ I!Jr:NTIFI CATION.J I WHEN HE"l 0 M:-N O N 1 DID Y().J SE:c 1 HE 2 ''r'H \T TP-1E DID YOU f-IRSr SIGHT THC: ~H!:N0'-1FNON? J. W-1..\T TI~E DID YOU LAST SIGHT T H E PHc:'NQ M E N Q N ? !}!,DAYL I GHT SI\VINCS [_jSTAND;lRD [&(EASTERN [ j ~EtlTRAL ()MOUN T AIN r) PACIFI C 5 .VH C:: r'rERc: YOU WHE:..N YOU S A'N THF' PHENOMi='N Q N 7 I F IN CITY (,IVE. THE NEAREST S TP:"i:"T ADORES~ A"lD iN~liCAT" O N HIG~WA"'-' YOU W ERE '1"1 '"~R N EAP A:-1""1 -qy TO FIX A OISTA"lCE A"J~J DIPECTI O N FPOM SOM E RFCOGN IZAa l E. L A'-10'-IA~K I":>W ,..O N H I G H .:.govE THE --40R::ON TH:: PrENO~::NON HAS it'-E'I LA~T SECI'oi. oes~R vE.R T H E P!-i Cl:. I 0 T H s p t- i. 1'1 -h-.:;"'ETC~ OE:LO'~. f- L\:::.. AN " A ,. A r TliS ":>:').)ITION O F THE PH::.'~OII.I!::NON WHEN FIRS T SEEN. I-NO P. a AT T H E PJ;IT'C N OF" lnE PI-1::~0~-:..-;0~ ~;., L:."3T !Jt::C:. ~'J 1'-JE:T T~E "A AN:> '"9 " WITH A LINE TO APPROXI"'ATE THE f. ~':lc e-~EO rc 8=.. ST;)..\I~HT, CU~VC:O OP z:..:;.z.;c . REF'C::R TO _.\I\!...~ E R SKETCH p.c AN FX.\MP~ E. OF' livW r o CC~Pl.E'T~ i"~=._ ~if:RS~ETCH J IN UUSINES'i t;!:-'CTION Of-CIIY ' V I N RESIOFNTI ' L SECTirJN OF C ITY I IN CAR ~-' AS DRIVER [ ) AS PASSE 1-,j E R +---- OPEN C_OlJ"'TR YSIQE I NEAR AIRFIELD FLY I N G OVER CITY F L Y ING OVf R OP!:.N COUN rRY A . IF Y O U WERE IN A VEHIC LE, C0"-1PLETE rHE: FOLL ()WI N G 1 HOW FASr WFRF YOU M:>VING1 W HAT DIRECTION WE RE YOU MOVINC NORTH cAST t---1--s-o_u_T_H-----------t---rw_E_S_T ~iD YOU STOP ANYTIM E w"Hi'LE: OBSERVIN G THE ORTHEAST SOUTH~ A ST I SOU r HWEST EXPL AIN WH'::THER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHtS IN ITEM S 5 AND 6 D!::5CRIBE TYPE O F VEHICLE YOU W~.R I~ AND TYPE OF R:>AD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURI~C THE S IGHTING. STATE W'"iETHER WINOOl'IS OR CONVERT13LE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN . HOW MUCH OTHE R TR~FFIC WAS THE~E? DID YOU NOTICE A N Y A oP'=>LANES? [..1YES OF SIGHTI"'G T H E PHC:'I'"l~ENON AND WHERE n NO. II=' YES.R DESC~IBE WHEN THFY Wt..RE IN $1fjH T RELA T I 'IE TO THE t'ME THEY WERE IN THE' ~v.v RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHE'IO M!:.NO~. HOWl ONG WAS THE P H E N O MENON IN SIGHT? LENGT H OF T I M E CERTA I N OF Tt'1 E OT VERY SUR E 1/' FAIRLY CERTA I N JUST A GUESS HOW WAS Tlr.-IE DETC:RM I'4 :::c., wAs THE: PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? r?,'YES 0 NO. I F "No.~ INDICATE wHETH~ THIS rs ouc: TO YOUR O,QV0::~2NT 0~ THE BEH AVIOR O F THE PHE N O M E N O N , AND D~SCRIS!:: SUCH MOVEM ENT oq 9EHAVIOR I NDICATE DISA C EARANCES O N PREVIOIJS SKETCHES . D li:> THIS t\HRANGf:MO::NT Ci-I A NGE DuP ING T H E SICHTt~4G CON O I T IONS (Ch'.r.k n;Jpro;Jrwce CUMULUS CLOU OS ( Low f!u.ffy) CIRRUS CLOUDS (Hi(h [luery o r lle rri11g H EAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR C L EAR NIMBU S C LOUDS (Rain) P~RTLY CLOUDY CUMULO NIMBUS CLOUDS ~NOW OR SLEET CO.,.?LETELY OV~RCAST (Thu.nJerstorm.s) HAZE O R SMOG N O N E O F THE ABOVE NIGHr. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON ? STARS ( 2) BRIGHT M O ONLIGHT NO AOONLICI-1T MOON WI T H HALO UNKNOWN MOON HIDDEN BY C LOUDS PARTIAL (New o r quarl.,.r) U f'l ,( NvWN IF SIGHTING WA S IN DAYLI GHT, WAS THE SUN V ISISLE? QYE S 0 NO. IF yEs. WHERE WAS THE AS YOU FACED THE PHE N OMENON ? IN FRONT OF YOU T O YOUR R I G H T 9<\Ct< OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UN.( O"t~ SP!::CirY THE MAJOR SOU~CE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURI N G rHE SIGMTINC, SUCH A S T H E SU N , H E ADLI G HTS OR S T RC:C:T LAM? , E TC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUM INATION, SPECIFY viSTANCE TO LIGHT SOURC!::. 12. GIVE A BRIEF' D!:SCRIPTI O N OF THE PHENO MENON, INDICATI N G WH ETHER IT AP!=JEAR~D DARK O R LIGHT, W-i::THER IT PEF"LECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLOR S YOU NOTICED . DESCRIBE l'OUR IMPRS5SI O N Of I T WAS SOLID O R TR~NSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP O R FUZZY. D t::SC.PIBE THE SHA?E OR INDICATE I F I T A?P EARE O AS A POINT O F LIGHT. IN DICAT;:: COMPARISONS WITH 0 rH E R O BSERVED 09JEC TS, Ll K E STARS, A LIGHT O R OTH::~ OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VI::W. 0 b_j ec~T Co,) c I I A n\ b t! r- A'Jev-.qCje PAGE 4 QC' 9 PAG!:::S 010 THE P HE I O MENON MOVE IN A ST R A IGHT LINE~ SIAN O STILL AT ANYTIME? SUDD ENLY SPZEO UP AND RUN AWAY? BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? C ANGE COLOR' GIVE O F F SMOKE' CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? CH l\NGE SHAPE? v DISAPPEAR A N D REAPPEAR 1 J y" SPIN L l r<E A TOP? M AK!:: A N O ISE? FLUTT E R 0~ WOBBLE ? 14 WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENT ION T O T H E PHENOMENON? A . HOW 010 I T FINALLY OtSAPPEARJ a . OlD THE PHEN OMENON MOVE BEHINO O R I N F'RONT OF SOMET~ING, LIKE A CLOUD, TR!::E, 0~ BUILDING AT -'NY T ll.4E7 0 YES 0 NO. IF yEs, DESCRIBE. n"1 ov e "t PA"";E 5 OF 9 P ,\GES AFR SO-l7(Cl) ;::w \I A o;:: rUK'::. IHAT W! L SHOW Tilt S.HM'E I}~ T\IE PHE~ow~:::tiCf'ol. INCLUO~ A.~D LAE.1EL ANY OFTI\IL .. Tf-IAT MIGHT r-1'\\/': \ i->Pf::'ARr:.O lb WINCS OR r.~PUTRU')I0'15 o\~ _:) INDICAT~ ~.<HALJ<;T 0~ V APOH TPAILS. IHOICATF OY A,._. ARK0.V 1Ht; I J. ;:-JN P WHA T WA:J T H E A NGULAR SIZC::7 HOLD A MATCH AT ARMS LENOTt~ IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET L A\4;) O R THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE 0 3 J ECT IS COVER!::O BY THE H EAO 0 F THE M~TCH. NO'N I F YOU H AO B~EN ASLE T O PERC:QR\4 THIS EXPERIMENT A T T H:: T I M E OF THE S1GHTING, ESTIM~TE WHAT FRACTION Or T~l2 PHE~O~::t-ION WOULD HA\IE BEEN COVERE:::> BY THE '-4ATCH HEAIJ. PAGE 6 OF:) PAG~S TYPE, F ILTER, LEN~ rHESCRIPTION OR OTti":.fl APPLIC