PRt)J!CT l0073 RECORD 1. D J. f E TIME G~OU,_,. l. LOCATION l . ~OUP.Cf 10 m..:.nutes t-. TYP:: Of OJSc~VATJOfot 7. COlJ~SE ; 9. ?HYSICAL EVIDIMC! c; i~nati, Ohio 10. COHCLUSIOH ~(INSUFFICIENT DATA) Su~T.ary: See Case File. CO~,f'-'E:rrs: Cnly s:~tchy info:::-.7tat:.on ~:; ~vr-ti 1 'l',le o n ~:1~ si3L'1ti..~.~ ?:--:e info~.7ation i s ~ .:.~t-lh'3.t cnnfli."'tir~ Ln tnat the 0~ser r re~orted t~at s~e 2110 l .. ou:s local , last sew t:-te b ut only saw the obj~ct f o r 10 s ent to t.:1e obser.rer o n ll .Jul as o! l Dec 69. ob ct at 2220 ~rs local, ~ir.utes. An ~? 117 wqs 69 but has no: b~en ret~rr.~d 17 ~110 YOU ()' .>E~VC:: THL PII'"''IO :I!::NO.I I hHOUC H ANY OF 1'tH.: F"OLLOh i N(; ltiCLUOE INH)rJ~A liON 011 '") JFL, ~ WINOOW?ANE. DO Y O U U!iE Re1 DIN G GLAS.)rS' j ) YF'> [ j NO A. DO YOU OROI-::;~- LY WCAR CLASSES' ; Yf.S cJ NO-r t:L 113 WHAT WA.S YOUH IMPRESSION OF T H e SPE:.i='O OF TH': "119 1---P-HENOME::N~N~ GIVE ES TIMA S?Ef::.D s;~ f 'wnAT HAS YUUR tMr E. SON 0~ THl Cll, fANCr. QF : 11. r:>H E N O M 2 N 0 N ' GIVE tS ri~-1ATE OF r J:ifANCE f ;L _ . ~0 IN ORDE R THAT WE: MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POS',IBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DE::!iCRIBE IN 'tOUN O WN WORD S ,\ COMMO N 0 BJ E C T 0 R 0 BJ ECTS WHICH, WH I::':N P LAC EO IN TH C SKY , SIMILAR T O 'N HERE YOU NOTED TH I:: PH F. N O M ENON. WOULD SEAR SOW:: RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT Y O U S AW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITICS ArlO iJIFFERF.NCES BFTWEEN THE COo.4MON 09J E C T AN 0 WHAT YOU SAN. 2 1. 010 YOU NOTICE A'IY OOOR, NOISE 0~ HE~T E'.4ANATI'fG F'nOM THE ?1-tE'4;)'-4f::.'~0~1 OR A'fY E.FFECT 0'1 VOURS::LF, A'-li\4ALS O n MACHII'tERY TI-t .. VICI'IITY' 0 Y E S *lO. IF ~YES. DESCRiaE ,\, DID THE ?HE ...,0'-4::NO N OISTURa THE 'j~OU'-10 On LE.\VE ANV PHYSI CAL EVIOENCE. 0 Y E S ~0. ! I F .. YES, o:::scR13E. I \J fiN Y O N C: WITH YOU G YES lJ NO. A 'r THE TIME YOU SAW TH:::. PHENOM:::NOS' t~YC:S [_j NO. ITIONAL INFO G INFORMATION A30UT YOUR3t.LF MALE } ( FEMALE lNG OCCUPATION AND A/'ofY EXPERI::NCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. ~li'L.Y TO A T T I'I o-, TDPT (UFO) WP.IGHT P ATTr nSON AIR FOR..:r ElAS E . 01-110 1"14,:)3 UFO Observation, 4 J~l 1S09 'f D_ 'Irs Sottthgate, !<entucky 41071 Reference your recent unidentified f lying objec t sighti n g 'Which you reported to t he Air Force. The information whi c h ...,e have rec~ived i s not sufficien t for a s c ienti f i c investigation. Request you complete the atta~hed Af' For m 117 and return it i n the self- addres sed enve~ope. Thank you fo~ reportin g your obGervation to the Air Force. HECTOR ciUIJTAN ::r.t.A, J r , Lt Col onel , USAF Chief , Aerial Phenomena Or'fice Aerospace Te~r~ologies Divisi on Producti on Direc~orstc AF Form 117 w/envelo1~ ..;.ntuckv.. ~tr ~hou~:Jt ~.:tat ~1e migh !l ~i::n~S.:J t:l"" -~ Gnident~tied Fly!.n.,. Object, and as t<~a _: hsr~ ~a:~ --iny \~own~ ai :-craft t=.:liii c in hi3 area. Sgt Za~..,eri~h re..:e-x....,..ed -::. o Wright Operations, sur;gescin'' :hat: ::hey :n!7ht b e . able to answer his question about )os~iola ..aircraft ~. At ap9roximately 2125 hours, Mr3 . , alled t...,e E"''D Command Post~ and '\17as exttemcl y irate because of the treatnent her husband had eceived from ;right Cperations personnel . She related that a man who identified himself as Mr. had suggested that Mr. w-as under the influence of int:oxican s, that perhaps h e been picnicking too much, and that ~ should fcr;::,e t .:he.mattar of UFO's ... ~1rs. stated tbet ~oth she d Ler husband had wor!<ed at ~,eir regular joL s on ~ July 1969, :1nd that neither of them used any form o f 1:Jquor, either ... n t:hat d...1y or as a normal practice J \F Fot~ 117 ~ Sighting of Unid~uti fie ) .. m2na .. ues .... .#.o.l:n - :laire was completed at the r 2ques t of ,.!rs. by t ' e 3taff Duty Officer and an apology was made for the bavior of Mr. 4 . It is recommended that the C01lm&lder, Fl"u . bring th alleged behavior of Mr. to the attention of the 3ase for his ion. In the opinion of the . 3 ta.ff Duty Officer and his controller. at h{! t ime, Sgt ~apericb, the reported behavior reflects 1~ pon .the t:nited States AirForce at a t1me when itcan l east Tl:.ford adverse publicity in any ar of endeavor :LLIAM C. u.-iTIS, 1 .: ~ff Dut7 Officer .!. :J PT I UFO Sf \'h T 1 ~iG UF U~ I OE:;T I Fl t:O PH~...~OME.i~ QUC:S T I ON~A I Hi 1'1UR QUE STION'IAIRE HA$ l3EEN Pl~r:PAR::.n SO I'IIAT YOU C'A:-l GJVE THt~ V.~ 1 11~ FOKCE M; ~.UJCl! I~FOR.\1AT 0~ AS PO~:'IBLE CO:--iCF.R~ING THE u:-.;LD-;;:YfiFIED PHE~O\\ENON THAT YO'l HI\VE ODSxV~D PLEASE TH' 10 ANS'.+ER ALU OF THE QUESTIO~S Tlir: 1:'-.FOR~\ATIO:'i YOU GIVE WILL BL U SED FO~ Rl!.SF. \l~C'll PURPOS5 i YOUR NAME \'t1L~ NOT DE USED IN CO.\~ECTIO:-J ',1,11'11 .\'fY QF YOUR ST ,\TE~E'ITS OR C'Ol'IC'f .. U!'l0~S \'1TH0UT YOUR Pf'RMISSlCJ~. RETUR~ TO AIR lO:~CJ Ot\S E 18\'E~ r!C \TOR FOH JOR', A ROING TO FTO ( I'I>ETR), WRtG fl T PATTERSO:-J AFB,0'-110454 .33, IA.YAI:'Q(I') f7. IF \DDJT!n'\AI.. <;!1~/TS AUF NH n 1n FOR N .I!'P1. ll\ r ON S" .-.,-r:J::. A TT.'t Cli .-ECUR1... Y TO TillS F OR.'-1 OR A :\ 'I'.'OT . \ TE IHTH }'OUR ;v..t '-IF: FOR IIJr.N'/'1 FICA TICJ.V .) 2 . WHAT TI'AE 010 YOU Ft~ST SIGHT THE P~E~0"4e N0N' ' 3 WHAT TIME 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE P H E N O M ENON' ':-J _,/"'\ n CENTRb,L ~YLIGHT S AVINGS L STANDARD n MOUN T AI~ PACII'IC c 5 WHE R E WERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE ?Hc:-NOMENON ' I F 1'1 CITY. GIVE THE NEAHESf STRECT AOORESS AND IND I C ATe 0 '1 A HAN D DRAWN MAP WHE~E YOU WERE STANDIN G WITH REFERENCE TO THE A:>OR.:SS. I F I N T H E COU'4TRY. IDENTIFY THE HIGHWAY YOU WERE O N O R NEI\R A N D Tqy TO FIX A OISTAN E ANO DIRECTION FROM S0'4E RECOGNIZABLE LANDMAR.-< S. IMAGIN E YOU ARE .AT THE POINT SHOW'I I N T~E Sr<ETCH. PLAC E AN "A O N TH;;;: .:JRVE O LIN E ro C:HOW HO'I HIG'-1 1 HE PHENOME~ON WAS A90\IE THE HORI!O<~J. ')q SI(YLINE ,YHEN FlqST SEEN. P~ACC: A. 3~ 0~ T~E SA'-4E CURVED LINE fO S~O'N HOt '"IIGJ.f A30VE -HE HORIZON ,._.E ;:,I-'EN0'-4E"'O N WAS W~EN LAST SEE'I. o ss=:Rv2.R P L ~..:I! N .>, ON THE C:OM,., \S T O IHJIC"' rE n iF. 1~ECi"IO~ TCJ ~ 7. I~ rH?: SKETCH Ba:LOW, PLACE AH A AT TH!: P O SITION O F THE Pr4:::NO M -NO,. '~WHEN F IRST SEEN , AHO A e A T THE POSITION OF THE PH!:HOM!NON WHI!N LAST S~EN. CONNECT THE A AND a WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE '>40'/ !:~T OF' THE P11eNGII4NC>N 8ETWEEN A AND g. T HAT I S, SCHEM-'TICALLY 51-'0t WHETHER T H E MOVE'IIIENT A~.,E :::o T O BE STAAICHT, C U R VEO O R ZIG-ZAG. REF E~ TO Slo4ALLER SKETCH A S A'4 E XAMPLE OF H O W TO CO~PLETE e: PH.:t:o~- L N tJUSI~I"!SS. t CTI)N OF ..5~7 RE~I:)-tlTIAL SECT I O N OF CITY r;-;oPEN COUN TAYSIDE [l A!J P ASSENGER : NEAR A I R f-IE. L 0 - ["j A S ~='ASS E N G ~R I FLYING OV~R CITY l r.:_YIN V-eN _:>_:' t U <.._?UNTRY I F YOU W 'R!:. IN A VEHICLE, c.,ot~nL ETE T HE' FOLLOWING WH A.T DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVI N G 7 WERE Y O U MOVING? SOUTH WEST I 01 ::> YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVI~G T .. tE .~ ~OR THE: A S T PH=. 'lOM E N O N _l!'ORTH'NEST SOUTH NEST EXPL~I'I VrHETHER SUCH MOVEME.NT AFFECT S YOUR SKETC H E<; 1'1 ITE'AS SAND 6 . DESC~I9E TYPE OF VEH I CLE YOU WERE 1'1 AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAI N O R 80DY Of WATE R Y O U T~AVfR~E:D DURING THE: Slv H TING. STATE WHETHER WI N00 5 O R CONVERTIBLE roP WERE Uj:) OR DOWN. IUCH OT'iER TRAFi='IC WAS THERC:1 DID VO-.J N OTICE ANY AIROLANE51 t 1 YFS ~NO. IF YE:i. " o.:;;CRBE WHE N THEV WC:RE IN Slr..-.T PF~.A riVE TO T'iE TI~F.: OF SIGI-HING THE PHF'IO'AE'ION A N D W'"IE..,c T :'Y WERE IN THe ;"'Y RELATIVE TO TH~ !"'OSITION Or 'iHE PHENOMENO"l. nQW LO~G WAS THE j CERTAI"' O F T I'-4E '40T VC:RY & FAIRLY CEP.~AIN JU5T A GUESS ~.JON hAS TIMC: DETEqMIN EO' W~S Tu:: P"iENOir4ENO"l IN SIGHT CONTI'J t OUSLY ' &YES ( NO. IF '"'40' INOt(AfC: NHET'iER THIS IS DU:. TO YOUR \40VE'-4!"1T OR THE Br::HAVIOR OF THE Pt-'E"'O MEN .... N O OE;-:;~ICIE SUCH MOV:-'-4ENT Qq B::HAVIOR. t!'IDICATE OISA':I. j:)~AQ ~1c:::s ON PREVIOUS St<ETCHES. CONDITIONS (Check appropriat e blnclcs.) l ~1 DAY CU"4U LUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy ) FOG O R MIS T T NlL I GHT CIRRUS CLOUDS (High fleecy or H~rrira6 H=:AVY RAIN LIG H T RAIN OR DRIZZLE NIMBU S CLOUDS (Rain) CUMULONIMBUS CLOUOS (Thunderstorms) P .\R rL Y CLOUDY SNOW O R SLEET H AZE O R SMOG [)IN K NOWN V NONE OF THE ABOVE l COM?LETELY O V ERCAST C . IF Tt-'E S I GHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT O R NIGHT, '~HAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? fl~I'3"1T ~.1!00'-tLIGHT NO p,IQONLIG.IIT \lOO N WI7H HALO UNKNO..._N P TIAL(v ) UN'<N0'1rof I F SIGI-4TING WAS IN D A YLIGHT. TH~ PHEN O M ENON? r IN r~O.-..T OF YOU WAS THE: SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES TO Y:J U R RIGrH T O YOUR LEFT SPC:.:;t : y rHE MAJOR SOU~CE OF ILLUMINAIION ?R~SENT CUR I N G THE SIGHTING, SUCH A~ TH! SUN , HEA OLfC,HT~ O R STrl~E T LAMP, ETC. F O R Tc!RRESTRIAL ILL U~INATIOH, SPECIFY DIST ANC=: T O LIGHT SOURC!. 12 GIVe A SRI~F' DESCRIPTION O F THE PHE.NO,_.EIIfO N . INDICATING WHETH=:~ IT AP"EARED DARK O R LIGHT, W"iETHER IT n~i='L:::CT:::D L I GHT O R '.'fAS SELFLU"'41NOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED . uE:iCRIBE YOUR I M PRF=:SSIO N OF .,I{HETHER IT WA~ SOLID 0~ TAANSPAREHT, WHETH~R EDGES '.VE q E SHARP O R FUZZY. OESCR13E THC: SHAPE O P I~DICATf l r IT A?PEARED AS A I=IOINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHEq OBSERVED 09JECTS, L IKE STA RS, A LIGHT O R OT\.i:::R OaJ!!CT IN YOUR F IELD O F VIEW. ~ ~ "''~ r\ PA~E 4 OF 9 PAGES IN A STRAIGHT LINE' STANO STILL AT ANY riME ? ~UDDC::NLY SPEED UP AND RUN OREA K UP I N PAR fC\ AND EXPL00:::7 CHAN~E COLO R ! G IVE OFF S\401<~7 CHANGE D~IGHTNESS1 CHANG E SHAPE' FLASH OA FLICKER' DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR ? :iPIN LIKE A TOP ? MAl<::: A NOISE' FLUTTER O R WOBBLE' 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THC: PHENO M E NO N ' A. HO>N Ct D IT FIIIIJ LLY DISAPPEA~' 8 . DIO THE PH!:N Ot.!E N O N MOVE B!:HIND 0~ I N FRON T OF SOMET~ING, LIK:: A CLOUD. TReE, OR BUILOI~C. AT ANY TIME' s. OE3CRI9E . \ ~l(:"rU t< f'"i \ TWI L L SH Oii TLi E Sl-ii\PE OF T HC:. PHENO'-I.!NC~ ISC ... lJ')~ AND LM:J::..L ANY OET\IL':i T 1.\T r 15 . WH-'T WAS THE ANGULA~ SIZ7 HOLD A !lttATCH A T ARMS LENGTH I N i='~ONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET L-'~o OR THE ~OON. hOTE HO'. M UCH o;: THS O SJC:CT IS COVERE::> BY TH!: HEAD O F THE ~ATCH. N O) I F "OU HAD BEEN ABLE T O P ERFORM THI S EXPE R I MENT A T THS TIM E OF T H E SIGHTIN G , t:ST it,(ATI! W H A T F R A C T ION O F T H E HENO .,.ENON WOULD H AVE 3 EEN COVEREO BY THE MATCH HE:A O . ~AG OF9? AGES