PROJeCT 1eon tt;:co~o l . LOCATION 10 CONCLUSION ,, INSUli'FICI!::i~r DJl ""'I ) Hll"'~: P OF 0'. ~CTS I ~. :..EM.:iTh o;:: O 'HERV..\TION 11. D~IEF $U~..\~Y At AHAL UIS r-ir. tt"" T'~"?f OF 095c ~VATIOH s. rr:OTO~ 22 IIAV~ Y O U EVE~ Sf-: E N THI S OR A SIMILAR PHE:.NOMEN O N BEFOI"!El 0 YES 0 NO. I F "YES.~ GIVE OATE ANO 23. WAS ANYOioO.:. ./t TH YOU A T THE TIMC: YOU SA'. THE P~IEIIOMENON? 0 YI!S C I.J YES 0 NO. IF yts. 010 THFY SEE IT TOOl 2<1 G IVE TH!! FOLLOWING INFORMATIO N ABOUT YOURSt!LF MALE : FEHAl.E TIO"'AL INFOR"'AT I O N INCLUOIN~ OCCUPATIOtl AtiO ANY E XrERII!NCE WHICII MAY DE PER fiNEtiT. 2S Wl1f-.. ~ ... : -:'0 ~:v ::.10 YOU REPO;>~ T>'AT YOU HIIO :;ICHTC.O THIS PHE NO M ENON PAGC 0 O F 9 f"AGt.S P~J.::Ci 1CJi'3 RECG~D ... OJ.lf TIME c ~OUP :Z. LOCATION t l . :>OUf'CE 10. CONCLUSION . I c NUH~ER OF O!lJECTS Insufficient Dat u 1 > .... : ~.t; YH CF O!)~E~VATIOH 11. t)RIEF SU~AR'I' AM<> A>lAl Y61i 9. P HYS:CAL cY') Cf DEPARTME N T OF T H E A I R FORCE H E A OOUARTE P S FORFIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AF'SC I RIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE DASE. OHIO 4!J433 l7 Jbservation , September 1969 Re: ~=-ence your recent un i.dentified flying object sip)lting which yo reported to the hir Force. The information which we have r e !-:!ived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. RequeGL Y::J-.:omplete the at.t.ached AF Form 117 and r et.urn it in the self- aC. .re~;sed e nvelope. Thank you f or reporting your observation to t .. e: Air Force . liZ:T0n-~UINTA!HLLA, .Jr; Lt Colonel, USAF c:.-ef, Aerial Phenomena Office A~:-ospace Technologies Division ? uction Di rectorate AF Form 117 w/envelope FTu (TO. PT/UFO ) ~<IGHT-PATTERSOl'l AFB, 0Mr0 .,,_.TEO STATES AI~ FORCE c =;:rcrAL 3U~)otcS.S Fairh':>rn, Ohio JUL 61 J8J P OST ACe ~0 FO:::.i PAID OUD<iF.T IJUJ?EAU AT'i>,tOY.'J. NU>J'Ir"l 11 -:.IJJ;I TI-ll.' or -:_ '\:\t\1~1:: liA S 01-:EN PHEPAT~C:n so TIIAT YOU C A N c.tVE 1'11P. U.<; Am I"OfKE t\S ~-lU('II INFORMA'f 10-:-1 I AS i'0S_: :. cr ~rER!'I1NG THE UNWEi'TII H:D Plti-;:-;o~.IE:-ION TIIAT YOU II AVE OilSFI<VF.D. PLEI\:.;t. TRY TO 1 -..J 0i' THE QUE<;TI01"S. THE 1:-:FOR:.JATIO:-< YOU GIVE WILL B E USF.I> 10~ RESI.J\l?CII J.'URPOS ."' t ~:LJ, .. NOT B E USC:D 1:-1 CONNECTI0:-.1 ~I Til ,\~ Y O F YOUR STATEMENTS 01< C'ONCLUSIO:: s \I,ITHOUT --.:1:-1 RF.TUR!'I T O AIR FORCE iJA<;E 1!'1:VE~11GATOR FOI~ FOI<WARDI :-IC T O 11'0 (TfJETI~). \11Rf<i!1 < ~ --,;''--J;V<:J.)' TO Till~ F0"?\1 Ot'1 ANf\'OTIITF: IH7'1l YOUI? NA.\tf.: FOR IDI-.'f\'TIFIC:I\TJON) ~. ~-''OU SI::L TltC PHENO~F ... :>S> / 2 Wri.:.--'1.:. 010 YOU f"lrt:>T SIGHT Tl-1;. PIIEH>'-'C:tiO' P HOUR. MINUrC<; QA.\1, QP,,_., ! 4 , III-IE ----f J t'AYLI,ttT SAVIIII..oS --~)STt.NO'\tW -J Ut:AS" 'N LJCE"NTR.:.~ [jMOUflrAtrl (JPACHIC rJoTH!;rc u,..B:R--.lu: vou wHEN vou s""' ''l ~"ttENOM.NUr-P IF 1;; CITY Glvi:l-Ht NCARrsT snHcT A'Oo"HE"'i::. :~-=TO trtoirATC oN J _qA.M-1 MAP W t'o.'lE. YOU HE:"li t;T/.NOINC WITH REF ENCt: TO THE AODR SS If' IN THl" t;Omllfl'(, IDCN111'Y flU:! 'luU , f RE Or, ")R tiEIIR A' --.Y TO fiX A 015TAIICt. A N D Ol'lt:.Clt'lN ~ ftUfl SOliE FH.COCilllli>I'ILC L ANlJMA"I( Ht(iH,.~ .. ,\PEA T THE;. POll-s~o"'"' II nt!: SKFTC'H, PLACE A N "A Otl fHE CUJ Vl D Ll~ic ro S~IO,. ''""'HI ,H THE 6 A . N O W 1\IAGIN E Y O J A~Z A T T H E CCNTEII O F THE CO;I-1?1\SS AO:>E. PLACE AN A, ON Till:: C O"tPASS TO INDI<'"An:: HI DIRECTION TOT'".,. a~.;co'lOMENON WHEN FIRST StEN . PLACE A o ON THE COMPA'55 TO INDICATE TH!-: OIHC:CTIO N ro '7 I' T'1::. 'KE>C'1 (;:_o.t. P LACE AN A AT THE P;>:;l-l:>'l OF THe PHESO.~ENON 'lfH'.H f'IP>T SEE:tl, AID A o AT !liE 0 ... :l'= ":' f1!:: "'rlENOM E H O H WHEN LAST SCEt~. COI'.SECT T H E "A AND a WITH A LIUE T O ,\PPROXI'~ATE THC I .,.. ! :::-.- -"1.::: PHCNO~EHON OET.tEEN "A" AS:> d . HIAT I S, SCHEMATICALLY SHO. WHI:::THER THE M\JV<.rh ~IT J ..,.,,.:;, p .. ~ o 9:: ~'PlAIGHT, CURVt::O oq ZIG.::A~. R!::FCR TO ~'-'ALL;! SI<E rCH AS A"' EXAMI"l.E OF HO\ 'iO COMi-'L!..TE Y,Ht::R E V/ERE YOU WHE N YOU SAW THE PHErlO'<IIE~ION> npt rt>t ri<:c" hlurJ. \.) IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY (-)AS DRIVE R 0 AS PASSENGER Ill O P E N COUNTRYSIOF N CAR AIRF IEI.O 0 AS PILOT 0 A S PASSCNGE R FLYING OVER CITY FLYI N G OVER OPC.N COUNTPY I F YOU WERE I N A VEHICLE, COMPL E. TE T H F FOLLOWING :ll'~ECTION WERE YOU MOVING' HOW rAST W!'H E YOU MOVING' OlD YOU STOr> ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING TilE PHf"NOMFN O~It NOR7n,.,EST SOUTH .... EST EXPLAIN w~"Ht~R SUCH MOVEMEN T A"FECT5 YOUR SKETCHL:S lo.j IT E M $ S 0 6 . OES'=Il19E y<> OF VEHICLE YOU \\ERE l'l ""-' TYPE OF ROAD TERHAtr OR BODY O F WATER YOU TRAVtR'iEO OUF!IN G .,."'E SlvHT <;TATE WHETHER WINDO'S On CONVERTIBLE TOP ""ERE UP OR DOWN. ... o .. M\JC"< OTHER TRAFFIC WAS T HERE> :;:C "0U ,..~.,. C E AllY AIRPLAt~ES> ["'YES f~NO t FYrS, DES RIBE Wl-'t->1 THE.Y WERE I' SIGHT RFLI'TIVC 10 TI-'E TI~E :; :; .. ;11~ THE:. PHfri':>'IEIIO N AND YrHERE TI-'EY WERE I N TH 5o(Y RELATIVl TO TttE POSITIOU OF .,.HE PHt::NOME.t .OH HC,-. LONC. WAS T H C PHf:N O Mf'N O N IN SIC.H P [ rU>T Vf:~Y~IJH;;- -ME. CE.r.iAII~ OF TIME JUST A GUES'> "'-::l-TERI"' I NED """' ,..<:; =~ -'::l''~"O'l IN SIGHT CO..,'Oo.;?~;;..> f j YES n HO. IF No INDICATE WHETHER TillS IS OUr TO YOIJq .... ;h'E'~'!~- ., -.. E !lEHAoV10R OF ThE "~E"~"=-~0'1, AND OE'SCq:tJE SUCH "'OVEMIWT OR BEHAVIOR 11'-0ICATE OISA"' PAGC ')OF 'l t'A ,:S 10 li" Tll!::H~ VtERE .. -:>PE THAN O N E PHEHO'H'I'oON. HO. MANY '.1tRc f HFAF.:> CRAW A PICTUHE TO SHO.,., HO TliEY" HE ARHANC~D 010 T!-11$ AAAANGE M!::NT CHANGE DURING THC l>IGHTIW",> COt-.OITIOI~S (Cht rk OIJf""Priac~ blrJ"I.1.) I A . srt ~-DAY CU\IULUS CLOUD .. (l.ow/luffy) FOG Oil MI5T !I T~I!..IG"lT C IPRlJS CLOUDS (lfteh /lt"t, )"tor /1.-rrillll" H EAVY RAitl ; l'oiCHT bon_.) LIGHT kAIN OH ORILZLf" i CLE-'P N '<3;.!5 CLOUDS {Rnin) \ I "'A"TL f cv:: Y Cl..tv-O'"liMAUS CLOUD:> MA.:E OR S"'OG IIOIIE OF T H E A30V"" B. WEATHE R SNOH O'l SLEET '"': I-":"t-.: Sl;:;'l '.,., <fAS AT TWILI GHT OR NIGHT. '"rlAT 010 YOU IIOTICC AUOUT TH!; STIIRS AtiO M?ON > f" :SON!--B'll~i-IT \IOONLIGiiT U O MOON LIG'iT UNK 1~0 tN MOO>J t<IO'"l!N 0 ( Ct ouo; t .. :i. :- ..,.., ',A~ 1'1 OAYLIC:HT. WA~. THE 5\J'I VISIBLE/ [j Y!:'O lltlO. IF "YCS," WH:.R'!.. 'riA.> 1 tiE SUtl A~ YOU F.-ceo jt"' r~;'i-OF" .. .,-U--T::> YOUR fliGHT OVERHEAD ('l~cr rwon) 11 & \ " OF ".):J TO YOI.Hl LE"FT UN'<NOWN L =>EC fV "l'"H!:: ..A)'"! SOURCE OF ILLUMitlATI::>'I 1-'"lE:S::tiT Dli~ING THE SIGHTING , SUCH A!; TIH! SU'I, HEAOLICHTS Ool STP::t'T LAM , c:-::;. FOR TEnRESTRI.\L ILL'J"'INA rtON, S1>ECIFY DISTANCE T O LIGHT SOURC'i:. '2, C l, .1 :-:!~:F' .:>TtOtl OF rHE Pr'c."""'E .. O ... ~OICATING 'r'f'E:"rH1-t IT APPEA Oi::O OAF!.< OR LI~HT, W'i .THc:.R IT .. -OR WA') SCLF LUIIUIO.;.-, A"'O 'Ji,.IJ.T COLORS YOU II OTICF.O. 0!;~410:. YOUR l'li'~ZSSION Of W"le TH:::.o{ ; p,;>;>:A"'<:: A'; 1< .., .,. 01'-LIGHT. ltlt'll~;o-~ "::>v<>J.t>I:OONS WI-H OfH.."R O:l,.FRVEO 013JfCTS, L IKE STAR:;, A L I GHT CR PACE 4 or 9 PAGI::S DID THE PHENOME NO N N O UtiKNOHN MOVt:: IN A STRAIGHT LINE' STANO STILL A T ANYTI ME> SUDDENLY S?E:E:D U P AND RUN AWA Y ' BREA K UP 1~ "'._RTS A N D E X PLODE' CHA NCE '=-"'t.CP.~ :n7NESS, FL~Hi 0" --'C KER? OISA??::' ~ AND REAPPEAR ' FLU rT'=.P.' "! WOB8LE7 1 4 . \ofrlAT CR!::W YOUR ATTENTIO N TO THE PHENOMC:NOI-P ~. H~W 010 IT FI~IALLY DISAPPEAR> FRON T O F 50'-\!::T~I!.G, Llr<E A CLOUD, TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? .. -IF' "YES.~ OESCF<3:E:. PAGE 5 OF 9 rAGES DID YOU OBSERVE THt:: PHENO MENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG' INCLUDE INI'ORMAriO"' O N MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LEN S PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE EYCG~ ~!'SES CAM!:'RA VIEWeR BINOCULARS WI ' J"-.LO"LO THEODOLITE !.) :"!:>IN A.RIL Y WCAR GLAS!iS> 00 YOU USE READING GLAS";ES> I S "'"' ~-II; "OUR I ' APRE::SSION OF THE SPEED OF 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF Til E DISTANCE Of-THE GIVE ESTI!>!ATE OF SPCEO PHENOM E N O N > GIVE ESTIMATE OF O ISTA'ICE IN C"'':t::'" TriAT tE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEA R fl P I CTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU S AW, DSCRIE:IE IN YOUR O 'HN WORDS A C0"'":''1 OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHE N PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMI LAR TO WHERE YOU NOTLD THE PHENOMENON. V.OU-.;:' 3.:.AR SOME RESEMBLANCE T O WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SII41LARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWCE/1 THE CO''"'"'"' C9JECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. ::;:, ':'. , ~TtCc. ANY ODOR, IIOISE, Oil ..,:;,_TEl~ 'IATING FRO"' THE PHFIIO'<!Etl::>'~ On ANY EFFEC.T ON YOUPSELF, -" """- ~ 1'1..\CHINE'RY Ill TM:: VICI. t TY> [_} YE.oi fj 1-.0. IF "YES," DCSCRIBE. o;sTu~ ~ - -:. .::,::>; NO on LEAve A"'Y PHYSt C A L EviDEtiCE. [1 Y E s UN O . PAGI:: 7 Of-' 9 f'>AGE5 DEPARTMENT OF T H E AIH FORCE HEAOOUARTE~S FORI:::IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC I WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR roRCE BA~E OHIO A:l4.3:l :Jservatio~ Cc;>':..em'b.ar 19:::>9 Re. ::renee your recent ~.onidentified flying object slhtinz which yo reported Lo the Air Force. The inforn:ation \Jhich we hsve re:eived is not sufficient for a scientific inver.Ligatio:l. Request. yo~ complete the attached AF For m 117 and return it. in t he s clf- a1~ressed envelope. Thsnk you for r~porting yoJr obzervation t o 'the Air Force. n2:~0R ~UINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Cn:1f, Aerial Phenorr.e~a Office ~e~o~psce Technologies Division Prc~:.lction Directorat-e ~ Form 117 w/envelope 2 2 . HI\VC: YOU C:VEA SEEN THIS O R A SIMILAR PI~ENOME NON BEFORE? UYES LOCATION . 23. WA!i AtiYO" ~ ~ -YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE P HENOMENON > A. L IST TH ~' t:S AND A D DRESSES NO. I F "YE!>.~ GIVE DATE AND 0 NO. I F "YCS," OlD THFY S1-. IT TOO? NC OCCUPATION AND ANY F.XPRIEtiCE WHICH MAY BE PcHTIIIENT, ~5 '""'E'I ~"':> 7~ .,..., :: ';'YOU HI:.POPT TMA-YOU HAD !;IGIITCD THIS PHEIIOI-IENQN > T HIS O.JC.,fi;) ... NAIHE. DAY MONTH V"AR PAC>!! 0 or- 9 PAGES i . ~liM?.= K o;: OlJ~CTS S. :..:~CT-1 OF 03~E;tVATIOH I.:, T "'='E C'" Ol3c)V.\TIOH ' cou~sc: POOJ.ECT i0073 tlECO~O l. L OCATION Ihyton) Ohio 10 . CONC:.. ~SICN Prob'\ble Astro (CM"~:LLI\) 11. B:ll CF SU:"""'A~Y AM> AHAL Y~IS n. s t3.r 1 ih.: obj ct tho.t "t.a5 ncout fla~hing red) hJueJ ~nd r.r n. em::.~: iTs: At at an azir.1uth thr: b';! inni ng of tllc of' l~] deercca anJ An e cva"1.on of 10 dcc;rcc:>. 1\E.PI.. Y 'TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE H I!:ADOUARTEfiS FOREIGN TECHNOI..OGY DIVISION I AFSC I WRIGH T -P ATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 4!5433 ....... :l3ervatl.on 22 Scpteraber 1969 Rer ence you r recent unicentified flying object sibhtin~ which yc ::-eportcd to the Air Force. The inforrr.atio:l which we have re~':!ived is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Beque::; yc -complete the atta~hed AF Form 117 and return it in the self- a ::-~Gsed envelope. Thank you for r~portiog your observatio:1 to tne Air Force. nSCTOR ~.lUI NT AN ILLA, Jr, L t Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Ae::-o~pacc Technologies Division Prvduction Directorate