PROJeCT 1~73 RECO~O J. S\JlJF:C~ t J.;tJMt\ER uf O:\JECTS 5. L r !oiC rH 0::' O.'H~RVATION t-. I Y?E C'F OilSE::lVATIOH 9. PHYSICA~ ?VlO~ ... C ! 10. CONCI.USION InsufficicnL Datu 11. B~li:F $U:.4WI\RY ANO AHALY61& See Case Files 17 010 YOU 09.iERVE THC PHE OMEtiON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING> ltiCLUOE INFORMATIO N Ol; MOO!:.L, TYPC, FlL TE:"l, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OT~IER APPLI C AOLE DATA. CA'~ERA VIEWER SUN~L -ES ; , )C' V':'. ::' ..,INAAILY WEAR GLASSES> "OUR IMPRLSSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTA~ICE OF Ttl!:. FH'::'-': ' O N ' GIVE LSTIMATE OF SPEED PHCNOMENON> GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE I 20 IN v"':' ., THAT WE MAY 001 Altl AS CLEAR A PICTURC A S POSSIOLt..: OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCniBE IN YOUR OWN WORD' A CC,..,.. . , OOJECT OR OBJCCTS WHICH, WHE N PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHE R E YOU NOTED rHE PHEUOM E NON, WOU~O "'AR SO M E RCSEMBLANCE TO 'HHAT YOU SAW. DE~CFUBE' SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OETWEUI T H C C0'-4'-10' O'JJCCT AND WHAT YOU SAW. 1 :. C. :I "'C J hOTICf: ANY OO?R, NOI"i!::, 0" ~CAT CM~NATI'IG FROM THE PliniOMEriON OR MIY EFFECT 0:1 Y0 JI-!5l LF, I ;. '"'.l~S '='~ '-~ACHIN LRY IN TH:: vi~I.IT'" r 1 YES [ j N O IF "YEs. oESCRtoE. 'JISTUREI--:; O::F!7 ~"10 OR LCAVL ANY P HYSICAL FVIOF.~ICC. PAGE 7 OF 'l PAC':l n. IIAvt:. YOU Ev<::~ sc::EN THI:; OR A s1 ~IL-"R PH~NOMENON BEFOHE ' UYEs 0 No. If' "YEs. GIVE DATE AND LOC'\TIOII. 21. W.\~ ~."''fC..:: 17 vou A T THE TI'C: YOU SAW THE PHE"'0'-4E N O N ? 0 YES 0 ~10. I F yc;s, 010 THE Y SEE IT TOO> A. L IST Ti11:: P LAST NAME. FOLLOYIING IN FORMA'rtON A ROUT YOURSELF I PH;,;:., 7C loOOI-ONAL INFOR .... ATIOtl INCLUOthG OCCUPATION A"'O ANY EXPERI E NCE WHIC H P~AY B E PERTitiC:tn 2S ,.,.,..E.., A'lr' 7C' ."':;: 'I'OU nt:>OP';' 71'-lT vou IIAO SIC.Hl0 Til 5 PH-NO'-'f.II O IH M O...,TII 1\li>I.Y TO DEPARTMENT OF THE Alr:t FO~CE HEAOCUA~TEPS FORC:IC.N TECHN..>LOGY OIVI~ION I AF9C I WRIGHT-PATTFRSON Aln f"OnCE OASE OHIO 4!1433 ;_:... . : serva tion, 14 &!pteHiber 1969 Fe_z-':lor n , Ohio Re:~cncc your recent t.nidentified flying obJect Sifj1ting 'lhich }~ ~eported to the Air Force. The information vhich ve h3ve r ec.:!ived is not suffi c ient for a scientific invcstigatio:t. Rcque~. yo~ complete the attached AF Form 117 a nd return it in the sclf- a:!.d:-czsed t>nvelope. T!lank you for reporting your observati on to tne Air Force. rr.:=::;:-~n ~U:LNTfu'IT.LI...K, Jr," L t Colonel, USAF Ch~ef, Aerial Pheno~e~a Office Ae:-o~pacc Technolog~es Division Pr =~tion Directora~e AF Form 117 v/cnvelop~ FT:.. (TD-Pr/UFO } '? IGHT-PAT ofRS0>-4 AF8, CH, O l!,.;tTEO STATES AI~ FORCE OFFICI.U. OU31H~SS POST ACi ~iJF:El:l.~AIO - UNKNOWN R. NO. 1 LAC JUL 61 J8J SIGHTit!G"'O.?-'UNID~iiTIFIED PHE:lOji.!EtiA"QUffiiO;-tt~AIR E nuoasr liLi.u:.w rr.Jour. I , 7 1\U/II'JER :ll- lt:ZJ1 J TillS QuF."-i'J .,,\I~F liAS OF.:-; PHEPARFD SO Til \ T YOU C AN GIVL THE U.S All~ 1-0RCE AS ::UCIIINFOR\1/\Tfl., J AS PO ~.8L2 CO:-:C ER!':l NG TilE U:-H DSNTI F ll D PIII.:-;O'.ll::-<ON THAT YOU H 1\ VE O'lS:~R\'1-:IJ. PL EMiE TP.Y 'fO ! A~ .,:;:!( '!..,:.., ')f TilE QUEST!O:-IS TilE INFOI<~.\ATI0:-1 YOU GIVE WIL L liE USEn FOR IH~S!-.AI{CII PURPOS.:" I YOU? ~ 1,..:. il-l;-:-:OT OE USF.D I~ CO:'IINECT ION WI I'll 1\:'IY OF YOUR STATf::,!E:lTS 0!~ CO~CLUSI0;-.13 Wl'fiUi.J r YO ... ~ _ " . -..:-.;0:-:. RETUR:-1 TO AIR FORCE OASE lNVF.RTIGt\TOR 1-'0R 1-0W.V,\RDI"G TO FTD (TUE rR) , Wi~lGII r ~. OH I 0 45433, 11\.V ;.r~ 80-j 1. (t P A UIJITIONAI. S/lr:TS AW~ NRFWIW POi? 1\'ARRA Tf V OR Sl\.1: r r:u .;; -=!,'.q '='L Y TO TfiiS F Or< \I Oi< ANNOTA TF. IHT/f l'OUI? NAME POl? lnFNTI FICA TIO.V.) : :::: YO~I S!.:E T H E PHENOME,..ON 2 'HI\.,. ~o~e 010 YOU FIRS T !iiC:!-<T TH!::. PH O~EI~ON> , "'"~A r \IE 010 YOU L AST SIGHT THt. PHtNOIIlNOI~' MINUTES. C - A. M. _ r.M. flSTANOARO f 0 DAYLIGHT SAVIll.-~ rlf>AC IFIC UOTHFn i S wiF;\: .. ;;nr YOIJ WHE N YOU SA.,_ r~E. 1'-rtEtiOI' NON' IF IN C ITY Gl/f' THt NEAREST STRFTT AODf!ESS MID IIIOICAT( 011 A ..,--qAMI "AP > tl!:':flE YOU"'!:" STniOIII(, 1\lrtt R trE'1rNCE TO THt AOOUS.., IF II THE ':OUNTAY. IOt. IITII Y TH!: 'ii(';H"' YOU 11RE 0N "R PI EM'~ A'"' T~Y TO rtX A OI>TArCE ANO OIRI:CTIOII FROfo,l S'>ME RECOGNilAhLE:. LA'IOMMH\ '5 I'; 5: Y;)U "'"~-AT THE f>OIN .. S ~.~'!IN TH S'<FTCI. PLM'f All " A ' O N THE CURVI:O LI'4C TO:; IOo'l HOW HICH 1 H':: c~c;.: ""''~"I WAS AOOVC T'i r<?" ::::1 OR S><YLI~I" w ... rt~ F'llt!>T SE:Etl. PLAC~:. A a ON T H E SAt~E CURVED LINC: TO j~':."' '"='" 0-1 AOOVE TME M~=<= Trl::: PHC.NOM!::tll')r 'WAS WnFtl L AST SL E N . oc .. ER vo; n GA. 110\'1 IM1,GIN E YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF T~IE COMPASS ROS.!. Pl.ACE AN A ON THE COM?ASS TO INDICAT E T HC: DIRECTION TO Ttl'! P H ENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN . PLAC E A a O N THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO THE PHt::N O MENO'I w w:::N LAST SEEN . PC~I ':"ION OF THE PHEti OMI!NON WH~N l.AST SEEN. CONNECT THE 14. AND e WITH A l.I N E TO APP<tOXIMI\T THE MOVEMENT OF TH::: PHI!NO,.ENON BETWEeN A AND u . THAT I S, SCHEMATICAl.l.Y SHOW WH::THER THE MOVEM ENT AP?EAFIZO fO 3~ STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMAl.LER SKETCH A S AN EXA:-.4PLE OF HOW TO CO"""'LCTE "'r':: LA?~ER SKETCH . PAGE 2 Or 9 PAG'5 Wl-ii::RE WEF~E YOU WHC:N YOU SAW Ttl!:. PHCI~OM!::NON' (C:hfo:f, toJ>JWJorio tr /,/.,rk<.) II~ 9USINFSS SECTIO~I OF CITY IN RESIDf'NTIAL SECTION OF Cl TY I rl C \ IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE lAS ORIVER (']AS PASijENGCn NCAR AIRFIELD .- AS PILOT [)At; P ASSENGt:R FL-YING OVER CITY --------- FLYING OVER OPrtl COUNTRY I F YOt l,:;:qE 1~1 A VEHICLC. COMPLETE THC FOLLOWING WERI:. YOU ~J J /lNG HOW f'AST 't"EAF YOU MOVING' w--::'A!::CTION SOIJ-.. Wi:ST DID YOU STOP AtiYTII~F WHILE OR!>~ RVING TiE SOUl HWES'T O n:s []NO 1 F:XPL.A't< " " c;-4~R SUC"i M0Vf''-4EN"' ;.rc-!:CTS YOUR SKE'TCHES IN IT ElY'S S A'IO S O~S.:~I9E - , "'E OF VEHICLE YOU ,,f'R<; 1"1 A'ln TYrE OF ROAD TLRRAIN OR BODY OF WATC'R YOU 1 RAV[flSEOD ourti'IG Hi <''v"'T ... STATE WHETIICI' H I NDO"'S OR CONvERTIBLE' TOP w~ RE liP Ort DO'N'I j co <J.; ... c-.cc 1\ 11-;-;.~RPLA'H.s 0 vn '(''~o. I F v~-:&. or:"Scfli'JF WHLN n~ry WlREIN SIGHT RELATIVE TO TH" TI"F. ;;,: ~ _.,.71 HI:. PHr'IOMENON At.O f''4EP::: -.,r t WERC. 11. TilE SI(V RlLATIV~ TO TH( I"OSITIO .. OF' THC: r>HtNO'II NO~. -E~IOT VEP ( SUR_t _, JUST A GvE!;S ~.o;; -,..: ::..: .. .:-'!"0" IN SIGIIT C" .-. J::'IJS-"'' nYE'S L NO. No. I ... DICATt' VtHETt<tR THIS IS OUF TO YOJR ,~ . v=..,- --:; ;:> HAVIOR OF T: '"'~'IC"'ENON, .lo'IO Of.:.CRIOF SJCH MOVEMENT OR DEH~VIOI'l. INOIC/\rE OISfl<> ERt: WE R E loiORi;. THAN O N'i P H E NOMENO N , H O W MA NY WERE TUI::IH.> DRAW'' P ICTURE TO SHOll HOol T H !:.Y WEt{E 01!) T'ilS -'RR-'HGEI-4ENT CHANGE DURING TilE SIGHTINC> COI'.OIIION S (Ciacd Ofl I"" l" itll r CUMULUS CLOUD<; (f.n:.v fluffy) f"OG Or! MIS r f==! T WILIGHT CIRRUS C LOUDS (lli.th {ftoo:c) t>t Jlrrrill" HEAVY RAIII LIGHT RAih OR ORiilLC Nll~dUS CLOUDS ([(can) liA I L .---ErtTLY CLC-:>" CU.,hJLO'IIMBU:. S t iOW OH SLI:ET (1 h .. ~Jrrsrnr,ftd} 1 COioi'='L~ r E ., ;:-VER C AS T HAZEORS"AOG NONE OF THE AUOVE 1-7n:::. SIC.HTI'IC. !t AS AT TWIL IGHT OR tiiGHT, WHAT U I D YOU NOTICE A UOUT THE STAHS AND MOON > ~N E OPIGHT MOON L IG H T MOO" WITH H-'LO ~:>ON .. IOt)C::N BY CLOUDS PARTIAL (f'lru nr quurln) N DAYLIGHT, WAS T H E SU" VoSiaLE' T.,e: Pr1CtiO ,.. E hO'P QNo. IF v c::s. NH;:.nF WAS fHC: SUN AS YOU IOVERHEAO(Vr~noo~ _I I 'I ~ON7 Or YOU TO YOUR RIGHT 'C.,. OF YOU 7~ YOI.JR LEFT U'IKtiOH'I :y T -1E ,..,.J:>~ SOURCE O F ILLliMINATI:l" o~:;:s:IIT DURING TriE !: IGHTIIIG, SUCn AS THE SUII, HEADLIGHTS OR FOR T ERRESTRI A L ILLUI.II NATIOII, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LI-HT SOU~CE. . G!Vt. ~ ::.'-t:'"' ~!:>0:..~1.:0-ION OF THF PHE:",.:>'1, I NDICATING WHEIHER IT A I"'Pi::AREO OAI>I( OR LH llf, WH-TIII!ri I T .,-F:...:::-_:::... ::;7 0~ ,..._S SELF-LIJ'tiHO ... A'l:: >'IN;;T COLOR:> YOU NOTICED. DESCRIO:! YOUR l'lPRI!:i!liOt~ OF-,. h:.TH!:.R OE<;CR19E THE SHAP" OR lhOICATE IF IT ltiDIC"'"T! COW''AR I!lONS WIT H 0 rHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKC STAR<;, A LIGHT OR OTH::P ::::.>J!CT l"o '::lv~ F IELD OF \Ill 'lt. PA C.C 4 or <'I PAc;f ' THE PHENOMENON MOVE IH A STRAIGHT LINE' STAtiO STILL A T ANYTIME !iUOOI:H'-Y ~=E!;;O UP AhO RUt~ AWAY' OREAK t.;:> "' i> .. I-ITS AHO EXPLODE' CH-''~Co:. O.!'lro ;'lESS? OISA?P!A' '-'0 REAPPEAR? SP' N l' -A TOP7 Ft..UTTE;! W009LE7 14 WHAT OP;;;W YOUR A TTENT I O N T O THE PHENOME N O N r HOW 010 If FltiAI..LY OISAPPC:AR' '-:l 0'" I"' FROtiT OF so,.,.c;nH ... G, I.. IKE A CLOUD, TREE. OP UUII..OI'IG A T A 'IV TIM!;;;' ~ ~:. C I 0 IF yEs. DESCRI9Z. PAvE 5 0 1" q P>\GES 1!> Dll\'N A ::>1-<>~ HAT WILL S~OW 7HE S'iA~E OF THE PttENOI-I oN HI(.LUDc AND LABEL ANY DETAILS TI-'A r MIGIIT HI\VL AP" A>="=> AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS. AND INOICATE f .(HAU!;T 011 VA?OR TRAilS. HIOICATE 1Y A~ AUR()., Trr Dlllt.CTI '--E ~ tiE~OMENON WAS MOVI"lG. v_:: h0TE HO'N v , -:-:;~ -,.. .:>OJECT IS CO\'::n:;n ;)V THE HEAD OF THF MATCH. "10'11,. YOU HAO ::>."' .. .:"'""THIS E.t-:" v-1.---Till .. TIM: 0" THE S GHTI'IG, E;iTI'-IATE HHAT rRACTION OF T~ r> 1\C.t:: r or 'l f'AGt: