POOJt:CT 10073 RECORD l. 0 J. T E T I .ME C~OIJI 2. LOCATION 12 Oct 69 13/01157. ?l:ernphis, Tennessee J . SvlJi!CE 10. C ONCLUSION C i vi li.e.:1 1. NliMRER OF O lJECTS 5. LENGT H OF 03SERVATION ~. T ':'?E OF 03ScRVATION 7 . COU~SE t1. PHOTOS 9 . PHYSt(;AL ~Vi;)HfC~ (' r~ ( I NSUFFIC lENT DATA) 11. ft~IEF SU~AAY ANO A,.ALYIIS Duty officer report . cm.r .!NT3: AF Fm 117 sent to observer on 16 Oct 69 but not r eturned a s of 2 D;c 69. 22. IIAV:: YOU EVER SE:ON TliiS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMNON B EFOilE' LOCATION . ES NO. I F "YES,~ GIVE DATI:: AND 23. WA S AN'\'0)":! il -~-; YOU AT THE TIME YOU S AW THE PHENOME N O N ? 0 YES 0 NO. I F ye:s. 010 THEY SEE I T TOO? A. LIST THEI R I" .... :..~sAND ADDRESSES l4. G IVE THE FOLLOWING I NFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF i '"'OICAT E ;)NAL I NFOR:Io!ATION I NCLUDING OCCUPATION AND MIY E XPERIENCE WHIC H MAY BE PERTIIIENT. 25. WHC:'l ANv T':' ""'~:;YOU REPORT :"nAT Y O U 11AO SIGIITEO THIS PHeNOM EN O N DAY MONTH._ rAGE 8 OF Cl PAGES DEPART M ENT O F THE A lP. FOFfCE H E A OQUARTP S FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVISION I AFSC I R1GHT.PATTF"RSON AIR FORCE BAS E OHIO 4~433 w.: ::.:;,servation, 12 Oct 69 Rc::.:ercnce your recent. unidentified flyin6 object si&hting which yo_ reported to the Air Force. The information whic h Ye have ecei ved is not sufficient, for a scientific investigation. Requcs L you complete the attached AF Form 117 e nd return it in the ~elf a~iressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observati on t o t::e Air Force. HECTOR ~ctUINTA!lii.J...A, J r , Lt Colonel, USAF Chief , Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Pr0duction Directorate AF Form 117 ~/envelope SIGHTING OF lfM I DEtn 1 F I'EO PHHW>o;EfiA QUEST I OiHtA IRE IJUDGET DU!I E.W AP/,10'1 U. NUMBER 21- lil:JJ!J TillS QU:;:.n;O~l\All~E HAS OEEN PREPARED SO Til AT YOU CAN GIVE TilE U.S Am f-'OI~CE AS MUCH INFOR~IATfON AS POSSt3LS CONCERNING THE UNIDF.f'TIFIED PHENO:\l E N ON TIIAT YOU HAVE OOSERVED. PLEASE TRY ~:... OF THE Q UESTIONS. NFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL OE U !'l::D FOR RESEARC H PURPOSES YOUR :-; ;.F 'Jo1~ NOT 13E USED IN CONNECTION WTTll ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSiONS w1THOUT YOUR ? ~-~:!>.:.SI N. l"ETURN T O AIR FORCE OAS!:: INVESTIGATOR FOR FO!{WA~DINC T O FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT- P ATI E~:;.('-; .-.F'B, OH 10 4 5 433, 1/\W AFR 80-i7. ( I F ADD/TIONA L SHEETS ,\RE NEEDED FOR NARRA Tl VE OR s;cF.TCU~S A TTA C.:-i ~CURE!. Y TO THIS PORM OR ANI\'OTATE IHT/l YOUR NA/11F. FOJ? IDF.NTIFICATION.) '":.:.YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON -"'E 010 YOU F IRST SIGHT THE PI-'I::NOM E N ON> HOUR MINUTES I'H -"" -~ ~E 010 YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENO~P II TIME ;E , ()i DAYLIGHT SAVINGS f] STANDARD oe:~;-e:RN ~rct::NTRAL QMOUNTAIN [JPACIFIC OoTHER S ...,rlE<>E "'":RE YOU WHEN YOU SAW rHE PHENOMEN O N > I F IN CITY. GIV!:. THE Nt:AREST STREET ADDRESS A N D IND ICATE ON AHA'.-:.RAIVN MAP YfHE"!E YOU ~ERI:. STANDING WITH REFERE NC!:: TO THE AOORE3S. I F I N THE '=OUNTRY, IDENTIF Y TilE HIGH"' v YOU WERE O N 'lfl II~'AR AN" TRY TO I'IX A D ISTANCE ANO OIRECTIO'I FROI~ SOl.!E RFCOGNIZA6LE LANDMARK. :; ,~>'J -,;: VOU ARE AT THE POI~IT SHOWN 1'1 THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A (1'4 THE CURVED LHIE r o SHOW H0/1 HIGH THE ::>-:;,,~::NON WA5 ABOVE THE HORIZON. Oi'! SKYLINE. 'NriEN FIRST SEEN . PLACE A;:, ON THE SAME CURVED LI~IE TO >";) ~:"HIGH ABOVE THE: HORIZON Til<.. HENOM!':NOII WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. 6A. N OW IMA GINE YOU AR~ AT THE CENTEn O F THe C O:'\IPASS ROSE. P L ACE A H " A O N T H E COMPASS T O INDICATE THE DIRECTIO N TO Tt-'E P H E N O"'EHO N WH E N F IRST SEEN . PLACE A a O N THE CO.,.PASS TO INDI CATE THE DIRECTION TO THE P H E N Oio4E'fC N ''"HE~ LAST SEEN . ,.., T'4E SY.l.TCH BEI..OW, PLACE A N "A AT THE POSITION OF THE PHt:NOM!::N O N WH E N FIRST !iF.CN, AND A a AT THE POSITIOII OF TH! PH':tiOMEN 0!-1 IVHEN LAST SEEN . CONNECT THE " A ANO " D " WITH A LINE T O 1\PPROXIMAT E THE loiOV:.I-4E:'I7 OFT~! PH:OH O M EN O N OET\'IEEN ;. ANO o . THA T I S, SCHE'AATICI\LLY SHO 'Ji 'dH:!ThER THE MOVEM E"lT A"'?!AREO TO a~ STRAIGHT, CURVEO OR ZIGZAG. REFER T O SMALLE R SK E T C H AS AN EXAMPLE O F H O W TO CO~PLETE PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (C:h.:fk upprnpriatc blncJ..s.) OUT DOC~:; BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY I N BU!LOI'I::; RE!iiDENTIAL SECTIOII OF CITY 0 AS DRIVER 0 AS~I\SSENGER OPEN COUNTRYSIDE N EAR AIRFIELD 0 AS PILOT [j AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY FLYING OVER OPEN COUIIHlY I F YOU WERE I N A V EHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: IRECTION WERE YOU MOVI NG HOW FAST WERE:: YOU MOVING? SOU7-1 WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OI:ISERVIt i G THE PHENOMEN O N ' NOi'lT EST EXPLAIN 'f' :::: TH'.::R SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS SAND 6 . I DESCRIBE-f"'E OF VEHICLE YOLI WE<>E IN AI~D TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR OOOY 01'" WATER Y O U TRAVeRSED DURING THE SIGHT-..c STATE WHETHER WINOOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP Y.ERE Ul" OR DOWN. riOW /'IUCH OTHER T RAFFIC WAS THERE? 0'::> YO'-r 'l::lTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 0 YE'S1"J NO. IF "YES." D!::SCRlSE WHEN TYE Y WERE 1~1 SIGHT RC:LATivC TO THE Til;!;. t :;:>:-S .:;HT"I::; THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE HEY WERE IN THE S'<Y RELATIVE TO THe POSITION OF THE PHENOI-IEtiON. HOW LO,:('; WAS THE PHENOMENON I N SIGHT? rL-ENG7>' o_;:..-T.JME CFRTAIN OF TIME tiOT FAinLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS J 11:..s THZ -:::-.~:w;::No~ IN SIGHT co'I-I'IUO:..tS!...Y' ~YES 0 No. IF No. INDICATE wHETHE R T>~IS 1s DUE TO YOUR '~OJC'-'~'1-:;=1 T"lE BEH.O.VIOR OF T"'E r>><E,.::>>AEN O "';'AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVE'AEriT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP- :~PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAC< I OF 9 PAG('~ 10. I F THE RC. 'rfEHE MORE THAN ONE PHEI~OMENON. IIOW MANY WERE fHERE' DRAW A P ICTURC: TO SHOW HOW THEY WEllE A RRANG!::D. DID THIS ARf!ANCEME N T CHANCE OURI N C THE SIGHTING' CONDITIONS (Chec k npproprial e b locks.) I A i' B . WEATHCR i DAY C UMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR M15T liEAVY RAI~I CIRRUS CLOUDS (fli.;h fleecy a r If erring LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE t \ NlvHT IM9US CLOUDS (Rain) -Y CLO~::"':' CtJJ..;ULONIM B U S CLOUDS S NOW OR SLEET ~ CO).I"L !i: TEL Y .::;~RCAST (Tf'.un-ins t n rms) UNKNOWN , C. ,F THE SIC:r!T l>.-; AS A T TWIL IGHT OR NIG HT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT "!'HE STARS AND MOON' BRIGYT MOONL I C H1' -f, N O MOONLICH r MOOS WITH IIALO i_ ! IJ",I'\NOI''tt.J MOCtl HIOOEN B Y CLOUDS PAR Tl A L (New or quNit<r) T10N OF THE PHEilv''E'-0"~. INDICA TIN(; WHETHi::R IT API'EAnEO DAH'< OR LIGHT, Wl1i::THSR I T ?e"L!.~-"'0 L.l':;'--:~ WJ.S SELF-LUMINOUS.\'!;) 'ftHAT COLORS YOU N OTICED. OESCI'(IBE YOUR IMPR:::SSION OF WHETHER IT I').S S~-:l ~,. -"ANSPA R ENT, WH ETHER :c-;::s wc:n:;: SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE li" IT o\::>=>.! .. "E:l .;.; >?::NT OF LIGHT. HlOICAT:: ::o'-I?A"'ISON S WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, L IKE STARS, A LIGHT OR OTt 'i? : .l :::;T h Y O U R FIELD OF VIEW. P AGE 1\ OF 9 PA.(;ES 1 3. DID THE PHENOMENON I~OVE: I N A S1"'?A -::~T LINE' STANO (;Tt l. SU DO El" '-v BREAK tJ<> AND EXPLODE? CHA'tCE c:: _ _:j~' "0 REA?PEAR' I SPIN LIK > FLUTTE R C., WOBBLE? 14. WHAT :":H YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHEN01o'ENON1 FINALLY OISI\PPEAR> FRONT OF SO~!TH!NG, LIKE A CLOUO, TREE . O R ElUILOI'IG A T ANY 15. ()RAW A P I CTURE THAT V.ILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHCNOt.'t:NON. INCl-U D E AtlD LABEL ANY DETAILS THA.T 1-AIGHT HAVE APPEARE::' AS .YlNCS O R PROTRUSION'i, AND INDICATE E ... HAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN A R R O W THF D lREC110N Th:O '"H E N O M E N O N WAS MOVING. c; ... -~-,.=, -~::: "j.JLAq SIZE' nO:..::~ v.;:~ AT ARM'S LEN::iT'-.IN FRONT OF A KNO WN 03JECT. SU::~t A~ C. STREZT .JC., C=' -;,-:;OBJEC T IS COVE::>::o 3Y THE HI" AD O F THE tAATCI L llO'o'IIF Y O J HAD e:::::~ .;: _.:. -;:;"!:.;"!~THIS E"P '? 11;>.-,-THE TIME O F T'nE 31CI-'TlNG, ESTIMATE Wrlt\T F RACTIO N O F THe~ DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHEtlOMENON THROUGH AtiY OF THE FOLLOWING> INCLUDE INFORMATION O N TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICAOLE DATA. E YEGL ASS::S CAMERA VIEWER SUNv'-A.j~O:.$ BINOCULARS WI,~S-E-:J TELESCOPE VEHICLE THEODOLITE ::::.:;>tNARILY WEAR GLASSES> DO YOU USE READING GLASSES> 18 II'H)T ~ ~" l'OUR IMPRESSION OF' TH~ SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED . PHENOMENON GIVE ESTIMATE OF DIST.J:._NCE 20 1'1 C=>c:~ 7HAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSI!3LE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE I N YOUR OWN WORDS A CO"''-~:' OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED ttl THE SKY . SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON. Y.OUL::> e::A.R SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. OESCRI9E SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETV.EEN THE COMt.':>" ~aJECT AND WHAT YOU SAw. -. :. .) ,:,. 'o:JTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. 0~ HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOM E N O N OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, .:.-. -...:._ ::~ YACHINERY IN nr::: Vl:l'liTY' UYES ~NO. IF "YEs. DESCRIBE. OISTURa f~">:C ..:;"'.:li..'ID Ofl LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDE~ICE. 0 YES JJNO. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES