e .Jur.e .. 3, SOIJR( . r:-.,v.JcCT lCQ7j R~C~.::w I 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Unidentifi~d 4. NlJMB::.~ OF OBJECTS 5. LEN C.; OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE Or OBSERVATION Grot..~. . i/ isual 7 . COURSE e. PtiOTOS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer reported seeing a ciGar ~h~p~r., bright silvery colored object travel t ov~ard t:-.e SE 'o~for~ ciis01pp~arin.;-; int~ the horizon. ?!1e obj~ct ~ppeorei from nowh~r~, above and 01head of the observers automobile. He first thought he was being buzzed by a priv~te 01itcrft, bu- sudd~nly realized that t his was not so. Th~ object r: on a lmi-level course, ctakine no sound at ll during t e dur;1tion of' th~ siehting. ?he uc,:~:::-..-:eath, top, or end of the object was not ob~erved. Th~ description in con~;istent in SO:t'.e w-.ys lith thac. of 01 balloon obs-rvation; however, con:.act \~i.th Dc>)rt.O:l Ealloon Launch ~ould not account !'or ~ny b&~.lloons of thei.rs .:..n 34. Date you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the Sp4Jcific points of the questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting ~e object appeared suddenly from nowhere, above and ahead of my auto. My first impressions was that I was being buzzed by a private plane. On my second look at the object, it appeared to hover for an instant over a farmer's buildings, and as I pulled over to the side of the road to view it, it immediately flew away on a low-level course. There was no sound, and it was as long as a Commercial Airliner, and had no markings. I did not see an underneath, top, or end view of the object. l-1y body reacted as if I had just experienced a "close shave" with danger. The remainder of the day I was somewhat emotionally upset. I quizzed the farmer and his wife, who live very close to the place of the sighting, as to whether they had heard anything unusual tPat mornlng near their farm, and they said that they had not. I told my experience to my family a few hours after it happened. u. S . Air Force Air Technical Intelligence Center Dayton, Ohio Gent l e t'lan: For your inform:.t t lon, on .Hednesday morning~ J -{3t.~ ).Q6~....,.?.~.o '1S. .. 9.!/S .. a . m. I was dri.vi.ng alone from my home (farm) in Kansas, Ohio (Seneca County}:' sf was on 111y toJay to '"od< in Toledo, Ohio. I have b~en driving 100 miles each day for around nine ( 9 ) years. I ao an Supervisor of for KAISER Jeep CORPORATION. The \Jeather was fairly clear, sun being up at t _time ~t,~t _ beh.!.nd a c loud. I was traveling straight t~est 'on Sand~sky .. County Road .ffl headed towara$"State Route #199 which runs between Fostoria and Risingsun, Ohio. I was juGt apilroaching the farm near Kansas '"hen I was startled by a fly- above :ut~.-~9 ... El I::_as!;,_<?.C.-E!'t~ .. Hu_E]~h,l f~E!:!!...~uJ.!!-!J..ng~ _ _. This object didn' t seem to <.:-ross sny path but just appeared-all of a sudden to the right near my path. ~!y fi.l..st though: was that it was a plane b uzzing my car. The second I focused my ey~; o n the obj ect I WdS startled and confus~d because it was of such unusual huge lenjth. I stopped and pulled over to the side of the road. When I focused o~ the v=)ject again it appeared to be 'flying a level (low) course. J..t: appeared to be as t: ck as the height of a ~n~ Fr -ny position I never .. saw anyth'i!fg vJI(f{J' I altnough--r did not turn off the engine of r.ty ~.] or roll down the _rig~t \>Iindow Howev~:!r; a-s cT0se";!s 1t~.:!s -ae: ;y firs t sighting I believe there shoulC hc:1v~ been loud engine noise. It was travel i.ng too fast to be a balloon or a blimp . It traveled NE from me and disappeared over a \oJOoded area a mile away. I could not follow it after that point. U. S . Air Force Air Technical Intelligence Center Dayton, Ohio I do not drink or use drugs. I am 43 years old and married. I am a 3 1/2 year Veteran of Horld Har II Air Force. Flew 50 Combat Missions over Europe as a photographer and B-24 Waist Gunner. I hold five (5) Air Medals and (12) twelve bronze major battle and/or campaign stars. I held the rank of Staff Up to this instance I have been able to relate a flying object with some kno,ln air object. I am not concerned o r particularly interested in UFO's. Hy family considers me a skeptic on such matters (n0\-1 they consider me nuts!). 22 August 66 Contacted Dayton Balloon Launch ( Sulfur Gr ove) about balloon frClll there being observed in the Seneda county area on 8 June 66. said that he did not believe a balloon from SulfUr grove could have been responible for the UFO sighting. There balloons normally do not travel t hat far. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. Chief, Project Blue Book FTD (TDETR) Project Blue Book Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Re: Unidentified Observation Dear Major Quintanilla: Per your letter request o f furnished with your lett e r August 15, for use in 1966, I enclose completed forms evalu~ing my unidentified obser- Thank you for your interest in this matter. Very truly yours, Kansas, Ohio 44841 Attdchmcnt Wright-Patterson AFB,. Ohi.o RefEn enee your unidentified observation ot.B J une :p.~'g:.;:'t~e--information in your letter "WaS not:. su.fficient for- eval.uation. Request you complete the attached FI'D Fo~ . -164 and return it in the envelope provided . U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you g ive will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you see the object? 45 (Approx.) (Circle One): Day Month Year Time Zone: (Circle One): o. tastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving d . Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest Postal Address City or T own 5. How long was object in sight? (Total D urcion) a. '-erfatn c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess 5.1 How was time in sight determined? Later by timin~ the Ohio (Seneca) State or County 1 (Approx.) Minutes Seconds reconstru~tion of the experience. 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? a. Bright a. Bright 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front o f you b. In 6ock of you c. Toyour r ght d . T o your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla forrn eup .. n ... t1 F,., 164, Jul 61, whic:t i e obsolete. 8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice co'1cerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. Bright moon I ight b. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight-pitch dark d. Don't remember d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? r CLOUDS (Circle One}: WEATHER (Circle One): a. C lear sky b. Fog, nist, or light rain c. Scattered cloud~ c. Moderoto or heavy roi n d. Thick or hea vy clouds e. Don't re"lember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One}: d. As a light b. T ronsparent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared o s o ligh, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One): a. Brighter b. D i mmer c. About the sa'Tle d. Don't know 11.1 Compare brightn--ss to s ome common object: 12. The edges of ~e ob,ect were: (Circle Onej: o. _Fuzzy or blurred e Other Lil<e c briyht star Sharply outlined Don't remember 13. D id the objec~: ( Circle On e f o r eoch question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't know Break up into parts or explode? Don't know Give off smoke? Don't know Change brightn~ss? Don't know f. Chon ge s h ape? Don't know g. Flash or flicker? Don't know Disappear and rt!!appeor? Don't know Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? Disappeared into the horizon Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Tell in a few words the follo wing things about the object; llright Silvery 18. We wish to kno..., the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the-obj.,ct is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how muc h of the object would hav~ been covered by the match head? the object. 19. Draw a pic~ure that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exh'oust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. No protrusions W'tAl-, et:d ;,.:..i v.rrJ'Ik.,J t) 1-~ 20. Do you th ink you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) Yes IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------- 21. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (C irc/e One) Yes No IF you answered YES, then how far awa y would you say it wos?-At first sighting, about 100 feet. 22. Where were you locate d when you sow the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circ:le One) a. Inside a building b. In o cor d. In on o irplone (type) In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? Near on a irfield? Flying over o city? Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) c . East e. South b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest 24.2 H~w fast were you moving? 4=0 miles per hour. 24.3 D id you stop at any t ime while you w~ looking at the object? (C1rcle One) Did you observe the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Y~s No e. Binoculars b. Sun glosses Yes No f. Telescope Windshield Yes g. Theodolite Window glass Yes h. Northwest In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own word s a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the some appearance as the object which you sow. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on tho curved line to show how high tho object was above tho horizon {skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon {skyline) when you lost saw it. Place an "A" on the compass when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last sow the object. 28. Draw a picture that will show tho motion that the object or objects made. Place on !'A!' ot the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and sho~ any changes in direction during the course. 29. IF tr.er~ was MORE THAN ONE object, then how mony werethere? ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they: were traveling. 30. Hove you ever seen this, or o simi lor object before. If so give date or dates and location. 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes 31.2 Please list their names a11d addresses: 32 . Please give the following information about yourself: First Nome TELEPHONE NUMBER Mid d l e Nome Indicate any additional infor:nation about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent. ! flew 50 combat missions in World War II waist Gunner and photographer on B-24 i.J.berator Bomber in U.S. Airforce. Awarded 5 Air Medals and 12 Bronze Major Battle Stars. Held the rank of Staff Sergeant. 33. When and to whorr. did you report that you hod seen the object? D a y Month Year U.S. Air Force Dayton, OhLo