l.t. Date you complet.d this questi~nnoire: 35. Information whieh you feel pertinent ond which ia not odequotaly covered in the 1pec:~fic pGJnts of the questiOI'!I"Oi or a narrative explanation of your sighting. 4., ~3. I was nenr a resi~entinl ~ection, but not in it. I lending nround the rough of the San Francisco golf between the rough and a fre~way. 1vu s on a pa.th club, vhich goe~ The sky was clear overhend, but there was s ome haze ( fog?) o-yer the eoa.st. There was some g low in the air from city lights This wlll r-:!pl_y to :your lt~tter, postmarh.~d rl'JV<::II!b\!r 3, re:;arding your sighting of an unidentified .t'lJd n~ obj~ct ~:any detail::~ ncce3sery tu ldentlficotion of JOUr G:i::hLing have be~n umitt.l.!d. Therefore, if you. car e to c:ouplel:.e the uttached qur~stionnnire, and forvrar.1 it in the inc losed enve l ope, \TC shall "try to detert1ine \rhnt it was that you ubscrvcd. In the f u t1.ue) BhQ)ud you ~ight enoth~r UFO, pleas~ c~ntact the Uli10 investigator at your r1r::areat Air Force base irmnediat ly. By so doin ' ~you lfflll hav~ a much greater cht~nce o f havin~5 y our ci :hting identified. In the 1r.e:1nt.i.r::e, ,.,e are st:ndin~; you sornt: rr.atcriol -which I::ay help you determine what you saw. "le h o]!e you \r 111 find it interestin;:!, ez well a~ in1ormativ e . . T"nan you fvr your interest tn the Air Force project concernin.z unidentified flying objects (UFOs). ity, Califoi'ni a 9 4015 Sincer el:y, DAVID L. STILES l~ajor, USAF Actin6 Chief) Civil Branch CortT.ittni ty Relations Division Office of Infort~ation Coord Cy -SAF-OIC Cmbk Cy -~AF-OIC Activity Cy -SAF-OIC Reader Cy -SAF-OIC cf!: \rP.A FB On Oct. 23,~t 8:3'/ Jl,, .{f, I ~n:w n forn:\tion or flyin~; ohjr~ctG. 1'hc 1c tJ0.Ct:ic<l t.o be nine. '!'hey cllt:tl) froan the ~outh co~t in e forl'Jutlon like a Lluui, weclr;c, '~ith two out in f' lincon the port Firle. At the micl }lOint of the ~i~htill[", wh~u they 1:~re nlr.,ost overhnr .. d, the:! ~verycfl clu~ ,.-c;;t, l~cfore turin~, they ~prcnd out in a loo~(' line, strn.i~Jtt, but in r;ru\l!l::' or t,,-o nncl three. After turnittg they rcfo1med th~ blunt ,,cd c, thi.~ ti.ne with non0. out on ... ~'. th0 ~ide .. 't' h(\ objects elo,;~cl 1:hi\.e h n t :)ul~nt('cl. Thoy nprcnrcd n~ l :c point~: of l i r:ht ~Oi1Cllhn.t bir;~rcr the n my pcriotl~"' :l'hey r~rew dir.1 ~!S thoy liCnt out of ~i[.rht. 'l'h~y $CCL10d t0 h e 070l ' two mil : nlt.i.twlc, nnd mo.-lng ~ever~l h~nHlred mil~s per honr . };o. c itl~ noi~es o1 ~OiJn~F of n1zy soxt . The nir.ht wa~ cle~r, cxco;-n t for some hn. c ~ro1. ~.l the const. 'l'h~&e wa~ ~0!.112 r-;lo-.r in th~ air from th~ c 1 ty 1 i r:1t s. I ~poteet t!1nr.1 fro: 1 o. 'ra 1 k1rn~y tha t 1 Pn d ~ in hnck of the n !:"'r:tnci~co Golf Cluh, in Ct (1orl..: ttrea between th~ roug h flnd n freeway. Th~?~ '\\c.~ nothing t!1nt ob:.;tructc (l t;-ty '\'i~ion nt nny tiL1~ I hnve henr<l wnnt v. person tnento.l st('~t~, ~o; hut curious U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL IHFORMATION T h: s questionnairtt has been prepared so th t you con give thtt U.S. Air Force as much informo:~n as possible conc.erning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleose :ry to answer as many questions O$ you possibly con. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, ccnclu s iens, 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. Whe n did you s~e the obiect? Mi nut~! s (Circle One): ( Circle One): Cf:'ntro I (Circle One):~.) Daylight S aving 'b. Stondord 4. Whe:-e we re you when you saw the object? see35 California N~r~t Postal Address City or Town State or County 5. h ow long wcs object in sight? (To tal D uratio n ) Hours Minutas Sec:onds ~. Certain c. Not very sure :~. Fa irl y certarn d. Just a guess 5.1 How w~s :-:- i:"l sight determ:ne d ? t ime d by lrris t wa.tcl.!!.-1 _ 5.2 Was obte'=~ :.r s ;;ht continuou s ly? 6. What was the : vrdtt ion of the sky? o. Br ight b. Cio~o~dy 6_) Bright 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was th e SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In bade of you c. To your ri ght d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thle rorm euperaedea FTn 164, jul 61, whic h ie ohaolete . ij, IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what decf y o u notice concerning the ~TARS und MOON? 8.1 STAR~ (Circle One): o~r 't remember 8.2 MOON (C.trcle O"c J: a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moon I ight -pitch dark Don't remember 9. 'ffhot w~r~ ~:H~ weothflr conditions at tho time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): NEATH E R (Circle One): ~' Clear s~y (.bJ Fog, mist, or light rain Aee :J5 c. Scatte:-~d clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick c-r heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. T he obiect appeared: (Circle One): #: As a light b. T ron spcr~nt e. Don't remember 11. If it oppeor~d as a light, was it brighter than the brighte:st stars? (Circle O ne): c. Srighter l<:J About the some d. Don't know 11.1 Con-r:-::::-~ brightness to some common object: _ about ns br_igllt as the_ p.o.r.kiu~t ligl~ Q.U_t\_ C.I.\r.._ _ _ 12. The ed9~s c~ ~e object were: Fuzzy or bl:;:red .'E.; Like a bri:;~ht sta r :. Sharply out I ined d. Don't remenber Did the o b (Circle One for eoch question} Appear to stand sti II at any time? Yes Don't know Sudde:1 ly s::><eed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't know c. Break u~ into ports or explode? Don't know Give off smo~e? Yes Don't know Change bri;htness? Don't know Chan9e shape? Yes Don't know Fla!ih or flicker? Don't know Disappear and reappear? )> Don't know 14. Did the obiect disappear while vou were wotc:h ing it? If so, how? ~rew dim and faded 15. Did tne object move b-thind aomftthing at any time, ptJrticularly a cloud? (Ci rci One): Yes .o) Don't Know. IF yov answered YES, then tell wh or 16. Did the o~ict move in front of something at any ti,.,e, particularly a cloud? (Circle Omt): Don't Know. IF you nn~w.,red YES~ then tell what 17. T,!l in 0 fillW words thet followin9 things about the obiect: 18. We wish ~o know the angular size. Hold o match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the obiect is covered by the hood of the match. If you had performed this exs>eriment ::~t th e time of the s ightin.;, how much of the ob;ect would have been covered by the match hood? it wou!d have covered all of any one 19. Dr o-N .:: ;; ! ctvr~ that wi II show the shape of the object or obiects. Label and inc tude in your sk~tch any det ai fs of the o~) t thet you saw s uc h as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. P h=-.:! ~, :J:-rcw ~side the drowi~g t o show the direction the object was moving 't.~H~J appered as points of light about the size of this p eriod 20. Do you thinlc you con estimate the spn"d of the obi.,c:t? (C;rcle One} IF you answ8r~d YES, then what speed would you e5timat~? . _ _!eA.Elt ~i~O m.p.h. I 21. Do )'OtJ t!, i .. ~ you con etimote how for awoy from you the object was? (Circl& One} IF you ar.s':'Pered YES, t~en how far away would yoJ soy it was? sev~! ! mi_lef:l 22. Whera wer~ you locatdd when you saw the (')biect? (C ire le On~): 23. Wt~re you (Circle On~) In t ht: bu5in~ss s~cion of o city'? !nth! resid!'lntiol s.,ction o f a citv ? In op&n country~id~? IF yo\J wer~ MOVING IN AN AUTOM031LE or other vehicle at the tim~, the:1 cornpleto tha following questions: 24.1 What :!irection were you m:),ing? (Circl~ On.1) a. Norh1 c. East e. South g. Wost b. N :>r~heost d. South~o~t f. Southwest h. Ncr~hw t 24.2 Ho..,. f-:st were you moving? rnil~s p~r hour. 24.3 0 l d y~u stop at any tirnre wh i 1~ you w~re looking at the object? D id y o u :bs!: the object through a ny of the following? Binoculars Y~s Telescop~ Ye~ Theodolite Yes d. Window ;~::. :n Ye-; 26. In ord~r thor y.:-u con giv~ as clear o picture os po~sibli.'t of what you saw, d..,-scribo in your own words o common or cbi ~ct' which, when ploc,.,d up in the sky, would give fh~ sam~ op~orance os the object which you saw. I cnn think of none. 27. In the following sketch, imagine that you o.e ('It th~ point shown. Place oro ''1, o n th:) f;utJ .. d I j,, ~ o sh<"'w h,.,w high the cbject wos above the horizon (skylin~) whftn you fir~t sow it. Pl(lct" a ' 'B'' t'n the :\C11"' r:uv111d line to t~how how h i;h th., object was above th~ hori7on (skylin!!) when you lost ~ow it. Ploc~ e111 "A" <-'1 ,:.,e com~a~' when you f,r-;r ~ow it, Place a "B" on tlae compo5S where yolr last sow tlc obiec:t 2 8 . Orow o pictv e that will show the' mo~ion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" at the be!]ir"Jning )f the pot!-1, o "b" et the end of the poth, o"''d show ony changes in direction during tht.. cour:se 29. IF th~r~ wcs : ..::;RE THAN ONE ob1~-:t, ~h~n how mony were there? rupe_. _ Draw a p1c-r~ :,r how they were OPc;,_;;:;d, an.:! put on arrow to show the direction that the y were traveling. t:. ~-,~re in thir. form when I first sa,, them. they sprecul out like this ns they a mnde the f:!htl.n~e direction nfter the cha.n~e in dircr:tion, they reformed in this formntion 'rhen they disLppeared. lil<e this . they ,.,ere still 31. Wa, onyln ~lse with you at the time you saw the obiact? (Circle One) 31.1 IF )'OU onswered YES, did they sea tho object too? (Circl.a Ona) 31.2 Pl~c:se list thir names and addresses: 32. PI eo :;e giv" th.t~ following informoti on obout yourself:. California City Z :m tt TE LE PHO~c NUMBER tndic::+~ or-y additional information about yourself, including any special e~p.>ri\Jnce, which might b:e pertinen~. I have been a. ~ta.r g-az e r for severel years, And have hf\d a course in a.strono!ny at the ColleGe of San Mateo. Whftn and to wh om d id you report that you had see" th,, o!:,j.,ct? , noveml,er 1UU7