2. LCCATION ~-.ir:(;.<:, Y.J.ssissippi 10. CONCLUSION l::\HZLIA BLE REPORT : 11. o?.l:;: F SWA.V.ARY AND ANALYSIS I ';':!e o::;s~rver reported to the Duty Officer (at H- P AFD) ----------------., ~nat she hac sig ed a reddish-orange, yellowish-green, ; :~r OF Oo5cRVATION brig~t white light ~hat was about the size of the evening co:-...~-s;\'.25: P.n AF form 117 vas sent to the observer on her sigh~ing. She returned the form on a 12 Aug 68 sighting which si:le said was more profound. The observeralso he.z a sightirg '8 . -nOTOS PHYSICAL EViDeNCE LJ'If!) LJ ~:: GIV E THE F::lLLO'IN'J 1\l c-OM" I\ rtON A !.lOUT 'fOUClSEt.r INCLUD:HC oc::,p;,TI0'4 Al>i::> "lfY ,...-:r.ti\':NC::: AFR R0-17(Cl) FIUDGI1' lll/REAU APPROVAl. NUMIIEH 21 R2H SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENO~E~A QUESTIO AIRE Till~ Q\JESTIO~'ll\!RE liAS 11EEN i>t~EPAI~t:D SO TIIAT YOU C AN GIVE TilE U.S. Am FOh!CI: AS ~.JUCII INFORMATION AS P0SSlllL!': C07\CERNING THE UNIDP.NTIFIED PIII:NOMENON THAT YOU IIAVE Of1SEI~VED. PLEASE Tt<Y TO ANSWER ALLJ 0F THE QUESTIONS. T ilE INFCH~MATION YOU GIVE WILL I!E USEI> FOI~ I~ESEARCII PURPOSES YOUR NAME 11-L!... NOT 3E USED I N CONNECTION WlTII ANY OF YOUR STATE~IENTS 01~ CUNCLUS!O:'I: S WtTIIOUT YOU!.: PFl . : S:-' 0 ' : RETURN TO AIR FORCE Ui\SE !NVESTIC:t\TOR FOR FOI~WARDIN<~ TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGIIT P ATTERSO~; f-1 v ri l 0 45433, I II IV IIFR 1'10- 17. (IF A On/ TIONA L SHEr:TS 1\I?F N E~DF.D FOR Nil RNA TI Vf~ OR SK P.TCIII~S /\ T7'..t::.lf :F':: .:.-!~!'TO 1'11/S VOI~M 0!~ AN.''iOTATF. 1\IT/l YOU/? Nl\fo.H: FOr? IDT~N'fiFICII TION. ) 2 '.I'll.>,-';'!'.:. . ::YOU FIRST SI GHT THE t~ENOMENON I 3 . Y.HAT TioV2 :J 0 YOU LAST SIGHT THE P H!::N OMEN0N7 L I EAST E-" : 5 WHER!:: wE-: ~OU WHEN YOU SAW THE PnEI'VJMENON' I F IN CITY, GIVE THE N EAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON A H ,\ N O r.;:, 'l MAP I'IHEI'lE YOU WERE ST A 'I DING WIT I~ REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. I F IN THE t::OUNTRY. IQENT(F Y 'rHE I(:"1.'AY :.; WERE Orl OR NEAR AND TPY TO F I X A DISTANCE AND DIRECT COGNIZ ABLE LANDMARK. (. 1.._.,;.::;1"2 YC':.: .:.::>E: AT THE POINT SHC~'i I N '711E SKETCH, PLACE AN ~A' ON THE CLJRVFD LINE TO SHOW H O W HIG H THE P n : ,:;,v,r;-..:::-. I . A S A90VE THE HORI ZC'l. 0~ S'<YLINE. WHEtl FIRST SEEN. PLACE A '3~ ON THE SAME C URVED LINE TO Sh::'t. - ;)~ - ':;-' .>BOVE THE HORIZO~ T-<=: P"1ENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. AFR 80-l7(Cl) r;A~-.-N-~-\\--II>_I_A_G-'I_N_I::_Y_O_U _ _ A_R_E_I\_T_T_H_E_C_E._N_f_E_rto~-;.~E COMP 'SS R05', PLACC AN "A O N 'fHE COMPASS TO INOICATE nlc I OIREC1'10N TO THE PHC:riOMENON WHEN F IRST SEEN. r>LA<.F A p. CJN TilE COM P ASS TO INDICAT E THE DIRECTI O N TO TilE PHCNOMENO'l WHEN LAST SEEN. < 7. lrl THE l>KE rCn GC:LO't'l, PLACE AN " A " AT TriE POSITION OF T H E PHt:NDIICNON WHEN FIRST SEEN , AND A a~ AT THE I :.o:.t-10'1 OF TH: P~ICNOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN . CONNFCT THE "A" AND a WITH A Llrlt:o TO APPROXIMATC THE ..OV""'~F.Ni Of ihE PHE:NOMENON BETWEE"o "A" A"iO " 6 " . THA.T IS, SCHEMATICALLY ~IIOW WHETHER THE t.'OVEM ENT A=><>c;:;.-,ro TO EE STRAIGHT, CUilVED OM Zlv!AG. REFER ro SMALLER SKETC~I A S AN EXAMPLE OF IIO'tl TO CO,IPLETE PAGE 2 0 F 9 PAGES WH E HE WERE Y OU W HE N YOU S A W T HE P H E N O ME N ON > fi /J}' '"IJ rit~t. ,. I N BUSINESS SECTI O N OF C ITY IN OUILDI~G ESIDENTIAL SECTIO N OF C ITY 0 A S DRIVE~ n A S !: SSENGER IN O P E N COUN T R Y S IDE N E A R AIRFIELD 0 A S PILO T [j PA~SENGER FLYING O V E R CITY FLYING O V E R OPEN I F Y OU W ER E I N A VE HI CLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: : 'RECTION Y OU MOVIN G WE R E Y O U M O V I N G > so..~--WEST D I D Y O U STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVIN G PHEN O M E N O N > SOUTHEA ST N0"'!7-,"IIEST EXPLAI N 'n-'::THER SUCH M O V E M E N T AfFECTS YOUR SKE' f C HES I N ITE M S 5 AND 6 DESCRI3E: - ,:::::OF V E H I C L E YOU WERE IN A N D TYPE O F R OAD, TERRAIN O R BODY OF WATER Y O U AVERSED DURING THE SIGHTI~<G. STATE WHE THER WINDOWS O R CONVERTI B L E TOP WF.R E U P OR DOWN. 'r'OW MUCH CTHER TRA FFIC WAS T HERE? ::li D YOU NOTICE ANY A I R PLANE S1 0 Y ES ~NO. I F " YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE I N SIGHT RELATIVE T O T~tE TIME ':JP SIGnTIN::; THE PHENO MENO N AND WHERE ~EY WERE IN THE SKY REL ATIVE TO THE POSITION O F THE P HENOMENON . ~. HOW LONG WAS THE PHE N O MENON IN S I GHT> CERTAIN OF TIME OT VERY 5URE: ~;:; -;-~:: "'"':.'IOMENO N IN SIGHT C O N T INUOUSLY > ~YES 0 NO. I F "NO." IND I CATE WHETHE R T HIS I S DUE T O YOUR !>\':h ::;v:;:-,7 ::):>THE BEHAVIOR O F THE: HEN.:>I.IENON.~ND DESCRIBE SUCH M O V E M ENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISf..P. PSA~A':=:::; :>'l PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PAGE 3 OF 9 PA:;ES 10. I F THERE. WERE MORE T H A N ONE P HENOMENON , HOW MAN Y WERE THERE> DRA W A P ICTURE TO SHOW HOW 1 HEY WcnE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTI N G > CONDITIONS (C/.,c k nppropriutc blocks.) A SI<'Y B. WEATHER ' DAY CUMULUS C LOUDS (f,uto fluffr) FOG OR MIST ~ T W!LIGH'T CIRRUS CLOUDS {Hig h flec:cy nr 1/crrinw HEAVY RAIN ~ IIIGHT one LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE 3. PM'~TI-Y c~-:J~Y IX cuMULONIMBus cLouDs sNow oR sLEET f'Y COMPLE T E._ .... O~ERCAST (Tiw.ru!erstorm.~) UNKNOWN ~-IF T H::. SIGHT IN:; 'HAS A T TWI L I GHT OR NIGHT. WHAT OlD YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON ? C.id NONE BRIGH T MOONLIGHT l A FEW MO O N WITH HALO ~ MANY MOON HID D E N BY C LOUDS PARTIAL (New o r quarter) i U~I'\NOW-1 r :J. I= SIG"T \IG I'IA:S I N DAYLIGHT, J rHt ~HENOMEI'l )N'~ WAS THE SUN V I SIBLE? 0 YES 0 NO. IF " Y E S, WH ERE WAS THE SUN A S YOU FACED IN F'~ONT O F YOU IN 3<\CK Or YOU TO YOUR R I G H T TO YOUR LEFT OVERHEAO(Nc~noon) :::.. S"'EC!!OY 'THE M~JOR SOURCE O F ILLUM I N A TION PRESENT DURING THE SIGH T ING, SUCH AS THE SUN, H E ADLIGHTS OR 1 STR::.ET LA~?. =:TC. FOR T E RRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION , SPECIFY DIS TANCE TO LIGH T SOURCE. l 12. GIVe .o\ 9<>1:;::: :::-SCRIPT ION OF r H E PHE~IOMENON, INDI C A T ING WHETHER I T APPEARED DARK OR LICHT, WHETHEil I T R:::ru::; :;:;, -1::."1T OR WAS SELF-LU MI NOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU N O TICED. DESCR IBE YOUR I MPRESSION OF WHETHER 1 I T liAS S0-10 0~ TRANS ARENT, WHETHC:R ED':>ES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY . DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDIC A T E I F I T AP<>E-'"':'0 J.S;. POIN T OF' LIGHT . INOIC.>,T E C O'-'PA R ISON S WIT H o rHER OBSERVED OOJECTS, LIKE STARS. A L IGHT OR ~ OTHE<'I 03J E : -I"' YOUR FIELO OF VIE II' . PAGE II OF' 9 PAGES PHENOMENON U Ni(NfJWN MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE l STANO STILL A T ANYTIME> SUDOE~LY ~.:>::;;;;o UP AND RUN BREAK tiP 1'-P~RTS )NO EXPLODE' CHANGE .:Ol.:;)R' ~Piol L't':.- FLUTTS~ :l~ WOBBLE? C"'.V YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON> HOW 010 IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR "' : . Cwi::'ION MOVE a::!-' ":lOR I N FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING A T ANY TIME> PAGE 5 OF 9 P/\GES 15. OHAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHl:.IIOME"NON. INCI UDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED A S WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EJ<H>\UST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRECTION THt: ,1"'::'10'-IENON WAS MOVING. t; Y,IO,-"'~3 -:--: "'-' ..:." SIZE1 HOLD .:.v:.-:;-AT ARM'S LENG.,.H 'I F~ONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH A S A STREET LA-'" C"' 7-':: ~::.. ~-E HOW MUC'-1 ::: - .-.;: ~3JECT IS CO\ ~qo:;o BY THE HEA D OF THE MATCH. NO'IIIF YOU HAD BEEN ... ?_!: 7 '" "~"' = '=.,. TYIS EXP:::=\.-=."7 - --/"'E TIME OF THE SIGHTI'IG, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PAGE 6 OF 9 PACES 1'1. D I D YOU OBSERVE TilE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING' INCLUDE INFORMATION O N MOr>EL, TYPE, FILT!:R, LEN S rRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. A u , CAMERA VIE WER EYE6LA~S!;:S BINOCULARS SIDE Wl'-:>"" OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE I S WH ._ 7 1'1 ~:. ~JR IMPRE~SION O F THE SPEED OF THE F'HE~O'o'!':': :> GIVE ESTIMATE OF' SPEED E.-{lkQ:-.: .. ,.._ 19 . W~IAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION O F THE DISTANCE OF THE PHEN O M E NON? GIV E ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE.J 0Z Nlf ZO 1~ O"::>Ei'. -AT W E MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE I N YOUR O WN WORD'; A c~J!O"-~SJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED I N THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU N O TED THE PHENOME N ON, WOULD ::~"l SOME RESE MBLANCE T O WHAT YOU SAW. D ESCRIBE SIMILAR ITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CO~IMON C2.1C:CT AND WHAT YOU SAW . t Zl. i)l:;> ':'OJ ~".:::T :::::ANY OOOR, N OISE, OR ni!AT EMANATI~I)VFROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, .;-; v :.. _ _:. MA::H t N ERY IN TH;:: VICINITY' (J YES ~ IF "YES, " DESCRIBE. r DID TrlS o"-= ,: :: ... :. ::loSTURB THE G=>::lt..I'<:J O"l L EAVE A N Y PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES 22. HAVE YOU E V E R SEEN. THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOM E NON BFFORE' ,...=L LOCATIO N . . --l- (]NO. IF -YES.~ GIVE DATE AND 23. WAS ANYONE YJ T H YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHE N O M E N O N ? -~YES 0 NO. I F ~YES.~ D I D THEY SEE I T TOO? A. LIST THEI? N ~...,;:_;;:AN GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN F ORMATION AOOUT YOURSELF F,S:OST NAME, MIDDLE NAM T I::'NAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCU PATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHIC H MAY BE PERTINENT. Be.Lo tvJ (; 25. WHEN ANO 7 ? ,...,_...;:.:::YOU REPORT THA1 YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS P H ENOMENON> 7u. UA'rE YO'I covo:_:-;~:, TI-llS QUCSTIONNAIRE::. PAGE 8 OF 9 P AGES AFR R0-17(Cl)