PROJECT 10073 RECORD 4. NlJMEIE R OF CBJEC TS !>. LENGTH OF C 3 SERVATION 1} minutes ~-TYPE OF OBS~KVATION Ground Visl-lsl 10. CONCLUSION Po:_;siole: 11. B R IEF SUMMARY AND A N A L YSIS Obs~rver sighted two whitish yellow oo,;ccts tha~ ,,,c :-c ~.r."vc.:.. irq:; in a southerl y dlrcc tion. At abot:.t a 45 dc0 anf:lt .. objects disappeared. No noise was heard. CO~a1ENTS: The witness stated that "Except for uei :'l. o:,;.,. er than a sa telli L~, they coul d hn ve appeared to bo.: r.o. . . , reason for thi.nkinG they were somethil:g else is .. ~.~-.:;.. .s~ i.her~ : 9. PHYSICA L E 'I :DENC E were ~wo ..flyinG together. From thC:: above desci~-...... 1: Alr~ j it appeares that the sighting m..1.y have beer. e ... ti.t:r , ; .,'Ht.!- llit e or an aircraft with this lundi nc; lit;.hts on. rTD S?63 o-:!2~ (TDE) Prevlouoo~hlonocofthlolormmeybou .. d. , TYPe., FIL 7' ~. LCi'IS PrtES-:;r:tP7:0N Ore OTl-lE/1 APPI.ICA.,L'' Q,\TJ\. i ' 18. I'IH .. -'r .,_ -...'~IMPRESSION OF THE S?C:EO OF THE 19. W iAT ','1,\'J YOU:l J~l.'"o'l::=;siON 0:= rHr:: CJ't;'rA'ICI: o,: l Hr.' I l P~ -:--IOM.::. '.:., GIVE ESTI~E' OF 5?0::~ -f"HEN0'-4F.NON7 GIV!Z !:SYIHATl:: OF OISiAMC C_ _ - l ~ 20. J;-4 O";)E'::> 'o.r WE MAY OOT>\IN AS CLF."R A PICTURE AS Po.;:.l~lLE OF H H 'IT YOU ,,.\~1, of-:SC;~ISE Ill YOUH o .n1 -'0'-'0,_--J ' A COr-IMO " uJJ:!CT Or-i OBJi':CTS WHICH, WHEN 1->l.ACF.:O ltl Ttl:! St<Y, Sl:11l.An TO WH!::Jli! VOU NOT'!O rHE: PH:,NO!oo4i.HON , l f WOULO -:i.O: ~?. SOilE RESEMBLANCE T O !tHAT YOU SAY/. OESCRI EIE 'iiMILAiliTIF.S AND OIFr:F.REtiC~ S~T\;EI:::N nH-: I CO~MON ??.JECT ANO WH A T YOU SAW. ~ 7 Y' 0 Y E S l)J NO. I F "YES, .. OESCRt3E. ~ L2 HA'I<: Y"lu t::Ve 1 SLI::I'l 1"111:> O"\ A '>INILMl ~->tH~HJI-1EN::IN seFoFt::: LJr:::-; L"\,"~oo. I F vF.s, G:v; oAn: ANO j Lo:;;,TIOtl. YOU AT TH~ TIM:' YOU$,\\'( TilE:: PHE~;f)ME'II)tP IF "YC:!=,-OlD THc.Y SEE 1'1' rvOI ! GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FURMATIO~I AIJOUT YOUR:.iELi-' J 27 . INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL I S P ERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVER~D IN THIS QUESTIOMHAIRE, ALTF.RHII.TIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION O F THE SIGHTING. PAGE 9 OF 9 PAGES niPLY T O DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I AFSC l WRIGHT-PATIERSON AIR FORCE DASE. OHIO 4~433 U?0 Cbsc~votion, 12 Octooer 1967 Yo .. -: name has been given to the Aeria 1 Phenomena Branch ( Proje(!t B:_:: Book) as being a ,.fitness to an unidentified flying object. If :'ou were a witness to a n UFO s ighting on 12 October ' 6I'"'ould yo'J. pleo.se complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return t in the se:~-addressed envel ope. If you were not a witness t o this sight- ir:,;::, vould you please rr:e.ke o s t a tement to this effect on the at~ached form. The information which you provide will be used in evaluating this observRtion. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. C. NATT, Colonel, USAF re~tor of Technology a nd Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope "I:P'I.Y TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEAOQUARTRS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION !AFSC) WRIGHT. P A T TERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 4!5433 Florida 32569 Yo name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Br a nch (Project BL:.e Book) as being a '.:i tness to a n unide ntified flyi ng object. I f :,ou were o witness to a n UFO s ighting onl.2 O~to'J~r yo~ please complet e the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the se~:-adoressed envel ope. If you were not a witness t o t hi s si ght - in_;, would you p lense make a sta t ement to this effect on the attached form. The information which you provide will be used in ealuating this observation. Thank you for your a s s istance in this matter . C. !11ANATT, Colonel) USAF : rector of Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/enve l ope U.S. AIR FO RCE T ECHNICAL INFORMATION Tl-,i s questionnaire hos been prepared so that you can give th e U.S. Air Force as much inbrmo'on as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleas!! try to answer as many questions os you possibly con. The information that you give will be uSt!>O for research purposes. Your nome wil l not be used in connection with any statements, concl~ ~;ons, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information s o hot i. i t i s dee me d necessary, we may contact you for further details 1. '.Vhen Jid you see the object ? 2. Tir,,c o f doy: Hour Mi nut~ s (Circle One): 3. T ln"C Zone (Circle One): o. tostern (b. Cent~' c . Mountcin d . Pacific (Circle One): a . D.:1ylight Soviny b. S tandard 4. Where were you when you sow the object ? Cit y or Town St ol e or County 5. how lon2 w ::;s objec t in sight? (To~l ~urotion) Minutes Seconds c . '-~rt~an c . Not v e ry sure d. Just o guess ::. r ::1 irly certoi_9..1 6 . What was the :oro:: r on of the sky? b. C 1oudy (a. Brigh t l 7 . IF y o u sow the object during DAYLIGHT , where was the SUN located os you looked ot the object ? (Circle One): o. In front of you b. In bock of y o u ur r i ght To you r left e . Overhead f. Don' t remembe r FTD OCT 62 164 ~. I F you s o w the object o t NIGHT, what did you no t ic e concerning t he ~ T Af.<S u nd MOON? 8.1 5TARS(Circ/e0nc): d . Don't remember 8.2 MOON ( C ~rc/e One): o, Bri ght rnoonl ight b. Dull moonlight c. No !!'lQ.QIJii.ght-' pitch dark .cf Do n't remember 9. What were tl,e weather conditions a t the time you saw the object ? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): a. Clear s '<y b. Fog, mist, or l ight rain c . So; ottered clouds c ~Aoderate o r h e avy rain d. Thick o r heavy clouds d. Snow e. Do n't re member 10. T he object cppeared: (Circle One): (..d. As a l ig h t b. T ron spare n t 't remember ll. If it o;:>peore d a s a light, was it brighter t han the brightest s tars? (Circle One): a. Bright e r c. About the same b. Dimmer d. Don't kno w 11.1 C om;:>cr!" b rightness t o some common object: ~ ecg~s ;:.: m e o Ject were: (C :rei~ J.'~ o . Fuzzy or blurred b. Lil<e.~ht stc :~Sharply outli,..~<f; ;:: . ...on t re:ne r.:oer 13. Did the obj~ct: (Circle One for each question) Don't know Don't know Appea r to s~nd still at any time? b. S ud denly s :;>;ed up and rush awa y at any time? Don't know Don't know c. Brea k u p i:-.to ;>arts or explode? d . G iv e off s molc!!? e. Change br i ihtness? Yes No Don't know f. Change shape? Yes No g. Fla s h or flicker? Yes Don't know Don't kno w Yes No h. Disappear end reappear? 14. Did the object d isappe a r whil~ you wore watching it? If so, how? 15. Did ;ht c:-: - -:t move behind sometni ng a t any t ime, p a rticulorly a c loud? Don't Know. IF y ou answered YES, then te ll what 16. Did the :1.. ect move in front of something at any t ime, part icula rly a c loud? Don't Know. (Circl~ One): in frol"'' o f: IF you answered YES, then tell what 17. T~ll inc ~ew words the following trings about the object: 13. ,..e wish re know the angular size. Hold a match stic k a t arm' s le ngth in line with a known obj~ct and note how much of rh~ object is covered by tn e need of the match. If you hod p~rformed this expe r iment a t the tim1l of the sighting, h-:>w much o f the o bjec t would hove been covere d by the mntch head? 19. D:cw o :::--.~ '7-~t will show ;t,'! s!-.::e o f th e object or objects. L o bel and include in your sketch any details of ;:-e :::> .. -:--=r you sow such .:s . .,.;n~s, protrusions, etc . , and especially exhaust trails o r vapor trails. P loc'! c~. -:r-N ;;..-side the drcwi-:~ t:> sn:>w the direction the object was mov ing. 20. Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object? (Circle One) IF you on:;.,.~r&d YES, then what speed would you estimate?------- 21. Do you thir.k )'OU can estimate h ow for away from you the object was? (C1 d e One) IF y ou ons,.,"r~d YES, th"n how for away would you say it was?--------- 22. Where wer~ y")J.J located when you sow the object? (Circle One ): a . Ins ide o cu ild ing c. , OutooCYs d. In on ai:?lone (type) 23. Were you (Circle One) o. In the business section of o city? b.~e re_si~:_ntiol section of a city?, c. In open countryside? d. (.Near on ai rfield? e. Flying ovar o city? f. Flying over open country? 24 IF ~ou WIJre MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vohicle at the ti me, then complete th~ following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a . Nor11 c. East e. South g . Wost b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 Ho,., f~st wftre you moving? . miles per hour. 24.3 D id yo~.-:stop a t any time whil e you wor;, looking at the object? (C ir d e One) Yes No Did you -,b!-.,rv~ rh e object t h rough o ny of the following? Eye;ios :.es Binoculars Yes No f. Telescope Yes Wi:1csr~: Theodolite Yes No 26. In order tho ~ cv con give as cleor o picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your own words a common object or obj~cs w!-lich, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the obj.,ct Yrhich you sow. 27. In th~ following sketch, imagine tho: you o r" ot thtt point shown. Place on "A" on tha curved line to s how how h igh the obj"ct wa s above the horizon (skyline) wh~n y ou first saw it. Ploco a "B" on the ~ome curved l tne to show how h'::;h the-object was above the horizon (skyline) whf>n you la s t :.ow it. Ploc~ on " A" n the compass when you fr:; s-:l..,., i t. Place o " B " on the compass where you last sow tftc object. 1 2~. Pro.., o pictur~ tha t will show the motion that the object or objects mo:.le. Place on "A" a t th:: t"!ginn ing o f the poth, o "b" ot the end of the path, ::~nd show any c hanges in direct ion during tht; covrso . 29. IF tt.~re wcs l.oC~E THAN ONE o:, ~c-, then how many we re there? ......:_....,. _ D~cw 0 C IC"t..:: ~r r~w they Were crc;ged, on.:J put on arrow to show th~ direction that they wer~ traveling. Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla 31. 10 July 1967, A~alea, Mississippi. See attache d supplemental s heet B. 11 July 1967, Macon, Georgia Temporarily misplaced . Check to see whether thi~; b an ltltY relation t o the sighting the previous d a y in Azalea , Miosissippj. 33. 25 July 1967, Manchester, New Hampshire The only Manchester, Ne~-1 Hmnpshire case I h ave is C ' ' differen t ! 12 October 1967 , Ocaloosa Cottnty, Florida. Although this had fou r \olitnesses, the data are vety :"'" A b alloon is r uled out b ecau s e of wind at all level s . r-.:o ,;, jccts , I o n e trailing the other, nighttime observation, went fJ:!"ll" I northern , t o the southern horizon i n three minutes . Anyone of Ll11 ,.. ualuations : (1) insufficient d ata (2) probable aircr aft (3) possibl IJO\<TO, 35. 31 October 1967 , Denver, Colorado. Do not have in my files. Will do in Dayton. J . ALLEN HYNEK, Director Li~dheimer Astron~ical Research Center ~c= wes ern n~ve~s~tv