P ROlECT 10073 RECORD .c. NlJME'ER C-vBJECTS 5. lENGTH OF OBSERVATION CJO Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grou.nd-V 1 sual 9. PHYSICAl EVIDENCE lO. CONCLUSION Ji:3:1t ir,~: ( I .EUFFIC'IEN!' l>ATA) :~)tf'js' ( 14\.SUFFICIENT DATA) Th~ cas~ ~as not sun~ittad untill July too ~ate tc investigate. 4lso the ori 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS inal nP> i.! w~s :tot The observer sighted a large y~llowish-white obj t like an invertd soup bowl. The object traveled ;;'.: diaappeaued over the horizan. FlO 5[ P 63 0329 (TOE) Prewloue cllUOfte I thie ,.,. .. , "-u .. d. tl:. at lock :': 14. Did the obiect disapeear while you were watching it? If so, how? 15. Did th object move ~incl something at any timtt, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the obiect move In front of something nt any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answer~td YES, then tell what 17. Tell in a few words the followinq things about the object: a. Sound ,1/oAJtf' 18. We wish to know t~ angular size. Hold a match sticlc at arm's length in line with a known oliect and note how much of the oJ,iect Is covered by th head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of th alghtin9, how much of the oJ,!es:t would have been covered by the match head? . 19. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the obiect or obiects. Label and include in your slcetch any details of the object thot you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on ari'C)W beside the drawing to show th direction the object was moving. 20. Do you thinlc you can estimate the sp .. cl of the obiect? (Circle One} you answered YES, then what apeecl would you estimate? ;, 21. Do you thinlc you can etlmate how far away from .You the obiect wa~? (Circle One} IF you answered YES, then how far away would you soy It was?-------- . 22. ~ere were you located when you aaw ~e obiect? . (Circle One): 23. Wer .. you (Circle One) a. Inside a building In the business section of a city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? . b. In a car Near an airfield? OV$r a city? () ~tdOOfa In an airplane (type) e. e. At sea f. Flying over open country? IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOSILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North b. NOttheast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Notthwest How fast were you moving? miles per hour. Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle One} Yes No Did you observe the obiect through any of the following? . Eyeglasaes Binoculars Sun glass c. Windshield Yes No Theodolite Window glass Yes In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common obiect or obiects which, when placed p in th~ slcy, would giv~.the same appea~nc,as the o~ ct which you saw. In the following slcetch, imagine that you ae at the point shown. Place or "A" on th curved line to show how the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it . Place o ''8" on the some curved line to ahow how high the object was above the horizon (slcyline) when you lost sow it. Place on "A" on the compass when you First saw it. Place a "8" on the compa11 where you lost saw the ob;ect 28. Oraw a p icture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place on "A" at the beginning of the path, a "S" at the end of the path, and show any changes in directio~ during th~ course. 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an orrow to show the direction that they were traveling 30. Hove you ever seen this, or a similar obiect before. If so give elate or elates and laccatlon. (Circle One) 31. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the obiect? 31.1 IF you anawer~cl YES, clicl they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list thefr names and 32. Pleas .. give. the following ,,.,...,. Indicate any additional information about yourself, Including any special experience, which might be pertinent . ~. Dote you thla queationnolre: 35. lnformotian which you f .. l pertinent ond which is not adequatelv covered in the apecffic polnta of the queatlonnaire oro narrative explanation of your sighting. Project Bluebook Wright-Patterson Air Force Base The enclosed photogzaph was taken in Rochester, New York, at 6:bS p.m., FebruatT 24, 1966 with an inexpen3ive camera using size 127 black and white tilm. I am subm1. tting it to you for evaluation. Being the photographer, I can assure you that the photo is not a hoax, and, to the best or 11\1 kDow1edge, is not the result or misin or natural phenomena. A ng me when the photo was taken were her lson, all of Rochester. Thankyou for your cooperation. .. Rochester, fOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVJSJON,AFSC UHCUSSiflfD UMCWSIFlfD fOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVJSJON,AFSC UNClASSIFIED UNClASSifiiD fOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UMCWSIFIID fOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNClASSifiED UNClASSifiED UNCLASSIFIED UJO Obaervation ~ Pboto~phe, olllt.- l - Rocbeater,..~Kv York .'L4613 '~ o II o o Beterence )oar. recea.t observation and subsequent 'photograph ~ unidentttied:~g obJect. The 'negative waa submitted to: ih+-Pattereon. Air J'orce Base photo; expert tor .. analysis. Bxll' nation revealed a lack o-r image 4et1D1t1on. vh1ch precluded. poaltive idatiftcation ot' the object~-.. A. reUabltt sensitometric exa.S nation could not be made becauae the negative provided . was a copy negative;. there:tore,. it does not contain the grsnular structure o-r tbe original. 'lhtt evidence presented 1s actuallyinsutticient in terma ot deteminiDa the exact st1 mulua. wetauggest you contact the Each base baa 1 ta ow Ul'O investigator and such atar better poai tion to conduct an on-the-spot nearest AJ'B. observe Ul'O a person ia 1D investigation. lSJV'NOISIAIO A9010NHl11 N~l1~0j fOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UIICWSifiiD UNCLASSIFIED PHOTO ANALYSIS REPORT PAGE _:.I_ DATE OF REPORT 8 Sept~m,P_er 1967 UNID~TTIFIED FLY!l~G OBJECT Rochester, New York DATE 24 February 196~ PHOTOGRAPHY p NRS Kodak 127 B/jT Copy Negative 1. PURPOSE: This report is in answer to Work Order Number. 67-117 submitted by TDET/UF to deter.mine the identity of an image shown in a copy negative furnished ster, New York. 2. ANALYSIS: Lack of image definition precludes identification of the "object". A reliable sensitometric examination could not be made because the negative provided is a copy negative and therefo~e does not contain the granular structure of the original. PHOTO f.1V.~YS !S BY : T'rlONAS E. DAVIS ' Intelligence Research Specialist APPROVED BY : WILLIAM L. TURNER Major, USAF Chief, Photo Ari FTD WORK ORDER 1. Description of Work: (Include title of unscheduled tasks.)' RE~U!ST PHO'ro AlfAl,YSIS BE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE A'rlACHEn NEGATIVE TO WHAT THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT MAY BE 24 FEBRUARY 196J' SIGHTING I ROCHES'l'ER, NEW YORK. Date ls~ued 22 Aug 67 REQUEST ALL MATERIAL BE REmRNED UPON COMPlETION OF ANALYSIS 18. Dlv. Chiefs Instructions/Modification or Expansion of Work Description Dl A Priority 9. Cl ouiflcation of unclassified 13. MH Estimate 4. Monitor Di v. Precedence MAHA'l'T Colonel, USAP ot Technology and SUbsystems.