(.VOl VI.' Uu~ no w., 12 . Estimate hot.J l ong you Sa\.1 tho object? n 12.1 QirclA ~nA of the following t o indicate how certain you are of your a no "''er to Que otion 12: a . Cortain (b:) Fairl y sure 13. Di d the object loox: (Circl o One ) 14 . Did the object a t any tim9: 14.1 Change direction? 14.2 Change Dpeed? 14.3 Change size? o . ~!ot very sure d. Just a guess (Circle One for each question) (.~ii).9c.,.iH"IfNo Don' t kno'J No Don' t l~nr.(1 l~.5 Break up into parts 14.6 Givo off smoke? 14.7 Change briehtness? 14.S Flicker, throb, or 14.9 Remain motionless? Don' t kno..J (Qon' t kn0i.) fo!o Don' t k no\J Don' t knm~ Don't knml 15. Did the object aive off a light? One ) : Q~y No Don' t Y.nc.~ 15.1 IF you ans,o~ered YES, \.Jhat l-Ias the color of tl:e light? f,?IJA/t)F-f!:t:J 16. Tell in a fo, \oJords tho f ol l ol.Jlng things about the object? 16.1 Sound IF t here was HORE THAt! ONE object, then ho~ many \.Jere thero? Draw a picture of ho\ol they \.Jere arranged, and put an arro\J to s ho,, the direction they were traveling. 18. Did the object at any time: 18.1 Hove behind somethlng? (Circle One) Yes ' Q.Qn' t knou IF you anstler ed YES then tell llhat it moved b ehind. 18 . 2 Hove in front of something? (Circle One) Yen @ Don' t knew IF y ou answered YES then tell "'hat it moved in front of. 1G.3 Blend \lith the background? (Circle One) Yes @ Don't kno,, \lhich of the follot.Jing objects is object you sa1-J? (Circle One): I 1Fr t.r.~ Basketbal l Bicycl e l-Jheel Office desk about the same actu~l size as the Automobile Small airplane Laree airplane Dirigi bl e 19.1 Cirnl e .911~ of the follo\ling to indicate heM c ertain you are of your anS\oJer to Ques tion 19 . b. Fa~rly certain c. Not very sure d. Uncertain 20. Try to tell the follmling things about the object: 20. 1 How higll above the earth \Jas it? 20. 2 Hou far t-1as i t from you? feet or t..'l :;' miles 20. 3 He1..J fast was i t going? v / I -<>t-t' ,,..miles pe~ hour. 20.4 Circle one of the follotJing t o indicate hew certain you are of your anst.Jer to the above que3tions: a. Ce rtain b. li'airly certni n e. Not very s ure ( I I US a guess 21.. Hot-1 did the object disappear from view? (Circle One) : o. Other d . Don' t rerr:enber I' l~tr '.'.\Ur OY C\rll' L Cl h 1t. ;. l oped objctt. o'x;elv~d in . he:)<; at Lo:., i'ou.: color.c; ; ".l illtn :i n~1 tee thr> c l :n. s . OISTRIOUTION ICOC:t CO,Y H>H\'.'AR00 \ 0 Contr.nr.j n,_; Uur n~r.:;l I t Cv'll" uti cr. AFIIQ rOll.., Dt~l \ JLS: 1. 'fh i.; inv,Js i~ i: n ~.i. on rtlU cs t,r-d. by l.hc D if:r 'l''.i.J t; Co a tlllt:L', pre.llca'Lc.d np~n iru o.~ .'l ::.i.on .furnis!wd by 11. S . !~t.~);.l~ J :lCrt,;} lrvL"C Ltv.: Force , Los Al~to1, 'IC'i'i i xico, concernin ciYJ Ol)::;t.:rnt t.:i.on of rn u.1ici.rm ,:i- fic d aer lal 0bj~c t by 2. 'J'he f ollow in:..; r~portr-d by SOGIJt'ity .ippro:cima:~;ly 21!0) hours (..,:)'L' ) on 8 I.u~,nsi.~ 195~, J obnn.t'V0d a;. acri~l objcc t; s'11J>13d lil:c a bnt thl.O nort::1hr33 t (apuro;-:ilJ.:l'Lsly 290) from s ta t lon 330. The obj cc L \'IUD a t an rD. 11i t noe 01' a~ t-~l'O i. I 'J t.~ly 5, OX> fee t and apl)ro:<i~na:.~ly 12 ,000 feet frou~ staLion 330 ;1ith a J0 a:1,~lc of elc vnt.i o!1 f rom ti1c ht)ri ?.on. T11e sj.ze . c. ::h;,pe ;;as CO""'):t!ablt: to a t{- h7. 1':1c l..l! ... Lnosi t~/ of the objcc ~ YTJ.::> bri .. h t anti !;,)ave off i'on:-color::>~ red, green, blne, am yellm,. The O)jOC ~ tt'3'.'~llcd at. an CXCC)rdnt l Y hi..,n ~peed f l yin..;) do:r.1'.mrci. a~ r i.[nt ~! len. ~-~ fi!'st. t.:10 'J.Jjc.c; L 1 'lW~ a c;ir- c ul:"lr r.!.1Lioa, thnn n Sl':i:t.,;i:;:; 1.1JLion, a.~:.l~sv a ~crli .. )lL r.'lviOI undl it di~<l.,Jl.cart;;d uel O'l ~!le t.'!)Un t:ti lt . .i'i.;:: O . .lj GC t .:as irt G i 2::11.. for 3) Li:i U :t:::s bel' ore d isap)c:arin.:;. I YIO::l3 D -vi:.rac ted 1.o 'j iC c.c t beef'! u i..S o.l.::..h t- ncns nh i ch illucLLnr.1. ted th~ cloud-:; . r . 1c... . r . cu.r l t~ Ins p ee tnrs on !'a ~ol 185 also ob:Jtnved L:lP. ou je::c t . Ul'll rr:o S rA rES J\1!1 FORCt.: rtlr. MI. v.tl Ol"f ICI.:. OF C;>.:t:ll\l. INVC:;TICI\ rt0N"' --- - REP-:>itT o;: l~tVESTIG.-.\ TfO:--J f LI'(Jt11 II ~Oi A I 17, Kh tJar.d CH;IIIICllR 1: .. t !lLIIC.t. oly;-.:rvJ. i,il)n 01' .:t i:H j_ h l ohj0c t appcuin..., t') be olle--el_.hLh (l/l') :inc!J in ai.JYY.c\.-r. Color ol' o'>Jcc: 1., 1!a[' ch~ n .. .in~ itl <lf';jt;,recs or oluu. m;rmourt..l:i i'CriC:I CC..>Y CO<WI-ROEO TO GG, f j r Tech rn tell C nt.,~, fr.is t-P-1t..v: . .cson c.:, 3itt.!l '.i, ... l'ivision, /- PI ROlLO _,HQ fOR'4 1 filE SIA''~ 1. This invest:i~<.!..i4nn rvJl'c~:~nd b:,. tho .Ji.r; t,ricL C.J ~.a.t~< r, prcrl"r.a'pn upon irLt.Ol u..!L;')n f.n,iisi .,y\ b:,r lj. 5 .'~"v'1 . ic lnt..~r":y lrotoctiv~ Fore , J.os Ala1 os, ;!c,r ( xico, c.:>~tcc.l n ~-tl obf,crva tio!l of 1n un i. 11 rt Lifi~d a c r .i.al obj~c t -:J.f 2 . 'l'he follovinJ r cpo.c ted b,y I~pr>r~x!.r:-.a L~-.:ly JJdO hours ( J ,.J'l') 9 J\.1.1._ us\_ 1 9;;2, .l ob~C'1Tld c.m objec t in t.hc tih"Y due . .;:.;t J'ron. ~L'1t.ion 330. It. a_rne>fJroo vcrybrit.i1L, c:11nr,i!lg color in dcc,l'Ct.o...l of blue a:1d a,:->~C.a !~c 1 t0 l>f3 one-3l._;h c.h ( 1./8) i11ch in diatrc tr . The obj ect l .. ::HlLU"JCl~cJ froL. sido LO sidl' \rith ~ ~lo r cl.c-op L0 the h orizon. Obsc r-vinJ \he t/.Jj cc t. t hl.ouo,)h : C..'!j' fiPla ,,l;.5scs , it ;:}11peared lo3.r~t.c bu, rcr,nined i :.s s ape; ..t b.cl ht lu.~inous o-:Jj~.;ctY;ill! .c.:>un<4, unev~n edt;tc. 'l'hc o~j0ct. Y.fls in vi"~rr for thh .. :, (30) 1 inut~:; unvil i-c, ur:>ppcJ :.'\f attention ,,..:is at,c,rac~d U)' the oo .. lon of i:.he obj'-ct.r JYDrl'/CC f\DC :"::l:T AFI3 C~LOP.l'.DO SP:~Ir.r.s COLO J'=:i)'>J/CG .E 94 DODOPD USI.t' :n FvF: DI R .J .. IC::T P:\TTERSOi~ J..? B YOP.Xi' I ! .. \ - 2 C FD L'f!:SG n".!j 73 JCJ ?D TI!:I: !i.~ J EPAG J~PNJ J EDF J 55~ JiDWP J EDEN F i i C 0 '15 J\ rl SQ NUi~I APRT NIA FALLS NY IO J::Pl!QJ Di n OF l~'lT:.:LL HQ USJ\F Hl\SH 25 DC J~o.~lP/ Al!l TECH I~JTELL CENT,{ ~LiiGllT PATTZRSON AF ..s OHI O JED~fVCONGEN ADC ENT AFd COLO SPRINGS COLO JEP~Jd/ CG EA DF STSWAilT AF rl NY J 'ED7J/CG 4703 DEF ~1G SELFxiDGE AFa HICH . f\F G ~llC i!Ad 7j DO PD FOR CLN ATIAJ\-2C AT J EDjiP PD FLYOdRPT PD UP AFL 2::i;j-5 PA~ In~O I~ SUJ.l COLO:l ONE PD SHAPE Ui~!)ZT2!{,11L'!D CN A NO Dlili ~SIONS GIVEN '">lJf D!:~CI~I3ED 1\S VE~Y LAiGE CHA EXTRZ~lELY t.3RIGHT LIGHTS GaEr:N CliA RED CdA l\:!BS!~ Crl/\ IJHITE A!'.JD JLUE PD ONLY Oi~Z OdJECT CNA I~OV~i-1J::i~T SIDEJAYS (.;d r\ UP fH~D DOl~JN PD DIS::>APPEAt1ED 0[~ ~Zf\RING THRE Oil!: FIVE DZGrL!:S AT : r.~:~.l':Li' HIGH SPEED PD NO SOUiiD PD T ' Jv PD :JIG:iTi:D 1\T T~Jo THR~E FOU] I X EST C/\:1 HOVZRED If~ A?<t:A UNTIL ZS,{O ZZrlO f~J T~O HOUJS ES'f PD . l; ... :_:r~ PD VI.:>UAL Otl.3~:lVf\TION Ti{HOUGH JitiOCULARS /\tiD '.Jr..AfYER STATION T.i :<) J lLlfC: PD 1\LTITUD~ SIXTY THDU.;,'\i~u FEf~T PD F0;1fY THRZ DZG::!ZZS ;JO~TH ~ .. ~.r.L:.::t~l.! !i 1CH ~:'.Z.ZD PD NO SOIJL~D PD T.t::JDOL!T!:: PlJ J\LTITUDE SIXTY THOUS!Ii~D F.ZET PD , oxrY THR2!: DEC:LZZS NO;{Td ~ tA S~VL~fY NINE DiGRSSS F!fTZEN NI~JUTZS Sf PD r:u u;{ ?D OuS: VO?.S LOCAT::D AT NIAGJ\:11\ FJ\LLS ;lU:-.JICIPf\L 1\I.lPOi~T NY i\i~D .:\...;OV~ JY VECTO?. LI:JC:S F!~ O:I T:JO OdS:::!~V:\'fiOn POINTS ?D Cu .H; E:H !I 'IG 0 .. J.:.:CT .1lfHOUT CO. iLICTIO~!G PD ILl C C(;'lPf\i~Y C.~!\ YOU:JGSTOU~J N2H Y01tK PD iJU:It:~OUS OUTHii{ l:JITNt:SS I N P At!T'f UI fll ND CONFIH,II~iG DESCRIPTIOi'l GIV~N PD SECO~lD HIT :!:SS CAP'fr'\I NA \JZAT llECl F ORC t\.S TZR Ct!A T'.JELV DASH SIX '.JZATHE:~ DZT Ct1l\ 1liAGJ\!{A FJ\LLS IlUNI ArtPT PD BOTH UifNSSS HELl.'\BLS PD ~!X PD c.~.vu PD ':JI.lDS ALOl T FORf Y THOUS.'\ ND F EET Ct1A T~JO ~ihHT Z~KO DSGtlZ:::S AT FORTY F IVS l<iJOTS PD PD :0 CONDITIO~J TO ACCOUtlT FO:l S!f~HTiflG PD .SIGHT PD i'!~ PHYSICJ\L C:V IDC:tiCE P D T t: n PD T:JO 1\I1C~f\FT FLE'.J TnP.OUGH AfL~A DUrliNG Tiri 0 SIGHTI~!G PD 1!0 COfJTf\CT ~!.\D!:: PD :'JD Am TI~Clil~ICAL I~lTELLI~ ..... \Jn Ohio, Subject: A~rial Phenomena. ~ n Air Force Base, Weather Detachment 12-5, Municipal Airport, York, 29 August 1952 TOa l!ajor Robert E. Kennedy, Air Adjutant General, \/right-Patterson Air Force Bas9, Ohio 1. Forwarded is questionnaire in compliance with basic l etter. AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRICH r-PATTER~ON ,\ IP. F ORCF BASE l;la3art1 Fallo 1! .l.."dcip:U Alrport lil :\garti lt'all::s, fl3~ York Your r aoant r eport of un11ontif1.od 9.eria.l phenomena h.!l::t bOtJtl roo~lved b.Y the Air Technion! Intollig~noe Cantor . Inolon~d i s a quaationna1 re, \Jhich ~hen c o:4pla t od by you nnd r o tu:rnad in th-!J i uclo.J3d, nelf-n.ddreftaed cnv 9lop!3 uiJJ aid j.n atandardiz:!.ng t b6 d nta und v l l l pro,Tide a compl ot e :t'uoord of th'l occunonce . Your interest in reporting t he !!'latto-r and y oU!. .. public upb:lt~rl de:d.le to btt of oul ... Y'ioa are g-r~atl;r appreo1.atod. Sincer ely you:cu, ROB~\T E . lffitJr...:"'.DY njts H.1j or Air Adjutnnt Genert OBSERVIDS OUESTimiHAIRE