7l'PE OF OBSE:RV ATICN L OC,.. TIO:'l CONCLUSION O!:PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HAOQUA .. TIUtS ,-O"I:IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION I A"SC I W"IGHT.,.ATTK .. aON A ll" ,-o,.C~ aAIJX. OHIO 4~43~ UFO Observation Reference y(,ur unidentified observation. The information which we have received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. JM.fES C. MANATI', Colonel, USAF Director of Technology and Subsystems F?D Form 164 w/ envelope Project Bluebook Wright-Patterson Air ?orce 3ase Dayton, Ohio Dear Sirs: At approximately 9:45 this evening , my younger sister and I observed a U. F . 0 . in the sky while stargazing. I a..11 1 5 yea.rs old and my sister is 11. S'or the past 4 months or s o , I hStve been a serious student o f the U. F . O. mystery but beleive me, I never thought I ' d see one myself. Let me describe to you vvhat I saw and perhaps you may be able to find an exp lni..nation for it. ;;.y sister, an tml>elel ver in U .r\. 0 . ' s , sighted the object first and attre.c ted my attention to it . My first impression v1a s that it was sane sort of a :Qilane or satellite, but after watching its strange behavior realized th~t it was soo9thing out of the ordinary. It was a fairly brieh-t, consi s tnnt v:hi te light, with occasional flashings of red. It first apoeured dlrectly overheac, moved across the sky a distance, blinked off', blinked on, and conianued to do -chis until it was rather loN in tb e !":.O~ ~l~-east sky. It t r' eYI complet~ly V:?-"'li sh9d, just like a lie;ht being a s I hav e ~ead in ma.."'ly U. F . 0 . reports, a loil-flying jet came into the sky about 'i 0 minutes later and :1ent off in the same direc~ion from n hich the U. F . O. disappeared. Please beleiv e me, I have never seen anything like this before. I would be happy to fill out one of your U. F . O . Yours truly, IIEPI..Y TO DEPARTMeNT OF THE AIR FORC E HEADQUAHTIU I"OIUIGN TI:CHNOLOGY DIVISIO N IAf'C I WftiGHT-~ATTEftSON A lft .. OftCI: 8A51E. OHIO -4!!1433 UFO Observation, 3 J une 1967 Reference y:)Ur unidentified observation. The inform.e.tion vhich ~e have received i s not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Reques t you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return 1t in the envelope provi ded . Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force ~""11\ JAMES C. MANATl', Col onel, USAF 1 Atch Directo r of Technology and Subsystems F~D Form 164 w/envelope U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has bee n prepared so that you con give the U.S. Air Force as much informa tion as possible concerning the unide n t ified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer os many questions os you possibly con. The information that you give w i l l be used f or research purpos e s . Your nome will not be used in connection w ith any statements, ccnclusions, or publications w ithout your permission. We request this personal information s o that if it is d eemed necessary, we may contact you for further details . 1. When did you see t h e object? 3. Time Zone: (Circle One): a . tostern b .I.._Ccntrol " c . Mountain d . Pacific 4. Where were you when y ou sow the objec t ? (Circle O ne): o.<...Ooylight Soviny b. Stondoid .- (Circle O ne): 5. h ow lo ng "'O'S nbjru: t in sight? (To a l D u r at,on) o . C r4ain o. ro.rly certa in City o r Town Stoto or County Hours M nures l_s; Not very sur- d. Just a guess 5. 1 How was time in !>ight de~ermined? -------------------- 5.2 . Was object in s tght continuously ? 6. Wha t was the condi tion of the sky? a. \fu!_gh t , 7. IF y ou sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located a s you looked a t the obje c t ? (Cirdt' Onr.): a . In front o f you c:. T () vour rkht d. T o you r le ft Thle form eupcree dea F m 164, j u l 61, "'hch I a o b ol .. te. ~. IF you sow the object a t NIGHT, wha t did you notice concerning the ~TARS ond MOON? 8. 1 STARS(Circ/cOne): a. t;loCie.._ d. Don't remember 8.2 MOON (Ctrcle One): a. Bri ght moonlight b. Dull moon I ight c. No moonlight -pit c h dark 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): #EATHER ( Circle One ): b . Fog, mist, o r I igh t rain c . Scattered clouds c . Moderate or heavy rain d . Thick or heavy c louds d. Sno w e . Don't re member 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): a . Solid d. cf;;. ~ I i gh_t_..; b. T ransporent c. Don't reml'!mber 11. Jf it opp'!Ored as a light, was it brighter than the br ightes t s t ars? (Circle One): a -~Ia ter l c . About the same b. D immtH d . Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness t o some cornrncn object: I 12. The eoge s or the (lbj.,ct \olere: (Circie One): o. Fuzzy o r blu:-red b . Likt: a briyh t s tar c . -sharrly outlined d. Do n ' t remember Did the object: ,:..j:)p:::t:r fv ; tund s t d I u t any I i m~? Suddenly speed up and rush a way a t any Brea k up into p arts or explode ? Give off smoke? e. Change bri ght ness? f. Change shape? F lnsh or fl ick,r? (Circle One for ecch question} Don ' t know Don't know Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don' t know Dor1' t know Dt:n' : k 1ow Did the obje c t disappear while y ou Wl'tre watching it? If so, how? 15. Did the object move both ind s om-.thinq at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes G;~ Don't Know. IF y ou answered YES, then tell wha t 16 . Did t he objec t move in fr ont o f something ot any time, particularly o c loud? (Circle Oue): Yes G Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then te ll whot in front o f: 17. T, II in o f,w words the followinq things about the obj~ct; 18 . We wish t o kno w the angular size. Ho ld a match stic k at arm's length in lin e with a known object and note how m~o.ch of th e obj~ct is covered by thtt head o f th e match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the s ightr;"'g, how much of the object wou ld ho/e been covered cy the match head? 19 . Dre w a p icture ~ot will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel ond include in your 5ketch any details o f The obtect moT you saw such as w ings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing t o show the direc t ion the object was moving. 20. Do you think you con estimate the spoed of m& object? (Circle Ona) Yes ~ IF you onswarod YES, then .,.,hot Sp.!ed would you ostima t!l? -------- 21. Do you think you con e:Jtimote how for away from you the obj~ct w a3? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you soy it was? ---------- 22. Where wettt you locot~d when you sow the object ? (C irc!e One): 23. Were you (Circle One) a. In t h e _bu.siness section of a cit-;? b. Qn the_residenti~l_section of o city_? a. Inside a building c. In open countryside? d. N"lor on air1ield? b. In a cor C.... Outd~rs/ d. In on airplane (type) e. Flying ovcH a city? f. F lying over o~n country? 24. IF you wore MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following c;uestions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) e. South g. w~st b. N orthaost d. Sout heosr f. Southwest h. Northwttst 24.2 How fast were you ma v i n!]? _s i les per h our. ~d ..,~u :;:op .:~r any t ime while y c..: w~re looking ct t he ol:;e~-? 26. in ord.ar t~ot '/:.JU ccn 9'"" o:. .:!dar o picture o:; pos.;rol.., oi ...-hot y ou :;ow, dc:;ct~b-:: rn your own word.; a common obj"ct (': c!::lj:>cts which, when placed up in the sky, would giveth~ sam~ appearance os the object which you saw. In the following sketch, imagine thot you o;e ot th.e point shown . Place or ''A" on th., corv1.1d I in e to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first sow it. Ploce o " B " o n t he sam~ curv~d l in., to show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow it. Place on "A" 011 th~ compass when you first sow it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost s ow t l1c obiect. 28. l.lrow a picture that will show th.., motion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" ot the beginning of the path, o "~"at the end of the path, ond show any changes in d irectoion during th~ course . It=-thcr:: wcs MOR~ TH~N 0:--.E object, th er. h ow many were there ? ------------ picture or how tn~y were arranged, onj put on arrow t o show the direct ion tha t they were traveling. 30. Hove y o u ft'/.:tr 'leen this, o r a s imi lar objact bofOfe . li so give dor.!l or dot~ .. ~nd locuricn. 31. Was anyone else with you at the r ime you saw the obj<lct? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you onswerd YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names and addresses: 32. Pleas e giv~ tho following informati o n about yourself: )uJCt'/tJ C ity Zone TELEPHONE NlJMt\ER Iff,rJCtl<; i lndicot~ O""~Y 'J!Irlit lonol il"fc r lt'lotio, ob1>ut yours.,lf, inclvding on~ :; :ol e xpftrionco, which might b.!, pertinen~ . 33. When .:Jnd t o whom d id you report that you hod seen the o b ject? 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: 35. Information which you feel pertinent a nd which is not adequately covered in t h e specjfic points of t he ~ questionnaire~ a narrative explanation of your sighting. Lc}/J IC A