PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE -TIMS GROUP 2.LOCATION
31 July 66 1/02252 (3 witnesses)
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
l. lights - Unidentified
Civilian 2. indentations - Not related to above sighting
NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3. monster- probable animal - not related to I and 2
Two
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11 BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 minutes SEE CASE FILES
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
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9. 9. PHYSI PHYSICA! EVIDENC IDENCE
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PHOTO GRAPHS DEPARTMENT OF POSTAGE ANC
WRIGHT PATTERSON
(FTO) UFO Repest
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the upper night cover of the
photograph pictned
Qnquat 5, 1966 isaue of Life Magazine ane
of the diaphnagm of the lene result
making the pictne. They
from internal
Chicago
Daily Newr; Angut'3, 1966;Ragr 50)
shos stiking sinilaity.
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ERIE, PA., NEWSMAN SHOT THIS 'SAUCER' KOEHLER FOUND 5-SIDED HOLD IN STORY
His Argument Had Five Sides Could it be the Flying Pentagon?
Did Flying Pentagon Check
On Gemini 10 Astronauts?
By JACK JONES, Daily News Staff Writer By JACK JONES, Daily News Staff Writer One sharp-eyed reader, G. F. Riegler of S48 Riverview One sharp-eyed reader, G. F. Riegler of S48 Riverview
Did the Gerini 10 astronauts see flying saucers out in space Terrace, spotted the similarity. He compared the astronauts
and negleet to report them? and negleet to report them? photo on the Life magazine cover and the News' pieture, and photo on the Life magazine cover and the News' Di and
Astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins brought and Michael Collins brought asked:"Coincidence?" asked: "Coincidence?"
back photographic evidence that seers to show the same kind EITHER THOSE flying saucers are everywhereor else
of unidentified flying objects in space that earthbound people of unidentified flying objects in space that earthbound people perhaps they really are ligh caused causer camera
spotted last week near Erie, Pa. lens.
THE oDD THING is that the objects don't seem to be round, THE oDD THNG is that the objects don't seem to be round, To test the latter theory, staff photographer Bill Koehier To test the latter theory, staff photographer Bil Koehler
the usual shape of flying saucers. set up a camera with a spotlight aimed directly at the lens.
They look more like the home plate on a baseball diamond SURE ENoUGH. he got a pioture of some mysterious. five-
-or perhaps like e-sided. Pentagon building in Washing- sided objects. He figures the shape is caused by the iris
ton, D. C. (Some m ry significance?) diaphragyn-the little gadget that closes doun when you take
The mystery sh pes showed up in the space pictures. But pictures in bright light-which lets the light through a tiny.
no one got excited. Life magazine attempted to explain them five-sided hole.
away by calling the geometric patches light distortions from Koehler figures the same thing could happen if the sun
the spacecraft window and camera lens. shines into the lens.
BUT THEN last week a flying saucer was reported near Well, there goes that Martian theory.
Erie, Pa. With the story The Daily News ran a photo captioned:
"It Looked Like This." - How to get rid of those pesky little spaceships?

-UPI Photo
ViSITOR FROM SPACE?-Betty Jean Klem, 16, and three friends were sitting in their dis-
abled car near Erie, Pa., when they appeared to be a star moving in the sky. "You
ould see it come down," Betty said. "It was metallic, sort of silvery. It landed between
iwotrees.". She said a formless creature appeared from the bushes, whereupon she
blew the auio horn and the creature fled. As if to support ber report, this pieture of an ap-
parent unidentified flying object was taken by a photographer who was snapping the milk
can at New Castle, Pa. near the time Betty s potted her UFo Sunday: An Air Force officer
investigating Betty's story referred all queries to the Air Force Secretary.
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-18 PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 4,-PIT
Molds of Landing Prints Sent for U.S. Study
Flying Saucer No Hoax,
Erie Police Chief Says
Girl Hysterical
After Seeing It
On Presque Isle
Special to Ire Post-Gazette
ERIE, Pa., Aug. 3-"She
could not have put this on as
an act. That would be abso-
lutely impossible. She was
hysterical."
With these words Police
Chief Dan Dasconio of Pres-
que Isle State Park discounted
any possibility that a drama-
tic flying saucer report near
Erie was a hoax.
Dasconio said today he was
They were ainong a carful
of people who reportedly saw
a "metallic, sort of silvery"
object land between two trees
on Presque Isle Peninsula
Sunday.
A rash of other reports of
unidentifiedflying objects
(UFO's) followed the inci-
dent.
Two police officers in
suburbs cast of Erie re- -Associated Press Wireohoto
ported secing a bright light Maj. William Hall views print attributed l to UFO,
moving back and Forth
partly filied with pluster to form mold for study.
4:15 10 6:551.m.*0n6-0r
the officers said the object

4:15 to 6:55 a. m. One of
the officers said the object
turned red, disappeared, re-
appcared and turned bluish.
Another unexplained bright
object was reported moving
across the sky at 2:30 a. m.
by eight persons on a beach
near Erie. One of the wit.
nesses-Dennis Buckel of an
Erie radio station-said they
watched it for about i0 min-
utes during which period it
changed direction several
times.
Saw Another Day Before
Buckel said they also saw
7 an orange red object at about
the same time and place the
day before.
Spokesmen at Buhl Plane
tariun in Pittsburgh were
unable to account for the
sightings. Arthur Draper,
Buhl's program director,
ruled out the possibility of ruled out the possibility of
meteorites-a meteorite
sighting never lasts as long
as 10 minutes--or artificial
satellites -- satellites don't satellites - satellites don't
change direction. Weather
balloons were also ruled out.
Meanwhile, there were these
developments in the investiga-
tion of the original sighting
by Miss Kiem:
Maj. William S. Hall, an L
Air Force investigator, or- Air Ferce investigator. or-
dered plaster molds made of
imprints in the sand, allegedly
produced by the legs of the
UFO. The molds were sent to
Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base in Dayton.
An astronomy professor
at Jamestown Community Col.
lege, Dr. Marshal! Martz, said
he will interview Miss Klem.
He is a member of the Na.
tional Investigations Commit
tee for Acrial Phenomena
(NHCAP).
Five othcr NIICAP mem-
bers were investigating the
report.

AERE
CLAWLIKE MARKINGS POINTED OUT NEAR AREA OF SIGHTING
Air Force Officer Viewed Prints and Declined to Comment-UPI
SAND WAS MARKED RETRIEVER
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TO GET
Erie Newsmen
A WARD
LCNDON, Aug. 3--(UF)
The Royal Society for
Report Saucer Prevention of Cruelty 1
imals will present to T
the 11-month-old blae
ERIE, Pa., Aug. 3-(A-Two Erie newsmen said triever of Mr. and
they saw and photographed early today a bright object Stanley Lomax of
worth, the society'
in the sky near where a young couple reported the land- bravery award ever
ing of a mysterious object. a dog for saving anot
Dennis Buckel of Radio Sta- from drowning.
tion WJET said at about 2 a.m.
he saw what looked like a baight
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he saw what looked like a bright
star, bud taster moving. Ohio's A
Another WJET newsman,
Jerry Trembley, said he saw
the samne object about two
hours later and another strange Becaus
cluster of flashing lignts.
ON SUNDAY, Betty Jean Cold Nea
Kiem, 16, of Jainestown, N.Y.,
and Douglas Tibbets. 18, of
Greenburst, N.Y., said they saw Cat Yield
a metallic, silvery object land
near their car on beach No. 6 COLUMBUS
on Presque Isla State park, a by Eldon Banta,
curving peninsuia juuting into culturist, gives t
Lake Erie.
Poliee said they foumd two fruit erop from
triangular impressions'in the Banta said the e
sand, about six inches deep. Ohio apple erop thi
july so 1.7 million bushel
The teenagers' report at- smallest in re
tracted five members of the IT LOOKED LIKE THIS ve:
National In ve stigations com- Photo Taken Yod
mittee on Aerial Phenomenons
and an official from the head-
quarters of Project Bluebook at
Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base.
POLICE COSED Of the POLACE CLOSED Off -the
beach area.
The WJET newsmen came up
with motion pictures of objects with motion pictures of objects
in the sky.
Said Trembley of the objects Said Trembley of the objects
he saw:
"As we walked toward the
spot where the original sighting
took place we again noticed the
movement of the same object
or the same type of object in
the sky, but this time it was
more south than the criginal
sighting."
He said a second object "had
only red and green and white
lights, but did not act like an
ordinary plane. It came first
towards us and then seemed to
head away and climb higher in
the sky."
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1 - 11 AUGUST 1966 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Aug Fostoria, Ohio. Sighting: INSUFFICIENT DATA
PhOtO: NO RECORD :OF RECEIPT
Aug Cincinnati, Ohio INSUFFICIENT DATA
1 Manila, Phillipines Military INSUFFICIENT DATA
Photo: Other (EMULSION DEFECT)
1 Annadale, Virginia AIRCRAFT
1 Eastern Maryland Area Murtiple INSUFFICIENT DATA
1 Jeffersonville, Ohio Civilian AIRCRAFT
1 Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. 1. Astro 1. Astro METEOR) METEOR)
2. Other (CLOUD) 2. Other (CLOUD)
2 Cak Lawn, Illinois Cak Lawn, Illinois INSUFFICIENT DATA
2 Springfield, Virginia INSUFFICIENT DATA
2 San Luis Obispo, California Multiple AIRCRAFT
Englewood, Ohio Astro (VENUS)
mmMM mmMm Dayton, Ohio BALLOON
Indianapolis, Indiana INSUFFICIENT DATA
Wilmette, Illinois Astro (CAPELLA, JUPITER, VENUS, Astro (CAPELLA, JUPITER, VENUS,
MARS
Dayton, Ohio Multiple AIRCRAFT
Dayton, Ohio INSUFFICIENT DATA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Multiple SATELLITE
Dayton, Ohio Swilian INSUFFICIENT DATA
4 Dayton, Ohio INSUFFICIENT DATA
Broomall, Pennsylvania AIRCRAFT
Holly, Michigan Multiple AIRCRAFT
mmmmmtttnnnnooo Kettering, Ohio AIRCRAFT
Kettering, Ohio Multiple AIRCRAFT
Kettering, Ohio INSUFFICIENT DATA
Soringdale, Ohio Murciple AIRCRAFT
Warrenton, Mo. Multiple SATELLITE
Harlinger, Texas Multiple INSUFFICIENT DATA
Girard, Ohio Astro (METEOR)
Cincinnati, Ohio SATELLITE
7 Long Island Beach, New York Multiple Astro (VENUS, JUPITER)
7 7 Fairborn, Ohio Fairborn, Ohio Other (SUNSET) Other (SUNSET)
Colorado Springs, Colorado SATELLITE
Lansdale, Pennsylvania Multiple Other (CONFLICTING DATA Other (CONFLICTING DATA
Utica, New York AIRCRAFT
-∞∞∞∞∞∞ ∞∞∞∞∞∞ 31.15N 170.20E 170.20E (Pacific) Cicilian Astro (METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
40.30N 13.10E Military Astro METEOR) Astro (METEOR)
Canton, Kansas Kansas SATELLITE
Dayton, Ohio Multiple Astro STARS/PLANETS) Astro STARS/PLANETS)
9 New Carlisle, Ohio Multiple SATELLITE
9 o Rossburg, Ohio Multiple Mul+inle Astro (STARS/PLANETS) Astre. (smApS/pr AY
9 - 30 Big Fork & Yellowstone National
Park, Montana INSUFFICIENT DATA
11 Springfield, Ohio AIRCRAFT
11 Harvard, Mass. Other (CLOUD)
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1 - 11 AUGUST 1966 SIGHTINGS
ADDITIONAL
SOURCE EVALUATION
DATE LOCATION
Early
Aug Forest Grove, Oregon
Aug Onamia, Minnesota
Aug Pensacola, Fla.
Aug Warsaw, Indiana
Aug Aug Beyport, N. Y. seyport, N.
Aug Aug Connersville Multiple
3 Takoma Park, Maryland Takoma Park, Maryland
7 7 Marysville, Washington Civilian Civilian
7 Facullpa, Peru
8 8 Shaftsbury, Vermont
9 Stevens Point, Wise.
9 Salley, South Carolina
10 10 Streetboro, Ohio
10 10 Port Cloborne, Ontario Port Cloborne, Ontario
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LAKE ERIE
F=Food B8 B-9
P=Picnic Area B-7
R= Rest Rooms
W= Water B-6 B-10
T= Telephone V PRESQUE ISLE
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A= Parking B-5 29. STATE PARK
L= Pay Lockers
D= Dressing Rooms 19
G= Gasoline B-4 6 10 27
B-3 4 5
B-2 17
12 12 18 B-1 B-l
B-1 B-1 23
20 20 22 22
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A A 28 28
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BEACHES
B-1 - P,R,W,A
B-2 F,P,R,W,A
B-3 - A LEGEND 17. Misery Bay
B-4 - A 1S East Boat Ramp
$B-5\fr}$ - A 2 First Aid (ARC) 8. Cabins East Boat Livery
B-o F,P,R,W,T,A,L,D West Boat Livery 9. Cookhouse Crystal Point
Perry Monument
B-7 P,R,W,T,A,D Lilly Pond 10. Ferry Horseshoe Pond
B-8 F,P,R,W,A Park Office 11. Marina -G Erie Bay
B-9 A,F,W,R,P Police 12. Marina Ent. Water Ski Zone
- 2 Gull Point
B-10- F,P,R,W,T,A,L,D Play Green 13. Lighthouse 26 Bird Sanctuary
ATCH 4a B-ll - F,P,R,W,T,A,L,D 7. Niagara Ramp 14. Pine Tree Area 27 Lagoons
15. Thompson Bay 28 Erie Bay Channel
16. Coast Guard 29. Ecological Area

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PENNSYLVANIA 71541

STATE PARK
PENNSYLVANIA
DEPT. OF FORESTS & WATERS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
a COMMISSION
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PRESQUE ISIE STA'TE PARK boundaries include 3200
acres of land area and the waters extending 500
feet off shore and including the waters of his-
toric Misery Bay.
For Further Information Write To:
Superintendent Fark
Presque Isle State
Box 1115
Erie, Pennsylvania

lfor the family". Visitors are
park rules and regulations s and behave in accepted
fashion. Intoxicating beverages are not permitted
in the park. preventio forest fires is of ut-
FIRES: The Open fires are not permitted in
most importance. bring own char-
coal stoves. Please extinguish all charcoal be-
fore leaving O NOT DUMP HOT COALS ON THE
GROUND. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: Traffic regulats ons are de-
o park
in prohibited zones. Illegally
on firetrails or park police, and if
parked cars will be tagged by
public safety requires, they will be towed away
at the expence of the owner. Parking of cars or one hour
stopping of cars is not permitted beyond
after sunset. in the
PICNICKING:

No dogs ts are permitted on
the bathing beaches.
BATHING: Bathing in guarded,
areas whenguards are on ity. All bathing is con-
fined to the lakeside waters of the park. Please
keep out ewater when guards indicate that
water is too New beach
houses contain dressing rooms, refreshment stand
and coin checking facilities Floating devices
inflated by air are not permitted as a safety
measure, but life jackets approved by U. S. Coast
shall leave dition.
BOATING: Each boate ers is required
to register his b eadquarters at
the Park Office. Trailer boats may be launched at
several boat ramps in the park at no charge. Boat
speed is limited to 4 miles per hour in all park
waters. Police boat is on duty to enforce State
boating rules. Please get boating bulletin at
Park Office when registering boat.
MARINA:
lease. Inquire at office for rates.
BOAT LIVERTES: Two boat livery concessions

Please stop in of
cerning this sport license is re-
FISHING: A Pennsylvania fishing
quired of all fishermen except that children
under l6 years are not required to have a licens.
LOST AND FOUND: Please report lost and found
articles to Police Headquarters. Finders of
articles have first claim to unclaimed lost
articles. on duty
FIRST AID: During the summer, a nurse is
th nl-
ject to arrest a tisting laws.
posted in the Park
Office and at variou onvenient points through-
out the Park. It is expected that visitors will
observe the rules and abide by them.
PARK POLICE: Park police are on duty 24 hrs. a
day and are instructed to courteously enforce the
laws and rules of the Park and to aid and assist
the public.

TAB CONTENTS
A Report From Youngstown AFB, Chio
B Report From Niagara Falls AFB, New York
C Evaluation of
D Form 164
MEMO's for the Record and Record copies of correspondence MEMO's for the Record and Record copies of correspondence
F Photos
G News Clippings
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REPORT FROM CAPTAIN MEIER
(Niagara Falls AFB)

home of Betty on the 3rd gAugust. Both Gerold and Douglas stated they
were both very interested/UrO's. Gerold stated he had seen one (uFo)
last year. Douglas stated he had seen them before and so had his father,
stating, someone has to find out what "they" want, either they are good,
or bad - "Th longer Douglas talked, the more distant or "wayout" his
stories were. Douglas stated that he thought . the object was going to
pick up th onster the girls saw. Also, the monster was sighted in
Jamestown, the night of the lst and 2nd and that the monster was looking
for Betty because she saw it. There was no mention of a full moon, only
a dark, clear sky - yet no one could identify anything. Why would they
go to a beach a hundred miles away when there are many beach areas on the
getting Anita involved as a backup. Every time the police arrived the
object disappeared. Douglas seems unreliable, likss to tell stories.
Anita is very gullible. Betty seemed reliable. Gerold's statement
varied from Douglas's statement. Gerold was not accounted for until
everything was over Douglas said object the girls saw was on the
right side of the car, Betty said as in front. Betty said a stem came
from the center of the object before landing. It looked like the stem of
a big mushroom. Douglas drew the o having no center.
own thoughts, but the more I think
about the about t d the more disbelief there is.
ired, please call.
HARRY METER, Captain, USAF
Investigating Officer

in this sighting and from concerned
and the environment they live in, I have come to the conclusion that this
incident could very well be a hoax concocted by three of the principals
involved and
in my opinion, was led to believe she saw the things stated in her statement
by an I am of the opinion that has no
knowledge or part of this if it is found to be a hoax.
share of my life
hunting and fishing this area, I believe that the so called "monster"
(if there was such) could very well have been a large black bear; as
black bears are not too uncormon in this area.
Some of the facts that bring me to this conclusion are as follows:
l. All four principals involved stated it was a clear dark night - no
clouds in the sky. There was no There was no mention of the moon which on 31 July 31 July
was full and rose at 19:30 hours in this area. was full and rose at l9:30 hours in this area.
program
called "Lost in Space". In this program
their description controlled by a human being.
3. was conviently absent during the incident and the only
things
4. first observed, as claimed
"close you
5.-\}$ stated that he knew the beach and beach area and that
is why-they went there for a picnic. However, the picnic lasted only twenty
minutes and the distance between Jamestown and the beach is approximately
80 miles.
6. The only persons whose statements agree ct times of the sighting
and disappearance of the vehicle is These I1COC
two are boy and girl-friend. two are boy and girl-friend.
HoeLi
EARL W SCHROEDER, SSgt, USAF EARL W SCHROEDER, SSgt, USAF
Investigating NCO Investigating NCo

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Capt. Harry Meier, Niagara a Falls
International Airport - SSgt. Earl W. Schroeder checked with OIC Lockport
Air Force Station and I was told they are computerized and would not have
personal observation of a Blip unless requested by Division. A call was
put in to Dlvision Computer Section, who stated "If there were any
unidentified Blips they would comply with AFR 202-2.
Men
HARRY narnr Melin, Captail, MEIER, Captain, USAF
Chief, Chief, Operations and Operations and Training
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B. Deseription of object(s) course:
l. What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s)?
dustsen
20 Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) when first observed.
3. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappearanee.
40 40 Description of flight path and maneuvers of object(s). leuvers of object(s).
Strayet Strayst down dowr
5. How did the object(s) dizappear? (Instantaneously to the North)
Antantanionely Anetantaniouel whenthe polci arnid_ armid
6. How long was (were) the object(é) visible? Be specific.
20MiN
G. Manner of Observation:
10 Ground-visual; Air-visual; Ground-electronic; Air-electronis
(if eleotronic, specify type of radar).
20 Statement as to optical aids used. (Telescopes, binoculars)
3. If sighting occurred while airborne, give type of aircraft,
identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home identification number, altitude, heading, spesd, and home station. station.
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BASIC REPORTING DATA AND FORMAT
A. Description of the Object(s):
Shape s/eraon.
2. Size compared to a known object (pin head, pea, dime, nickel,
quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit or basket-
ball...held at arms iength.) bushetlue
30 color white
40 Number of Objects ond.
5. Formation, if more than one.
21esuyen fipane fernecant lights
almvcho
9. Other pertinent or u
stdig bne f light satidingy bne y light

E. Locations of Observer(s). Give latitude/longitude or geographical
position. In checklist/reports, give a position with reference to
known landmark. ME. 45 degee dogole arle.
F. I
1. Civilian - Name
ABe 18 Mailing Address Doy Gleenfuest N.T
Corek.
Occupation
dlifferer
2 Military - Name
Organization
Duty Reliability -
no WINd
Surface 6,000
10,000' 16,000'
30,000: 50,000'
3. Ceiling-
40 Visibility
. Cloud Cover Cloud Cover
60 Thunderatorms in area/quadrant
7. 7. V
H.
or otherwise, which might account for the sighting. or otherwise, which might account for the sighting.
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I. Location, approximate altituds, and general direction of flight of
any air tr or balloon realese in area.
J. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, including
his preliminary analysis of the possible cause. ?
heng
-K. Existence of physical evidence - such as materials or photographs.
T Capt Hany Mem
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE BENT
HEADQUARTERS 91OTH TROOP CARRIER GROUP (RESERVE) (CONAC) DEF
YOUNGSTOWN MUNI APRT, VIENNA, OHIO 44473 ENSE
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: BOPS
SUBJECT: UFO Report per AFR 200-2 3 Aug 66
TO: AFSC (FTD)
A. Description
1. Square or hexagonal in air-tumbling.
- little bigger.
3. Couldn't see edges up reflecting.
4. One
5.NA
6. Circle of
7. None 7. None
8. Soft buzz or hum heard for about 8. Soft buzz or hum heard for about three seconds.
Later described as groan or turbirie Later described as groan or turbine sound, decreas- sound, decreas-
ing in speed and pitch. topped abruptly as object abruptly as object
settled to sand. settled to sand.
B. Course of Object
1. Car stuck in sand. Observer watching sky through
widdshield and noticed bright star. Looked back
seconds later and object appeared to Free-Falling"
2. 45 above horizon, North of f observer.
3. Ground level, NE o observer.
4.Object appeared t nearly straight down from
left to right aporoximately Total time to
ground level to 5 seconds. Tumbled a it fell, ex-
hibiting appearance of cube or hexagon with edges
visible as lights or reflections. Stopped suddenly
5' to 10' above beach behind bushes. Red light
blinked on, then off, and object settled heavily to
beach. No sound of hitting sand. all I three adult
occupants felt a vibration as it hit or touched. Im-
mediately several strong small spot meulately several strong small spot ligats came on, lights came on,
seemingly arranged in circle around seemingly arranged in circle around top, estimated 10- estimated 10-
15'above ground. ground. Circle of lights moved Circle of lights moved around as
individual beams showed on sand and Appeared
to be among trees close to edge of beach and woods. to be among trees close to edge of beach and woods.
drove
blinker, and all lights from object disappeared, and blinker, and all lights from object disappeared, and
it could not be seen. See par "K" for further happeni it could not be seen. See par "K" for ther happeni
ings. ings.

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found ant ithy were stuch: home papl
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B. Description of object(s) course:
1o What first called the attention of observer(s) to the object(s)?
lk ure Telhiny funt hogpened tolaserup
2. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) when first observed.
4. Description of. flight path and maneuvers of object(s). 4. Description of. flight path and maneuvers of object(s).
ees
of a byit llughe If a bgit llunghe
5. How did the object(s) disappear? (Instantaneously to the North)
6. How long was (were) the object(s) visible? Be specific.
Manner of Observation: 30Seconds
G.
(if electronic, specify type of radar).
20 Statement as to optical aids used. (Telescopes, binoculars)
in
3. If sighting occurred while eairborne, give type of aircraft,
identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station. identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station.
2
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teel if it had arms und bys.
2. Size compared to a known object (pin head, pea, dime, nickel,
quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit or basket-
ball...held at arms iength.)
30 tuned ud-
not lihea epit ad wide
40 Number of Objects 1
5. nore than one. than one - -
6. Any discerible features or details. dotails
for
7 Tail, Trail or Exhaust, including size if same compared to
size of object(s).
8. Sound, if heard, d jitmtor
sintiy as landed.
9. Other pertinent unusual features.

I. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of
J. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, including
his preliminary analysis of possible cause.
Capt Hany 7rlecer
(Mtj HA1)
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D. Time and Date of Sighting:
10 Zulu time-date group.
20 I Light conditions (night, day, dawn, dusk).
E. Locations Give latitude/longitude or geographical
position. In checklist/reports, give a position with reference to
known landmark.
F. Identifying Information on the Ob erver(s):
l. Civilian - Name.
Agθ 22 Mailing Address fame toun Niy.
Ocoupation Zue ff eliability Seemstole Ok
20 Military - Name
Rank nization
Reliabil
G Weather/winds aloft conditions at time of sighting:
. Ceiling 8
40 Visibility
50 50 Cloud Cover _ Cloud Cover
60 Thunderatorms in area/quadrant
-
H. lition, meteorological, astronomical ition, meteor rological, astronomical
or otherwise, which might account for the sighting. or otherwise, which might the sighting.
3

The car was parked pome parallel to the lake
behind the car -

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REPORT FROM MAJOR HALL
(Youngstewn AFB, Ohio)
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al saw this blacks thing.
1tt0i0- the botn The baby wokeup
I told her to continuo dlowing
A
atit I saw the fdashlighto and thein and told betty. Ihestepe

behind the car w

Bloung Sandn anar and canuss
Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s upon isappearance.
4.I Description of flight path and maneuvers of object(s).
Came stranght n
5. How did the object(s) disappear? (Instantaneously to the North)
arvid
6. How long was( (were) the object(s) visible? Be specific.
35 to 40 meπs
G. Manner of Observation:
l.Ground-vishat; Air-visual; Ground-electronic; Air-electronis
(if of radar).
20 Statement as to optical aids used. (Telescopes, binoculars)
3. If sighting occurred while airborne, give type of aircraft,
identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station.
2

POADIEAD
BASIC AND FORMAT
A. Description of the Object(s):
sene lghts in lack.
2. Size compared to a known object (pin head, pea dime, nickel,
quarter, half f dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit or basket-
ball...held at tarms length.)
loked
3. Color metali clor-
40 Number of Objects 1
5. Formation,
6. Any discerible features or details.
nier
cnd a Cla
anon
(olsut aldomd Sra ne
Junt loksd ana ofgect yond -
anddnt 7ms
)).

I. I Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight of
_any air traf on realese in area.
J. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, including
his preliminary analysis of the possible cause.
K. Existence of physical evidence - such as materials or photographs.
hey subatance.
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D. Time and Date of Sighting: 2210-(2250)
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20 Light conditions (night, day, dawn, dusk).
E.
position. In checklist/reports, give a position with reference to
known Landmark. Beach 6  the picki arason The creds.
F. Identifying Informa bserver(s):
l. Civilian - Name
Agθ /6 Mailing Address
OccupationStubet/cook
2. Military - Name
Rank Organization
Duty
2. Wind direction/velccity from AWS-U.S. Weather Bureau Office:
surtace liest und
10,000' 16,000' 20,000
30,000' 50,000° 80,000!
. Ceiling
40 Visibility
5. . Cloud Cover
60
7. 7. Vertical temperature gradient_ Vertical temperature gradient_
H. H. Any other unusual activity/con ndition, meteorological, astronomical
or otherwise, which might account for the sighting. or otherwise, which might account fo the sighting.
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Cont, UFO Report Per AFR 200-2
Statement s from the police lead to the following chain of
exents; At 8:15 EDsT, group arrived. At 9:30PM, probably
as beach became deserted, Gerald left to get help.
Additional witness reports seeing the r at 9:40pm witn light
on inside and people around picnic tab 10PM , police noted
car, stopped to offer help. Informed t.at help had been sent
for, they said they would return in about 45 minutes and see
if all was well. At that time all persons were sitting in car,
with food still on table about 20' away, around ome bushes.
10:25 to 10:30 sighting took place. 10:35 police returned
Were told by Tibbetts "Something wierd is going on up there".
Tibbetts and police departed and walked nearly 300 yards
up beach when Miss Klem heard rustling in bushes, looked up
to see "dull black shape, bigger than a man, big head and shoulders,
arm like appendeges, no hands, no face visible, as though it
had it's back turned." It was in front of the car, and when
Miss Klem blew the horn it "lumbered inte the bushes". The
lights were not turned on. Tibbetts and police ran back to cars.
All persons got into police car and returned to Admin Bldg to
calm down women and alert police chief. Policemen and Tibbetts
returned to stalled car, searched area around picnic table with
no results. More food missing from table and cake gouged,
stuck in the sand ir an unligited area. This is supported by the
fact they had abandoned he table and were in the
car. Bolice report comments of cratching sound heard prior to
sightirg. Whatever was seen or purported to be seen of the UFO
must have heightened this feeling. Tibbetts warned women to keep
the beach. He furtner directed Miss Klem to flash lights if
she needed them while she needed them while were gone. When she saw the were gone. When she saw the "shape" "shape" she she
blew the horn instead, (?) Haifly "not Haifly to look." look."
-I have no reasonable explanati -I have no reasonable explanati the UFO, but the scratching
sounds, food missing and " sounds, food missing an opendages"wi no hands of o hands of t
the shape, leads me to a possibl the shape, leads me to a possib explanation of the xplanation 0 e shape as a
raccoon or the shadow of a ra ccoon being projected from the picnic projected from the picnic
table. The epark has many of them park has many of them that regularly visit picnic areas. that regularly visit picnic areas.
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manner, a more accurate estimated weight acting depressions
can be made in the investigation of future repo sightings.
For instance,.it is highly desirable that cone penetrometer (or other
similar tests)be performed at a number of stations in the immediate
vicinity of f the depressions as well as within the depression itself.
In this manner, the strength of the undisturbed soil would be estab-
pegs can serve as valuable reference lines. At the minimum, a
base line should be drawn by scribing straight line in a conven-
ient location on the soil. All points would then be referenced
from this line so that an accurate diagram can be reconstructed of
the site by participating investigators. Photographs of the site
should include this base line (or Lines) as reference. In this
particular case, no record whatever was made of the angular rela-
tionship of the two larger triangular footprints, which is a decided
handicap in the analysis of the evidence.
AIVARS V. PETERSONS AIVARS V. PETERSONS
Technical Manager Technical Manager (Alighting Gear)
Mechanical Branch Mechanical Branch
Vehiele Equipments Division Vehiole Equipments Division
2. 2

1.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: FDFM/R. J. Parker/55027 8 August 1966
SUBJECT: Evaluation of Depressions Found in Beach Sand in Presque Isle
State Park Near Erie, Pennsylvania
TO:
The Landing Gear Group of the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory
was asked to evaluate the subject depressions found in the vicinity
of a UFO sighting that occurred on July 3 According to the
investigators, the location of the depressions t correspond
to the area where the witness reported that the UFO alighted. How-
ever, the unusual shape and orientation of the depressions prompted
further investigation following their discovery. The following are
the conclusions and recommendations of FDFM:
Conclusions:
l. According to the investigating USAF fficer, the sand was defi-
nitely compressed under load and not have been
done by a child playing on the beach.
inverted three-sided ootprint shape
similar to the ones found on Presque Isle. However, no vehicle
tracks were observed in the vicinity of footprint, which effec-
tively eliminates this potential explanation.
4. The layout of footprints showed no semblance of
symmetry. If the third, sma footprint is discounted, lines
extended through the apex and isecting each of two larger
triangular footprints do not converge in a symmetrical manner. triangular footprints do no verge in a symmetrical manner.
This information, obtained from study of the photograph which This information, obtained fr study of the photograph which
shows both larger footprints, is shows both larger footprints, is contrary to ontrary to the orientation shown
on the sketch made by the USAF investigating on the sketch made by the USAF investigating officer. officer.
5. Based on the number the number of depressions and their orientation, it of depressions and their orientation, it
is not likely that they served as ground-stabilizing contact ele-
ments for any kind of platform or vehicle. A minimum of three any kind of platform or vehicle. A minimum of three
points is points is s necessary to provide stable support of any object and necessary to provide stable support of any object and
some form symmetry in their location is basically logical.

A
Cont, UFO Report per AFR 200-2
5. Lights went out. No fade or glow. No sound. No
sighting.
6. More than 5 minutes. Observer would not leave car
for clearer view.
C. Manner of Observation
1. Ground-visual
2. None
3.NA
D. Time and Date of Sighting
1. 1 Aug 1966 - 0025Z
2. Night Bright Moonlight
E. Location of Observers
42deg 42deg 08 08 dog N 80 deg 09 deg W - 1
F. Identifying F. Identifying Info on Observers Info on Observers
reenhurst, NY (interviewed) reenhurst, NY (interviewed)
Ave,Jamestown,NY Ave,Jamestown,NY
not avail for interview. not avail for interview.
45 Franklin St,Jamestown,NY
not avail for interview.
ve, Jamestown,NY
member of party, not present at sighting. not present at sighting.
G. Weather and Winds
1. Clear sky, bright
2.SFC, 190 05
6M 240 10
10M 280 10
16M 320 13
Remainder Not Available
H. Other Unusual Activity or Condition (None)
I. Action Taken (None)
J. Location - General Direction
1. Erie Tower Reports no Traffic
K. Comments of preparing Officer
Of the three adult witnesses, I was able to talk to
only the male, and to ebtain statements from the two
police officers who arrived on the scene. State-
ments from news editor who was called in by the chief
of police and additional patrolmen were taken. The
general impreseion is that the witnesses were fairly
level-headed, but obviously level-headed, but obviously frightened. Miss Klem frightened. Miss Klem
was described as being very very nearly in a state of shock nearly in a state of shock
but rapidly regained control of herself when taken
to the Park Admin Office. Listening to conversation of to the Park.
those present at those present at t the initial interview, there appear
to be disorepancies in description between Mr Tibbetts to be disorepancies in description between Mir Tibbetts
and Miss Klem.
Z.

ANALYSIS TEST REPORT
ANALYTICAL BRANCH
SUBJECT
Analysis of Sand from Erie, Pennsylvania Related to UFo
TEST NR 6-1018/1024 TASK NR
6010212
SUBMITTED BY DATE RECEIVED
Lt. Willian F. Marley, Jr., EDETR, Zo2h& 4 Aug 66
PURPOSE
Analyze sandy material that is bound together to determine the identify of the
binder and the sandy material in the plastic vials to determine the identify of any
FACTUAL DATA
Five samples of sand in plastic vials and about l0 pounds of sand were submitted
for analysis. Three of the vials were labeled "y" and two vials were labeled "E".
The ten pounds of sand was subnitted in a large pasteboard box.
The vials were opened and all of them had a strong unmistakable odor of urine.
A test for the urea in urine was performed by heating a portion of the wet sand from
each vial in a small amount of distilled water and sodium hydroxide. A red litaus each vial in a small amount of distilled water and sodium hydroxide. A red litnus
paper was held over t'e ton of the container in Which the sand, water, and sodiumn L L.
hydroxide were beated and in every case the litmus turned blue indicating that ammonis
had been formed. This was a cositive test that urea was present in the sand.
Other portions of the wet sand in the vials were dried under a heat lamp and
extracted with chloroform. The cbloroform was evaporsted but no residue was found.
The sand in the box contained several pieces of sand bonded toget'er in the
form of thin flat sheets. One of the pienes of bonded sand was placed in a beaker of
Water but no observable change took place. Aother piece of bonded sand was placed in
a beaker of chloroform and the bonding substance dissolved. The soluble portion of
ETEMX
the bonded sand was decanted and the chloroform was evaporated. An infrared spectrum the bonded sand was decanted and the chloroform was evaporated. An infrared spectrum
of the solubla substence wes rocorded and identified as anl aorylic rasin.lha of the solubla substence wes rocorded and identified as an aorylic resin. rha dar aft:
this identification wes made and renorted verbally to Lt. Marley of TDerR, he inforned this identification wes made and renorted verbally to Lt. Marley of TDeTR, he inforned
me that be hod just received inforotion that the sand hod bean sprayed with an acryli me that he had just received inforotion that the sand had bean sprayed with an acrylic
resin prior to moking plaster of paris casts of t'e indentations.  (Next page.)
DATE REPORTED SIGNATURE
ASD JUL 62 FORM 84

SU B 0 R D ER (Re! ASDR 80-)
TO (Supporting Element) 2. DATE 3. FOR SERVICEIN SUPPORT OF: 4. FILE OR LEDGER NO.
MAYA AAUG6 L SYSTEM NO. INITIATING EL EM ENT
5. DATE COMPLETION REQ. 6. PRIORITY
a
PROJECT NO. SUPPORTINI EMENT
7. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 8. PREC EDENCE RA TING 6=1018
OF WORK REQUESTED TASK NO.
UNCL. 60/0212
9. A/C TYPE, MODEL AND SERIAL NO. PROGRAM STRUCTURE OTHER
TITLE.
ANALYSIS OF- UFO SAND ERIE, PENN.
10. DESCRIP TION OF WORK
ANALYZE SANDY MATERIAL THAT is BOUND
TO6ETHER TO DETERMINE THE
IDENTITY OF
THE BINDER,
ANALYZE SANDY
MATERIAL IN VIALS
TU
DE TERMINE THE IDENTITY
0 F ANY ORGANIC
MATTER PRESENT.
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CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE
FOR USE OF RESPONSIBLE ELEMENT
11. INITIATED BY 12. APPROVED BY 13. CHieF (Responaible Element)
Weliom 7. Manbey fr.
TDETR TDETR 70916 70
ORGN SYMBOL EXT 7 ORGN SYMBOL EXT
FOR USE OF SUPPORTING FOR USE OF SUPPORTING ELEMENT
14. ESTIMATED ES TIMATED COMPLETION COM PLETION 15. PROJECT ENGIN OR PLANNER PLANNER 16. CHIEF (Supporting Element)
DATE DATE
MAN-HOURS
ORGN SYMBOLMAYA ORGN SYMBOLMAYA EXT EXT 5.
CLOSING CLOSING ACTION ACTION
17. REASON: 20. CHIEF (Supporting Eloment) CHIEF (Supporting Eloment) 21. CHIEF (Responsible Element) 21. CHlEF (Responsible Element)
COMPLETED CANCELLEO
7.71Bentley
DATE COMPL 19. M/HRS EXP
ng 20 MAYA 55036
FORM 49 AFLC-WPAFB-AUG 65 60
bEC 61

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U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possib ncerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed.
Please try to answer y questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so
that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? acttallog .Time of day: 22 40
31 27m, Hour
Minutes
Dy 66 (Circle One):
A.M. or P.M.
Day Day Month Year
C
3. Time Zone:
(Circle One): a. Eastern Eastern (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
Central b. b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. d. Pacific Pacific
e. Other-
4. Where were you when you saw the object?
PA
Nearest Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long wos object in si (Total Duration) 30-95
Hours Minutes Seconds
. Certain c.Not very sure
.Fairly certain d. Just a guess
Biti lieit
5.1 How was time in sight determined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes NoA
6.What was the condition of the sky? What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright . Bright
b. Cloudy Cloudy b. Cloudy
7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?. 7.IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (Circle One): : a. In front of you d.To your left d. To your left 7
b. in back of you b. In back of you e. e. Overheod Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FTD FORM
OCT 62 164 This form supersedes FTD 164, Jul 61, which is obsolete.

ANALYSIS TEST REPORT
SUBJECT
T
TEST NR TASK NR
SUBMITTED BY DATE RECEIVED
PURPOSE
FACTUAL DATA
Obviously, the acrylic rasin that wes identified came fron the investiget
plester of Paris casts of the indentations.
This is a good opportunity to emphasize the importance of taling a representstive
and an uncontaminated sample if the sample is to be subjected to a chemical analysis.
A portion of the sand in the box which appeared to be uncontaminated by the
ecrylic resin was extracted with chloroform. The chloroform was evaporated and a
CONCLUSIONS NCCOSIONS
The five semples submitted in the plastic vials contsined urine. The five semples submitted in the plastic vials contained urine.
The sand submitted in the box contained a very small anount of ester material, The sand submitted in the box contained a very small onount of ester meterial,
however, this was not considered to be unusuel. The acrylic resin originated from however, this was not considered to be unususl. The acrylic resin origineted from
one of the investigstors when he' sprayed the indentotions with the resin prior to the investigstors when he' spreyed the indentotions with the resin prior to
meking plaster of Paris costs. teking plaster of Paris cssts.
DATE REPORTED
7 August 66
ASD FORM 84
JUL 62
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14. Did the object disappear while you were watching it? If so, how?
londeI batecen two trees
1. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind:
1.Did the object move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front of: .
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object:
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
\ matel head got Cnguha
M 2
1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details
of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails.
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was maving. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was maving.
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8.IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
None a. Bright moonlight
A few b.Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember Don't remember
.What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Clear sky lear sky Q gkDry Dry
b. Hazy Hazy b.Fog, mist, or light rain Fog, mist, or light rain
c. c. Scattered clouds Scattered clouds Moderate or heavy rain
d. d. Thick or heavy clouds Snow
e. Don't remember
. The object appeared: (Circle One): 10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
Solid a. Solid d. As a light
b. Transparent e. Don't remember
c. Vapor
If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Brighter About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:
The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other.
b. Like a bright star
C. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
.Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't know Don't know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes Yes No Don't know Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
e. Change brightness? Change brightness? Yes Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Change shape? es No Don't know
g. Flash or flicker? Etachorlioko-? Yes No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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Pago 5
. In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it. Place an "A" on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you last saw the object.
90° 75°
60° AB
NE
30° E
O
15• 15 3W m
S
→B B
Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "Aat the beginning of th
path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show sny changes in direction during the course.
diveth towanl auljied
29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? _ 2
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling.
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
22. Where were you located when you saw the object? Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a. In the business section of a city?
a.Inside a building b. In the residential section of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) d.In an airplane (type) e. e. Flying over a city? Flying over a city?
e.At sea e. At sea f. Flying over open country? f.
f. Other g. Other3ai
2. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:
24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? .. miles per hour.
24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
Did you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes e. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes No f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes No g. Theodolite Yes
Window glass Yes No h. Other
In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object which you saw.
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0. Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
meren
3. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses: D Ny 22
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32. Please give the following information about yourself: .Please give the following information about yourself:
NA NA MC
Name Name First Name Middle Name
JAMESTOWN NY
ADDRESS
Street City Zone State
TELEPHONE E NUMBER AGE 16 SEX F
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any special experience, which might be pertinent.
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3 When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? 33. When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? 733-0124 733.0124
31 Jul Jul 1966
Doy Doy Month Month
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34. Date you completed this questionnaire: Q/ Ai 66
Day Month Yoar
3Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately covered in the specific points of the
questionnaire or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
4.
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Cont, UFO Report Per AFR 20O-2
The witness appeared creditable. He did state affirmative
answer to one questioner who asked if he was a policemen. He
was wearing a borrowed police jacket at the time - early morning
This could have been caused by lack of desire to questioned by
curiosity seekers.
Park police placed a vehicle at the observers spot and cruised
the area roads with another vehicle with various light combina-
tions to try to duplicate light conditions, b at could not.
Newsreel photographers stationed all night on the beach the
following night saw a light and photographed it. Film is being
forwarded in accordance with AFR 200-2
L. Physi cal Evidence
1. Physical evidence is questionable. Two triangular marks.
found in the san attach #1)were photographed and
plaster of paris cast made by Penna State Police. There is no
evidence to actually relate these marks to the sighting. These
marks were obivously made by an angular flat, slightly concave
object pointed slightly down, and pushed into the sand, as
evidenced by firmly packed bottom surface, sand pushed up in
identical with two larger marks also existed. As seen in photo,
it has no objvous relation with other two holes. The most
striking feature of these marks is their similarity, Twe being very
nearly identical, except for direction.
Some damp spots in the sand neariby, which did not become
noticeably drier during the day were samoled from various i
locations within the d:mp area, Samples are included, along
witn sketch of area.
West hole, along with sand from general area.
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WILLIAM S HALL, MAJOR
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Both investigators (Major Hall - Captain Meier) reported discrepancies in
the information available to them. The following is a listing of puzzling
factors:
2. I Description of object quite varied.
4. The sounds heard varied.
5. Vibrations of car as alleged UFO settled to ground.
and getting ready to go swimming when
Miss reports they were ready to leave for home at about 8:30.
seconds toward the ground.
description of the alleged UFo. Only male observer allegedly saw object land.
There was food missing from the picnic table which leads to the belief that There was food od missing from the picnic table which leads to the belief that
some animal was responsible for the black shape portion of the total sighting. the black shape portion of the total sighting.
There are numerous bears and raccoons There are numerous bears and raccoons in the area. in the area.
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CONCLUSIONS
l. No evidence exists to relate the damp areas and the indentations found on
the beach to the sighting. Considering the identations, the following comments
are presented:
a. No object could have made a stable landing without at least a third
appendage.
d.
e. No definite sign of vehicle departing area in the sand. No evidence
indentation. This was attributed to the acrylic lacquer which was sprayed
h. Urine was distinctly present in the soil samples.
2. Both Major Hall and Mr. Parmenter (Erie County Civil Defense) checked 2. Both Major Hall and Mr. Parmenter rie County Civi. Defensechecked
for existence of radioactivity. for existence of radioactivity. In both cases negative results were obtained. In both cases negative results were obtained. -
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under consideration: light - indentations, indentations - monster, monster - -
light.
on the beach to the visual sighting. Considering the three indentations, no
evidence is present to indicate a landing of any type occurred (Flights Dynamics
No unusual markings were found to indicate such a "thing" was observed. The
missing food and scratching sounds are missing food and scratching sounds are indicative of some t indicative of some type of animal type of animal
in the area. in the area
4As yet, there is no explanation of the lights that were observed. An
Concluding
Institute was contacted;
Base for any unusual 1 lights over t the area. Negative results were received
in both cases.
a cac ne e ation existed between the lights, the
indentations, and the "alleged indentations, and leged black monster".
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Relayed abeve infermation to SAFOI on 8 August 66 at 1525. Relayed above infermation to SAFOI on 8 August 66 at 1525.

Worthy of note is the fact that as object settled to the ground the car
especially since the depth of the indentations were only about 4 - 5 inches
discrepancies are prevalent in the description of the alleged UFO and in the the description of the alleged UFO and in the
it is difficult to give anycredence much muh
sighting is definite: sighting is defi questionabie.

would be no need for roping off the area. Duty Officer was Captain O'Brian.
Youngstown Airport, 231-3600, ext. 258 autovan. Y
dently it was these guards that gave the number of Wright-Patterson to the
Sgt Heckencheck at this point mentioned imagination which
took over at this time.
said not to rope the area off. A search of said not to rope the area off. A search of the area commenced at d daylight and
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New Castle News of New Castle, Pennsylvania called at approximately O845, 1 Aug 66.
their photographer with
something like a pentagon but didn't seem to have a body. Major
Looked Would have to turn it over to the
said he had no idea what it could be. v the background information with
Mr. is going to send us t
camera data along with the negative.

all had returned with the exception of two officers. The people said there
paper clippings. Yes these people had also observed l a black monster. He
would send us his reports.
Conversation 0930, 1 August 1966 with Major Hall, Youngstown Airport.
camper, geiger counter etc, will try to go as near as possible to AFR 2oo-2.
Since the witnesses have returned to New York, Major Hall will have Niagra
witnesses.
already on this. Major Hall said he would get background readings from the
geiger counter and then readings in the immediate area. Will call us collect
inches long.
Getting statement from Tibbetts - other two observers back in Jamestown, New
soil samples. There is a plane coming over to Wright-Patterson AFB 2 August
1966 and he will get this stuff on the plane. The Civil Defense had a neg- this stufr on the plane. The Civil Defense had a neg-
ative reading as f far as radioactivity goes. Major Hall had negative reading 3

first white lights noted; however, after the object supposedly hit the ground
the white lights disappeared and red lights became visible. M
and Miss
in the car. Miss noted a type of black monster around the car and she
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findings followed by a wr findings followed by a wn . ten report. report. He will will look look into the fact that the into the fact that the
16 year old s 16 year old gets hysterical. gets terical.
Conversations at the home of SSgt Harold T. Jones on 2 August 1966, approx- Conversations at the home of SSgt Harold T. Jones on 2 August 1966, approx-
mately 1915.

$1fhoursl ater. 23354 is the plane number. Wanted us to call Base Ops and
Recommended bringing a station wagon
to pick up the cast and soil samples.
WJET
With all
camera, etc.
areas where the sighting place. One is from West section other from
grapher who took the pictures of the landing site. Everything is sort of word -
of mouth. of mouth.s will build onto everyting. 22 year old girl very will build onto everyting. 22 year old girl very
calm. She didn't see it land, only saw something in the sky like a satellite. calm. She didn't see it land, only saw something in the sky like a satellite.
Thought it was a satellite. Noise was similar to a jet motor. Felt the car
vibrate. vibrate. IS light.

too late that
that either give Capt Meier a call
Book that
,
back to tell them to call our office from 0715 - 1600. The 0.D. wanted to
know if it know if it would be okay if he said would d be okay if he said roject Blue Book, and I said t roject Blue Book, and I said that was that was
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1. DRANe f Aeee of Mos
2. PRAWING of Dame Somo An
3. 9 PHOTO GRAPHS Yurednrrs (6 T Bo RoTuna)
4. 2 MATs of Pesspus Ana 2 MArs of Prsquelso Aroa
PROVDUSey FRwAND B AneCEAFT
1 FULL CAST - EAST HOUS
1 PARTIM CAST W. HOU & SuRRONINe SAND
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additional chemical test will be performed of these five samples.
sand off Lake Erie, Pa. I Left casting of indentation at his office. Told him
4 August 1966, contacted Mr. Smithson and reported that acrylic lacquer was
esamples. Additional testing
were in the process of being conducted.
there were lights over Lake Erie on the night of 1 August 1966. All it was,
from General Electric Plant had observed it. One plane going North and one from General Electrie Plant had observed it. One plane going North and one
Coast Guard went up in the tower and they saw these weird looking lights on Coast Guard went up in
the lake. They took the Coast Guard boat out and found the lake. They took the Coast it was a fishing boat.

drew a picture of it. Did not observe any legs under it.
seems 1 reliable and said that it looked like a mushroom from underneath object.
comes from a clean type of home. I There is nothing you can put your
finger on. The news reporter described the indentations to be 6 - 8 inches
said something about there being web foot with 9 toes. Both of the girls and
had a Sgt with him who was a hunter and said that it could easily be bear marks,
as there are bear in the area. Conflicting information during the whole case.
as in the car. F
has seen these things before. had gone to get help, hitched a ride into
Erie and then stayed there all night. not sending help until the next morning.
Nobody saw the object take off. It just vanished when a police car came.
touched the brakes when he saw the police car coming in the rear view
for his
supposedly went after aid for for the car.
Mr. Smithson made initial investigation and determined an acrylic resin present

5 August 1966, conversation with Mr. Smithson of Materials Labs. Confirmed
preliminary analysis of soil specimen as having the presence of urine. Mr.
Smithson found nothing unusual in the five samples. Some traces of organic
material was found but this was expected.
8 August 66, conversation with Dan Dascanio (Police Chief) took place con-
house because the lighthouse only throws light out over the lake. The light
isn't seen from the land. isn't seen from the land.
had turned up. There had been several other cases
reported in reported i in the e area.
not manned all the time. The only night that a boat was scrambled to I
identify an apparent UFO of 1 August 1966.
Relayed above information to SAFOI at 1525, 8 August 1966.

They said that these lights were about 2-3 miles out, and would give the
being weird.
4 August 1966, contacted Mr. Aivars V. Petersons of Flight Dynamics Lab (FDFM)
for information on alleged indentat tions in ground. Following are his comments:
landing without at least third
appendage.
. Sand should have been a lot more compressed for alleged landing.
not
heat or sand being disturbed by aerodynamic vehicle.
6. How could object have caused car shake en it. supposedlv hovered
over the ground approximately l0-15 feet and then settled to the ground.
that would have been made
when a rifle was fired at the ground.
4 August 1966, contacted Mr. Alex Geddes of the Smithsonian Institute on above
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TDETR/Ma Quintanilla,Jr/709l6/hl/1l Aug 66
Lnvestigation of Presque Isle Park UFO Sighting
9lQth Troop Carrier Group (Reserve) (ConAC)
Yotngstown Mumicipal Airport.
l. We wiah to camend Major William S. Hall, Base Operations
Officer forth e excellent manner in which he investigated the
Presque Isle Park sighting. The pictures, casts and soil
samples he provided enabled a comprehensive aaalysis. Major
Hall's promptness in relaying the information and samples to
Wright-Patterson ArB aided in a quick evaluation. This was
essential due to the widespread publicity on this unidentified
cbservation.eer
2. For your information, we are attaching a copy of our couments
which were submitted to SAroI on 8 August l966.
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TDErR /Maj Quintanilla, Jr/7o9l6/hi/ll Aug 66
Photographs, Presque Iale State Park
Presque Isle State Park Chief Dan Duscanio
Enclosed you will find the six photographs forwarded to cur office
by Major. Rall. I wish to thanir you for the use of these photo- graphs in our investigation. I am attaching a ccpy of the eveluation
on the sighting of 3l July l96o. Mas
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