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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
11 Aug. 66 2/02552 Washington, D.C.
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian 1. Astro (Meteor)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. Other (Cloud)
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS
10 minutes total 10 minutes total Observer watched on object appear in the north and then Observer watched on object appear in the north and then
6. TYPE OF CBSERVATION TYPE OF CBSERVATION later reappear later reappear in the Sw. 1 The colors were very unusual,
sharp and monochromotic, but did not give out any sharp and monochromotic, but did not give out any illumination.
Ground Visual Ground Visual The first object was Scen in the North for about The first object was Scen in the North for about 2 seconds,
7. COURSE while the second time the object appeared it was obser- while the second time the object appeared it was obser-
ved for about 8 seconds. The object was ed and green
East then SW when high in the sky and red and wellow en lower.
8. PHOTOS Coserver states that some type of mechanical action occured
when it first arrived.
D Yes When the first object disappeared the observer began to look
No around until he saw the second object and naturally believed
9. . PHYSICAL VIDENCE that his second observation was of the first object. Since
Yes the first duration was a mere 2 seconds and the object was
No to have moved toward the south, there is nothing to rule out
FORM precludes the second object from being a cloud.
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) loud ditions of thie form may be used, deep nveasion the ava. sec
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DEARBORN OBSERVATORY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
ILLINOIS 60201
September 1966
Major Hector Quintanilla
FTD TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
Dear Major Quintanilla: Dear Major
Enclosed is the report of his sighting on
August 1, 1966, near Washington D.C.
Sincerely yours,
1p
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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02133
September 29, 1966
Major Hector Quintanilla, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
FTD(TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright-Patterson AF 45433
Dear Major Quintanilla:
I thought you might be interested in the enclosed letter. I
wonder if you could send me a copy of the photograph, I believe of the
peared in Look Magazine.
Thank you for your reports on incident. I think
that the majority of the sightings were of some heavenly body, star,
planet or satellite. The report
with the others. His UFO appeared some twenty hours later and he a-
lone reports a shape s made
your questionaire is defective, in that it does not ask which seat the ob-
server was sitting in at the time. Nor does it ask whether additional
people were in the car to verify his statement. In a similar way I
question the sighting B, in the southwest. How would he have seen
this? What kind of a car was it? Was it a sports car with the top
down? For otherwise, I don't see how he could ha observed an ob-
ject so close to the zenith. Moreover, you will not that the object is
supposed to move toward the northeast. How coul e have seen it, if
n ot through the windshield, unless the top was down. This is my in-
ference, but it should have been determined from the questiofñaire. It ference, but it should have been determined from the questioñaire. It
should have been determined from the report. should have been determined from the report.
makes the inplicit assumption that the objects A and
B were the same. In all probabily they In all probabily they were different. When the first ifferent. When the first
object disappea object disappe he began looking around a began looking around and finally saw this object nd finally saw this object
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clearly, if he did not stop?
whether or not he stopped. The inference is that he did not. How-
ever, there was nothing from the description that precludes the possi-
bility that the referred to object over the housc, was nothing more
than a cloud. It could have even been a cloud of smoke. I think the
. original object was probably a plane, though ten minutes is a long
time for a plane to be there. However, if he was driving alone all
that time, say at thirty miles an hour, he must have covered five
miles or possibly ven more. This is another question that should
be on your questionaire. Here, again, the object might have been
a cloud. I suggest that it might have bee na searchlight on a cloud.
ne is a "scientist" of
a sort, he might funnel-shaped beam of a
searchlight.
g object at A which he saw for eight
seconds. He then saw another object, which was standing still over
the house. He concluded that these two objects were the same when
in my opinion, they were entirely :different. If he saw the object
for only two seconds how in the world did he judge that it was sta-
tionary? In what direction was Andrews Air Force Base from the
car? .
Does Mr. wear glasses? Vas he wearing them at
. the time? I ask, because reflection from
behind that will seen
B His description of the original motion was "very fast". He His description of the original motion was "very fast". He
said then it moved straight toward the south. This statement is in-
consistent with his diagram, which shows the motion from left to
right, from northwest to northeast. There is nothing to rulc out a right, from northwest to northeast. 1 There is nothing to rulc out a
bright meteor. I am certain that what he saw at B was in all prob-
ability not what he saw at A. ability not what he saw at A.
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Major Quintanilla September 29, 1966
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I conclude he saw something moving rapidly in front of him
- high in the sky. He then "lost the object for a few minutes". Here,
the word "few" probably means'"ten" minutes. Then he saw some-
thing over the house for a couple of seconds as he was glancing a-
round, still driving.
I am not particularly impressed with Mr. or his
observing ability. And also I must say that the technical informa-
tion sheet leaves much to be desired. In addition, it seems to me
that a lot of additional questions should have been asked. This is
+** part of the trouble with these investigations. It was much worse,
4 in the early days. What in the world does the phrase "s me-
chanical action cccurred when first arrived" mean?
I am now changing some of my conclusions, as I correlate
various of his other statements. He saw a bright elliptical object
streak across the sky in front of him. It was visible for only two
able?
low-lying cloud illuminated from some place. The interpretation
is complicated by the fact that, during the ten minutes the object
was invisible, the car was moving north an undetermined number
of miles.
the house over which the house over which saw the object. Was it a house object. Was it a house
close to the road, which he passed? I close to the road, which he passed Did he see the object at the Did he see the object at the
side of his car and then see it briefly as he passed by the house? side of his car and then see it briefly as he passed by the house?
Was his statement about the motion toward the south based on his
assumption that object B was the same as object A? If so, he must If so, he must
have made some allowance for the motion of the car in the mean-
while. He must have thought that the object was still further to
the north, if it had moved south to meet the car.

Major Quintanilla September 29, 1966
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My final conclusion is that your questionaire definitely
needs revision. And if I can be of any assistance to you in such
a revision, please do not hesitate to ask. It will cost you nothing.
Cordially yours,
Aonaermngel Ancermgl
Donald H. Menzel Donald H. Menzel
DHM:cjb
cc: Allen Hynek Allen Hvnek
Mrs.
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FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
16 September 1966
Dr. Donald H. Menzel
Harvard College Observatory
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Dear Dr. Menzel,
Reference your letter of 31 August 1966 requesting information
on observation on observation made by Dr. Uzunoglu on 1 August 1966. We have
just recently received the just recently received the repor repo com Dr. Hynek's office; a Hynek's office; a
copy is attached.
I am also attaching the other reports that were made on that the other reports that were made on that
date from the Maryland area. Would it be possible to have your date from the Maryland area.. Would it be possible to have your
opinion on these particular sightings? I hope these are the
sightings which you were 1 ferring to.
Sincerely,
Chief, Projeet Blue Book

UFO INFORMATION RETRIEVAL CENTER, INC
P.O. BOX 57, RIDERWOOD T.M.O.)
MARYLAND 21139, USA
AUG IT 1966
U.S. AIRI FORCE TECHNICAL. INFORMATION
This questionnaira has beon preparod so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidontified derial phenomanon that you have observer.
Plecse try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
be uaed for research purposes. Your narno will not be used in connaction with any statenienis,
conciusions, cr publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
thet if it is deemed necessary, ws may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see tha object? 2. Time of da?:1O.55 PM1C
Hour Hour Minursa Minulsa
HUGUST HUGUST 1366 1966 (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Yeur Yeur
. Time Zone: .Time Zone:
(Circle One): o Eastern o Doylight Soving o Doylight Soving
b. Central Central b. Stondard
c. Mountain c. Mountain
d. Pacifle
8. Cther
4. Where were you when you saw the obioct?
DISTRICT HEIEHTS BEOF WASHINETON DC. PRINCE GEORGES
Necrest Postal Addrass City or Town Stote er County
5. How long was object in sight? (Total Duratlon) 10
Hours Minutes Soconds
(G. Cartain c. Not very sure
b. Foirly certain d. just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight detarmined?
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Yes- No.
6. What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the candition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT NIGHT
a. a. Bright SEATTIRED DHITE (FO GOS WH!TE (O UOS
b. Cloudy b. b. Cloudy (0ER4 41611) (0E04 4161)
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN locoted as you locked at the objest? 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, whore was the SUN located as you locked at he objest?
(Circle One): a. in front of you d. To your laft d. To your laft
b. in back of you a. Overhood
c. To your right f. Don't remomber
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thiv form aupersedos PTD 164, Jut 61, which is obsolete.
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8. IF you sow the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circl One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A fow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d.Don't ramember
9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the objact?
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CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One):
a. Cleor sky a. Dry -
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light roin
Scattered clouds c. Moderate or hoavy rain /
d. Thick o hoovy clouds d. Snow
. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared: (Circle One):
Solid
a. Brighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compars brightness to some common object: -
.The odges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other
b. Like a bright stor
c. Sharply outlined
G. Don't remember Don't remember
Did the objoct: . Did the objecr: (Circle One for each question) (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yes Yos No No Don't know
b. b. Suddeniy speed up and rush away at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Yes No Don't know
C. Break up into parts or explode? Break up into parts or oxplode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
, 6, Change brightnoss? Yos Yes No Don't know
f. Change shape? Chanosiham? Yas No (Don'tknow)
g. Flash or flickor? Yos No Don't know
h. Disappear and reappear? Yes No Don't know
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Did the object disappear while you were :atching it? If so, how?
very fest , s6 moved up and thew sirnipht
sofhe.
1.Did the abject move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you unswered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: .
Did the chieet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes) No Don't Know. IF you answored YES, thou ta!! what
in front of:a
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17. Toll in a few words the following things about the object:
b. Color _SE
.Wo wish to know the angular size. old a match stick at arm's length in line with a known objoct and nnts how
much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this oxperiment at the tirne of th:
sighting, how much of the objoct would have been covered by the match head?
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1. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include any dotails
of the objoct that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaus
Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. Place an srrow Sesice the drawing to show the direcrion the objecr was moving.
X RED LIENT NCT OBSEEVED NCTOBSGEUED
VERYWELL. VERYWELL
RED x light ye light yo
LICHT dork yellow dorkyellow XRED LICUT
V blinking or Time
RED LICRT KEDLIEHT sc2ninino cr i A
scunmino cc 1
DOTTED PRRT HAS NOT BEEN revlving
.SOmE niECunahnl ACTION
cBseRUED .TiMr oF FIEW = Bseccnds CccaMed COHEN FIKST
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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yos No T
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimate? 3cco. soa.ite/hir.
2Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Cirele One) Yos No
22. Where were you located when you sow the object? 2 Were you (Circlo One)
(Circle One):
a. In tho business section of a city?
o.Inside a building b. In the residential socticn of a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside? -8 milen hom
c. Outdoors d. Near an airfield? ANDREWS AIR
d. In on airpiane (type) Flying over a city? FORCE BASE.
. At sea f. Flying over open country?
1. Other - g. Other
a. Eyeglasses Yps No) •. Binoculars Yes No
. Sun glasses Yos f. Telescope Yes No
c. Windshiold c. Windshiold Yes No No g. g. Theodolite Theodolite
d. Window giass d. Window gless Yes Yes No h. Other _ h. Other_
2In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common
objoct or objocts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the objoct whlch you sow
In oni deicfoe In one deicfoe 2 submorine .ubserud si2 secoual Submorine 2 secouah
In onciher divectiou o. bizontine o. bizonline church dire church

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Have you ever seen this, or a similar object before. If so give date or dates and location.
No.
Was anyone sise with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No
31.1 IF you answsred YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No
31.2 Please list their names and addresses:
32. Plaase give the following Information about yourself:
NAME-
7ne Y
Resent Reseent Corporation, Aunopolis, maylond, lt0
NATnR CASH RKCCSTER NATaM CASH RYCCSTER Dagian, lnio.
When and to whom did you report that you had seen the object? To SUNiSAPECS SUNiPOPECS -CnTIMORE nTIMORE
2 2 HuGuST HuGuST 1966
Day Month Year
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2. In the following sketch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "." on the rurver line to show how
high the objoct was above the horizon (skyline) when ycu first saw it. Placs a "B" on the same curved line to.
show how high the objoct was above the horizon (skyllne) when you last suw it. Place an "'A on the compass
when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass where you lost saw the objoct.
90 FICST VIEW
A MOVED
60
lcus.
NW point I
lost the
cbjct
fo Pew fPew
Crese Cacse iinie.A bincie.
18 KEMPPERCEN KEAFFEANCn
AT THIS
POINT
CLOSE CLOSE VIEW VIEW
28. . Draw a picturs that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "Aat t the beginning of sho
path,  "B" at the ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
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29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE objoct, then how many were there? _
Draw a pictur of how they were orranged, and put an arrow to show tho direction that thay ware traveling.
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but did not pive o umemel. Shorp aud monochromatie,
out ony illurirgation. As shonie
that me
jropren. Frl the proces wanin
ege-like yellow 2port wi direked
fowerdste houses , thee , wn dirnked fourrds
the Belby oneed fowvls rirh.. It hovered one
$p of the house of leost for 10 seconds . Conpotip
wike the top of the loest it lugAh c0 louge
and its wdie dove to it I could compe
very cerly it - house it
we rize with tht of the
frovching . Thir no ljit viibile
fuon the hoe
2 I also conceutoted an the
dull color and gou
e of hinmetolli hinme bollie mokniel. Thii Cost asivediin mokno. Thii Co odou
① Fo few mils ① Fo few mils on either side 2ide oft of the Beetwry Beltury
thn thee we oten con othen ces wi suget
I un locke exdly the bone
won hivesing
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