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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE ·'TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
4 AUg 56 5/04302 Holly, Kichigan 3 itnesses
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
4. Air Refueling track Water Clock (AR-20é) is over
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS the area. the area.
one-three
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF BRI SUMMAR ANALYSIS ALYSIS
15-20 minutes 15-20 O minutes
Coservers watched three then one object slowly tr vel Coservers watched thres then one object slowly tr.vel
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION toward the western sky. Tho objoot appeared to be coming toward the western sky. Tho objeet appeared to be coming
Ground Visual toward the observers, aloo bne doj.st sppearod to bs getsin. toward the observers, .leo bne doj-st ppearod to bs getsin.
larger. It secned wh the average to be about  briie as
7. COURSE Saturn. The object pulsnted white to red; however, arter
westward awhile it was the color that Saturn is, a yellowish cclor.
There are two minor discrepencies in the story; one the
8. PHOTOS time of the sighting and if the objoct was in ccnetant
Ys sight.
No is over the crea. It appears from the desoription
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AR-206
that a possible aireraft observation was :crponsible for
Yes the sighting. At such a lato date air activity records
0 No have been destroyed.
FORM
FTD SEP 63 C-329 (TDE) Prevlous editiens of thls form nay bo us.d.
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questionnairs or a narrative explanation of your sighting.
At ll:3o I was awaken and told about the si ghting. They told me they saw three
objeots come down from the sky (by comning down I mean going towards the horizon)
and one stopped. The other two flew off. they knew I liked Astronomy and asked
me to come out. I hesiated because I thought practical joke. However,
degrees above the horizon
It was rather small at first and seemed to be disappearing rapidly. However it
change and it ecame brighter.  . It seemd to pulsate in size. Sut when it be-
came brighter stopped pulsating. It seemed to be flat yellowish star. However
it was good deal larger that a star about twioe as large or about i the size of it was good deal larger that a star about twioe as large or about lz tne size or
Saturn. I stopped looking at it in about five minutes. I talked with some friend . Saturn. I stopped looking at it in about five minutes. I talked with some friend.
I came back in a few minutes to notice that it had moved a great deal down and
was dim. I also remember that it was cold. This might have been because of a This might have been because of a
possible in the air. However there wasn't a halo around the moon.
I just firgured out a way to tell you in more exactterms when the object was sighted. sighted.
I drew just after the sighting some pictures of the constellations and their I drew just after the sighting some pictures of the constellations and their relation
to the object. By using a star chart ifound that the about lO:Oo PM the big to the object. By using a star chart ifound that the about l0:Oo PM the big Dippe
was in the west, where it is shown in the drawing which am going to supply. I I
will supply the orginal and then make a much more detailed one dkwd showing the bright
stars and where they were.
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Detroit, Michigan 48224
April 22, 1967
The UTO Project
Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
Dear Sirs;
I sent in a UFo report about four months ago. The a ghting The ai ghting
August 4, 1966. I would like
to lmow the results of your investigation. Have you recieved to lmow the results of your investigation. Have you recieved
THAT POCK PLACE
this
letter since I believe that what I saw could identified.
Sincerely :
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TDET/Ur0(Maj H Quintanilla, Jr/70916/mhs) 19 May 1967
UFO Observation, 4 Aug 66
Detroit, Michigan 43224
l. Reference your recent correspondence requesting the Air Force
evaluation of your 4 August l966 observation. Detailed investiga-
tion did not reveal a positive identification; however, we believe
The description of your observation is similar to that description
often reported for such aircraft activity. There was an air
refueling
records are normally destroyed after thirty days, thus preventing
BA BIBILII actual verification of aircraft being there at the time of your
sighting.
2. There were no additional reports from your area at the time
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Detroit, Michigan 48224
October 23, 1966
Hector Quintanilla Jr, Major USAF
Wright Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio
Dear Sir;
but what? I would you send me a UF
Also could you tell me if anyother reports came in about
sighting took place?
Sincerely,
Detroit, Detroit Michigan 48224 48224 I
63 230LT 23 00T
1960 CAM
Major Hector Quintanilla, USAF
Wright Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio

FTD (TDETR)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
28 November 1966
Detroit, Michigan 48224
Dear Mr
Reference your letter of 23 October 1966 in which you mention that
you u observed an unidentified flying object on 4 August 1966. Request
you complete the attached FTD Form 1 164 and return it to our office in
the envelope provided.
As of this date we have not received any other reports from the Michigan
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U.S. AIR FORCE 1 TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This questionnair has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much
information as pos encerning the unidentified aorial phenoinenon that you havo olserveii. emllitin
Please try to ans questlons as you possibly can. The information that ycu give will
be used for res name will not be used in connection with any statemenis,
conciusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information sc
that if it is deemod ne we may contact you for further details.
1. When did you see the object? ?. 500
Hour Hour Minuloa Minutos
4th (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
Day Month Month Your Your
. Time Zone: . Time Zone:
(Circle One): 0. a. Eastern (Circle Une): a. Daylighs_ Soving) (Circle Une):a. Doylight_ Soving
b. Central b. Standard Standard
c. Mountain Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you sow ths objoct?
Holly Michigan.
Noareat Postal Address City or Town State or County
5. How long was object in slght? (Total Duration) 15-20
Hours Minutes Seconds
. Cartain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
5.1 How was time in sight determined?. By guassing just after the sighting is mi
thin
5.2 Was obiect in sight continuously? Yos conllict with
6.What was the condition of the sky? 6. What was the sondition of the sky? atir ung thir 7
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright a. 1
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy b.
7.IF you sow the sbjoct during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you locked at the obiest?
(Circle One): a. In front of you (CIrcle One): a. In front of you d. To your left d. To your left
b. In bock of you . In bork of you •. Overheod Ovorheod
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD OCT 62 164 Thie form supersodes FTD 164, Jul 61, which le obsoleto.
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8. IF you sow tho objoct at NIGliT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?.
8.1 STARS (C.ircle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. None Ca. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't romember d. Don't remember
9. What were tne weather conditions at the time you saw object?
CLOUDS(Circle Ono): WEATHER (Circle Ono):
:
a. Clear sky 0. Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light roin
Scorte:-o clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick (w houry cloud d. Snow
. Don't remomber
10. The object appeared: (Circle One). (Circle One).
o. Solid o. Solid d. As a light
b. Tronsporent 't ramomber
c. Vepow
1. if it appearsd os a light, was it r than the brightest stars? (Circle One):
a. Srighter c. About the same
b. Dimmer d. Don't know
11.1 Compars brightness to some common objoct:
12. The edges o object were:
(Ciclo Cne) a. _Fuzzy or blurred . Other It was or seemed to come towards
b. Like a bright stor me. The object seemed to become larger,
c. Sharply outlinea and was like a flat star
d. Don'tremomber
. Did the object: (Circle One for each quastion)
a. Appea: to stand still at any time? Yos No Don't know
b. Suddenly speod up and rush away at any time? Yes No Don't know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't know
.. Change brigtness? No Don't know
f. Change shope? No Don't know

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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No 7
IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate?
2. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you the object was?
(Circle One) Yes (No
IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? _
22. Where were you locoted when you saw the object? 2. Were you (Circle One)
(Circle One):
a.In the business section of a city?
Inside a building b. Inshe residential sucticn si a city?
b. In a car c. In open countryside?
c.Outdoors d. Near an airfield?
d. In an airplane (type) Flying over a city?
e. At seo f. Flying over open country?
1. Other g.
a. Eyoglassos Yos Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glasses Yes )2 f. Telescope 999
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolite
d. Window glass d. Window glass Yes No No h. h. Other Other
2In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, doscribe in your own words a common
object or objocts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object whlch you sow. objoct or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object whlch you sow.
My friends saw three objects fly dowm from where the moon was. One object
stopped. I was awaken to seeit. You would have to place one and half Saturns stopped. I was awaken to seeit. You would have to place one and half Saturns
in the sky when it was its largest and when it disappeared from sight you need
to place about a fourth magnitude star. te

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14. Did the object disappear while you werc ratching it? If so, how?
The objeot I saw did disappear. It seemed to get very large (one-half Saturns in
size) and then it moved down toward the horizon. It then stopped just above the
horizon and faded out of sight.
Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, than tell what
it moved behind:
16. Did the objeet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 1o. Did the obieet move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yos No No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, theu te! wiat IF you answered YES, the te!! wiat
in front of: ..
17. Tell in a few words the following things about the object: 17.  Teil in a few words the following things about the object:
o. Sound. Thera was.no_souni.. . Sound.Thera was.no souni...
isa vellowish color.
.We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ubjost and in "w
much of the abjoct is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the tirany i st.
sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head?
It would cover the object completely, I think.
1. Draw a picturs 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 moving.
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What I saw. What I saw. My friends said they saw
5- 3 it come from the area of the it come from the area of the
It stopped for awhire and then It stopped for awhire and then L. 2 moon there were three of then. them.
moved down to the horizon when it One stopped, the one I saw. One stopped, the one I saw.
stopped again and faded to a very
very dim star. The speed it moved very dim star. The speed it moved
like was like a planet moving a like was like a planet moving a twice twice
as fast as it does.
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this, or a similar objoct before . If so give date or dates and location.
however I have never seen one like that was
before.
No
31.1 IF yau answersd YEs, did thoy seo the objoct too? (Circle Ono) No
31.2 Plooss list their names s and addresses:
I believe several others saw it also, but I
do not have their address.
Birmingham, Michigan
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nigan 48205
mation about yoursolf:
NAME Name Middls Neme
they look like.
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33. When and to wham did you ropert that you had seen the objoct? copidd down
1966 the sighting SO I forget
7 August the details.
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. In the following skotch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curverd line to show how
high the objoct was above the horlzon (skyllne) whon yeu first saw It. Place a "B"" on the same curved line tc.
show how high the object was above tho horizon (skyline) when you last suw it. Place un "A' on the compass
when you firs: saw It. Ploce a "B" on the compass where you last saw she abject.
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2. . Drow a pisture that will show the motion that the object or objocts made. Place an "A' at the beginning of the
path, a  ot the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
A{ BRIEHTEST
peIUT
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29. IF thore was MORE THAN ONE objoct, then how many wore thore? Three, I saw oneof_ them.
Draw a picture of how w they were arranged, and put an crrow to show the direction that thoy were traveling.
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