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PAOJECT 1OGPS RECORD
1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
tept of 05/11502
3. MandE 10. CONCLUSION
.w:.ian INSLFFICIENT DATA EVALUATION
Nore: rorm 1l7 was .eceived on is apri o8. There s not
1. N.'PBER OF OBJECTS enougn information to maxe any rea: evaluation. Shu may Lave
One seen a sateliite or aircraft as & moving ligii. The static.ry
lignt was probably & star or planet,
5. L LENGTH OF OBSER ATION
? Minutes The observer s'gnted a bright Sudderiy
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION the light started blinking furiousiy on and off
and the crazy object began swirling towards our house."
Ground-Visual
COURSE
Not Reported
8. PHOTOS
7 Yes
$xx7} No
. PHYSICA ENCE :
n Yes 1
No
FORM
TD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form msy  ueed.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
1
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
Not thal al could seE.
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MEMO ROUTING SLIP Never Uee for
1 Concurrences, Approvals, or Disapprovals, ACTION
TO Similar Actions
Chief of Staff INITIALS
U S Air Force CIRCULATE
ATIN: SAFOIC DATE COORDINATION
2
FILE
3 3 INFORMATION INFORMATION
NOTE AND RETURN
4 PER CON. VERSATION
SEE ME
REMARKS REMARKS SIGNATURE
The attached letter is forwarded as The attached
matter pertaining to matter pertaining letter is forwarded as a
to your office.
1 Incl
- Ltr
Lafayetc e, callf 94549
FROM Corr Br.,
Cor
DATE
15 Sep 67
PHONE
DDOON 95 Replaces DD Form 94, 1 Feb 50, and DD Form 72401
95, 1 Fob 50, which will be used until exhausted. GPO : 1966--233-850
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TDPT/UFO Maj H Quintanilla, Jr/70916/1sb/ 12 Jan 1968
UFO Observation, 5 September 1967 JAN 12 1963
Lafayette, California 94549
l. This replies to your letter concerning your observation of an uniden-
tified g object.
2. While reviewing our correspondence files we found your r letter in
which yourreported seeing an unidentified object on 5 September 1967.
Because of an your sighting was not investigated at that time.
We handle letters and investigate approximately 1,000 UFO
sightings year in a while an error is regret that this
has kept us fron investigating your observation However, if you would
commplete the inclosed Af Form ll7 we will investigate your sighting in
an attempt to determine the stimulus for your observation.
3. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force, once 5
again, please excuse your earlier.
ECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MaJor, USAF 1 Atch
Chief,Aerial Phenemena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A• ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A °B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
. NNW NNE
NE
1
WNW ENE
W &
WSW ESE
SW SE
sSw SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN *A° AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A °B° AT THE 7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A° AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A B° AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A° AND °B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE A° AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A^ AND B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH. THE LARGER SKETCH.
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF QUESTIONS. E INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USED
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN ASE INVESTIGATOR (TDETR),WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY 1 WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1.WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 6 MONTH SepErES YEAR 1967
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
appreimatel MINUTES 5A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT IE u SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR. 3 MINUTES 53 _A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS O STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
At. Marys Road.
ereuynteny nees,
.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A° ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A° ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 1 A
1 8
1 B
1
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1
1
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OBSERVER E
AF FORM 117
AUG 67

1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE E
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
:
.
11. CONDITIONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER I
DAY CUMULUs cLouDs (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT X bbone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR X NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTiAL (New or quarter)
D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATIONF PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
street lights road way ay the the hill.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIDORTRANSPARENT WHETHEREDGES WERE SHARP OR EUZZY OESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATEIEIT
s it light
was visible and this light actually did
blink on and
off. Lut not at a fast pace. The light did Not change color.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk aPprOprlate bloCkS.)
OUTDOORS X IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN N BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE X
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH * EAST Euas starding S191l
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS IES IN ITEMS AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROA D. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. IF IF YES,° DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
5 to b minutes 5 10 b minutes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? WAS TIME DETERMINED?
was was near a elock. nar a clock.
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
Yor quite a while untl; it arose off
north.
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1S. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
. HUGE BRISHTNESS
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MA H. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR!
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? the light was
big and bright.
could fell it was ne ordinary light.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? The first
moments. The last minufe and 1 watched it slowly
coming alice. rt seema
to trawel at a steady rate of speed. that I
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT 12 stesaid
Slammed The dkor cnd hen, she
hea hedicon. nan To
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? NOIF YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME ou W
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
California
94549
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDREsS (Street, City, State and Zip Cousy
Iafonte Caljlesnia
TELEPHONE(Area code and number) AGE
. 142 MALE X FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU THAT HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME Pentagion, Washingten D.C. DAY. yth MONTH PTEMGEr YEAR 1967
26. DATE PLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH Febriani YEAR _ 1768
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