DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7285624
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONBlytheville AFB Arkansas
FRAMES59

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1. DATE·TIME GROUP LOCATION
1 0ct 67 21/:2162 Blytheville AFB, Arkansas (4 Witnesses)
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Mlitary Radar: Other GROUND TARGETS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Sighting: Astro (METEOR)
See Case
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3-45 Seconds The observers sighted a light that when first observed
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION appeared to be an exhaust f a jet. Approx the last 1/3
of the time it appeared
Ground-Visual (RADAR) observer felt the object was no more than 3 to 4 nundred
7. COURSE ft high and traveling in a westerly direction. Information ft high and traveling in a westerly direction. I Information
was requested from Blythville RAPCON but was requeste om Blythville RAPCON but the only thing
Westerly painted on painted scope scope was a target moving 60-90 MPH due 60-90 MPH due
8. PHOTOS south. south.
Yos COMMENTS: Radar operator felt he was painting automobiles he was painting automobiles
XNo and not UFOs. Three different Delta flight crews identified Three different Delta flight crews identified
9. PHYSICA PHYSICA VIDENCE /IDENCE the object as a meteor which entered the atmosphere and
Yos broke into two pieces. These pieces traveled roughly
XX No CX No toward the W-S-W and were visible for approx l5 seconds.
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) 0-329 (TDE) Previous ditions of this form may be Previous ditions of this form used.
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SA. 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.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCM 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 *S* 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 CONPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPPrOPRlat: blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
√ IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR D AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN SOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE D 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
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WH ETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EF FECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU AVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
.
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? OID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? LIYES YES XINO. WIF *YEST DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THEY HE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
30 - 4 30 2 FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? WYES YES NO. IF NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR NO. IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT CR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, MOVEMENT CR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP- DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. I INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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1O. IF THERE WERE NORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
ONS E.
S
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 bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (RaiN) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ASOVE
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) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF YES,* WHERE MAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE MAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
iN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noOn) OVERHEAD (Newr noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
840 LIGHTS
LIGH7S AIGH7S IAL 1i - S
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIO OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR B0B9LE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
ThOuGHT IT WAS AHiG MIKCSUS
GOING th the Zs
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
As A JT fIGHIER NOEMATYCOA NORMANlY CO.
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B. DID THE PHENCMEHON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR SUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. DESCRIBE.
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LASEL ANY DETAILS THAT HIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INOICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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object A7 ANYTIME heAR ANY NOISE.
The hight WAS ALL 1 LSAW
FIRST LA
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZET HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? LAMP OR THE WOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MA "CH. NOW IF YOU HAD HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LEHGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OSJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORN THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTICN OF THE PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORHATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LEHS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICASLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? Y
13. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON: GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED 0 PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER T-AT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRI3E IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMCN OSJECT 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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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THS PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYT ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN HE VICINITYT 1 1 YES 2 NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMEMON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF YES, DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOOI
YES n NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
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TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
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INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND M DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PH ENOMENON?
NAMES → DAY2 MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH
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210067
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSO OHI0 43433
REPLY TO
ATTN OP: TDPT/UFO
rvation, 21 October 1967 4 1963
SUBJECT:
TO:
TSgt Iwin W. Warren
2lOlst Communicaticns Sq.
Blytheville AFB. rkansas 72317
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank y or reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
MES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF MES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Hrector Prector luction ction AF Form 117 117
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SIGHTING
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING FIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER OUESTIC FORMATON YOU GIVE WILI FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR
PATTERSON AF3. OHIO 45433. IAW 80-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
I. WHEN DID-YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 1967
DAY 21 MONTH
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SI H T HE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES. 16_A.M. P.M.
3.WHAT TIME D YOU SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 0 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 DRA#N 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 LANOMARK.
BYTHEVILLE AF5 ARK.
S. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A* ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE S. IMAGINE YOJ 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, WHSN 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. SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
m- 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
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A AND B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXINATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A° ANO B*. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WMETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THELARCER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPPTOPRlB: blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE D 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
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OGSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYRE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHEFE SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? WAS
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
30-45 5e FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
ESTIMA
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? GIYES 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.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERM
ARRANGED. OID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CONDiTioNs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER I
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDS (High leecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SHOW 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 DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES.' WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nea BOON)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION N PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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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 SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OSSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE!
FLASH OR FLICKERT
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOPT
MAKE A NOISET
FLUTTER OR WOS3LE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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15. 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.
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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 CR THE WOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MA CH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENOM #OULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT MANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENONENON DISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU I SAW THE PHENOMENON? XTYES C NO. JF DID SEE IT TOO?
YES CNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
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ADOREss (Stre-t, City, State and Zip Code)
14210HEVLDC4/ 3-TP VLLE AEB, ARK 723.
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
50/-15 50/-1E25197 25127 HOME HJ H MALE MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADOITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADOITIONAL INFORM ION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
AIRTRAFFIC AIRTRAFFIC PONTROL CONTROL SUPERUISIAL SUPERaISIL
IOFR IN IOYR IN
2S. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPOR YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME SAC MMA DAY. MONTH_ Ee YEAR IS
26. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. D8
DAY MONTH YEAR
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Finding DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PAT TERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
ATTN OF: RZPLY TO
TDPT/UFO
SUBJECT: UFO October 1967 DEC 41957
TO:
TSgt Virgil L. Green
97th Security Police
Blytheville AFB, Arkar isas 72317
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self- you complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to addressed envelope. Thank
the Air Force. the Air Force.
AMES C. MANATT, COlonel, USAF AMES C. MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Director roduction oduction AF Form 117
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witris 117
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BOB Nr 2l-R258
IENA QUESTIONNAIRE
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCER NTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL OUESTION: INFORMATIONYC FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NA OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
EINVOSINC TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
ADDITIONAL SHE EETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELP TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY2LMONTH OCT YEAR.67
2. WHAT T M o YOU FIRST SIG H TH E PHENOMENON?
HOUR. O620 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? C622
MINUTES TA.M. CP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
SASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET AUDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HICHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZASLE LANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOJ ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN *A*CN THE CURVED LINE TO SHMA HON HIGH THE
PHENOMENOH WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B" ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENONENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AF FORM 117
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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.
UN
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, ANO A *B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A" AND "B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEHENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A* AND *B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEAREO TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECk opPrOPRIAt: bLOcKS.)
OUTDOORS IN DUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
√ IN CAR V AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT N NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT n AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING GOVER 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 KACKED
WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OSSERVING THE p
√ SOUTH
PHENOMENONT
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHNEST SOUTHWEST EYES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
NIA
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
TON CHEV, WINdENS DOUN PARKED TON CHEV. WNdONS DAUN Poevies ON Ramp RAMP CREN COUTY OPEN
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
NONE
O'Q YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? lYES lYES V NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANDT WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
M APRrOx FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO?
WAtcy
WAS THE PHENOMEMON IN SIGHT CONTINUCUSLY? NO. IF NO,INOICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE SEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
(2
11. CONOITiONs (Check cppropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER 1
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rcin) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLE- ELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE C. IF THE SIGATING WAS SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ASOUT NOTICE ASOUT THE STARS AND MOON? THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO L UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL(New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW DOON)
HIN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, MEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A SRIEF DESCRIPTION NOF 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 SOL O OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INOICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECTIN YOUR FIELD OF VIEM.
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MAKE A NOISE!
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14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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B. DID THE ION MOVE SEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE.
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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.
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15. 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 MCON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MA*CH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FPACTICN OF THE
PHENCMENCN NOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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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 APPLICA3LE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDNPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU OPDINARILY WEAR GLASSEST YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES [N0
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 1D. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE Giiles
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMCN OHJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENONENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON CBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT LMANATING FROM THE PHEHOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
AMIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES D NO. IF *YES."DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENCMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES [HO.
IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF "YES," GIVE OATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ICYES NO. IF *YES * DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
VYES CNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIPST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
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ADOREss (Sore-. City, State and Zip Code)
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2S. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME CSC loveh TDUDAYL 1 MONTHOCTYEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAr MONTH_JAN YEAR_E
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRZ, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHI0 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT UFO
TO: AlC Rutherford
97th Security Police
Blytheville kansas 72317
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
Blue Book) as being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFo sighting on 21 October 1967
would you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it
in the envelope In the envelope provided. provided. If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would you please you please make a statement to this effect on the make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. The information which you provide will be used in The informati ton which you provide wil be used in
evaluating this observation. Thank you for observation Thank you f your ass ess istance in this in this
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MajOr, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aeria nenomena enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies I Division
Production Directorate
11302 20.
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HOUR MINUTES 30 XAM. DP.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
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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.
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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 3' ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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SA. NOM INAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTZR OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "S* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
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
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE *A* AND B" WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVENENT 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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW Y WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING!
B.PubLed up directly flongsideA
Just Bel sight
11. CONOiTiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouos (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR 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
HONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN SY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES O NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENONT
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Near noon)
IN N BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
were
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HONE, CLEAR. (4) 7 PLUS. (5) =O=, (6) NONE. (7) SURFACE INVERSION
OF 25 DEGREZS TO 1200 FEET: NORMAL LAPSE RATE THEREAFTER. TEMP- OF 25 OEGREZS TO 1200 FEET; NORMAL LAPSE RATE THEREAFTER, TEMP-
ERATURE DEVIATION PLUS SEVEN DEGREES. PARA 14H(HOTELY: NONE. ERATURE DEVIATION PLUS SEVEN DEGREES. PARA 1AH(HOTEL): NOME.
PARA 14I(INDIA): NONE• PARA 14J(JULIET): NONE. PARA 14K(KILO):
CHIEF• INTELLIGENCE DIVISION: EDWIN I. GARDNER, LT COL • USAF: CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION: EDWIN I• GARDNER, LT COL • USAF:
HEADQUARTERS 97BOMBARDMENT WING, BLYTHEVILLE - AFB• ARKANSAS, 72315: AFB ARKANSAS, 723151
TELEPHONE 0FF1CE, 501-763-3931 EXTENSION 329/2361 HOME 501-532-8480.
VICINITY OF BLYTHEVILLE AFB FOR WHICH THERE HAS NOT BEEN A READY
EXPLANATION. THERE IS HO KNDMH REASON WHY JET AIRCRAFT WOULD BE IN
THE AREA OF THE SIGHTING, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO RANGE AND
ALTITUDE, AND O E HAS BEEN OBSERVED. TECHNICAL SERGEANT JANES G. S
HUNTER DUTY COUTROLLER AT - CONFIRMS THE EXISTENCE OF UNIDENTIFIED
UNCLASSIFIEO ROUTINE
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK COPTOPrIRte blOCKS.)
X OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN SOAT V NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE C AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPL ETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW Y FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST NA
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANY TIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NOPTHEAST SOUTHEAST Stipped
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
NA
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
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HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THSRE?
NONE
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES X NO. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE TAEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
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FLASH OR t
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
I WAs Looking up toward the sky and
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Both o the the objects were 2R cd SirepAnd
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they est traght up
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Ending Away
B. DID THE PHENCMENON MOVE BEHIND CR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES 3 NO. 1= *YES." DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
15. 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.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAP 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 MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PE=FORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULC -AVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
17. DID YOU OSSERVE 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 WINCOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? KNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES 1TNO
18. WHAT W=S YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE QF THE
PHENOMENON' GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
20. 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 CBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
it WAS
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES
1
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES."DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHZNOMENON DEFONZ? YZS MO. IF *YES. GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYOME WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES THEY
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Tsot GREENE.
BLyTheviblE, B.jArk.
9773 SPS.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIPST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
RutberFord, usk ALLEN
ADDRess (Street, City. State and Zip-Code)
125 Psshviey Dr. Porhviaw Dr.
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483-5192 ArCA code 501 code 2-1 MALE FEMALE
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SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
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MEMO FCR THE RECORD
"2I Feb. L968
Talked to Lt. Mosley (SPADTS)
On Oct 2I the Mclniya -I #6 S Platform decayed at I0572 5min. Lt. Mosley .
decay
of the main piece. of the main piece. However the angle However inclination of nation the object was
only 64.7
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The object appeared to be moving in a westerly direction and
then then appeared to be two white oblong objects with red to be two white oblong objects with red exhausts. They exhausts. Thev
were described as being sinilar to a jet with afterburmers; however, described as being sinilar to a jet with afterburners; however,
there vere no scheduLed aireraft flights in the area at the approximt
tine and there were no tine and there were no targets on radar that could b targets on radar that could be lated to
the visuals.
3. 3.1 Do your records indicate that sny bright meteors passed over the
southern United States at the approximate time of time of the sighting. the sighting. If
4. assistance this matter.
ECTOR CUINTANILLA, Jr, Ma jor, USAF
thier, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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His description Lient daylight fireboll,
and without hestitation I would to clseify as such. I have no other
report of this objcet. If you can get the report or the TsZ pilot,
mentioned in your note f Feb26, made near Jaliet,Ill., I voule be
very glad to ge then I micht be able to compule its apbroikinete
a dution poma imnomniilo ron' riiobli, lo;vli1.y
one ean strike Earth's atmosphere in'7 miles/sec. I was diaposed
to think the who reported. simply exaggerated the duretion,
but leter ndependernt reports confirm the unusual duretion. So it
in not a fireball,so for ns I cnn see. I know th't you have reports
so its path con be
computed nn we have here a most unusuol object.
Sincerely yours,
Chande P? Ohiiea
C.P.OLMIEA
AMEMICAN GETLOR SOCIEP
5R1 W. W.C799D ANT
NARbERTH, PA
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THE FOLLOWING REPORTS WERE FORWARDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ON
5 APRIL 1963
11 or 12 Sep 67 Spratt, Michigan
2 0ct 67 CollSpringa, New York
3 Oct 67 Cold Springs, New York
21 Oot 67 Blytheville AFB, Arkenoas
13 Sep 67 25029 Kittaming, Pa
Note: Note:
The complete cases vere forwarded The complete cases vere forwarded
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base. : The object appeared to moving in a westerly direction and
then appeared to be two white cblong objects with red exhausts. They
were described as being similar to a jet with afterburners; however,
there vere no scheduled aircraft flights in the area at the approximate
OO MPA MIDII ( time and there were no
visuals.
3. Did you rece S for this date? We would
appred cause for this sighting.
Thank tance.
NECTOR Colonel, USAF
Chier, Aerial benomena Orfice
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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UNCLASSIFIED
IBJECTS AT A RANGE OF APPROXMIATELY TWO NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH
OF THE BASE. HE . AUTOMOBILES
RELIAGLE PERSONNEL REPORTED THIS SIGHTINGI AND ALSO THE my of o sige
THREE Redie
FACT THAT RAPCON IS INFLUEICED BY WEATHER R PHENOMENON FROM TIME
TO TIME• IT IS CONCLUDED THAT A GENUINE SIGHTING S OF A PHENONENON
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I am writing in reply to your letter of May l6th, and to enclose
copies of reports regarding this event.
If you will plot on a map. the positions of these three reports
and show the plane headings TRUE of each aircraft involved, you
will note that when applying the answers to questions #8 and #9
in each case, that this could easily be three sightingsof one
and the same event.
There is a good possibility that this was large meteor decaying
in our atmosphere breaking into two in our atmosphere breaking into tw major components If this is If this is
the case, then certainly the event was taking place far to the the case, then certainly the event was taking place far to the
south of all four (yoursighting included) reports. south of all four (yoursighting included) reports.
These reports do not check out with any known satel These reports do not check out with any known sa re-entries
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Since your inquiry brought to our attention the fact that these
three pilot reports ppear to be of one object or evelnt,pointing
out at the same time the plausability of this being a meteor, I
have sent a duplicate copy to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
If there is anything else I - hekp you write.
Sinceraly Yours
c..R
H. 'E. Roth, Project Diroctor
Volunteer Flight Of Network
United Air Lines' Rule of Five: safety - passenger comfort- schedule dependability · horssty · sincerity
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5. Plane hending magnetic C700 6. Altitude25.0co ff.
7. Crew names and addresses vitnessing eventHeque E. CCopt
Voris Bi,F/o Tones S iSio
8. Estimate degrees right or left of plane heading and elevation (in degreer)
above horizon of object when first sighted @ /3e atoat forsl
15°RI6HT
9. Estimate degrees right or left of plane heading and eleyation (in degrees),
above horizon of obiect when last sighted object when last sighted_FO 71
10. Apparent A. Too bright to look at
B. As bright as full moon
C. As l bright as Venus_-S C: Li71le Brrghter
1n1 NOT sur kiit maghe Cs 10ns
11. Duration of sighting as 5ro icminutes.t See 417 sust abot
t 1ooigci cchole und theught 17 uas a star.
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Wes this a predicted re-entry? Xno
To lis reverse side.
Date:_10-23-67
Signature
If, for any reason, you wish not to be identified vith whatever sighting you
Please mail to:
Mr. Herbert E. Roth
Smithsonian Moonwatch Team Dircctor
C/o United Air Lines Flight Training Center
Stapleton Intcrnational Airport
Denver, Colorado 80207 U.S.A.
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it .was low. on the horigon at abeut
Cur CA 1C:30 somewhot to the
1014 of Venus. I Hheught it mest be ce
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a Sattellite (I s7ll clon't Kno). How cong
the object was visable Im not really
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hat been hart been in the in the a1r a1r about .3:30and oll
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1. Flight TT 414 2. I Date?1C473. Time O
Pleasc indicate whether date and Time are local or Grecnwich mean time.
L: . Location (DME a and radial reading from a vor or longitude and latitude)
ALEXANDRIA,LR, ENULOND AEB
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5. Plane heading magnetic_115 6. Altitude52,co
Bowie PlaTexnHire ClD.170
Ai is le Fo Ds
8. Estimate degrees right or left of plane heading and elevation (in degrees)
above horizon of objcct when first sighted_Ze" LEFTVERY_LoWOw HcR1
(1dclock)
9. Estimate degrees right or left of plare heading and elevation (in degrees)
B. As bright as full moon
C. As bright as Venus Vr.PrBiE WtE WITH
TEAILINGCRAGE STPEAMER
. 11. Duration of sighting_iC_iS__sEc_ (sec BL<KOFRCRaT)
110no212
Wos this a pred ed re-entry? yes no UNKUCVN
To list additional lease use ithe
Date:_23 196.7 CAPTOFLTA
Signature LIES
If, for any reason, you wish not to be identified vith whatever sighting you
signature. Please mail to:
Mr. Herbert E. Roth
Smithsonian Moonwatch Team Director
C/o United Air Lines Flight Training Center
Stapleton International Airport
Denver, Colorado So207 U.S.A.
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CF THE GTReR. /Av FIRST THOUGHT WΔS THAT THEY
WERE TWUO JET s/ WITH A I LANOING 1.I9 4TS oN IN
FOIZIMGTION DUG To THEIR RELATION AND VERY
LOW TRAJGCTORY :
However As THEY CLOGED ON U5 1 COULD
SGE THE ORANGE TRAICS- ΔFTER THEY LEFT
INY FIELD CF VISION THE COPILOT REPORTED
THAT THEY THEY APPE APPE TO TO BREAK BREAK UP up NEAR NEA1
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8. Estimate degrees
above horizon of objcct when first sighte
9. Estimate degrees right or left of plane heading and elevation (in degree.)
above horizon of object when last sighted OAACLE
RCHIENE BURNCDOUT
10. Apparent brightness: A. Too bright to look at
B. As bright as full moon —
C. As bright as Venus_- LAr::
1l. Duration of sighting_... 21T14Ses
12. Break up noted and/or color noted_CvCA.
Was this a pree dicted re-entry? -yes no
To list additional reverse side.
Dete:_10-23-57
Signature
your signature. Please mail to:
Mr. Herbert E. Roth
Smithsonian Moonwatch Team Director
C/o United Air Lines Flight Training Center
Stapleton International Airport
Denver, Colorado Co2o7 U.S.A.
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The meteor entered the atmosphere and
Pleces traveled roughly toward the vest-southwest and were visible
for approximately rirteen seconds.
3. The neteor was also observed by the crew uembers of three different
Delta flighta, one near flights, one near Alexandria, Loutsiana, one Alexandria, Louisiana, one near Brownwood,
Texma and the other near Dallas, and the other near Dallas, Texas. Also, the object may have
been observed by a pilot t near St near St Josephs, Missouri Josevhs, Missouri but there is not
enough information to positively enough infornation to positively determine whether he also saw the
1. 14. Cnce again Cnce aga , thank you your tion.
Chier, Aeria nonena orfice
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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was also cb served by the crew the crey members of three
3. The meteor was 3. The meteor Alexandria, Le Lsiana, one near one near
different Delta flights; one near Alexandria, different Delta flights; one near Also, the object lso, the object
Brownwood, Texas and the other near ssouri but there ssouri but there
is not enough information to positively determine whether rhe also
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OCTOR MA. Jr, It Colonel, USAF
Chier, Aerial nenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Diviaion
Production Directorate
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UFO FROJECT
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Ref UFO oig " Ref UFO oi:d appr roximately dimately
0616 cDT aL O616 cDr aL. iytheville AFB, A iytheville AFB, Arkansas. kansas.
ha ba4 nrovided information which has enabled
us to de identify this as being a
meteor. meteor.
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that from the
control reflections.
c. In relation to the radar, the trajectory was ( due south, the
veloedty was 60-9o miles per howr, and the object is considered to
have been lov since sighbing was on the search radar and not the
precision s scopes.
a. All observers, who reported this sighting are believed to
have been looking at the some object since descriptions of the
eppearance and maneuvers corresponded Lciently close to in-
dicate this was the case.
e. No additional radar stations are available which could be of
use in identifying or explaining this sighting. The nearest rader
focilities in the area reportedly y are those controlled by the Memphis
Center which, to date, has not confirmed a single sighting in
sres. Undoubtedly, the Center's concern with traffic control
suhstontially tothis substantially to this
condition.
2. Ia response to a request from the University of Colorado, this
office is forwarding a copy of the SKEW T, Log P I Diagrams and the
printed data for the two time periods nearest the time of the sighting.
This information will be dispatched on 7 Hovember 1967.
3. This office I has been U unab obtain new ques stionaire forms
Peace....is our Profession
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available, directly to this division. Se~t Doe
FOR THE GMANDER
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EDWE I. GARDNER, Lt COlOneL, USAF
Chief, Intelligence Division
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PAT AIR FORC BASE. OHIO 45433
RZPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT/UFO
SUBJICT: UFO rvation, 21 October 1967 DEC 4 1967
TO
Alc Larry E. Keith
2lolst Communications Sq-
Blytheville rkansas 72317
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
MES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF MANATT, Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
foirecte Director Production AF Form 117 117
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PHENOMENA ONNAIRE
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 ALI OUESTIONS INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
RETURN INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
0H10.454 9 80- F ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
OTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY21 MONTH. O0r
2. WHAT TIME YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE X DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARO
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 STANOING 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.
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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 CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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