DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6973836
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONMiamisburg Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
IT OATTTME BROUP LOCATION
G Nov OV 5. C4/0100Z OLCOZ Miamisburg, Ohio Miamisburg, Ohio
3. SOVLCE 3. SOULCE 10. 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
ICivilian Civilian Possible: AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT
1. NUBER OF-OBJECTS NUMBER OF-OBJECTS
1
. LENGTH 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Observer sighted an object that was similar in appearance to Observer s sighted an object that was similar in appearance to
see report see report a star. a star. Tne object vent in a southerly direction and dis- The object went in southerly direction and dis-
.TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual C omments: The observer initially reported to the Duty Off-
7. COURSE icer that the sighting took place on 23 Nov 67 and that he
South saw the phenomena for l0 seconds. He was later sent a Form
1l7 in which he stated that he saw it on 3 Nov 67 and that
8. PHOTOS it was in sight for 5 minutes. The descritpion of the obj-
ect is consistant with that of an airplane with ts landing
n Yes lights on. Miamisburg is not far from Daytoh Planes from
No Wright-Patterson, and would have been in the area.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yos
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FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions cf this form may be used.
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I7. DIO YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICASLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSMIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? SYESNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES! ]YES 0 NO
IB. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED S -/0 PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON CSJECT 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 OEJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DIC YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT ELMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? RYES NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUNO OR LEAVE ANY YES NO. YES NO.
IF *YES,DESCRISE. IF *YES,"DESCRISE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES LOCATION.
NO. IF *YES, GIVE DATE AND
th
YES NO. V 3 fime
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24 GIVE THE GIVE THE
LAST NAME. LAST NAME FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
DLENAME NAME
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code) ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
xswsb swsls 45342 5342
AGE
INDICAT 18 MALE
MATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. FEMALE
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? 25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU
REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. YEAR 194Z
DAY 3O
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENCMENA 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 A OUESTIONS IFORMATION XOU GIVE WILL EE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WTL INOTBEUSODINCO ECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMSSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, IAW 8O-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN OID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY23 MONTH MOr YEAR6
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR_22OMINUTES XP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID AT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR2000+ MINUTES. MINUTES_ A.M. 0 A.M. AP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC ]PACIFIC OTHER 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 WNERE 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
PHENOVEMON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ASOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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 DIRECTIOH TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPPTOPRlate blocKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT C AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: 1A
WHAT D.RECTION WERE YOU MOVING1 HOW FAST WERE MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON1
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES YES NO NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
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 STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS TRAFFIC WAS THERE? THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF *NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONR PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID 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 fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE NONE OF OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? THE STARS S AND MOON?
(1) (1) 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)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 0 YES NO. IF *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 ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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 SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED 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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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEARI
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DIO THE PHEMOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
NC. 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.
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 WOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. 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 COVEREO 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 APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU OROINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? NO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEO OF THE. 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OE THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDZ mvlir PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE Cag
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE 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,
WOULO 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 EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO.IF*YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE. IF*YES,* DESCRIBE.
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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IE THEY SEE IT TOOT
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME FIRST
ADORESs (S:eet, City, State and Zip Code) ADOREss (Srect, City, State andZip Code)
Ole Obe
MALE FEMALE
INDTONTE AUCITIONAL INFORMATION MOSUDING OCCUPAY IND.ONT-AOCTIONAL INFORMATION MOSUDING OCCOF AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAMEO NAME F. Meeris E Meeris DAY 3MONTH /YEAR196 DAY3 YEAR 196
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. 25. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAYZ3MONTH/YEAR /262
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DEC 15 1967
TDPT (UFO) Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/15 Dec 67
UF servation
Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
Reference your recent observation of an unidentified flying
we need to know the exact date. The initial report indicated
that the sighting occurred on 23 November l967; however, the
questionnaire you completed indicated that the sighting occurred on 3 November 1967.
you clarifying this diserepancy. We would appreciate a note from
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE
ATTN OF: RRPLY TO
TDPT/UFO
NOV241
SUSJKCT: UFO ervation, 23 November 1967
TO:
Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have 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 aidressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
MES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director luction AF Form 117
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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 THE OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR PERMISSTON. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, IAW SO-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SEOURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THS PHENOMENON?
DAY. MONTH Vov YEAR 1967
2. WHAT TIME OID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR. MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. DP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS LDAYLIGHTSAVINGS STANDARD IfSTANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC COTHER COTHER
S. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS ANO INDICATE ON 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
HIGHNAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. HIGHNAY 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 SKETCM. PLACE AN *A* ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABGVE 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.
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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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B. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk apprOprlate blocKs.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR D AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 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 MOVING1 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC FFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? ANES? YES ES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME IE OYES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF 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?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHCW HOW THEY WERZ
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CONDiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER I
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low luffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR ?X NIMEUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMEUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT ABOUT THE STARS STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
X 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 NO. IF 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 ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATIOI ON, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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 OBSERVED OSJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER ORWOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENONT 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENONT
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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
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1S. 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 MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMENCN NOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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