PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT ICG73 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2LOCATION
36 Noverber o; 29/01202 Ashland, Kentucky
3. SOURC- 0CONCLUSION
Civiiia. Possible (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Tri-Sate Airport at Huntington, West Virginia reportee .. Airport at Huntington, West Virginia reporte
Allegheny Flight 519 arrived at 832 PM, 28 Nov 67 and depa.ts arrived at 832 PM, 28 Nov 67 and depa. t
Two shortly thereafter. The plane was a Convair 580 whic: akes. shortly thereafter. The plane was a Convair 58o whie. akes..
. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS little noise and has rea and whise
strobe lights.
5 - 10 Minutes Each 5 - 10 Minutes Each Observer sighted an object that was self luminous and alter..
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION nated from red to silver. The first time there was an object
and the second t ime there were two. The object dissappeared
Ground-Visual over a hill.
7. COURSE
Conflicting
8. PHOTOS
n Yes
No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditions of this form may be used.
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BOB Nr 21-R258
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 QUESTIONS. HE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USED IN ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FOI RCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TOETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFE. 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.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 28 NOV
DAY. MONTH YEAR 1967
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
8 MINUTES 20 A.M. P.M.
HOUR
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 8 8
HOUR HOUR MINUTES A.M. A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 0 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
AE 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 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
HIGHMAY YO HIGHMAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE EROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK. EROMSOME RECOGNIZABLELANDMARK.
AS CAND Ky, Ky.
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LOoKing LOOKiNg
BACK
KiRKST. TAN
side
Froot
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
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENCMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
B
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1
1
1
1 30
1
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 67

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
NE
WNW ENE
wSW ESE
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk apPTOPRlate bloCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 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 MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE O3SERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
ExPLAiN best in Seven ExPLAiN best in SeveN
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER WATER YOU YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
Looking through through A
telecopE
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH RAFFIC FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANI ES? 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 WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
omminutes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENCMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES A 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 CN 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?
Aboutten-min.
0
LAteR
11. CONDITIONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER 1
DAY CUMULUS cLouDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring- CIRRUs CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) bone) LIGHT LIGHT RAIN RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMAUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT 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? 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
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 OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME!
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKERT
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEARI
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOB9LE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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9. DID THE PHENOMEN N MOVE BEHIND 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 MIGMT
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? HOLO 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 CH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULO HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. PHENOMENCN WOULO 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 APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDDWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE Ikai
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 NOTEO THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. COMMON OEJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
NOThiNg NOThiNg
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES DNO.IF YES,"DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YESNO. 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? NO. IF DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
IYES 0 NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADI
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAWE LAST NAME FIRST FIRST NA NA
ADDREss /Srart City, State and Zip Code ADDREss /Srart, City, State and Zip Code
41101 441101
TELEPTD-A TELEP- AGE
14 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADOITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY INDICATE ADOITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
2S. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON? SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
28 NOV VEAR 1967 NOVYEAR 1967
NAME DAY. DAY_. MONTH
25. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. JAN
DAY4 MONTH_ YEAR1968
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287o067
jening
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTE OH1045433
REPLY TO ATTN OP: TDPT/UFO
SUBJRCT: UFO Observation, 28 November 1967 1301117
TO:
Ashland, Ky 41101
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.
JAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director of Production AF Form 117
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Ramey Home Residents
Sight Objects In Sky
The second sighting of "ob- cold kept her inside most of
jects in the sky'" was reported the time but she did make
Monday night - this time by several trips outdoors to watch
Miss Gertrude Ramey, founder the objects. Jokingly, this morn-
and superintendent of the Ra- ing she said, "If 'they' land and
mey Children's Home, and want to be taken to our leader,
about 14 of the home's res dents. I'm going to send them to The
The "thing." described as Independent to see Bob McCul-
silver in color and much bigger lough." (McCullough is editor
than a star, appeared first over of The Independent and on the
the home and from it later Ramey Home board of direc-
came about 11 other smaller tors.)
objects. objects. Miss Effingham, who said she 1
Miss Minel Effingham, a stu- had "never seen anything like
dent at Ashland Community it," said the large object would it." said the large object would
College, said she and the other get red, dim, disappear and
youngsters - all high school then reappear. The 11 smaller
college age - watched the un- college age - watched the un- objects stayed silvery in color
identified flying objects from and in formatons of about three
about 8:30 until nearly 10 p. m. to a group and would disap-
Miss Ramey said the bitter pear when the large one did. pear when the large one did.
The children have a large
telescope on a tripod and used telescope on a tripod and used
it last night but the only thing
Ramey Home it would pick up was white
flashes of light, she said.
(Continued From Page One) The ACC sophomore said she
fast.' "stood there with my mouth
Miss Effingham said the for- open" as the obiects would
mations didn't take off but just hover, move off and return.
dimmed and disappeared. "There ewas no motor sound
There may be some explana-
tion, but I don't quite under- and they travelled extremely
stand it," she said, adding that (Continued on Page 12, Column 3,
there was not much sleep last
night for the youngsters s who
saw the phenomena.
Several miles from the Ra-
mey Home, and about the same
time the children were watch-
ing the sky, Ashland Patrol-
men Roger Gussler and Clyde
Trimble were stationed at the
ranger fower with high-power-
ed.binoculars. ed.binoculars.
Gussler, who reported seeing Gussler, who reported seeing
objects in the east-southeast
skies Sunday night, said he and
Trimble did not see anything
I except several "shooting stars except several shooting stars
and airplanes" during their 212- and airplanes" during their 21-
hour vigil.
The patrolman said "the view The patrolman said "the view
is beautiful, you can see all
around." but none of the ob-
jects he watched for nearly
three hours Sunday night were
seen. The tower is located off
Rt. 53a which joins the entrance
to I-b4 and he and Trimble
called it off about 10 p. m.,
he said.

UR 2958
TDPTUPO) i Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/30 Dec 67
UFO Observation, 23 November 1967
Ashland Police Department
Ashland, Kentucky 41101
l. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of an unidentified
flying object report that occurred in Ashland at 8:30 pn on
28 November l967. The observer stated that he saw two large
self-luminous objects that alternated between red and silver.
2. Request infornation on whether you recorded any similar
reports on this night.
3. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
ECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MajOr, USAF
Chier, Aerial Phenomena Office
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BOB Nr 2l-R258
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 UNII DENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF OUESTIONS. LEORMATION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME ONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
BASE INVESTIGATOR DDOR FORAVRI (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S43 AW 80- F ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO TH OTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 28 MONTH NOU YEAR 67
WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR. MINUTES 30A.M. P.M.
. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES35A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 4. TIME/ZONE D DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 0 MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND 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
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
ashland,Ky ashland,Ky fye. fye.
were we WE we
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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.
90 -
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1
1
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OSSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 37

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
WNW ENE
WSW WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW
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
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A AND "D°. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE NOVEMENT
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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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THZY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
These were the second
we saw
There ws only one the Finttime
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 NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Roin) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY 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 YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) (1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
√ J MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTiAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF 20 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.
ITwas thers was aFew stree lionts.
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 OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
andsilver and so on. They were solid. Itwaornound. Iteras
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON?. (CheCk sPPrOprlBtS blOcKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN I CAR AS DRIVER 0 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 MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMZNON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST .
NORTHWEST NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES YES NO LJNO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
IT
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING 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. TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHEFE 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
about 5minitys FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO?
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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CHANGE COLORT
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? .
CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE1
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
We were Looking For PHermenons-through atelesospe.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
over ahill
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR SJILDING AT ANY TIME?
0 YES R NO. IF *YES,"DESCRISE.
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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 M/"CH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ASLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENCN WOULD 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 APPLICABLE 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? YES NO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 13. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE, OF.THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE LE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON C3JECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD SEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT MANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? LYES NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES A. DID THE PHENOMENO DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IFYES,"DESCRISE. IF*YES," DESCRISE.
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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 DIO THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR MAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME.MIODLE NAME
ADCREss (Stress, City, State ana ztp Code) ADCREss (Stress, City, State anazip Code)
TELEPHO de and number) de and number AGE
1.5 15 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
In School In School
NNVADLXJUAOSEXU
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? 25. WHEN AND TO DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAMEWCMI NAMELCM/ Police DAY ? MONTH DAY? MONTH YEAR
2S. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. 2S. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY.11 DAY/L MONTH YEAR 67
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CITY OFASHLAND
KED KY
CHARTERED 1854
WHEHE COAL MEETS IRON
CHIEDY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
January 4, 1968
Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Major, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technoligies Division
Production Directorate Froduction Directorate
Wright-Patterson Air Force Pase, Ohio 45433 Wright-Patterson Air Force Pase, Ohio 45433
Re: Re: TEPT (UFO)
Dear Sir:
Reference your inquiry dated January 2, 196s concerning
any information this department might have regarding an add-
itional reports and etc. relative to the UFO being seen on
the same night.
The enclosed newspaper clippings contain about the same
type of reports department received on that particular
night.
For your information, this department has not received
any other reports since that time concerning people who have
seen anything of this nature in our area.
Hoping this will be of assistance to in your invest-
igation, I remain igation, I remain
Very truly yours, Very truly yours,
ei EMectlira iCMetlira
Lewis E. Mutters
Chief of Police

P. O. BOX 3II, ASHLAND, KY. 41101
MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1967
P. O. BOX 311, ASHLAND, KY. smiug was re-
Police Officer 41101
u TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1967
in
Sees Flying C Ramey Home Residents
=
Saucers a
Sight Objects In Sky
Police offieers in Ashland
have for years been receiving I- The second sighting of "ob-
calls sbout unidentified d flying jects in the sky" was reported cold kept her inside most of
objects. Now, one of the po- Monday night - this time by the time but she did make
liee afficers has reported see- Miss Gertrude Rarney, founder several trips outdoors to watch
ing them. and s superintendent of the Ra- the objects. Jokingly, this morn-
mey Children's ing she said, "If 'they' land and
A previousiy A previousiy skeptical skentical Pa. Pa- y Home, and and want to be taken to our leader, want to be taken to our leader,
trolman Roger Gussler, who Gussler, whe 1- about 14 of the home's res dents. about 14 of the home's res dents. I'm going to send them to The
"never looked for flying saue- "never looked for flying save- 3- The "thing," described The thing," described as Independent to see Bob McCul-
ers hefore," taid his co-work- ) silver in color and much bigger lough." (McCullough is editor lough." (McCullough is editor
ars this morning that he watch- ars this marning that he watch- than a star, appeared first over of The Independent and on the
four or five for nearly three four or five for nearly three the home and from it later Ramey Home board of direc- Ramey Hore board of direc-
hours Sunday night. came about 11 other smaller tors.)
"And I wasn't just seeing And I wasn't just seeing objects. Miss Effingham, who said she
things'" the patrolman declar- things'," the patrolman declar- Miss Minel Effingham, a stu- Miss Minel Effinghar, a stu- had "never seen anything like
ed. "lt was so strikingly olb- ed. lt was so strikingly olo- dent at Ashland Community it," said the large object would it," said the large object would
vious, I'm surprised you haven't College, said she and the other get red, dim, disappear and
.had telephone calls galore." had telephone calls galore." youngsters -- all high school youngsters - all high school then reappear. The 11 smaller then reappear. The II smaller
college age - watched the un- objects stayed silvery in color
Cussler, who resides at 4357 identified flying objects from and in formatons of about three
Gartin Ave., said the objects about 8:30 until nearly 10 p. m. to a group and would disap-
ware generally in an easterly Miss Ramey said the bitter pear when the large one did.
to southeasterly direction, not
clustered, but in the same gen- The children have a large
eral area. telescope on a tripod and used
it last night but the only thing
"All I could see at firat," he it would pick up was white
said, "were red blinking lights, flashes of light, she said.
but they were going on and off The AC sophomore said she
slower than an aireraft warn- stood there with my mouth.
ing light." .
open" as the objects would
Having held a private pilot's T'45 4121 1698 ound ra*
lisense, Gussler has had exper- an ae a pue
iance in flying conventional Wd 9 AAE-.
aireraft. 2353-531 '4d RRd. 61?
Mee S  e elll Pt
Hie estimated the abiects at ZNNN
an altitude of 75,000-20.009 feet, 9001 Addy Aquo 2364 'I5 4162
and noted that seriedie meve- 22 17 A-'PdV Oro1
"9266-533 'Ud 'sjad ou
ments, some of them in an up- CENN 2200
ward direction a 2,000-4,000 ward direction a 2,000-4,000 E22-22 4 P0A4 'E22Y-PZ2 '4d 'heee EECC
feet, were excaedingiv fast. feet, puon pn  Cn Gan 5 5
"He sure turned * an." "He sure turned  an." ANMANTT COT GEBES
NEN MEN
Gussler added, Gussler added, Then he'd Then he'd 2222-220 "4d Ppeeed Ppeeed '339E-513 JO
slop so abruptly that  human slop so abruptly that  human 'Dad Y a
being couldn't have been in- ST PIEZ-1Ip PIEZ-1Iv
side. It weuld have killed him." 10 M MON '922-42t Er-!t 4d'sunph 'ssjeisdn d Ge. M M
B A-HA 7 PE FW
Hig noted that he and three '6E57-72E 'NNENN
Pd 'piad 6ES7-42t J0 JO 999E-538
other poliee officers will equip WIE WIEE
themselves with high-powered 2295 CLLL t2LL 59
binncuiars and stand wateh to- WMhe. R aua SEs Y
night at the ranger tower, just Jou NOO-GS 03553
IIM '3L 'ad.
in case any others turn up. '4d 20O5 'ebouew Aidde Jo 9200-520
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P. O. BOX 311, ASHLAND, KY. 41101
MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1967
P. O. BOX 311, ASHLAND, KY. LA "LA was re-
Police Officer 41101 TUESDAY
u EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1967
in
Sees Flying a Ramey Home Residents
n
Saucers n
1- Sight Objects In Sky
Polien oftieers in Ashland 4
have for years been receiving 1- The second sighting of "ob | cold kept her inside most of
calls about unidentified flying jects in the sky"' was reported the time but she did make
chjects. Now, one of the po- Monday night - this time by several trips outdoors to watch
lice officers has reported see- Miss Gertrude Ramey, founder the objects. Jokingly, this morn-
ing them. and s superintendent of the Ra- ing she said, "'If 'they' land and
A previously skeptical Pa- mey Children's Home, and want to be taken to our leader,
trolman Roger trolman Roger Gussler, Gussler, whe whe about 14 of the home's res dents. I'm going to send them to The I'm going to send them to The
"never lcoked for flying "never leoked for flying saue saue. 3- The "thing." described as Independent to see Bob McCul- Independent to see Bob MeCul-
ers befors," tald his co-work- ers befors," told his co-work- :) :) silver in cokor and much bigger silver in color and much bigger lough." (McCullough is editor lough." (McCullough is editor
ers this morning that he watch- than a star, appeared first over of The Independent and on the
four or five for nearly three the home and from it later Ramey Home board of direc- Ramey Home board of direc-
hours Sunday night. came about 11 other smaller came about 11 other smaller tors.)
"And I wasn't just "And I wasn't 'just seeing objects. Miss Effingham, who said she
seaing Miss Minel Effingham, a stu- Miss Minel Effingham, a stu- had "never seen anything glike like
things'," the patrolman declar- dent at Ashland Community it," said the large object would it,"
ed. "it was so strikingly ob- ed. it was so strikingly ob- College, said she and the other 'said the large object would
vious, I'm surprised you haven't youngsters - all high school get red, dim, disappear and get red, dim, disappear and
had teiephone calls galore." had teiephone calls galore.". college age - watched the un- then reappear. The i1 smaller then reappear. The i smaller
identified flying objects from objects stayed silvery in color
Gussler, who resides at 1357 and in formatons of about three
Gartin Ave., said the objects about 8:30 until nearly 10 p. m. to a group and would disap-
were generally in an easterly Miss Ramey said the bitter pear when the large one did.
to southeasterly direction, not The children have a large
clustered, but in the same gen- telescope on a tripod and used
eral area. it last night but the only thing
"All I could see et first," h it would pick up was white
said, 'werg red blinking lights, flashes of light, she said.
but they were going an and off The ACC sophomore said she
slower than an aireraft warn- stood there with my mouth
ing light." open" as the objects would
Having held a private pilot's hover, move off and return.
license, Gussier has had e exper- "There was no motor sound
ience in flying conventional and they travelled
aireraft. extremely
(Continued on Page 12, Column 5,|
He astimated the objects at 20008888008
an altitude of 15,000-20,009 feet,
- and nated that periedic move-
ments, some of them in an up- Ramey yHome
ward direction of 3,000-4,000
feet, were exceedingly fast. (Continued From Page One)
"He sure turned it on." "He sure turned it on." fast.' fast.
Miss Effingham said the for-
Gussier added, "Then he'd mations didn't take off but just mations didn't take off but just
stop so abruptly that a human dimmed and disappeared.
being covldin't have been in- There may be some explana- "There may be some explana-
side. It would have killed him." tion, but I don't quite under-
He noted that he and three He noted that he and three stand it," she said, adding stand it," she said, adding that
other poliee officers will equip there was not much sleep last
themseives with high-powered night for the youngsters night for the youngsters who
binceulars and stand wateh to- saw the phenomena. saw the phenomena.
night at the ranger tower, just Several miles from the Ra-
in case any others. turn up.- in case any others. turn up. mey Home, and about the same
1 time the children were watch- time the c
d ing the sky, Ashland Patrol-
men Roger Gussler and Clyde
Trimble were stationed at the
ranger tower with high-power-
ed binoculars.
Gussler, who reported seeing
objects in the east-southeast
skies Sunday night, said he and
Trimble did not see anything
except several shooting stars
and airplanes" during their 2%-
hour vigil.
The patrolman said "the view
is beautiful, you can see all
around," but none of the ob-
jects he watched for nearly
three hours Sunday night were
seen. The tower is located off
Rt. 538 which joins the entrance
to I64 and he and Trimble
e called it off about 10 p. m.,
e he said.
AII

.
ASHLAND (KY) DAILY INDEPENDENT WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1967
Additional Sightings Of
UFOs Reported Today s hepol
oddy
Additional sightings of "un- The Police Department report- Additional sightings of "un- The Police Department report-
identified flying objects" - scat-ed receiving a couple of calls in identified flying objects" - scat-ed receiving a couple of calls in
tered but about the same time - the early hours last night from
were reported today to The Inde- the South Ashland area.
pendent and the Police Depart- Miss Gertrude Ramey, founder
ment. and superintendent of the Ramey
Mrs .Donald Hand of 624 Wheel- Children's Home, said this morn- Children's Home, said this morn-
er St., Flatwoods, said she hap- er St.. Flatwoods, said she hap- ing that te children were out ing that te children were out
pened to look out her bedroom watching again last night and
window about 11:30 last night and were joined from about 8 until window about 11:30 last night and were joined from about 8 until
her eyes were attracted to three 1o by Patrolman Roger Gussler.
objects which she first thought who reported the first sighting
were stars. Sunday night. She said she did not
Looking toward the east. Mrs. join the children because of the
Hand said she watched as the ob- cold weather.
jects seemed to move in a pat- Monday night, 14 of the home's
tern. .. "back and forth and up residents - high school and col-
and down. The one in the center lege age - reported seeing a
had red and green lights but the large object and 11 smaller ones
other two objects rernained a sil- in the night sky.
ver color and blinked."
All of the objects were blink-
ing but they "went so fast I
thought my eyes were playing
tricks on me," she said. After
watching for about an hour, she
retired and had no trouble
sleeping."
Mrs. Hand said she mentioned
the incident this morning to her
son. Stephen, 11, and was told
that he had seen objects earlier
in the night but hadn't mentioned
them until his mother did. them until his mother did.
The mother had taken her son to
the doctor last night and had left
hirm in the car after they return- him in the car after they return-
ed while she went into a neigh-
bor's home to get her daughtery
about 9:3n. Stephen told his moth- about 9:30. Stephen told his moth-
er this morning that it was while
he was waiting in the car for her he was waiting in the car for her!
that be had seen the objects in that be had seen the objects in
the sky which he described as
similar to those she later saw.
Another sighting was reported
this morning by Mrs. Helen Jus-
tice of 32c5 Hackworth St.. whose
son, Bobby, 22. told her of seeing
an object at 10:30 last night.
The son. who lives at 2a3s Grif-
fith St.. was driving home from
his parents' house and noticed an
object at the top of his windshield
as he passed Moore Street. He
said the "round, blue-white ob-
ject" was hovering low ahead of
him and he followed it to 29th
and Main Streets where it "just
disappeared."
Mrs. Justice quoted her son as
saying he first thought the ob-
ject was a reflection from a car
or other light. It made no
sound," he said.
.

28%0067
! JAN 2 1968
TDPT (UFO) Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/30 Dec 67
UFO Observation, 28 November 1967
Huntington Municipal Airport
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
L. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of an unidentified
flying
between 8:25 pm and 8:35 pn on 28 November 1967. The observer
stated that he saw two large self-luminous ob jects that alternated
between red and silver.
2. Were there any incoming or departing aircraft from your airfield,
possibly over the Ashland area, at fairly low altitudes? Did you
DA FII T 3. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

TRI-STATE AIRPORT
Walker Long Dield
P. O. BOX 434
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25709
January 4, 1968
Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr.
Departmen the Air Force
Headquarters Foreign Technology Division
Wright-Patterson ase, Ohio 45433
Subject: oubject: UF0 Observation, 28 vember 1967
Dear Sir: Dear Sir:
In checking the airport records, we find that Allegheny
Flight 5l9 arrived 8:32 p.m., November 28th and departed
shortly thereafter shortly thereafter. It It was a Convair 580 with red and
white strobe lights and white strobe lights and as you know the Convair 580 makes you know the Convair 580 makes
very little noise. very little noise.
Several weeks ago we had the same request from persons
along the Ohio Valley, Northeast of the airport and from
investigating the area we found that it was in the flight
pattern of Allegheny flights.
If we can be of any other assistance please feel free to
request.
Very truly yours,
.Crppodion
AOC/r AOC/r
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11

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AI
BASE. OHIO 43433
REPLY TO ATTN OP: TDPT/UFO
SUBJECT: UFO Cbservation, 28 November 1967 M 2X3
Ashland Kentucky 4llol
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Branch (Project Branch (Project
- Blue Book) as being a witness to an unidentified flying object. Blue Book) as being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
would you please complete the attached AF Form .17 and return it would you please complete the attached AF Form 17 and return it ovember 1967 Hovember 1967
in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this sighting, in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this sighting,
would you please make a statement to this effect on the attached form. would you please make a statement to this effect on the attached form.
The information which you provide will be used in evaluating this The information which you provide will be used in evaluating this
observation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. observation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
CAMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Director of Production AF Form 117
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