PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE-- TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
8 Jan 68 Hawaii
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Military Probable: Astro; JUPITER Jot
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 hours 25 minutes Observer saw an object that, was like a landing light at spp-
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION roximately 10 miles. The object was first seen in the NE
and during the observation seemed to rise vertically very
Ground Visual slowly until at the end of the sighting it was at an ele. of
7. COURSE COURSE approx 70 deg.
unkown
8. PHOTOS
Yos
XX No XX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys
x No XX No
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-P OHIO 45433
REPLY TO JAN 25 1968
ATTN OF: TDPT/UFO
SURICT: UFO
TO: SSgt Donald Ell1s
1957-1 Comm Detachment
APO San Francisco 96305
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
addressed envelope. Thanl reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
JAMES AMES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
birector Production roduction AF Form 117
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THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON ERNING THE
ANSWER ALL FORA RESEARCH PURPOSES.
ONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR FERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR INVESTIGATOR FOR WARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW 80-17. ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO
DID
MONTH Jan YEAR68
2. WHAT TIM E DID U PHENOMENON?
HOUR10 MINUTES 45A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU L AST SIGH T HE PHENOMENON?
9 Jan 68 HOUR_ 1 MINUTES_10A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC XOTHER(HawAiian
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.
In Control Tower, looking In Control gEast. East.
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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 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B ° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A° CN THE COMPASS TO INOICATE 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
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WNW ENE
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SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN TE SKETCH BELOW. PLACE AN *A^° AT THE POSITION CF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIPST SEEN, AND A B° AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE *A ANO B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A^° AND B°. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVEO OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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FROM CONTROLTOWER
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B. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk apprOprlate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
X IN suilDinG Airport Control Tower IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER □ AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT X 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
PHENOMENONT
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EF CHES IN ITEMS 5 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 TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES IF YES,* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
brilliance.
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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?
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
X NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
X 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
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT X NO MOONLIGHT
X 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? WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Ned noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT 7 UNKNOWN
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
light Source was
from the object and a few scattered stars. from the object and a few scattered stars.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRISE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS IGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJ
The object appeared luminous white, round shape, visible haze
or tint.
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GIVE OFF SMOKE? X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE SHAPE? X
FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAXE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
sSgt Edgel E. Brown
T FiNALLY diSAPPeaR? \
It went out of It went out as it passed over the Control as it passed over the Control Tower. Tower.
8. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND ORIN FRON SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES DESCRIBE.
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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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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 X BINOCULARS 7 by 50
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
X WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESN
19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE QF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED unknown PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE unknown.
20. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A F 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,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
The landing light roximately 2
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ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? n YES A NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE PHYSICAL EVIDENC CE. YES XN.
IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NOIF *YESGIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW PHENOMENON? 2YES IE SEE IT TOO?
YESNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
SSgt
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
Ellis, Donald, Eugene
ADDRESS (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
Box 976,1957-1 Comm. Gp. APO San Francisco 96305
TELEPHONE (Area code and lnumber) AGE
Ext 2539 24 X MALE FEMALE
INOICATE AND ENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
Air Traffic Air Traffic Controller Controller r for five and one-half years. for five and one-ha years.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT
NAME Honolulu ARTCC, Hawaii DAY_8 MONTH_JanuARy YEAR _1968
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 12 MONTH_ February YEAR 1968
PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES

SUBJECT: UFO January 1968
TO: SSgt Edgel Brown
1957-1 Comm Detachment
APO San Francisco 96305
.
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
- Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFO sighting on 8 January 1968
would you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it
in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would sighting, would you you please please make a statement to this effect on make a statement to this effect on the the
attached form. The The information which you provide will be used in information which you provide 11 be used l in
evaluating this observation. obsery Thank you for you your assistance in 8881 in
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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3 JANUORY 68
. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: UFO vation .8
January 1968
TO: SSgt Mark Magefrau
1956-1 Comm Detachment
APO San Francisco 96305
Your name has been given to the Aerial Phenomena Office (Project
- Blue Bookas being a witness to an unidentified flying object.
If you were a witness to an UFO sighting on O
would y you please complete the attached AF Form it
in the envelope provided. If you were not a witness to this
sighting, would youI please make a statement to this effect on the
attached form. attached form. The The information information which you provide which you yill be used in be used in
evaluating evaluating this observation. observati Thank you hank you your assistance in
matter.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF NTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria Phenomena henomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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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 CON ING THE UN PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL N CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN ATOR FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE N
ATTACH SECURELY
DAY 8 MONTH JanUArY YEAR 1968
2. D SIGI H T IE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 10 MINUTES5 A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE ENOMENON?
9 January 1968 HOUR 1 MINUTES 10A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARO
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER (Hawaiian)
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.
In Control Tower, looking east. In Contr
6. 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A* ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH 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 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 INOICATE 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 B
WNW ENE
WSW
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
MOVEMENT 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.
PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES

B. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check approprlate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
X IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT X 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
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT EFFECTS SYOUR SXETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAF FIC W AS THERE1
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON IAND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IIN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME . CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
2 Y FAIRLY CERTAIN GUESS
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10. 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?
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
X NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE
X CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG X NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT X NO MOONLIGHT
X 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? IF 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
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DIST ANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
We were on duty in the Control Tower. When we noticed the phenomena urned
all lights off. There was very little i all lights There was very little illuriination present illuriination present
12. GIVE A 12. GIVE BRIEF BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT LIGHT. WHETHERIT
REFLECTED LG AS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID ARENT. WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INOICATE IF IT
APPEARED IPARISOMSWIT ROBSE OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OF VIE
It was a object an appear olid and was neither
sharp or around it.
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CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE S SHAPE? X
FLASH IOR FLICKERI X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT
The object.
A. HOW DID IT A. HOW DID IT
We stopped watching it when the object went out of
Tower. Tower.
B. DIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE TIME?
YES XNO. IF *YES,  DESCRIBE.
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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 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 WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
The 0na 40 ered
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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 X BINOCULARS 7 by 50
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
X WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? Y B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE. Unknown.
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
Landing light excess ten miles.
:
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES K NO. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES KNO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.

YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
SSgt Magde
SSgt Ell Lis, Donald
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
Brown, Edgel, Eugene .
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
Box 958, 1957-1 Comm. Gp. AP0 San Francisco 96305
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
Ext 2539 24 X MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFO AND ANY EXPERIEN WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
An Air Force Air Traffic Controller An Air Force Ai -
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25. WHEN N AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME SSgt Donald E Ellis DAY_ 8 MONTH_January YEAR 1968
26. DATE YOU
DAY_12 MONTH February YEAR 1968
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPIOVAL
NUMBER 21-2233
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE ERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
ONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN.RET (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB,OHIO 45433.IA FOR NARE SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDEN' TIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE IOMENON?
DAY_ 8 MONTH _JAn YEAR_ 68
2. WHAT IM E DID Y U F IRS T SIGH T H PHENOMENON?
HOUR_10 MINUTES 45 A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU L AST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
9Jan 68 HOUR 1 MINUTES 10 XA.M. P.M.
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4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER(Hawaiian)
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.
In Control In Contro Tower, facing Tower, facing East. East.
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 PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: JOHNSTON E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: JOHNSTON I ISLAND CONTROL TOWER
F• IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: F• IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS:
(1) CIVILIAN-ROBERT JOHNSON: AGE-27, ADDRESS-JOHNSTON ISLAND ( 6
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( (2) MILITARY-DONALD ELLIS: S/SGT, 1957-1 COMM. DETACHMENT, APO
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CONTROL TECHNICIAN, RELIABILITY-UNKNOWN.
MARK MAGDEFRAU, S/SGT, 1956-1 COMM• DETACHMENT, AP0 96305
CONTROL TOWER TECHNICIAN: RELIABILITY-UNKNOWN
G. VEATHER AND WINCS ALOFT SIGHTINGS.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
BA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ANE ATTHZ CZNTZR OF TH COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN 'A° ON THK 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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WSW ESE
SW SE
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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 *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
THELARGER SKETCH.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPprOpriate bloCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
X IN BUILDING Control Tower IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT X NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT 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 HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DIO YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 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 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
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
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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 HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING!
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11. CONDiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS cLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouOS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
X NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
X CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUOS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG X NONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT X NO MOONLIGHT
X 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 VISI9LE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeG nOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
While in Control Tower and there was very very little illumination present.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING V WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED 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. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OSSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
It was a round object, white in color. It was neither sharp
appeared brighter than the stars present.
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FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
Pointed out o me by the Controller on duty.
Object went out of iew when passing over top the Tower.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON 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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AFR 80-17(C1)
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES X BINOCULARS 7 X 50
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
X WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES?
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF S SPEEDunknown PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE UNKNOWN
2O. IN OROER 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.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT ANO WHAT YOU SAW.
Landing light of aircraft at night in excess of ten miles.
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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 XXNO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. C YES XXXNO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES 0 NO. IF THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Ssgt
Ssgt - Comm. Gp. Apo San Francsico 96305 .
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
Magdefrau, Mark, John
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
Box 962, 1957-1 Comm. Gp. Apo San Francisco 96305
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) TELEPHONE(Area code and number) AGE
Ext 2539 31 31 X MALE FEMALE
INDIC ADDITIONAL TION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
11 years Air Traffic Control experience.
25. WHEN REPORT THAT YOU
NaMeHonolulu ARTCcHawaii DAY MONTH JanuAry YEAR1958
25. DATE YOU CONPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_12 MONTH_February YEAR1968 8
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