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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TUAH GROUP 2. LOCATION
20 J8n 68 ..1000Z Portland, Maine 7
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian Other: UNRELIABLE REPORT
-4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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5. 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. AND ANALYSIS
2-10 minutes 2-10 minutes The observer sighted an object had multi-color lights on it. sighted an object had multi-color lights on it.
The object was seen ir object was seen i NE and was moving up and down.
6. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Comments: The observer is observer is only yrs of age. His mother
Ground Visual this is something he is something he himself want- himself want-
7. COURSE wrote that, " I think that think that
7. COURSE ed to ed to see and although he believes that it is true, I do
aivtlian not." Since it is felt that the report is the result of the
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active imagination of a child. The report
8. PHOTOS report because of Age."
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17 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OE THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
( TYPE, FILTER. LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OS THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED 5 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 OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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2I. DIO YOU NOTICE ANY OOOR. NOISE, OR HEAT SMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? 2 YES NO. IF YES• DESCRISE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO. Jnkonn
IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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22. MAVE YOU EVER SEEN TMIS OM A SIMILAR PNEHOMENON JKFORK! CYE3 []MO. :F *YES,°GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
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23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF *YES, DID THEY SEE IT TOO!
YESNO.
A. LIST TMEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST HAME, MIDDLE HAME
ADDRESS (Ssreet, City. State and Zip Code)
TELEPHONE (Area code and AGE
Un on MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL ORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WNICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25 WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENCMENON?
NAME OAY9 MONTH_ YEAR
25. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS SQUESTIONNAIRE.
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HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OH1O 45433
RXPLY TO
ATTN OP: TDPT/UFO
SUSJICT: UFO Observation
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Portland, Maine 04103
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. recelved is not sufflcient Io Request
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting Thank you fo reporting your observation to your observation to
the Air Force.
JAMES C. MANATT, COlOneL, USAF 1 Atch
Director duction iction AF Form 117
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BUDGET BUREAU APPIOYAL
SIGHTING OF L NUMBER 21-2259
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCER
ANSWER AI THE INFORMATION YOU CIVS WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. IR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHI0 45433, AFRSO-[7. (IF ADD!TIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARR. TIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THI RM OR ANNOTATE KITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
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2. WHAT DIO U R T SIGH T E P H ENOMENON?
HOUR_ MINUTES. MA.M. CP.N.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR. 6 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK
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5. 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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DIRECTION TO THE PHENCMENON WHEN FIRS? SEEN. PLACE A *B' ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
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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

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B. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChACk APDTODRIATe blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING r aV 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, COMP L ETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRE CTION YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST 0 YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN 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. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAF TRAFI FIC 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 WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENG OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME LNNOT 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 OUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAD
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW HANY WERE "HERC? DRAW A PISTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE AUCII
ARRANGEL. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OURING THE SIGHTING
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A. SNY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW flu/fY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRaus CLouDs (High fleccy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS 5(Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUNULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorns) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
.. . IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT 010 01D YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON? AND MOON?
(t) (t) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW AFEW MOON WITH HALO MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDOEN BY CLOUDS
UNXNOWN UNXNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
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(NEC nOON) OVERHEAD(NECnOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
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 DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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2. 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 NOTICEO. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIO 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 OSJECT IN YOUR FIELO OF VIEW.
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SFIN 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 A. HOW DID IT FINALLY FIN ALLY DISAPPEAR?
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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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW TKE 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 KNCWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS CCVERED 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 COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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