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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6889678
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONVista California
FRAMES22

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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION beyond the
edges were sharp, but light extended craft's
Ground-Visual edges(HALo effect).
7. COURSE was given for 3 Feb. 68
COMMENTS: Originally :the report
W by a young boy. The boy's mother was given a witness to
. PHOTOS the event so a ll7 was sent to her. She stated her
completed form that the sighting had occurred on 2 Feb.·
Yo 68. Surface winds for Vista at 2oo hrs. were from Olo deg.
No at O2 knots, at 2l00 hrs calm and at 2200 hrs. from 100 at O2 knots, at 2l00 hrs calm and at 2200 hrs. from l00
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSIC IDENCE deg. at O4 knots. Since the wind both an hour before deg. at 04 4 knots. Since the wind both an hour before
and an hour later had a westedy it is felt that a hot air and an hour later had a westery it is felt that a hot air
Yo balloon is a possible explanation for the observation. balloon is a possible explanation for the observation.
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 Previoua ditions Previous ditions of used sed
NONNBIOAUON
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AFR 80-17(C1)
15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
V-
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 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.
match woudd have covered about 1/5th of
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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
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES 2tNo B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES OINO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE 8Mfie
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED_5OO _MOL 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 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. n comparison except
their is nothing in
possible an anto.
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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. OID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES,- DESCRIBE.
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2R. HAVE YOU ZVER SEEN TNIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEPORE?  YES EJAO. IF AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? C-YES NO. SEE IT TOO?
YES HO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
(same)
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Streer, City, State and Zip Code)
Dceanside,California 92054
TELEPHONE AGE
40 10 MALE X FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPEAIENCE WHICH MAY INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. BE PERTINENT.
Secretary Secretary for for real estate office real estate office
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY- MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 29 Anril 1958.
MONTH YEAR
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3 Fe668
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
UFO Observation MAY64
SUAJECT 3 February 1968
TO: Mr an
92083
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
Byrl96n it
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. The information which you provide will be used in
evaluating this observation. Thank you for your assistance in this
matter.
N
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, NILLA, Jr, Major, USAF 1 Atch
Ehief, Aeria Chief, Aeri enomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division Division (2 cys)
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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by car
the curb and my sone came in to get me. I saw an object
(about the size of a dime at arms length) of a bright gold
color come over a hill and pass over the sky in aboug 5 to
8 minutes It then went over the other horizon.
similar experience
as this U.S.
The folloring refer to him: age-41
insurance salesman
phone and address same
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
BURLINGTON,IOWA-ONTARIO,CALIF. HERE-
SEE f TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
UI STA,
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
NAME
ADDRESS (Street, City. St
VIST A. LIE92083
TELEPHONE AGE
XM MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
H 7
occup
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPO R T THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY2YMONTH EEB YEAR 1868
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY27 MONTH FE-B3 YEARLIEL
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROYAL
NUMBER 21-R258
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 INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOU CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. INVESTIGATOR FOR FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-I7. (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?
DAY_ 3 MONTH EEB YEAR19ES
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9 MINUTES 00 A.M. P.M.
. WHAT TIME DID u AS T SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9 MINUTES O 5 A.M. P.M.
.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
□ EASTERN CENTRAL D 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.
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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AUG 67 Tolorrio. Attachment 1
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
&
wSw ESE
sw SE
sSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN *A" AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A "B" AT THE
POS!TION 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
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCk apprOpriate blockS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
X IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING SOVER 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 0-3mph
X SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND
3
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. X NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME IF "YES,* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE OF SIGHTING THE PHENOM NON WHERE THEY WERE IN THE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS HOW LO WAS THE PHENOMENON PHENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGT OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW HOW WAS TIME WAS TIME DETERMINED?I/ DE TERMIN
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSL Y? YES NO. IF "NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT ORI BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
17 DSS 8.0 BeHinD TREES T THen
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. 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 appropriute blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDS (Hig fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WA5 AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
X A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? NO. IF *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (New 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 Erc TEOECFD
100-150
ACEn A4LELT.
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c. St. Paul, Minnesota: See attachment 2 for radiosonde observation
OL. Requested surface observations are as follows:
1600L E
1700L
2. Data sources were Data sources ETAC surface ETAC surface and upper-air and upper-air history files and the
Asheville, N.C. data files. Surface observations for Middlesex (Newark),
New Jersey, were not available on 6 Oct 67 at 0300L and O400L. available on 6 Oct 67 at 0300L and 0400L. Extraction
or evaluation of all other weather data were adequate for all sightings.
FOR THE COMMANDER
the D.Mcale
JOHN T. McCABE, COlonel, USAF 2 Atch
Div. 1. 1 Surface Data Sheet
2.2 Upper-Air Data Sheets
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BREAK UP IN PARTS AND
CHANGE COLOR? $\fra$
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE SHAPE? X
FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? 7
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
WIPDOW Of CAR AND SAW COLO
OOJECT IDEAST. AFTER
RAn TO
Hoose tCoF Binoc0L RSAnD DREWTHE
( 7 EE
7HE 1E ATTENTION Of AT aTicn of FA
FATH THE3
DISAPPEAR? TREES AND
OUER TREES AND cuER Titen 0UE2 OUER2
B. DID THE PHENOM MENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YESS NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
TREES
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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 MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVEREC BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
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.
X EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES X BINOCULARS
X WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES 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 DISTANCES
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.
EXEEPT (poSSiBLY) A
POTHinG
CAR CAR
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES DNO.
IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
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Proj: 5992D STAR TREK - Surface Data SSgt Dunham
Station Date Time(L) Sky Cover Wind Visibility Sea Lvl Pres. Temp. & Dew Pt.
Newark, N.J. 6 Oct 67 0100 3/8 300/06 15 1012.2 66/54
= = 0300 No Data Available
= 0400 No Data Available
= 0500 3/8 320/14 15 1013.9 61/46
Miramar NAS, Cal 2 Feb 68 2000 8/8 010/02 15 1019.6 55/45
It = 2100 8/8 CAIM 15 1019.5 52/43
WOAS
11 = 2200 8/8 100/04 15 1019.5 48/43
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MAC JAN 06 FORM 36c PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM ARE OBSOLETE GENERAL PURPOSE WORK SHEET SC0-1111
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Feb67
TDPTR Lt Col Smith
2 February 19
TDPT (UFO) 2d Lt Marano 15 May 68
70916
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMEMA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-2250
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON ICERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER AL ESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR OONNEX ANYCE USIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. ReOR AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO TDETR), WRIGHT-
VE OR SKETCHES
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY2 MONTHFebruary YeaR_ 1968
2. WHAT D! ID Y ou F SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9:00 MINUTES. A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID L AST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9 MINUTES 05 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, IOENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
OBTECT
110057 110.s7
TReSS TRESS
THEES THEES
6. IMAGINE VOU 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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GA. MOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CZNTER OF THE COMPASS ROSZ. PLACE AN A^ ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRICTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A D° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
UA
NNY NNE
NW NE
A
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
SS 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
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aPprOpriate bloCKS.)
X OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING X IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR O AS DRIVER C 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
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST 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
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER OTHER TRAFFIC TRAF FIC W AS THERE THER this his time.
W21
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 23 NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME 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 LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
five-minutes to 8 min. X FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
Kitchen_clock-went outside at nine-came back about 8 after
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 DISAD.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
trees-but was seen instantly again.
It went behind
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TO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGZMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONOiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY B. WEATHER
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 A 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) (2) MOON
NONE X. X. BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A X A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New Or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? VISIBLE? n YES NO. IF YES." WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Neur noon)
IN SACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SP TO LIGHT SOURCE.
Main source for illumination was moon. streetlight, houselight Main source 1lumination was streetlight, houselight
(50:) (15')
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMIMOUS 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 OTH STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OSJECTIN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. The UFO appear
bright gold color. edges were sharp extended
beyond crafts edges(halo effect). Its shape was like that of
a car cunola. Its source light
than moon.
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GIVE OFF SMOKE? X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE SHAPE? 3 X
FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER R OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YQUR My ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? son came HEntgnouENoNhouse and told me to come out and
look at it.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
It came up (it seems) from the horizon-it then from the horizon-it then
traveresed the sky and went over the opnosite horizon. the opnosite horizon.
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YES IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
It : moved behind a cluster of trees at
one point.
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