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PROJEC: 10O73 RECCRD
i. DATE -TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
A-11 63 06/00252! Lyt'SOK, New Yora i Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCUSION
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Civilian
4 NLMBER OF OBJECTS The description is consistent that of a green meteor.
One
5. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
a 2 Seconds The observer 2 seconds A
. coming down at a very great slant. I IS
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Viswal
7. COURSE
Descending
8. PHOTOS
. Yes
XNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
OFFICL OF THE SECRETARY April 17, 1968
Dear
This will reply to your recent letter in which you reported
seeing an unidentified flying object (uro).
Without additional information, we cannot offer an explanation
of the object you saw. However, if you will complete the attached
questionnaire and mail it in the inclosed envelope, our technical
people at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will be able to investi-
gate further and make an evaluation.
Should you ever sight another Uro, please report Should you ever signc anoth it as scon
as possible to the nearest Air Force base. as possible to the nearest Air Each base has a UFO ich base has a UFO
investigator, who is in a better investigator, who is in a better position to make an position make a on-the-spot on-the-spot
investigation which usually results in investigation which usually results in a more accurate ,a more accurat analysis. inalysis.
In the meantime, we are sending you some literature that may
help you identify the sighting. Thank you for reporting it to the it to the
Air Force.
Sincerely,
IS1 1S1
DAVID L. STTIES
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachments
Lynbrook, New York 11563
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Without additional information, we cannot offer an explanation
of the object you saw. However, if you will complete the attached
envelope, our technical
people at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will be able to investi-
Should you ever sight another Uro, please report it as soon
Should you ever Force base Each base has a UFO lach b a UFO
as possible as possible to the nearest Air Force base.
investigator, who is in a better position investigator, who a better position to make an on-the-spot make s n-the-spot
investigation which usually investigation which usually acei analysis.
In the meantime, we are sending vou some literature sending you some literature that may
help you identify the sighting. Thank you fo reporting it to the
Air Force.
Sincerely,
DAVID L. STILES
Lt Colonel, USAF
2 Chief, Civil Branch
Conmunity Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachments
11563 Coord Cy - SAF-OICC
Lynbrook, New York Cmbk Cy - SAF-OIC
Activity Cy - SAF-OIC
Reader Cy - SAF-OI
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SAF-OICC
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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
ANSWER AL ESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR
YOUR PERMISS RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON A
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ MONTH LE YEAR 68
2. WHAT T E u FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR701 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIM 5 DID YOU L AST SIGHT T H IE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
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
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.
N+E
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Horag Jarag
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A" ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 2= THE POINTSHOWN PLACE AN ON THE CURVED 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 INDICATE THE
OIRECTION 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
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
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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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK apPrOPriate bloCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION CF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 7 AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER di
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
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DESCRIBE TYPE CF 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?
TIVE
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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?
Thire was ondy I U.F0.
11. CoNDiTioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY e. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMSUS CLoUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG V 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 V BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTINS WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Newr noOn)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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SPIN LIKE A TODT
MAKE CANOISET .
FLUTTER OR WCBALE7
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
HOW DIOIT FINALLY DISAPPEARI HOA DIOIT FINALLY DISAPPEARI
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8 OID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
D YES NO IT *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 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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ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE OATA.
EYEGLASSES . CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPF
SIOE WINDONOF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOHPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU CRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSIS
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WASYOUR MPHESIO L T. t THE
PHENOMENON GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED_ZLSZILL PHENOMENON' GIVEEUA A 1
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COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITYT C] YES NO. IF *YES, DES
A. DID THE PHENONENCN DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL
IF*YES.*OESC*2E
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES E DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? C7YES NO. IF "YES," DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES 0 NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDREss (Sureat. in Srate and Zip Code)
TELEPHONEirea code and number) AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITONAL INFORATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITONALINFORMAATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25.WHEN AND TO WHOM DIO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY YEAR
25. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY.
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