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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7198557
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1968
REPORTED LOCATIONThousand Palms California
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
July 68 06452 Thousand Palms, California (1 Witna3s)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 4 - inspive
Civilian Other (UNKELIABLE FEPCRT) confidtuee.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS grt
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 Hours, 50 Minutes The observer originally wrote that he had "seen another flyin
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION saucer on 3l July 68.
A form ll7 was sent to the observer to complete. The date
Ground-Visual given on the returned, completed il7 was listed as lo given on the returned, completed ll7 was listed as lo July 68! July 68
7. COURSE The observer also statad on thia ll7 that he had also The observer also statad on thia ll7 that he had also seen a
UFO on 11 July 68.
SSW to SW
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XXNo
9. 9. PHYSICAL PHYSIC. VIDENCE IDENCE
Yos Yes
XCNo XOXNo
FORM FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previoua ditlons of this lorm may be uaed, Previoua ditlons of thia lorm may be uaed,
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WHERE WERE YOU HHEN SAW THE HENOMENONT (Chect approprlate blocks.)
OU TOOORS 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 OVEROPEN 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
PHENOMENONT 7
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 ANO 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 PHENO IENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN I OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
Sn0minte FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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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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1O. IF TNERE WERE HOPE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, NOW MANTWERA THEREY ORAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. OIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDITioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY e. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOU flsffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus cLouDs (High 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 WAS AT TNILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO "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 LAMP, ETC FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCEA
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTICN OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICA MPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN VIEW
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3. DID THE DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? PHENOMEN ION MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
DYES NNO. IF*YES." DESCRIBE.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN 15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 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 LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE GBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORN THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE 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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21.DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? KYES NO. IF"YES.DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF*YES.T DESCRIBE.
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25. WHEN AND TO SHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR 1965
26. QATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR/968
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PROJECT RES73 RECORD
DATU: TIME OROUP 2 LOCATION
12 0u1 c3 time unx THOUSAID PALNS, CALIFORMIA 1
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
civilion OTHER: UNRELIABLE REPORT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS that the observer sees tco many UFOs.
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5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
unk The observer saw two UFOs that neurly collided on 12 July l96s.
In a second letter, he describes another Uro he saw that had
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION red and white blinking lights.. An AF Form ll7 was sent to the
ground visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
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8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
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9. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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BA NOWIMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER OF THE COMPASS RSEE BLAC AN *A*ON THS COMSAS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN PLACY A"G* ON THE GOMPASS TO INOICATE THE OIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN "A* AT THE POSITION O= 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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SIGHTING UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NOWBER 21-8252
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE US AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USE Y OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, IAW AFR8O-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?
2 MONTi CULg. YEAR 1968
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2 WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR X =.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PH ENOMENONT
HOUR MINUTESSSA.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGNT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC TOTHER
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 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. OP 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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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
OFFICL OF THE SECRLTARY
Dear N Mr
This : replies to ycur letter postmarked August 5, l968, in
which you a state that you huve seen another unidentified flying
object (uFo), but did not know how to report it t the nearest
Air Force base.
We are inclosing another questionnaire and an envelope so you
can send a report of this sighting to Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio. Also inclosed is a list of Air Force bases in the
United States and their adiresses. In the future, please try to
report your sighting as soon as possible to the UFo Investigating
Officer at the nearest Air Force base.
Sincerely,
JAMES H. AIKMAN JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division Relations Division
Office of Office of Information
Attachments
Thousand housand Palms, California 92276
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11. CONDITiONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 8. 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 NIMaUS CLOuDS (Rain) HAIL •
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW ORSLEET
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 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? YES NO. IF 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 LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. SPECIF DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRICF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENONFINDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS ANO 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 POI T OF LIGHT. INOICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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OTHER CN FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRE CTION 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 ITEMS5 AND6
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 MU CH OTHER FIC WAS THERE?
010 YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? X YES INO. IF YES DESCRIBE WHEN THE WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANOWHERE THEY WERE IN THE SK RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
A planis landed befere the 4Fe appeared.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT V ERY SURE
CRJECT WAS IVS/GHT FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME MINED?
?
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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15. 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 ASLE 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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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT/ANY TIME?
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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 VICINITY7 X YES NO.IF *YES.DESCRIBE.
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able to investigate further and make an evaluation.
Should you ever sight another UFo, please report it as soon as
the United
States has a UFo investigator, who is in a better position to make
analysis.
In the meantime, you might be able to identify the sightings
yourself by looking at the categories of objects often reported as
UFO's in the Project Blue Book repon we are inclosing.
Sincerely,
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachments
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SAF-OICC/Miss Turnure/76526/August 8, 1968
AUG 8 1958
Dear Mr.
This replies to your letter postmarked August 5, l968, in
which you state that you have seen another unidentified flying
object (uro), but did not to report it t the nearest
Air Force base.
We are inclosing another questionnaire and an envelope so you
can send a report of this sighting to Wright-Patterson Air Force
United States and their addresses. In the future, please try to
report your sighting as soon as possible to the UFo Investigating
Officer at the nearest Air Force base.
Sincerely,
JAMES H. AIKMAN JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division Community Relations Division
Office of Office of. Information
Attachments
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ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME F RIDENTIFICATION)
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1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. 10 MONTH iDiLy YEAR.1968
2. WHAT T M E D1D YOU FIRST SIG T PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES H3u. P.M.
3. WHA TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 35A.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 HANO 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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PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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SA. NON IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE THE
OIAECTION TO THE PHEHOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B°ON THE COMPASS TCINOICATE THE DIREGTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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
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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