PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Greund-rtsual
7. COURSE COMENTS: Both boys requested to complete an AF Form 117
but neither has done s ' 4 Mar 69 Although the boys stated boy3 stated
they reported the sighte they reporte the plice, the Onaha police depot. police depot.
3. PHOTOS stated that they had not received any reports on this date, and stated that they had not received any reports or this date, and
that none of the officers on duty that night saw anything either. the officers on duty that night saw anything either.
7 Yas 7 Yos The boys had just been n talking about space ships and things of talking about space ships and things of
n Mo this"sort", ey sighted object. About 3 days to a week
9. PHYSIC PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DENCE la ter the observers reportedly sighted the same object again in
0 Yos same area and' traveling in the same direction, There sre several There are several
U Mo airfields SE of the observers position and the lighting config- airfields SE E observers position and the lighting config-
FORM uration of ths "UF uration of ths "U " is very similar to that or an aircrart. " is very similar to that or an alrcraft.
FTD SEPAI 0-32 FTD SEP4I .Although no record could be found of an an
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PIENOMENON THNOUGH ANY OH ThE POLLOWINGY IN
RSSCMIPTIONIOR DTNER ARPLICAILL ENTA.
ASSES CANERA VIEWER
AUSES UINGCULARS
x ELD TELESCOPE
MDOW OF VEHICLE THEODDLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. 0O YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES YES XNO B. DD YOU USE READINC GLASSIS7 YES XNO
16. AHAT WASYOUR IMPKESSION OF THE SPEEQUF T HE 1S. WHAT WAS YOURIMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OE THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED OL O BLP PHENOMENCN7 GIVE ESTIVATE OP OI TANCE. CarT
ITCLCSESIPAINT
20. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR GWN WORDS
A CONVON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SNY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHEAOVENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMDLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
No common object could be thought of that was similar. It appeared to
look like two pontoons joined by a front section. It was slightly longer
than it was wide.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY DDOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF. EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF"YES,"DESCRISE. ENO. IF "YES," DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GRO LN LEA VE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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HAVEYOU EVER SALN THIS ORAJILAR PHENONENON SEFOREY VCS NO. IF YES." GIVE DATE AND
.OCATION.
23.WAS ANYONE MITH YOU AT H E YOU SAW THE PHENOMENONT YES NO. IF "YES.. DID THEY SEE IT TOOT
XYes NO.
LIST DRESSES
68105
GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFO RMATION ASOUT YOURSELF
FIRSTNAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS n Zip Code)
Omaha Nebraska 68106
TEL and number) AGE
18 X MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADOITIONAL INFORMATIC INGLU CCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
A
25. WHEN AND TO WHCM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENONY
Patrolman Dozak, Cmana Police Dept. Thar
NAME DAY_EII_12_MONTHJULX YEaR 68
36. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY15 MONTHJULY YEAR_ 68
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not appear to gain any altitude. rapidl distance
south of south of th of Omaha,
the object
again but it was not seen. The boys were 18 years old and appeared to be
very responsible. very responsible They seemed to be sincere and quite positive in all
their responses their responses my questions,
han
ROY R CUNNINGHAM, CApt., USAF
Deputy Chief, Base Information Division
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MEMO FOR THE RECORD 23 July 1968
Subj: UFO Sighting, 11 July 1968
at approximately l2:35am. A Also, if the city police had received any
unusual in the log that night, and if anything g unidentified i was
tracked on radar.

2. There are only two airports in the vicinity of the sighting, the
Millard Municipal and the South Omaha. Neither of these airports
are very close. The closest one is at Millard. It is approxi-
mately seven miles southeast
3. I visited the Millard airport and no one there had seen
anything unusual or had heard of unusual. There were
no unusual design aircraft there. There There are no homemade or are no homemade or
experimental aircraft present at the airport. All aircraft were aircraft the airport. All were
of the usual light a style, both high wing and low style, both high wing and LOw wing- wing.
The same results The same results ained at the e other airport. ner airport.
4. I 4. I contacted the Omaha Radar Apprcach Control facility the Omaha Radar Approach Control facility and
spoke with Mr. with Mr. Elmer Elmer Gerfen, the manager. azer questioned all the
radar controllers controlle on duty that ni no unidentified no unidentified targets
were noted.
FOR THE COMMANDER
LoRCun ninghaw
ROY'R. CUNNINGHAM, Capt, USAF
Deputy Chief, Information Division
1
Peace.... is our Profession
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
AIR BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT: servation, 12 July 1968
TO:
Omaha, Nebraska 68106
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
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to 8
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial henomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OH10 43433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
10AUG133
SUBJECT UFO Observation
12 July 1968
TO:
Omaha, Nebraska
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
addressed envelope. Thank you reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chler, Aerial Phenomena Office denomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form Il7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

FECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office, self-addressed envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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TDPT (UFo) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/mhs/15 Aug 68
UFO Observation, 12 July 1968
Omaha Police Department
Omaha, Nebraska 68100
1. The Aerial Phenomena Office is in receipt of an unidentified flying
object (uFO) report ich occurred on 12 July 1968 at ours, juxt
outside of Oma and Dodge Streets).
2. The observers stated that they sighted an "y" shaped object that
had across the front and two green lights in back.
The object appeare oximately fifty feet across and was
traveling towa low level.
3. unusual objects for this date? We
would appreci a possible cause for this sighting.
4.
CO SILA TVTOLIO (OI) IOL
ECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, SECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, Lt Colonel, USAF USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office self-addressed envelope
[DLO (On) IL Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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12 July 68 Omaha, Neb.

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City of Omaba
POLICE POLICE DIVISION
A. V SORENSEN
OMAHA 2.NEBRASKA MAYOR
AODRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO L. K. SMITH
RICHARO R. ANDERSEN
CHIEF OF POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY DIREC
20 August 66
Aerial Phenomena Office
Wright-Patterson AFB
Chio 15433
Gentleren:
In reply to your letter of 16 August 68, be advised
that we have received no reports of Unidentified flying objeots
in this area on or about 12 July 68 at 0030 hours.
We have contacted Police Officers who were on duty,
but they, likewise, report that but they, 1 Likewise, report that they saw no such object in the they saw no such object in the
sky.
We trust that this information will meat with We trust that this information will meet with your your
satisfaction and approval.
Very thuly yo
llw d'e
Whles
Richard R. Andersen
Chief of Police
ml.
Glen-d Gates
Insrector of ' Detectives
Captain Murdock.d latner

You had previously stated that you were going to call regarding a
sighting of 0300 hours, Omaha, Nebraska. If you did
telephone the : observers, please make a written tramseript of your
conversation; your evaluation of the signtingi and Iorward then to
uO no later than tober 1968.
ZECTOR UINTANILLA, Jr, Lt CoLonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenosena Ofrice
Aerospace Technolo.ies Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
2

If you did contact the observers, please comply with ou requests,
as stated in our letter of 30 September 1968. Request your
compliance, with contents of this letter, on or before
25 November 1963.
AL JVIDLAO (OWN) IIGL ECTOR QUINLANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Eranch
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY LINDHEIMER ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH CENTER
18 November 1968
FTD (TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio 45433
Attn: TDPT (UFO)
Subj: Sighting of 68, Omaha, Nebr., Ken Woita
TO: Lt. Col. Hector
1. Enclosed is the complete transcript of my taped interview with
Kenneth, witness in the above referenced sighting. Kenneth, witness in the above re renced sighting
2. Will Will you please forward me another evaluation you please forward me another evaluation card so that I may card so that I may
fill it in in connection with the 25 February 196 in connection with the 25 February 1967, Fargo, No. Dakota, Fargo, No. Dakota,
sighting. The original one you sent has, unfortunately, been misplaced.
Thank you.
J. ALLEN HYNEK, Director
Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, I11. 60201

kind of a rectangular shape.
The thing itself shape oval? It had sharp
corners then?
Yes, and it was aporoximately 100' above us.
How could you judge tnat? Did it pass in front of anything?
Yeah, there were some Celephone poles hat above us, that were
close by, and it was close. I mean eeing things,
We could. tell that.
Well if there were some telephone poles by, or a house, it
would tell you roughly how far away it was.
Well there were some some telephone poles close by, and they I were
possibly, oh, thirty thirty feet. You could teet You could judge by that. It went by that. It went
directly over us.
Mas the sky clear or cloudy? Was the sky clear or cloudy?
Vas the moon out?
I don't think that it was. that it was a clear night,
so it must have been.
Vell, it's not out every night. Let's go oack to the light. When
from a light to an object?
closer. ,.From where we were when we first
saw it, we thought just a big light.
and what was the co that lignt?
White.
low bright did it ; seem?
noout Like a car light.
aoout how far away? Inat would you compare it to?
Vell I'll just give you this comgarison. When it passed over us it
hed a number of, like, car lignts in front of it. It was kind of

the oottom, or something. And we
got to this phone oooth, lled up the police, because that
, and told tnem about it.
What was their reaction?
notify SAC Air Force Base of our sighting.
how we got hold of it, most likely. Now, about the
shape and the contrast. Was the light so bright that it was hard
to make out ne shape?
make out the shape, because it was
sbove us, you know, just directly over us, and we could more or less
just see the bottom, and then as it passed by, the top part of it
uld just
Nere you conscious , as it passed over ,thatit actually blocked
out the light of stars, or was it at all?
No, it blocked out.
How long did this whole thing last? By the wa when you first
SON it, what direction were you looking in?
Ve were looking into the west, or rather the northwest.
are there trees or houses in that direction?
There are trees along the highway, there, somewhat, and you could
see it for a while, and then there's some slopes and it would be
cut off, and then as you traveled along there would be slopes with
trees and then you could see it. and after a ahile there was a dirt
approach it.
Now now long was it stationary on tne ground after you SaN it?
From the time we first saw it till , the time we got to the junk yard
where it took off, probaoly just a B matter of mimutes.

nard to get to. It's down
through some bugshes, and fences and weeds and stuff. Tney said
where we were standing we coulan' more,
would investigate it.
I don't think they found any marks. Let's preteend that you have
just got reliving the experience. When
say go, pretendoyou watcning the object and when
gets over head Oxay,
Now!
like a lot more to you at that
time. Describe its I motions, were they jerky, wobbly or smooth?
They were smooth.
And when it rose up straignt, did it stop and I then come toward you
it, it was just above this field. It night have angled up' somewhat
when it came toward us. It is on a down slope where it was hovering:
So what you think now is that it was novering to begin with and
just came toward you. C. t) H. ..... In what direction wis it
traveling?
In a southeasterly direction.
How much Longer did you see it/? How did it disappear?
Vell it appeared to oe going very slowly, and it seemed to pick up
speed as it went along, but tnat might be kind of deceptive because
it was going at an angle across fields, you know. But it just
seemed to maybe keep to the sane pace. After it was traveling for
a while, it just keot on going in this direction at about the sume
neight.
a

Was most of that time s was chasing it. (pause)
Maybe just a little bit over half the time v
Did I mention that we thought we saw one on another night?
No. Tell me about that.
One other night we were out in t
Was it also Jim? close. This time we just
enough to see
sort of chased it off, we just didn't thing or something different?
. Well do you think it was the same
It wasn't no airplane, I'm sure of that. It was the same object.
and it came - this time-we-were-south -of Dodge, approximately
or three miles fron shere we had seen it the first time, where
two hovering above this field, and it seened to angle in the same
direction, a southeasterly angle and about the same height and it was
seemed to be going , ah, seemingly faster this time.
How much later was that? .
I think it was three days to a week later.
What makes you think it was the same thing?
Motion and height, the lights o
we could very well distinguish that.
How close were you this time?
four blocks.
Did you ask if anyone else had seen it?
No. but the Air Force did.

them,
but he said that he did believe us, I mean he treated us very well.
Well that's 's quite true that many of them are ex
plained but ther are a nuumoer th.t are uneplained and those are
the ones we're interested in from a scientific standpoint.
Did ar ny different ideas aoout this? Did he see it elonger
or shorter time than you?
No, about the same time tnat I did, except that when he spotted it
Immediately when he srotted it,
he told me.
Do you remember what he first said?
Well I believe that he said "Look out in that field" and then "There's
a space-ship there," something along this line. And I kind of
chuckled to myself and there, you know, and I -
it looked like some big a, really, like
just a street light in the field, is wnat it looked like from the
distance ahat we were. Now that I Look back, it's impossible that
we really could see that and believe that.
oeen anyone out light?
close by,though.
Do you think you could get'hold where
you were and what'direction th hing was and go on.
O.K. I guess I could.
I'd sureaopreciate tnat. Anytning else that you think I should know?
This. he's going to call me tonight, and would you
like me to have him contact yo" some way?
Well yes, he could call me collect if he'd like to.
I'm almost sure I could have him do that.
Well that would be fine. Where is he stationed?
de's stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington,
Vell t thanks very much, etc.

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Ju
TEPT (UFO) 0E5 1968
UFO sighting of 12 July 1968, Omaha, Nebraska
Dr J A Hynek
Northwestern Univerity
Evanston, I inois 60201
Dr J Hynek
Reference our letter of 30 September and 12 November 1968 requesting
that you not only forward written transcript but also your evalua-
Omaha, Nebraska Uro sighting. requested
18 November 1968 enclosed are 20 analysis cards.
We would like you to complete a card on, not only the 25 Feburary
1967, Fargo, North Dakota sighting, but also on the 12 July 1968,
Omaha, Nebraska sighting. The card should include a summary of the
sighting, your evaluation, and your analysis as to why you evaluated the
case as you did.
amM TIODIe (on) JKI
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt ColOnel, USAF HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerial Ph Phenomena nenomena Branch 20 Project Record Cards
(oan)JKm Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate

aircraft in the area at oo3ocdt on l2 July 68, the sighting still appears to be of an
aircraft.
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pending ans year.
Reforence our
UFO sighting of 3 Apr C3 Cockrane, Wlsecnsin. Ir' you hove
beon unable to githor aiy additionol pertizont data, plense notify oeon
us. us. If you telephoned the If you telephoned observor, pleoce send us treasoripts. cbeervor, olcace
Plonse cvaluate the sighting on ths J Plonse cvaluate project reoord card that wes weS
sont to you on 22 No ov 68. v 65.
40 Reference the Upo sisbtins Reference the U7O sishtins or 17 Aor 67 sear 5a 17 4or 67 seer 5s prerson City,
Missouri. Misgouri. Pleace comy our our reguest of 7 Jan 69.
(MECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt ColoneL, MCTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt ColOneL, UBAF USAP
Chier, Aerial Phonowena Pherosena Branch
Aorospace Tochnologies Division
Production Directorate

2. I regret also, from your standpoint, that four cases ; must in my opinion
be evaluated I as unidentified.
3. I would rate the 12 July l968, Omaha, Nebraska, case as the weakest in this
category and the one at category and the one at Cochran, Wisconsin, the strongest. I obtained a good
tape recording , in the Cochran case, and will send you a copy of the transoriptic in the Cochran case, and will send you a copy of the transcriptic
as soon as my secretary can accomplish this. I obtained an additional taped taped
City because I needed to clesr up clesr up
several points, particularly the matter of the sighting possibly being several points, particularly the matter of the sighting possibly being caused caused
by the launching of a hot air balloon. by the launching o hot air balloon. I will send that transcript also if you
should wish it.
J. ALLEN HYNEK, Director
Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill. 60201

Civilian Unidentified
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One (1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Two 18-year old boys, called respon-
5 - 10 minutes sible by interrogating office (concurred in by Hynek through
phone call) saw a light near the ground coming toward them. When
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION was 15 feet above them and the
visual "size of a cottage"50'x7o' and rectangular. "size of cottage"50 rectangular. Boys chased it up Boys chased it up
to 90 mph but it angled away to 90 mph but it angled aw Boys called police, police ys called police, police
7. COURSE COURSE Northwest to Northwest to notified SAC. Hynek's notified SAC. Hynek's experiment boys indicated it took boys indicated it took
southeast passing nearly 25 seconds for for object to come overhead. The fact that object The fact that object
directly overhead seemed to have pontoons underneath and white lights in front seemed to have pontoons underneath and white lights in front
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS and green lights in back indicates outside possibility that
boys could have seen an aircraft and grossly misidentified it.
Yes However, they stated it was noiseless and blocked out the light
XX No of stars as it passed.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos
No
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SIGNTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMENA QUESTIOMMAIRE DUDGET MREAI APPROVAL
NOTbEr 21-226s
AS BEEN PREPNRED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE TTIE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INPORMATION
AS DENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSBRVKD. PLEASE TPY TO
ANSWA ALL OUESTONS IE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPGSES
YOUN NAMEW E USED IN CONNECTION WITIT ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS ON CONCLUSIONS WTHOUT
NOUN PERMISSIGN. NETUNN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETRO., WRIGHT.
PATTEKSON AFB, OHIO AS4S3, IAN AFRSO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SHCUNELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION)
WHE N DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? JULY 68
11
DAY MONTH YEAR
WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? X
12 30 A.M.
HOUR MINUTES
3. WHAT TIM E DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON? 12 35 X
HOUR. MINUTES A.M. p
X
TIME ZONE STANDARD
SASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC POTHER
5. WHERE MERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENONY IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE AODRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
Object was cited in a field between the Roberts Dairy Farm and Harm's
junk yard. The area is mostly farmland and rolling hills.
6. 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 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE, WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B° ON B°ON THE THE SAME SAME CURVED LINE TO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
Object was first sighted as it came up from small Object was first sighted as it came up from small valley valley between the between the
deiry farm and the junkyard. It was below the horizon when first sighted
and passed overhead at approximatelyoloo feet. oroximatelyoloo feet.
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BIRZOTION TO THSPAENOMENON NREN AIBST SEEN. PLACE A O" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THEPAENOMLNON WAIN LASTSEEN.
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7. IN THE SXETCH DILOW. PLACZ AN "A" AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A *B AT THE
POSITIOH OF THE PHEMOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A" AND *B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWESN "A" AND "S . THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEAREO TO SE STRAICHT. CURVED OR ZIO-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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WHSRE WERE YOU WHEN
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EN LVILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER MAS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
JIN SOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT TAS 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 8o to 90 miles per hour
XIEAST
SOUTH WEST DIO YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
stasdingnbutaide of car when first
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST sighted. YES
SOUTHWEST ONo
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND O.
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DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERSIN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRA VERSED DU RING
THE SIGNTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
1953 Ford Sedan. Drove down four lane Macadem highway towards
Cmaha.
HOW MUCH. OTHER WAS THERE?
practically non exfstent
DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? CYES NO. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANO WHEFE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE HOW LONG WAS THE P ENO ENOM ENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
five minutes five mimutes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO?
wrist watch
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLYT X YES NO. IF NO,"INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR IF NO, INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON? MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENO: AND DESCRISE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP. DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP-
PEARANGES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
TTESURCOOATTANCRNUNT
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IN TFTHENN WERE NSR THAN ONPHTNCNESON, HOW MANY MERE THEREY
ARANOLO. DiD TH ARANG-MEA GRAMJE DURNG THA JOHTINO
ONLY ONE
CONDITIONS Cheek anpropriute blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOWflaY) FOG OR MIST
TVILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs Yiligh fleecy or Herring HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOuOS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COLPLETELY 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 MOONY
(1) STARS -1(2) MOON
NONE SRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON NITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING VAS 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(NeW nOoN)
HIN EACK OFYOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH-AS THE SUN, READLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH-AS THE SUN.
STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
Sky Sky was light was light and ject wes silhouetted. Object also Object also appeared to have ights.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIOHT, WHETHER IT GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIOHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS 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 SPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A APPEAREO AS A POI TOF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WI INDICATECOMPARISONSWIT OTHEROBSERVEO HEROBSERVEO OSJE OSJECTS, LIKE STA A LIGHT OR
1 OTHERO OTHER OBJECT IN IR FIELD OF VIEW. OF VIEW.
Object appeared to be Object appeared dark es compared to the light sky. I sky. It was not
luminous and no color was discernible. was discernible. It appeared appeared to be solid and edges
were were sharp. sharp. It appeared to be very large, large, approximately 50 feet across approximately 50 feet across
or more. It had three white lights It had three white lights across the front and two green lights the front and two green lights
in back. It appeared to be shaped, the section running the
width of it with two pontoon shaped sections at the very extreme width
of the object and running to the am attaching drawings of the
object.
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SUDOENLYEPEED UP AND RUN AWAYY 1X
SREAK UP IN PARTS AND LXPLODE? X
CHANGE COLOR' X
GIVE OFF SMOKET
CHANGE BRIGHTNESSY X
CHANGS SHAPE? X
FLASH OR PLICKER
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEARI
SPIN LIKE A TOPI
MAKZANOISET
FLUTTEROR WOBBLE
14. WHAT DREW YOUR THE PHENOMENON?
The boys were looking across the field when the object came from the valley
between two hills directly in their line of sight. After it appeared above
the hill line its lights turned on. It was moving slowly from their left
to their right. It then made its only turn, turning towards them and passing
almost directly overhead, slightly to their right.
A.HOW A.HO APPEART PPEART
The boys got vack The boys got vack into their car and pursued the object at speeds of 80
to 9o miles per hour and appeared to be able to stay up with it for a while. to 90 miles per hour and appeared to be able to stay up with it for a while.
The object suddenly accelerated and was out of sight in the distance The object suddenly accelerated and was out of sight in the distance
rapidly. Entire period Entire period of sighting was only five minutes.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLO TREE, OR BUILDING TREE, OR BUILDING AT AT ANY TIME? TIME?
CYES x X NO. IF ES DESCRISE,
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10. ORA. A PISTURE PHAT WILLSHOW THE SXAPE OFTHEPRSIOMENON TNCUUOEANSABTLYDSTAILSTHAEMICHT
HO AIWINGS OQ VROTBUSIONS, AND INOIGATS EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INSPCATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
BOTTOM VIEW
CREEN LIGHTS <WHITE LIGHTS
TOP
WHITE LIGHTS
GReEN LIGHT -
OBJECT FRONT
REAR
↑
BOTTOM BOTTOM
Lights were steady, Lights were steady, no lickering, no noticeable change in
their intensity- their intensity.
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGUL AR GIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT. SUCH AS A STREET HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUGH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD 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. PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
The object appeared approximately the size of three hands at arms length.
It was very low and appeared very It big as a
house,"
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