PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
21 JUL 68
2330 EDT 22/0330Z GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
CIVILLAN
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Poss. AincrAgt
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The observer sithted a bright white light that kept going off
10 - 30 seconds and on. The light traveled toward the NW and was seen from
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 10 - 30 seconds.
ground visual COMMENTS: Handwriting of "witness" appears to be the same
7. COURSE COURSE as the observer's. In the original letter, S1C lginal letter the observer stated stea
that "it almost looked like a plane coming in f a landing." landing."
Since the observation is of only a point 'ceof light and light and
. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS with the information given may be of a satellite, an aircraft
or (if it crossed a large arc of sky) a meteor. For this
Yes 0 Yes reason, it is being evaluated as Other (POINT SOURCE OF LIGHT).
YX No ↑
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE To hred To To hrrd To cmrey Cnrey
Yes sTalstically. sTalistically. Nerevalr Nereval
XO No Ts Dsss. dinceasT J To Dsss. dincnasT
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloue editions of thia form may be used. Previoue editions of thia form may be used.
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17 DF OMAPONON4ODEL
FILTER. LENS PHESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
PINDSHIELO TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? X YES CINO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSEST XYES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEO OF THE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENONL GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O IN DRDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAN, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTEO THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMSLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BET WEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEATI 21.DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR. NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF. ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X NO. IF YES,DESCRIBE "YES,DESCRIBE
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. IYES BNO.
IF. VES."DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
Signting Of UNIDENTIFIED PHENOHENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET PUREAU APPROVAL
NUNDER 21-F753
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON
YOUR
YOUR PERMISSION. (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB,OHI045433,1 E OR SKETCHES
1 WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENONT
DAY_ MONTH YEAR
2 WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES LIA.M. LJP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DI D Y ou L AST SIGHT THE PHENCMENON?
HOUR MINUTES_L A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE C DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ISTANDARD
MEASTFRN 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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PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3'ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO 3 ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WREN LAST SEEN.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
NOHIMAGUNE YOU ARL AT THE CENTCR OF THE COMPASS RONE. PLACE AN 'A^ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATF THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIREGTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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74 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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3 WHERE WERE YCU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENQN? (CAW sumoprinte blucks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
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 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 CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DIO 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 WAS THE TH E PHENO PHENO MENON MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
10 FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS WAS TIME DETERMINED? DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSL WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? Y? XTYES XT YES NO. IF NO,INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR 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. AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE' CRAN A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANDED DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OURING THE SIGHTING?
11. COND!TiONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW finffy) 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 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 "YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) mon
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOURLEFT UNKNOWN
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 SOURCE. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING 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 POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OSJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTEROR WOB3LE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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B. DIO THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? B. DIO THE PHENON MENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF YES,*DESCRIBE. X NO. DESCRIBE.
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AFR80-17(C1)
IS. 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 INDIGATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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1S. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 1S. 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 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 SEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
17 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE. FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICADLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES ENO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED 2ai0 PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN OROER 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
COMMCN OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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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 VICINITYT YES ET NO. IF *YES,*DESCRISE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? [YES NO. IF *YES,"GIVE OATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT TH E TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF "YES, DID THEY SEE IT TOO
YeS NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADORESS/SIeeL State an
TELEPHONEYANd COdE ARD AGE
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ONAL INFORMATION INCLUOING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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MONTH YEAR
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DAY MONTH YEAR
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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NOMIMACINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A*ON THS 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.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHTPATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OH10 43433
RIPLY TO 22 AUG 1968
ATTN D7 TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT UFO Observation, 2l July 1968
TO:
Mr and Mrs
New Jersey 07025
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 21 July 1968
ould you please complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return 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
evnlunting this observation Thank you for your assistance in this
matter.
HECTOR QUIN [LLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aerie enomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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TLUALUALLLL
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON FORCE BASE. OHI0 43433
HEPLY TO 5 AUG 103S
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
SUBJICT: UFO 21 Jul 68
TO:
Garfield, Jersey
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 2nd return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thank reporting your obser vation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Chief, Aerial Aeri Phenomena nomena Office Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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would slow down to a stop and then it would go much
fasher then before. Vnen It got , toward the west it X
but on more speed, And then We could not even find
the object. Also this object had a big bright light
on it. It all nost looked like plane coming in for
a landing. But this object was very big and very
high up. hign up. Iheir Wds no Cioads in one oay." Their was no clouds in the sky.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF L UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE HUDGET BUREAU AP ZOYAL
NUMBER 21-R253
ANSWER ALL OF OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL USEDFOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NCLUSIONS WITHOUT
BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR DING TO (TDETR), WRIGHT-
AW AFR BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEE FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DIO YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY e1 MONTH YEAR
2 WHAT TIME DID YOU RST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES CIA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARO
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC COTHER
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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6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHON HOW HIGH THE 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 FIPST SEEN. PLACE A 3- ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ASOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONAAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPIOYAL
NUMBE3 21-R253
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
ANSWER ALD OF OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
IN CONNECTION WI WNY OE YOUR STA ITS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETUR LAIREORCE BASE JNVESTIGATOR FOR FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
D FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO RMOR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.
WHEN DID YOU SEE TH PHENOMENON?
DAY_ MONTH YEAR
2. WHAT TIME DID F T SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES |A.M. P.M.
3 WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. CP.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 1STANDARD
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 ADORESS. 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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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 3° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO 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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AFR 80-17(01)
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THERE WERE WORE THAN CNI PHEHOMZMOM, NOX MANY WERE THERS' DRAM A PICTURE TO SMOW MOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. OIO THIS ARNANGEMZNT CHANGE DUMING THE SIGHTING'
I1. CONDiTiONS(Check appropriate blocks.)
SKY 5. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW RullY) FOGOR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLouDs (High fleccy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
MIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMSUS CLOUDS (RaiN) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONINBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
G.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT 0ID YOU NOTICE ABOUT STARS AND MOON?
(n STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEM MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY NOON; HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New Or quarter)
D. IE SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? D. IE SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW noON) OVERHEAD (NeW NOON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOURLEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN. HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMO, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIALILLUWINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUWINATION. SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING WMETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WMETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LICHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS ANO WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT VAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT IT WAS SOLID 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, LIXE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. OTHER OBJSCT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU THE MENON? mate bok.)
OUTOOORS 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 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 T ERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UPOR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. 1F *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 PHENOUENON.
9. 9. HOW HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
30 22 FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HON WAS TIME DETERMINEO? DETERMINEO?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES RIYES 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, AND DESCRIBE SUCH DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR. MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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13 ONAVAPICTUNE THAT SILL SHONTHE SHAPEOF THEBHENUMZHON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THATHIGHT
MAVE APPXARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, ANO INDICATE EAMAUST OR VAPOH TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARRON THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 1S. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 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
LAND OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NON IF YOU HAD LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NON 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 SY PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. THE MATCH HEAD.
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FLASH OR FLICKERI
DISAPDEAR AND REAPPEARI
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAXE A HOISE?
FLUTTEROR WO39LE
14. WHAT DHEW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENONT
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were
my
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT FINALLY OISAPPEAR?
B. DID THE B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT F RONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME TIME: .
0 YES MNO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE. NO. IF"YES," DESCRIBE.
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CYEHO.1P GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION
23. MAS ANYONI WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAH THE PHEMONENON? RYES C NO. IF *YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOO
EYES CMS.
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λ. LIST THEIR NAMES ANO AODRESSES
Ther
24 GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NANE. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
A5DR3S3(9 2iD Code)
TELEPHONE(ANa code andnuMbe7) AGE
60 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUOING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT
A
2S. WHEN AND TO WHOM OID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMEHON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
.
15. DATE YOU CONPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAYZ5 MONTH YEAR
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