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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE • TIME GROUP DATE  TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 2 LOCATION
9Aug 68 Aug 68
2025 CDT 025 CDT ATLANTA, LOUISIANA
3. SOURCE SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION X
VIVILIAN CIVILIAN CONFLICTING DATA
4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
ONE MINUTE The observer sighted a blinking blue light. The light was
seen for 60 sec and was as bright as fourth magnitude
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION star.
GROUND-VISUAL
COMMENTS: In his original letter the observer stated that he
7. COURSE sighted the light when it was directly overhead but in GA of
CONFLICTING the ll7 he indicates that he first saw it in the North and
that it disappeared in the NNw. The observer also saw a UFO
8. PHOTOS the first week in August.
5 Yos
XXM No
. PHYSICA VIDENCE
. Yes
XRXNO ARANS
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious oditions of thle form may be used. Provious ditions of thle form may be used.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY September 4, 1968
Dear
This will reply to your letter of August 30. l968, in which
you stated that you and a friend had seen an
unidentified flying object (uro) the evening of August 29.
Without additional information, we Without additional information, we cannot offer an explanation cannot of ffer an explanation
of your sighting. However, if you will complete the attached form
and mail it in the inclosed envelope envelope, our technical people at Wright- technical people at Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, check it further
and make an evaluation.
Should Should you ever sight another UFo, please report ever sight another UFo, please report it as soon as it as soon as
possible to the nearest Air Force base. Each base in the nearest Air Force base. Each base in the United the United
States has a UFo investigator, who is in a better position to make States has a UFo investigator, who i position to make
an on-the-spot investigation, a more accurate
analysis.
In the meantime, you might be able to identify the sighting by
looking at the categories of objects often reported as UFO's in the
material we are sending.
Sincerely,
(Signed)
JAMES H. AIKMAN
Major, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachments
lanta, Louisiana 71404
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R253
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE USED IN ONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATE CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FOR (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB. OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEED
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 29 MONTH YEAR
2 WHAT TIM E D o Y T SIGH THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR g MINUTES [IA.M. FF5.M.
3. WHAT TIME D YOU AST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR HOUR MINUTES [A.M. A.M. C}P.M. CA.M.
4. TIME/ZONE 4. TIME/ZONE C DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN LMOUNTAIN 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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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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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.
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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
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER L IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIPPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT OIRECTION WERE 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 EXPLAII WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS SUCH AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF OR BODY OF WATER WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS 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?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
LoD AIC. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? 7 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 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 appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUs CLOUDs (low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) bone) LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUOS CLOUOS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT .
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. !F SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES IF *YES,• WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Near 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 SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND 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 OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? L
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? L
SUDDENLY SP PEED UP AND RUN NAWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? . L
CHANGE COLOR? L
GIVE OFF SMOKE' V
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE"
FLASH o R FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR ANDI REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? 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?
D YES IF *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 APPEAREO 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? HOLO A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR T-E MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD LAMS CR T-= 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 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.
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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 WIN DOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU CRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES INO
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 GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN CRDER 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.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
A.DID THE P-ENCMENON A. DID THEP-ENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. O YES NO.
IF YES." DESCRIBE. YES."DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONS WITH YOU AT THE TIME TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST TH E! V AND
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF IN FO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (5 Zip Code)
TELEPHONE /Ara CodC and number) TELEPHONE/AreG COde and number) AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN 25. WHEN REPORT REPORT THAT YOU HAD YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME AY MONTH YEAR YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. MONTH YEAR
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