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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1
1DATETIME GROUP LOCATION
30/2330
30 Aug 68 Near Grissca AFB, Indiana (4 Witnesses)
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION -
Civilian 1. Probable (AIRCRAFT)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. Possible (AIRCRAFT)
Sighting #1 identified as probable aircraft (Kc-l35) on leading
1 Each Time CAVAe approach to Grissom AFB. No evidence indicated second sighting
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF ARY AND ANALYSIS was not an aircraft and tha the
1. 5 - 10 Minutes observers were UFo conscious frcm the
2.2- 3 Minutes + first sighting. firat sighting.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual SER CASE FILE
7. COURSE . .
See Case .
8. PHOTOS
Yes
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9. PHYSICAL
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous oditlons of thi form may bo ueod.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHIMOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH AT THE TIME YOU SAW HIE NO. IF "YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOO'
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
(WIFE)
(DACCHIRR)
(FRIEND)
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF TOYASSLT
LAST NAME, LAST NAME 5
ADDRESS/SM ADDRESS/S.
47901
TELEPHONE (Areg Sode gnd number) TELEPHONE (AreR Code number) AGE
38 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. 8E PERTINENT.
CICE-PRESIDCNT LICE-PRESiDEAT OF CONSOLIDAIED CEACCLLDAL CORP
HALE FLOWN THOUSANDS OF MILES IN BOrH
COMMECSMAL AND PRICATE PLANES. IN ALL
THIS TIME I HAVENT EVEC SECU ANY LIGHTS
A5 BRIGIT AS THESE FROM THE PAENOMIENA.
25 WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT WHEN AND TO WHGM DID YOU REPORT THAT THAT YOU HADS YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? PHENOMENON?
NAME GRISSCAL AFP AFP DAY MONTH YEARLL2
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. 24 MONTH_ SIPE YEAR 1768
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 3OSTH BOMBARDMENT WING (SAC)
GRISSOM AIR FORCE BASE, INDIANA 4G970
REPLY TO 18 October 1968
ATTN OF: DCO
SUBJECT: UFO Report
TO: FTD (TDETR)
1. The attached report, 1l7, is forwerded for
your information
2. A check was n made vith Grisscm Base Operations, Tower,
and RApCcn to deiermire the air traffic during the period
corresponding to the time of this UF Report (2330 to
2355, 30 Aug 1968). One KC-135 landed at 2336 L (0436Z).
The active runway was (ohc degrees). There was no
W traffic during this time.
The lccation of this reported lies to the
south of the base, nearly
runway. The first reported sightir approximately
2330 L, closely corresponds to the landing time of the
KC-135 th the active runway pattern. The landing
aircraft probably the object eported. Hcwever,
we cannc explanaticl second sighting.
Op1 Lilie V20e
feve T. M. HANNA, Colonel, USAF
Deputy Commander for Operations
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Peace....is our Profession

still spproximately in the same proximity. If it was an airplane it moved too slow
and since objects along the road it wasn't a beakon light.
saw the object, she did but couldn't figure
it out. The children also saw it. About 3 or 4 miles west of the 3l intersection
the object appeared to pass over our road in a northeasterly direction. At this
point I said it looks like a plane looking for a place to land . . . So we followed
it. We turned north on the object.
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about a l/4 mile ahead of us. By this time we all had formed some impression as
to what we saw. Bright white lights like cabin windows with some amber lights and
what appeared to be high density landing lights. The object passed behind a farm
approached opposite us we listened and heard a faint humming noise . . . Like the
hum of an electrical transformer or high voltage lines.
The object with th amber light turned west at this point. About three
times the light disappear came back. After a short time we decided to
continue our trip home as the li lisappeared.
Back onto Road 18 heading west we had driven about 5 to 8 miles when the
bright lights appeared again. This time closer than before heading east parallel
to Road 18. to Roadlo. Our Our guess is that it was about 30o ft. high and about 2 blocks to the ess is that it was out 3oo ft. hign and about blocks to the
north. Again we all had a chance to see the object and it confirmed our original north. Azain we all had a chance to se the object and it confirmed l our original
impressions. White bright lights that seemed to form 3 or 4 windows. Brilliant thir impressions. White bright lights that cemed to form 3 or 4 windows Brilliant thir
beams of light directed towards the ground with several amber and green beakon lights beams of lizht directed towards the ground ith several amber and green bea lights
I turned north onto the first gravel road I could I turned north onto the first gravel road I could find find in hopes of dtiving of diiving
directly under the object. directly under the object. Unfortunately it wasn't Unfortunately it wasn't a main road and soon narrowed
down to one lane. down to one lane.
At this point I stopped the car, turned off my engine and lights. I The
kids and I jumped out quickly hoping to see the object pass overhead -- But again
nothing. For only a few seconds we again heard the same humming noise as before.
Then nothing, no noise, no light, no object. This time we didn't even see an amber
lights in the distance.

in darkness for awhile hoping to see the The two sightings happened within 30 minutes of each other. We waited
object again but it never showed.
windows were too big and bright to come from an airplane that seemed to come from
cabin. The object
piston plane - Not enough noise for a helicopter.
had drawn, sketched Upon returning home each one of us without knowledge of what the others
what we thought we saw, they are attached.
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHEHOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21.R258
ANSWER ALL OF QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURI TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O- I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVI OR SKETCHES
RM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SE E THE PHENOMENON?
2. WHAT VO U F IRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
Arcon HOUR 11:30 MINUTES [A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
AFYDMHOUR11:55 MINUTES A.M. CXPP.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.
0. DCANE LGHT DUAME LGHT
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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 T
SHOW HOW HIH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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GA. 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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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 APPROXIMATC 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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SKETCHES IN ITE
AFTEC UENE SECI OBJECT HEADING
EAST
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.
ADOCE DASSENG-ER CAR STRAIGHT.LEUEL. ROaD Deas UOAT FIRST
THEN LOWERED AS WE PURSUED CBECI
WON MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
VERY LIThe
DID OU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? RYES NO. IF "YES.* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIV: TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANC WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENCN.
AFTER SECOND SIEHTINE- we PARKED COUNCY RCAD wiit
LIGHTS OUT AND ENEINE oF. WG SA JET TAKC CFF LUA
CRISSOM AFB. APORCX 12 NDNAC-HT TAKE OFF HEADING- Sw.
WOITH TURN TO WOITH TURN WE WE SAW HICHrS 4 HEARD SAWy -1 64T HEARD NOIsE NOise OF J6TS.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENOM ENON IN SIGHT?
LENG T H C F TIME FIRSTAIGHUNG- 5 10 10 NIIN. CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
SECEND .t 2 70 3 M!N. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUE S
HOW WAS DETE RMINED7
ASED ON TAE ( C. LEFT MARToN 4 ARRIGED IN LAFAYSTTE.
WAS HE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES  NC. IF NOINDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIB SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
As PREVIOUSLY MENTIWAED biC S4w OGAECT TWICE.
REST TIME: OBECT CROSED ROAD AHEAD OF US THEN DISAPPEORSD
BGHIND FARA BULDINGS, ALL WE SAO DOAS ORANDE LIGHT
DIRECTLY NORTH THHT MOVED WEST THEK SOIA THEA CEAT
DUTOES SIEHT. DUMINE THS MOVEMENT LICUT OUr
TWO THAES THCU CAME :eAcK CW.
SecoND Pu6t W WEEE CLOSER THS TM. WT 1CKED NORIH ON
SAME GRAVEL ROLD. JUST WHFA E THOLEHT WE SHOULD
60 DIRELTy UNDER PATH OF CBACCT DISAPPEARES
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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?
Two SIGHTINC BUr onLy ONE OBOECC EACH THME
11. CONDiTiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (l.oW fluffy) cUMULUs cLOuDs (l.ow fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- CIRRUs CLOuDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NImBUS CLOuDS (Rain) NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG HAZE OR SMOG NONE NONE OF OF THE ABCVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON? AND MOON?
(1) STARS STARS (2) MOON MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
HNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES m NO. IF "YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeM NOO
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGI TS OR
STREET LAMP. ETC. FOP TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
H5aD L16HTS Oc CAR LOHILE DRIGTNG NONS WHEL ARKED
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WIE THER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION CF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR IADICATE IF IT
AFPEARED AS A PO NT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS / LICHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
AT FIRT SiSHTINEOAHOCIZCAITAPPEARCD LIKEAMERCURY
CAMIN -IGHTS. IT ALSO HAD BEIGHT LANDING TYPE LIGHTS TYPE LIGHES
DicecTED TWeens THE Dicectes Toweens THe GREOND, THE SECOND S16HTING GAUE S1GUTING GAUE
US THE SAME
DUE To THE NuE To THe BRIGHTAESS BRIGHTAESS OF THE LiGUrs WE DID NCT SEC
7e Te
ANY CUTLINE ANY CUTLINS OF CBIECT TE INDICATE OBIECT TE INDICATE SHAPE,
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTEROR WOBBLE? FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? 14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
THE BRIGHT RRIGHT LIGHTS
A. HOW DID ITF
ALL AT CACE
3. a. DID THE PHENO PHENOY MENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY T ENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
X YES NO. ES. DESCRIBE.
EAPLANED EXPLANED IN Nomare NiNE AowBe2 NiNC
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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.
MOUINE
DIK!(iICn) RCICNT
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BeAkoN
LIGHT
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LANDINCTYPE
LI6HIC.
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 ASLE TO PERFOPM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.

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 WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES
18. WHAT WAS YOUS IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEEDDI 10 PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE PAD
VEKYEAS ISABYKS IPICE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OSJECT 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.
PLACE PLACE THREE ThreE MERCURY MERCURY H6ATS LIGHIS TOEETHTC TOEETHLICWiTH ASLKIES WH A SECIES
eF SPOT LIEHCS SPOT LIGHCS FORNINE A FORMNE A SOLID LIGHT FRONL SOLID LIGHT THE
THREE MERCURY THREE MERCURY LGHTS T LGHTST PHE EOCND COOND
21 DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY E EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
LJs TRICE HEARD A HUMMINE- NCISELIKE THAT OF
A LARGE TRANSFORMER OR HICH TENNOO WIRES.
A. DID THE PHENOMENCN DISTURB DISTU THE GRO OR LEAVE ANY LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES YES CNO. CNO.
IF "YES,"DESCRIBE. IF "YES,"DESCRIBE.
DONT KNCLU KNOLU
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