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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
10/2100
10 Sept 68 11/03002 Las Vegas, Nevada . Witnesses)
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION .
Civilians Possibl Astro (STARS/PLANETS)
At the time of the sighting. Vega, Altair and Deneb were all
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
rather high in the sky and may
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Bours 3 Bours The observer The obse sighted mored
b. s. TYPE OF OBSERVATION erratically back and forth overheed. erratically dack and forth overheed.
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Ground-Visual Ground-Visual -
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7. COURSE .
Stationary Stationary
8. PHOTOS PHOTOS
Yes
XX No ..
9. PHY IDENCE
Ys
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 vlous editione of this form mey bo used.
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22. HAVE VOU EVZR SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORK? YRS MO. IP YES," GIVE OATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS/ANYONE WITH YOU AT THZ TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? RHYES DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
RYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
MRS. WIFS
MR6 MRS.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDO
ADDRES Tate and Zip Code)
WAy Las VeLns Nev. 89107
TELEPHON AGE
29 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPEAIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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NOTHING NOTNING
Z5. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID REPORT YOU SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME YEAR 19CS
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY I YEAR/9LS
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27. INFORMATION WMICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
ONky OTHER THiNG. NOT PREviOUshy
MENTIONE LOAS THAT THE PERson WE REFORTED
SiTiNG to REPhIED THAT THEy ALSO HAD
PHENOmENON ONOER SURVIELLANCE J
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REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
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SUBJECT: 13 SEP 1963
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TO: Mrs.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89107
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
Joa eoupie
addressed envelope. addressed en Thank reporting your observation to observation to
the Air Force. the Air ce
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Chief, Aeria Phenomena Office henomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Technologies Division
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( THE FOLLOWING REPURT IS IAW AFR 8O-I7. PARA IIA: (I) NOI DISCERN-
ABLE, ONLY A LIGHT AS UBSERVED (2) SLIGHILY LARGER INAN ANE NORIM
STAR (3) WMIIE, MURE INIENSE AMAN A SIAR (4) UNE () N/A
(6) THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHI DID NOI VARY '7) NONE OBSERVED
(8) NONE (9) NONE. PARA 11B: (1) MUVEMEMI UF LIGHI (2)70
DEGREES 3) NOT OBSERVED (4) WnEN FIRST OBSERVED INE LIGMI WAS
HEADED WEST CUNSIANI RAIE , ITION

DIRECTLY OVER HEAD OF IME UBSERVER, FUREWARD MUIIUN CEASED AND A
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PENDULUM MOTION WAS UBSERVED; INE SWINGING MUIIUN WAS PARALLEL B
( WITH THE DIRECTIUN UF WIND AT SURFACE (5) NUI UBSERVED (6)
60 MIN. PARA IIC: (1) GRUUND VISUAL (2) NUNE (3) N/A.
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80 - 85 DEGREES, LIGHI BREEZE (IO - 15 MPH) CLEAR (2) SURFACE,
050 DEG O2K; 060, 210 DEG 14K; 100, 195 DEG 20K; 160, 195 DEG 050 DEG O2K; 060, 210 DEG 14K; 100, 195 DEG 20K; 160, 195 DEG
√ 34K; 200, 210 DEG 27K; 300, 200 DEG 41K : 34K; 200, 210 DEG 27K; 300, 200 DEG 41K DOO, 28O DEG !7K;
( ( 800, NOT AVAILABLE. (3) CLEAR (4) 15 (2) LESS IMAN 1/10 800, NOT AVAILABLE. (3) CLEAR (4) 15 (2) LESS TMAN 1/10
(6) NONE (7) SFC T0 30,000 AI 2.3) DEGREES PER 1,000 FEEI. (6) NONE (7) SFC T0 30,000 AI 2.3) DEGREES PER 1,0O0 FEET.
PARA IIH: NONE; PARA III: NELLIS AFB COMMAND PUSI PERSUNNEL
A OBSERVED OBJECT, NELLIS IOWER REPURIED UBJECI AS PUSSIBLE OB SERVED CT, NELLIS T
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MELICOPTER; QUERY CUNDUCIED BX NAFB CP INDICAIED NO HELICUPIERS
91 UP FROM ANLY LOCAL AIRFIELDS (NURIA LAS BEGAS AIRPURI, MCCARRAN
62 AP), NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPURT UBSERVED UBJECI WESI UF THEIR
LOCATION AND ESIIMAIED DOOO' ALI. LAS VEGAS RADAR (FAA) AI
( MCCARRAN AP DID NOT REGISTER THE UBJECI. PARA IIJ: NUNE. 1
( PARA IIK: CAPT DAVID L. MILLER; ; NELLIS AFB UFU UFFICER; -
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the object
(supposedly). Also, North Las Vegas airport observed the object (supposedly
same object, but, of course, not established) west of their location at an
estimated height of 50oo feet. I Radar did not pick up. Therefore, I cannot
agree that it was likely that a star was the stimulus for this report.
say so means that we have to discount completely
. Observed motion of object.
2. um mo other stars also moving like a pendulum?)
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and at airport.
Cause of report
when, proper followup
the stars. I will attempt to do so if authorized. Actually, authorization
is implied in Article I, Paragraph 4"to analyze and evaluate reports of un-
identified aerial phenomen for the purpose of determining the cause."

AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CRNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR IAME WILL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
RM OR ANNOTATE
1. WHEN DID SEE P N ENON
DAY TUES 1OTH
2. WH A DID YOU T E PHENOMENON?
HOUR 9100 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT E T H E PHEN OM ENON?
mI HOUR17:M MINUTES A.M. EP.M.
4. TIME/ZONE K 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.
LAS YEGOS, NEV. Y
LAS TEGAS, NEV
O.-2wn
2wn
BURGUNOY WA BURGUisOy way
6401 6401
Pesition At stiNGk SiTiNcaX
s. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A' ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ASOVE 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 WH LAST SEEN.
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AUG 67
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SA. 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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NNW NNE
NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
sw SE
sSw SSE
PHENOM &Nox WAS AS ERHEAO
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A° AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A B° AT THE 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 POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE *A° AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
TN TON MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A* AND "B°. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN A* AND "B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEAREO TO SE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SXETCM.
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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChECK aPPrOPTIaIe bOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIOENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE D 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 YOUS STOP ANYTIME WH IIL E OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS SXETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER VERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH MU CH OTHER TRAFFIC TRAFFIC WAS WAS THERE? THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANO WHERE 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? 2
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
3HRS FAIRL ERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME OETERMINSO?
APPENIN TO CLaNi AT T1m OTSiOE
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS OUE TO YOUR
MOVEMEM T OP THE BEMAVICR OF THE PHEMOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
ERRATICALLY BAck t FORTH
iN AN EAST TO WEST PATTERN, SEEmiNG
To STOP AT TIMEs AND THEN TO DART
AGRiN.
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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. OID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OURING THE SIGHTING!
.
11. CONDiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLOUDs (High fleecy y or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE
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 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? IF YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IIN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (New noon)
IN BACX OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
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. STREET LAMP, ETC. REST DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
STR 1 .
12. GIVE A BRIEF OESCRIOTIO THE PHENOMENON. INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIG 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
APPEARED AS A POINT OS LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
CTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
APPEARED TO BE SELF-LoMiNoUS
ANO CF A BLUE -WHITE
COLOR OF BRIGHT iNTERSITY.
T CooLo NOT DETERMiNE
si2ε OR SHAPE AS I
WAS VIEWIN
WITH NAKED OBIECTM
EYE.
APPEAREO ASA L BRIGHTLY
LiT STAR BOT iTs
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
I WAS LyiNG ON A CNRiSE lOUNbE LookinG UP BETWEEN
PRimARY POevER LiNES RUNNiNG
my Hoost; HOUSE; WAEN I NOTICED WHEN F NOTICED WHAT APPEAREO WHAT APPEAREO To TO B
A BRIGHT STAA MOViNG STAR MOViNG iN IN A WESTERRY DIRECTION
PERFECT PERFEC PARALLEL TO ABOVE mE PARALLEL TO ABOVE ME WiRES
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
:7 :T DiD Di0 NOT.
8. DID THE YES PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT U NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE. OF SOMETHING, LiRE CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
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1S. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS ON PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
EXPLAiNEV iN PREvious ANSiUERS.
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD MOLO A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PROBABAY 100 AS iT AP PEARED TO Be THE S/ZE
OF A LARGE STAR.
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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 WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON?
2O. IN ORDER 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.
No COmmON OBIECT cormes TO MiNg AT PRESENT,
EXCEPT A LARGE STAR.
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21. DIO VOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITV? CYES ENO. IF*YES. DESCRIBE.
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A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES BNO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE. T
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