PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 16/1815 2. LOCATION
16 ovember 1968 17/00152 Memphis, Tennessee
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian HOT AIR BALLOON v
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
4 Minutes The observer sighted a white light that was moving in
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION a straight line. Then parts started falling of and
burning up.
Ground-Visual
. COURSE
NW to NE
. PHOTOS
i
Yes
XX No
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editlons of this form may be ueed.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMEN ION BEFORE? YES x NO. IF *YES." GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? NO. IF DID THEY SEEIT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR N
Mre.
1
memphis, 33 $122
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FJRST E MIDDLE NAME
tate and Zap code)
d;Memphis,Tenn.;38122
TEteHONETeArea code ennumber) AGE
15 V MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITTONAL INFORMAIN NCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH 4 MAY BE PERTINENT.
el student at tray
cam va
School, memphis,
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the minth grade grade.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NaMeanal dir Station DAr 16 h MONTHNOUEhEr YEAR1968
26. DATE ou COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY28+ MONTHMOUMET YEAR1968
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORM ATION 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? YESNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEDOF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED GIVE ESTIMATE
20. 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.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON EFFECT ON YOURSELF, YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. x IF IF YES,DESCRIBE. *YES.DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES X NO.
IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
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OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE THE DIRECTION TO
6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
EB
w
WSW ESE
B
SW SE
sSw SSE
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 B
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
B
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SIGHTING 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 CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL IE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL
YOUR PERMISSION. CE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY/G MONTH NOV YEAR ES
2. WH A T E DID SIG SHT THE PHENOMENON?
"HOUR/8CC MINUTES5 CIA.M. DP.M.
3. WH AT T Y SI G P ENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5.
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.
a Rd
Memphis Tear MM
6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE 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" B" ON ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF A UG 67 FORM 117

AFR 80-17(C1)
10. 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 bbone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
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? YES IF "YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN INFRONTOFYOU FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT o YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO TO YOUR LEFT YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP. ETC. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. FOR RESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER M
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. OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOME MENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD disTant
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 5A AND 6.
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.
HOW MUCH OTHER R AF FIC W AS 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 TREY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENO ME M E NON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF NOT VERY SURE
mir. mir. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW HOW WAS WAS TIME DETERMINED?
B B Cloc ClocK
NO.IF NO.INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF AHE PHENOMENON AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF XHE PHENOMENON AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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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.
1
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 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 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.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANY TIME? X
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? X
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? t
CHANGE COLOR?
— $\frac{}$
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP1
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF o SOM NETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, E H IN G. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? ANY TIME?
YES YES o. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE. IF "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 ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW PHENOMENON? NO.
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABO URSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
B
ADDRESS (Street, City, State and Zip Code
MALE FEMALE
MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT HAD SIGH ITED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY_ MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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Force.
FECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch Garment Bag Hot Air Balloon
Aerospace Technologies Division description
Production Directorate
AO PE B  L
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL, 6
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 YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE S SPEEDOF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE1O//M
20. 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.
Small Square pictuce freme
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES o. IF YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
IF *YES." DESCRIBE. x^
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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: UFO Obs November 1968
NOV 21968
.
TO: Mr
s Tennesse 38122
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
received is not self-
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the
reporting your obse ervation to
addressed envelope.
the Air Force.
HECTOR(QUINTANILLA,Jr; Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Chief, Aerial
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTEF OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN AON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE ABON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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NNW NNE
NW N}$
A
WNW ENE
Ww E
WSW ESE
SW SE
sSw SSE
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.
B
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SIGHTING OF TJELED 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 CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALD OUESTIO INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL NOT NNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETUI FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON? 1968
DAY_ 16+4 MONTH Nov. YEAR.
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGH T HE P H E NOMENON?
HOUR 6 MINUTES IS IA.M. XP.M.
. WHAT IM IE U c 51 G H T HE P HENOMENON?
6 19 A.M. P.M.
HOUR MINUTES
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS X STANDARD
x 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 DISTANGE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE A 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE A 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 9. 9" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AFR80-17(C1)
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
V NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG v 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
V NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO
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 (Ned noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR S SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN EA TSOR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED 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. E
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8 WHERE WERE WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENO MENON ? (Check approprinte blocks.)
OUTDGORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN I CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE O AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING SOVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. . IF YOU WERE IN VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRE CTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WH ILE OBSEI
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES No
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. elt snomd
A
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER RAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES X 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 THE PHENOMENON PHI HENOMENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY NOT VERY SURE SURE
aoiou minites V FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES D NO. IF NO*INDICATE WHETHER NO* INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR B 1Y
X X
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS.
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
N
W —→ E W
S
A
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET NOW IF YOU HAD
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. 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.
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN OR IN FRONT FRONT OF SOMETHING. SOM E LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES x NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE. IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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