PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT KO7I RECORD
DATE·MME ONOUP 2. LOCATION
21/2225
21 Nov 68 22/04252 Memphis, Tennesse
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
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Civilian Frobable Astro (ALTAIR)
MIMRER OBJECTS At 2225, Altair was at azimuth 28o deg and at about 3 deg elev.
25 minutes later it would have been just slightiy below the
One horizon at azimuth 284 deg.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS
At Least 25 Minutes The observer sighted a star-like light in the west. The
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION light changed colors from red, blue, white and green and
moved like a leaf floating on air currents. The light was
Ground-Visual seen in the west and was still visible when the observer
7. COURSE called the FTD Duty Officer.
West
8. PHOTOS
n Yes
MEXNO
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 747
n Yes
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP43 0-329 (TDE)
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AFR 80-17(1)
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA
NONE: see block 27 2
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWRANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DD YOU USE READING GLASSEs?(Only)XYES (|NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
NOTESTIMATEDAT  SIC PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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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 YOU SAW.
Appeared about the size and shape th inuousl
changing colors, as mentioned.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATUNG FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT OURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
(At this point, observer commented that distance was the factor,
and that it could not be estimated, but that it was at least on
the order of miles, but might be hundreds of miles)
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB YSICAL YES NO.
IF *YES.* DESCRIBE.
(Comments made by the observer to the same effect as above,
re: distance)
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intensity of the green light was diminished.
It was further requested that color photographs be taken of the
object. Comments were made t to the effect that it would not show
up on film, but the request was restated, indicating that they
should be forwarded to FTD, W-PAFB regardless. It was agreed by
an unnamed party present at the sighting to take and forward the
pictures.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
TERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO 45433
REPLY TO 6 3 JAn 1969
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
21 November 1968
SUBJECT:
Mr
TO:
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, Ten see 38104
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
addressed envelope. Thank reporting your observation to
the the A. Air
HECTOR WAYJr Lt Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate
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AFR 80-17(C1)
6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PL.ACE 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.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
A&B W &
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.
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PATTERSON AFB,OHI0 45433,
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 21 MONTH NOV YEAR 1968
2. WH A DID YOU T E PH ENOMENON 7
HOUR 10 MINUTES 25 CIA.M. 1.M.
3 WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
(Still in sight at 1050 local)Hour MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
EASTERN XCENTRAL 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 DISTANC DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
College, Memphis, Tenn. Seemed to be directly beneath the
constillation Orion. I Local calculation puts
3508N8958W. 3508N8958W. Object Object appeared due W appeared due W of the dormitory. of the dormitory.
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' 3* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
(Started at 1000 high and dropped behind some trees 100
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OBSERVER
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AFR 80-17(C1) .
1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
Only one observed.
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
X NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
X CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG X 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 X BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
X MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGH WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? N/A
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.
The object itself against a clear sky.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER REELECTED IGUT WAS SEI ORS
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER RFIELD OF VIEW.
The objec ear be light iteelf. As distance and speed
could not termined, it was not estimated whether the light was
reflected. color, although
not particularly regularly. Appeared
Was described as star-like, in size and for color and
apparent movement.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
X
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN NOPEN 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 AND6
N/A
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.
N/A
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
N/A
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.
The dormitory is located in the traffic pattern for the Memphis
Airport. Several planes passed during the conversation, but to
all observers the phenomenon bore no resemblance to known aircraft.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME X CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
25 min by end of phone call FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
FTD SDO
it was never really out of sight. It appeared a light, about the
size of a star, changing color After
approx 10 min it began to rise slightly. Observers could not estimate
distance from them, and thus would not estimate speed movement.
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AFR80-17(C1)
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.
normal star. Direction noted in Block 7.
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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 ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY
Test was made (or simulated: obserger answered hastily, but
positively) and the match would the
object.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? X
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? had not disappeared by end of call
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? X
CHANGE COLOR? X
GIVE OFF SMOKE? X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? X
CHANGE SHAPE? X
FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? (at Ieast did not seem to) X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
Movement of objedt as observer was walking xKkxkEd attracted his
attention. him to point
out the object to others.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Had not, when interview was concluded.
YES NO. IF *YESDESCRIBE.
As described, it moved behind some trees s as it lowered ("floated")
to the horizon, but did not disappear behind them, due to the
intense light apparently gave off.
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phone FTD. The conversation
when another observer found the address the address and phone of a near-by
Air Base to whom a previous Air Base to whom a I previous inquiry had been made. The letter
stated that if any objects or or henomena were sighted in the were sighted in the
future, the party future, the party should contact the 'trained UFO observer' at
that installation th for assistance.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID REPOR THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME WILLIAM C. LEWIS, FTD SDO DAY_ 21 MONTH November YEAR 1968
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
(WM. C. LEWIS, by phone) DAY 21 MONTH November YEAR 1968
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