PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
2.3 November 1968 Newton, Georgia
3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian Unidentified evaluated by J.A.H
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One (1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Witness encountered brilliant
3 or 4 minutes light directly above road as he rounded a bend in road in
sparsely settled territory. About 20o feet ahead of him and
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 50-75 feet off the ground. object, just light. Radio
ground-visual faded into static. Light itself emitted a beam downward t that
illuminated nearby trees. Light was retracted as if the beam
7. COURSE were a ladder. Beam 5 - 6 feet defined.. Main light
Directly up fuzzy on edges. Driving a '67 t engine just cut out
as did radio. Main light was scintillating. Subtended arc
8. PHOTOS of several degrees. Light disappeared seconds,
going straight up. Engine started by itself - car had been
$x No left in drive gear.
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 1
Yes
XX No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may be used.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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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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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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 CONCERNING THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALD OF ESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YouR sTAT CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSICN. BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO (TDETR). WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-17. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
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1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY_ 2.2 MONTH // YEAR 68
2. WH AT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON 7
Approx. HOUR_ 8:00 MINUTES5 CIA.M. XP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 8'00 A.M. XTP.M.
Appox
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.
I wax travelling eant on Hwy91 approx 11.7mi.
Creek hnige Creek hnidge
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN A ON THE 'A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH 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. PLACEA 3° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO 3" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. B
9 lit.
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OBSERVER
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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?
one
only
11. CoNDiTiONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT HEAVY RAIN
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
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
V MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF 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 D DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
oby
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFI
light
anthre, lie ()witha
ginenal
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Cherk approprinte blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
L IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN 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 50-60MPH
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES []NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS AND 6
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURIN
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP
67 4ord Custorn
all windows heatron
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO LMo. IF *YES IF YES DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON
9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON THE PHE ENO MENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN N OF TIME NOT NOT VERY VERY SURE SURE
3-5 3 -5 Ma FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
atch
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? M 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 DISAR.
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
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
Movel sTaight
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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 WHAT FRACTION OF THE *11
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
I can only eatimate that if d were To hold
entrik thunk no moe
would have heen covered.
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atraight up atf a
alight in lee th econds, conds
compltly
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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 SA W YES NO. IF *YE SEE IT TOO?
YES NO. E
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADBRess(street, City, State and Zip Code)
Ibany GA 31705
TELERHON AGE
22 MALE FEMALE
PERTINENT.
Occupations Outsi
Occupations ecounts AdjnsTer (collete)
2
Albony, bA.
res
1
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED PH IENOMENON?
2 MONTHH YEAR 22
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED YHIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ 6 MONTH_ 12 YEAR
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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 THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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 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 T
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW. car.
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rounded wels
50-751
in FroNT
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATINC FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE LEAVE ANY YPHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES LYNO.
IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
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fom Bahe Co Sef.

22 NOV. 68
TDPT (UFO)
UFO observation 23 November 1968 near Newton, Georgia
3 DEC 1968
Dr J A Hynek
Northwesttern Univerity
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Dr J Hynek
Reference the ttached UFO report from near Newton, Georgia, which
occurred on 23 November 1968. Request you evaluate this case and make
comments a Pro.ject Record Card. If you need additional information
on the sighting, please obtain 1t. However, we want transcripts of
all telephone conversations and letters on Request this
information on or before 20 January l969.
PO P T  CEA NECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch Unclassified Massage 59863 (2Dec68)
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

in the road in his l967 Ford. The area was sparsely y settled. There was
no definite object, just light. The radio faded into static. The
illuminated nearby trees.
Light then was retracted as if the beam were a ladder; it was five
to six feet wide, and well defined. The main light was fuzzy on the
edges. Now the engine cut out as did the radio. Main light appeared
scintillating with a
Light then disappeared seconds, going straight straight up.
Engine started by itself, and ca had en left in drive gear. gear.
CONCLUSION: CONCLUSION: Unidentified
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY LINDHEIMER ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH CENTER
. 13 January 1969
.
FTD (TDETR)
Research and Aerial Phenomena Division
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio 45433
Attn: Attn: TDPT (UFO) TDPT (UFO)
Subj: Sighting of 23 November, 1968, Newton Georgia
To: Lt. Col. Hect Lt. Col. He ntanilla, Jr.
Enclosed are the following Enclosed are the following items:
1.
referenced sighting as you requested. referenced sighting
2.
J. ALLEN HYNEK, Virector
Lindheimer Astronomical Research Center
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60201
JAH:1p
Encl. (2)

Description of object: Oblong shape; Length: 40 or 50 yards; white,
resembled a rounded football on its side. As UFO approached vehicle engine
died and all electrical equipment failed. A beam of light was emitted
from object. L
all. What I'd like to ask, if you le, to just sort
out. It was just
a questionnaire form and just answered the questions to
ability.
H
just of what happened. What

my own purposes only.
5 No sir, not at all.
H Okay. All right, shoot.
3
east on Highway 91, which was . later determined to be 11.7 miles west of
Newton, Georgia.
H What was the night like? the weather?
J
H
left and topped a little hill. As I topped the hill and started into the
the car.
H Was it at that time, estimating distances is always difficult, did it at

Je. Right, yes. .
H fuzzy
at the edges, or what?
J
S defined.
H object connecte d with it or
was it always just a light.
5 It was always light. I never could see any metallic
J Well, the first thing
-
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find a station again I saw this light, and I noticed the light there

behind
H Let me ask you about the brightness. How would you compare it, to say, a
- a flash-
t appear same
J T Well, now the brightness is kind of very L011
the road,
yet I could look directly at it and didn
H I see.
J
to be harmful to my eyesight.
H Was that, was the beam that was projected from it, brighter or dimmer than
the main body?
J
directly into the beam. The beam seemed to be coming a little below my
:

Well, at the time, this beam.seemed
-
stopping and steering the - car very steering
and power brakes.
H What model car is it, by the way?
'67 Ford
or what?
feel that I turned off myself.
When the engine THRT stopped the car with the brake, which was, like I

for approximately three minutes; this is
estimate.
H
road?
J
I was stopped.
-
And after sitting
changed color and the beam visibly receded, slowly back up into the main
body of light.
B You mean, you i muld see the bottom , I don't want to put words in gour
Mouth here.
end of the beam itself, going back u up into

intensity, was it moving, was it completely steady, or what?
5 was standing,
S
type 1 was constant light, but was, looked kind
quivering type light, if you know what I mean.
H I see, sort of
P Right, yest sir.
H
suppose you had
.
how much, how big a sp windsheled do you
drawn?
Just right off, I would guess that it would have been possibly 12 inches

Well this particular light would cut more, a more
than the moon would.
H P thumb out at arm's length, would
it have covered it?
No sir, it would not.
H
I'm doing it now too)
covers up quite a good-sized chunk of the sky. You hold i straight
out at arm's length.
With your fingers pointing upward?
H Yes, with you upward and take the whole palm of your
bottom leave each
side visible.
H
sizable thing.
There was no noise at all. I think one of the most sig-
nificant the things that

¤ watched these jets fly, Phantom jets and all this, I've seen
them hit afterburn, and t
moved much faster than anyt that I have eve xperienced before in
my life.
H
an angle?
J It seemed to me to go just as straight up as it could go. And it seemed
to be moving eye-
engine was running, the in drive playing, the
lights were on.
H
S
them this, then they
t of them will walk off, but I

Capt Major it was
The Information
office told the Upi that it was going to Wright-Patterson. Col Quintanilla
informed Captain Major that they had no right to tell the UPI that it was
going to be sent to Wright-Patterson because it w was a second hand report
and that they had better get on the line and tell SAFoI what had happened.
Col Quintanilla told him that if they told the UPI that they were going to
investigate it then they had better get out there and investigate it. Capt
Col Quintanilla
RS
B Case.
call Col Quintanilla tomorrow (26 Nov 68) and - know what action n they
have t taken.

talk very little .- to these people when I find out this is there attitude
I just sort of 0
of people very
S
your own
background. How long have you lived in that community?

S person.
H
ridicule on me think L that I deserve this; I
don't understand, there is a
great tendency to laugh.
Well, now let me see. Let me go back a little bit and ask, in your
=
J Well, the thing, by impressed, I guess it could also be confused because

to you and not me. I'm sorry but you." And he hung up the
phone.
H
P 2
one feeling that iness. I wanted
a very short while I feel that them more-or-less out of their
mind, really.
H I think this is what finally makes people report, even if they said that
do talk to me seriously job is to try to find

be around the oval, you pretty well have the last I sighting that I saw.
H You say, last sighting, what do you mean?
P Well, just before it disappeared.
H Oh, I see, the last sighting of this.
Right, the last picture I sawybefore it went out of sight. It was a large
filmed an
interview, the local very nice to put a very nice e writeup
in the peper.
H S

do so.
H Well, that's very interesting.
J The only thing he could find was a heliooptér en route from ,Alabama,
FRN pinpoint near me. The FAA said there was no aircraft v within this
20 mile range.
H Well, I think that you would have recognized an ordinary aircraft.
time, so that sort of ruled it out.
H Hes, I would think so.
think, actually, on a very,
S
the best he could to report what he had.

S that he did really see the same
would be very important. Not that I, in any sense, doubt your
have an additional witness.
J I do have his address. It's
Air Force, and I'd
J I would like . very much to say this, if any where

get cold.
7
H when were you,
health, and are you happily married and all
J
illness. I've had k the flu for I/think i've
just about beat it.
u
J
intend to; now I believe I could come
up scheme anyway wanted to.

- it. One
motion? see the and it's
H Let's seer now, give me another estimate, at the time that it was closext
A 2
21 it seem

5
lighted were a little to course, to the left and right
of the road.
H Is it a fairly
J
. into farm land.
H Where are the, how close are the - nearest houses?
speak of.
H Okay. I don't know which
about i thing,
how does it E

-
it wax Martian. I have no idea.
H
that was
Right.
H Well, now one thing I should ask was the light intensity uniform over
J edges were, like I said,

23NOV68
1 UNCLASSIFIED NENTON, GH J
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE C
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 59863(2Dec68) T/rm pglof 4
ACTION: DIA-1(13 DIA/JCS
SMB B135 PTTUZYUW RUCLFNA3180 3371945-Ul
ZNR UUUUU
P 02 1930Z DEC 68
RM MOODY AFB GA
TO RUWMFVA/ADC-32ND A IR DIV
RUVAAD A/FTD WPAFB/TDPT-UFO RUVaAD A/ FID WPAF B/TDPI -UFO
RUEFHQA/CSAF/AFRDC
RUEFHQA/OSAF/SAF-OI
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SUBJECT : UFO SUBJECT: UFO
A DESCR IPTION OF THE OBJECT: DES
(1) OBLONG SHAPED LIGHT.
)40 TO 50 YARDS WIDE.
WHITE
(4) ONE
6) N/A
(6) NO DEFINED EDGES. APPEARED TO BE NON-TRANSPARENT.
RESEMBLED A ROUNDED FOOTBALL N ITS SIDE.
(7) NONE
AFHQ JAN 68 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

stopped; then I drove 22 miles to Albany at that speed. And when I got
H I can certainly see why. Did you ever check the battery? We've had s ome
reports that the batteries have badly damaged in such encounters. E
5 , - damage since this night. The entire
electrical has functioned 100% since
then.
H
obviously mfx such an intelligent nature that you're account is, well it
gue accouht by any means. So, I'm all the
- with Mr S and seeing what
I'll be most happy to.

-
E - may be
millions of years ahead of us.
J have. Who's to say that maybe we're the
some way of traveling
H
no reason whatsoever
* - by book called Interrupted Journey?
H Oki, yes.
That is most interesting, isn't it?

.
- what Mr. Jones, it's
ybe over this weekend.
H Well, this would be fine. P Please do send me the account, and let's try
i
additional that come mind that
somehow slipped, please let me know.
J B

toh with you and drop by and have a chat with you.
H - that come up in your
J I am about 175 miles from Atlanta.
H Which direction?
- love to have you come visit
us here sometime.
H
P
H Well, thank you also, for your be expecting to hear
from you.

Public Information Office
Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362
The Air Force report miles
west of Newtom, Ge 8420 W 311 N).
sometims between 2000
and 2020 hours 10cal (8-8:20 PM The observer stated that he
sighted a glowing object and that there was beam of light that
came from the object and lighted the ground in front of his
automobile. The sighting has since received quite a lot of
newspaper publicity the AS would like mine the
stimulus.
Since the description is similar to that of a helicopter with its
landing light t on we would like to know if you had any low level
helicopter activity in the area on the might of the sighting.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch
Aerospace Technologies Division
Productiom Directorate

1. Reference letter, TDPT (UFO), subject as above, undated. S
2. The U.S. Army Aviation School 2. The U.S. Army Aviation School does not conduct helicopte does not helico er training in training in
the area west on, Georgia.
at the time of the reported sighting. owever. licopter, if the was one,
could have been from another installation.
4. This headquarters cannot verify the presence 4. This headquarters cannot verify the presence or S absence of a helicopter in of a helicopter in
subject area at the time of a reported subject area at th ne of a reported sighting.
aluella
WILLIAM F. GABELLA
Major, TC
Public Affairs Officer EM EABEN
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. UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 59863 pg 2of 4
(8) NONE
)AS UFO APPROACHED VAHICLE, ENGINE DIED AND ALL ELECTRICAL
PAGE 2 RUCL FN43 180 UNCLAS
EQUIPMENT FAILED. A BEAM OF LIGHT WAS EMITT OBJECT.
B DESCR IPTION OF CIRSE OF OBJECT:
(I) LOLD STATIC ON AUTO RADIO TUNED (I) LOID STATIC ON AUTO RADIO TUNED TO A STATION THAT D TO A STATION THAT NORMALLY NORMALLY
OMES IN VERY CLEAR IN THE AREA. COMES IN VERY QLEAR IN THE AREA.
)45DEGREES 45DEGREES
45DEGPEES
(4) HELD STEADY FOR 3 OR 4 MINUTES. 4)HELD STEADY FOR 3 OR 4 MINUTES.
6) LIGHT CHANGED FROM WHITE-YELLOW TO A MUCH BRIGHTER REDDISH- 6LIGHT CHA NGED FRON MUCH BRIGHTER REDD ISH-
ORANGE. OBJECT DEPARTED STRAIGHT UP AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED GOING
CMPLETELY OUT OF SIGHT IN 15 SECONDS. LIGHT I BEAM WAS WIT hDraWn
RIOR TO DEPARTURE.
(6) 3 OR 4 MINUTES.
C MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
GROUND VISUAL
)NONE
(3) N/A
D. T IME
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: ·59863 pg 3 of 4 C
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NIGHT
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E LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 3IDEGREES 12 N 84DEGREE
MILES WEST OF NEWTON, GEORGIA.
F. IDENT IFYING F• TDen 1r YInG TNFORMAT IoN oN OBSERveA: INFORMAT ION ON OBSERVER:
AVENUE, ALBANY, GEORGIA,
PATIO N: OUTSIDE ACCOUNTS ADJUSTER,
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G WEAT HER AND WINDS-ALOFT G WEAT HER AND WINDS-ALOFT OIT IONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: SIGHTINGS:
(1) CLEAR NIGHT
) WINDS 6M L/V
10M 22/08
16M 24/20
20M 25/25
50M 27/30
80M NOT AVAILABLE
NONE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
22
SUBJECT: UFO Ob on ,23 November 1968
6. 5
TO:
Albany, Georgia 35224
- 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
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thar reporting your obsery vation to
the Air Force.
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HECTOR HECTOR QUIN ANILLA, Jr, ILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

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