PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1.DATE · TIME GROUP 26/13 LOCATION
26 Navember 1968 26/2:40Z Bismark, North Dakota
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Possible SATELLITE
Civilian Possible BALLOON
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS The north bound light could have been a satellite and the
One other could have been a lighted balloon.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
6 Minutes The observers sighted two moveing star-like light sources.
One traveled north and one was traveling south. The light
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION traveling south disappeared in the NE.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
See Case
8. PHOTOS
Yes
CANo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Y.
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES K NO. IF YES. GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW PHENOMENON?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
et, Bismarck ND 58501
reet, Bismarck ND 58501
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN FOR RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDR
Rt Bismarck ND 58501 Box 198
TEEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
47 X MALE FEMALE
H MAY BE PERTINENT.
Airport traffic controller, Bismarck, ND. 27 years experience. Other observers
are traffic controllers.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME Sgt Walter W. Lombert DAY 27 MONTH Nov YEAR 68
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 27 Nov 68
MONTH YEAR
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE,
ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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MES
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SIGHTING OF 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
ANSWER ALL OUESTION INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED POR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BI
PERMISSIGN. RET VESTIGATOR FOR (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHI0 45433,1 ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE RRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH·SECURELY TO TH FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR ID FICATION.)
1. DID YOU SEE
DAY_ 26 MONTH Nov YEAR_ 68
2. WH AT DID YOU FIRST SIGH T TH E PHENOMENON
HOUR 23002 MINUTES 0041Z A.M. P..
3. WH T DI D A 5 SI G H T PH ENOMENON? 00422
HOUR 23002 MINUTES 00432 A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN 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 DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
Observer
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6 miles
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH 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 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B*ON 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.
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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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NW NE
WNW ENE
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SW SE
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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 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 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 APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT. CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH. THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SAW THE PHENOMENON (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION NOF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN N BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
XX IN AIRPLANE B AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER XX FLYING S 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 XX EAST 100 K
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST ]YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHERS SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND6.
No
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
Cessna 150
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS
3 Aireraft Alrcraft
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE OF SIGHTING THE ENOMENON 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.
One on ground, one North One on ground, on North rthwest. thwest.
9. HOW LONG HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME XX CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN N OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
lto 2 mimte lto 2 mimtes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? DETERMINED?
Was on Jetcowm from VOR on a 3 minutes leg 7
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? AYES NO. IF *NO.* INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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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?
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 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
X AFEW MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN X PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter) $$\f$\frac { }$ $\f$\frac { }$
D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? n YES NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? # :
: It
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nea noon) OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT D E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR S THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
None (Cockpit red lights on) None (Cockpit red lights on)
12. GIVE 12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT BRIE ENON, 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 ANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJEC ELD OF VIEW.
Objects whit, self luminous, solid, sharp edged, round. About the
same bright star, possibly a bit smaller.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN AS STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? (Answers are for both objects) X
SUDDENLY SP EED UP AND RUN AWAY? X
BREAK UP IN PARTSA 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? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
Radio call from tower.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Lost sight o Lost sight them when aircraft turned.
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY Y TIME?
YES NO. IF*YES." DESCRIBE.
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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.
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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
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
Completely Covered
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
X EYEGLASSES Clear CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
X WINDSHIELD Aircraft TELESCOPE
X SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE Aircraft THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO ORDINARILY WEAR YESN B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE unk
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.
looked like satellite
* Path across sky was faster than echo satellite.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT EF F ECT ON YOURSELF, ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES X A NO. NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE. IF YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND ORLEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES XNO.
IF *YES.* DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMIL AR PHENOME BEFORE? x YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
Looked 1 like satelite
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW PHENOMENON? YES □ NO. IF SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND D ADDRESSES
student pilot.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
Bismarck, ND
TELEPHONE (Area code and number) AGE
51 X MALE FEMALE
INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
Pilot for 3
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME VOLLIE E. GRIFFIN, MAjOr, USAF 27 Nov 68
DAY_ MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS
27 Nov 68
DAY MONTH YEAR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
DETACHMENT 14, HQ 1CEG (SAC)
BISMARCK RBS, NORTH DAKOTA 58502
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REPLY TO RBSD
ATTN OF: DEC 5 1968
SUBJECT: Unidentified lFlying Objects
TO: FTD (FDETR)
Herewith are two reports on a UFO sighting made on 26 Nov 68 as
required by AFR 80-17.
COMMANDER
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VOLLIE E. GRIFFIN, MajOR, USAF 2 Atch
Electronic Warfare Officer a/8
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Peace....is our Profession

UFO.s about 85 miles north-
east of Bismarck
There were indications that
the Air Force was being cal-
led in to further investigate JA

ne (139) unmanned satelites chases. that
lighty-one jects "didn't act like stars" tablished for
re of 350 because one traveled north ducted from
rly on a paychecks. D
or angle for a mended that
distance period. Then he said. the
e center- object traveling south rever- Bonds, state
nty High- come taxes a
e North- sed course and moved to what be allowed
center- appeared to be a short dis- Rep. Leona
hty High- tance from the other
ance of The two objects then hov- Killdeer, and
point of Wagner. R-B
ng that ered close together for a few
nwest of seconds and "after that they they were aga
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SIGHTING GOF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
QUESTIONNAIRE 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 IFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED RESEARCH PURPOSES.
YOUR NAME WILL NCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RET BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHI0 45433,IAW AFR 80-17. ADDITIONAL SHEETS ATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH.SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FO ITIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
26 Nov 68
DAY. MONTH YEAR
2. WH AT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGH T PHENOMENON?
HOUR 2300Z MINUTES 0040Z A.M. XP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID o U 5 SIGH T E OM ENON?
HOUR 2300Z MINUTES 00462 A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE F 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.
In control tower B, Bismarck Airport, ND.
6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED 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 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A - 3. B. 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.
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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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N
NNW NNE
NE
WNW ENE
w * 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 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 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 2
B
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSIN ESS SECTION OF CITY
X IN BUILDING Contrel tower RESIDI DENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT X 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 YOU MOVING? HOW 2 FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHIL E OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
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 N/A
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES XYES NO. IF *YES,  DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY REL THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
1 1 l aircraft on ground taxiing aircraft on ground taxiing near tower, one near tower, one flying near VOR, low and left of ob- VOR, low and left of ob-
ject number 2.
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF LENGTH OF TIME TIME X CERTAIN CERTAIN OF TIME N OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
51/2 to 7 minutes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
24 hour clock in tower
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? X 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 DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
5.
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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?
See item 7.
11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS cLoUDS (Low fluffy) FOG OR MIST
XX TWILIGHT CIRRUs CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
XX CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS( (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE ORS 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
KX NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW AFEW MOON MOON WITH HALO WITH HALO UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN X PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WAS AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nea noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR L LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR S SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE S DURING THE SIGHTING. SUCH AS THE S SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
None
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT 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 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 LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
LDOF VIEW.
Brighter than most stars, possibly a little larger. Seemed self-luminous. Shape
arpeared to ht, fuzzy edges.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON NO YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? X
SUDDENL Y SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? X
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? X
CHANGE COLOR? X
GIVE OFF SMOKE? X
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? Very little X
CHANGE SHAPE? X
FLASH OR FLICKER? X
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKEA TOP? X X 2
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? X X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION THE PHENOMENON?
was watching for air traffic, saw northbound object, then saw southbound object.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID ALLY DISAPPEAR?
vith sudden burst of burst of speed both objects disappeared into NE. speed both objects disappeared into NE.
B. DID THE PHENOI NON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
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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.
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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
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
100 per cent.
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17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES X BINOCULARS B8L 7X50
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? B. DO YOU USE READ DING GLASSES? YESN
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED 0-2O0 K PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE 74 MM
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.
Like a bright star, steady light.
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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 OR ANY EFFECT EF ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
AET
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. D YES $x NO
IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
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