PROJECT BLUE BOOK

DATE TIME GROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1.
5 05/1920 2. LOCATION
B:oesber 1968 0/002 Z
3. SOURCE
0. CONCLUSION Helena, Arkansas
Civiliar
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Probable (HOT AIR BALLOON)
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.
1 Mirths . BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The observer sighted a flame
The light moved in a colored light in the SW.
7. COURSE horizon. somewhat erratic path toward the
Toand horizon in SW
8. PHOTOS
17.No Yes
. PHYSICA EVIDENCE
Yes
DNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
8.

AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? LOCATION. YES NO. IF *YES," GIVE DATE AND
23. YES WAS ANYONE WITH YOU A T THE TIME SAW T PHENMENON? YES
NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES ny wife)
PRS chiLDREN
DR.
Helena, ARk. HeieNA, ARk.
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LASTNA
ADDRESS (S State and Zip Code) ARKANSAS
R Heleria, 72342
TELEPH AGE
25 XMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
TRuck TRuck MANAGER 1 - Nest. HOsmOR NesT. HOsNOR Moter Co. -HeleNA Moter Co -HeleNA
ChevRoleT- CiDsmosiLe - CADiLlAC ChevRoleT- CiDsmosile- CAoillAC
FARmeR- MAindy FARmeR- MAindy AS AS Hobby
PRiVATe Pilot - Pilot- /
PRiVATe
B.S. Decree Menphis Stare lnivessity-
Buscness Aom 1966
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NaMEMenphis Flichr Scivie Sttbar 5 MONTH Dea YEAR 1963
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. 1969
DAY MONTH / YEAR
PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES

11
AFR 80-17(C1)
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
NO EYEGLASSES No CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES NO BINOCULARS
10 WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE No THEODOLITE
to WINDOWPANE No OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR YESN B. DO YOU USER READING GLASSES? YES
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF,THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED EDNRNAEN GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
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.
The Approximately the sice of \fof p
oBject lAs
whewit is high in the sky BN P alepr ticht.
Full MOON
ROUND LochinG Anp exporly the
It CAS perfertly
BURNING fiRe.-whitish 4e/low.
fLames fRem A weer
COLOR of
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF "YES, DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUNI LEAVE PHYSICAI EVIDENCE. XNO.
IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
PAGE 7 OF 9 PAGES

AFR 80-17(C1)
27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY ALTERNATIVEL A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. COVERED IN THIS S QUESTIONNAIRE,
Petails Ake DeSeRiBED ns hell 195 I CAN
Remeinber 7hem, I AM NOT ReAlly sure of the AIN
DAT: of sightins,but I Reporers the
Sichtine BooN AS ir WAS OVER, AND the lerrer
I Receiver with this queSTiONNAiRe STATED i7
WAs Dec 5, 1968. Neighbors CAme AND tOLD my
Dome outsiDE AND LOCK AT this djeat.
wife AND I to
the NeighbOR's chiLDReN sriD he haD seeN it
One of t Lcot
before PND his morher waals NOT Come oursipe :0
We warches it for ApppoxinArely bo sec. 4 it
Dissnppe below the horizon. Immeninrely I enlle"
A fRIEND, who wooRhs AT The HRKANSAS
STATION ABOUT 3OR 4
miles Below HelENA, They hAD Seen NOTHiNG. This is
aouli reue bcev
J LATER
I AISWERED A QUCSTioNNHicE
one.I Cenify these STHTEMENTS 7o Be
10 the Besy of ny RemeBRance
Ifelena,lerku 72342

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.
Afra}$
. NNW NNE
NW 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
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.
PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES

AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIQNNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R258
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPMRED 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 OUESTIONS, INFORMATIOI BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME WILL
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETUI FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKFTCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY MONTHYEAR C3
2. WH IE DID u SI T PH ENOMENON?
HOURZ MINUTES 20 CIA.M. AP.M.
3. WH AT E D SIGH T PHENOMENON?
MINUTES 2 A.M. NP.M.
HOUR
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
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.
SEE home Adlr
es -a
7
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 THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE 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 WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 -75
L
|
|
I
|
I
- 15
B
OBSERVER
AF 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 bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
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 BRIGHT 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? SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (New noon) OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN IN BACK OF YOU 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.
N
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.
Flime Coloxed
Ta fAR Away ht
tBrig
To deTerm, ae
Shape
PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES

AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ((.hrCk upDrOpriAtr blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING X IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT no NEAR AIRFIELD
IN N 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
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES ]NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 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 TRAFFIC WAS THERE? HOW MUCH E R T A F W AS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? RYES YES NO. NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF OF THE PHENOMENON.
AfTep Af Ter Sening A 31911 914 AC uAs
wAs
Seon Seon minLaTen inLaTen
9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHE PH ENOMENON ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
X FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW W AS T DETERMINED?
Locnl
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? 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.
PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES

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.
1-
.
Awny
hT
for
"Shay6g
e
t
?
0
. .
16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 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 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.
1/3
About
PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES

CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? X
SPIN LIKE A TOP? 1
MAKE A NOISE?
X
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
Neighbors c
ho bs
seowiTlotore
A. HOW DID IT A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? DISAPPEAR?
B. DID THE FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING ANY TIME?
YES * NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
HL
PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES

AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES [7NO. IF YES,GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME OMENON?
YE NO.
A. LIST T,HEIR'NAMES AND ADDRESSES si
: A
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING FORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME. MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Strect Code)
AR.
T AGE
2 5 MALE FEMALE
NOICATE AD BE PERTINENT
PrivaTe PrivaTe gileT (4ys.axp) piloT 4
Atonbie donker Autonabite doiker E
Frrmep
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
Se,u'c <.
21 5 MONTH
NAME AA/DAY YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTHE YEAR
PAGE 8 OF 9 PAGES

17 JA 1969
TDPT(UFO)
UFO Observation, 5 December 1968
Helena, Arkansas 72342
The description that you have given us of your UFO sighting of
5 December l968 is similar to other reports have had in the
past of Ge arment Eag Hot Air Balloons (see attached description).
Thank you and cooperation in this matter.
ECTOR QUINTANILLA,Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
nief, Aerial Phenomena Branch Description
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

AFR 80-17(C1)
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 ORQINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B.DO D YOU USE READING GLASSES? JYES IVNo
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 PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
A
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.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATINGFROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT OURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUN PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
IF*YES.*DESCRIBE. YEs XiN..
PAGE 7OF 9 PAGES

. .
5dee
:.
MENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PAT TERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) 6 JAN 1960
December 1968
SUBJECT:
TO:
Helena, Arkansas 72342
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 Joa comple the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope Thank your observation to oservation to
the Air Fc the Ai orce. ce.
- Lt
Lt Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Production n Directorate

AFR80-17(C1)
6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE 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.
N -
. NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
w E
wSW ESE
sw SE
ABssw 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.
PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES

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 ALI INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. RETUR (TDETR). WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHI0 45433.IAW AFR 80-17. ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEE ED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THI OTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU S SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY 5 MONTH Dec YEAR 1968
2. WH A TIME DID FIRST T HE PHENOMENON?
HOURZ? MINUTES 20 _IA.M. ATP.M.
3. WHAT DID Y oU L AST SIGH T E P N OM ENON?
HOUR 8 MINUTES 23 P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS X STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNIAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IFTN 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.
UFO
Thisis
ahere ie
weRe STiNDIN weRE STANDING ahene
2 2
DEND END STRECT ∠DenD END STRECT
These houses 7
sn top ot an top of [1
p 1tigh tigh Rinbe with Peep Peep
Unlleys BN E.+W SiDe E
6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN 6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE 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 WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 22-
1
1
I
I
I
|
I 15
1
V B
OBSERVER
AF AFUORM 117

AFR 80-17(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?
CNly ONe
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 bone) 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) T STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS D.IF SIGHTING WAS INI DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? THE SUN VISIBLE? I YES NO. YES. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN N AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon) 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. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
None LIGHT WAS GlowinG UFO ALE
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.
It AppeARep to be ABOU7 $\frac{2}$ Size of Full
moon when it Looks the smAllest. It WAs
Definitely ROuND. Color As pFlame
WAS Same
WOOPBURNING whirish yellow
Fiom A FiReplpce.-
.
PAGE 4 OF 9 PAGES

WERE YOU WHEN
X OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR D 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
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES 1NO
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 DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFI FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? XYES NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANO WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
Fouk or 7ie MINUTES AFTER The PIRCRHFT wAs
FROm F1om the
SOUTH TO The NoETH.
9. HOW LONG HOW L ONG WAS THE PHE THE PH ENOMENON ENO MENON IN SIGHT? IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
G0 SecoNRs 11 FAIRI -EOTAIN
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS T ME DETERMINED?
Guess
WAS THER PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? DYES 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.
OBject BounceD Li'ke BulL in Uery slow M07ION
AND FiNAlly DisApperie Below the hORiCON withoat
StoPPiNG. wheN ir Rerches THiS POINT it
Be POVING the sLoweST, plnOST AT A STANDSTILL.
PAGE 3OF 9 PAGES

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.
O
↑ Soutl S
1 K
RiDGe RiDGe APP ,ft,
200ft. 200
VAlley (tom Yom
UApoR 1ApR RiDeeS DGBS
OTHeR fOR A8017
aeiails of ConTinue SourH,
tRnils o iS FLA7 foR Les
KiND there Deltn et m
AN4 then
16. LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
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.
$\frp. magle Less
PAGE 6 OF 9 PAGES

AFR 80-17(C1)
13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? X
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME?
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY? X
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? x
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
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?
Neighbors ACROSS STRECT
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Just like Just Like it it WeNT WeNT BeLow the the TRee line TReeline INTO the
HeRizon
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRON G. A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES