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PROJECT 10073 RECORO
. DATE·TIME 658/2015 LOCATION
16 Dec 68 17/01152 Morgantown, West Virginia
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 4.
Civilian Probable Astro JHH
. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One At 2035, Venus had just set at azimuth 248 deg true.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ANALYBIS
25 Minutes. The observer sighted yellow-white flickering light in the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION south tha disappeared over the horizon aft fter about 25 min.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
Seen in South =
. PHOTOS -
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
07 Yes
XX No
FORM
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO 6 JAN 1931
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT: UFO Obse December 1968
TO:
Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
The information which we have
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope. Thank Ina reporting your observation to vation to
the Air Force. Force.
Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Phenomena Office AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Directorate

AFR 80-17(C1)
6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THR CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. FLACE AN A° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *' OH 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 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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONMAIRE 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
1 ANSWER ALL INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
1 ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETU
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433,IAW AFR BO-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE R NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON 7
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DAY_ MONTH YEAR
2. WH AT TIME DID U IRS T H E PHENOMENON
HOUR MINUTES JA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT E e U AS SIGHT PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. L7P.M.
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.
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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 ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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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 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 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 C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHA AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS THE STARS AND MOON? AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
Y 1 MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? SIGHTING WAS INI DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. WHERE HERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Ned noon) OVERHEAD(NeW noon)
IN BACK IN BACK OF YOU OF YOU TO YOUR TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL I FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE. 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
REFLECTEO 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.
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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
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
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 YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP A N Y T WHILE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5AND6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN IAND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU RAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH MU C H OTHER o IER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES M 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 THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW LONG WAS WAS THE PH ENOMENON ENOMENON IN IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW w AS TIME DETERMINED?
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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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN STRAIGHT LINE? ×
STAND STILL AT ANY TIME! K
SUDD ENLY SP PEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE? ×
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? x
CHANGE SHAPE1 K
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP? X
MAKE A NOISE? X
FLUTTER R OR WOBBLE? X
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
1 Frond
A. HOW DID IT A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN OR IN FRONT OF SOMET HING. LIKE A CLOUD. A CLOUD. TREE, BUILDING BUIL DING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN TNIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. I YESGIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON! IF YES.° DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YESNO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
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24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. MIDDLE NAME
ADDREgSStreet, City. State
Ne Morga ln W. V.
TELEPHONE (Area COde aRT AGE
33 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMAANION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU T THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY. 17 MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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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 ORDINARIL Y WEAR GLASSES? YESN B. DO YOU USE READING YES NO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? 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.
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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 OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES DESCRIBE. "YES.. DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES ANO.
IF *YES DESCRIBE.
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