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object
W-E then N-S W-E then N-S COMMENTS: No one COMMENTS: one else reported seeing any such craft else reported seeing any such craft despite despite
B. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS the long duration the long duration and low altitude as given by the observer. It It
also seens strang that the observer sighted it twice while no that the ohserver sighted it twice while no
n7 Ys n Ys one else seems to have seen it at all. Also the observer staten
IXNo INo that he had time to run into the house and come back outside ari
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE take pictures but appearently did not try to call anyone else's take pictures.but appearently did not try to call anyone else's
0 Yas 07 Yos attention to the object. Since no one else attention to the object. Since no one else reported any similar
No
FORM could have been an aircraft
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15. 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 NOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
The mate would have covered about one eighth of the craft.
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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
WINDOWRANE OTHER
A. DO YOU DRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? -YES N0 B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? IIYES EINO
18 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE QF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE i O
2O IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS eft.
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.
A broow with the I handle cut off. See page six.
21.0I0 YOU 21.010 YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, EFFECT
ANIMALS OR VACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? ANIMALS OR VACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? D YES NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE. NO. IF *YES,* DESCRIBE. YOURSELF,
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES
IF *YES DESCRIBE. NO.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO.IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONS WITH YOU AT TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES IT TOO?
YES HO
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Street, City, State and Zip Coder
Mach, Virginia, 23454
TELEO and num AGE
15 x MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATI INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATI IN INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY DE PERTINENT. MAY BE PERTINENT.
T I an a an a student at First student at First Colonial High School. Colonial Kigh School. :
I en a Member of an Aero-Soace Club a'd have mede field Member of an Aero-Soecc Club a'd have mede field trips
to Air Bases and have observed aircreft and heliconters Bases and have observed aircreft and helicopters on
numerous occasions.
5/2/69 6/2/69
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DIO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
orfoll Air Froff c Control. ANT'Stetion, Oceana, Va.
NAME Moshins DAY6/2/60 MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ 2 69
MONTH YEAR
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5H669
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (U0) 18 186 1909
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: 1969
Road
3454
Reference
that we received is insufficient for a : scientific analysis.
Request you complete an AF Form 1l7 on your 5 Feb 1969 slghting.
Also complete the photo-data sheet and subnit your original
negative print.
CARMON CARMON L. MARANo, lst Lt, USAF L. MARANO, lst Lt, USAF 2 Atch
Acting Chief, Aerial Phenomena Phenomena Branch 1. AF Form 117 L. AF Form 117
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Technologies Division Division 2. Photo-Data Sheet 2. Photo-Data Sheet
Production Directorate

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Dear Sir:
Tonight at about 7:02 or 7:03 I would like to know if you
picked up anything strange on your If you did or
didn't, I would like to report a disc-shaped about 55 fest
in diameter and about b feet high. When I first saw it
I thought it was Iehougne ie wd Dlane on fi because at the front of it
there was a light brighter than the Evening Star itself. there was a light brighter than the Evening Star itself.
After I saw it I noticed a jet flying much higher, the thing After I saw it I noticed a jet flying much higher, the thing
seemed to move toward the jet and then veer away from the jet. seemed to move toward the jet and then veer away from the jet•
It was moving from west to east at about 5c0 mph. It had
four lights on it; the light that I first mentioned and a
light on each of the sides.
There is a drawing of what I saw along with this letter.
Please answer as soon.as possible. Please answer as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Wade Bell .
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7 MAR 1969
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Since no image appears in your photos, we are returning your
slides without any photc analysis. Thank you for reporting
your observation to the Air Force.
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Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch Slides
Aeroapace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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P IOTOG2AFIIG DATA
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2. Eyoe, fooal length, and mate of lens
3, Drend and trye of Illa odal, Colsolrgmex
Snutbor spood uoed 1/4:0 sacond
6. Viltors used none
7. as taiood or solid stand used talood solid stond ased no
8.Has O. las "hauting' used "harting' used
reletdon to true North, and raletdon to true North, and
its angle with respect to the grond. its angle with respect to the gro nd.
raquired are the type of camers, and the snellest and lergest "p' stop
and shnttter speed readings of the carare.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED R 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 AL OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
IN CONNECTION WUTH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSICN. AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR). WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFE, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID OU SEE THE PHENOMENON7
DAY__ 5 MONTH 2 YEAR.69
2. WH AT JID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENONT
HOUR_. MINUTES_ 30_ CIA.M. EdP.M.
3 WHAT TIME D1D SIGH T NOMENON?
HOUR 70 MINUTES A.M. EP.M.
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 STANOING 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.
ORSERVER
IN I ZD
lesidential ares. area. About About four miles
removed fron removed Iron the nenrest nearest business business
district.
6 6 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN IMAGINE VOU 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 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B" ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHO* HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN. SHON HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
A-B First sighting. D
CooD Second sighting.
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AF FORM 117
AUG 67

AFR 80-17(C1)
SA. 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.
C
A-B=1≤T SIGHTING
C-D= 2ND SIGHT
NNW NNE
NW NE
B
A
WNW ENE
8
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.
A-B= FIRST SIGHTING
C-D:
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (C.heCk apprOpriate bloCkS.)
x OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS 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 0 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER Onen countrywith houses.
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 ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYFE 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.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE? TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? 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.
9. HOW HOW LONG LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
About three minutes. X FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? THGI' enough time for go into the
house for a camere.
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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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?
There was only one vehicle sighted at
sighted at l0:00 p.n.
11. CONOiTIONS (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
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?
(). STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
NANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (New noon) OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E.
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
There were no major sources There were no major sources of of light. The The craft craft generated generated its its
own external illuninetion. own external illunination.
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 SOLIO 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 OSJECT FIELD OF VIEW.
A. It apreared light.
B. Corners and edges apreared to be sherp.
C. Self illumination.
D. Large.
E Light colors: Individual red lights.
$( \$
Purpld colored panels vich changed to
olive green.
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CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE? During the secontine.
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
I We s O observing the position of the plonet Venus Wien the
graft crossed ny viev. I was also curions about its unusual /
design.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
By gradually noving avey, as indicated on rage 2.
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