DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6781595
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONKETTERING OHIO
FRAMES27
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PROJECT 1O073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP . LOCATION
03/0245
.3.Lun69 08/0645Z KETTERING, OFIO
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Probable Astro (MARS)
Civilian Observation probably of Mars. At 9:45 p.m. EDT, Mars was at
3. 1. HUMBER OF OBJECTS MUMBER OF OBJECTS an azimuth of 142 degrees and an azimuth of l42 degrees a an angular elevation of 20 an angular elevation of 20
degrees. degrees. At 5:15 At 5:15 a.m. EDT, Mars was on the horizon at 244 a.m. EDT, Mars was on the horizon at 244
One(1) degrees and had a degrees and had a stellar magnitude of -l.4. stellar magnitude of -l.4.
LENGTH OF OBSERYATION LEMGTH OF OBSERYATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO AMALYSIS
2 1/2 hours Observer sighted a Observer sighted red light in the southwest that was light in the southwest that was
6 TYPE OF OBSERVATION brighter brighter than the average star. than the average star.
Ground-Visual
1. 7. COURSE
Southwest
8. PHOTOS
7 Yes
No
9. PHYSICA IDEMCE
You
FTD sE9M Q-3M (TDE) pod.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 45433
REPLY TO 16 JUN 1969
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT UFO Observation - 8 Jun 1969
TO: Mrs
Kettering, Ohio
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
you reported to the Air Force. The information which we have
received is not recelved is not sar sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request heqaest
you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self- self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope. Thank you for Thank you reporting your observation to your observation to
the Air Force.
21=27-
f HECTOR 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate
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AFR 80-17(CI)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21.R258
AIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE THE UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR AME IN CONNECTION WITH! ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOU PERMISSIGN. AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
PATTERSON AFB,OHIO 45433 W AFRBO-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 YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
2:45A.M. DAYSunCAY MONTHJUNe 8 YEAR 1969
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR9N MINUTES_45[IA.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID LAST SIGH T H E NOMENON?
HOUR 3 MINUTES./5 BA.M. C]P.M.
4. TIME ZONE 12 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
V 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.
Kitchen iindow of our AN
6. IMAGINE 6. IMAGINE YOU ARE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A^ ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE AT THE POINTS SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN Ar ON CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A WAS ADNVE THE INS EIPST SEEN 3*ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO SAME
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG C7
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GA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTEP OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON TH= 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.
NNW NNE
NW 1
NE
WNW ENE
WSW ESE
FY
SW SE
(A
ssw SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, FLACE 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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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 AN YTIM IE WHILI E OBSE RVING THE
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?
I
DIO 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 RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
1saw sTarboard(qreei) 15AW sTarboard(qreen)
ApproximaTely 15 min. 15 min. after sighting
below objecr. Plane Below objecr. Plane headed north.
lighi of Aircrafi
9. HOW LONG V HOW L ONG WAS THE THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? NO ME N ON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
22 hrs.
V FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
ilooked AT The elock
WAS THE 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 DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
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IO. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE OURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDiTioNs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LoW flujfy) 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 THES STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) a MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT V 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? YES 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 DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEAOLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
AT one
IT WAS 1 huch brighter Than An Average
arachute object killowed
thai 7ype
1
beT i do nor know if it
LUAS An illusion viewing
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? V
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? V
CHANGE SHAPE? √
FLASH OR FLICKER? cannoT slate pesiTively due To cclof chfanges
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? V
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR AT TENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A. HOW A. HOW DID DID IT Y DISAPPEAR?
went went To bed. To bed.
Sorry,1 dont know 19 1 9 A 9 J ue e e
up up
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO.
behind Tree Then
Top
eared in G mn e are A.
reappe 9
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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, ANO INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING
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PIREETSIONP
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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
17.
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
V BINOCULARS TASCC 7×35 mI. 41
SUNGLASSES
WINOSHIELD TSEESCOPE 358F1.
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING 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 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 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.
if sphe ere approximately the size of an old l.S.
A
halk dime
And WAS illuminated within ;T would be fairly
AccuraTe
comparison.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES M NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU ER SEEN TMIS OR A SIMIL REFORE, YES NO. IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
2 ecls
23. WAS ANYONE W THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? M YES NO. IF DID SEE IT TOOI
WIYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
4
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS (Street, City
440
TELEPHA mb
48 MALE FEMALE
TEAREABOITTONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING ATION AN MAY BE PERTINENT.
Have always been interested in been interested in the nighi skies. nighi skies.
The enTire fanily would spend Time spend Time looking Through Threugh
binoculars binoculars AT stars, planets. eTc. stars, planets. eTe.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
? MONTH JUNe YEAR1969
NAME DAY
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY. 1969
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from ocr kitchen
Aqain was The Sane object of Ts color,
sure iT To look tT iTe
eTe. 1 called my W.P.A.F.D.
steadily & decided To phone
we watched Ts WA Ireferred
i niade i miade noles After calling the base.
Lockily
These notes when when fillinig filling out This ocT This re port
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11 1111 1969
TDPT(UFO)
UFO Observation - 8 Jun 1969
5429
Dear Mrs. Robbins:
We feel that your UFO observation of 8 June 1969 was of the planet
Mars. At 9:45 p.m. EDT, Mars was at an azimuth of 142 degrees and
an angular elevation of 20 degrees. At 5:l5 a.m. EDr, Mars was at
an azimuth of 244 degrees and was on the horizon. On 8 June, Mars
had a stellar magnitude of -l.4 and as such was brighter than all
of the stars except Sirius.
Sincerely,
MECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DTE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10/2250
11/0250z
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Aircraft
__Civitian Civitian flying
1. 1. NUMBER OF NUIMB OBJECTS BJECTS AFB, Ohio.
Cre(i). Cre(1)
5. 5. LENGTH OF OBS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND AMALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
The observer sighted an object like a big box kite that had
15 minutes odd lights on the bottom that appeared odd lights on t the bottom that appeared more like gas lights
6 TYPE OF than electric than electric 1 lights. Observer stated that it appeared too
low and moving too slowly to be too slowly to be an airplane. an airplane. The object The object
Ground-Visual disappeared heading for W-PAFB. disappeared heading for W-PAFB.
7. 7. COURSE
SW to ENE
8. PHOTOS
n Y.s
tNo
9. PHYSI ENCE
0 Yas
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YOU NECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEI CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR
FB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR 8O-[7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHE5
ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
WHEN YOU SEE THE P
DAY 1C MONTHJUDYEAR 19G-9
2. WHAT E DI O Y U F R S T S1 G H PH ENOMENON?
HOUR I0 MINUTESSA.M. P.M.
3. WHA T E DIO YOU AST SIGH T H P EN OM ENON
HOUR 11 MINUTES_ CS_A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE X DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 0s 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.
On the corner of On the corner of Marshall Marshall Rd. & Lincoln Park Rd. & Lincoln Park Blud. Bld. in
in
Ohio.
Kettering,
5. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVEO LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
90 17
L
1
1
1
1
1
1 B
1 15
OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG 07
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.
GA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE GENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B'ON THS COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
1
NNW NNE
NW NE
B
WNW ENE
W
WSW ESE
SW SE
SSW SSE
A
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
APPEAREO 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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RGRSAAO
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' (CheCK approPriate blockS.)
t OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER 0 AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
Finsi saw in sar, then stepped and
sot cut fce Detiet OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST Qs MPH
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST DYES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT T AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
No
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER OU DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
Regular sec den on residential sireet
sssenta
HOW MUCH OTHER HOW MUCH TRAF TRA FIC WAS THERE?
Vero little Vero little
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 0 NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME 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. THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENCMENON.
9. HOW WAS THE ENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
15 minutes FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES m 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? ORAW A PICTURE TO SHON HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGEO. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
Only one
11. ConDITiOns(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 8. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRaus CLouos (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR ORIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUOS (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 SRIGHT 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? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(New 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.
strent lauos
too slowly It had. ald lights on the
bottom more like gas lights than electric
lights,
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT OREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
seeing it pass werhead.
I
A. HOW DID IT DISAPPEAR? DISAPPEAR?
It seemed to be heading northeast northeast towand (towand WPAFB) WPAFB
when soddenly its lights went out and it <ould no longer
= seen,
B. DID THE PHI 5 BEHIND OR IN F RONT SOMETHING LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES DESCRIBE.
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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? B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YESNO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF 730 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 OEJECT 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.
Object looked much like agiant bindcage
very
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTUR3 THE OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. D YES X NO.
IF *YES,* DESCRIBE.
Slower than an airplane wowld move acness the
sky, but faster
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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 ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW PHENOMENON? LYES NO. IF DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
$ husband
Children Tady below
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
ADDRESS
TELEP TELEPROY
49 MALE MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
34410 DAY1 TUN
NAME MONTH YEAR 1969
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY_ JUNYEAR 196
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDCET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-K233
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 OUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETURN TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWA NG TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT-
P ATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4SA33, IAW AFR 8O- [7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS ORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PH ENOM MENON?
DAY. 8linve MONTH YEAR 6.9.
2. WHAT TIM DIO 0 U H T H E P HENOMENON?
HOUR. 910 _ MINUTES A.M. EP.M.
3. WHAT DID T E D H ENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE DAYLIGHT TSAVINGS 0 STANDARD
LEASTERN 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.
KETTICRING KETTIERING
5. 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 SXYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "a* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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BA. MON IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THS COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A*ON THE COMPASS TO INDIGATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *B°ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE 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 ALINE 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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9. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CheCK aDPTOPrIATe blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN SUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT C AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER A
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 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 HOW MUCH OTHER FIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. 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 OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON ANO 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 WAS MENON IN SIGHT? MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
3houks. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW DETERMINED?
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? CYES C 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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TO IF THERE WERE HORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THEREY DRAM A PICTURE TO SHON HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGEO. 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 AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) (1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
L AFEW AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES YES NO. IF WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NeW nOON) OVERHEAD(NeW nOON)
IN BACK OF YOU IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN 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.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INOICATING 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 POIN NT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR
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1n POSCTION
A. HOM DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HON DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
B.0ID THE TIME?
RYES D NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE.
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I7. DID YOU OSSERVE THE PHENCMENON 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 USEF READING GLASSES? YES NO
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
2O. IN OROER 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 EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR AN EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES 2NO. IF *YES,*DESCRIBE.
A. OID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND EVIDENCE. 12+ES NO.
IF *YES, * DESCRIBE.
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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 ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF "YES, DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST
ADDREss (Street, City, State and Zip Code)
TELEPH AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADO LINFORMIATION INCLUDING OCCUP WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY. MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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