PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECY 10073 RSCORD
1 DATE.Tme GROU 2. LOCATION
2200 EDT
(2180) 4/02002 Kettering, On
JURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Laa
Balloon (Hos dir)
. NUMRER OF OBJECTS
One(1) One(1)
5. LENGTH OF LENGYH O VATION TION 11. BRIEF SUMARY AND ANALYSIS
ninutes The observer sighted a The observer sighted a flare-like flare-like light that light tnat traveled
1 ! Pieces of fire fei.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION from the north to the west southwest. 1:
from the flare-like object a from the flare-like object and drifted and drifted toward the ground
Ground-Visual but were extinguished before reaching but were extinguished before reaching the ground. the ground.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
13. OID THE PHINONENON YES HO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? J
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS ANO EXPLODE? u
CHANGE COLOR? 4fa
GIVE OFF SMOKE? 6
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? Sas
CHANGE SHAPE? c
FLASH OR FLICKER! Y
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBSLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION PHENOWENON?
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A.HON A. HON OID OID IT IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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9. DIO THE PHENOI MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUO, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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AFR80-17(C1)
IS. ONAW A PICTUPE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOHENON. INCLUDI AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS VINGS OR PROTAUSIONS, AND INOICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENCN WAS MOVING.
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IS. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD 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 PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. WHAT FRACTION CF THE
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AFR 80-17(C1)
17. DID YOU COSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF TME FOLLOWINGY UDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE OATA. 2
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELO TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. . WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEEDAF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED
20. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTEO THE PHENOMENON
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMSLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
indicated 1 resemblod
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY OOOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FRGM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? D YES LTO. IF DESCRIBE.
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES 25.
IF YES DESCRIBE.
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1
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22 NAVX YOU KVXASEIN THIS OR A H SEPORN
LOCATION.
23 WAS ANYONE WITN YOU AY THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHEMOMENON? TES NO.IF YES. DID THEY SEE IT TOO
Daes NO. 3 ofh 25
A. LIST TMEIR NAMKS ANO A SES
Mv
Mvs
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NANE. FIRST NAME.M
ADDrEss (Strees, Ciy, State and Zip Code)
Kettouins C41
ON (Aren code and number) AGE
3 MALE FEMALE FEMALC
INDICATE ADDITIONALINFORMATION INCLUDING OOCUPATION AND ANY YEXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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23. WHEN AHD OID YOU REPOR THAT YOU HAD SIG TED THIS PHEMOMENON?
NAM=WPAFB -PrAIet Bluobook 3 969
DAY_ MONTH_ 8 YEAR
ESTIONNAIRE.
DAY18 YEAR 1969
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:
AFR 80-17(C1)
3 NAVK YOU EVEA BEYN THIS OR ASIMILAM IOH SEPORX' YZS DATE AND
LOCATION.
23 WAS ANYONE WITN YOU AT TNE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENO ENON? TTES 0 NO. IF "YE5. TOOT
DNO. 3 uth 0A3
A. LIST THEIR NAWKS ANO ADI RESSE3
Mv
Mvs
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING IN ATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME. MI
ADDRESS(Screes, City, Stase and Zip Code)
Kettouins ,O410
TELEPNON E (Aren code and number) AGE
3 MUALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONALINFORMATION INCLUDING UPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
.
23. WHEN AND TO O1D YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHEMOMENON?
WPAFB-Praec{ Bluobook YEAk969
DAY. &
26. DATE YOU COMPLETEO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
X YEAR 1969
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AFR 80-17(CI)
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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BA. NOWIMAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN ·A" ON THE COMPASS TO INOICATE THE
OINECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B*ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE OIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
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 3° 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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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIEO DUDGET BUREAU APPIOVAL
NUMBER 21-223#
ANSWER ALU E INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NNECTIONWT ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
TO AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, 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 YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAYO3 MONTH 6 9
2. WHAT DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON 7
HOUR 21 MINUTES 50 A.M. UP.M.
WHAT DID YOU LAST SIGH T THE OMENON?
HOUR 21 MINUTES P.M.
4. TIME/ZONE X DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST S 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 DICT = AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
KETTE
FRom BACK YAZD
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 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.
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OBSERVER
AF$ FORM 117
AUG 67

8. WHERS WERS YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON' (Check sppropriate blocks.)
QUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING C. IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR 0 AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE O AS PILOT 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 YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP AN YTIME WHIL 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 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 HO MUCH OTHE RAFFIC WAS W AS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES - NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME YES" DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF OF SIGHTING SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON. SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. 9. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT? PH ENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME LENG TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
25miN. FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
W T
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NOINOICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON. AND DESCRIBE SUCHN MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP_
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
/
11. CoNDiTiONs(Check appropria:e 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 NIMUS CLOUDS( (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ASOVE
C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNXNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL(New or quarter)
O.IF SIGHTING WAS IN O. IF SIGHTING WAS INE DAYLIGHT, WAS DAYLIGHT. WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PMENOMENON? PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(Near nOON) OVERHEAD (Ned noOn)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT 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.
NONE C THER
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
APPEAREO 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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25 AUG 1989
IDPT (UFO)
UFO Observation, 3 Aug 69
Kettering, Ohio 45440
The description that you have given us of your UFo sighting
of 3 Aug 69 is similar to other reports we have had in the
past of Garment Bag Hot Air Balloons (see attached descrip-
tion)  Thank you for your interest and ccoperation in this
matter.
HECTOR QUIMTANIELA, Jr, HECT Lt CoL, USAF Lt Col, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Garment Bag Hot Air
Aerospace Technclogies Division Balloon Description. Balloon Description:
Production Directorate

FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR'
SPIN LIKE A TOP? -
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
it T
Jued san in oby.
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Died ont Died ont.
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. IF YES,"DESCRIBE.
Tree.
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I7. 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? YESNO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED NUICKL GIVE ESTIMATE OP,DISTANCE
C
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 EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO. IF YES. DESCRIBE,
A. DID THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GRO UN OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES DNO.
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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.

2Z. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFOHE GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW PHENOMENON? IF DI IT TOO?
SIYES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Nes (5o.me)
A/ps.
amo a) below)
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS/STEP City, State and Zip Code)
APREETON KE7rER0 On0 45440
TELEPHONE(Area COde and numbED) AGE
29 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE AODITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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OF
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEAOQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AF3C)
WRIGHT-P. ASE. OH10 43433
REPLY TO 7 AUS1969
ATTN O TDPT (UFO)
UFO Observation, 3 Aug 1969
SUBJECT
TO:
Kettering, Ohio 45440
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
addressed envelope. addressed envelope. Thank yod Tor reporcing J Thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTAN Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope AF Form 1l7 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UnidEntIFIEO PHENCMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUNEAU APTOV
NUM3ER 31-2233
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
ANSWER ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR NAME IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSIGN. RETU AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FT (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHI0 45433,17 W AFRBO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARR. TIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO RM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
WHEN DID SEE T HE p HENOMEI NON
DAY. 3 8 YEAR_ 1469
MONTH
2 WHAT IE DID Y oU F IRS SIGH T H PH E M ENON 7
HOUR1O MINUTES A.M.
T M E DI D Y OU G D H EN OM ENON?
HOUR 10:03 MINUTES A.M.
4. TIME'ZONE AYLIGHT 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 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.
Appleton Apg leton
6.IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THEF POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHON HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ASOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3* ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
90
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1
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OBSERVER
AF FORM 117
AUG67

AFR S0-IT(C1)
GA. NOWINAGINE YOU ARE ATTHE CENTEN OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN *A*ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
CIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *A" ON THE COMPASS TO IWDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
TME PHENOMENON WMEN LAST SEEN.
A
\a
NNW NNE
NE
WNW ENE
wS ESE
B
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
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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AFR 80-17(C1)
13. ORAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMEHON. INCLUDI AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGNT HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPON TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
a poin+ ot leght.
IS. WMAT 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)
13 DID THE PHENOMENON ! YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE?
STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? de
SUDDENLY SPEEO UP AND RUN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS ANO EXPLODE?
-
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE? C
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR? h
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
I4. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION THE PHENOMENON?
I ts behaviov
unigue
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
Faded Faded
B. DID THE PHENO BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING. A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES ENO. IF YES, DESCRIBE.
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AFR $0-17(C1)
USNAS
JO. IF THZE WERE MORE THAN OME PHENCMENOM. NOW MAMY WERE THERE! DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERS
ARRAMGKO. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGH DURING THE SIGHTINGY
11. COMDITiOns(Chzek 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 (RaIA) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SHOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thuaderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG MONE OF THE ABOVE
C.IF THE SIGH TING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOOH
NOME L BRIGHT MOOMLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKHOWN
MANT MOON HIODEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
O.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE7 L YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERMIAD(Ne nooN)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNONN
E. SPECIFY TME 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.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAN THE PHENOMENON? (GhCCK aPPrOPTIaLe blOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY C
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELO
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYINGOVER 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 NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS S AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER OTHE R TRAFFIC TRAFI FIC WAS THERE? THERE?
2
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES YES 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 OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
2. 3. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGT OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
3 min FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME 5O7
Esfinata
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES 9o. 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.
Faded peviodically,then
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