PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT IOO73 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME EGOUP . LOCATION
2670015 EDT
.26.Auz 69 26/04157 Skaneatales, New York
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilien Possible Aircraft
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One(1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWWARY AND ANALYSIS
Approx 25 minutes Observers flashed at irregular intervals
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATICN Light traveled easterly and disappeared after approximately
25 minutes. 25 minutes.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE COMMENTS: COMMENTS: Possible aircraft on night aerial photography Possible aircraft on night aerial photography
mission.
Wast Fast
3. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
n Yo. n Yos
30 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yas
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 FTD SEP 53 0-329 (TDE) 0-329 (TD sood sood.
3

AFR 80-1(C0)
12. HAVX YOU IVZA SEN THIB OR A SMILAR HENONENOM EVORY ClYES NO.17 YES GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION
THiS LURS THE FIRST DME
23. WAS AHYONE WITH YOU AT E ou SA 4 THE PHEHOMMMONT YE3 HQ. IF YES, * DID THEY SEE IT TOO
EYE D NO.
A. LISY TMSIR NAWES AHD ADDRESS
CANPUS PARKIAY, UMIU. OF WASH.
13066
24. GIVE THE FOLL OWING INFOPMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST MAME, FIRST NAWE, MIDDLE NAME
ADaEss(Srert, City, State and Zip Code)
MANUIS.N.Y. 1B104
LSHONE(Area code andnumber) AGE
17 MALE FEMALE
NDICATE ADDITIONAL BE PERTINENT
I'M VERY SORRY THAT THIS FORM WAS
SO
FOR cocctot oefuRt ut COLLEGE BEFORE WE
RECEIVED THESE RECEIVED THESE FORMS AND AND I NEEDED SOME I NEEDED SOME
INFURMATICU FRUM HIM INFURMATIOU FRCM HIM BECAUSE IDID
NCT. KADU KAD THE AREA THE THE F AREA THE RUADS ETC.) RUADS etC)
25. RMEN AND TO THON DIO YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENONT
NAME OS AIR FORCE 20 MONTH AUG YEAR 1969
DAY
JATE YOU CONPLETZO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
DAY MONTH YEAR 1769
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. .
AFR 80-17(CD)
17 TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINOOWPANE OTHER
ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YESNO 8. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES XNO
A. DO YOU WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
1B. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19 PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF OISTANCE VLLE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED UNANOWN
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE OF WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WOROS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WMEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTEO THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
IF A FULL MOON FLASHED ON IN 1-2 SECOND
INTERUALS UT WOULD APPEAR VERY SIMIUAR
TO WHAT WE SAC. IT U WUCULD HACE TO BE TWCE
AS CARGE AND A LITTLEF BRIGHTER, BUT THe
OLCR AND SHAPE IS VERY CLCSE,
.
21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY Y 2 F E C T ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES NO.IF *YES.DESCRIBE.
WHEN UE ARRILED AT STEUES HUSE WUE
DUST OUR IMAGINATICNS. UE DID HEAR A LAU RUNBLING NISE CCNIINA

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFHC)
WRIGHT-P FOR OH10 45433
ARPLY TO
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO) 16 SEP 1969
SUBJECT UFO rvation, 26 August 1969
TO1
Fayetteville, New ork 13066
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. reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
HEC OT Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial henomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate

THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
TIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSER PLEASE TRY_ TO
AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THE YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
ANSWER QUESTIC THE INFORMATION
YOUR ONNECTION WITH
YOUR PERMISSION. AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TOETR), WRIGHT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433 N AFP BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THI FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DID YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. MONTH YEAP
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU F T S H 7 THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR_ 12 MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3 WH A T TIM E DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE P OMENON? (A.M.
MINUTES UC CP.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 STREST ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY.IOENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARX.
APPROACHTING Exir Lase Coso (ae Rr, 4)
WE
RoAD. Wecaamo Ro st A
Ogtve 6r CAMPS SCANEATLEs LAl
T0 A
11 7440 Tow OF SaFrGLO ew S.ek
DOCON UOLUN WL FOLA FAARNS
TAKG 5
S7). EAT F
ENG ULFE
Z
IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN ON THE CURVED ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW LINE STO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
6 3°ON THE SAME THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE.HORIZON. OR SKYLINE WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
8-1 $90$
1
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OBSERVER-
AF FORH 117
.

2
AFR 80-17(CD)
SA. NON INAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTZR OT THE COMPASS ROTE. PLACE AN *A* ON THE COVPASS TO INDICATE THE
OIRECTICN TO THE PHENOWEHON WHEN PIRST SEEN. PLACE A H' ON THE COMPASD TO INGICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
.
7
A
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
1
WSW ESE
SW SE OGDECT O: NOT
SSW SSE
TA
7 IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN *A*AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMSNON WHEN FIRST SEEN. ANO A *G* 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 SHON WMETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO DE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SXETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LAHGER SKETCH.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
WA
:O. UF THERZ HZRE MORE THAN CNE PHINOMENON. HOW MANY YERE THEREY DRAW A PICTUHE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIB ARRANGINENT CHANGE DURING TNZ SIGHTINGI
A
1 ONA
11. CONDITIO NS (Check appropriate Slocks.)
A. 3KY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUOS(LOWFlu/Y) FOS OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRpUs CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thuaderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG V NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. THE SIGHTING MAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT 0I0 YOU NOTICE ASOUT THE STARS AND NOON?
011 STARS (2) NOON
NONE V BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDON NY CLOUDS
UNKNONN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
IF SIGHTING HAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLET YES NO. 1F YES." WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THEPHZHOMENON? THE PHZMOMENONT NO7 NO 1 4
I
IN FIONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeW NDON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNANONN UNKNONN
E.SPZCIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATIOH . SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATIOME PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREZT LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIALILLUMINATION. SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
SICO SIKO L 3 LIT LIT 3 A A . 1
LUAS P P : C C
12. GIVE A DRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INCICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARX OR LIGHT. WHETHER IT WHETHER IT APPEAPED DARX OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SZLF-LUMINOUS AND NHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SZLF-LUMINOUS AND VHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHZR EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. CESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WMETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. CESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPXARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIXE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW. CWO ONLT ONLY SALU CALL THe Tie Tiie
Salnd1 S1alne1 CLEAS. CUEASY oMCe OMCG THe 1001
CAARSEDGES CAARs E UERY OREGHT
546 CULOR OEAHARVetr"MCON)
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REIO. TI op
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AFR 80-17(CI)
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN VOU SAN PHENOMENONT cppropriate bloxa.
OUTOOOPS IN DUSINEES LE OTION OECITY
IN DUILDING IN RESIOENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER C AS PAGSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF VOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH X EAST KON AS SAW CIRJECT.
SOJTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTINE WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENONT
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST NIYES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6
NC Wr t SaW
CIR VL- C
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYRE OF POAD TERRAIN OR BODY o = WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OP CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN
19e4 PORD COUNTRS SE C A POAS. CTE07
WA: FORCIUARD LJEMDSHE
HOW NUCH H TRAS FIC
NON
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? CYES NO. "YES. DESCRIRE WHEN THEY WEREIN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE H EY WERE IN THE SKYRELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
HOW LONG WAS WAS THE PN P- ENOMENON IN SIGHT'
LENGTH TIME PEY On 1-2 CERTAIN OF NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
TOR C UNLA FAIRLY CERTAIN CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HON WAS TIME DETERMINED? THE 502: LZ U AHOST AHOUT LEA LA T TO
HCWO LeDe LODe THG - + I.
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUQUSLY? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY Y? YES NO. IF *NO." IF NO. INDICATE INDICATE WHETHER WHETN ER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR THISIS OUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND PHENOMENON AND DETC DETC RIBE SUCH MOV EMENT EME NT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAR. INDICATE DISAR.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. 1
OFSY TAS
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A ARULT OLT 15
3o- ADPVANES 0 1
20 A 0L000 5 er
WEEM
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.

DISAPPEAR ANO REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP!
NAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLET
14. WHAT DNEW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON'
LCe LUURE 1T-0
:
AL THG AL3OHT FLAGAOAROTCY
a0000 Ta I 57o8 CS
CAR
DTO 1OT 2Y ANTHING
KSYFASN
NheM IoN2D ST. NNC
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THLT CAU M-D
POUND
FLASH,
A. HON DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HON DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR'
INCLONES PADES INCLODES PADES MESRTALNG MESRTAING
:s RELATED IN RELATED TN ThE
THE THe TONTTAE H
ACTOILY SAL THE SRIGCT ACrULLY SALTHe CBRGCT TOAPOARCE
1 AZEA WHGN WHEN STEUG STeuG ASKUO S TO TAKS ASKVOS TO TAR
THE
WHeLon AN ANE OTULASDTC
HOwe HC
T -te LAS CLIN CEIN
PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND CRIN ON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TIMET so CLOUD. TREE. OR BUILDING AT ANY TIMEY
B. DID THE OH ENOMEN
YES NO. NO IF *YES."OESCRIBE. = ES OESCRIBE.
AFTER THe GIAS7
VOTL- FEOM
CH EU ILOUD MC C
THE SALADe
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AFR S0-IT(CI)
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OA PROTAUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
CICTL TO NECC
M SHADC OF THG
PotaTrue C HE 0250410710 1
GeLsAS GOOND RKCOHZCRANGETFLAS
Hao ne PporusiuNs eTcDoeAeirO OAS
TMOOSTBCA BECAOSE oR THe BRIOHOMEM C THE
CATET. OTHER WORDEE THE CAJECTLAPPEARED
IN c DIWENSIONS
I
6. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? 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 CR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OSJECT IS COVEREO BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OSJECT IS COVEREO 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 5O
PHENOMENON WOULO HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
the OCIFCT C BUUT TS -CE 72 (
Q UNS
3e AGUSOTFSTEMATE OF T3NEUCAR
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.
AFR 80-17(CD)
17. OID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGY INCLUDE INFOMMATION ON HOOEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA,
EYEGLASSES CANERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINOSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDON OF VEHICLE THEODOL Tt
WINDOWPANE OTHER
DO YOU ORDINARILY WCAR GLASSES? ClYes N! NO DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES
I8. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF FHE 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE OISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON CIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
2O. IN ORDER THAT WE MAY OBTAIN AS CLEAR A PICTURE AS POSSISLE OF WHAT YOU SAW, DESCRIBE IN YOUR CWN WORDS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACEO IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE VOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON
WOULO BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO MHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMNON OSJECT ANO WHAT YOU SAW.
THE SON 1316000 ADOECYTIMATEON GBIO
NelY 18210 + ANS NADE ALC T or
Ste 142 THe COOMPS A B0IOY
TLANIGG ONLIKSTNE SUN 14E CEIFC SCGM
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21. DID VOU NOTICE ANY DDOR, NOISE. OR 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY DDOR, NOISE, CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY SEFFOT ON YOUPSRL EFFFOTONYOUPSRL
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY YES NO YESNO IF *YES,DESCRIBE. YES,DESCRIBE.
HLC FHC c LUE HEAR LOLEORL-YC EURLSNC
RRECOLARTTCKJ VCLiUIGFWC
26C9ION CF THE BNECT. Te SSe
CAIE OF Q6AL Fe.412 CURS AFRATLA C
CORNER
ADID THE PHENOMENON OISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES WNO.
1= Y ES DESCRIBE,
C-
PHSTTE
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we are
rumbling 2t. wular intervals. We discounted the sound
as thunde unlike the sound coming
from a d
Returning to Woodland Road we, again, looked for the object.
We thought We thought we saw a similar light from the same direction coming same direction coming
from below the horizon. We then drove to to the top of a hill on
Otiaco I Otiaco La Road. point around, arour We saw saw nothing. nothing.
On returning recounted our experience to our paronts
and were advised to write this letter. We checked the local
nowapa apparen had noticed it.
If assistance follow:
Thomas Owens
Manlius, 13184 Fayetteville, N.Y.
13065

AFR 80-17(C1)
PARE TOUVER EINTH URASIMILAPNENJAENON JEHOANYIX
LOCATION, GIVE DATE AND
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU S AM THE PHENONENON:
CNO. IYES C MO IF YES. DID SEEIT TOO'
A. LIST THSIR NAMES AND ADDMESSES
MANLIOC,NY
SHG AL EL IC4
FINETTEUILLE M.
144 HAS NUT
4 GIVE THE FOLLOWING
AST HAME. FIRST INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
MAME, MIDOLE NAVE
ADDRESS/STR, Clty. Stnte and Zip Code)
92105
CAmous PicwYSEAT L
TELEPHOME AUG COXIC AndnUTED
AGE
18 X MALE
INDICATE ACDITIONALINFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION FEMALE
AND AMY EXPZRIENCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
7
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RETURNED LOAs SNT
NewSear) New Sear) APPO 4AD LEE: 4AD LEE
LCOLLLOE.
PREGONT ADDaUst Is ADDAUSA LIST. MECCC MECKL
WHEN AND TO RNOV DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAO SIGHTED
PHENCNENONY
NANE DAY_ 27
DATE MONTH YEAR
YOU COMPLETEO THI3 QUEST IONNAIRE.
MONTH. YEAN
PAGES

,
AFR 80-IT(CO)
ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
SEE ACCOMDANIMG PAGeS
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of tre objeet.
e and I returoad to the sene spot on my driveway but
of the hill over which we had rirat aignted the object. This
was
Hera we also saw,and haard notning. E Hera we also saw,and heard notning. Returoing hove, we racguntad Returoing hone, we racguntad
Our Our axperience to my mother. axperiance to my mother.
The follawin day e l okad in tne local newsgagers newsgaiers 3 d
listened to the newe rut listened to the news rut we heard nathing or enyone we heard nothing of snyone als als
spotting the objaot. epotting the objaot.
itn n tne naxt faw days and I wrote ovr r latter oc
bne Air Foros raporting the signtin;.
Detaile to the alghting Pollou in the queationalse.
Than you fer your interest

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HRADQUARTEPS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION EAFSC)
AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO 16 SEP 1909
ATTN OP TDPT (UFO)
UFO oservation, 26 August 1969
SUBJECT
TO
Manlius, New York 13104
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 the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thar reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
HECTOR VUINT Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
nECTOREGOINT AF Form 1l7 AF Form 117 w/envelope
Chief,-Aerial henomena enomena Office Office
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate
+

TIME ZONE VDAYLI IGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
4. MOUNTAIN PACIFIC COTHER
WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENONT IF IN CITY GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INOICATE ON CENTRAL
5 WHERE 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 LANDMARX
WE WERE ON UCCDLAND ROAD ,WHICH
LEADING TO SIME CAMPS ON SKANEATELES LAKEIAND
APROACHING EAST LAKE ROAD (N.Y.RT.41)
WE WERE
we WERE APPROXIN 5C YARDS FRUM THE MAIN
HIGHWAY. HIGHWAY.
TMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHONN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHONN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE ON THE CURVED LINE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE CURVED LINE TO CURVEO LINE TO
5 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE-HCRIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3* 3' ON THE SAME
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN
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AF 117

AFR 80-17(CU)
SA. NCY INASINZ YOU ARE ATTHZ CEHTIR OF THS COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A*ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENCMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A *O° ON THE CCMPASS TO INDICATE THE OIRIECTION TO
THE PMENOMENON WHEN LASTSEEN.
UN
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
GU
A,B CONCEPOAIN,
WSW ESE THE CBJECT
DID NCT APPEAR
SW SE
SSW SSE TO BE MCUIAG
EITHER
DIRECTION)
IN THE SKETCH BELOW. PLACE AN *A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIPST SEEN. AND A *G° AT THE
POSITION OF TME PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SESN. CONNECT THE "A* ANO *B* WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A* AND *B. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APBEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SXETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
FROM US, WHICH, BECAUSE
NCTED NO CTHER SHIFT5,
IT UCWLD HAlE BecM
STCADY,
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NO IT DOESNT ABUE Uhe
I TIMLE OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEREIN AND TYPE OF ROAD TERRAIN OR BODY WERE UP OR OOWN
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOR SAW THE
1969 FORD SEDAN,SIN DIRT ROAD
WINDSHIELD (CTHER WINRWS WERE UP)
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE
NOME IF YES. DESCRIRE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANEST YES NO. WERE IN 34 E SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENCMENON.
OF SIGHTING THE PHENONENON AND WHERE EY
HON LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT>
9. X CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
LENGTH TIME IT LASTED FCR ECND FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
INTERUHIS SHCRT We DETERMINED
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? THE FLASHES ILERE UERY
THE TIME GN THAT BASIS 1= NOINDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
WAS THE PHENCMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES SUCH MOVEMENT OR SEHAVIOR NDICATE DISAD.
MOVEWENT OR THE BEHAVICR OF THE PHENOMENON AND DESCRIBE S
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES. BECAUSE WE HAD
THIS IUAS NCT OUE TO CUR MKLEMEIM
TIME WE SAU THE CBJECT IT HAD WE SACU THE CBJECT IT HAD A DEFIMITE
STOPPE D. THE FIRST TIME
BUT QUICKLY FADED CUT. ARCUND IS SECONDS
CIRLLUAR SHAPE
AGAIN BUT THIIS TIME IT
ILATER LUE A NCTED THe FLASH
BLT WAS STILL AS BRIGHC IT
HAO NO DEFINITE SHAPE
CULLD BANK LEU THAT Time 50 ILE ASSUMED
APPEARED BEHIND A THS
FRCM US. WE SAME
THAT IT MAY BE NICUING ALLAY SHME
AT LEAST FIUE TIMES BEHAUNG (N THE
SANE FLASH
MAMER EACH TINE, UASTINA CAUYLCR E SECCNDS.
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ARRAMOAD. DID THIB AHRANGEHRNT CHANGI DUPING THZ SIGHTING!
LLE ONLY SAW CNE FUASH AT ATIME
SO WoE ASSUMED THAT (T wAs ONLY CVE
PHENOMENON.
11. CONDITiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY a. MEATHER
DAY CUNULUS CLOWDS(LoW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRPus CLouDs (High fleccy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
HIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONINBUS CLOUDS SHOW OR SLEET
CONPLETELY OVERCAST (Thuaderstorms) UNXNONN
HAZE OR SHOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C 1f THE SIGHTING AS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU MOTICE AGOUT THE STARS AND HOGN?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO NOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON MITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN EY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES HO. IF "YES,. WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMEMON? NCI N CAY!
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD(NeW noON)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNONN
E. SPECIFY THE NAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS TNE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STRKET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERNESTRIALILLUMIMATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE
HE LLAS FULC ANO CERY BRIGHT. 17 WAS
THE RIGHT AND A LITTLE BEHIND THE CAR
:2. GIVE A BRIES CESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARX CR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT ON SELF-LUWINOUS AND PHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLIO OR TRAMSPARENT, WMETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INOICATE IF IT
APRIARED AS A POIN APRIARED INDICATSCOMPARISONSWITHOT
OTHER OBJECT IM YO OTHER ONJ uNY SAW THE SAW THe SHIA PE CF THE PHENCMFML SHIAPE CF THE PHENCMFML
H E HE FIRST 1RST TIME, TIME (T was (t was RUUND RULND WITH SHARP EDGES, UERY WITH SHARP EDGES, VERY
BRGHT AND BRGHT AND CRANGE-YEUCU IN COLR. 1 CRANGE-YEUCN IN COCR, IT LECKED UERY MICH IT LECKED VERY MICH
FUL FAL
LIKE THE MCLN THAT NIGHT THATAGHT YET IT WAS TWUKE THE VET - uns TVC
SIZE CF IT AND MUCH MCRE POLERFUL , IN CTHER UCEDS
LIT THE SkY MURE, WUHERE THE FLASH NUAtS SO
BRIeP IT U WLOLD BE MARD TC TELL UHETHER CR NCT IT WAS
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TRANSPARENT CK Nr, YeT THE UPLASH WHERE It HAD
DEFINTE SHAPE APPEARED TO DE SOUD. IT MURD INO
A CLCLD BANK (TIE CNLY CNES (NTHESKY) AND THUS, HAD NO
CELIMIH CHADE
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we DCN7 KNCW, PASSENGERIN
THE CAR) REQUESTED THAT WUED TAKE HIM HQUE, HE
WE GCT 70 HIS HCSE
RCAD) WE LUKED E LUKED FOR IT AGMAN
BLT COULO NUT SEE IT. WUE CCULD NUT SEE IT. UUE HAD LCST CUR PERSPECTIVE AND OUR PERSPECTIVE AND
IT UAs IT WAs HARI TO GET T HARI TO GET THE THE DIRECTION F DIRECTION OF IT MAmN IT MOAMN BECAOSE IT BECAUSE IT
Lins LiAs 4 CLISE TO THE GRAND WERETIRNED WERETRNED TO UAPUAND AOAIN UADUAND AOAIN
SAILLAIHING SAILAIHING
B. DID THE B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN NO. IF *YES.DESCRIBE. FRONT OF SONETHING, LIKE A CL OU D. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
IT APPEARED 7 TO BE NCVING ALAY FRUM US INTO A
LOW CLOLD BANK, THE CNLY CLOUDS (N THE SKY. THIS IS WHY
IT CMLY HAY A PEFINITE SItAPE ONCE, THE LIGHT
LIT THE actit END OF THE cicUB BANK , MGT THE THOLE
THING. THAT 1S WHY WE DISREGARO IT AS UGHTING (0s
arte Is FOR LTHER RENSONS)
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AFR 80-17(C1)
13. ORAW APICTUAE THAT WILL SHON THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDX ANO LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTAUSIONS, AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TPAILS. INDICATE SY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
A PICTORE IS NCT NECESSARY BECAUSE IT HAD
ct DEFINITE SHAPE CALY CINEE AND UF ARE POSITIVE
BRIGHT CIRCULAR FORM,
CF THAT DESCRIPTIONC A RD
CRANGE IN CCLOR. IT HAD NO WOINGS CR PRUTRISIONS.
IT was S0 BRIGHT THAT ANYA SMALL DETAILS
COULD NOT BE DETECTED.
. .
5. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM*S WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'*S THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OR THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD SLENGTHIN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LENGTHIN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAO OR THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPSRIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVE TCH HEAD.
IT LAS APPROX TEUY TWICE THE SIZE OF
FULL MOCN
↑ WOULD BE APPREXIMATELY TH15-512E THE SIZE
CF A PENNY AT ARMS LENATH
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