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PROJECT 10073 RECORO
DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
26/2051 PDT
26.A026927/03517 Califernia
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Other SATELLITE DECAY)
MLlitary & Civilian. Cosmos Rocket Body
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Comments: Identified the decay of
One (1
5. LENGTH OF OBSER VATION BRIEF SUWARY AND AMALYSIS
.
1-2 minutes Observers sighted firey object that traveled on a 2
southerly course and was visible for l - 2 mimutes.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATICN
Ground-Visual
7. 7. COURSE COURSE
Southerly .
3. 3. PHOTOS
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7. 2. PHYSICAL EVIDENCZ PHYSICAL EVIDENCI
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AFR 80-17(CI)
YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? CYES NO.IF *YES. GIVE DATE AND
22. HAVE
LOCATION.
THE T SAN THE PHENOMENONT YES INO. IF *YES.' IT TOO
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFO RMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
24
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
AD EOWAROS 9
TELEPHONE qumber) AGE
39 MALE FEMALE
INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
17 YEAN USAF PILOT.
AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGMTED THIS PHENOMENON?
25 WHEN
ANG 0931 26 001
CAer DAY. MONTH YEAR
NAME
26 DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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Attachment 1
21 (Becomes Attachment I to AFR Sa-17)

TDPT (UFO)
29 SEP
UFO Sighting, 26 August 1969
Danville, California 94526
l. Reference sighting of 26 August 1969. The
stimulus fer your sighting has been identified as probably
the decay of Cosmos 294 rocket body. The rocket body entered
the earth's atmosphere at 8:5b p.m. PDTH7 minutes and had an
end point at degrees north latitude, ill.8 degrees west
longitude.
2. Thank you for your ccoperation and interest in reporting
your sighting to the A
WECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office
Aerospace Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT AIR FORCE BASE. OH10 484J3
REPLY TO 1653
ATTN OF TDPT (UFO)
SUBJECT
TO:
Danville, California 94526
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 A AF Form ll7 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. Thar reporting your obser vation to
the Air Force.
Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Aerospace Technologies Division Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate

THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE US AIR FORCE AS MUCH INPORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CO: UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 4S433, IAW AFR BO- [7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION )
WH EN 010 YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY27 MONTH stYEARL2LE
2. WHAT TIME DID YO U F IRST SIGH T THE PHENOMENONT
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M
3. WH A E DIO V L T T E P OMENON? -
HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARO
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST S STREET ADORESS 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.
Catrif Calfornia
SInterstate
Highuay
680
IN The cantry
Nearest landmark
Is is
Mt. Dia AE
5 IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN 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 PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3. ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO ON THE SAME CURVEO LINE TO
SHOM HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
8 8
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AF FORM 117
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THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE
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WSW ESE
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SW SE
SSW SSE
7. IN THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN *A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMCNON WHEN FIRST SEEN. AND A *B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENCN WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE *A* AND *B* WITH ALINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A" AND "3*. 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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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENONT (Ch-ek coproprinte blocka-)
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 10 AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYINGOVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
X OTHER MAER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION YOU MOVINGT HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID VOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OGSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMSSAND6.
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 MU CH OTHER TRAF FIC WAS THERE?
DIO YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANEST YES NO. IF YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHEPE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW ONG ON G WAS WA s T H E P PH H ENOM EN o M ENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH TIME CERTAIN OF TIME CERTAIN OF NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY FAIRLY CERTAIN CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS HOW WAS TIME ME DETERMINED DETERMINED'
Ci C1 clock clock
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO NO. IF "NO," INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR IF NO." INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVICR. MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVICR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
Due Due to the
behavourof behaviourof the
phewomenon. pheuomenon./ Moved Moved ne a
straight straiglt
path
eaded
bekind the 11/
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IO. IT THERE EREMORETHAN ONE PHENOMENON. HPYMANY WERE THER' DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOVHON THEY WERS
AHRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DU RING THE SIGHTING!
Theve Was
WEWCWENO
11. ConDiTiONs (Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fluffY) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouos (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 THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT HOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTiaL(New or quarter)
D.IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISI3LE? YES NO. IF WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERMEAD(NeM noON) OVERHEAD(NeMr 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. STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY OISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON. INDICATING S WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT. WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WNETHER 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.
The phewomenon was phewomenon wos hg
appraved appeaved sell self
ckayihous. It seeled ckiyihois. It seened a
white 4 coltr. Seemed to
be be sohd. Was sork sohd Was sor
Of Diln't
ZY PPCa Fto be from anodher
19 h senrce. ecked lkO
C Nin
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CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE'
FLASH OR FLICKER!
OISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW
When my telescope Jot OUE
of
it S covrect
setting Sishted
,t firgt
through the telesope
and
theu though
withoct my eyes
the aid
of any thing.
A. HOW DID IT
went behind the hills. WEw't Dehiad ihe hills
B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD. TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY BUILDING AT ANY TIME? TIME?
YS YES NO. IF *YES," IF YES. DESCRIBE.
Flew ih 1 a a straight straight
A
V g ht behind
the
That
was the lasl 7
a of it.
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HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS CR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS INDICATE BY AN ARRO THE
DIRECTIDN THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
fit
As Salling
uore
stan
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE 16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE' LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVEREO 9Y THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. LAMP OR THE MOON. NOTE HON MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVEREO BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET HOLD AMATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET 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. PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
El was CUaS about as
b 1 a head
9 45
C a pin C
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17 DID YOU OHSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, PIL TES. LENS PAESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA
EYEGLAT ES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLAS,ES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES' NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES PINO
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 S 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 SXY, 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.
It's like looKing
at star only
a
Ele staris
Salling
21. DIO YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR 21. DIC YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR NOISE, OR HEAT NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, EFFECTON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? THE VICINITY? 0 YES NO. IF *YES.* OESCRIBE. *YES."OESCRIBE.
A.DIO THE PHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES NO.
IF *YES. DESCRIBE.
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*
CN2 19'SEP 1259
ADPT (UFO)
UFO Sighting, 26 August 1969
Edwards California 93523
1. Reference vour UFO sighting of 26 August l969. The
stimulus for sighting has been identified as probably
the decay of Cosmos 294 rocket body. The rocket body entered
the earth's atmosphere at S:54 .m. PDT +7 minutes and bad an
end point at north latitude, 1ll.8 degrees vest
longitude.
2. Thank you for your cocperation and interest in reporting
your sighting to the A: Force
HECTOR QUTN Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Aerial henomena Office
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate

22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMZNON BEFORE? YES NO. IF *YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONS WITH YOU AT THE TIME SAW THE PHENOMENON! YES NO. IF YES DID THEY SEE 17 TOO!
L]YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
17526
Dancille ca,995
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME. FIRST NAME. MIDDLE NAME
ADDRESS treet. City. State and Zip Code
NeKa9426
TELEPHONE and number) AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING ATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
9 O C C
25 WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME ASA Lou MONTH YEAR
26 DATE YOU COMPLITED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH ALELYEAR
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27. INFORMATION WNICH 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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minutes later
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PNENOMENON e
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thank you fo
the
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degrees) above horison of above horison of
10. Apparent brightness: A. A. Too bright to Too bright to look at Look at
D. 3. As bright as As bright as full moon full 5 moon
C. As bright as As bright as Venus. Venus, SELREVIRSE SELREVRSE
L1. L1. Total time time object wus objece was in
22 22 . Was this a predicted Was this S a predicted satellite re-entry? satellice Te-entry? yes yes 00 00
For deseription 10. loced OY other related information,
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degrees)
2. Zotlmate dogzees righs lett of olane I heading and eluvacion (in
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degrees) above horizon of
10. Apperent brightness: brightness: A.. Too brizht Too bright to look at to look at
B. As bright as full 8 moon
as Venas. Venus SEA TER TE7R
C. C.
Total titd objest Was in Total tile objest Wes in S CAL MUNITES
11.
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12. 12 Was
brack-ug, color noted or other releted inforsotion,
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SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONMAIRE BUDGET UUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21 8259 HP
BAVEOISERVED PLPASE TRY TO
ANSWE TIIE OVESTIC INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BF USED FOR RESEARCH PI RPOSFS
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ATTICH SFCURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDEATIFICATION)
AWEN S10 YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON" 6 AVG
DAY_ MONTH YEAR
AN-AT N FIRST SIGHT THE T-ENO MENON
HOUR 2046 MINUTES 50
3 A 1 U LAST SIGHT THE P-ENOMENON
2000 VNUTEE
WE TNE ZA-OHTSA/NJ3 E-ANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL VOUNTAIN OTHER
AMERE XERE YOU MAP VHERE YOU WERE-INDINS WITH REFERENCE TO T-E ADCRESE. IF IN THE COUNTRY IDENTIEY
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PHENOVENON WAS ABOVE THE -JRIZS PHENOVENON WAS ABOVE THE -JRIZCS 38 S-YLINE S-YLINE
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1.- 30 BEPTEMBER 1969
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Sep Dayton, Ohio Civilian Insufficient Data
Sep Eayton, Ohio Civilian Insufficlent Data
14 Faircorn, Ohio Civilian Insufficient Data
22 Layton, Ohio Civilian Probable Astro (CAPEL)
22 Cleveland, Ohio Civilian Probable Aircraft
25 Near Hanksville, Utah Civilian Other (MISSILE/ATHENA,
St Louis, Missouri Civilian Astro (VENUS)
East Lake, Ohio Civilian Probable Satellite
ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTI NGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
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C 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 BETHEEN A" AND *B°. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIO-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SXETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARSEA SKETCH. SRS
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Attachment 1
9 (Becomes Attachment 1 to AFR S0-17)

AFR 80-17(C1)
8 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? 0h appropriat" hle-ls)
EOOORS IN BUSIN ANOFCIT
BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AJRFIEUD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION YOU MOVINGT HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOUSTOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON
NORTHEAST SOUTREAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHMEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS Is 5 AND 6
CRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD TERRAIN OR BODY OF NATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP ORDOWN.
ON MUCH F THERE!
D-D YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES YES NO. IF - DESCRIBE WHEN THEY AERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING PHENOMENON AND WHERE THE WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOWLONG WAS THE PHENOM ENON IN SIGHT?
LENGT H OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
MIN MN FAIRLY CERTAIN CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINEO? DETERMINEOT
WATCH
WAS THE PHENOVENON IN SIGHT CONTINUCUSLY? DYES NO. IF *NO.*INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUH NO. IF NO.INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUH
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENDMENON AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR SEHAVICR. INDICATE DISAR. MOV EMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENDMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR SEHAVICR. INDICATE DISAR.
FEARANCES ON PREVIOUE OKETCHES.
PASE3OFOFATES
Attachment I
11 (Becomes Attaehment I to AFR So-17)

AFR 80-17(CD)
TO IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HON MANY WERE THERE? DHAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HON THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING
FAhNG 3iNN -LONNG GROUND IN MAIN 039
11. CONDiTiONs/Check appropriate blocks.)
A SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW lafV) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT ciRRus CLouDs (Migh fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMaUS CloUDS (RaIn) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMSUS CLOUDS SNOW ORSLEET
COMPLETEL Y 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 MDON
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE L BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HICDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(Nea or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE' YES NO. IF"YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR F RIGHT OVERHEAD (Ned noon)
IN BACK IN BACK OF YOU OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREETLAMP, ETC. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHTSOURCE. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION. SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
LO
12. GIVE A BRIEF G'VE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEAREO DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTEO LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINCUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPPESSION 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 COMPAR SONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS. A LIGHT OR APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPAR'SONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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Cappeaned LIE METEONITO METEONITO
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Attachment I
13 (Becomes Attachment I to AFR S0-17)
.

AFR 80-17(C1)
13 DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN
MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE'
TAN TLL AT ANY TME
SUDDENLY SPEED UP AND RJN AWAY?
BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE
CHANGE COLORI
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPET
FLASH OR FLICKER? FLICICeR
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
novement
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over south oversouth Horrijon
8. DID THE DID THE PHENOMENON NOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME! PHENOMENON NOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME!
YES CNO. CNO. IF *YES, ES. DESCRIBE.
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Attachment 1
15 (Becomes Attachment I to AFR S0-17)

AFR 80-IT(C1)
TMAT WILL SHOW THESHAPE OF -HE CHE VOMENON, INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETA-S THAT MIGHY
15 DRAW A PICTURE PROTRUSISSS AND CA EAHAUST OR VAPDR TRAILS. INCICATE BY AN ARNOW THE
HAVE APPEARE AS WINGS OR
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENGN AAS MOVINS
HOLDAMA ARMISLENGTH INFRONT OF AKNONN OBJECT SUCH ASASTREET
16 WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVEREO BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NON NOA IFYOU HAD IFYOUHAD
LAMP OR THE MOON LAMP OR THE MOON T-E TIME OF -HE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTICSOF THE
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORV THIE EXPERIMENT AT T-EVATCH-EAD. VATCH -EAD.
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVEREO SY PHENOMENONWOULD HA VE BEEN
HALF DOLLOr
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PAHEAOF OPAES
Attachment 1
17 (Becomes Aftachment 1 to AFR S0-17)

2.
AFR 80-17(C1)
17 DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE
YRE FILTER. LENS PPESCRIPTION OR OTHER FOLLOWINGL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL
AFPLICABLE DATA.
EILASSES CAMERLWEWER
IUVOLASSES DINOCULARS
A NSIHIELD TELESCOPE
DE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
ANDOWSANE OTHER
A.0O VOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSEST YES DNO B. DO YOU USE READINS GLADUESI
YES NO
15 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE
RHESOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OFBREED. T9. WHAT WAS VOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENONT GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCEE
20
ADULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE "O AHA" YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND BIFFERENCES BET NEEN THE
OOVVON DBJEGT AND WHAT YOU EAA
21 DIEYOU DIEYOU NOTICE ANY ODOR NOISE. ER NO ICE ANY ODOR NOISE. CR HEAT EMANATING FROM HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON THE PHENOMENON 0R OR
ANIVALS OR ANIUALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICIN MACHINERYIN THE VCINITYT TY! YES ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF, ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ILNO. IL-NO. IF ES ES DESCRIBE. DESCRIGE.
DIO THE P-ENOMENON DISTURS DID VISTIIRR THE SROUND OR
IF DETCRIBE L*5
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Attachment 1
19 (Becomes Attachment 1 to AFR S0-17)