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PROJECT 10073 RECORO
DATE  TIME GROUP . LOCATION
26/1915 EST
126.0ct.6927/00157 Commack, Long Island, New York
3. SOURCE 0. CONCLUSION
Civilian Possible Balloon
. NUMBER BJECTS
One(1)
5. LENGTH OF VATION 11. BRIEF SUAMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 minute The observers The observers sighted sighted an object that ha lan object that had a red, blue, and a red, blue, and a
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION green light. Two of the the lights lights seemed to be transparent. seemed to be transparent.
The object increased in The object increased in altitude altitude sappeared after after
Ground-Visual approximately l minute.
7. COURSE
COMMENTS: Description is similar to that of a garment bag
Ascending Ascending in that that body.appeared trans-
B. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS parent.
5 Yos 5 Yes
20 No
9. PHYSICA PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IDENCE
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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 ORO NARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? YES NO
18. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE I9. 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 WOROS
A COMMON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULO SEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, CR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES R NO. IF "YES."DESCRIBE.
A.01D TmE OHENOMENON DISTURB THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES
IF "YES BOCRIBE.
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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 NITH AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF YES,DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES C NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
DDLE NAME
AGE
MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING NDICY OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO *HV DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAU SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON'
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
25. D EO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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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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260c/69
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PA BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO 12
ATTN OF: TDPT (UFO) 99
SUBJECT
TO:
Brooki ew York 11207
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
you complete the attached A you complete the attached AF Form ll7 and return it in the self- Form 117 and return it in the self-
addressed envelope. addressed envelope. Than Thar reporting r observation to observation to
the Air Force.
Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division Aerospace Technologies I Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate

husband and
HiliDrive. This is a sparsely
We saw an object in the sky that was hovering above a large
tree. Suddenly the object started moving at a rapid pace. As the
on it. The red
and the blue lights seemed to be revolving around one another, while
the green light was stationery. It appeared to much larger than
a passenger plane. The flying object did not have any sound. It
was silent and moved at a fantastic speed.
The object increased The object in altitude suddenly. It did not move like
a jet or an airplane an airplane It went straight up and was went up and was out of sight in f sight in
a matter of matter of seconds. seconds.
We are reporting this sighting because we feel we saw saw an
If you need If you need any additional information do i additional information do not hesitate to not hesitate to
contact us.
Very truly yours, Very truly yours,
mo
Mr&

BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R238
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE
ANSWER INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
YOUR USOR LUSIONS WTTHOUT
REUIR
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN 7 YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. MONTH YEAR
2. WHAT ME DID YOU SIGI T TH E PHENOMENON?
HOUR_ MINUTES P.M.
3. WHAT ME DID YOU LAST SIGHT IE PHEN OMENON?
HOUR MINUTES A.M. E P.M.
4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5.
A HANO DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOUWEBE TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK
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6 IMACINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOVENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A 3° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOM -OW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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OBSERVER
AF FORH 117
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GA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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WNW ENE
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SSW SSE
7. N THE SKETCH BELOW, PLACE AN A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE *A° AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A" AND *B". THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THELARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check appropriate blocks.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER AS PASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHERLL ( FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPL ETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? ea 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 THERE? HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? DID YOUN NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES 2 NO. IF *YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
O SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
3 HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON HENO MENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE NOT VERY SURE
1 FAIRLY CERTAIN FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS JUST A GUESS
HOW "AS TIME DETERMINED?
.
WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? CIYES 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 MCRE THAN ONE PHENOMENON. HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
11. CONDITIONS (Check appropriate blocks.)
A SXY 8. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRUS CLouDS (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT V 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 STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) (2) MOON MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW IAFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
WANY MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKMOAN UNKNOAN PARTIAL (New or quarter) PARTIAL (New Or quarter)
. SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? VISIBLET YES YES NO. NO. IF "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 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. STREET LAMP, ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
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12. GIVE A SRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS ANO WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TPANSPARENT, WHETHER EOGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEAREO AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVEO OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OSJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE TOP?
MAKE A NOSE?
FLUTTEP OR WOBBLE?
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR? A. HOW DID IT F FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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YES 0 NO. IF YES."DESCRIBE.
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15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EAHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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15. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET LAMP CR THE MOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOWIF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE PHENOMENON WCULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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