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PROJECT 1O73 RECORD
Jj-ETIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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2 Miani, Florida
3. NOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Jivilian INSUFFICIENT DATA
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS -
One 1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 to 4 seconds Observer sighted a flashing silver light that traveled east
o. TYPE OF OBSERVATION and disappeared in 3 to 4 seconds. The observer stated
that it was loo ft across and came to a point on top.
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previoue editione of thle form may be used. Previous ditions fora used,
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organization for s sppropriate action. Unidentified flying object
reports should be investigated and evaluated according to the provisions
cutlined in AFR 30-17 and changes thereto. U7O investigators cruSt
thoroughly check available electronic and visual sensors and other
witnesaes in the imuediate area. Investigators must alao comment on
2. Request you comply Request you coply aspects srec the he basie reporting format format
outlined in AFR 80-17 ereto.
FOR THE COMANDER FOR THE COMMANDER
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CTOR CUT CTOR ILA. Jr, LLA, Jr, Major, USAP Ma jor, USAP 1 Atch
Chief, Aer Chief, Aert enocena enowena Orrice Orfice Memo for the Recore Memo for the Record su eul "U7O"
Aeroapace Technologies Aeroapace Technologies Division dated 25 Mar 63. atch.
Produetion Directorate Produetion Directorate AF Fora 117 AF Form 117
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control area. Came an estimated
20o ft altitude, moved across, then de eparted
where it appeared UFO's emitted a higl equency
humming sound. Office r's name a and telephone number is W. O.
Wood, 248-2 Largo.
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THOMAS W. DONALD, SMSgt, USAF THOMAS W SMSgt, USAF
NcoIc, Information Division NCOIC, In Division

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R FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FO ARDNGTO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433,IAW AFR 80-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?
DAY. MONTH YEAR
2. WHAT TIME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
COOY. HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
, HOUR MINUTES A.M. P.M.
.4. TIME/ZONE O DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? ? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST 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.
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6. JMAGINE 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 "B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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SA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSC. PLACE AN "A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "D" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE 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 "3* 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. CURVEO OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (Check approprinte blocks.)
OUTDOORS V IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IV AN UIAMNERUMFASSEHCEN
IN 90AT MEARAURPIELH
IN AIRPLANE 0 AS PILOT O AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY .
OTHER .
A. IF YOU J WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION 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.
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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?
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 SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
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9. : HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
3/4 seconds FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED?
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGYT 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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O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. CoNDiTiONs(Check cppropriate blocks.)
A. SKY 3. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LoW fluffy) 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 THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT: MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL(New or quarter)
1! O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIDLE? YES NO. IF *YES, WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (NEC rOOn)
IN BACK OF YOU TQ 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.
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13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO JUNKNONN
MOVE IN ^ STRAIGHT LINE? . !
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SUDDENLY SPEED Ur AND HLIN AWAV:
BREAK UP IN PARTS SAND EXPLODE?
CHANGE COLOR?
GIVE OFF SMOKE?
CHANGE GRIGHTNESS?
CHANGE SHAPE?
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE? V
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? :
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? .
The feashing, as if it would
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES NO. DESCRIBE.
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15. ORAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEAREO AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INOICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROT THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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1G. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? MOLD 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 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
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON 21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR OR ANY EFFECT F E c ON o N YOURSELF, YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? ANIMALS S OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES YES NO. IF *YES,DESCRIBE. DESCRIBE.
A. DIO THE PHENOMENON DISTURB LEAVE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES D-NO. :
IF *YES," DESCRIBE.
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ES. WHEN AND TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. MONTO. YEAR
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