28989572.pdf

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  5 October, 1960 | Mount Kisko, New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 06/0037Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One | 9. COURSE NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, b…

24 OCT 1960

AFCIN-4E2K
UFO Sighting (Mr) [redacted]
SAFOT-3d (L/Col Tacker)

1. Reference copy of attached letter to USAF from Mr [redacted] dated 9 October 1960.

2. [redacted] letter contains insufficient data to allow a valid conclusion by ATIC. It is suggested that you forward the witness ATIC Form #164, dated February 1960, for completion and forwarding directly to ATIC.

3. The general description of the object seen by Mr [redacted] is that of a satellite, but the direction of motion and angular velocity of 6° a second (approximately 300 miles per second at the distance of Echo) are far…

To ATIC for analysis and evaluation
Anstic
Paris fraternity

10 A.T.C.
Mount Kisco, N.Y.
October 9, 1960

Project Flying Saucer
United States Air Force
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

At approximately 7:37 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 1960, I was on my way back into the house after having measured the oil level in our outside tank when I noted a round, bright light, as bright as a star, moving across the sky from the southeast; at the moment I spotted this light, it was about 30 degrees above the horizon. The light moved across the sky directly overhead in a northwesterly direction, vanishing int…

SAFOI-3d/Lt Col Tacker/mhb/72291

31 October 1960

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This will acknowledge your letter of 9 October 1960 concerning an unidentified flying object you sighted on the evening of 5 October.

Your letter contained insufficient information for a valid conclusion. Therefore, we ask that you fill out the attached Air Force questionnaire and forward the completed document to the Commander, Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for their analysis and/or evaluation.

From the general description of the object you sighted, it appeared to be a sa…

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact …

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. The object appeared:
(Circle One):
a. As a light
b. Shiny
c. Dark
d. Don't remember

10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
At least as intense
2 brightness as the planet Venus

11. Did the object:
(Circle One for each question)

a. Appear to stand still at any time?
☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't Know…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound None
b. Color Bright white

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
NW < O < SE

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other

19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE ob…

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

NW < O

21. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
A little larger than, say, the Pole Star.

22. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, …