USAF record 302580460
302580460
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 183d 2. LOCATION Decatur, Illinois
20 or 21 Oct 68 2330Z
3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Minutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
7. COURSE SSW to WSW 8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☒ No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ☐ Yes ☒ No
10. CONCLUSION Other (CONFLICTING DATA)
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observer sighted a white light that was similar to a star, however after looking at it through a telescope, he decided that it wasn't.
COMMENTS: In observers original letter, he gave the date of the sighting as 20 Oct 68. In his completed 117 he gave the date as 21 Oct 68. At 6:30PM local Arcturus was at about 23 deg elevation in the west and at 9:05PM local Arcturus was on the horizon at 302 deg azimuth. It seems quite likely that the observer was looking at Arcturus; however because of the conflict in dates the sighting is being carried as Conflicting Data.
FORM FTD SCP '63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 183d 2. LOCATION Decatur, Illinois 20 or 21 Oct 68 2330Z 3. SOURCE Civilian 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [REDACTED] Minutes 6. TYPE OF…
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- Page 3 SA. 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 "B" ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION…
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- Page 5 10. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WAS THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SUN-TIME? [HW: THERE WAS ONLY ONE.] II.…
- Page 6 13. DID THE PHENOMENON YES NO UNKNOWN MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE? STAND STILL AT ANYTIME? SUDDDENLY SPEED UP AND RUN AWAY! BREAK UP IN PARTS AND EXPLODE! CHANGE COLOR? GIVE OFF SMOKE? CHANGE BRIGHTNESS?…
- Page 7 15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN…
- Page 8 17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL, TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA. EYEGLASSES SUNGLASSES WINDSHIELD SIDE VIEW…
- Page 9 22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? [REDACTED] 23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? [REDACTED] A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES [HW:] It was my sister,…
- Page 10 27 INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING. I would like to give the sighting…