UFOB - The Black Vault

1. Shape: From conventional. to circular or ellipt ical.
2. Size: PinPoint,to actual.
3. ' Color: SU~ to br16ht yellow (night - black a color of l1gnts).
4. Speed: Generally only ansuJ.ar speeds can be observed. Thill depends
OD distance but small obJects. a ossing maJor 'portion of
sky in less than a minute can be ruled out', A1r~a;tt v1ll
not Cross major portion of sky il:. less theJi a lDinute .,\/hereas
a meteor certainly will.
5. Formation: Two· to twenty. NUlllbers greater than 20 more likely '
birds than aircraft.
6. Trails : May. or may not have (vapor and exhaust).
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~: Zero to loud shrill or 101( depending on altitude.
8. Couroe: Steady, straight or gently curving (not erratic - may
. appear still if appz:oach1ng head-on); Right angle turns
and sudden reversals, changes in altitude ruled, out•. Note:
Although report may indicate erratic course, ' 1;f other items
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check, tollow-up should proceed on · basis of .aircraft be,­
. cause~f psychoiogical tendenciesot excited ,people to '
exaggera.te course changes. '
9.. Time In Sight: . More than 15 seconds , generally of the order of a
minute a.two.
10 . L1ght1ng Conditions: N16ht or Day. ,
li. Radar: Should show normal aircraft returns.
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