Sknoxville Tenn — June 1948

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Dr ffflfEK 'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTSD FROH PRC\JZCT GRUDCZ REfOP..T. 1. .Aat.ronorlioJ.l l:ir,h probo.b1lityt b, 1 Lr Cr l ou probo.b:.l it..:, s 1 O Hl or ord lm.1.ry e. t:rora1't 1 or fa.' 1. in.~ bod ie a ; uro: l atr~ !\DOriS a~ of ~v1~anoa pr5oltLta explanYtiona U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFOR,'w\A TION Thh que\tionno ire has be~n prepored o that you con give In~ U.S. Air Fo rce os much i~'orrr:o:l~n a> p osseble concernir:g the unidt.!nllfied aeria l phc!nOMer o n l~ot y ou hova o bso!rvt'd r o~t'l lrt t.J ur.s ~Yer OS ma ny que it C.,~ I f pos 'bly c-::n. H:t.! .-:~orl"'oton thot you gel'! ~II b u ci tor re\eorch p urpoH\. Yo \ir nome will not b~ sed ir. ,.,.,-:ection w th ..Jny \ to : .. ~ nh. conclu\t )ll", Of pub' cations Wtlhool you,. permi,ion. We rnquest n:~ penonol . tformotion so '"'ot , 1 IS d med ~,Jry, w no y contact you for fvrt tcr d l . 't'/hen d td you S'-!u :h~ uhj':lct' (Crrcf ... On~>): 3. Time Zone: Moun to in (Circle O"e}: o Dotilght So11nfJ b . s~ondord .5. how long "'0~ co,ec 'n ~ight? (Toral Ournron) b c')tl:,t ~ert:'lin 5 1 How we' :acn .. ., .;:ght deter mtned? Citt o r Town c. Not vry sure CJ Ju'>t 0 Q Vf!U S tat or Counry l. "'r o;nr b C'o JC'' 8. p:: you sow th' ob,ec 11 NIGHT, what did you nottc9 cor.cern.ng the STARS end MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 1-t OON (Circle One): o . :>r ght moonlight c. .o m"'onl'gnt-pstC:l dark d . Don' t rc d. Don't rcmcm~ r 9. \rl;,or w"e the w~orh r ... o,ciiunn~ a t rhe tim y~u 'iO.v rh"' object? CLO:..JDS (Ctrcla Or!!, CJ. u~ar sky c. Sc:JIerc!ld clouds J. Tnic:k o r heavy clovd., 1 inecb:ectaopt!or d:(CirdOn- l: Tr::H"~spornt d A) o light \\rEA THFR C'ircle One): b. log, ms~t, or ltght rosn <.. M odrr,tl! or heavy rosn ' D m't r""m~mbor " Don' t r~rn .. mb .. r o. Brronr c. About!"'"' wm~ b . Oimm,.r d 0Jn' rl-no.., 1 ~ Corr.oore .,,.q. r-es\ o OTII! common objec~: App~or ro ,-~'! ~t .. ,.ne hr cnn Den': k!\ow D~n t ',now 1 ~. D'd the object disappear while you were worc:hrnq rt? If so, ho w? 15. D' d h!! o b ... ct move behrnd somethrn~ ot ony time p or1culoriJ' :1 clo1.d? lr you ur.sw~r~c 'fES, 1h .n ttll ho 16. Drd tne ob1er.t ml'lve .n front of sOI"liHh ng o t ony ltme, porticvlorly o cloud? t I> Don ' t <now. IF you onw,ered YES, th"n t>'ll ... ~wt 17 T ~I I in o lew ...,ord\ the followrng th'"9' oh,.,ut rhf! oo1t:ct: 18 \ Ve ,..,,sh :~ <,,ow 1he angula r srze HoU u match \lir.ic. ot .,,., s '"'.ngtn rn lrn,. ,..,rho known obi"''' ond no'" h o w much of :he OOji"Ct is ::o,Pr >~ by rhe head of the motch. If you hod per'ormed lhis e.XCI!rJmer.t a t he lime of 'h" siy h ttn g , how much of rnP. o b jecr ,..,,ulo hov~ bee, covered I'Jy tho morch head? 19 Draw o o rctur'! that will show the shape o f the ob1ect o r objecs. Lobel af'\d include in your sketch ony detoih of the objec1 rhot you sa w 'u<n os wmgs, prolharons etc, ond espacriJIIy _."<ha.Jsr tratls or vopor trails. Place on arrow besrd" ne drowing tO SnOW !hi drrection tne objoact wQS mOVH~g. ., _o. D:> you thnk JOJ con itimoto the speed of the!! obj-:ct? IF "f:;'.J onsw,..red YES ehP.n ..,:,ot speP.d would you ~stmote? _ Do 1-:>u think you ":Jn e~!1mate "ow for away from "tPU l!"le objACI HO\? If you onsw~'>red )'ES, hoo now far 0#>/0Y would you suy If N(t~? Vhe ~-:!r yoJ loco ed ..,h n you sow mo obi"'~ ? Crcf~ On~): b In a cor In on otrplon~ a . In the bJs.nes .. .:.<!cl on of o cty ? b . In the rPsidt>nl1ol .ecron of o c11y? c . In op n co Jntry> de? d . Near on 01rf1eld? f Fling ov~r apPn country? d . $ JJheo\t 0 cl fOU ot:aerve ,.,_. obt~c: '"nuqn c ny of th~ followeng '> Y w S l'lo Sun glasses c rii"dsiueld "tlindow qka~ f South"'~'' mles p e nour. llenO~IJIOr~ Y~s i elll!scope rh~onolite Yes ~r 'l'lor fOU Col" gv .. c~.: ~or .::1 p ' cture as possto le oi ..,:,a! ou saw , aescn::J tn ) 'Jur o wn '"'Oro:l\ o ;:om,...on ODJ., " ' "0 :t7. lr tne to llowing etch, imuWIC. 1ho1 yv~ ore c' 1 't'" oornt ) 'lOW, Ploc en'/'' 0'1 l h t cuv\.~ I"H 1 wc s above the horizon ~..:vlrnt w e r \.O~,; 'i : ~0"' 1:. Floc~ o' (:;'' o~ ht ~C"'' curvt;-c in t, !o'rcw """ o bove the horizon l~k)'l1ne1 .... he:n vou 1os' ~0"' 1. hoce o n ' A' on till co1 flO wht>n you irr~ a .... ,. po when you losf !.ow the o b1ect. Oro-.... o ru:tur e that wll !.how t he motion tho! the ob1ect or objt t ts rnodt th~; t-t\d of th~ poth, ond ~ho..., cny chonQes tn-dircc!lon dunng tltt 'OL r ; F lo'P o n ''A" ot thf' bt:g nnino o tnc poth, c "e' 29. IF there we~ MOPE THAN ONE ob1ec1, the n how many were thtorc? ------------- Drew o p ctu re ol how tht.y were crrong~d. ond p u! on arrow to ~hO"'-' tht d~rcctron thot th~, wpr trcveli,g. UFO form contrnued 31.2 Preo!.e list ther names end oddre~ses: otron about your c iElEPHOl.J[' NlJME( lnd~tolr Oil)' odd11tC1no! mforrr.oton obout yourseh, incl:..tding o ny !.p col C!),Pt':ll" t wl rch mght b ' ' ' 11111 n: . I 33. '\hen ond to w hom dd yo~.: repc rt rhot you hod 'eer. the objec:? , Officia~ U. .... Dote you ~ompi .. t~d this que$ltonno ire: I D!lt ,\.en':'! Ye"lr :ij, '"rorl"lolo n ... hc~ ;ou feel pdrtin e nt ond which is not odcquoely cover~d in ne speciiic poinls ci the que~t1onnoir or o nor .111e eAplonolon oi your r. ~ mg. Hli"J o!o ~ do. i'1tS ADJUTANT C'E ERAL'S OFFJCE DOD 1J1E ~-# CSGi D} COM::iF~N~ ~ IN R~:?LY c rrz: ex 59769 H port ~ontrol la A-1917. Pilot, 15 .\1~ F.J e, nt 09::>J, l .pril .~.a, "llyi-"16 P-47 1-ircrart h!uiding 180 1 grees alti tuc..~ 1500 f' t inrllca~ il nt ]2!-4- minut-es E~et, )? d grees 52 minuts ~lorth. 1-1 th~r acatt.~r 1 CF~fJL'US :?.p~ Cu'")!TJLES ! l.,s East 1:.~ !1 a.d.ing 3c0, al~1 t.ad~ ~sti~t~a "'n Unid ott l;)d obj~ct esti:nated ape"d a:. tim~ ot a1ghtin~ 200 mi l per ho1.r. Piloc turned l f~ ~ttempting to intercept unid~ntifi d flying oJ~ ct for mer~ ?O~i~i identification . At thia ttmo flyi~ obj ct made A turn of 0 d gr ~a l~ft, l~1~led Pilot :.~ e1 ~h nom.ena unner obaerv.atio~ f:>r about c O a~conds. ;.i s COfJ Y will s~ $0T9t'luarded with l "'le -r<?o;'!"i' cor .. Jn. I .c::l 1'1 :i "'.:>m- plered, at ' Nhte;, 1rne .t will be pr~oor~d ;':'.lr c:lol-srruc on j., .. t:::oroonc! . WITh Sec1ion IV, Hq Office lnstrvcrion ~o. ao-'2 . ADJUT ~NT G !Nc~Al'S OFFlC~ accel~rntion. Ropording Officer is consid d sincere and non-~xcitabl~ tj?e a~d fi:::mly b ,11 ~vee h~ eizbted obj"'ct. A r ort will b~ f or1arded u~on com~l~tio~ of DISTRDtrriO~T: EJK ~reo, at .,..,.,,en tm~ I -..ill ~o! :H~OOr"!d ~or ' ':1 SecTion IV 'io .:J lC:! nsrru<non , o . ~0-2 . JI.noldent ;f13G .. So l\:1o:: .. :ville ~ .. This inold."Jnt l'no:-rors ..-:....:."ill to thJ d oooriptlon of' a ty?icn.l o:::.Lzon ; a.pp'"' r~:ntt construct lon ,.,.. fi'."o ~ 0:-tc wi tnon.:; stnto.> th~t t h objaot vw.:.; it:. ... l;nt .ro~ thraa ab .y J.'or re.o ... e . nel.rly a.couro.to, slno It is a.lJo Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIC~.S S:\TRhCTED FRO I Pr\C.J iCT GHU:>GE &:POttT. 1. A~tron~1oal iii~ prob'i.b1litJ't b . talr or lo~ probabilitys l\a 8 lloon.'5 or "-dir..ary u1.ror'l.1'~ Eookt , fl ro o,-fall :int; hod i.e 3; .''lr'ors.l trAt\r-tt u ... l R l!A rE RIEL C O~c.!A.'fD W:r le;ht-Po.tta~ on .Air Foro., Ba!.te ~yton, o;110 C 1d:t, Air y; ~thar Servio", Andrews Air Fore Bas~, JhinGton 25. D. C. A!''f!l1 DSS L:C ll..~O-J/nns/ t'-a. J.ul 5 l9h9 1,. P..-oj~ot :.SICt'" is r e:>or :d.bla 4'-or tho col l c t . on, inv ~1- t:Cltlon nd iHtt,ri}r tutio11 of: duca rul.ati'7e to ~:h~:l .. u '"r '". idonL.. tlyi.rc ohjaota. Attao~wd IrDldant !jur:w-.ari'J l 1 ~hru 172 fro,,. th~ t'il::;~ o.r ProJ.o,ot ~rear" ~r' fo;:::~ardod f o r ~tuc.r 1nd oo.n.":}3'1uo.tior! n.s to ' fhioh\ or t~" inold.!JntJ rn3y btt "llohuted us b ll..:>vna rele!lx:s~d on routi.n:3 noptlo l oant-:1 Ly th J-.1r 'noath'8r Sar;io , th' it..1 vy A3rolo~irJal : t1111')~t ur tha 'lintted St t,u., n.j~th~r Bursblu.. 'fh., nummrl~ tt.J.on1Jd ~ btt t~tr.~..1J\If1 1 1n yo,lr he~d~uartar for .-~or'<t n.~ :r~ raf'.Jre no,. purpo