PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAkD I 12. C:ONC:LUSIOH$ ; 0 Wn 811lloon I a Probably Balloon STEAD AFB NEV ). OATEtiM! c::;P.OUP 4. TYPP. 011 08SF.AVAT10tot "'C/lo~ DGII' ... rvuruiV suol 0 ~u"dkocfar I, aa ~a. A.", cr'!'t ft -'"-l-_-2::2~!lr!n Z _ D Ai,..Vhu.l 0 ArlntMC"SSt RoJor ~ Po bly Aircraft 5. PHOTO,-~.n.:!~ i:""icfUA~----- -~ 0 'ltos Aatrvnomecul c y I I a p robobl y A $tronomtC "' XAX I 2 Tower oper~t.ors l 0 Pouobly Astrono,ucul 0 Unk"<'wn 7. l.EtiCTH lc: OJSF.RVATlCN 10. 8AIEF ~UM~AAY '), $1CHTI"G l t f. C=>~Atc:4n Round, orange objects travelin& at &reat speed ai&ht.ecl b)' tower periomel at. St.ead AFB. . . Similar objects reported by civilians 1 1. The report does .not Jlltlke clear whether 1 or 2 objects were seen. The,y .lett vapor traila, however, were seen tar 4 min, and changed directions -all leadin& to th c conclusion that. the objec er objects aight.ed were possible a/c. U. I. A I I P 0 I C I T I C H HI CAL I H P 0 I MAT I 0 H S H II T This queatlonnalre hat been preporecl 10 that you can give the U. S. Air Force 01 much information 01 po11lble concemlng the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to anawer as many questions a1 you pouibly con. The Information that you give will 1.1ud for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential materia). Your name will not be uud in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your perminion. We re.;uest this personal information so that, If It Is dHmed necessary, we may contact you for further details When did you see the obiect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One}: Yeor 3. Time zone: (Circle One): a. Eastern b. Central ~ :Mounfa) d. Pacific (Circle One}: o. Daylight Saving 4. Where were you when you saw the object? City or Town tee '"s? u - Stoto or Country Nearest Postal Addrou Additional remarks: l}uz /3t; c Vt;. S. Estimate ho..., long you saw the object. S. l Crde one of the following to indieate how certain you are of your answer to Question S. o. Certain 1~. Fairly certain_; 6. What \of!IS i; e c~"~iticn of the sky? ::. Bright day I igl-:t b. Dull daylight c:. Bright twilight c. Not very sure Just a gueu d. Just a trace of day I ight ~:=-tio ""e C!LC!~rlfun-.!.J f. Dont remember 7. IF you .~w ~he o~ject during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located 01 you looked at the objec1? (Circle Or:e): a . In front of you d. To your left b. In back of you e. Overhead c . To your right f. Don t remember IF you aaw the oblect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, 01 DAWN, what clld you notice concernint the ST~RS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): a. a. Bright moonlight ' b. Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember Don't remember 9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remember IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One)(C" A mile 01 more a~;(a distant car)? b. Severa I lifocka ay? c. A block away? d._ S.v.erctl yprd.s_awgy? Did the object: (Circle One lor eaclt question) Appear to stand still at any time? ()'~ No Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't Know Break up into parts or explode? Don't Know d. Give off smoke? cDon't Kng;, Change brightness? No Don't Know f. Chan; shape? Don't Know g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Did the o~ject move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C irde One): Yea Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what moved beh lnd: Did the o~ ;eet move In front of someth ;,S at anytime, particularly a cloud? (C irde vr.e): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what it mov in front of: Did the object ;>ecr: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Did you observe the object through any of the following? a. Eyeglcn~s Yes e. Binoculars Yes (No b. Sun glcsses G!' \.~ f. c. Windshield Y~-~ No g. Theodolite Yes d. Window glass Cf'ey No h. Other 16. Tell In few wen a the followlnt thln11 oltout the oltfect 17. Draw a p icture that will ahow the ahape of the oltfect or obiecta. Label ancl include in your alcetch any details of the object that you aow auch aa wlnga, protrualona, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow ~side the awing to ahow the cllrectlan the oblect waa mewing. 18. The eclgea of the obiect were: (Circle OneJ: a. Fuzzy_ or bl~ecl- ..,..b- ....-:T Lilc; a bright st;'r c. Sharply out I in eel cl. Don't rememb.r 19. IF tnere was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? --------------- Or~w a p icture of how they were orrangecl, ond put on arrow to show the directian that they were travel in;. Draw a picture that will show the Motion that the obiect or obiects mode. Place an A. at the beginning tM path, a a at the end of the path, and show any changes In direction during the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueu or estimate what the real size of the obiect was In Its longest dimension. 22. How large did the oblect objects appear as compared with one af the following obiects held in the hand and at obol.l-t arm's length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pin g. Silver dollar (h:aase~G T.- Grapefruit cl. Nickel Basketball Quarter k. Other f. Half dollar (Cirele One of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of yo&W answer to Question 22. c. Not very t&We cl. Uncertain 23. How d id t he object or obiects disappear from view?--------------------- In order tf.~t you con give oa clear o pic:~ure cs poulltle of what you aow, we would like for you to Imagine that you could conatruct ,;.. object that you aow. Of what type moterlol would you moke It? How Iorge would It Ito, and whot shape wouiJ it hove: Oucrllte In your OW,. w:rds a common object 01 objects which when placed up In the aky would give the so'"l appe:src.,c:e os the oltject whlc:t, ~o\1 sew, 25. Whet. were you located when ~u saw the oblec:t? (Circle One)~ 26. Wwe you (Circle One} o. Inside a building c. O"!dcea (cf.ln a ., ::rrOTa~ a. In the buslneu 1ec:tion of a city? b. In the residential aec:tlon of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? , f. Flying over open count!i[:> What were you doing at the time you saw the oblec:t, and how did you happen to notice It? 23. IF you we: e MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. Eoat b. Northeast d. Southeast 28.3 Old you stop atony time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes @.~ 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One) c. l'orth c. East e. South , b. Northeast d. Southeast ct:=Southweat)i.~o' h. Northwest 30. What d irection were you looking when you last saw the obiect? (Circle One) d. Southeast f. Southwest ~-~orthwes!)' If you ere ;:;; ~ 'Cr ~ ith bearing terms \::1ngular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true ."-o:- -::...,o ciao the numb.r o f dttgrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.2 When ,. c isappeared: ~. F;e~ true North .., ;;..2-_o degrees. b. Frc m horizon 1 " degrees. H 32. In the following a Ieetch, Imagine that you are at the point ahown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to ahow how high tt. object wat above the horizon (tlcyllne) when you lirst taw lt. Place a "B" an the same curYed line to ahow how high the Hlect was alcwe the horizon (slcyline) when you lost saw it 33. In the following larger slcetch place an A" at the position the object was when you first sow it, and a "8" at its position when last saw lt. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch 34. What were the weather conclltlona at the time you lOW the oltlect? 34.1 CLOUOS (Circle One} c. Seottered cloud a d. Thi~lc or heavy clouda e. Den't remember 34.3 WEA iHER (Circle One} og, miat, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One} a. No wind . C!1tgfu In!~ c. Strong wind d. Don't rememlaer U.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) {it, Coo"D e. Don't remember 35. When did ) 'OU report to some oHiciol that you had seen the oblect? Doy Month Year :l6. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) @J No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obiect too? (Circle One) ('!!!) No t 36.2 Please list their and addresses: 1 37. Wos thia t!,e first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) @ No 37.1 IF y:Ju answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your Cj:)l.,icr: what do you think the object was and what might hove caused it? 39. Do you think you con eathnote the speeJ of the obiect? (Circle Onel No IF rou answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? / N :it'.:. ; .!-" / : /1 f' C!. m.p.h. 40. Do you thinlc yC)u can estimate how far away from you the obiect was? IF yC)u a nswered YES, then how far away would you aay It was? 41. Please g i ve the following Information about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBE What is your present iob? l)/. ~ ... -..&.l Please indic::~te any special educational training that you have had. Grade school e. e. Tecjnicalschool ------------- b. Higi school Pos~ ; roduate ~2. Date yC)u comelt~d th is questianna:re : f. Other IF~ial training------------ U. S. AIR FORC! T ICHMICAL IN PORMATIOM SH IE T In order that your Information may be filed and codecl as accurately as possible, please use the following apace to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You moy re- peat Information that you have alreody given In the questionnaire, and add any further comments, statements, ar alcetchea that you believe are Important. Try to present the details of the obs,rva t ion In the order In which they occurred. Additional papa of the some size paper may be attach.d if they are neecled. (Do Not Write in This Space) 1 he obJ act appeared to b~ co.:1posod of nn enere,;i:&t:d ou bJ to.ncJ that. tt&~dt:.J li&ht. when at~tionary, it Wt\3 vary si:ailar to o. stnr wi t !1 t.ha oxcdptlon of blinkin~ or rdv.>lvirJ li.:;uts that np1'mrud fro-, ti=ne to tiniO frOI':l a position abova the :naln boct' of thJ obj~ct auj e.~ variations in int:Jnsity of th'3 li;;ht rJfloct:Jd or prvcluc:Jd ~-~he objact itself. fho obJ act r.:J.no.ined to tno \oiOa t. oi' U3 at all t1 a clnriu;,; t.ho p.a :-ioJ of' ob3erva tion. I t.s !l~oDt Ri~nificant chEJ.ra~t.e.ci:J tlc ~1o.:> 't.hl:l ill,lr:Unation tnantlon:ld above with tht1 m'lin bod;{ appear in;; t.o ba o:l.l in shupa ,_.i th a lower prol.ru.Jion o.lso oval whic'h appear.Jd to bl.:l 3irnilnr to a lar~e :Jearch li~ht. 'fho lowor pnrt of tlw obj~ct wo.a or.ly vislbltJ '"hen t!1e obj dC t. e.ppeo.red to t.t~rn, ,1hi.ch m:ty o.ccount. for th!.l vuriatior. in intensity of th~ OVJrall illu,,lfl.alion. In otbor 1-'0~Js, wher. t.ha object t.ur1od to,.,ara u~, t.he bri~htly liGht.ud J.o.-tar 'i'ho:Jr3 ucru t. . .;o .Jliz::d,,...., or ruvolviuc.,; liut11:..; ju:;l o.l..Jv.: t..:1a o vo.l t.hut a~ tl:a~s app:~nrad roJd ami lJrean. 'lhc obJect ;:e1.t throu h t.hr<w t;; pos of manauvurd -ul t.i tude ~J, hov3r and holizo:.tal cha.n~e. 1h~ alt.itu<le ran .. }.Hl fro!a a rou~hly u::;titaa~Jd :;o,uOJ io ou,J,)O ft. '.1'h3 objuct uppJaruu to HpeuJ ;:lOst of its tl:ne hoverln;,;. 'Ih~J horizor.ltal s paJcl iH r::>u~hly a:.;clr:.a.ted in c:?XCeS3 of 1 0..)0 l7~ilt~S par hour. J.'he UlS'"{.ClrlCO of th~ o?j uct from thtl aircraft ranJ.Jd fro.n a ro~thly eG Lirns.t3d 50 io 150 The obj 3C t. appeared to hover, ch&n~e nl lii tud.o o.na 1aovo aori- z~nt.ally Wllike Eln.J a1ronautical devolup-nent known to thiS Ob3ervor. In appearance, it mo::;t clo3ely raseJlbled a lare:;e cliriciiblo that ha3 ba~n bricihtly ill~ainated. l'he red and graen liyhts Hlont.iondd abov~ l<Jo.d this ob3e1ver t. :> t3li eva that tha object. wa s l:".nn-::lB.de and the manner in which l t =an~uv~r~d definit~lJ astablialteJ that the objoct was controlled. ~R JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JWPML 44~ DE JHPNV J J F11 COCO~lPtvG 39 STEAD AFB HEV TO J::PHQ/CG USAF WASHINGTON D C. JZD\r?/ATIC \JRIGHT PATTERSON AF~ OHIO ------- JZDEN/CC: Et;T AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO JtJPML/CG ~iSTE:itN ADC HAMILTON AFB CALIF ID 348 4. FLYOBRAPT FOR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, ?OR ATIAA-2C. ONE CIRCULAR OBJECT ABOUT SIZE AND COLOR OF ~1DIUM S_l2E OF-~NGE TJAS OBSERVED IT TRAVELED ~ASTZRL/i .AI GREAI SEE:S: .llD DISAPPEARED. 'f;~REZ TO F?UR Mli~iJT~S ..... LAliR_lt_y.PEARf:D ~OI~{G.:W~.TERLY,. ;.: JISAPPEARED L~I!iG A VAPORTAI!.. OBJECT WAS sIGHT:!:D Alf:}_9J~-l:.~.IE'J.~ P.J! TI :lE, (25 OCT0.3i:~ 19;2) AUD AT NO TIME HAS VISIBLE t"OR ~ORE THAN FIVE .;z:ONDS. I T :JAS :=5:~VE!l T:iROUGP. PAIR OF 7~5~ Ft''OCIJLARS AND VISUALLY ~Y TO".vE~ OPE:R~]- AT(.STF.:AD AFS}WHO SIGHTED IT AT FIVE ILES SOUTHWEST Jr FIELD OVER :1T PEAVINE. 0 3JZCTS APPEARED TO SS F ROM 15-2:'i, ~i ! t':SET IN t nLTITUDE . 0~J.:C73 ~ZRE OBSERVED BY A/1C ALeZRT F. 7LO'N!:RS A:~u PAGE Tt.JO JWPNV AI2C JAi-1ES l.e t~RIGHT wOO HAVE SEE~ TOWC:R OPERATORS FOR SIX YEARS AND THIRTEEN XON':"]S RESPECTIVELY AND WERE ON DUTY AT THAT TIME. SKY WAS CLAR VISI3ILITY 15 l'1ILi:S PLUS. HINDS ALOFTI R~O 15w-*2 51602 61~;1' . c 62119 32116 iJ221' 5232,. ORIGINAL REPORT CAME FROM UNKI~OWN CIVILIAN < IN Ri:UO SUBURB OF HO: GARDENS WHO NOTIFI0 LOCAL PAPER. PAPER CALLi:D RENO P.ADIO \JHO CALLED STEAD TOWER. ORIGINAL REPORT IDENTIFIED A FOR~IATION OF TWE TY OBJECI~ ;1ITH T~O OVER STEAD. NO OTHER OBSERVATIONS R:PORTEO. FIRE OBSERVE