U. L All POICI TICHMICAL INPOIMATION IHIIT In.,., that yow I. flletl and caclecl .. accuro ... y aa po11lble, plea uae the followl .. apace to wrl out a ahort cleacrlptlan of the event that you observed. You may, .. peat InforMation that you have alrealy tlv In the 41uettlonnalre, ancl add any further commenta, llatelllanta, ar elc.tchea that you believe are I Try to preaent the detalla of the obterva tl In the ordwln which they occurrecl. Aclclltlanal pagea of the aame alze paper may be attached If they are neaclecl. (PI .. ae Print) (Do Not Write in Tlti Spoce} A'riC Duty Officer receivod call at 101900 rrov S2 frOlil Er mnore B~nd, Covi~ton, Ohio. phone ngton Ohio, su:td that h~ waa observin& a brilliant blueish lieht in the sky in a north-westerlY direction from his home, which is located on Route 48 j\tst liest or Covington, Ohio. The light seemed to have a bobbin& motion but he wouldn't venture to estir.la.te 1 ts diDtance from his house. He said that he haa viewed the sar.te light at l east 6 ti.Jnes in the past two Jr.Ontha. Also he said that it ar.peared to b e in the san:e location eacq tilr.e. Other people in the sa.Jr.e neighborhood who have also viewed the light in the past ~e Mr and l!rs Pearl Etter . I ATIC Duty Officer called Patterson Operations . :r:.r Falkne:- Dicpatche r hea~ing r eport repliod that a B-29 was flying in that area, north-west or l-T""P AFB and tha.t it was testing photo equipnoent at all altitudes t.~-I, Ellison, 2nd Lt U. S. A II P 0 R C I T I C H MICA L I H P 0 R MAT I 0 M S H I! ! T Thia queetlonnaire hot been preparecl ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much infarmation at pottlble concerning the unldentifiecl aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Pleat try to answer at many questions at you pouibly can. The information that you give will be used for rnearch purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be usM in connection with any atatementt, conclualons, or publications without your permission. We request this personal Information so that, If It is dHmed neceuory, we may contact you for deta lis 1. When did you He the obJect? 2. Time of day: (Circle One)(.o. Epstera ,.; b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Cirde One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving bC Stcinctarcl) 4. Where were you when you saw the object? Neoreat Poatol Aclclreu Additional remarks: /Cit., or Town State or Countr., S. Estimate how long you saw the object. Hours Minutes Seconcls 5.1 Cirde one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What was the condition of the aky? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull daylight Co Bright twilight c. Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Just a trace of day I ight .,... No_.trace .of da.ylight- f. Don't remember 7. IF you aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? . (Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left b. In back of you e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remeMber 8. IF you saw the oblect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concnlng the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): cl. Don't remember 9. Was the obiect brighter than the boclcgrouncl of the sky? (Circle One): a. Yea b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the alcy baclcgrouncl, wa1 the brlghtneu lllce that of an automabile headlight?: (Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? b. Several bloclcs away? c. A block oway? d. Several yards away? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Breolc up Into parts or eJCplocle? d. Give off 1 rnolce? Change brightneas? g. Fllclcer, throb, or pulsate? 12. Did the obiect mOYe behind something ot anytime, particularly a cloud? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know (Circle One): Yea No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 13. Did the oblect mOYe In front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (C lrcle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what 16. Toll In few w the follewlng thlfttl *t the olttect 17. Draw picture tlwt will ehow the ahape of the oltiect or oltlecta. Lobel oncl Include In your slcetch any details of the oltfect that you aow auch as wlnts, protrualona, etc., onclespeclolly exhaust trollt or vapor traila. Place an onow the owing to ahow tho cltroctlon the ol.tect was moving . 18. The oclgos of tho oltioct were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred Ia. Lllce a t.ight star c. Sharply outlined 4. Don't rome111ltor 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE oltiect, then how many were there? .. ..._ .... ~.~ "'"' w )'\.,. ' (.:) -'1 Draw a picture of how they were arranged, oncl put an arrow to show the clir~tian that they were traveling. 20. Draw o picture thnt will how the motion that the obiect or object mod.. Place an A at the beginning of the path, a a at the end af the path, ancl how any chang in direction during the course 21. IF POSSIBLE, try ta gue11 or e1timate what the real alae of the obiect was In Ita longeat dlmenlon. 22. Haw clicl the oblect or obiects appear a1 con~porecl with an of the following oblect held In the hand ancl at about m' length? (Circle One): Heocl of a pin g. Silver dollar h. Baseball I. Grapefruit cl. Nickel Basketball Quarter lc. Other Half clollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Queatlon 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure b. Fairly certain d. Uncertain 23. How clld the object or objects disappear from view? ------------------- 2.C. In or.let that you eM tiYO oa clear o plct"'o po .. lltlo of what you sow, wo woul4 liko fw rou to lmoglno that you could construct tho oltioct thot you sow. Of whot tJPo 1r1otarlol woul4 you Mako It? How lore would It Ito, ancl what ahopo havo? DoscriM In your own words a ~Ofllffton obioct or oltiocta which when placM up In the sky would glvo tho appoarMco tho oltioct which rou saw. Where were ~ loc:atecl when ,ou aaw the obiect? 26. W you (Circle O...J (Circle On.J: In the bwlneaa section of a city? lnahle a bull41,. In the realclentlol aectlan of a city? ... In a c. In open countryalcle? 4. Flying nelf an airfield? 4. In an a .. over a city? f. Flyl .. over open country? 27. What wue you dolftl at the time you aaw the oblect, and how cllcl you happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you mo1ng? (Cirele OneJ a. North c. East b. Nortlceaat d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 I low faat were you moving? -------------mllea per hour. 28.3 Did you atop at any time while you were loolclng at the object? (Cirde OneJ Yea No 29. What direction were you loolclng when you first aaw the object? (Circle On.J b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southw .. t h. Northwest 30. What direction w.re you loolcing when you laat aaw the object? (Circle OneJ d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the ol,ject was from true North and also the number of degr"a It was upward from the horizon (elevation). I 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North -----degr .. s. b. Fram horizon degr .. s. 31.2 Whett It disapp111red: a. Fr01n true North -----degrees. FroM horizon degr .. a. 32. In the following a Ieetch, I mag ln. that you are at the point ahown. Place an A" on the curved I ine to show how hlth the oltiect wo1 at.e the horlaon (slcyllne) when you lint saw it. Place a a on the same curved line to how high the ol.iect was aiNwe the horizon (alcyllne) when you last saw it 33. In the following larger slcetch place an "A" at the position the object was when you lirst saw It, and a a at its position when you last saw lt. Refer to smaller slcetch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch conditions at the time you saw the ollect? CLOlOS (Circle Orte} (Circle One} 1. Slight lreeze Scattered cloud c. Strong w lncl Thiele or heavy cloucla cl. Don't reme1nl2er 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One} 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One} 1. Fog, mlat, 01 light rain c. MDclerate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to aome oHiclal that you had aeen the object? :~6. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One} ~ 36.1 IF you anawered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One} (!e!) No 36.2 Please list their 37. Waa this the first time that you had seen an object or oljects like this? (Circle One} Yes 37.1 IF you answ.,.d NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? 38. In yow opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it? 39. Do you think you can eatlnaa .. the apeefl of the oltiect? (Circle Ottel IF you onawrll YES, then what apeecl would you estimate? o. Do you think you con eatlma .. how for away from yau the obiect was? (Circle One) Yea No IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say It was? 41. Pleaae give the following Information about youraelf: First Nome Middle Nome TELEPHONE NUMBER-------- Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grade a~hool Technical school b. High school c. College Other special training d. Post graduate 42. Date you completed this questionnaire: