~/17 i..SCST r./c boc<l.! o rTsco"~I .. U. S. AIR PORCE T ICHHICAL IMPORMATION SHEET Tn;, queatiomalre has been prepared 10 that yCMI con give the U. S. Air Force 01 much informo:" at poulble concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon thot you have obaerved. P leon ry to anawer 01 many question 01 you pouibly can. The infOrmation that you give will 1.1uc for reaearch purpatel, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not '-lied '" connection with any atatementa, concluslona, or publications without your petmiuion. We re.:;wett thit peraonal information 10 that, if it Is dHmed neceuory, we may contact you for further detalla. 1. When did you tee the object? Day Month Year (Circle One): o. Eastern . (!) Central c. Mountain d. Pacific 4. Where were you when you saw the object? N .. rost Postal Aclclreu Additional remarkt: fi.tt k 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Day I ight Saving (J} Standard Stat or Country A4ltrvoc. s. Euirr.are now long you lOW the objeet. S. 1 Circle ~" of the followin; to tndicate how certain you are of your answer to Queation S. (S) Certain o. Fairly certain c. Not very sure Just a gue11 (Circle c.,~! c. Bright daylight b. Dulldaylight e. Bright twilight Justo trace of day I ight ~ No trace of day I i ght f. Don't remember I 7. IF yfJu JON t .;~ ect during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at I the object';' (Circle 0 - el: ;:. In front of you d. To your left In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don't remember 8. IF you saw the obfect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what clid you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C lrcle One}: 8.2 MOON (C lrcle One}: d. Don't rememb a. Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight @) No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember 9. Was the o~ject brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One}: b. No c. Don't remember 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One} a. A mile or more away (a distant car)? ~ Severa I blocks away? c. A block away? d. Several yards away? 1 1. Did the object: (Circle One lor each question} a. Appear to stand still at any time? b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up Into parts or explode? d. Give off smolce? e. Change brightneu? f. Change shape? g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did t!1e object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C ircle One): Yes @ Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: 13. Did the d : je : t move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One ): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what Did the obj.,-: c::>peor: (Circle One): a. Solid? Transparent? ) Don't Know. Did you obs erv ~ tne object through any of the following? a. Eye~lcsus Yes No e. Binoculars Yes b. Sun ;1-::sse s No f. Telescope Windsr:=~ .d No g. Theodolite Yes No d. Wi"do.v g l-: ~ s Yes No h. Or her 1~ Tell In few words the followlftl thln11 oltout the olttect. ~ounct N o S o" ,.t p 17. Draw o picture that will show the shape of the oltfect or oltfects. label and Include In your slcetch any details the object that you HW such as wlnp, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the awing to show the direction the oltfect was moving. 18. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred ~ Lllce a bright star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there wcs MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 41 ........ , Draw a p icture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. 17. AfJoVE) 20. Draw a picture thnt will ahow the motion that the obiect or obiects mo4e. Place an A at the beginning of the path, a a at the encl of the path, ancl ahow any change In direction during the courae. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueaa or eatlmate whjlt the real alae of the obiect waa In Ita longeat dimension. How large ~ id the obiect obiects appear as co....-ed with ane of the following obiecta and at about arm's length? held in the hand (C;rcle One): a. Head of a pin e. Quarter f. Half dollar g. Silver dollar h. Baseball I . Grapefruit i. Baaketball (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 22. a. Certain G) Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Uncertain 24. In ~der tnot you con tlve oa clear a pi cture as po11lltle of what you aaw, we would lilce for you to Imagine that you could c !Instruc t t h object thot you a ow. Of what type material would you make It? How Iorge would It lte, and what shape would it r.ov? Oesc:rllte In your own words 0 eommon oliect Of objects which when placed up In the alcy would give th aame c;;:>oronce oa the oltlect which you saw. 25. Where were you located when you sow the obiect? (Circle One): 26. Were you (Circle One) a. Inside a building it. In a :o c. Ou~:l.;)or~ (!J In O"' "irplane a. In the business section of a city? it. In the residential section of a city? c. In open countryside? cl. Flying near an airfield? Jr. Flying over a city? U,J Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you taw the object, .,c1 how clid yau happen to notice It? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South Southeast f. How fast were yau movin~? miles per hour. 28.3 Did yau stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yet @ 29. What d ireeion were yau looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) d. Southeast l!l Southwest 30. What direc~:n were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) c. Sovtheost f. Southwest h. Northweat h. Northwea t h. Northwest 31. If you are fa :ntl .;, with bearing terrrs (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true No,:-: o;c also the number cf degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 Wne;, i t first appeored: o. =,c:n true North I 3 J./ degrees. b. Fro":'! norizon ------degrees. s ~ ~ ~ F" """' 31.2 whe!": i: d sappeored: a. From true North --::.. ::.....;v2---detrees. b. From horizon ~ degrees. 32. In the following sketch, hnaglne that you are at the point shown. Place an A. on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (alcyllne) when you first aaw lt. Place a a on the some curved line to show how hig h the obiect was above the horizon (alcyline) when you lost saw lt. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A." at the position the obiect was when you first sow it, and a 9 at its lost sow lt. Refr to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. What were the weath conditions at the thne you saw the obfect? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One' Clear sky ~ Sc ~ ~ered c loucls T. Thiele or heavy clouds 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One, b. Fog, mist, ar light rain c. Moderate or heavy raIn e. Don't remember ~.2 WINO (Circle One' No wlncl b. Slight breeze c Strong w lncl Q) Don't remensber 34.4 TEMPERATURE' (Circle One' e. Don't remember When did you report to some official that you had sHn the object? Day Month Year j~(o,..,.. ....( A F r ~ s II-t-IT I~(,. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One' @ No 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the obfect too? (Circle One' ~ No . 36.2 Please list their names and acldresMs: 37. Was thi s the first time that you had seen an obiect or objects like this? ( Circle One' @ No 37.1 IF you answered NO, then w .. en, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones? In your Ot>I:-J;o~ w~:.t do you think the o~ject was and what might have caused It? 30. Do yov thlnlc you can eatiNN the apeetl of the oltlect? (Circle One} No IF you answered YES, then what apeed woulcl you eatii'IMIN? CO. Do you thinlc y:.u can eatiNN how far away fr0t11 you the al.iect waa? (C ire ie One} (Y~ Na IF yau anawerecl YES, then how for away woulcl you aay It waa? 41. Plea a a give the followl .. Information about yowaelf: Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBE What is your present lob? AlttEfll ,~ Pt4.. r S.x ty/AI. 6 Please Indicate any special educational training that you have hacl. a. Grade school e Technical school b. High school f. Other apecial training f), A d. Post ;raduate 42. Date y:>u eom~leted this questionnaire: lr3cllaon, 1f1scouin 9 December 1952 I. ~c:-1pt1:n ot Incident. . . Pour brlb\ liaht.a ln cllamoncl rormat.ion were aicht..,d at 17L5 by a captain and a l!! enant. tlJing ln a T-3) aircrart located south or L~dison, Wi~consin. Th~ p1lo tollGWed until they oYertook tho objects and continued rollowing t.heaa ur.t.il low on tuel at which point they returned to their base. At no tir~e was a 11lhouet\e Yia1b!e, even arainst t.h8 llRht.s or ~lwaukoe. Visibility was alMost ted w1 t.h a broken cloud deck at. 25 000 reeat.. The observing aircratt, ~aa at, an alt.1t.acle ot 8,000 teet. II. ~scuss1on of Incident Lo:al radar was contacted to dot~rmin9 it th~y picked up the unldontifiAd objects with r.egat.ive resul t.s. 'fhe objects wortf t,ravelinc at a vory high spot1d exco~sivo tor weather balloona. ?he only pussible explanation w~ul~ conter around aircraft. in t.hv are.ll. To tit the speed or the objoct tho aircraft would prob:.tbly ho.ve to be in the jet. category. There is no roeord of local or transient aircrar~ in the area. fUrthermore, local radar was carrying tho T-3' on its scope blt. had no return trOll the unidentified object. Ir the unknown was an aircraft it. would have been evident on the a cope. ni. Co:w:lu!liOft AP PeftM 112 PART I approvl!d 1 Jun~ 1948 ''ieport No. UNCLASSIFIED Ulave Blmk, AIR INTE!~IGD!CZ IrJFORMATIOtl REPORr ., Su'bjJ~t s~ntence pnragraph. List inclosure s ::,t lo~rer left. B~::r.:in tt:xt of report on AF For.m 112 P~rt II.) ! ~our un1delltir1ecl obj.-eu w.ro s~hte4 by ca~t. .1. D. !Jridges, ' 433Jid ::':t3, Trues :&'1old, ~!adiaon, r: ao., wh1la fly1:sg 1D T-3.~, ., ~\ 1 rour b:-1~:0' li;Jht 1n di&10n4 for::~ation , a.b.hted o.t 'l'" ~" : "' 1'1:4'58 oa 9 Dee 1~58 at an a~wox1mate altitude o't aooo rt. \. I'~' '"'\. ,' . ~ 130~, eatiuted OJ'4'ed 400 !,ph. ?os!tion nt ~ !~bt ,< v" tubout 10 ~s of JAnea1lle, \iiso. (8853'~-~047'~) ut t~ih1oh ti:De tbe 21lota !)881104 the objeet. -tL.-.. 17:3~. At {t ~ Ca~t. call0d 753 .\0-!UI ~q. (::loap ) o..'ld roported \the lmia8 aDd f'ollowiM of the objeote. ~-was ur.able to ::>!ale-up the objeota on r8dar, bu" d ~ h3Ye oontaot \'."ith t3e T-33. . Ob j eota ooDt tnued on a beftdl~ of goo oDd Pilot a tollov..ed iu!rtU OD fuel. A' 17:35S, th8Y' broke anJty nod landed at ; ?oln or Ctbou\ 10 nil wea't of ~aoine, W1so. ::.SOoo~ -420481!f). At no tl!:le ~s a s1lhoutte Yiaibla, eYeD the ligh" ot ~-~ V.lslbUity wu praotios~ tjunl l:tlted ~71th a oe1lin8 or 2:JOC)()ft. -bro&cea -OYO!-Oa.-t. Only vts1bl objecrt dur the utire ""-ti-1od of oL.1htins r: ~ba f'Otll' br~ht llght ill d Dd rornMt1oa. DV"NNGUDED AT 3 YEAR INTEl\VALS& D:ICiu'SSIJQD AFTER 12 YEARS. :TuJ~: 'l'h-'.d \!o~J:r.~nt contains inf'omntion :-f'f<.:cting thJ n~tionnl c.JfJf~..on3~ of th<~ Unit .:!1in the meat:-i ng of t he Espion~gll .~ct, 50 U.s. c. ----31 r.nd 32, ~s Dmf .... 1!d. Its tr::-.nsr.ti~sion or the r e1c lo.tion of its conttnt s in :m:-/ rn~nn~r to r.n ~ltl".Uthorized p<~rsor. is prohibitd l:-y 1 .,. It rn.'ly not h . ., rt.:produerJd in who::..; or in pnrt by othvr th'.'n Unt t.d St.-:o.tc s :.ir I'orcu :r.cil:S, c"xcr~pt hy p\::'r.":'li:Jsion ot tha Jir,;ctor or Intolll~enc~ I us;.F. ~ Jolla 1 T 4 .. z!IJl$ ;J