\, llloo ~ t o I 1 hu.:.cl"inc G.> od a m.:.rc e, l~:d:-rc:dc!~.s~ cnst o ose:rve:- a terri1'1c i>ls.1ppeo9r' :d up- vc1oci t.','. Sourco 1:; an Planner at. a Rocket Test, Lab. "'C'.tctt 25. Where were you I .,~c;ated when you sow the obiect? (Cirele One): 26. Were you (Cirele One) a. Inside o building a. In the busineu section af a city? b. In the residential section of a city? b. In a c:o~ @ In open countryside? @ Outd.:ors d. Flying neor an airfield? d. In a n -: :p ;:lc1e e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What wsre you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? IF you were 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. East e. South g. West b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? --------------------miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 31. If you c"e ~ :-:-. ' : r with bearing ter~s (or.g:.~lar direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the obiect wa, from rr_e t.:-r:-; .;.:-:-: a l so the nurrb~r -:>f degrees it was u pward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 Wh., i fi s cppeored: a . -:: .. ?,., tr ue North / IC:~ degrees. b = r o-n horizon --~'/!p:;-.-r-~'-degrees. 31.2 ~.1cFl d :;~ppeared: c ': r ,~ ~rue North ,j"-"ft'~. _t:> degrees. In the following sketch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place on A, on the curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (1kyline) when you 'irsf 1aw lt. Place a a on the some curved line to 1how how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost 1ow it 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the position the object was when you First sow it, and a a" at Its wh~:-1 you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. 34. Whot were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? 34.1 CLOL'DS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (C lrcle One} Claar alcy a. No wind Slight breeze c. S-:::~.,red cloucls c. Strong wind ~:,, :k or heovy clouds cl. Don't remember e. Don ' t remember 34.3 WEA iHER (Cirde One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One) b. Fog, mist, or light rain Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object? Day Month Year ., 5. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) ~ 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? (~ircle One) CYeV No 36.2. P lean I fat the 37. Was this tt,e first time that you hQd seen an object or objects like this? (C irde One) <9 y:>"' ~nswered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you'" other ones? 39. Do you think you can eatlmate the speed of the obtect? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then what apeecl would you eatlmate? o. Do you think you can eatimate how far away frOtn you the obiect was? (C irele One) @ Na IF you answered YES, then how far away woulcl you aay It waa? 41. Please eive the followl .. Information about youraelf: TELEPHONE NUMBE Please Indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grade school ---------- e. Technical school p If ... )-q t.~AI< Tea trll s74. b. High school (Type} I c. College S TJ >61'tl ~ ~ 1>-1'1 ',A PIIPI'tiiP .. Other special training MIP SIIIPI"'A 1/A s.c W "'~ JA.o d. Post graduate V t2E PJSIV,VA C ~NH"'PI eAr,.~, :.c.tt~u'~".J..IV iJit' r1t.l~l.w1' , i2. Dc:te you CQm;::>leted thia questionnaire: U. L AIR POICI TICHMICAL INPOIMATION SHIIT (SUMIWtY DATA) In order that your Information may be flied and coclecl aa accurately as possible, please use '"' following apace to write out ahort cleacrlptlan of the event that you observed. You may re peat' information that you have olreocly given In the queatlonnaire, oncl acid any further comments, mentl, fit alcetche1 that you believe ore I Try to preaent the details of the observa on in the order In which they occurrecl. Aclclltlonal pogea of the tome size paper may be attached If they ore needecl (Do Not Write in This Spoce) U. S. AIR PORCI TICHMICAL IMPORMATIOM SH!ET -~J'l tf. /}/ T!-:is c;ueatlonnalre has been prepared ao that you can give the U. S. Air Force aa ~nuch informct io., as pouible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have obaervecl. Pleoae try to answer as mony questions as you pouibly con. The information that you give will be u u: for r~search purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material . Your name will nor be ~d in connection with any statements, conclualona, or publications without your perminlon. '1\e r '.Jelt this personal Information so that, If It Is dHmed neceuary, we may contact you for furthe r details. When d id you aee the olject? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): A.M. Ot 3. Tim$ zone: (Circle One): ;E;:o;_s~te:,:.r~ c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): a . Dallight Saving (b. St~j'dare! ~ 4 . Where were you when you sow the object? Additiona l remarka: 5. Es tirr.~t how long you saw the object. S.l Ci:de one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 5. 6. Whcr wa s r : :~diticn of the sky? (Circle Or,e ): o . Bright doyltght ~. Dull daylight c . Bright twi I igh t c. Not very sure d. Just a gueu d. Just a trace of daylight C:: No trace of dayli!'? f. Don't remember 7. IF you so .... ~ - o s:~ct during DA YLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looke d at the objec~? ( Circle O~e): ~. In front of you d. To. your left b. In back of you c . To yoUt right f. Don't remember IF you saw the obtect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, ar DAWN, what clld yov notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C ercle One): MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight b. A few lt. Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darlc ((; . Don't ~eme~bw~ d. Don't remeulber Woa the object l:wlghter than the background of the alcy? (Circle One): c. Don't remember IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky baclcgrouncl, waa the l:wlghtneaa like that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One(:; A '!_tile or mO!! away (a di~tant c~r}!> b. Several blocks away? A block away? d Several yards away? Did the object: (Circle One lor each question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yea Don't Know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? No Don't Know c. Break up Into parts or explode? Yea Don't Know d. Give off 1 molce? Yes Don't Know e. Ch~nge brightness? Don't Know f. Change ahape? Yea Don't Know g. Flic:Cer, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know Did the o!:ljeet move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Otd ~he o~j,ct move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Cireie J:~e): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what Did the o!:l;ec:t ~ppear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. Did you obs~rve rhe object tN-ough any of the following? Eye;i~:.Hs e. Binoculars Yes C'N:cJ b. Sun v!osses Yes f. Telescope Yes Windshie ld Theodolite d. Window ; loss Yes (.&) h. Other 16. Tell In few worda the following thfn11 about the oltlect 17. Draw o picture that will ahow the ahape of the oblect or oblecta. Label and include In your alcetch any detail a of the obje:t that you aaw auch cia wlnga, protrualona, etc., and especially exhauat tralla or vapor troll a. Place an arrow beside the awing to ahow the direction the oblect waa moving, 18. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Lilce a bri ht atar c. Shar I out I in d. on t remember IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? t-f., 1-'1a Ar.,~ IT Orow a pich..re of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were traveling, WESTER~lli ;/& IrBISTRICT 111 W. WAIMIMOTOM KVD. LOS ANOIUI. CAUPOINIA ESSENTtAt OF'FICIAt AIR MAn. MAIL ADDitftea P. 0. 80X ae4e TDMINAL ANNIEX L.0e ANe&a .4, CALIP'OitNIA Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Centsr Attention: ATIAA-2c wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1. lir , Woodlanci Hills California, is employed as an ~ngineering P.la by North h nerican Aviation, Inc., Santa Suzanna Rocket Test Laboratory, talepr~nicallY advised this office that on the eve of 11 December 1952, at approxi- mately 6:00 P.H., while l-AX". and Hrs were in th'eir back yard, l::Os first noticed an object which appeared to &ro in a vertical and direction across the sky. This object appeared from the South, heading in a Northeasterly direotion, leaving a long trail of fire of a yellowish-reddish cast, vary similar to the exhaust gas which sees dailY from rookato boing tested at th9 aforastatad Tost L~boratory. stated no sonnds were heard. The object appeared to be visible tor 15 to 20 seconds before dimj nishing but shooting upward at a terrific velocit7. It was concentrated at it's source; like a dart of an arrow, taMed out toward th9 end. 2. This report io.fo~arded in accordance with ~ovisions or FOR THE CO~!l!A!rDilfG ~NERAL: E:C'I'lA...:W T. ~/E11ZLIK . lst Lt, USAF Air Provost Ua.rchal INSPEC'IOR ~IlilllAL t S OFFICE 20. Draw a picture that will ehow the MOtion that the oltfect or oltfects made. Place an A at the beginning of the path, o a at the end of the path, ancl show any changes In direction dwlnt the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gue11 or estimate what the reol tlze of the object wa1 In its longest dimension. 22. How large d id the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects lteiJ in tlte ltanJ and at about arm's length? (Circle One}: Heod of a pin g. Silver dollar h. Baseball Grapefruit Basketball Quarter k. Other f. Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how certain you are of yow answer to Question 22. a. Certain c. Not very swe (,..,.'&;-Fairly certain ~ d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or obiects disappear from view? In ~rdet tha t you con glvo oa clear a picture poaalblo of what you aaw, wo would like for you to lmatlno that you could constr uct the object thot rou aaw. Of what typo Matlol would you make It? How lcwgo would It Ito. and whot ahopo woul~ It how? OoacriM In your own worda o l;cuueon eltloct or oltjocta which when placed up In tho sky would tlvo tho acme opoo2r.:I"CO as tho object which you sow. 25. Wh.,. were you l~ted when you saw the oblect? (Circle One): a. lnaide o building d. In Ci' o 1rplane 26. We you (Cirde One) a. In the buslnesa section of a city? b~ In the '!.!!dentlal aectlon of a city? cr. Flylng near anairfr.Td? e. Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you aaw the obiect, and how did you happen to notice It? , . . IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 28.1 What dir~ction were you moving? (Circle One) c. East e. South g. Weat b. Nor thea 5 t d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How Fast were you moving? 28.3 Did you atop at any time while you were loolcing at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direerion were you loolcing when you first saw the object? (Circle One) b. Northeast h. Northwest (1. so;;theaso 30. Wh::t j jreeti"n were you loolcing when you laat aaw the object? (Circle One) c. East 6. s:UrD d. So'Jtheast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you are r:;"!",!:cr \o~ith bearing t'~ms ('lngular direction), try to eatimate the number of degrees the obiect was from true t>~o .... ., .::1d also the nu!T'bar Qf degrees It was upward from the hori~on (elevation). 31.1 Wnen it first appeared: c . ==r.,m true North b. F :-o:>.'Tl horizon 31.2 Yf"'~n i I ~I ~Oppearecl: 7'C degrHs. a. From true North 0'!...-f) degrees. b. From horizon ... ~ &: degrees. 32. In the following sketch,