10. CONCLUSION NUMBER OF O..iJ!CTS L ENGTH OF OBS2RVATION BRI!fl SUMMARY AHO ~HALYSIS TYPE OF OBSERVATION PHYSICAL EVIDEHC! U. S. A I R F 0 R C E T E C H H I C A L I H r-0 R M A T I 0 N S H E E T (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your information may be filed and cod3d a s accurately as poss ible, please use I t he follo wing spac e to write out a short description of the event that yo u observttd. You may ro 1 peat information that you hove already g iven in the questionnaire, a nd odd ony f urther co111ments, statements, or sketches t hat you believe ore important. Try to present the details o f the obse rve tion in the order in which they occurred. Additi onal pages of the same s iz e paper may be attached if the y ore needed. (Da Not Wr i te in This Space) . Wh tn I -\ \r-st obse.rv ed the ova I -s!, o. pe d object) ,t ':le.tmed -small Q.VId vag u.c: I de. f,vH.:d. In bdwe..c.n 5 <f 10 ::.econds) it-5rtLU o.~ thol}..5h oppr-oa.c.hin > etV\d lae.co.me ~ho..rp aVId cl<::o.r iV1 '5ho..pe etV\d co lor. t\ftc:r 5e.e.VY1i111 t-o approach, it ceQ~ed t6 \ncre.CA~e ,~ brilll.etV)CC OY\d 5\ze.. I~ t~eh Wloved :>/owl C\crc>~5 fhe r~\S \rY'ovemeh-( -~ook ubou.f Jr st opped. ih -\-he 5. ~.) ded OLAr com:: Sr1 CA \\ e r> CA ~ it Wl o'l in o.wa v a c LAL. e. V\ t 6etwe..e..h 5 uV\d I ~e.c.ands. Short\ before GY\d ~ome.tivne ofter ob~e.rvin he.. o~je.ct-I 'C>etw th( WlOOn. fhe. Vv'lOOV\ w V\Ot \Vt th.e 5CA.me direcfiov1 a~ he wo..~ not ~s-~f-he. 5a.vn( \1e, ht o.k>ovc t~e hortzova>ar')d d,d ~'lor ~o.v~ the <Sa.VYle or color. The dire.ction of the move.m~n+ of t h e_ w i Y\ d d l r c_ c_ t I on a. -t-rk at t i m e . AIR FO~CE TECHNICAL INFOP.M# TION T ., quostionnai;e hos lHH:n prepared ~o that you can g ive the U. S. A ir Fore{' as much inforrnote \.'>fl os possibl e conrrnin9 the unidentified aer ial pl1 nom~non t ho t you ltove ohscrved . Pleosu try to onswer os n-:1ny qu.:s t ion . as yo u possibly con. The inf-.1rmo t ion tha t you giv~ will be u!icd fur e.;c;oorch purposes, and will be regarded a s confid ~ntiol materia l. Your nome will not be used in conn~ction with any s toternents, concluo;ions, or publecotions without your pCf'rnission. Wu rc.:;uo~t this p.:rsonol information so that, if 1t is deemed necc:ssory, wo may contact you for further de t fl i Is. Wh..:n d id you sec the object? , 2. Time of da y: H o u r Monutes Jo.11Lla(j_ ) oor (C,c/e One): A.M. Tim~ .cone: (C~rclc One): Eo s terol (Ctrcle One): o . Do (li. ~CP~troP c. Mounlo in d. Po~ific c. Oth ... r 4. Where wer~ you when you sow the object? .J e X.i Yl q to Y.l -- Cet yJr T o w n Noorc!>t e.J>:>tol .."\Jdrc~s 5. Estimate how long you sow the object. _ 5.1 Ctrclc one of the following to indicate how cNtoin you ore of your answer to Question 5. a . Certo in c. Not very sure d . Just a gues!i Cb. Foirlycert.,in) 6. \/hot wos the conditi~ of the sky? (Circle OnoJ): Bright doyleqht d. Ju-;t a trace o f d u I ight b. Dull da ylight No trac e of daylight c. l3 right tw i I i gh t 7. IF you sow the object dur ing DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wher~ was the SUN ICicoted os y o u loo~:d ot tho object? ((,, .:f,-.. Om:): a. In fr ont of you d. T o your le ft b. In bock of yo u ~. Overhod 8 . IF yo u sow the object a t NIGHT, T WILIGHT, o r DAWN, wha t did you no tice conctrning tlse STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle One): c. Bright moon~t C]i. Dull [!;o~nlj !JbtJ (!co.-.. c . No moonl ight - pitch dark d. Don't remembe r d. Don't remember 9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One): b. No c. Don't remembe r 10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that o f a n automobile headlight?: (\lo (Circle One) a. A mile or more owoy (a di stant cor)? b. Severa l blocks away? c. A block away? d. Severa I yards away? 11. Did t he object: (C irclo One fo r each quest ion) a. Appear t o stand sti II at any time? b. S uddenly speed up and rush away at any time? {Yes) No Don't Know Yes (No) Don't Know c. Break up into ports or explode? d. Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? Yes ('ffo) Don't Know Yes (No) Don't Know @ No Don't Know f. Cha nge shape? Yes (~0) Don't Know g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos ( No J Don't Know Did the object move behind s o mething a t anytime, pa rticularly a cloud? (Circle One): S:~ No .Don't Know. IF you answ~red YES, then tell what it mo~ed behind:_clWA.-)-.but lt~r- Eco..Y.r:! it and _J'tj> ~yt(CG.I 13 . Did the object move in front o f something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes @ it moved in front of: Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than te ll what L 1~ ~id_ the ~b appear:_ (~r~le One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know. 15. Did yo u observe the object throug h any o f the following? Eyeglasses Yes ~ c. Binoculars b. Sun g losses Yes (No f. Te lescope c. Windshield Yes (No g. Theodolite d . Wi11dow g loss Yes 1 NO} h. Other _ 16 . T e ll in o few word~ the fo llo w ing things a bout the object. b. Color _rill i '">h) ce<J c mb \c d co (.Q_c _of b.ut _ 17. Draw o pi cture tha t will s how the shape o f the objec t or objects. Lobel o nd include in your s ke tc h a ny detail:. of the object th a t you saw such a s w ings, pro trusions, etc., and especially exhou!>t tra il s o r vopor trails . Place an urro w beside the drawing to show the d irecti on th e object wa:t mov ing. 18. The edges of the object were: (Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurr e d Like a bright star (. Sharply outfin~ d. Don't rememb~r 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, the n how many were there? Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to show the direction that they were travel ing . 20. Dra w a p ic ture thot will s ho w the mo tion that the obj~cl o r objects mode. Place on "A a t the beginning o f th u path, a " B at the end o f the path, and show any changes in direction during the course. 21. If POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size o f the objec t was i n its longest dimension. '22. Ho.o~ Iorg e did the object or objects a ppear as compared wit', one of the follo wing objects held in the hand and a t about arm's length? (Circle On~): He a d of a pin Silve r dollar h. Baseball Grapefruit Basketball Quarter k. Othe r Half d o llar 22. 1 (Circle One o f the following t o ind icate ho w certain you are o f y our answer to Question 22. a. C ertain c. Not very sure Q . Fairly cer~oin) d. Uncertain tlo w d id the object or objects disappear from view? S.fetp\~e_d n:.'O.'LLn:-q) ~C.(..l.t..l S~tlQ.JJcr, _b_.e._c .)~e L~ ue in h.a.p_e a n.d c aio_c..r--P-rJe.tJ _d_j u p.p .. eGLrtd 2t. In order th'lt you con give as clear a picture os possible o F what you sow, W8 would like for you to imagine that you could construct the obj.tct tha t you saw. OF what typ material would you make it? How l a rge would it be, a nd what :;hope would i t hove? Describe in your own words o l:ommon object o r objects which when placed up in the sky would give tho som8 appearance as the object which y.,u saw. I It \<j ~ta.r\ 'm po4j4ji ble for colA \d (oY\stru t t~{ o\oje.(t h o. ve Yl o k hOIA.d e..d e. co 1'1 cern in~ o ~ ~erveo b~ carA.se .:;e If-I u m i Ylou.s pa.i Yl t. 25. Where were you located when you s ow the object? (Circle One ): Inside a building b. In a cor In on a irpl one e. At s e a 26. Were you (Circle 011e) In t~e business section of~ .i.!.tD In the residential section of o city? In op~n countryside? Flying near on airfield? F ly i n!J over a city? Flying over open country? 27. What were you doing at the time you sow the object, and how did you happen to notice it? eG\VIY1G. Cr.tnCtV\0 ~c.,hoo VlODDe.V"ted f-0 C l':\Y\CC ::>c.t IF you were t!OVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th~ t ime, the n complete the following questions: 28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c;. East 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 2? . What direction were you looking when you first sow the object? (Circle One) (I,, NortheosU d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 30. What direction were you looking when you lost saw the object? (Circle One) e. South g. West b. Northst (d. Southeast) f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you o re f1milia r with bearing terms (ang ular direction), try to estimate the number o f degrees the object was from true North and e lsa the number of dogrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation). 31.1 When it first appeared: a. From true North -------degrees. b. From horizon_ dc!)rees. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From tru:t North ---------de!Jrees. b. From horizon degrees. 32. In the folbw ing 5ketch, imagine t hot you ore o t the po in t :..hown. Plucc