50U~C~ 10. r:c 'fC;L,JS CN .t . HUMaE R o;: OJJEC:TS nr c~st:~' J. P'"!OTOS 8. IF you ,,w tlct obje-:t o t N::;r~-, 'L G ... r, or DA.WN, wh.Jt d id you notice conccr n1ng t , e STARS ond MCOi'l' ~TARS (C rrc/e On~) Dnn't r"rr.e mber l. obi .. t -\1 ,,~r to Stand s ti ll .If s .. ! .f .. nly speed up onJ Br.,ok up into ports c r d GvJ off smoke? (~H'Je br ightness? MOON (C ucle One): a . Bri~ht moonlight Moonlqh t d. Don't remembe~r c. Don' r rrlne mbBr ((irl ~On~) a . A mil) or ,.,or~ a .... oy fa di>t'1M c'Jr)? tlC~:; C ll-.y? c . A bloc~ a <~oy > tt ony tim~? (C~r:l-, On-: fo r t'J ~ -1L .. stion ) Don' t Knnw D J n ' t K "'C:W Don't Kno w Don't Know Don' t Know D id t"-~ ob1~cr move behind os - anytime, particularly a clo~o.d? J., Don' t Know. IF you ans-ered YES, then '"II ( ( I~C It 0fle): 1 t m?ved bdh ind: 13. D id ~:..e ob!ect movs in front r-t ,,.,.~1ng at ~nytime, particularly a c loiJd? (C irc1e One): @ o \o~n't Ko~. IF you .Jns ..,.,..red Y!: S, than te l l T TELL ~.1 'f f C Ssnoc\Jicr. No Ji,.I'!S 1 c 1 .sect-. 16. r diJ in 0 fCW WOrdS the fJIJo'ol'l :" C object . rE..FLCC.T/01/. 17. Drew a p1cturt> that w i ll -.how t he H1~:::ft o' the object or obtect:.. Lobel and of the obte c t that you o;o.., sucn ~ .,.,,., ;s, ,>rotru~ons, etc., and co;pec1ally on arrow be;;d., the dr::~wng t o o;,,ov,. tnt' dreclton the object wus moving. .) 0 L I D l.i lJ I. L-p u R E tv fi I i E include m your :r;~etch a ny detad .. xhoust trails or vapor trods. Pl ... ~ 18. T h e ec.lg e:s of the object were: (Circl:! Onc3): ~Fuzzy, w' Jt.) 1?. IF th~re was \\ORE THAN ONe . u ~c1. rhen how f"'ony were r,~re? '6::.. _ Drnw o pacrure o f how they w '!rd . t ,n;ed, and put O "l arrow to show ,,e ~:rec~ e n '~a :"'-!Y v r et,_,.,. ( n1 5 I J~ A I G HI r,cR o~ .s ,V cAl( oB::r~c..l n .r tr obi ct o r ob,~cts rrc Je . Pla c ~ on "A ot th ., l show ony cho~ges n drection 1urinq th.! course. ,t, r Jt<.! h, a t the reol i .. -, of t"J'! oi-,J'!Ct vos in :r; I.Jn ;nt d ' c r .. .)I I . ond ot 1bout r 1' I tv'i 'J oh j:-cts f:,.fd in the Gr J,;~fru.t s., .. \dtbnli (C uclt.! Or e of the follow , , 11e how c~rroin you 'Jr., o f your a n o;wer to Question 22. 'b.1 '" 1 rt1J t n d. Unc ' r rotn ') l. I n 'Jr dft' rh.:r you con give 'lS cl, ., , p . c r ,.., u possibl., oi ""hat y.,u "1,,.., ....,, ,..ovi d I-<., ror you,., MOIJ'"" 'n'l t ou c:oul:i con~r~oc lh, rect that you so... .,. ype mater 1o l W?uhf 'JOU mol.ce , , , ~., .... lor'llt , .. ou1J 1t .J , .Jr.d w h o r ,1-.,;>e w?ul d 1 1 n.,.., " D<Jcri b e i n your ... ds J .=,mmon ob,, c t o r o b rect<J whic ;, wh.,n p l c<td v p n ,.,., s!cy ..,oul:l ;v e rne }loT I<, )/ 0 ,.,.J I AI rJ TLIE DIS r A NC E vL'G .JrL_' 0 25. ,~hore .n.:re VOV' locot.!d when ,ov . -:w .. bj ... c t ? (Circle 011e): o. I siJt! o iH~ilding b In <J c..:r d . In a n airplane 26. Wr:or<! you (Circle One) a. 1,, t he bus iness o;e...::ion o f ,, c 1ty? b. In th~ resi dential o;e c tion of 'ci ty? (Jn ();len country s idep d . Fly.ng near aii oi~fi ... ld? e. rlyinq ov~r 0 city? f. Flying over ope n co.mlry? '>7. Wha t N N' Y"'J d'ling o l rhe t i m 'fOU .,.,..,.,. t~e obt ct, and ho w d id you happe n to noti,.o i t ? SAL L ~ofo/ "' ~l"rtheo~t 28.2 How last were you 1 29.3 Di 1 y o u s t o p ot ant t ,oe .. ( Circle One ) _9. Wln r o irt"c t ion Nere you loo:C , 0 b. No r theos t -----------mele per hour. ,., y'lu w '! rl! lo o k ing a t t h e object? Northwt~t 1 r f' J first sow the obj e c t ? { Cm -l"l One ) )outhe ost h. Nortiws t 30. Nhot dlfection were you look~..., 1 v ~, f'lU lost sow th e objecr? ((, cl~ One ) o . North <: East I b. Nort~t ~-Southeo1t South Hur.-; .,-~ CJ d s t f. Sout t,~s h. url,w.,st . I . If 1 ~-ore ' omi I iar WIth bearing 'erms ( ongula r direction), try :o ~, ti.rot~ t~e number ,, or ~es th e >bt~ct "15 f':.'l,.., " J \hr , 'Jr'ld also tl,e 'lUT ber o f d e<;r.-e$ I t WOS Upwa d trom ,..,_, r rl~<:)n I 1 ~v'lt ; n ) Cl Fr 1 rue il r:h l. ro'l' hor: or: In th f.:~ll~wiug ~'<cu:h, trrogine ~ ... ' .11 the point .. ,how,, Plac .,n A" ()n the curv.:d ltre t o 'lhow how high th .. _:,jcct vOS (J 10Ve rhe h.fi .:Gn "' ortt!) w h .. n 'fOU f~r:.t uW t. Place 0 "B" on the .. mmt! \:U(II'!d ltne to sho.,., h.,.., ht gh h obr~c.t ,.;a:; c~O" -h . r.:on (~ki"lme) ,.,hen you /ryst so.v tt . fn5JTJoN.S 33. In the fo,lowing forger sketch posilton ,.,hen you lost sow it. l,: c .. ' ''"A" ct th~ pos1t1on the ob1e c t 'I'J-i ,.,hc:t1 'JO J f, -;t \ .... , f.J .,. na iler sketch as .Jn ..-xompl,., of h o w io conpiPt~ o " It, Oill n o t thtt larger -:'ot-h. .Vhut Wdro tha v~,. h~r cond r .>-s JJ.I CLOUDS (C:rc/o One I a. C.Lor ~"" c 'ltt .r~l'c lol;(]) d . Thirlc or heovy cloudi e. Don't rtJrnernb~r rlcll'o-3r ~you soH tho obect ? 34.2 WIND (Crrcle One) b. Sltghrbreeze c . Strong wind 34.4 T EMPERATURE ( C rrcl.! On~J) Don't remelflber 3 5 . rVhc 1 tiel yo., rw~or to <:Oml! ,,tfj d t' Jt y~u ll"d , 11th ob1 c r ? (C'rd One ) :36.1 It= you answered YES, - , s~, the ohject t oo? (C irde One) Y e s No 36.2 Ple ase I ist their nome-; : rtj 1;'". Wos thr~ the ftrst t ime that)''"''~ ~(1 .,nan obtect or obte ct.s l ike this? IF you answ~tted NO. ,.,.,." .... .,,.,., w~ero, and under wha t c ircumstanc e s r.f;d you .. ee :~t'-ler orfH? Do you thtnk you con ~:iltmct~ tL .. -.-... o , ., object? ( CJJ Tlt?P-S/~f-IT/J'/G IN ThfE oDOLJ re:) (tf. /'lcr KJ/OV/116 ;He: J)tSJ'A)J(c ~"'-'AY. tOV~vR TH~Y t7wED v C.Il'r 1=1\51 ,.,.Hl~oUGH IF you on\ ~er.,d YE3, then w~at p~e~ ., . .> d you c1.:.rimote? _ m."'.h. JQ. Do y?u th .< ycu Coil estimate h ow ;;r J ... !'f from you the obtact was? (C,cf~ Or~!!) Yes t)/GfJ /AI TifE. IF you 'l n .werod Yf3, then how;,, JN 'Y would you soy i l wos? t l. Pl~o'> 11' th~ hlloNtng tnbr.,ot.on about yourself: L ur N un r TELEPHO~It tiW.\Bt:R '.'/hot 1 -s 'J'OI r pri! .e"t job 1 -o .e. o L o G I C A L Plea:,~ i'1:!1co te ony soeciol !! I ::1 nol rroin tng that you hov., had. Cr 1-:lc school T achnicol ;chool _ High sc:hool Cther special _Pt'?!vAIE Posr :;rod uote !'2. Dote you completed this quest l""l r~: s: co_;rc~3 ale ~ti-n, a ir~c=~'~ T1!lUy .:J..S J {' lll' l~ a. 1!\!teer:)logiesl 1i~r:se, acl ! City, Arl: ona ..\t. lJjO HST a met~)r">'!.J~i.cal aid tor the U. S . \o."eathe r Du:cau Wa.5 s euching lor a lo:Jt weatht!r ballo m .r:.th t h e ald of a theodolite when he 5i6 h t c d a s olid \lhl .. o, o~long objl3ct at 1 J:.rtJct.io n o C 157.2 :lnd elevatio n or 5J .. ) Th o .3ize Q[ t he o bject consist~d ~r ~ne minute of arc. The o'bjrc t a p peared .t o ;, e a 3 ccnclinr. strJ.i~ht upJ th~n l1'3ve1l~J o f f a n a t ~hl.; Jh1lr.t, w.u j o1.ntd h./ 'l. .:ifl<.:on d oojf'~:t of c:~ct.ly th~ s.:1.1~ d 2scr i p t i o n . 'l' i"l~ ~ ocon'i ('l"lJ~t ) ,.,ft. the f , ... "._!or t h e t.hcoclo11t~ t'rlice but r ctu:-nc.! ~J.ch t.i.rn~ t') appro:d~1.dlJ 2S, uco ft.. 'r ):fi ., J j.,.c t!J Y't!t,a t n! l 1 -~ / l:Jt o n f o r f i v d nlnut es . The or>.P"..i"V:r stat~l t '..:l"'. t h11 J}.}\)I.!~J r o s o mo r n - ,d 1 .h J.n .:1:1y ualloo n h~ i:.;l~ ov!:!r s~';n :1nci. fur t.\t.:ri:'loco ;nov:.!d ~tpln~ t. the pc-ev : I J '.J--;:;j l.c.c-ly '.tinds . 'fhe-:-e .:1ppo r~ t o b~ n o Gl L'"'.:1.er o r .r .,L'locr.io n from t.he St:n , . 1 .\~ obj ~ct:J .. I!. Di..JCUS~ion or In .. rroa tha observer J .,i; ~O\lS experience in tr3cking ballo on s , it. is con c luded that. the:;'! objec~ c.ou l d t .e>:. h:1v e be~n ballocn.s e s pecl :llly ~ t nce they Wc!ra geen t.Q move J.gain.s t the w1 t l . '""lere were aircraft. in tj h ~ ue~ but t.h e obs ec-ver-s t,aCJes he '-'as u '.r.ll"8 of them 'll J not h:rle c onfused th~m wi t h t l ~! 'l 'l nO'.m ob )t:!Ct3 Becau.se or t.he mane'w ~ " he ttrne ot" day, aat.ronomical <tc~".tn.t:r must 'oa ru..Jed Olt.. .ATIC has not. b~- .~ t! t o find an an.s.let" to thL) wi ght tng . III. Concl~ion lJ N C L4 SS IF IE D