1. OA TE TIME C..ROU' 2. LOCATION Middlcto1m. Nevi. Description received on USAF Tech Info Sheet tends to coincide c1vil1nn ---------1 vith th~t ot a maneuvering o./c. NUMIII 0' OIJICTI n. IIIIP AND ANALYIII . - , 2 Civ observers sav obj at e. great distance 3 to 5 mllea, 1---'-~-----...... --1 that looked like an alwalnum diesel engi.nc in nize, had an ' TYPE o' OISIIVATION aluMlnwa colored bod1' and black vings. \,i1en b3Jl!~wa in the sun, lt reflected ~unliabt. Appeared as a tAil l ess eo~et. 7. COUit'l t. PHYIICAL IYIDIMCI 25. Whefe were rou located when you saw the obiect? (Circle OrteJ: a. Inside bulldlnt lt. ln...a cor c. ( Ovtdeort J d. 1ft ii iliplCifll 26. Were you (Circle One} In the business section of a city? a,. In the residential section of a city? c. In open eoufttrrslde? d. Flying""' an airfield? e. Flying OYer a city? f. Flying over open country? g. Other Ct tY L I IV lT sf ll"i What WI,. pu doing et the time rou ICIW the oltfect, and how did rou happen to notice It? ~ -1Jftt~lfT . ~tJ1-fJs:N l J.ffSH" ,..s o flJ..~.;(" T Nl'"rth 1.. Nor thecnt 4. Southeast f. Soutllwes t 28.2 tlow .... wore rou mowlnt? ------------Milot per hour. 28.3 Dhl rou atop at anr time while rou were looldng at the object? (Circle One} Yea No 29. What direction wore rou looldng when rou first aow the obiect? (Cirde One} t.. Northeoat cl. Southeast f. Southwest I .. West ' h. NG;thweat 30. What lllroctiOfl .. ,. rou looking when rou last lOW the obiect? (Cirde One} e. South I West 4. Southeast f. Southwest h. No;ttawest 31. If you are fontlllar with ltearlnt terMS (angular 4iNctlon), try to estlmote the numb.r of degrees the object was from true North ancl also the numw of d ..... It WOI upward frCHn the horizon (eleatiott). When It first appeared: a. Fro true North -----degrees. lt. From horizon degr .. s. 31.2 When It di sappearecl: a. From true North-----dogrees. From horizon degrees 32. In the followlnt a Ieetch, imagine tJ.ot you ore at the point shown. Ploc c an A" on tho curved line to show hCiw high the obiect was above the horizon (slcyllno) whe n you lirst sow tt, Pineo o e on the some curved line tCI ahow how high tho object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saN it 33. In the following larger alcetch place on A ot tho posltiDf' tho obiect wen when you lirl aow It, and a e ot Its ,..au. when rou ltllf taW lt. Rot.r to tMallor alcotch at an oxomplo of how to co,.leto tho larger alcotch 34. Whot were the weoth conclltfona ot th. tiN you sow the ollect? 34.1 CLOl.OS (C lrde One) Cle elcy c. Scattered cloucla d. Thick or heo..-y cloude Don't rem,n 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) t.. Poe, 1st, light retn c. Moclerote ., heovr roln Don't remH 34.2 WIND (Cirde Onel No wind t.. Slight ltreeao c. J!r.ong '!Ind. . 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle Onel 3S. When ..... rou ,., ........... .Riclel that you had ,.the el,fect? :t6. Woe rn ' with you et the tl,. you the oltfect? (Circle One) 6~ ,. No .. 36.1 If yeu ontweM4 YES, tflcl tlior '" the Miect too? (Citcle O.J @ No 36.2 PleeM llat their na _. Me: 37. Woe thla the flrtt tiiM thet yeu heel'"" on oltloct 01 obloct lllco thlt? (C lrcle One) He 37.1 IF ru Mtwaretf NO, th when, where, erwl unci clrcuntatancos did you'" other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the Mlect wea oM what lftight hove caused It? N PIS' c 39. Do roo thlnfc you can estfntate the speeJ of the object? (Circle OnttJ Yea (No)' If yn onawerecl YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you con estffftOte how for awoy from you the oltiect was? (Circle Onel J No IF you answered YES, then how for away would you aery ft was? C1. PIHH elve the followl,.lnfor111tlon al.out yowaelf1 Pleat lncUcote any 1p1clal educational training t"at you have hal. Technfcl ach1el ----------- 4. Post graduate --------- f. Oth apeca.l tNIIII"' --------- C2. De~te you complt,d thia questiCNW~Ire: U. L AIR PORCI TECHNICAL IHFORMATIOH SHEET In order that your lnforNtlon may .. fllecl e1nd coclecl 01 occurotely a1 potslltle, please u 1e the followl,. apace to write out ahort clacrlptlon of the IYettt that you oltaervecl. You may, .. p.at lnfor111AI th.t yu h,IM altady tl In the questlonnelre, and odd ony further comrnents, atatntt, er al&etchea tMt yov ....... are l .. portant. Trr to present the details of the oba.rva tlon In the order In which they occwred. Additional poe- of the same tlze poper mar be attached If they nedetl. ' (Do Hot Write In Tltls Space) U. I. A I R F 0 R C I T E C H N I CAL I N f 0 R M .4 T I 0 N I H ! E T Thlt quettioMairo haa been preporecl ao that you can tive the U. S. Air Force aa mu~h lnfarNIIM at ponlblo concerning the vnldentlfi.ct aerial phenornenon that you hove obaervd. Pl.ato try to answ 01 many queatiOftl you poaalbly can. The information that you give will Ito vtecl for rMearch purpoaea, ancl will IN regard.ct 01 confidential material. Your name will not it. vsod In cennectiOft with any ttato~nentt, conclvaiona, or publications without your permiulon. We roqveat this peraonol information 10 that, If It it deemed neceuary, we may contact you for fwth tletoll1. 1. When tti4 you aoe tho olaiect? 3. TIN aone: (Circle One}: o.' Eaatern ' Central c. Mountain tf, Pacific 2. Time of day: (Circle One}: (Circle One}: o.l Daylight SavlntJ ) it. ftandard woN you when you,._ the obioct? Citr or Town Stole or Countrr Heuu ' Min"'' 5oceuh ' 5. Eatimote how long you aaw lho obioct. 5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how Cettain you or of yow onswer to Ouution 5. t --.-: C;,to~) Co Hot Vet)' sure '-It;-Fairly ce~ta ilt d. Juat a gueu 6. What wa1 tho cGftditicn of the alcy? {Circle One}: o~ Bright cloylight j ... Dull daylight c. Bright twilight d. Just o tr\JCO of doyl ight No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF rou lOW "' obiect durine OA YLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wcs the SUN located OS you loo"d at (Citcle Ono}: o. In front of )'OU b. In bock of you Co T 0 )'OUI right d. To your I dt / Ovc:rhurid f. Don't rememher , I. IF you saw the oufec:t ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concwnlnt th" STARS ond MOON? STARS (C lrcle One I: 9. Wos th oltfect lwlght.r th.n the Me ....... of th. '"'' (Circl Onel: 1.2 MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight lt. Dull moonlltht c. No moonlight -pitch dar tl. Don't relfteNer 10. IF It woe BRIGHTER THAN the a ley woe the lwlghtnets lllce that of an automobile headlight?: (Circle One) a: A tile or ..... awe, (a distant car)~ c. A ltlocl& awe,? tl. Several yorda away? 11. Did the olttect: to atond atlll atony tltM? Suddenly ap...t up end ruth away at any tiiH? c. Br .. lc up lnte porta explo4e? tl, Give off smoke? e, Cha,.. lwlghtMII? ') f. Change shape? . I Fliclcer, throlt, pulsate? (C lrcle One lor erxlt question) Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Did the oltJec:t lltOM Hhlnd at onytl, ,.,tlculorly o cloUII? ( C lrcle One): t Yea) Ne IF you onsweretl YES, th ... tell what 13. Did the eltject Move 1ft front of thl"' Cit ottrtl, portlculorly a clo'"'? (Circle Onel: Yea ~N;) Don't Knew. IF you anaweretl YES, than tell what 1~. Did the oltiect appear: (Circle One): lt. Tronsporent? c. Don't Know. Did you oltaerve the obict tlvough ony of the following? EyeglatHs Yo a e 81MCulora Sun glauea Yea No f. Telescope Yes N'o Windshield Yes No Theodolite Yet Window glass Yea No 16. Tell In few wd the following things about the oltlect. 17. Draw 'lcture thet will 1how the 1hepe of tiM oltlect ., ~lect1. Lebel ancl Include In yavr Ieetch ony detail a of tiM o"tect thet yw svch wlftll, "otrvalont, etc., and especlelly exhoutt troll or vop trollt. Ploc errow ltea .. the thwlftt te ahow the recti the oltfect wet "'"'" /)f'(J!/WJA/G Allly K1Aia PIC rt'~ ~ 11. The ..... , ef the eltiect were: CCircle Ofte}: Fvl&y ltlvrred lh Lllce e llr lght a.., 19. IF there wea MORE THAN ONE Miect, the how DRY were there? -- _.:...''.;... - ---------- Drow a plctvre ef ho.., the, were .,.,.,.., .... put .,.,. te ahew the direct I that they were travel Int. UNCLASSIFI~O/ (_, AIR DIFINSI COWWAMD 5NT AIR FORCE COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO SUBJECTa (Reatrioted) PLYOBRPr Air !8Cha1oal lntelligenoe Center ATTI: 1TIAA-2C Wrlght-Rattaraon Air Fcroe &a .. , Chio Ia aocordanoe with Air Foro Letter 200-S, 29 Aprll 19.52, the laoloeed report ot ''"'dentitled tl7ing objects (AF Pbtm 112) la &.r 112, Parta I aDd II, subJ t FLYOBRPr dtd )0 Jul 53 UNCLASStr:J9 25. wtsere were )"'U located when you saw the obfect? (Circle On.J: lnalcle a ltullcll"' In car c.\Ovttler 4. Iii tlft.elrplane 26. Were you (Circle One} a. In th~ business section of o c lty? a,. In the residential sectlan of a city? c. In open countryside? cf. Flying near on airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? 27. What rov cfol"' at tt.. tltM you ... the oltlect, ancl how tllcf you happen to notice It? 21. IF you war MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or vehicle et the time, then complete the followl~ question.: 21.1 Whet direction Wife pv .,,,theaat 1"1? (Circle OneJ d. Southeast f. Southwest r.at were )fOV IIICIYing? ----------mllos per hour. 28.3 Did you atop ot any time wht le you were loolclng at the obfect? (Circle OneJ Yes No 29. What cflrectiM were you loolftl whett you firat aaw the obiect? (Circle OneJ .. North ct. Southaoat f. Southwest 30. Whet 41roctl wero J0U loold"' wheft you laat aow the obiect? (Circle One} ~. Northeaat f. Southweat h. Northweat h.; Northwest h. Northwest 31. If pu ero faMiliar with laeariftlhr .. (antular direction), try to estimate th. number of dgreea the object wat frOM true Nofth and also the nUMber of degrees It wos upward from the horizon (elevation). It firat appeared: a. Fro true North -----degrees. .. From horizOft clegr .. a. 31.2 When It disappeared: a. From true North -----degrMI a,. From harilon degrees. 32. In the following slcetch, Imagine that you ore ot the point shown. Place em A .. on the curved I Ins to show how oltiect wo1 above the horizon (slcyllne) when you first aaw it. Ploee a e on the some curved line to ahow how high the obiect waa above the horiron (slcyli"e) when you lost sow it. 33. In tlwt following larger autch place an A" at the position the obj"ct WOI when you lirlt lOW It, and 0 a at 1ts position .,hen you latf saw lt. Refer to amaller alcetch 01 an example of how to co,.lete the larget' sluttch. 34. What were the weather condition ot the tim. you tow the o&Ject? 3.C.1 CLOlDS (C lrcle One} c. ScoHered cloUII1 4. Thiele or heoYJ cloud Don't reme11 34,3 WEATHER (Circle Orte} lt. Pog, Itt, light rain c. Maclerate or heay rain 3.c.2 WIND (C lrcle One] No wind lt. Slight &r .. z c. Strong wind 4 Don't rem 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One} Don't re111e11tW 35. WhH dill pu rep1rt to efflclal that yeu hocl 1een the Oltfect? elM with you at the tl yeu aaw the eltfect' (Circle Ortel ~-Yea ' He ., you anaw1red YES, tllll they aee the eltfect teo? tc Ire I ONI Yea He 36.2 PIMM llat their 37. Wn thla the flrat ,._ you haclaee11 an .. led eltiect like thla? (Circle 01 Yet \ He 37.1 Ill r .,., ..... NO, th111 whett, wh~r, ..... uncler wh1t clrcUMttoncea did you other ones? 31. In yaw opinion what do you thlnlr the oltfect was anti what might hove caused It? 39. Do )O" think you con estlm11te the speeJ of the ohlect? (C lrcle One} v IF yo ensw*ecl YES, then what speecl would you estfmote? .tO. 0. you flllnlc you con ealltnote how IM away from you the oltfect ws? (Circle Onel (y., No YES, theft how fer away woulcl you soy It wat? 41. PIHM gift the fllowl"' lnler .. tlon ol.ut yourslf: TELEPHONE NUMBER-------- What It yow pretent lob? - PI lncllcote any tpecloleducatiOftol "olnlnt that yov hove he4. Grocle achool J._ _ a,. Hlth' achool -------- T oclwtlcol