1o DATI TIMI ~' 2. LOCATION NUMIII 0' OIJICTI 6. TY'I 0' OIII.YATtON t. '"Y$1CAL IYIDINCI II. CONCLUMOM 11. alllfl SU-AIY AMD ANALYIII R.M.Ot.aon/joe/6SJ6S :;usncra (Unol) ll JG17 19SJ mident.itiad Object Sig!lting .. \'H!a )6)rcl !ao Reaoa c. Jq Sout-h Carolina 1. '.Cbe At r In tell' g.nce Cater baa recel'Yed your muaage ~OI 7 060l. a aightinl of an ~-SO pilot and a AJ"'u:nd obaerver ot an unident1f18d. ny1ng object. ll July 19S3 at 2120 ~T. rhia Center "le]t.,. G.bat. t-he oJaDject. sigh~ may have been cauaed by local :~etoor '.llo!ioal .wtirity 3ad requ~ t.nat J'OU deter11line tra. local n~npapers ..ind utronOCien the exlatenc of nch act.int.v at. the ti:ae or sighting. 2. In that thi a Cent :aay have eo Plete inl~tion on thia dual. oO.enat.iOR, :IOU. ~11 tincl incloeed t..o USAF !ecbniel L"ltor~tion ' :.miah abould :,e by 2ncl Lt Phili,i) J. Dury 3nd lat Lt Aa~ ~.. An 1naportent 1 t1:1 here is to atresa the ul.rtuth and 31..- ~tat.i.oft redinp 011 the object at. ita appeerance and dis&J:pearance. Rapid ~Gn8U~Ua1on <4 tbeae t01 to the 41r tecbniol IDtell1 gGnce Center vill 1D at.~ lut.iola ot t.'d.a Your oooporatt.on u peat17 wreatated. COCilDINATiaf I OFFICIAL PIL& COPY DhiGNAT AU1'8D OPPICK OP aECOaD OFFICIAL FlU COPY O!!ice of Record Project 10073 frn AIIC Pw I. a. I A., wWell will lw ~crat.h Caroli ::niden t i f'ic:ci U. S. A I It Jl 0 It C I T I C H MICA L I M fl 0 R MAT I 0 H S HI E T This qveatiormolre hat Nett pre,are4 10 thet you con give the U. S. Air FOfce a1 much htfcrmatlott 01 poulltlo cancernl"t the unidentified aerial phenOtttenon thot you hove ohserv.d. Please try to on1wer MOny qvoatl1 at you pottlhly con. The lnfermGtfOft that y<'u give will ~used for rrch p_,.tea, on4 will be regordM os cenfidentlol motorial. Your mme will no' he utod In connection with any ate tt, conclu1lont, or publication without your pormlsalon. W reqve1t this per1onol lnformotlon thet, If It It ciHmed noc:enory, we may contact you fer further detoll1. 1. When did you tee tho oltlect? 3. Time aone: (Circle One}: c. Mav,.,.lft 4. Poclfic 4. Whore wore you when you aew tho .. oct? (Circle OnJ: A.M. (Circle OneJ: o. Daylight Scwlftl r h:-Stan~ard ") Noorott Poetel A~u Cltr or T on Ito to er Cov~ttrr AcWitlonol refftDrl&t: 5. E1tlmate how font you the ol.ioct. 5.1 Circle Ofto of tho fellewlttt te lft41ete hew certln )'OU ore of your an1wor to Quottlett 5 6. What WOI tho CM41tl ef tho elar? (Cirl!le One}: tht rlltht ~ Dull tloyll ... t 4. Jvet gueu 4. Juet treco of d.,lleht No trace of ct.yllght 1. IF you saw tho oltloct 4wifte DAYL19tfT, TWILIGHT,., DAWN, whr woa th. SUN locetd at you looJce4 at the obloct? "''~ ~ r (Cirde OneJ: o. In frt ef rev lt. In beclc of rou c. To row right 4. To your leit Overhead f. Don't remebor I. IF. yo taw the oblec\ ot NtGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning thtt STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (C lrcle o,.}: fl. Don't r- 8.2 MOON (Circle One]: a. Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c. No lght -pitch darlc d. Don't rentembr 9. Woe the oltfect lwlth.., the Mc .... uncl of the alcy? ... No c. Don't rententher 10. IF It woe BRIGHTER THAN the tlry ltoc .... und, woe the lwlghtneu Ulce thot of an outomNIIe headlight?: (Circle Orte} a. A 11tlle away (a cllttant cor)? 1.. Stvarol l.leclct away? c. A ltloclc owoy? fl. Several yardt oway? 11. D ... the oltfect: (Circle One lor eo~lt qwstlon} to tte,.. 1tllf at any tiMe? Sudclenly apee4 up and ruth away ot any time? c. Br.alc up Into ,..t or e.,lotle? fl. Glvo off tntolce? Change lwightnett? f. Chtnge shape? I Fllclcer, throlt, pviMte? Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. DW the tact 11.a.eltehlnd tothl,. at anytiMe, particularly o cloud? (Circle ON}: (!J> ! NeJ? Don't K~w. IF you answer.d YES, then tell whot 13. Did the oltloct move In from of sontthi"' ot onytl e, porticua.l, a cloud? (Circle Ortel: Yea (@ O.'t KltllW. IF you onawered YES, then tell whet 1-C. Did the oltiect appe: (C lrcle OJ: Ia. Tronsporent? Did you oltserve the oltlect through ony of the followi"'? e,.,lasst Blnocufort Sun glastes Yet f. Telescope Yes No Windshield v No Theodolite Window glass v No h. Other. 17. Draw picture tMt wail the of the olttect or oltfecta. label oncl lnclvcle In your al&etch a"' detolla of ........ , thot yow aow auch Wlfttl, ,retrualene, etc., and etpeclolly ehouat troll a or vapor troll a. Place flew ._,.the ,. thew the direction the oltft wea In (Circle O..el:(i) Fuaar ltlwred outllfted 19. IF lhere wet THAN ONE olttect, tl:en how r were there? f9t-.c. & . ~'row o ,lclufl ol hew ther were nge~, _.. pvt orrow te shew the clir1cti that they were trovell"l 20. Draw a picture thnt will !.how the motion that th~. o~jed or obj~cts made. Plate on A at the b..,gl"nlng of the path, o "B at the ond t'f th e path, and show a ny eh~..mgu In dirf'ctlon during the course 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gueu or estimate whot the recti si1e of the oblect waa fn Its longest dimension.- _ feet. ~i.J) Ker ~c'1"vf.LLY Sf-~ l!JG:sec_r-, D~(y 1 l..rv/..f' 22. How large dHI the obiect obiects appear as compared with one of the followl"' obfts lte14 In tlte hattJ and at about arm's length? (Circle One): Head of a pin g. Sllvet' dollar h. Baseball Dime I. Grapefruit Baslcetball Qumtltf' lc. f. Hnlf dollar 22.1 (Circle 011e of the followin~ tJ indicate J.:>w certoin ynu ora cf your answer to Question 22. (0) Certaen b. Fuirly certain c . Not V#tt'f sure d. Unc:ertaln How did the object or ol,. cts disappear from view? _ P-A.~(J-r.ilelA..Y-X. .,..t..A,_"'e:. c_ 1-~.~,. ~ 24. In ordw thet ,._, cen tl clew 'icture oa poull.le of whot you , woul4 lllae f , ., te lfii .. IM th .. you cwld con"uct the ... feet th yeu sow. Of what type ntet.,lal woul4 you Melae It? How lo,.e woultl It k, ofttl whet aha,. would It hevo? Dacrllte In your own worda o lo""".,. obloct or el.focta which when plocM "' l~t the alar woultl tl tho ao .... appoatce ea the ol.iect which you aow, VflWl' 'f!'l .t-.. 25. Wher.-we,. ~u located when you saw the obiect? (Circle 0...}: o. Inside o ltulldl,. . lt. In e cor (!~ Out4eera 26. Were you (Cirde One} a. In the butlnen section of a city? b. In the rtldentlal sectlan of a city? c. In open countryside? d. Flying near an airfield? e. Flying ewer o city? f. Flying ov~op1n ceuntryl , . 27. What yo11 dol,. et the tl,... you aow the oltiect, and how dltl you happen ta notice It? 21. IF you we MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or otlcer vehicle at tiM time, then complete the following queetlont: e. ~INth c. East lt. Northeoat til. Southeoet f. Southw11t h. Northweet 28.2 I law feat were rou vlng? ---------miles plf' hour. 28.3 Dltl ,eu ,.., at .., tln~e while you were looking at the obiect? (Circle O..e} Yet No 29. What dlrectiM were )fOil looldftl whett )fOU firat aow the olt;ect? (Circle O..e} " Notth tl. Southeoat f. Southw.at h. Northwest 30. What dlrectl were )fOil loolci"l wheft you loat aow the olaiect? (Circle One} c. e , e. South I West 4. Southeaat f. Southwest h. Natthwest 31. If ,au are f.MIIIor with lteorin1 tariM (ongul directiCNt), try to eatirnate the nUMber of degrees the obiect woa frOM true North and oleo the nu"-of clegr"l It was upwortl frOM the horhM (elevotlon). When it first appored: FrOtW true Notth ---=~-:---clegr" ~ From horizon . ~ v 89'"' When It clisappared: lt. From horizon 1 -_ degrees 32. In the following alcetch. Imagine that you are at the point shawn. Place on A" on the curved line to show how high the altfect wa1 al.ove the horiaoee (slcyllne) when you lirst saw lt. Placo a a on the om eurv,d line to ahow how htgh the obiect wat ahove the hcrlzon (slcyline) when you lost saw it 33. In the followlne larger alcetch place an A,. at the posltiOft the object was when you llrt sow It, and a a" at its poaltl when you laf aow lt. Ref., to amallw tlcetch at an example of haw to complete the larger stcetch 34. Whet WIN the weather conditions at the time you aow the oltJect? CLOUDS (Circle One} 4. Thlc or heewr cloullt 34.3 WEATHER (Circle o,.J <:: Fog, Mitt, light roln c. Mocl~rate or h1 rain 34.2 WIND (C i,cl. One} No wind ( Slight breeae e. Stro,. w ln4 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One} 35. When tl~ rou ,., te offlclol that you hod n the oltfect? l6. Wat el with 1 ot the tl yev aaw the oltfect? (Circle o,..J Yea ( 36.1 IF you anaw1r.tl YES, 414 the, '" the oltiect too 'I lCircle Oltel Yea No 36.2 PI flat their Miles .... ocldteaHs: 37. w .. thla the flrat tiiM thot you hetl , .... on oltfeet 011 oltfect I lice thia? CC lrcle O..oJ <!i1 Ne 37.1 If yeu OIIIWIN4 NO, then wlton, whre, ..... unar what clrcuntatane ciW you other ones? 39. Do ro thlftlr you can e1tlmate the speed of the oblect? (Circle One} (!.~;) No ' IF you anawere4 YES, tl:n whot speed would you eathnate? 40. Do you think you can eatiMate how far away from you the oltlect waa? (Circle Ort.l No IF yo ontwed YES, then how far away would you aay It wot? 41. Plea .. elve the follewlne lnfor atiOft ... ut yourelf: Pt .... Indica ... .., tpeclal educotiOMI tralnl"' that you hoye ha4. GrOIIeachool T eclwtlcal ach1el Hithacheol f. Oth peclel ttalnlne Post poduete 42. Date you contpleted thi1 queatlomalre: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY llowAU L llwmt. 1'miJn1 COLUMBUS 10 ~:"!.v-J P.)"!)l'e"'~" rm.) Hero ar( ro~r c-oMment~ on ~lv~ l.:urt f-.r i 1. t."" :.t ".:r.orn rl'nt. hnve t.hic n.'i t t.1 OT"al :i nf,r. .. ~tir"''l An~ Art)l,r nn d Hm;t.,n. 'l'h'n L+. Ol"Json h~3 p o!,J.b1y told y o .. , I ~:h~ll h " in J. st yon l.k~ t:'l:a.rful thln ~r!.r i~ H'>t h :tn._; C ~0'"'1 ~ l ittr .. ~+.~ OCC.J.StOn :lliu :.; lO tr:t('k .. lO~lt,hin~ lo:n J ~J'l:.ll of CO\~l':J~i do r o .... -li a.Lly, U. I. AIR PORCI TICHHICAL IHPORMATIOH SHIIT (SUMMARY DATAl In sr.sr yeur RIIJ .. flle4 _,.. coded os occurotel, oa posalble, please use the fol ... l c te wrl .. M ahert deacrlptlen of the "Mt that you OMetYM. You moy , .. a. ye. have elraadr ''"" In the ~tlonnalre, artd ocW ony further comments, -- ......... thet J ....... Trr te pratant the detolla of the obtervo- tl In the hi whlth ther aecurr A.Wttlonal ,. ... of