OAT~ TilliE CONCLuSlON NUNa i A 0, OIJICTt s. L!NGTH 0, CISI,.YA TON 111tlfl IUIIIMA.Y ANO ANALYSII 08\IY-rl!:lN 7. cou~st: AF FOIM 112 ,AIT II MPN)WID I NNI ,_ rMJ (Asls Ul AIR INIEIIIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I l'I NMf ... November 1953 De:u-C;.pt. Hardin~; Ws have been so tmsy with the Black na.wk, s. Dakota case t.'lat I've onlJ' juat now r;ot.ten d~t.n to looking over ths lar~e batch o! acct:I:l- ul:.:.ted r eports. I reust :J"lJf t.'1.1.t co:tpared with Black Ha\7'k, ncne o! these :J.pproache:t th:lt ir-~:der.t L'"l int~rest. Ther~ are a !f'JW int"!resti~ siJht- b'tt on non cf lhes~ is i:1.!'orma tion su!!it::ient to Dnke a follo-,.,-up p:-vlll:1bl'-' Of th., ifl~.e.-~tin6 o::3s, the ve~j s1:n~lar siehttng:; of 24 July and l ..tu~ust 'lt, Ko.J '.'/e,, ' .. , .>tl d ~r:trre~t !cllo:r-lJp iC t!.~y Wt"!rl"' nore recent ;"iit.h presnt t.u.;. '.~t.i .:1: :,:~.v., u~ sU6eest~d ~xplanation The 20 Jt:J:/ I ... r ~ n i'.FB 'i'ev..:J.~ also hol~ r .)d!libl~ il1t~rest froo th~ '3tandpo1nt or mat~" t'./ '1'3 -111:.1 t.h~ f..l.:t they were Ob':le~red fro m th~ Cont-rol To-.'ier and by civililt.J "" t;~m1son It is t..}J l 1 l .H"!J is nor. ~ore ir.\lrmation on Cre?l.a, Ala. 'I'h~J' cues cover tour .eJhnde dilys. Thsre is possibly Pl dirl in t.heae. Finall;r, 1.1! 3ld1 SlL':'.J.nl! si;;;hting is definitel:t pu:zlina a.nd ,ill probably haw t.o 1'! .,_.. ,, on the books as unexplained. A.s !or ttH : .ainin~ 30 or so, there 1~ so littl-s tni'ormation cor.- c~mlni those wt:t~h .~ n~t have cbvious explanation. that there is no per- ce~ta;e whatever lr. \lr..s1c!er1r_g them serioualj. Thus, out of the to+4.1 number t."lere are 4 independent a~t.s which, 1! sta!t ancl tbe were available, woulcl be interestinl to pursue. Personally, I vote !or at1ck1r~ with the Black Hawk cue u.~til we have s~ueezed it dry. I !~el certain tlut 1.t thi.t cue c&D be expl&inecl, othen would. follow suit. Coacerning the Slack Hawk cue, we ar. p:-oeee11r.a alowl.Jr but surel)r ~tith the 1nw-eat1iat1on. Solid obj!cta are certUnl7 indio:1ttd by the eli.d.::nc~. Sin:~ the obaeM'atior.s covered sveral heurs and s; e,~ti.nga were both Visnal it ia 1:.portant in :v e.st1mat1on that -::s continue to ~ursue th.ia si:.c' failure to id~nti.fy pinpoints a possible real \Ye-Ur.eaa il'l ou: de!~s Af FOIM 112 PAIT II IIIII kit U UNCLASSlFlEO lr-t:ORMA nON REPORT 8. IF you s nw the ou;ect at NIGHT, TWJLICHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning th t STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle o,.J: MOON (Circle One): lriaJ; moonlit~ Dull moonlioht No moonlfvht -pitch darlr Dc.n't rerr.o ... ., d. Don't rememHr 9. Was the object brighter than the boclcground of the sky? b. No c. o.,n't remember 10. IF ft was BRIGHTEq THAN the Icy boclcgrouml, was the brightneu like that.,, on 11utomobll e headlight?: b. S.v.,ol bloclcs away? A bloclc ~woy? d. S.vetol yarJs owoy? 11. Did the olt;ect: (Cird o,. lor eorlt quetiottJ a . Appeor te aten atilt "' o,.y " '" ? C(ji> No Don't Knew Ia. Sudflettly ,,_.. ., .... tuah awoy et .., tiMe? Yes 00ft't l<nc.w c. Breolc up lftte pa: It er pio.le1 ha o Knaw d. Give off aelle? Yea o ... t Knew e . Cho"9 brlthtttett? j f. Chong No Don't Knaw Dott't Knew Don't Know 12. DW tt.e alt;.ct ~ehtn th"' at fl)'tt, pertlcua.ly cloUII? (Circle o,..J: Yet Oett't Knew. IF you ottaeretl YES, thet~ tell whet 'eM of ao111etftiftt et anytl .. , 1111 ticulerly a c feud? IF yeu aMw1retl YES, thett .. u whet (Circle Ortel: Yea G. SolidV . c. Don ' t K;,ow. iS. D:d ,.,,J ='=~'" the c b1ct t}.r ough any of he bllowing? ~. Ey~-:s;fll~ Yu No ~. B i noculars T' IH-:r o U.S. Alst fORCI TICHHICAL IMFORMATIOH SHEET Thh qwestioMoiro hat been pre,.,M thor you con iive the U. S. Air Force as much lnfNti 01 pouiltle cOMernint the uni4entifiH aerial phenomenon that you hove obterYed. Pleaeo try to onewor 01 many question at you possibly can. The information that you give w ill be utH f retrch purpeeoa, aM wilt be ro .. rded ot c:onftdential material. Your name will nor be uted in cOttnoction wlrh any ltaternontt, conclusiont, or pvblicotiont without your pwmiu;on. We requott thlt ~rsonal infatmation ao that, if it i t deemed nec:us~Jry, we mGy contact you for furrhe~ doteilt. 1. When did you rho object 1 2. Tin of (C~tcle On) t.f. Pc1cific 4. Wh1re .,,. r whe" yev the object? hew lt yeu tho obioc t. (Cird' 01 ): a, Daylight Savini b. Standard Ci tr 01 T owft S.1 Cltelo eRe el ..._ fel._iftt te iNiice .. hew cotteift y4kl of yOVt answer te Ouott._ 5. !Cirt:l e C~to): ;J, !r1iu d.yleqht .: . ...;ult 10yl rgnr <:. 3r~Jhr r.il';ht c. Net very turo 4. Juat guo11 20. Draw a picturtt '"''1t wifl show t nc:t 1 ,,, Pct the. object or objects made. Place an A at the beginning of the pat~, a a at tt.e end of th,. pt.rh. 'l.,d shaw any changes in direction during the course. 21. IF P OS51:3LE, try to glAss or e .ltlfnote what the real site of the object was in it longest dimensiOft. How large ._t;,j the object ot ~bjerr J appear as compared with ore ef the following "bject1 end a t o~o.r .Jrm' 1 l~n\jth~ (Cird"t On~}: Sil""' dollar p. , ' h. Bosebolf i. Gropefruit BcnlcetfMII Other _ _ 22. I (Circle o,. of the follewi,.., ~ l 1lt: .... !tow eertai" you are of yo.~ an1wer to QuestfOft 22. c. Not very sure cl. Uftcertain 23. Haw clicl the abject or oltject1 dt'lppear from view? 24. t .. w thet yeu c ti'N ee cle p icture et ,_ulltle ef whet rev tew, .. wevl4 l .. e f re., te ltl ... thet re., c ... l~ Ceftttfuet the ltlect lhel ,.., ,..,, Of wh .. t.,e tlflel .. ..w '" II it? Hew lt weul4 It lte, .,... whel th, 16. Tell In a few wd tho loltowint thinp about the oltfect. o. Soun4 illt211" 17. Draw 'lchn .._,will th .. the the'' of the oltfect eltfecta. Lat.l an4 tnclu4e '" ywr elcetch '"' clotolle of the ~IMt thet ''" MW ewch '"II "etrutlettl, etc., Ofttl especially hauat trail 01 vapcw trefh. Pl.2e an .,.. ltotl the "' te shew tho cllrectl .. the Mtfect wee "''wln1 ll p tl,VP Drew ' el ... ..., WIN .M "'' .,. te thew tho dincti thet .._., were trewellftt. '" rhe following a Ieetch, II'Y'Ggine tl-ot yov :~re at the point ahown. Place an A" on the curv.d line to show how hfgh the object was abo., the horttol (alcyline) when you lirst saw it. Place a a on th smne cUfved line to show how high the object was ab ., th!t h"'izon (slcyline) when you last saw it. In tt. following lor.., slletch .,1,.:-., .,,, ..\" at the positi01t the object wot when yov lint ... It, an4 a a at ttl pot it lOft when you lost 141W it. I~ :t I"'' .., 1 maller sketch a 1 on example of how to co...,lete the forger slcetch. 25. Where were )'OY iocated when you ~c" tl.. object? (Circl~ One): a. Inside a building b. In a car c. Outdoors In the busineu section of o city? In the residential section of a city? In open countryside? Flying near on airfield? Flying over a dty? Flying ovef open eountry? 27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, ~ how did you ha~pen to notice h? 28. IF you wen MOVING IN AN I\ I J TOMOBILE or other vehicle at the ti'"e, thett co"plet th .. follawi"l queatl~s: '28.1 What direction were y~ uovlt~g? (Circle One) o. tlf''th e. South g. West b. Nnrtheoat tf, , ,,,theast f. Southwet h. Northwest 28,2 Haw Nit Were ,., JnGWII'IJ' ----------milea per hour. 28.3 Did you ,,., et any tlf"e -hile you were loolcint at the object? (C lrcfe One) r e~ No 29. Whet direction were you loo.ittt .n." you firat sow the object? (Circle Otte) b. Northeeat J. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northweat J0. Wlwt cjfrectiOft were yeu foelai"t wheft you laat sow the oltiect? (Circle One) b . North .. at f. Southwest h. Noethweat ! 31. If you ere fctlftilktr with b..rin9 terms (a"9ulor cjir.ctiOft), try to eatimate the """''-'of .... the oltiect was :.~,., ... ' mrlo. ~ne also the .,v,.bef !)f deqr"' ct .as Joward f,.,,. the hcrct,. ''..,,t:.,.\. 39. Do 'lflfl thin" you can estimate the sped of the object? (Circl~ Ontt} IF you answ.,recl YES, then what speed w()ulcl you estimate? 40. Do you thlnlc you can ettlmate haw for tJway from you the oltiect wat? (Circle One} IF you answMed YES, then how for ~w,y would you soy it was? 41. P leon give the fotlowiftl infor~t~Gtion obout yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER---------- What j . )'Out preseill jelt? (. Please indicate any a,.ciel .,.~.,.:~Jtlonal trai~tlnt thot y1u h1w W. a. Grode chool b. Hi~h school c. Col fete O.te you completed thla -.ueeriennoire: 'l n-rrr---J H:)VER rz~ I:l CR O:J?S T'iAILI ::C GA t :J!:lG ALTIT!JD!: 34. What were tJ,e weoth conclltio"s ,, thtt t i ~ yov sow the object? 3~.1 CLOUDS (C ,ct. One) c. Scattered c I ouch d. Thiele or heovy clouds WE.\Tt-4ER ( C lrele One J Fc9, mttt, or liq~t rain Modet'IJte or havy 1"11 in