1. DATI TliM 0' OIJICTI S. LIMGTH 0' OISI.VATIOM .. TYftl Ofl OISI.VATIOM t. PMYIICAL IWIOIICI U. L All PORCI TICHMICAL IMPOIMATIOM IHIIT If the, .,. (Do Hot w,;,. ,,. Tltla Spl 28 Septam~r l9S3 'Mdcort In tlw Rccorcl.r Meter Obse.cyat.i'Z ntc Amcri,~r. :\i>ritics Socit.>t), whose mt!mT,ers-specitllize in the study of md !.'r.; .tnJ meteorites, for )ears have collected re- ports of sud. r her.n:ntna. From a large enough ntnnber of good descriptions of .--:. ..:t. i':l meteor, astronomers cal1' analyze tile data mathematic.dly aud Jt>termine the meteor's radiant-the point in the he:urens from which it seem' to come. The meteor is then idrnti Sed by its radiant and given an .o\MS number. 111e data wt>rc pub lished in Meteoritic, the journal of the society. and thns mad~ available for future research. The re<:ords of the~ society for the years 1950 to 1955 list dozens of fireballs. many of them green, tnilt were somehow overloo~m hy sauet.r enthusiast~. Orr August 1 a. 1950. durin~ the m.1ximum of the Perseid slaow('r, ,, blue-green fircl)all (A~ IS 2136) apparently oval or cigar-shap\d. nppt'ared ov'-r \Vnshingtnn. Oregon. and lcl.d1o .,t 7:.10 r .\r . md wao; nported hy more than wo w itnc'\scs. s,, ' )rilli .mt tltdt it ~ht.>'' ,d ;I notic(ahl\ .. clis". it fl,w in a hor :zout.ll path, silently hrukl' int o tf,, ' t ' pttcc<~, and di"i\PI"'.nd IS. p . :),-JJ. S. [1\'r .. h. r !!U. tht li:tme Yl':&r "a~ a bi~ <by f,lr rnc:ll'trs. At I :,15 .\.~1 . ,, ;~ mt fiwhall (.\\IS 'Z:'J~di) ro.u r d t\ r \Outlua'lttrn 1:1;1~ >h f1 illl t !l. t.> outh, lta,ing a lummou.; trl in \i,)illlc i11 rive st:tt :tttl itJn t n lft,tl m~ the o;ky and C'OIIntrysidc fr om St. [ o ui-; to LnuisviJI,. and iu1n ~ h~mphis to 1\noxvillt". The fi11.\l dtton,ctiutl, and :.h''~ 1, s:l.liu~" from P.ulcah to \lemphis. Fra.;mtnt-; !thO'V ered f ~, 11, t r\ ' r 1\nnty fh amle Rrea. struck fheo huildm~;, anJ pent>tn I ,, ,,,c,f .. \J,.urt fifty poundJ of mE'teclrites dropptd in Murray. ' ;nllmvay County, KentucL-y, and arf' now in the ~mith s~nian 1 c.,,.: tth1n in \\'no;hin~ton. That sam~ nit;ht ahout 10:4~ r.~c . 6reb.al!s . ~ r'' rt;purt<'d by plan~ cr~w~ fiyin{! over a six-~t:ltl ar:"a- ldaho, \~:nliag, Utah, Colorado. Arizona, ~md New ~l~xico [9, p. nsl . i_mal.u :reba lis _!hat ,.,mis !!._h!> -t~a~e---~t?>rted _ TICHMICA\.~ IMPOIMATIOM This questiomaire has been pro.-are4 thet yov can eivo the U. 5. Air Force at "'uch infarNtion e1 'ottlltle COMornint tho unidotttiffo4 aeriel phtftlrNftOft tlwt yew have olttervo4. Pl.aso try to afttwor et many quottielftt en you _.Oitiltly catt. Tho inferNtlon thet you givo will be used for reuarch P'"Potet, and will be rogardo4 at cfidential Ntoriol. Your ,.,... will ,., be utod In COftftiCtiOft ith any stoto"'ents, conclutiont, or publicatiOftt without,.., .-erflrittiM. We requott this personal snformation so thot, if it it ct"moct necouary, wo INy contact you for Whn d td you e the obje-:t? 2. Time of day: (Circle One): 3. Time zone: (Circle Onel: (lJ E .Hf'ttn e Mounain (Cirde One): a. Daylight Savfftt Neerett 'ettef AHre AcWitto,.al rem1rlae: ' !atitftete hw .... r ... tho obfoct. 5.1 Circle I 6. Whet wa1 the c41Mitt ef .._ al&y? I {Cirr:le Ott): a. Brltht doyli4)ht b. Duil dayl, g;,r cf. Just a trace of ct., I ;9ht 1'1/) No "see lti ~oylecjtt F. Oon'r reme"'Dor c. Bright twilaght 7. IF you S~-'1 i"e ohject durin~ D~YLIGHT, TWILIGHT, o r D~WN, where wets the sur- locotd O S you loo\red at the oj~c? d. T :~ v cur I " h I. IF yov saw the abJect at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what cllcl yov notice concnfnt the STARS anll MOON? 8.1 ST A~S (C irele OrtOJ: 8.2 MOON (Circle O~teJ: (9 DulllftOCiftli,ht c. No moon I itht -pitch dark d. Don't reme,..llier Was the ohject brtghter than the baclcgrouM of the alcy? (Cirde One}: c. Don't re member IF tt wtJs BHIGHTER THAN t h41 ,Icy baclcground, was the brightneu lilce t hat of a n nutomabde headlight?: (Circle One} a. A mile ot more away (a distant em)? b. s.,.,al bloclcs away? ' Yf ' c. Abloclcaway? d. Several yarcls oway? a. App1ar te atn atill at uny I IIM1 it. Suddenly tt~ee .. and ,,,,a, oay at any time? c. Brealc up Into 111rt1 or epltlde? d. Give oH ke? e. Cho,., lwightn 11? g. F lie leer, thr.lt, ,uiNte'f (Circle One lw Melt quesfio"J Yet cs;:> Don't Know Yea Don't Know Yea Don't Kn1w Yes Don't Know Don't Know Don't Know 12. Dill the oit!ct ...... ~-.. thi,. at nttl, ,.,.lcut.ly cloUII? ( Clrele o,.~z Yea -(9 Don't Know. . IF yeu ClniWifl~ YES, then toll whet 13. DW tho ob;ect In ltont of ... .t anytl, ulerly c lau4? (Circle ONI: ~ Ne o.,., Knew. IF you onaw1rM YES, tell what ~. 8 inocvl ~n 16. Tell I" o few word tM folloin1 tJ,tngt ~bout the ollject. 17. DNw o 'lcturo th.t wiH ..... the ...... ,, of tho oltioct or olliocte. lo.._l M4 Include I" rw elcetch .,., deto le of the object tftet ,,., tuch 01 wl"t' protrvtlot1t, etc., ond eepoclollr e.hautt troilt or vapor troile. Place Morrow b.sl tt.e lftt to thew tho dlroctiM the altiect WOI IIIOYinl 11. Tho 04110t of the o~l wore: (Circle Ono}: far or hlurre4 IP there woe MORI THAN ONE oittoct, llt1~t h ... , .. ,wore thoro? Drow o ~cture el htw lher woN R.-4, . "'' ., .. te ahow tho rae ..... they WOfO trovolifte. Drew a picture that will ah .. the "'otiort that the oltlecf or oltiecta macle, Place an A at the b.ginnl,. of th path, a a at the N1 af th poth, and shaw a"J ce.ng11 In .tlr.ction durl,. tM cow 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guett ot estimat what the'"' aiae of the ohict wos in itt langst dimenaion. 22. How forg did th. ohict at obj~tCU op,.ar os compared with or~e of the folfowi"9 objects "lcl in '" hottd and at obaut arm's fe"9th? a. Hf1d of o pin f. Half f~tiiGr g. Si ,.,., daiiCIP h. Baseball I . Grapefruit I Boslletltell , ' J II. Other A c.(?r=~ 0 22.1 (Circle o,.. el the following to lndicote how certain you of yaw antwiF te Quettion 22. (j) Certrtfn c. Net ver, IJ. F11lrly eer .. ht d. Uncertain 23. How d itl the oil teet Mlech fi .. view? Aftrt IIIAr(IM.-Meltl .,. j,z,-vAM-*w" ~ t+Jtfll '~,,Cif"' Where were you locar.cl when you aaw t.,e oltject? 26. Were you (Circle One) (Circle Orte): a. In the buslne aectlon of a city? lnalde a buU41"1 &; In the real4entlel aectiOft of o city? ... In o car c In open couss r i? Flylnt n11r elrffol4? In on o e. ower city? Flyint over open counltr? 71. Wt.t we you dol,. at the time you saw the obiect, and how dltl yow happen to notice it? 21. IF you were MOVING IN AN Atl TCAABILE or other vehicle ot the tim than cOM~tlete the followl,. ~ueatltM: 21. I What tllrectt wore fOu 1M'# I,.? (Circle One) a. NINth c. Eatt e. South b. j, Southaeat f. S.uthwnt h. North 21.3 Dltl .,_ ,.., any thM while you were loc*l"l at the oltloct? (Circle O.J Yea No f. S1uthwt h. twthweet the teet? (Circle 0...) If you ore fwUier with .._,.,. tar tliractton), try te the nu r of rae the eltfeet wee fro true ~owlh w alae the nu"'bet of detfaet It wet .,..,., .. fre the )terhfWI (al.-otl). 31.1 Whe" it Elrst OP~tr.i~ c.> a . From true North.- --degr~tes. . ~m orizon --'L~--de~J"es. 32. tn the followt,. tlretch, I~Nglne that you ore at the pofnt showft. Ple~ee em A Oft the curve4 line te shew hew hlth the alttect was olio the horizon (slcyi ne) wheft you lirtl tow lt. Place a Oft the .,.. cur04 line to thew hew htth the oltfect wet the horizon (sllyiiM) when you lotf Mw It, 33. '" the followhtt a..., tl&etch plar. 12n "a\ ' at the positiOI't the altiect .. , wh" )'OU lirtl It, w a ot Its potltl whM , .,.,.., aow It, R ... , to ,,..u., tlletch at " '' of how to the a .., alrotch 34. Whet WIN fhe .. ceftllltlone at the tl,... you tow th. elttect? 34.1 CLOt.OS (Circle O,.J a. Cle tlry e. Scattere4 elu 4. Thlclr heowy elabllt 34.3 WEATHER (Circle O,.J lt. Fog, "'''' lltht rein e. Moderate or heavy ret in 34.2 WIND (C lrcle OIMJ a. No wln4 Ci:>SIItht L'e c. Stre,. wl~ 3 4 TEMPERATURE (Circle Orte} Don't res" 3S. When d lcl you repart to to,... official that you ha4 '""the oltiect? 36. Wat anyon1 ' Itt. yow at the ,,,... you tew the oltiect? (Circle O,..J ~ No (Circleo-1 tfi} 39. 0. r thiRir ,.. eetl .. the of the eltfeet? (Circle One} what ,,.-waultl r ettl .. ? (C Ire I o,..J '' yau aRra YES. theft hew fer ... , weuW r tey It -.a? 41. PI tl the t.llewiRI Whet It JIW -lei a4wetiiHII .,..,. .... thet Jill haul ..... Techftlceltchal Qtl, s \(trJf(JI&'