1. DATi ' TIMI I. LOCATIOM LINGTH OP O .. IVATIOII t. '"YIICAL IYtDIICI Uenlt Where l borr a pair ot binoo~lara from a neighbor. Aa I liTe 17 a block trom lake 1!lohlgan I \Vlllked over to tho lake where l ooul4 ' a olear vlcnr. As the binoculars ..,1ere or poor qtulllt7 I oou14a't .... anymore wblth thsa tho.n I could with rJ Dakecl .,. I th returned hcae ancl waited until dark for ttnother o'baernt:lca blat wh I walked 'baok to the lttlce the object waa no lOA&er Tlaible. !he nest day th~e waa a aolid overcast but em the flollcnrbac da~ the aq oofer waa aoatterecl with oumulua but otherwi~:e it wu olear u4 brl&ht. HOireYer the object ,.,... no longer Ti~ible lfOY 18th 1913 Wrl&tl' Pat:tereca 1'11 Dal" Ohle. I wllll to .,... a alcll'lq ~ aa aldfttltled tl7bc o'bjeot. a rs.nt al&k'l.a& wu a\ 12;4& lt4ar4 t!ae lfcrr. lath. Poeltl clae ~h a1tl11D4e abo the DortherB horlaca abwt ,..,.,, ftft iepr Obj..t honrt.Bc Obrn4 lt tor tift tloa IJ11 P.M. oljeot la poeltl sq olear Major ClYll Air Patrol Prlftte Pll" llo U. S. A I R F 0 R C I T I C H HI CAL I H F 0 R MAT I 0 H 5 H E E T This q..eationnaire hat been preporecl 10 that yow can give the U. S. Air Force aa much lnfetmotien at pouilale concerning the unldentlfiecl aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Pleoae try to MIWW Nny queatlona at you p01alltly can. The information that you give will Ita "'M for '"eerch Purtt, an4 will be regarded confidential material. Your nome will not Ita "'e4 In connection with any atoteiNnta, conclualont, 01 publications without your permiulon. We rect..ett thia peraonal information 10 thot, if it it deemed necessary, ~e may contact you for furthw cletella. 2. Time of day: (Circle OneJ: 3. Ta .. aone: (CI,cla One}: _Eaatwn c. Mi'ilnliln tl. Pacific (Circle One}: a. Daylight Sovint lt. Standard .t. Wh.are ware r when raw the olt;ect? Atltllti1nal s. e. how lont you. Mw the olaiect. 5.1 Circle of the follewint to ln41cate hew certain you ore of your onswer to Queation S. (!j Certoa.. c. Net very aure ~. Felrly ctoht tl. Juat a guen (Circle O...J:r.:1Brieht claylight '--?.' Dull 4oy light c. Bright twilight d. Juat a trace of da1l ight No lrace of d,,yfight f. Don't re ..... ber 7. IF P" MW the object .turing DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where wa1 the SUN located oa yow loolced ot lhe oltiect? (Cit~l OneJ: a. In front of you lt. In bock of 10u c. To your right 4. To your left ('!~; Ovetheod (. Don't remember I. IF you w the oufect crt NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what eifel you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Cirde 0,.1: MOON (Circle One}: Bright moonlight Dull moonlight No moonlight -pitch dark Don't rem"'"" 9. Woa the oltiect lwlghtw 10. IF It wea BRIGHTER THA."f the all, (Circle 01 A II ro away ( dla .. nt car)? c. A ltloclr owar? 4. Sveral r-4 away? 11. DW the oltiect: (C lrcle o,. lor eoclt queafiM) No Don't Know ~. ScJddettlr 1,.N "'o..l ruah 1 at nr thwe? c. &r .. l& up Into ,..I explo4e? 11 ~nc on t now Yel O.tt't 4. Give off 1MOIIe? Ye1 Don't ICttaw O. Chlrtll lwlthfrtl II? Ye1 O...'t Kttew f. lho,e? Ye1 Don't Know flicker, thr.lt, ......... , Yot Don't Kno 12. DW tho oltlecf _. MhiM thl,. at ..,.. ... , ,.,.lculorlr clou.l? (Circle 01: Yea (Nil) O.'t Ktt1w. IF you ottlwere4 YES, thew tallwftot 13. D~ the oltiect v Itt haRt of IDMIIIal"' at ottrtl-, partlcullr cleu.l? Don't KMw. IF you Mlwore4 YES, 14. Did tho oltiect .,,,.,: cc~rc1e o,..J: re:;Solhl? y,..lporent? c. Don't Kn Did rou olt11rve the olafect thrOuth attr of tho followh11? Blttocu'-1 Teleacape I No Wlnd1hloW Yol Ne Tho .. oUto Window glo11 Yel No 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to gwu flit eatlmate whet the rHI alze of the olfect was In Its longeat dhnenslon. 22. ltaw a.,, 414 the oltiect or obfecta ond ot ... .,. ' length? 01 co..,ared with Gl!l of the following oltfecta lteltllrt tlte ltflrtfl (Circle Ortel: Head of o pin Silver dolt. h. Bas.NII Grapefruit 4. Niclcel I Botlcetball lc. Oth -- f. Half dollor 22.1 (Circle One of the followlnt to Indicate t.ow certain you ore of yow answer to QueatiOft 22. ~ Certoin c. Not very awe '-(. Fairly certain d. Uncertoln 23. Ito. 414 the nJect Oil ofects cfla.,e frOM view? c ... etrvct the eltiect thet ,. ...... Of whet '" m.tlel wul , .. Ire ltf Hewler1 wul It M, .... whet ehepe 32. In rhe following sketch, imagine thot you ore at the point shown. Plac:e an A" on the c:urvecl I Jn" to ::how how the obiect was above the horizofl (slcyline) when you lirst saw it. Ploce a a on th smne curved lin~ to show how high th" obiect was above the horizon (skyline) whotn you lo$1 snw it. 33. In the following lor.-slcetch ploce an A" at th position the obiect was when you lirtf sow It, and a e" at its potltiM whM ,.., laf saw lt. Refer to smaller slcetc:h aa on eGMple of how to c ete the larger "etch 34. Wh.t wore the W8ather cenclltlant at the tflll8 rov taw the oltfoct? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle Ortel c. Sea"'~ c lov 4. Thick or hoo"' cl_,t 34.3 WEATHER (Citcle 0..1 34.2 WINO (Circle Onol ~--No wlntl ~Slight W.o c. Stront wind U.4 TEMPERATURe (Cirelo O~tel elflclef tiMit r ... tho tct? tCircle 0.1 Yet l H.") 36.1 IP r allawtra4 YEI, 4W tho, tho olttoet teo? (Circle O..J YH He (Circle 0.1 Yet 39. Do yo. thinfc you can estimate the s,.eil of the obiect? (Circle One I ' If you antwere4 YES, then what spHd wovlcl you estimate? o. Do you tftlnll you can ettlmate how far away fro111 you the olfect wat? (Circle Onel Yet e IF pu ontwere YES, theft how far ewy wout you Y It woa? the f.llewhlt tl N\lt yourtelf: PIHaelnlllcate eductlonel trGinl"l tht yeu have .... & Hlth acheel _ 42. Dote yeu cpletecl thl1 t~ueltiiMIIN: U. I. All POICI TICHMICAL IHPORMATIOM SHIIT (SUMMY' DATAl the fol.._l .. yur r .. ftle4 ... c1d14 aa accuretely po181t,le, pl101e us te ..,. .. _. shift lptfeft of the went thet yo11 *rw-4. You may, .. tt.t ,_ h1N lr th'ell 111 the 'ltlorMOire, and .W "Y further (0. Net.,,,. In Tltl S..cel DATI Deoem'ber 8th 1953 I do not reoll the 4&7 ot the amth thia obaertation vma cade, wt it wae the da7 be.tore I reported lt to 'JtNr ottloe b7 letter. !.!7 i'lrn obserfttlon wu made in the ooaaftt:r., abnut tea m!.lee aouth ot Uanl I wae oallt.q Clll Farmer thll da7 ancl had etoppe4 and parked m'J oar tor lunah. BarlDc be.n ldentltled with tl7ing aiDoe 1917 an4 a pilot ainoe 1922 and beinc an amataare aatronc.er and ll.,enaed &r0Uil4 :.ohool lr ... truator l1l aaeMwoloQ I 110et gefterall7 t~peDCI scx:w time oaoh da7 obeertlDI the 1~ botJh u aetrCIIlloal D4 m.teorloStoal talMlpobte lthlle eDpged b .uoh obeertatlca I attif thle objeo\ lD the alq. It wu lOGatect due north u I 'took the trcuble to llD lt' poeltloa up with a aeotloa ltn rMCl. It' altlt\a4e abcrfe the northern horlaaa wae abclut tnnt7 tlTtt de~ It appeared 'lbout the alae ot a 1e&4 eraaer wbe viwwe4 tr011 the top ot a pnoll. The sky wu clear a!Ml olCIU4lesa but th waa a light duat h at hlp altlw4 whloh OD oooaea!ca obecured the objeot tor a taw aeo I oheake4 1Q' tlret d ot o'bjeot with .., w.toh at !\ wu ll:U A.li. MJ ftrn thoupt that lt alght le either the atat-Vep. or Capella. !hl1 I dl u blnl bapoaelble as to rq kn01fl4c neither atar wau14 be rialble at nooa to the Daked ~ The objeot waa ai1Yer ~A oolor azacl ab~ with a at47 ll&ht. It appeared muoh llko the plaa-' em11 \Theft that pltulM la Tl\Yn4 with the nakecl eye durins the d7 I obeen.a 11: until 12.00 llOOD and then went about rq work. At tour ft.tt:ft iu the at'tetDO('" I atoppecl rq oar m a hlll where I had a cood clear rl.sw and rlpb looate4 the objeot la the aat"le poit1m. leeinc it in th .. s'\nA po~itt.aa i:~ediatel7 rulle4 out either the star or balloce theory ae upper alr winde H0t1ld haYe aoved the ball oca and the rotstlon of the ofll"th would haT ohan&ed the poaitlon or a str 'l'he tact that thi3 objoot waa atlll iD the am poalt1oa atte r fO'~r hours and rdnute a oapture4 rrt'7 lnter~st to tho exteat that I quit work tor the da7 nnd lm.':\ediatel7 droYe 1D to