I. DATI TlMI GIOUP civiiJtJf a OP OI~ICTI I. LOCATIOM a COMCLUIIIII ASTRO.:JMICAL: SIRIUS Retlaction ot S1riu3, in SE at 70 elev, J\l~r 5b50m at ~ eleY in SE. One vitn~sa states obJect in SE ( Appear t o be overbesd) in SB, otber in s,.r. (Too hiah to aee vh1Je looking out windov) 1. LINGTH OP ltV A TIOII I I. ... , ANDAMALYIII .. TY~I OP OlllftAnGII stat1ooar7(alow t. ltHYIICAL IVIOINCI fiTD liP tl 1-321 (TDI) See Case FJ.le Tell in ~ tev words the following thin~ nbo,lt tt-e objecta 17. Drftw ~ picture th4t will show the sh~pe or the object or ohj~ets. label and include in yoJ.r sketch A~ det~ils or the objcet tht't Y'Jll sAw s~ch 418 wi~s. protrusion~ etc., 'lnd especi1lly oxh"ust tr~ils or v~por t"ile. Pl~.tce ~tnd arrow beside t~a dr#lwin~ to show the direction the object ~ moYlng 16. the ed,..es ot the object were t " f!t~!'Y. or .tl4..r~rl. c. Sh-'~11'1Y o~tlin~Jd b. (Like ,. bri.~ht et.ir_......, ~ d. Don't rer:w.~ber (Circle one) II' there w-.s ttO~ TP,~l O:UE object, then how M'lnj" w~ere t.,ere? Dnv " piet.Jre or l'ov t.hey were ~trl"'lnv.ed, 'lr.d put an ~trrow to -;'""ho-v.-.o i~h-e-- direction t' Rt they were trftvelin~ Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects msde. Plnce nn A at the begininf. or the path, a "F nt tht! e nd of the path, and show a~ chan,es in direction during the co~se 21. IF POSSIMB, troy to guess or estirute what the real size of the object wu in its lon,eet dimension. 22. Hoc la~e did the object or objects appear ns co~pnrnd with one of the following objects held in the hflnd nnd at. about nrm:~ l cn.,t :.? ( Circlo One) :.s::: or a g. Silver dallar c. Dime 1. Orapefrui t d .. ltickel j. Ba3ketbnll e. Quarte r k. Ot.her t. Hnlt dollar -------- 22. 1 (Circle One .or the tollovin to indicate how c ertnin you ~tro o! your answer to lluestion 22. a. --ltn _ _ _ c. Not very sure Cti Fat'rl7 certain --:, d. Uncertatn 2 In order tha you can g Ye aa c oar a p ure a~ poss ~ o or,1 a you sRw~ we would l.1ke tor ,-ou to inl~ine th~tt you could construct the object thwt you saw. Ot what t)jse 11\a\erial would you make it? How l:1r~ wuld it ba, and what shape nuld it han? Describe in your own words a co!"':non objec t or objeeta vhich when plnced up in tho sky would ~ive the sar.!e o.rmc.'J'n':lee u the object which you s:tv. [ Where were totl loe8ted when you saw t~e obj~c\1 (C!rcle one) . ""' rn~idG a bzJilding ~ li; IH, caP - c. Out.door. c! In "" ,. i rpl"tne 26. WeN you (Circle one) " In -the busine:ls cti~?- tti In tne rcsi dnti..:sl sttction:t1 l;'-In opett-co'4ntrysrd.r---- d. Flyin~ ne~r ~n ~irfiold? Fllin;r over opefa fiontry? (. Flying over n ci~1 'i'l~tt weN you dolnct "t t h~ppen to notice 1 tf .. ""U S.l!~f the ob,-4ect, nrxl how did you 28. IF you were MOVP!O IN AN AUTOMOJIL or other vehicle at t~ tirta ate the follo~n~ n~estio~s e., South r. \-lost b. r:orthe'lst d. So'..ltheAst t. Southwest P.. i~orthw.:ss t 28.2 How r-.st were )'0!.1 movtn~? _.milas per b>ur. 28.3 Did you atop 'lt 'tn.\" t i'"!e while ;rou weru looktnr. 1\t the ob c-t? (Circle one) Yes 29. Wh!tt direction were yoa lookinP. wh.tn you first s .. w t .he object? (Circla one) o. i;~st Sot&th t. West ...,.-.-uti. e~sO t. South wst t. r:orthwe:st )0. What direction were 10" lookin~ whc.n you last. s.ttw the object? (Circle one) > It l"OU ~1"8 r~ull1.11.-tr with be .. rlnf! terms (~tn,ul.Plr direction), try to e~tiM'lta tNt nUI'lber ot dCJ~reea the object lmS tro:ll tNe North Rnd ,.lso the mdl~r ot dov.re it ~8 up~rd r~ the hortzon (elev~tion). *.en 1 t tl rst ~tppe~ red t ... tl"'l8 North b. Fro111 horimn dav,rees it dis~tpfMt~tNdt " Freflt true North dttP.re b. Frc.. horl zon In the foll<Nin~ skatch irvu~ine th.ttt you :tre ,.t the noint ~hotm. Pl.Aee ~tnd "A" nn t.he c1rved line to s'"'ow t-o;~ ~:t ~t t~o o\~cct tns P\bove the horizon (skylind) w~ you .first snw it. Plttce " "3" on ti.e s!!'Mt eurvdd line to st'oA ro,., t~irth tho object. w1~ nbo'-'8 t ha hor- i~on~s1r,Yline) when lou last s~w itj In the followinCP sketch pl~ee "'" HAW l't t .hc p0A~.t1on t.h~ OU~ect. W~l' wren ~ YO'l first 8:'\W it., 'lnd ft "B" l\t itfl' po tjo~' >-r),er VO'l 1!t:r:t S.,tr jt. ~-lh:t t were t.,e weather condi t.ions 34.1 c (Circle one) _A. Clear a ~ c. Scattered Clouds d. T~ick or heV7 clouds t remember time you o~w th~ object! 34.2 \on: ~'D (Circle one) b. Sli~ht breeze ) c. tron~ ~:nna d. Don't rer.~emher )h.J \'IE~Tfmt (Circle one) .34.4 Tt:!1P!RI\TURE (Circle one) b. ro,, mlt, or light r4in c. l4ode"te or ),eav,y rstn c. m d. Snow d. Hot non 't Don !t remer.tber ! official th:1t you h~d seen the object? )6. las anyone else vi th yOG llt the t.ime you SJtW the object'Z (Circle one) )6.1 U 70'1 'lnswred YES, did they ace ttJa objvct tooJ Yoa No )6.2 Ple~se list their ~cidres~esa ~ rat tine t~at you ~Ad se~n "" object or objects like 37.1 IF you ~tnawere ~10 then when, where, ~tnd uncar what circum- stnce did you other oneaf )8. In your Opin!O t do you thin the object W~8 ~nd ~+.a\ ai1bt have caused it7 oiiJ I Do ~u think you can Astimata the speea--o-r..-.-t~h-e.-.o6_j_ee._t-.p? --------~ (Cire le One) Yes Ho I IF you answered YES, then ftat speed would ~rou estir.'late? m.p.h.: Do you think you can estimate how rar ft87 from you the objr:ct lias? I (Circle Q1e) Yos tro IF you annered YES, then hGv tar avq would vou sq it wns? roct. the tollowlftl information a~ yourselfa TELEPHONE ~R Plense indicate any speci.al educatio~nl trninin~ that .ou hnVf! hnd. a. Orade School ~ ,. o.o. Technical scl.ool c. Collep ,. t. Othe oeci'al tr:tlning " d. Pot ,ractUa& . ---- h2. Date :vou COft!Pleted this quaationnait'4a Da7 Jtjonth YeAr u.s. AIR FORCE TECH!n:C.\L I~n-'al:t\TI0\1 SHEET Ttd questionnaire haa been prepared so that you ean r:ive the U.s .\it- Force as IIUCh 1ntonaat1Gft u po-sible concerning the undentiticd n.erial pheno- Mnon tba\ obaervad. Pleue t!T to answer u m&n7 questions RS you posalb~ can. The lnton.tion th yo.a d,n will not be used for research puJA)Ma, snd vt.U be Jltllarded t\8 ccmtidentiDJ. rnateriale Your DMe will not. be used in connection with any statements, concluaion or publicaticms without your pemlselon. We req\leat thie pel'lonal 1ntomat1on ao that, it it is deemed neesary, 811 contaot you tor &l'ther det~tile 1. Wheft d14 ). TiN a-.t the object? Month Year ( Clrole Or ) ~ c. Kountai n d. Pac1tic ~. TiM ot daya _.A....,l-- ( Circle One ) L. \oPhere were you when you saw the object? Uearest Poatal Addresa City or StAte or Country Additional .....rka ~ lone ,D. aav the object. ---- IIOQI'W Minutea Second Circle ane ot the tollovtn, to indicate how certain you are or your answer to Queation S. 6. What vu tt. tlon or the ~' ( Circle One) a Bri~ht da.Y11Pht b. Dull dayllbt c~ Briht t11111t Ce Not ftl'7 sun d. Just a guesa 1. It you tt. objeet durin Jlf.YLICHT, 'NILIGfT, or 1),\Wtl where vas the aun loeAted u JOU looked at the ob.1ect? JW.1J. ( Circle One) a. In front or you d. To ~-lett b. In back ot yeN e. O..erhead o. To yoar riP.ht t Don t reme111bnr I. ~ you sw t.he object At NIOH'l'; TWILIGHT, concarnin, tt-e STARS and MOONf or DAli'lt wm.t did yoll notice 8.1 3TAHS {Circl;one) 6.2 MOON {Circle one) b. A taw c 9, W~ts the object brtirf,ter tl1an the brtekv.round or tl'-e aky? I ' (Circle one) Qt"". Y!) b. l!o c. Don't remember 10. IF it v~s BRI'1HTH:R TJIUf the sky ~:tcic~ro!lnd 1AS the brt~htness like that 1 of an ~uto~obile head11~t7 (Cirel one) .a A r.dle or !'lOre av a d it't.Jint e~r )? b. '"'eve m b . oc s ~twaYf e. A block "~' d. Sever..l YaJida a~ 11. Did the objec\t (Circle One for c~eh que~t1~) " AppeAr to at.nd atill Jtt nny tlme7 <:i!!J b. Suddenly apeed up ~nd rush nv~y at 11ftY timet c. Bzeak up into pllrts or explcx!e7 c. Ch"n~ br1_,tnua1 ~. Olnn~e sh,.pet g. flicker, throb, or pula!tet Don't acnow No Don't know l!{Q:;, Don 't know Did the obJect ram ,bef,ind sOMethi:-u~ !tt ,.nyti."le, partical'r 11 cloud? (Circle on) Ya < Nfti bon t lalov IF YOU ttnswered ~, t.ren tCJll lll"t it lllOYed behinch Did the objeet appert (Circle one) C Soli{!) b. Tnnap4rent? c. Don't Did tN9 ob~oct mcwe in ,r.. ont or HO!'!t~thin~ At tai'\Ytime pJtrticularly n cloud? (Cirele one) Yes (t'o) Don t knov IF You .. ~sM#red Y~ then toll vh~tt it toved i:t front, oli _ ". E.'f8vl tsaes? Yea b. Sun ~lta3sea1 Yea c. ~oR.ndshtelli1 Yea d. W1ndowv.1Raa1 Yes ;~ Binocul~rs7 Yes ~) r. Teloscope1 Y~s r,. The'Xiolite? Yos 0:01 16 Tell in ~ rev words the followin~ thin~s ~bout tl~ objecta ~w " picture th~tt will !'how the 8~1pe or the object \)r ol jects. lAbel and include in 70t.1r sketch ~tny det,.ils of the object th!"t yml s:tw such ~s vil1(ts, protrusion~ etc., And el'peeially exh~ust tr~ils or Vf\por t"ila. Place And arrow beside t}le drawin~ to sho':ll th\: direction tha object ~a movin~. 18, 'ftle edr,es or the object veret (Circle one) " Fu'IX or blu_rrod Q. Like ~ .!>rJcrt:t s;r) c. Sh,rpl:r outlined d. Don't ret'\l:lnb'lr Dr'lW " pict.Jre ot ~ov t .ley were Arrttn~, f\nd nut ~n ~trrow to ~how the direction t ~tt tNty were tn\velin ... a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects m3de. l Place an A at the beg1n1~ or the pnth, a "~ nt the end of the path~ j and show a~ changes in direction during the cour3e. 21. IF POSSIBLE~ try to RUess or estimate whRt the real size or the object vaa in its dimension. 22. H~ la~e did the object or objects appe~r as comp~rcd with one of the tollowin, objects hold in t he httnd md at about arm':; lcm:':th? ( Circle One) a. Head or a pln g. Silver dallar b. Pea h. Baseball c. Dime 1. Gr3petrui t d.-!Jickel j e ea:Jk'!tbBll Quartar k. Othe~ 'j)~!\ilt.f G"'.;a'-"' t. H11lt dollar 22. 1 (Circle One .. or the following to indicAte hov certain you Are or your answer to Question 22. a. Cert'lln b. Falrl7 certain 23. Hov did the object or objects disappear 2 ... In a 70U can n u a as poaa o you 3RV, n would like tor you to im~ine th"t you could construct the object thwt you aw. Ot what tJte voulcl ~ou make it? How larr,c would it be, and vhat shape would lt haft? Describe in your own vord:l a co!'!lllon object cr objects which when placed up in the s)cy would ,in the 3ar..e appearance as the object which you a.ttV. Mat roroe B , ........ a.n.l\la ia UIUB repart ill acoord..ce with Am 200 2, ral !IW CCIIUIUDa Whtre were p1 lOC4ted when 70\l SAW tt-e objectt (Circle one) " In~ dfp A building b. In " cnr cc~ tlitdooi'J :> a. tn "" Jt i rpl tne e. lt.t se:.n 26. Wttre you (Circle one) a. In the busir.e~s aectionf b. In tbl reJitienti31 section? C]i; In open co!Witi7iidib d. Flyin~ n8~r ~n ~irfield7 e. F.lyin~ over o~ 8ontr,yt t. Flying over n ci~f tivtt were you doin~ ~tt tNI time you s e b 1ect nnd hov did you 28. IF you were ~tOVn!O IN AN AUTOMOarts or other vehicle at the time, t~en complete the tollotdnC! n1estions ']Y {) . 2S.l wt~tt direetion 1ere you mvin~1 (Circle one) c. Eaat Solth C(. Outhnj~) '- i{orthwst 28.2 How titst were you mov1.n~t? _.mtles per hour ,8.) Did you atop ~tt ~tn,v t lr!e while you were lookbt~ at the objeet? (Circle one) 29. Wh~t diroction were you lookinP. when you first a~w the object! (Circle one) b. Northe~st g. t~orthwest )0. What direction were you lookin"! wht~n you last e~tv the objeet? (Circle one~) .n. It you Are rl\JII'lli.-r vit.h bettrin~ terms (-.n,ulftr direction). try to estir!:Ate tt-e nWtlber or deP.reea the . object w.a tro:ft tr.te North and ,.lstl the nuaber or dev.reea it V'ts UPW'U'(i from the horizo~ (eleYation). l))a1 '73nt, Jail'\ )l.l '-"en it tJ rst ltppe~reda Ae FrD~ true North depreea. b. From horim n -----dev,reea it disJtppe,.reda tr.ae North b. Fra~t~ horizon