Carswellafb Texas — February 1954

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Keywords: circle, portlculorly, oltlect, pa81wy, greimiiii, otweana, propulaton, radanitajion, maicino, vimial, corot1, addresi, forwardio, rmanint, oisinvattomr, rcipt, tangitt, lesirvid, tmoitf, niariy, llanons, quiaiid, whithia, ouijtvi, taitoit
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2. LOCAT!CN 12. CONClUS.OMI Car~ 1 l ArB, ._ T'l~l OP w .. Alrcr.ft 0 Pa81Wy Alraft Oreu.. .. VIw.. )91{GreiMIIII ....... L ...,_lit 0' OIJICTI f. COUitll a Other Larpr than B-36 No trail otWeana ot propulaton. Dark arey. Lout~ t\ca'! laae (See CYe File) 11. COMMINTI Obj'!ct vae definitel y atrcratt. a HAVE YOU HI!ARD OP ANYONE ~OT ' T 'HI! RADANITAJION MAICINO A VIMIAL liGHTING AT APPROXIMATELY THI SAM! Tlltll THI RADAR COrot1'ACT "'-'S MADit D"'TII 0 NO IP 10, GIVI! HAM! AND ADDRESI. t. RADAR SCOPE PHOTO~s PR'tT $ Of THE SC\.:" . : H.:~ FORWARDIO TO THI . 10. TRACK DA fA: WAS A PI!RMANINT PLOT c,p t tl! TRACK AT THI TIMI OP THI! OISINVATtOMr 0 Yll 0 HO 11. WI!RI AIRC:RAPT SCRAM&~ . -. .. f.RCIPT THI! TANGITt 0 YIS C NO 1P SO, WIRI THI AIRCR~f' ... ~ll LeSIRVID OM THI SCOPI AT TH! SAMI TIMI A$ THI TMOITf 0 YES 0 HO 12. W!RI ANY NIARIY RA[IAA l'f)T 'LLAnONS QUiaiiD WHITHia THIY HAD OUIJtVI!D THI SAM! TAitOIT OR '(RA ' U"\'IS 0 HO I'SO,WHtCHSTATtoHsr{' . ~. ;.,JkLL 'J.&rHs.- a c.ALLIBO ANa .,o-,o c~ec- 14. WAS THI! TARGIT OUER'IF" ,.,,_. ~I!IGHT fiNDING RADARf IP SO. WHAT II THI NOMIM("L .t. f'Jitl OP TH I IQUIPMINTr ------------------- U. HAV.THIRI IIIN NU RcCI!NT TINANCI PIP.IIICUL Tlllt 0 YES Q..NO 'MHAT TYP! MODULATOR (1.!., SPARK GAP, HARD TUII, ETC.) tS USI!D IN Ttil! RA0.4Jt EQUIP~I!HT? 11. WAS THe AFC (AUTOMATIC FRE~UENCY CONTROL) c tRcutr OPc"ATING PRCPERL Y7 o res o l'tO I ATlC 7 0.111 IJ-2 (JtSV11.D 21 JifOV ltU) U. S. A t R l: n ~ C I T I C H H I CAL I H II 0 R M A T I 0 H S H e E T Thlt questionnoire hos been JWeperetl 10 th.t you con 1lve the U. S. Air For~ oa mur;h lnfNtiM pouible tQI\Cernlne the unltlentlfiM oerlol phene.,.enon that you hove observw. PIHII try te ontwer oe :~ny quettlont you pottlbly cen. The Information thot you give will be uae4 f , .... rch D~rpl)aet, anti will be regertletl cenfidetttlol NteriGI. Your MIM will not be uae4 In connect II), w1 th cny atotements, conclusions, or publications without your permluion. We request thla pertJnal 111tormotion 10 thGt, If It It dHmed neceuory, we "'ay contact you for f"'ther detella. 2. Tim. of clay; (Circle One): A.M. 3. Tl~e aoner (Circle o,..,;: ~.~. f.1ttern ~'ltj Central :-. ,untol.lt ! ~-, rciflc (Circl One}: a. Daylight Saving b-:-Stondatd ... Wh ,. r whe" Y"U lOW the teet? N..,ett Pu I Joe at CUr Tewll 5.1 Circle,,.. ef tt- ~ifetwinl to lntltcete hew certelft rev of your ontwet to Question 5. ~'C Fairly c:ertoln 6. Whet wet the IOR41tl411 of the alcy? ~. DJ II d~J)' 11gn t c. Briont twilight c. Hot very awe d. Juat gueu I. D,n't rcan mber 7. IF y.,u saw the objecr ~uri"J 0-l. YLIGHT, TWILIGHT, 0t DAWN,....,;,.,,., ._. ~u th SUN 1.::>-:Jt:td .a y~u :':lo'<"..j ct t!o,e .>biec:t? 8.1 STARS (Circle One}: 8.2 MOON (Circle OneJ: a. Bright moonlight (~ Dull moonlight ,_,_,~:/ d. Oo,'t remomher c. No moonlight -pitch clarlc d. Don't relftenabcr 9. Was tJ,e obfP.tt ~righ~er than tl,e baclcgr,Uftd of the alcy? c. Don't trnembr JO. IF It W'1.> BPt:";, I rF.P. THAN thtt ,tcy background, wos the brlgl,tneu like that of on auto,.,oblfft headlight?: (Citr.ltt One) mile or more away (a distant car)? Several block away? c. A ~lock away? d. Several yarda oway? Did ihe obect: (Cinle One for eedt quest/art} Don't know Don't Know " Appear to atond atJII nt y " , .. ' b. S\l<fdenly apeecl up ond ... n ""'1 ot any tiJM? c. Breo1c up Into ,_.ts cr e11p itJd? Don't know d. GhrCJ off smolce? v Don't Know 3. CJ1onge brightnesa? Don't Know Oot~'t Know f. Cha,ge shape? Oot~'t Know g . Flicker, throlt, or pula, 12. 0 1d the object move behind ,,_ .... ,.. at anytiiM, portlculorly a cloud? (Circle OneJ: Yet t;;) Don't Know. IF you onaw.recl YES, then tell what 13. Did the object mOe In front of so~Mthl"t at anytl,., portlculorly o clo\ICI? (Circle One}: Yes ( ) Don't Knew. IF you anaweted YES, than tell whet b . Tran.sl)arent :' c. Don't Kr.ow, . D:o tho .,bJ!'=t app.ar: {Circle o.,.): a .JSolld? i5. ')1 yc "1, ;rv "! th., ebj-.cr thro~Jqh cny of the following? fllnc-cJiars St'uncl 17. Draw picture that will eh.-the sho,. ef tho oltlect oltfecte. Lobel on4 lnclvcle tn your slcetch ony cftttaile of the obfect that you tow euch 01 wl"t' I"'Oirvtlene, ote., "4 etpaclolly oJihevet trolle or vapor troll a. Pfoee on arrow batlde the awm1 to ahow the cflrectiOft tho oltlect wet '" 1 L The eel .. of the ~loct .. ,.: 19. IJI thoro'"' MOJII THAN ....... , tl:a" hew ware ll:aref Drew a pfctuN el haw"-' .,.,.,...4, ..... '"'' orr te thaw the dlractl that ther wore trevellftt 70. Drow pkturr th1t ,.,ill show,; . ., 1r.tt ~ h,11 tlut,objoc:t or obitu:ts mode. Plnce on "A at the beginning l llf tlu purl,, a "O at rho o"d of ,r, .. :1 ,,1,, .,,.,J 'how any ~;honges In dlrec;tion during tl.e course. IF P05SIOLE, try to guess or o~timote what the real size of the obiect was In Its longest dlmeMion. 22. tlo,. l,ng'l diJ th .. object Ot obim. h appear as compared with one of the following objectJ heiJ In tl1e hone/ and ot ulmu' <1rm' s length? (Cirdl" Ond: a. tfr,rf ut a pin g. Silver d.,llnr h. e.,uboll Grapefruit (D 81Jsketboll 22.1 (Circl(! Orttt of the followi J ... d.r how certoln you ore of your answer to Quettlon 22. c. Not very sw ,, n d. Uncertain fn .,.,_, that you C ... tiYe oe CIOt It JS pouitfo nf whet you tOW We *011'4 IJI10 fOf YOU fO f"'tttlno t;.'tf 'fOU C::)l.li : coutruct rh .. altjoct thet reu eow. .,,. typo t ... ial woul.l you mol.e It? How lereo weul4 It I.e, o11d whet t$,~Joe wouiJ '' hctvo? D~llte lft your own "','~' o ~ ....... .,. ol,joct., otjecta which wheft plocM up Itt tho sllr w"ulcl gl th two ~ ,. .u.aurw ~ o1l.1eft oUU.-tllll np.W "-ot tM olt.,.._ WN The tin' ~-' ,.. ...,_.. u be!q tblt abape ot " a1n:nn, trk aa l~p or thea a B-36, baYiq a loaa tue~, etl1pUcal Y'Jnp ata~. All lf't .. tl\ tbt ot u aircraft tt that it vu n- or .U..t, nor tt ~ ooatwol ~ 1lftll tala YlM. .. ~ at~. 32. In th lollowinu ketch, ;...., ~ ,,. tl : t ' " " ' ot too ~ nt .~. Hn. I' lac t 'A" on thn CU"' al 'io:o to sho"' h " hi g~ t he obi <t wn 1 abo the h<ri : :' >, iol wh you for t soH it. f "' < a a on the curv..l I. . : 1how hew hi1h tho ohioctwas ob" .... "'''" (.ktlino) wh~n you iasl t. 33. In the lollo,.lng lorgor okotch o' ''" o n '.\" ot tho pos tlon tho ob,oel ""' when you litsl saw It, and u a ol pooltlon wl.-you lol -It. ' . I , , t > mull or s k otch o on ...... p lo of how to co..,. lot tho l.,.goo ketch. (Circle Onol: I o. In the business eetlon of o city? b. In the rosid~ntial ~eetion of :J city'? a. l"s iJl n bu i ltf ing c. In open countrysld"? d. Flying near an airfield? b. In a c;ar ~Outdoors d. In nn airplane e. Flying over a city? f, Flying over open country? 27. What WI)' yc11 foing ot th'! time you ~ow tl1e object, and how did you happen to notlc, It? ..ji'Northeaat f :>., ,thttast f. Southwest 28.2 tlow feat were you ;"'' .. ,, J 28.3 Did you atoJt ot any t ,,, ..,htl~ou w-.re loo~i"t at the olfect? {Circle One) ~ No h. North. .. at 29. Whet direction were you lod r::q vh you first s"w the oltiect? (Circle One} b. Northaat ~. Soutl-ec:st '!;; Southweat ~ Whet diractl weee yeu loolcittt whe" you l