1. DA T1 TIMI GROU' PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION I. IOUitCI ._ NUMIIR 011 OIJICTI PROBABLY BALIDOlf Balloon, obJect IIIOVina with vind 11. 1111!, SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS S. LINOTH 011 OII!IIVATION 1-------------------1 Ob.1 rcuDd and ailveey white. to have aaaoke or vapor .. TY'I o, RVA nON riDs around object. Approximatel7 the aize ot basketball. fll"OWld nwal O&ined altitude durinc tlipt. to emit "aparka 1-----....;... ------1 Flisht tl"'OI ~ t1o ftE gaillina altitude. Baat riaina I. ftHOTOI t. 'HYSICAL !VIDINCI PI etlll ... el IIIla r-r lie ..... U. I. All POICI TICHMICAL IMPORMATIOM SHIIT (SUMMMY DATAl Ill thet r lnl1r...._ .. ftle4 .... .. occurotely at poaalltle, piMte uae the follewlnt te ..,. ..... 1'-t el the .., .. , thet you lttrv... You ntay , .. "-' r elroalr .~ ... Ill the oncl ocW ony fwtteer comments, r Wlwe Try te ,..,_. the tletellt of the o~ .. rvo- tl Ill tho hi whl .. ther ,. ... of the 1l1e moy ie ottoched (Do Hot Write In Tltla Spec) U. I. A I R P 0 R C I T I C H MICA L I M F 0 R MAT I 0 M S H E E T Thit .-atlonnaire hat been thot you con give the U. S. Air Force as much lnftlon poulltle concerning lhe uniclentlfiotl oerlol phenomenon that you have observed. Pleato try to ontwer ny question you pottlbly con. The Information that you give will ~ utotl f ret..,ch p""osea, oncl will be regorclecl at confidential material. Your nome will not ~ uae4 In COftnection with any atateMnta, conclueions, or publlcotions without your permluion. We rettuott this personal information thot, if it Is deemed neceuary, we may contact you for furth cletall1. 1. When cUcl you 1ee the oltiect? 3. TIMe aone: (Circle One}: ~'!,.1 Eastern lt. Central c. Mountain cl. Poeific Where woro 2. Time of day: (Circle One): (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving lt. Standard AcWitlanal re111rl&: 5. EatiMOte how long you 1aw the obiect. Cltr or Town _;Stoto o~ Country 5.1 Circle CNII of the following to Indicate how certain you ore of your onwer to Quetion 5. o. Certolft G) Fairly certain 6. What wos the condltian of the slcy? (Circle One}: (9) Bright daylight ... Dull daylight c. Bright twilight c. Not VflfY sure cl. Ju1t o gueu d. Just a trace of daylight e. No lroce of daylight f. Don't remetnber 7. IF you aow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at the oltiect? (Circle Onel: a. In front of you lt. In baclc of you @ To your right d. To your left e. Overhflod f. Don't remember IF you aaw the o&.lec:\ at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what clld yov notice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (C lrcle One Ia 1.2 MOON (Circle One}: Bright moonlight Dull moonlight c. No moonlight -pitch darlc 4. Don't remember Waa the olaiect brlthtw t~ the Hclcpound of the alcy? (Circle Onel: ... No c. Don't remember IF It WOI BRIGHTER THAN the alcy l.aclc .. und, wo1 the brlghtfte11 lllce that of an autontollle hemlllght?: (Circle One) a. A mile or ore away (a dlatont car)? (\) S.v1ral l.loclc1 away? c. A l.loclc owoy? 4. Several yor4a away? 1 ' ow the olaiect: (Circle One lor Melt queaflon} App11r to atond atlll atony time? No Don't Know Suddenly lpeM up and rush away ot ony tl e? Don't Know up Into INi'IS or explocle? Yea Don't Know c. ~ Give off aiiiOke? ~) No Don't Know lwlghtneaa? Don't Know f. Chonp shape? Yea Don't Know lj) fllclcor, throlt, or pulaote? No Don't Know Did the ol.tec:t we l.ehlfNI soNthl"' ot anytl,..., particularly o cloud? (Circle o ... ~a Yea @ Don't Know, IF yov onawere4 YES, then tell what It nuwecl Mhln4: Dlcl the oltfect ov In ftont of aoethlnt ot onytl .. , ,.,.lcu&.rly a cloud? (CWcle One}: Yea Dott't KMW. IF you answwecl YES, than tell what it IIICMHIIn front of: 1~. Did the ohtect app= (C lrcle One I: (j) Solid? 1.. Transparent? c. Don't Know. 15. Did you oi.Hrve the ol.iect through any of the following? (i_; Eyegla11e1 Binocular~ Yes No b. Sun glaues Yes No f. Telescope Wlndahield Yea No Theodollt~ Window glau Yea 17. Drew ,actwe thet wtil ehw the ahape ef the oltfect eltfectl. LaMI on4 Inc lucie In your alcetch ony detotle ef the lllt thet yau 1uch wtnp, , .. ,.,,..,.,, etc., en4 eapeclally exhauet tnlllt or vaper troll a. Place 18. The eel .. ef the eltlect werea (Circle O~te}: Fuaay ~lurre~ ~ Lll. llrltht atw 4. DtR'tre 19. IF ........ w.1 MORE THAN ONE olttect, "'-how r wre there? ... Draw ,acture el hew they were .,.,.,.~, OIMI put en te ahew the cllrectlaR that ther weN traveling 20. Draw a picture thnt will show the notion that the, object or ohfects made-, Place an "A at the beginning of the path, a a at the end of the path, and show any chongfts in-d/tion during the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the obiect was In Its longest cflmenalon. 22. How large did the obiec:t or obJects appear as compared with one of the following obJects belrlln tire lranJ and at about arm's length? (Circle One}: Head of a pin Silver dollar h Baseball Grapefruit d. Nlctcel Baslcetball lc Other f. Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to Indicate how certain you are of yow answer to Question 22. a. Certain c. Not very sure @ Fairly certain d. Uncertain 24. In ., ., th rou c tl clear a picture as poulltle ef wl\ot you sow, we weul4 lll&e fot rou te lmotlne thet rou ceul4 conatruct the oi.Ject thet rou aow. Of whot typo nurterlel wo~ld you mah It? Hew lett woul.l It be, ond whot ahope It hen? Doscrllte In )'our own wotds o ~ommon oltfect ot oi.Jects which when ploco4 up In the ale)' weul4 tin the 25. WIMN' were rou located wh.n you sow the ol.lec:t? (Circle 0...1: 26. Wwe you (Circle One} In the buslne11 section of o city? @ In the residential eectlon of o city? c. In open countryside? 4. Flylnt neor on olrfleld? Flyl"l cw.r a city? f. Flylnt over open COUfttry? you clal"l et the tln:e J0t1 MW the ot.fect, anti how clld you happen to notice It? 21. IF you wr MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle ot the time, then complete the followlnt quntlona: 21.1 Whet direction were you mrtlng? (Circle One} lt. Northeoat d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Nortlewee t 28.2 lt.w foet were you IIID1ng? ---------mllea per hour. 28.3 Dhl you atop ot ony tln:e while you were loolclnt ot the obiect? (Circle 0...1 Yea No 29. What cllrectl were you loolclftl when you first sow the ol.iect? (Circle One) Ia. Northaoat 4. Southeaat f. Southwe~t @ Northweat 30. Whet dlrectl were yeu loolcl111 whM ye" lost aow the oblect? (Circle One) c. e , e. South I West @ Nwtheaat tl. Southeast f. Sevthweat h. Northwest 31. If you ore faMiliar with bearing terlftl (angular cllrectlon), try to estimate the number of d"' the obiect was frens true North ond also the nu111bw of dtr"' It was upward frat the horizon (elevotlon). 31.1 When It flrat appeared: o. Fro111 true North -----degr b. From horizon dogrees. 31.2 When It disappeared: Fr0111 true North-----cl"'' lt. FroliC hor hE Oft dt'"' . 32. In th. following slcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an "A on the curved line to show how high the ol.iect was allo.e the horizott (slcyline) when you first aaw lt. Place~ e on the scrme curved line to ahow how high the abiect was above the horizon (alcyline) when you lost saw lt 33. In the following 1ar., slcetch place on A ot the position the oltiect was when you lint sow It, and o a ot Ita when rov lcrsf aaw tt. Ref.r to amaller alcetch as an example of how to complete the larg., slcetch. 34. Wh.t ware tha weather conclltlons at the time you sow the oi,Jact? 34, I CLOti)S (C Ire Ia 0,.1 {j!J Clear Y c, Scanaracl c loUII1 4. Thlc or hao., cloUIIa 34,3 WEATHER (Circle 0,..1 l: Fog, let, light rain c, Moderate orhaovy rain 34.2 WIND (C Ire Ia One} ,, No wln4 ~ Slight breaaa c, Strong wtncl 4. Don't raftllal 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle OnaJ a. Don't ramamlaar 36. Woa aiM with Y" at the tllfta yeu 1ow tha oltfect? (Circle Onal @ No 36. I If you onewarad YES fiW they aae tha oltfact too? tCircla 0.1 Ya No 36.2 Ploa10 flat tholr 37, w .. thla tho flnt ta.. th.tyou ha4 aaan on ol,fact ol,fecte lllca this? tCircle 0110l ~ No 37.1 If rou NO, t'-' wha11, where, oM un ., whot clrcUIIIttancaa ciW you other on 1? 31. In yow opinion what do you thlnlc the oi,Jact waa .~ what might have cause4 It? 39. Do yov thlnlc you can estimate tho speeJ of tho oltlect? (C lrdo One} IF you anawerecl YES, then what apeed would you e1thnate? o. Do you think you can e1tlmate how for away from you the oltiect wa1? (Circle One} Yo1 ( ... , IF you anaweretl YES, then how far away would you toy It wa1? allout yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBE Pfeaao Indicate any apocloleducatiortal training that you hove hod. (~ Cftcto school ~)" i.. ....,.,j T echftlcal.lchoel ----------- d. Poat gro4uote --------- f. Other .apoc:fal tralnl"' ---------- 42. Date you complotecl this quoatfOMOire: