PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 'ia Wos Balloon DATETIME CROUP aJ.rchil d AFB, .'lashington o Probably Balloon s , ; bl Y Balloon a. Ground-VI suol 0 Ground-Rod or 0 Wa s Ai 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-VI suol 0 Air Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomlcetl L E NCTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr, ~0 min 8. NUMBER mr OBJECTS 9. COURSE 1 H3to S'd 0 Insufficient Data for Evqluotion 0 U nlcnown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING App =-'3d translucent. ~Jo sound. Sha;cd like teardrop. tsH-;RE I 1 S'IU.i ) ATtC FORM 329 (RP.V 26 SP.P 52) 11. COMMENTS F/I scranbled. td looked like ATIC Eval: Balloon trac~s check~d. Res. fulloon iP. a r e a a t ti."'D.c of 32. In rho following skertch, imagine that you ore at the point shown. Place on A" on the curved l ine to show how I high the object was above the horizon (skyl ine} when you f irst sow it . Place a "B on the some curved l ine to show how h ig h the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost sow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place an A" at the posit ion the object was when you fir$t saw it, and a "B" at itJ position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 39. Do you think you con tlstimate the speed of the object? (Circle On.,) IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? 40. Do you think you c a n estimate how fo r owoy from you the object was? (Circle One) (Y--::_;) No IF you answered YES, then how far oway would y ou soy it was? 41. Please give the follownn information about yourself: T ELEPHONE NUMBE Please indicate any special educational training that you have hod. Grade school e. e. T eehnical school High school c . College Post graduate 42. Dote you completed this questionnaire: Other sp.c:iol training U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that your Information may be filed at1d coded os accurately as possibl8, pl~se use the following space to writa out a short description of the event that you obs~rved. You may re- peat information that you hove already given in the questior.nolre, and odd any further commenh, state ments, or sketches that you believe or<! important. Try to pres ent the details of the observe tion In the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same siz& paper may be attached if t hey are needed. (Do Not Write in This Space) Came on duty in Ccnt~cl Towe r at 1615 hrs. Pacific; ~as adv ised cf object at 1840 h: Bagan t o take pictures at 1900 hrs of shortly after. Cb j ecta p peared almost over t he st t a t firs t and mc.ved from1'iE to S"N vthile su.:-f~ce winds were from the s;~ at. about 5 miles p .r hcur. Gieger Tower was askad concerning object and advised they had seen it all say afternoon. Spokane Radio advised thier first report was by a civilian pilot about l 4 00h ~ a nd otj~ct was over CCU&~ D A'LE , ID~HL a t that time . Gieger Tower had t~o j e t fighters report e n the object. Firs t jet a t 43, 000 f t . eccnd jet a f -860 at hi gher altitude and b oth aircraft advi7ed the cbject t c be least 60, 000 fet t , and appe ared like an encrrncu.s balihon. Gieger CAA weather static n repcrted tr.e first favorable wind movi ng in the direction of the object to be at 60, 000 ft. Lbject was observed through 7 x 50 b;ncculars a nd appeared in sha~e of a teardrop, and leaked cf a translucent c olor as if we cculd see th~ough it, and appeared to have a n cbect attached to it similar t o a we ather balee n . The s ky ccnditic ns a t the time was very clear with nc clcuds a t all a nd the vis abili 3 was ur~i rni ted Uso several cf the ph ot ograr;hs were tfJken with a pair of 7 x 50 b i noculars affixed to the front of the camera. ...Jicly ~I j' s-z( lJ h s-e~ ve 12 -f1,:ft .fi'/ ~# Ctl.s#tly PF At~b/tJ-1/J~t(IJ/ /),'v/s/OA TECHNICAL INFORMATION questio n na ire has been prepared so t hat you con g iv"' the U. S. A i r Force a s much information os possible concerning the unide nt ifie d aerial phenomenon that you have o bserved. Please try t o answe r as mony questions a s you p ossibly can. The information that you give will bo used fo r r esearch purpo s e s , and wil l be regarded a s confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection wi t h any stat e ments, conc lusions , Of' publications without your permission, We req uest this p.'Jr s onol infor mation s o that, i f it i s dee med necessary, we may contact you f o r further details. When d id you see t h e obje c t ? 2. Time o f day: Day Month Yea r (Circle One): T i me zone: ( C ircle On e): Eastern (Circle One): a~light Saving b. Central Whet"e w~re you when you sow t h e object? Nearest P ostal Address C i t y o r To""n S rote o r Co untt y Additional remark s : Estimate how long you sow t he object. Minutes S econds Circle one of the f o l lowing to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. ~Fairly certo iv What was the conditia~ o f th e sky? { C ircle One)~o Bright doyl ig~J..-.1 b . r-dOyl ight Bright twil ight IF you sow th e object during DAYLiGHT, th e obje c t ? (Circle One): In front of you In bock of you ~your rig~ c . No t very sure d . J ust a guess Just a trace o f da y I ight No trace o f daylight Don't remembe r TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN To your left e. Overhead F Do n ' t remembe r loc ated a s you looke d 16. Tell in a few words t he fo l lowing things about the o b ject 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or oblects. Label and Include In your s~etch any d e ta ils oF the oblect that you sow such aa w ings, protrusions, ote., and especially exha ust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show tho direction the object was moving 18. T he edges of the object were: ( Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Li~e a bright star <S)Shorply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? :~-------------------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the d irection that they were traveling. 8 . IF you sow the oujec t, ot NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, wha t did you notico concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circfe One): MOON (Circle One): Bright moonlight b. Dull moonlight c . No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't rerr..::mber d . Don't remember 9. Was the object brighter than the backgro und of the sky? (Circle One): b No Don't remember IF it wa s BRIGHTER THAN t he sky background, was the brightness like t hat of an automobile headl ight?: (Circle One) A mile or more away {a distant cor) ? b. Several blocks away? c. A block away? d . Severo I yards away? Did the object: (Circfe One for each quesfion) Appear to stand still at any time? No Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Don't Know c. Break up into ports or explode? Yes Don't Know Give off smoke? -Yes Don't Know e. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know f. Change shape? Yes Don't Know g. F Iicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Don't Know Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud? ( C irc/e One): Yes Don't Know. IF you onsw&red YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object move in front of s omething at anytime, particular ly o cloud? (Circfe One): Yes rNoJ Don't Knnw. IF you answered YES, than tell what it moved in front of: Did the object appear: (Circfe One): Solid ? (iJT ro nsporent? c. Don't Know, Did you observe the ob ject through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes (Jio I e . Binoculars No Sun glasses f . Telescope Ye3 c. Windshie ld g. Theodolite Yes d. Window gloss 25. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One}: o. Inside o building b. In o car c. Outdoor s d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) o . In the business section of o city? In the residential sectio n of a city? c . In open countryside? d . Flying neor an airfi<!tld? e. Flying over a city? f. F I ying over open country? g . Other h 1 ;klt,X:/ ?'ruG 27. What were you doing at the time you saw t he object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the t im!!, then complete the. following questions: What direction were you moving? (Circle One) a. North c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest 28.2 How fast were you moving? -----------miles per hour. 28.3 Di d you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you f irst saw the object? (Circle One) a. North c. East b. Northeast d . Southeast 30. What direction were you looking when you last sow the object? (Circle One} b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest h. Northwest h. Northwest 3 1. If you are familiar with bearing terms {angular d irection), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon {elevation). When it first appeared: From true North F rom horizon 70 When it disappeared: F rom true North b. From horizon 20. Draw a picture th n t will show the motion that the.object or objects mode. Place on "A o t the beginni ng of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direct ion during the course 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or est imote what the real size of the object was in It s longest dimension . Jooftd,;,~.4deet. 22. How Iorge did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand and a t about ar m's length? (Circle One): a. Head of a pi n g. Si I ver dollar c. Dime I. Grapefruit d . Nickel Basketball f. Half dollar 22.1 (Circle One of the following to ind icote how certain you ore of yolK answer to Question 22. @Fairly certain c . Not very sure d. Uncertain 23. How did the object or objects disappear hom v iew? 24. In order that you can giv~ as clear o picture o:~ po:~sible of what you sow, we would like for you to imagine that you could con:~truct the obfect that you sow. /of what typ e material would you make it?..2How lorg~ would It be.;'oncl what shape would i t have? De:~cribtt in your own words o common object o r objects which when placed up i n the sky would giv& the some appearance os th~ object which you :~ow. 34. What wote tho weather c o nditions at the time you sow th e object? 34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) /a C lear sky c. Scattered clo ud s Thick or heavy clouds e . Don't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One} &. F og, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heavy rain e. Don't remember 34.2 WIND ( Circle Omt} (0: No w ind b. S light breeze c. Strongwind d, D on't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One} o . C o ld e. Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you hod seen the object? Coy Mom~ Yea r 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you sow the object? (Circle One) (!!I:: No IF you onswMed YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One} (!!j:' No Please list their no 37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object Of objects like this? (C ire/e One) @) 37. l IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances d id you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?