Gardencity Newyork — July 1954

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OATETIME CROUP LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2.0 Seconds BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Garden Cit.:r, ~frYJ York Probably Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon M Ground Vi suo I Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Pro bob I y Ai rc roh 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Iii Was Astronomical ?1:.. '!' ~CR Probably Astronomi col Possibly Astronomical B. HUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other 0 lnsurficient Ooto ro r Evaluation 11. COMMENTS li.~e, fo'J:"!!l.ation. Regtlar arc Bolide obs~rvJ.tion. Thr~e ob,ject:.;/ r.;o"'r~nent. P3ssed through 40 descending from 85 deg to A'l'lC FORM 329 (REV 2 6 SZP $2) degree .?.rc d egree s . strc:..ight I"lne , j et ,in viJ,r over esti!Ja to) middle one burned out, other 2 continued 34. What were the weather conditions a t the time you sow the object? CLOUDS (Circle One ) 34.2 WIND (Circle One) o. Clear sky 51 ight breeze @ Scattered clouds Strong wind d. Thick or heavy clouds Don't remember D on't remember 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One ) b. F og, mist, or light rain c. Moderate or heov y ro in D on't remember Don't remember 35. When did you report to some official that you hod seen the object? jl Jvl-'f ~-'f 36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Cirele One) No 36. 1 IF you answered Y S, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 36. 2 Please list their names and addresses: 37. Was this the first time that you hod seen an object or objects like this? (Circle One) @ IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what c ircumstances did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what d o you think the object was and what might have caused it? J.. ;T~vc.> ,J c) /.JoT ,;.tM# A trlJ c-. U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECHNICAl IN F 0 R MAT I 0 N SHEET (SUMMARY DATA) In order that y our information may be filed and coded as acc:uratsly as possible , pleose use t h o following space to write out a short description of the event that you observed. You may re- peat information that you hove already given In the questionnaire, and a dd any further comments, statements, or sketc:h.,s thot you b'!'lil!:vl't ore important. Try to present the details of t he observa- tion in the order in which th~y or.rurred. Addit ional pages of the same size paper may be attached If they ora needed. (PI~ase Print) c. <lvLD rk-~ (Do Not Write in This Space) w I TIT uvr I a :-e9ly refer to The :Ur Technical Intell:tgenee Center would like to thn."lk ;:ou 1''r the ! nto"t1Bt1on :roo :plhazit.tad concerning the 3 ig.ht:L-,g or an u.,:tdentU'1ed i"l~ing object. In order that Tft m1 obtain a ~ complete l"e(:ord or the sighting. it 1s requested. that you f1ll out and return the i:lclosed tecnnical 11lforma t1on sheet. !JalV tha."Xa aga.1!'1 tor your in tel-est in th13 !:latter:- S.! .. .-"lcerel;r, R . C . SCE'J.':l IF you sow the ooject, at NIGHT, T WILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you not ice concerning the STARS and MOON? STARS (Circle One): MOON ( C ircle One): o. Br ight moonl ight b. Dull moonlight c . No moonlight -pitch dark d. Don't remember Don't remember Wos the object brighter than the background of the sky? (Circle One): No c. Don't remember IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of on automobile headlight?: (Circle One) A mile or more away {a distant car}? Sevsral blocks away? A block away? yards away? Did ihe object: ( C irc/e One for each question) to stand still at any time? Yes Don't Know Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know Break up into parts or explode? Don't Know ve off smoke? Yes Don't Know e. Change br ightness? Don't Know f. C hange shape? Don't Know g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Don't Know Did the object move behind sorr~thing at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind: Did the object movf! in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what it moved in front of: ( rJ uP._J Did the object appear: (Circle One): b. Transparent? c. Don't Know, Did you observe the ol>ject through any of the following? Ey~glasses Ye5 B inoculars Sun glosses Windshie ld Yes T heodolite Yes Window gloss Yes U. S. A I R F 0 R C E TECH N 1 CAL IN F 0 R MAT I 0 H SHEET This quostionnair& has been pr~parod so that you can give the U. S. Air Fore~ a'l much infour.ation as poHible concerning the unidentified a&rial phonomanon thot you hove ob.ierv.:td. Please try to answer as mony questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for reuorch purpo:ses, and will be r&gardad a s confidontiol material. Your namo will not bo used in connection with any statements, conclusions, Of' publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: Ooy Month Yeor (Circle One): 3. Time zone: (Circle One): ()Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circle One): GJ Daylight Saving b. Standard 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Stole or Country City or Town Additional r~morks: 5. Estimate how long you sow the object. Seconds Hours Minutes 5.1 C ircle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5. a. Certain @ Fairly certain 6. What was the conditia~ of the sky? (Circle One): a. Bright daylight b. Dull day I ight c. Bright twilight c . Not very sure d. Just a guess d. Just a trace of day I ight (e.} No trace of daylight f. Don't remember 7. IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was t he S UN located as you looked the object? (Circle O ne): a. In front of you d. T o y o ur left b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right f. Don' t remember 20. Draw a picture thot wlll show thtt motion that the objec~ o.r objects mode. Place an "A a t the beginning of the path, a "B at the end o f the path, and show anY. changes In direction d~ing the course. 21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimensio':" I :lO feet. 22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objec.ts. held in thtt hand and a t about arm's length? ( Circlet One): a. Head of a pin d. Nicket e. Quarter f. Half dollar g. Silver dollar h. Baseball i. Grapefruit j. Basketball . 22.1 (Circle One of the following to indican' how certain you are uf yot.'f answer to Question 22. ,Ia:) Certain Y. Fairly certain c. Not very sure d. Uncertain 24. In order that you c:an give os c:leo r a picture as possible of what you sow, we would l ilce for you to Imagine that you c:ould construct the object that you saw. Of what type material would you molce It ? How Iorge would It b e , ond what shape would I t h a v s ? Descri be in your own words o common object o r objech which when plac:ed up In the slcy would give the same appearance as the object whic:h you saw. 16 . Tell in o few words the following t hi ngs about the object, 17. Draw o picture that wil l show the shape of the obj~tct or objects. Lobel a nd Include in your sketch any details of the object that you sow such a s wings, protrus ions, etc:., and especially exhaust troll s or vapor trails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving. The edges of the object were: (Circle One):~ Fuzzy ot blurred ~ like a bright stor c. Sharply out I ined d. Don ' t remember IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? V.r....:..fl-:...-~....;c--=c.-_- , Draw a pic:hJre of how they were arranged, and put on arrow to show the direction that they were traveling. ' 25. Where were you located when you sow the object? (Circle One): a. Ins ideo building b. In a cor {i) Outdoors d. In an airplane 26. Were you (Circle One) In the businus section of a city? In the re5idential section of a city? c. In open country side? Flying near on airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying over open country? I) Sv8 v0-[J 27. What wf!lf'e you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it? 28. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle a t the time, then complete the. following question': 28.1 What direction went you moving? (Circle One) a. North c . East e . South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwes t 28.2 How fas t were you moving? ----------miles per hour . 28.3 Did you s top at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Yes No 29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object ? (Circ:le One) b . Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h . NOf'thwest 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Cirde One) b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest ~ Northw~st 3 1. If you ore familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), 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 f irst appeared: o. From true North From horizon When it disappeared: From true North From horizon 32. In the following sketch, imagine that you ore a t the pQint shown. Place on A" on t he curved line to show how high the object was above the hor; zon (s~yline) wh~n you ftrst sow ir. Place o "B" on the sen e :::urv~d l in~ t o show how high the object wa s a bove the horizon (s kyline) when you la5t s ow it. 33. In the following larger sketch place on "A" at th e position the obj~t was when you first saw it, and a "B" ot ih position when you last sow it. Refer to smaller sketch as on example of how to complete the larger sketch. 39. Do yott think y o u co n estimate the s peed of the object? (Circle On,) @) No IF yo u answered YES, then what speed would you e s t imate? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away fro m y ou t he object wos? (Circle One) No IF you a nswered YES, then how for a way would you soy it was? /::.---:2- 1 Du () feet. 41. Please give t he following information about yourself: M iddle Name Please indicate any special educational training that you have had. Grode school Technical school High school tjlz._ t c-n<J..) .!Jc/fo~Ls c. College Other spec io I tra inlng Post graduate r/u'f">lll'.. 'f" j'vM,O -12. Date you completed this questionnaire: